SCF to Host Women Band Directors International 2011 Summer Conference

(Bradenton, Fla., June 13, 2011) —State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) will host the Women Band Directors International (WBDI) 2011 Summer Conference from June 26-29 at SCF Bradenton, 5840 26th St. West, building 11 West. The clinic is free and open to the public.

The clinics held at SCF cover topics including:

Monday, June 27

• 9 a.m. ,“SmartBoard Use For the Music Classroom”

• 10 a.m., “Alternatives to Music Appreciation Curriculum: History of Rock, History of Jazz”

• 11 a.m., “Roundtable Discussion: Literature Performed Last Year”

Tuesday, June 28

• 9 a.m., “Marching Show Design”

• 10 a.m., “Roundtable Discussion: Recruiting from Elementary to Middle, Middle to High, and High to College”

• 11 a.m., “General Membership Meeting”

Wednesday, June 29

• 9 a.m., “Conducting Clinic with the SCF Wind Ensemble”

For more information, call Robyn Wilkes, director of SCF instrumental studies and WBDI president, at 752-5579, or visit www.womenbanddirectors.org  to register.