Louisiana State University Wind Ensemble

Dr. Donald McKinney

Donald J. McKinney, D.M.A.

Director of Wind Ensembles and Conducting

Associate Professor

Louisiana State University School of Music

Dr. Donald McKinney is Director of Wind Ensembles and Conducting and Associate Professor at Louisiana State University School of Music.  He conducts the LSU Wind Ensemble and teaches courses in graduate wind conducting.  Previously he was the Band Conductor for Interlochen Arts Academy and during the summer, he returns as the Coordinator of Bands for Interlochen Arts Camp. 

From 2004 to 2007, he was the Associate Conductor of Ensembles at the Duquesne University Mary Pappert School of Music where he assisted with the wind ensembles, orchestra, and opera workshop.  He was also the Assistant Conductor to violinist and conductor Sidney Harth and taught courses in undergraduate conducting.  After participating in the Second Frederick Fennell Conducting Masterclass, he was named a finalist for the 2011 Thelma A. Robinson Award by the Conductors Guild.

Dr. McKinney has published articles in three volumes of Teaching Music through Performance in Band (GIA Publications).  For the same project, he has performed for three recordings with the University of North Texas Wind Symphony.  He has also authored a chapter about composer Jennifer Higdon for the book, Women of Influence in Contemporary Music (Scarecrow Press).As part of the 2011 College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Conference in Seattle, Washington, he presented a session on the wind music of George Antheil.  His recording credits include projects with the Dallas Wind Symphony, University of Michigan Symphony Band, University of North Texas Wind Symphony, Keystone Wind Ensemble, and the Duquesne University Wind Symphony.

Dr. McKinney received a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Duquesne University, a Master of Music in Conducting from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, anda Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting fromthe University of Michigan.  His primary conducting teachers include Michael Haithcock, Dr. Jack Stamp, Dr. Robert Cameron, and additional study with H. Robert Reynolds and Frank Battisti.  He maintains active memberships in College Band Directors National Association and Conductors Guild.

J. Andy Goodman, EdD

Associate Director, Center for Teaching & Learning

Associate Professor of Music Education

Boise State University

Why Don't My Students Remember What I Teach Them? - Part I

Student memory is based on underlying teaching practice, as well as time between lessons.  While we often can't affect change on frequency of lessons, we can ensure teaching practice supports information and skill retention.  Part I of this workshop looks at a modification of Just in Time Teaching (JITT), and lesson structure (are concepts or skills taught within a framework that enable students to build enduring understanding).  The final topic will be assessment.  Unfortunately when we see the word assessment we get angry - primarily due to the way it is currently used in education.  Instead, we will reveal how music educators are already doing more assessment in their classrooms than nearly any other discipline - you simply need to know how to frame/discuss with administrators what you are already doing quite well.


Why Don't My Students Remember What I Teach Them? - Part II

Part II will be aimed at helping music educators think about student readiness (what do students know when we get them).  It is frustrating for the the teacher and the student when the assumption is that students already know something when, in fact, they don't yet have the capacity to functionally use that information.  Case in point - teaching students that a quarter note gets one beat and that we put 4 beats in a measure (to kindergartners) is functionally useless because while I can get them to mimic the name of the note and get them to put 4 quarter notes in a measure, I have no idea what this means or how it relates to what I hear or sing.  While this workshop is intended for elementary music, it has implications for many of the students we get in jr. high and high school ensembles.  Many high school players enter the ensemble without the ability to sight-read.  We'll explore means to move students from what they know/understand to functional musicianship.


Hearing Music with Eyes, Hands and Feet

Visuals help bridge the gap for students who can't picture what is occurring in music.  This presentation demonstrates the Orff process using: 1) visuals to help students "see" the music, 2) movement to help students interpret the music, and 3) instruments that enable students to perform the symphony.  We willlisten and describe perceived changes in "Are You Sleeping" as it morphs (in minor) into the A section of Mahler's "First Symphony" 3rd movement.  Using visuals that demonstrate both pitch and rhythm, students determine form of piece to be aabbccdd. Orff process also helps students determine number of times we hear the melody in canon and the distance between each entrance of the theme.   Students compose in minor using the visuals and phrase segments from 1st activity.  Students break into four groups and create a movement that can be performed while singing the melody and as we listen to the melody.  Finally, through listening and exploration, students will transfer prior experiences to playing Mahler's "First Symphony" 3rd movement on barred instruments/drums.   What you'll leave this workshop with is a lesson on teaching ear training to elementary students and a performance piece for your next performance.

