Music Education Opportunities & Events
POSTPONED – Date TBD New Orleans Music Education Convening
MARCH 25-27, 2020: SAVE THE DATE!
Join us for the 2019 New Orleans Music Education Convening, hosted by Artist Corps New Orleans, New Orleans Arts Education Alliance, and Save The Music Foundation.
PD: Red Stick Orff "Chapter Share"
MARCH 21, 2020: Join the Red Stock Orff annual chapter share as seasoned educators help you tackle the challenges YOU are facing in your own classroom. Network and build great contacts and mentors, gain some great lesson plans and valuable resource materials in this jam-packed workshop session.
Charter School Teacher Fair
MARCH 7, 2020: The Greater New Orleans Collaborative of Charter Schools will hold its Annual Charter School Teacher Fair. Watch their website for more details, coming soon!
https://www.gnocollaborative.com/teacher-fair/
For more information contact (504) 897-6110 or email hharper@h2nola.net
Folk Alliance International Annual Conference & Artist School Visits
JANUARY 22-26, 2020: Folk Alliance International Annual Conference Theme: The Story of People and Place. FAI’s 32nd conference heads to the vibrant port city of New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz, beignets, Mardi Gras, and much more. A historical center of trade, the city has provided the setting for people to overcome language and cultural barriers by connecting through music and sharing cuisine. In this setting, we will celebrate places of collaboration and the shaping of new shared identities, art, and forms of expression. Conscious programming will explore the themes of diversity, inclusion, immigration, intersection, and influence. Ultimately each person has a story (especially as folk artists) of who they are, where they are from, and how the places they live in shape them.
Little Kids Rock – New Orleans Performance Playoffs and Clinic
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10: Middle and High School public schools students and teachers! Do you have a modern band at your school? On Friday, January 10 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Little Kids Rock is hosting a “New Orleans Performance Playoffs and Clinic" – an instructional festival that will give students a chance to perform before a live audience of other students and teachers on the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center stage – and to work with nationally-recognized modern band clinicians, getting valuable tips for taking your band to the next level. Register here by December 18.
NOCCA Application Deadline
JANUARY 8, 2020: The deadline to apply to NOCCA is January 8, 2020 at 5:00 PM. NOCCA must have a complete application on file (which includes the online application and all supplemental documents) by this date and time in order for your student to be scheduled for an audition.
Follow the link below to learn more about the application process for your students:
Jazz Education Network (JEN) Annual Conference & Artist/Clinician Visits
JANUARY 7-10, 2020: Jazz Education Network (JEN) will hold its 11th Annual Conference in New Orleans. Including: Jazz Industry & Music Business Symposium l Performances l Workshops l Panel discussions l Research presentations l JENerations Jazz Festival with live mentoring clinics. Register for the conference here. AND/OR Fill out THIS FORM to have JEN artists or clinicians visit your school!
LMEA Professional Development Conference & All-State Activities
NOVEMBER 21-25: SAVE THE DATE!
Louisiana Music Educator’s Association (LMEA) will hold its Annual Professional Development Conference & All-State Activities from November 21-25, 2019 at the Crowne Plaza Executive Center in Baton Rouge.
American Orff-Shulwerk Annual National Conference
NOVEMBER 20-23: This Professional Development Conference is presented by the American Orff-Shulwerk Association (AOSA). Learn valuable skills and make new friends while learning more about the Orff Schulwerk approach. It’s time to get Orff Elevated: Salt Lake City 2019.
2019 AOSA Professional Development Conference: Orff Elevated
Salt Lake City, UT November 20-23, 2019
PD: Structuring Learning to Help Your Students Achieve Success
NOVEMBER 1: This professional development opportunity is presented by the New Orleans Arts Education Alliance in partnership with the Save The Music Foundation and Artist Corps New Orleans. It is ideal for music educators working with Middle School Instrumental Instruction, Concert or Jazz Ensembles.
PD: Redstick Orff Workshop – Kelly Stomps & Lisa Blaney
OCTOBER 19: This professional development event is presented by Redstick Orff. Check the location carefully, as workshops are presented in multiple cities. For more information visit the Redstick Orff Website.
"From the Page to the Stage"
Presented by: Kelly Stomps & Lisa Blaney
All Access Fest: Music Industry Career Fair (Ages 15-22)
OCTOBER 8: This Special Event is hosted by the House of Blues Music Forward Foundation for young people ages 15-22. All Access Fest is a career fair with a music industry twist. This half-day festival includes industry inspired panels, hands-on stations, resources, local employers, colleges/universities and more. All Access Festival is a public event that targets ages 15-22 years old. This is an opportunity for young people who are eager and curious to secure internships, jobs, and other next step opportunities that will allow them to pursue their dreams in the industry.
Girls Jazz Day (Grades 6-12)
OCTOBER 5: This special event – Girls Jazz Day – is presented by Preservation Hall Foundation in conjuction with Loyola University College of Music and Media. Girls Jazz Day is free and open to all young girls in Grades 6-12 in the Greater New Orleans area! Students should have at least one year of experience on their instrument, as we'll be developing improvisation skills during the course of the day.