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Conference Program

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Schedule

 

 

 Opening Remarks

John Krivit

Past President, AES

Director of Education, Professional Audio Design

Opening Remarks: Welcome to the Conference from the Conference Chair

 

 

 

Daniel Fox

Director of Creative Media & Technology, ZUMIX

Producer/Engineer, Wondersmith Audio

Opening Remarks: Welcome to Zumix from the Conference Program Chair

 

 

Keynote Address: Learning Outcomes

Jonathan Wyner

Education Director, iZotope

Associate Professor, Berklee College of Music

Owner, M-Works Mastering
Keynote: Music, Media and Technology - Preparing Students for Any Outcome

 

 

 

Professional Development

Anthony Beatrice

Program Director for Music & the Arts, Boston Public Schools

Understanding the Landscape of Opportunities for Incorporating Music Technology into the Public Schools

 

 

Diversity & Inclusion

Jess Jacobs

Chapter Head, Soundgirls New England

Diversity & Inclusion

  

Daniel Fox

Director of Creative Media & Technology, ZUMIX

Producer/Engineer, Wondersmith Audio

Strategies for Building Diversity and Inclusivity in the Audio World, Starting with Teen Education

 

 

Career Outcomes & Workforce Development

Jay LeBouef

Executive Director at Real Industry

Lecturer at Stanford University

Adjunct Lecturer at Carnegie Mellon University and University of Michigan

Careers in Music Technology

 

Dr. Doug Bielmeier

Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Music, College of Arts, Media and Design, Northeastern University

High School Students’ College Choices for Audio Recording Technicians Programs

 

 

Pedagogy

 

Christopher Plummer

Professor, Sound Design, Michigan Technological University

Commissioner, Sound Design & Technology, United States Institute for Theatre Technology

Co-Chair, Design, Technology and Management, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region 3

Program Advocacy: How Does Sound Education fit in the Current Research on the Value and Importance of Arts Education?

 

 

Exemplars & Best Practices 

 

 

 

Wayne Splettstoeszer

Director of Instrumental Music/Music Technology, Torrington High School, Torrington, CT

Reaching the other 80% using Music Technology

 

David Schumacher

Director of Jazz, Music Conservatory Leader, Instrumental Music Specialist, Pentucket Regional School District, Pentucket, MA

Best Practices of the Pentucket School District Music Technology Programs

 

 

 

Designing &  Building Audio Facilities for the Teen Learner

Owen Curtin

Boston AES

Concord Carlisle High School

 

Daniel Fox

Director of Creative Media & Technology, ZUMIX

Producer/Engineer, Wondersmith Audio

 

Dave Malekpour

Studio Designer

President, Professional Audio Design

 

Bill Crabtree

Middle Tennessee State University 

Designing and Building Facilities for Teen Audio Education

 

 

The Value of Podcasting

 

 

Rene Dongo

Radio Program Coordinator, ZUMIX

 

Chance Dorland

Emerson College, Radio Broadcaster & Podcaster

Podcasting & Audio Storytelling

 

 

Learning Tools

 

 

 

 

Richard Gaspard

Product Specialist, PreSonus

Designing Hardware & Software for the Teen Learner

 

Mary Martin

BoseBuild

Audio Products for Education

 

 

Acoustics

Ioana N. Pieleanu

Principal Consultant, Acentech

Where Musicians Hone Their Craft: Acoustical Design of Music Performance, Rehearsal and Recording Rooms

 

 

Best Practices: Learning Activities

 

Daniel Fox

Director of Creative Media & Technology, ZUMIX

Producer/Engineer, Wondersmith Audio

Fun = Engagement:  Practical Audio Activities to Excite Learners Ages 12-18 and Beyond

 

Christopher Plummer

Professor, Sound Design, Michigan Technological University

Commissioner, Sound Design & Technology, United States Institute for Theatre Technology

Co-Chair, Design, Technology and Management, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region 3

How to Teach Design Thinking, the Physics of Waves, and Sound Technology Fundamentals through the Popular Loudspeaker Construction Project

 

 

Pedagogy & Curriculum

Eric Tarr

Assistant Professor of Audio Engineering Technology

Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business

Audio as an Application of Physics, Trigonometry, and Computer Programming in High School Education

 

 STEM & STEAM

Mark Sarisky

Danville Area High School

From STEM to STEAM: Using Audio Production and Music Technology to Engage Students in Science and Math

 

 

Non-Profit Partnerships

David K. Bickel

Associate Executive Director, Music & Youth Initiative

 

Nick Tetrault

Music Clubhouse Director, West End House Boys and Girls Club, Allston, MA

Non-Profit Partnership:  The Music & Youth Initiative Model

 

 

 

Accreditation, Certification & Articulation Agreements

 

Kyle P. Snyder

Chair, AES Education Committee

Lecturer, Ohio University Scripps College of Communication, School of Media Arts and Studies

Engineer & Consultant, White Coat Audio, LLC.

 

 

David Sycut

Adjunct Professor of Music Technology, Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA

 

Owen Curtin

Chair, Boston AES

Concord Carlisle High School

Accreditation, Certification and Articulation Agreements

 

Learning Tools

Gabe Herman

Assistant Professor of Music Industry, The Hartt School - The University of Hartford

Director, Hartt Music Industry Summer Program

Using Creative Technology to Teach Signal Flow

Incorporating Ethnomusicology as a Teaching Device

Miles Fulwider

Tonmeister

Chair Music Department & Assistant Professor, Music Technology, University of Saint Francis

The Devil is in the Music

 

Flipping the Curriculum

Jonathan Sage, CTS

Audio & Event Technology Services Supervisor

Boston College Media Technology Services

Flipped Learning

 

Best Practices: Learning Activities

Lewis Athanas

Athanas Acoustic Devices

Best Practices in Teaching Loudspeaker Design & Fuzzbox 101 to Students in Salem, Massachusetts

 

Daniel Fox

Director of Creative Media & Technology, ZUMIX

Producer/Engineer, Wondersmith Audio

Audio and Musical Equipment Repair and Maintenance:  ZUMIX’s FixIt

 

 

 

Owen Curtin

Audio Builders Workshop

 

Building Community Engagement through Marching Band

Rob Lehmann

Bunker Hill Community College

Techniques for Recording a Marching Band that Promote Community Engagement and Provide a Solution for the Distribution and Remixing of the Recordings.

 

Partnerships in Audio Education

Daniel Walzer, Ph.D  

Assistant Professor of Music, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Leadership from the Middle: Fostering Partnerships in Audio Education

 

Best Practices: Building Programs

Jarritt Sheel

Assistant Professor of Music Education, Berklee College of Music

Adventures in Hip-Hop Music Education: The Journey to Creating a Hybrid Musicking in a Charter High School in the Bronx (NY)

 

Chrissy Tignor, MA

Producer, engineer, Berklee Faculty, Contemporary Writing and Production Dept., Berklee College of Music

From Nothing to Multitrack Recording in The Dominican Republic

 

 

 

 

 

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