Andy Goodman, Ed.D. is the Associate Director of the Center for Teaching & Learning and Associate Professor of Music Education at Boise State University where he teaches elementary music education courses. He has more than 25 years of teaching experience in K-12 schools as an elementary specialist. He is an active clinician in music education, specifically in teacher preparation and the Orff approach to classroom music. He is the current president of the Idaho Orff Schulwerk Association. His recent publications include helping students develop metacognitive skills and the effects of music education on standardized test scores. In the Center, Andy works with Boise State Teaching Scholars, assists departments and colleges with course evaluation revisions, and helps faculty consider approaches to minimizing classroom incivility among his other duties.

Tim Lautzenheiser is a trusted friend to anyone interested in working with young people in developing a desire for excellence and a passion for high level achievement. His career involves ten years of successful college band directing at Northern Michigan University, the University of Missouri, and New Mexico State University.

Following his tenure at the university level, he spent three years with McCormick’s Enterprises working as Executive Director of Bands of America. In 1981, Tim created Attitude Concepts for Today, Inc., an organization designed to manage the many requests for workshops, seminars, and convention speaking engagements focusing on the area of positive attitude and effective leadership training. Over two million students have experienced his acclaimed student leadership workshops over the last three decades.

He presently serves as Vice President of Education for Conn-Selmer, Inc. In addition, he continues his rigorous travel schedule touting the importance of arts education for every child.
His books, produced by G.I.A. Publications, Inc., continue to be bestsellers in the educational world. He is also co-author of popular band method, Essential Elements, and is the Senior Educational Consultant for Hal Leonard, Inc. Tim is the Senior Educational Advisor for Music for All, and NAMM (The International Music Products Association).

Tim holds degrees from Ball State University and the University of Alabama; in 1995 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the VanderCook College of Music. He is presently an adjunct faculty member at: Ball State University (Earl Dunn Distinguished Lecturer), Indiana-Purdue/Ft. Wayne University, and Butler University. In addition, he serves on the Midwest Clinic Board of Directors and the Western International Band Clinic/American Band College Board of Directors.

The Rhythm Bee

Dr. Alfred N. "Buzzy" Green enjoys forty years of career activity in music
education. From work as Director Bands at public school and university
levels to his most recent position as Director of Fine Arts for the Irving,
Tx schools, Dr. Green has shown conspicuous talent for innovation and
creativity. Since retiring from an official position in 2009, he has
continued to create and manage RhythmBee, an online resource for school
band, choir, and orchestra teachers. He also serves as the Newsletter
Editor for Phi Beta Mu International Honorary Bandmasters Fraternity.

Buzzy
Dr. Alfred N. Green, Founder
RhythmBee/RhythmBrain
903-790-0842

Anthony Maiello
Conductors workshop
Repertoire List:
Parkway High School Wind Ensemble, Mark Minton Director
Please select one piece from the following. If conducting a multi-movement work, please indicate the chosen movement on the registration form.

First Suite in Eb- Holst
Blue Shades - Frank Ticheli
Salvation is Created- Tchesnokov/Moore
Were You There- by Tom Stone
Elegy for a Young American - Ronald Lo Presti

Heather Karlsson received her Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Tennessee Technological University, where she studied clarinet with Professor Dan Hearn and flute and saxophone with Dr. Roger Martin.  She received her Master of Music degree with a concentration in clarinet performance and secondary in musicology from the University of North Texas, where she studied clarinet with Dr. James Gillespie and bassoon with Mr. Micah Standley.  Past performing groups have included the Bryan Symphony Orchestra, UNT Wind Symphony, Lone Star Wind Orchestra, Triptych woodwind trio, and Ilmari Winds woodwind quintet.  She currently performs with the 12th Street Clarinet Quartet in varying venues in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, with guest performances with the Flower Mound Preperatory Orchestra, and in conjunction with DOLCE Chamber Music Players.  Heather began her instrument repair career in 2001, as an apprentice trainee at Brook Mays Music.  In 2005, she became operations and quality control manager for a musical instrument importer in Dallas, Texas, and in 2006 became a technical consultant for a woodwind instrument factory in Beijing, China.  In 2007, she opened her independent woodwind repair shop, H. Karlsson Woodwinds.  In 2008, she published her favorably reviewed clarinet maintenance manual, Care and Feeding of Your Clarinet: A User's Guide to Basic Maintenance.  In 2011, Heather completed professional development training at J. L. Smith Company.  In addition to providing repairs, Heather is also the sole distributor and importer of A.W. Reeds, GbR (Nuremberg, Germany) for North America.  Heather is also a proud dealer of hand-made bells, barrels, and clarinets made by Gao's Royal Musical Collection. 

The Relationship Between Music Education and the Eighth-Grade LEAP