Conference Schedule
Friday November 7
19:30 Ghostly Walk (60minutes) - Meeting Point TBA
Saturday November 8
8:20 Registration Desk Opens
8:30 Conference Hall Opens
9:00-9:30 Welcome & Conference Opening
----- TAKING CARE OF OUR STUDENTS & COMMUNITIES -----
9:30-10:00 Teaching in Small Rural Communities; Challenges and Rewards for Teachers
10:00-10:30 ??? ALexander ???
10:30-10:45 Coffee Break
10:45-11:15 Social Engagement & The Vagus at the Heart of the Art
11:15-11:45 Thinking in Pictures, Talking in Weaves: Learning Styles of Neurodivergent Students
11:45-12:30 Lost Echoes of Hope; a Trilogy of Choral & Instrumental Pieces
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break / Discover Chinatown!
----- WATCH AND LEARN -----
14:00-15:00 The Singer-Actor: Intention and Expression (Performance Masterclass)
15:00-15:45 Lessons From 20th Century Classical Singers
15:45-16:00 Break
----- CANADIAN MUSIC CELEBRATION -----
16:00-16:30 ??? Canadian Education panel? RCM, VCM??? Billy, Angela, Kiiri, Me?
16:30-17:15 Canadian Musical Theatre Repertoire Bites!
17:15-18:00 Exploring the Plangere Editions Canadian Art Song Catalogue
18:30 Hermann’s Jazz Club Night with Kim Greenwood & band (show @ 7:30pm)
Sunday November 9
8:30 Conference Hall Opens
9:00-9:45 Wellness for Teachers with special guest Daniela Cubelic from Silk Road Teas
----- STYLE & LANGUAGE DISCOVERIES -----
9:45-10:15 Is My Voice Baroken?
10:15-11:00 Songs of the Fjords: An Introduction to Nordic Art Song Repertoire & Languages
11:00-11:15 Break
----- TECHNIQUE & SOLUTIONS -----
11:15-12:15 Welcoming Alexander in the Studio (Technique Masterclass) or Billy CCM
12:15-12:45 Vocal Pedagogy Town Hall (Panel Discussion/Bring your Qs!)
12:45-13:00 NATS Business Updates & Closing Remarks
14:00 Tea at the Empress (Optional Regal Outing!)
19:30 Ghostly Walk (60minutes) - Meeting Point TBA
Saturday November 8
8:20 Registration Desk Opens
8:30 Conference Hall Opens
9:00-9:30 Welcome & Conference Opening
----- TAKING CARE OF OUR STUDENTS & COMMUNITIES -----
9:30-10:00 Teaching in Small Rural Communities; Challenges and Rewards for Teachers
10:00-10:30 ??? ALexander ???
10:30-10:45 Coffee Break
10:45-11:15 Social Engagement & The Vagus at the Heart of the Art
11:15-11:45 Thinking in Pictures, Talking in Weaves: Learning Styles of Neurodivergent Students
11:45-12:30 Lost Echoes of Hope; a Trilogy of Choral & Instrumental Pieces
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break / Discover Chinatown!
----- WATCH AND LEARN -----
14:00-15:00 The Singer-Actor: Intention and Expression (Performance Masterclass)
15:00-15:45 Lessons From 20th Century Classical Singers
15:45-16:00 Break
----- CANADIAN MUSIC CELEBRATION -----
16:00-16:30 ??? Canadian Education panel? RCM, VCM??? Billy, Angela, Kiiri, Me?
16:30-17:15 Canadian Musical Theatre Repertoire Bites!
17:15-18:00 Exploring the Plangere Editions Canadian Art Song Catalogue
18:30 Hermann’s Jazz Club Night with Kim Greenwood & band (show @ 7:30pm)
Sunday November 9
8:30 Conference Hall Opens
9:00-9:45 Wellness for Teachers with special guest Daniela Cubelic from Silk Road Teas
----- STYLE & LANGUAGE DISCOVERIES -----
9:45-10:15 Is My Voice Baroken?
10:15-11:00 Songs of the Fjords: An Introduction to Nordic Art Song Repertoire & Languages
11:00-11:15 Break
----- TECHNIQUE & SOLUTIONS -----
11:15-12:15 Welcoming Alexander in the Studio (Technique Masterclass) or Billy CCM
12:15-12:45 Vocal Pedagogy Town Hall (Panel Discussion/Bring your Qs!)
12:45-13:00 NATS Business Updates & Closing Remarks
14:00 Tea at the Empress (Optional Regal Outing!)