GCPS educators and students recognized by GMEA
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- GCPS News
Gwinnett County Public Schools’ (GCPS) Music Technology programs made a notable impression at the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) Annual Conference. Carl Rieke, an orchestra teacher at Osborne Middle School, was named the GMEA District 13 Music Educator of the Year and Georgia Music Educator of the Year. Nominated by peers and selected through a rigorous process, this recognition is awarded to a music educator who has proven excellence in the classroom.
In addition to offering intensive professional learning sessions and concerts across all music disciplines, GMEA also celebrates music teachers and students for their outstanding achievements. The conference features more than 130 clinic sessions with some of the nation’s most distinguished clinicians and instructors.
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Teacher Name and School |
Session Title |
|---|---|
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Rebecca Baglio (Crews MS) |
The First Five Years: From Frazzled to Fearless |
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Anthony Baglio (Duluth MS) |
From Beginner to Intermediate: Techniques For The 2nd Year Guitarist and Classroom |
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Wesley Brooks and Amber Arnold (GCPS Fine Arts Office) |
Music Meets Admin: Translating Creative Instruction for Your School Leadership |
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David Thomas (Grayson HS) |
Music Theory for the Hip-Hop Generation |
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Jennifer Myles and Allison Powell (Harbins ES) |
Old Songs, New Tricks - Nursery Rhymes With a Twist |
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Jennifer Myles (Harbins ES) and Sarah Deal (Ivy Creek ES) |
SOS I’m Sick! Creating More Meaningful & Musical Substitute Plans for the Elementary Music Classroom |
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Sabrina Mills (Jones MS) |
Engaging Every Learner: Real-World Music Tech Projects for the Modern Classroom |
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Daniel Holder (Knight ES) |
Supporting our Emergent Multilingual Musicians |
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Katy Wilson-Fields (Lanier HS) |
Teaching On Empty: The Myth of Work-Life Balance |
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Heath Jones (McConnell MS) |
CTAE & The Future of Music Tech |
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Heath Jones (McConnell MS) |
Music Technology Student Showcase |
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Lee Newman (Norcross HS) |
Finding Success at a Title I School: Transforming Challenges Into Opportunities |
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Tyler Roquemore (Norcross HS) |
Panic! At The Mixer - Marching Electronics Without Fail |
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Fred Norton (North Gwinnett MS) |
"How Does This Go?" Sequencing to Build Strong Rhythmic Readers |
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Patricia Cleaton (Peachtree Ridge HS) |
The Fastest 6 Minutes in Music! Tips & Tricks for Surviving Sight-Reading at LGPE |
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Jeremy Dudman and Lamar Turner (Peachtree Ridge HS) |
Production Techniques for Recording Vocals and Instruments |
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Vincent Sneed (School of the Arts @ Central Gwinnett HS) |
Classical Music is Not European: Rethinking Music Education Through a Global Lens |
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Dr. Marcus Henderson (Shiloh HS) |
Ai + Logic Pro |
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Marti Parker (Suwanee ES) and Alex Ubiera (Seckinger HS) |
Poster Session Presentations |
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Jeff Schaefer (Trickum MS) |
Get a Guitar Lesson. Yes, For Real. |
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Jeff Schaefer (Trickum MS) |
Guitar Repertoire Reading Session |
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Jeff Schaefer (Trickum MS) |
What Does That Mean: Working with Guitar Notation Systems |
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Whitney Tinley (Trickum MS) |
PBIS in the Music Classroom |
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Austin Hannon (Twin Rivers MS) |
Rehearsals, Rep, & Real Talk: A Young Choral Director's Survival Guide |
Along with providing valuable professional learning sessions and memorable student experiences, musical ensembles from across the state submit recordings for the chance to be featured during the conference. The GCPS ensembles selected to perform among the state’s most elite groups are listed below.
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Teacher Name and School |
Performing Ensemble |
|---|---|
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James Williams (Dacula HS) |
Dacula HS Gold Chorus |
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Anthony Baglio (Duluth MS) |
Duluth MS 8th Grade Guitar Ensemble |
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Laura Wood (Lanier HS) |
Symphony Of Change String Ensemble (Student Ensemble featuring students from Lanier HS, Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology, Mountain View HS, and Collins Hill HS) |
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Andrew Barber (Norton ES) |
Norton ES Orff Ensemble |
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Frank Folds and Emily Anne Nguyen (Osborne MS) |
Osborne MS Flute Choir |
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Whitney Tinley and Rick Sargent (Trickum MS) |
Trickum MS Orchestra |
“Gwinnett County Public Schools has always demonstrated leadership in fine arts across the state and the nation,” says GCPS Director of Fine Arts David DuBose. “We’re always exceptionally proud of our teachers taking leadership roles and leading the way in professional learning for educators across our state. Our students and our programs benefit exponentially from their leadership and knowledge. We are grateful to the Georgia Music Educators Association for recognizing the high-quality of our workforce and the world-class instruction we provide for our students in the fine arts every day.”
The Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) was founded in 1938 and has been active in music education in Georgia continuously since that time. The mission of the GMEA is to promote the advancement of music education in Georgia. GMEA sponsors conferences for teacher members, providing continuing education and professional growth opportunities. It also provides performance evaluations for individuals and ensembles, including band, choral, and orchestra students at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.