Top Row (L to R):   Dr. Jerry Young, Jeff Wohlbach, Dr. Matt Koperniak, Lynne Jackson
Second Row (L to R):  Dr. Laura Medisky, Dr. Leigh Wakefield, Dr. Jason Worzbyt, Helen Blackburn
Third Row (L to R):  Kimberly Hernandez, Cindy Terhune, Dr. Sarah Gillespie

What is the goal?

Instrumental music educators teaching band often have the responsibility to teach all of the instruments not just what they studied growing up. Each instrument demands a specific pedagogy for students to get started off on the right foot. Unfortunately, many institutions of higher learning do not have the time or resources to teach these skills properly. The purpose of the BTN Instrumental Pedagogy Webinar is to focus on the pedagogy needed to help our young band students be successful from the start.

What is the format?

The webinar will take place on Zoom over two days (May 26-27). Each speaker will do a 30 minute presentation followed by 10 minutes of Q & A. At the end of each presentation we will take a 5 minute break.

Session Schedule 

Woodwind Day - Tuesday, May 26

Time	Presenter	Title	Topic
1:00 PM	Kimberly Hernandez	Music Educator, Robinson MS, Plano, Texas	Saxophone
1:45 PM	Dr. Laura Medisky	Freelance Oboist & Teacher, Madison, Wisconsin	Oboe
2:30 PM	Helen Blackburn	Professor of Flute, West Texas A&M, Canyon, Texas	Flute
3:15 PM	Dr. Jason Worzbyt	Professor of Bassoon, Director of Bands, Indiana University of Pennsylvania.	Bassoon
4:00 PM	Dr. Leigh Wakefield	Professor of Clarinet & Woodwind Methods, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN​	Clarinet

Brass & Percussion Day - Wednesday, May 27

Time	Presenter	Title	Topic
1:00 PM	Lynne Jackson	Adj Professor of Music Education, Southern Methodist University & Music Educator Berkner HS, Richardson, Texas	Trumpet
1:45 PM	Dr. Sarah Gillespie	Freelance Horn Performer & Teacher, Madison, Wisconsin	Horn
2:30 PM	Dr. Jerry Young	Professor Emeritus of Tuba & Euphonium at UW-Eau Claire	Tuba/Euphonium
3:15 PM	Dr. Matt Koperniak	Professor of Music Education, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA	Trombone
4:00 PM	Jeff Wohlbach	Freelance Musician & Professor of Trumpet, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA	Advanced Trumpet Technique
4:30 PM	Cindy Terhune	Percussion Performer & Instructor, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin	Percussion (1 Hour Session!)

Fees and Registration

$30 Registration Fee (includes both days, session recordings, and materials!)

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• Can't make all of it?  No worries, a recording of the entire webinar will be sent to paid registrants.

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Meet The Presenters

Kimberly Hernandez, a native of St. Marys, West Virginia, is currently in her twenty-fifth year of teaching at Robinson Middle School in Plano, Texas. She joined the staff at Robinson Middle School in 1995 as Associate Director of Bands and became Director of Bands and Music Department Chair in 2002. The music department is a thriving, collaborative department with over 750 students enrolled in band, choir, and orchestra. The band program includes seven beginning band classes, three concert bands, and a jazz band. Prior to teaching in Plano, Mrs. Hernandez taught one year in the Calallen Independent School District in Corpus Christi, Texas.Under her direction, the Robinson Wind Ensemble has consistently earned high praise for their outstanding musicianship and was a state finalist in the 2016 CCC Honor Band contest. Additionally the Wind Ensemble was named a National Winner in the Mark of Excellence National Wind Band Honors Project in 2015 and 2016. Mrs. Hernandez also co-directs the Robinson Philharmonic (Full Orchestra). The Robinson Philharmonic was named the Middle School Honor Full Orchestra for the State of Texas in 2014 and 2016.Mrs. Hernandez earned a Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Education (Summa Cum Laude) from Ohio University in 1992 where she studied piano with Gail Berenson, saxophone with Dr. Allyn Reilly, and conducting with the late Ronald P. Socciarelli. Upon graduating from Ohio University, Mrs. Hernandez continued her studies under Dr. Jack Delaney at Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts, earning a Master of Music Degree in Instrumental Conducting in 1994. She was named Robinson Middle School’s Teacher of the Year in 2005 and received the PTA Life Membership Award in 2016. Mrs. Hernandez’s professional affiliations include the Texas Music Educators Association and Texas Bandmasters Association. She resides in Plano with her husband Michael and sixteen year-old son Anthony.

