1998 MSBOA Music Technology Conference





M I C H I G A N - S C H O O L - B A N D - & - O R C H E S T R A - A S S O C I A T I O N

Barton Polot
is Assistant Professor of Music Education and Music Technology at the University of Michigan

1998 MSBOA
Music Technology Conference
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Thursday 22 January
8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Washtenaw Intermediate
School District

BARTON POLOT

1998 MSBOA Music Technology Conference ow much has music technology changed since the first MSBOA Music Technology Conference in 1992?

Moore's Law suggests that the capacity and capability of computers increases approximately twofold every eighteen months. Therefore, in the six years since the first Conference, four 18-month cycles of Moore's Law has seen a sixteen-fold increase in technology. The 1998 MSBOA Music Technology Conference, the 16x Conference, focuses on the new opportunities afforded teachers and students using 16x music technology.

Some of the topics addressed at the 16x Conference will be the use of digital audio, multimedia for teachers and for students, the newest synthesizers, advanced uses of the World Wide Web, and integrated arts technology. Young students will be on hand to demonstrate their creative MIDI projects, and conference attendees will be able to participate in an interactive art/MIDI installation.

The conference is pleased to welcome David Sebald as keynote speaker and clinican. Dr. Sebald is Associate Professor of Music at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He holds a Ph.D. in music education from Michigan State University with cognates in instructional technology and educational product development. In addition to teaching computer applications in music and multimedia production courses at UTSA, he serves as technology advisor to both the music division and the UTSA Institute for Music Research. His company, Advanced Instructional Media, has produced numerous multimedia educational products including nationally distributed videos and CD-ROMs. From 1970 to 1977 Sebald was Director of Bands at Fenton High School.

The Washtenaw Intermediate School District will again be our host and co-sponsor. Previous attendees agree that WISD's facilities, west of Ann Arbor, Michigan, near I-94, are an ideal setting for this high-tech event. Its conference rooms are versatile and are wired for audio, video, and computer connectivity. Their computer laboratory maintains 12 Pentium PCs and 12 Power Macintoshes for instruction and hands-on exploration. Parking is ample, on-site, and free.

Attendance at last year's conference was dampened by one of Michigan's January blizzards. Nonetheless,SoundTree's Don Muro provided an inspiring, thought-provoking keynote and two instructive clinics on MIDI sequencing. Exit surveys were again highly positive.

In previous years attendance has surpassed 200. The planning committee and volunteers are prepared for a large turnout this year. In order to maintain a smooth operation, we are limiting attendance to 200 participants, and will provide lunch only for pre-registrants.

You will want to pre-register.

Expect to see a conference brochure in your mailbox shortly. In it you'll find a complete list of events and presenters, directions to WISD, and a pre-registration form. Additional information and registration forms are available from MSBOA and the Michigan MusicTech Web site. Please register early and tell your colleagues and friends. Registration, including lunch, costs just $35.

The MSBOA Music Technology Conference is Thursday, January 22, 1998, 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. See you in January.

Update: The 1998 Tech Conference was well-attended and very well received. See you on January 21, 1999.