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2022 Fall Retreat

Date: Saturday, August 20, 2022
Where: ECU - Fletcher School of Music
This annual event that is held at East Carolina University's Fletcher School of Music. This allows for professional development, meet and greets, and more.
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​Registration Timeline:
  • Aug 1 - Registration Opens
  • Aug 13 - Registration Deadline

Registration - CLOSED

2022 Retreat Schedule
Retreat Presentations

Past Retreat Documents

Below you will find several handouts and articles from various workshops. If you have something that you believe would be beneficial to other directors, please contact the Webmaster to have it posted.

Past Workshop Documents
  • 2022 Retreat Documents - TBD
  • 2021 Retreat Documents - Google Drive
  • 2019 Retreat Documents - Google Drive
  • 2018 Retreat Documents - Google Drive
Retreat Documents prior to 2017
  • RETREAT AGENDA - PDF
  • REHEARSAL STRATEGIES AND SUGGESTIONS - John LaCognata - PDF
  • PREPARING TO BECOME AN EFFECTIVE MENTOR FOR STUDENT TEACHERS - Cindy Wagoner - PDF
  • BAND AS A BUSINESS - Perry Ditch - Results from Survey - PPT
  • TECHNOLOGY TOOLS FOR MUSIC EDUCATION - Bryant Copeland - Workshop Webpage
  • TRICKS TO PRODUCING TOP FLUTE PLAYERS - Sharon Voss - PPTX
  • TIPS TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR TECHNOLOGY AND MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER - Bryant Copeland - Workshop Webpage, PPTX, Handout (PDF)
  • TIPS AND TRICKS TO MAKE THE BEST OUT OF YOUR MPA EXPERIENCE - Jorge Benitez and Dave Stroud - MPA Preparation (PPTX), MPA Preparation (PPTX Printout), Lead Sheet (PDF), What is MPA? (PDF), MPA Assessment (PDF)
  • UNLEASHING THE POWER OF SOUND INNOVATIONS - Robert Sheldon
  • FIX IT NOW! - Robert Sheldon - PDF
  • BUSINESS MEETING - PDF
  • TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE OUR JOBS EASIER AND OUR PROGRAMS COOLER by Jason Morton - PDF
  • THE BIG BAND THEORY by Jason Barclift, Kim Barclift, and David Stroud - PREZI LINK
  • CONTEMPORARY MARCHING BAND PERCUSSION by Jim Boyce - PDF
  • STANDARD 6 AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR BAND DIRECTORS by James Daugherty - PDF
  • NCBA EASTERN NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION 2012 by Kim Barclift - PDF
  • SOLO AND ENSEMBLE MPA PRESENTATION by Amanda Landis, Laura Avery, and Jason Morton - PREZI LINK
  • ENGAGING THE iGENERATION IN THE BAND CLASSROOM by Russell Knight and Jason Morton - PDF - CELLY SETUP
  • ESSENTIAL STANDARDS IN THE BAND ROOM by Janae Copeland - PDF
  • BRANDING YOUR BAND by Michael Cesario - MS Word - PDF
  • BAND MPA PREPARATION by Mike Robinson - MS Word - PDF
  • THE SCHEDULING PROCESS by Jeff Murphy - MS Word - PDF
  • FROM DEVELOPING TO DISTINGUISHED: STRATEGIES FOR MEETING THE CRITERIA OF THE NC TEACHER EVALUATION INSTRUMENT by White Oak High School Faculty - PDF
  • HABITS OF A SUCCESSFUL BAND DIRECTOR by Scott Rush - PDF
  • HABITS OF A SUCCESSFUL WIND ENSEMBLE by Scott Rush - PDF
  • IS IT TIME FOR A CHECK-UP? A BOOSTER SHOT FOR YOUR WOODWIND PEDAGOGY SKILLS by Appalachian State University Faculty - FLUTE - OBOE - CLARINET - BASSOON - SAXOPHONE
  • BUILDING A CHAMPIONSHIP TRUMPET SECTION AT ALL LEVELS by Dr. Tim Altman and Dr. Larry Wells - BREATHING - EMBOUCHURE - SOUND - PRACTICE ROUTINE
“A teacher has two jobs; fill young minds with knowledge, yes, but more important, give those minds a compass so that that knowledge doesn't go to waste.” - Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995)
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      • Solo Recordings >
        • Solo Recordings - Google Document
        • Solo Recordings - UNC Charlotte
      • Audition Requirements
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      • High School Auditions
      • 2022-23 Solo Changes
    • District Clinic >
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      • Past Clinic Information
    • State Auditions
  • MPA
    • North Site
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    • Jazz
    • Solo & Ensemble
    • Music >
      • Past Programs
      • Past MPA Results
      • State List
      • Changes & Additions
  • Marching
    • Competitions
    • State Documents
    • Judges
  • Jazz
    • Auditions
    • Clinic