The Second International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education

Apr. 15-17, 2009

Paramount Plaza Hotel and Suites

Gainesville, FL

Symposium Schedule

Wednesday, April 15, 2009
7:30am-8:00pm	Registration/Information Desk Open	Pre-Function Area
8:00am-8:45am	Continental Breakfast	Ballroom A
9:00-9:15am	Welcome Timothy S. Brophy, Organizing Chair; Dr. Lucinda Lavelli, Dean, College of Fine Arts; Dr. Russell L. Robinson, Area Head for Music Education	Ballroom B
9:15-10:00am	Many Voices, One Goal: Practices of Large-scale Music Assessment Richard Colwell, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois	Ballroom B
10:00am	Morning Break	Ballroom A
10:15-11:00am	Concurrent Special Guest Presentations
	Assessment in the Arts: An Overview of States’ Practices and Status Linda Lovins, Arts Education Specialist, Florida State Department of Education	Ballroom B
	Teacher Constructed Tools for Assessing Listener Musicianship Keith Thompson, Professor Emeritus, Pennsylvania State University	Ballroom C
11:15-12:00pm	Concurrent Special Guest Presentations
	Connecticut's Common Arts Assessment Initiative: Helping Teachers Improve Music Learning in a Data-Driven School Environment Scott Shuler, President-Elect, MENC—The National Association for Music Education; Arts Consultant, Connecticut State Department of Education Richard Wells, Music Chair, Connecticut Common Music Assessment Initiative	Ballroom B
	The Nature and Description of Audiation Edwin Gordon, Professor Emeritus, University of South Carolina	Ballroom C
12:00-1:30pm	Lunch (on your own)
1:30-2:15pm	Concurrent Session 1	Various
2:30-3:15pm	Concurrent Session 2	Various
3:15pm	Afternoon Break	Ballroom A
3:30-4:15pm	Concurrent Work Session 1	Various
6:00-7:00pm	Opening Reception, with the Sunshine Steelers	Poolside
7:00-8:00pm	Research Poster Session	Bivens Arm South
8:00-9:00pm	*Special SmartMusic* Session** Individual Assessment of Band, Orchestra and Choir Students	Bivens Arm North
Thursday, April 16, 2009
8:00am-6:00pm	Registration/Information Desk Open	Pre-Function Area
8:00am-8:45am	Continental Breakfast	Ballroom A
9:00-9:45am	The Crucial Role of Aptitudes in Music Instruction Edwin Gordon, Professor Emeritus, University of South Carolina	Ballroom B
9:45am	Morning Break	Ballroom A
10:15-11:00am	Concurrent Special Guest Presentations
	Assessment in the Arts: An Overview of States’ Practices and Status Linda Lovins, Arts Education Specialist, Florida State Department of Education	Ballroom B
	Teacher Constructed Tools for Assessing Listener Musicianship Keith Thompson, Professor Emeritus, Pennsylvania State University	Ballroom C
11:15-12:00pm	Concurrent Special Guest Presentations
	Connecticut's Common Arts Assessment Initiative: Helping Teachers Improve Music Learning in a Data-Driven School Environment Scott Shuler, President-Elect, MENC—The National Association for Music Education; Arts Consultant, Connecticut State Department of Education Richard Wells, Music Chair, Connecticut Common Music Assessment Initiative	Ballroom B
	The Nature and Description of Audiation Edwin Gordon, Professor Emeritus, University of South Carolina	Ballroom C
12:00-1:30pm	Lunch (on your own)
1:30-3:00pm	Concurrent Panel Discussions	Various
3:00pm	Afternoon Break	Ballroom A
3:15-4:00pm	Concurrent Session 3	Various
4:15-5:00pm	Concurrent Work Session 2	Various
7:00pm	Banquet (ticket purchase required to attend)	Ballroom B
Friday, April 17, 2009
8:00am-3:30pm	Registration/Information Desk Open	Pre-Function Area
8:00am-8:45am	Continental Breakfast	Ballroom A
9:00-9:45am	Assessing the Conept of "Assessment": Some Philosophical Perspectives David Elliott, New York University	Ballroom B
9:45am	Morning Break	Ballroom A
10:15-11:00am	Concurrent Session 4	Various
11:15-12:00pm	Concurrent Session 5	Various
12:00-1:30pm	Lunch (on your own)
1:30-2:15pm	Concurrent Session 6	Various
2:30-3:30pm	Closing Session	Ballroom B
3:30pm	Participants depart on their own

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Contents

Registration & Logistics:

Ann Koralewski

tel: (352) 392-1701 x243

fax: (352) 392-5437

Meeting Content:

Organizing Chair

Timothy S. Brophy

tel: (352) 273-3193

Assistants

Harry W. Pardee IV

Lyndel Bailey