Professional Development

Workshop Title: From Page to Performance: Using Color in Score Preparation This interactive workshop is designed to help conductors develop effective score study techniques that lead to more informed, expressive rehearsals and performances. Participants will explore practical strategies for analyzing musical structure, harmony, orchestration, and phrasing, as well as methods for identifying key musical priorities […]

Workshop Title:  From Artwork to Mini Movie: Turning Student Designs into Visual Stories Instructed by:  Dr. Sherry Stancil, former journalist and current Instructor of Communications, Calhoun Community College Location:  Alabama Center for the Arts, 133 2nd Ave. NE, Decatur, AL 35601 (downtown) ACA room number:  #113 (Visual Arts bldg.) Deadline to pre-register in Powerschool (REQUIRED):  […]

Workshop Title:  North Alabama AAEA Mini-Conference Location:  Alabama Center for the Arts, 133 2nd Ave. NE, Decatur, AL 35601 (downtown) Room(s):  You will be given the day’s schedule with meeting rooms for each session upon arrival. Check in/registration table will be in the main lobby. *Note:  Participants will sign in for each session attended.  Deadline […]

Workshop Title:  Assessment Strategies in Art This session will cover creative formative and summative assessments for the 6th-12th grade art classroom as designed by Donna K. Beattie. Attendees will create and practice assessment activities in class. Some assessment strategies can be modified for elementary. Instructed by ACA faculty:  Dr. Mary Beth Johns, Athens State University, […]