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​Dr. Laura Medisky is an oboist and Alexander Technique teacher based in Madison, WI. She regularly performs in the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and the Madison, Elgin and Rockford Symphony Orchestras, as well as Fresco Opera, Capital City Theatre, Bel Canto Chorus, con vivo! and Oakwood Chamber Players. For the 2016-17 and 2018-19 seasons, Medisky served as principal oboe in the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra. She has presented artist recitals at several International Double Reed Society conferences, and recent concerto appearances include performances of the Bach Concerto for Oboe and Violin with the University of Nebraska Omaha Chamber Orchestra, and Marcello's Oboe Concerto in C Minor with the Idaho State-Civic Orchestra Strings in Pocatello, ID. From 2012-19 she was the oboist and a founding member of the wind quintet Black Marigold, which commissioned Beer Music by Brian DuFord. Medisky's solo album, Personalities: 21st-century American Music for Oboe, is available on the Centaur Records label.  A frequent guest performer and teacher, Medisky has taught at music festivals such as Festival Música das Esferas in Brazil, Double or Nothing Oboe and Bassoon Camp (OH), and Idyllwild Music Festival (CA). She presents oboe masterclasses and Alexander Technique workshops at music institutions and conferences throughout the United States. At home in Madison, she is the owner of the thriving Medisky Oboe Studio LLC, and is a regular clinician for area schools. Recognized for her creativity and innovation in studio teaching, Medisky was a featured guest on the “Mavericks” series of the podcast Double Reed Dish. In 2018, Medisky co-founded the LunART Festival in Madison, serving as a Director for the first two seasons. Currently teaching at Edgewood College, she has also served on faculty at UW-Platteville, Luther College, and Maranatha Baptist University.  Medisky holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, UCLA, and Arizona State University, and earned her Alexander Technique certification from the Alexander Technique Center Urbana under the direction of Joan and Alex Murray. Her principal oboe teachers include Nancy Ambrose King, Martin Schuring, Marion Kuszyk and Marc Fink.

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Helen Blackburn is the Artist Teacher of Flute at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, TX.  Ms. Blackburn is also principal flutist with the Dallas Opera Orchestra, a core member of the nationally acclaimed modern chamber music ensemble “Voices of Change”, and the principal flutist of the Dallas Chamber Symphony for its 2012-2013 inaugural season. Ms. Blackburn has numerous credits with major performing arts organizations, both as a featured soloist and as a member, including the Breckenridge Music Festival (where she is currently principal flute), Aspen Music Festival, the South Bohemia Music Festival, the Dallas Chamber Orchestra, the Brevard Music Center, and the Chicago Civic Orchestra. She appears frequently in recital across the country and in Europe as a soloist and also with her husband, Drew Lang, in their flute/marimba duo.A prize winner of the Myrna W. Brown Artist Competition, the Ft. Collins Young Artist Competition, and the Aspen Wind Concerto Competition, Ms. Blackburn has previously served on the faculties of Texas Christian University, University of North Texas, Stephen F. Austin State University and McMurry University. Ms. Blackburn received her bachelor of music degree (summa cum laude) from West Texas State University and her master of music degree from Northwestern University.

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Dr. Jason Worzbyt is Professor of Bassoon and Associate Director of Bands at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.  He holds a B.S. in Music Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Music in wind conducting from the University of North Texas and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in bassoon performance from the University of North Texas. Dr. Worzbyt has studied bassoon with Kathleen Reynolds, principal bassoon of the Dallas Opera Orchestra and professor of bassoon at the University of North Texas; Kristen Wolfe Jensen, professor of bassoon at the University of Texas; David T. Borst, professor emeritus of bassoon at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and James Rodgers, principal contrabassoon of the Pittsburgh Symphony.  His conducting teachers include Jack Stamp, director of band studies emeritus at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Eugene Migliaro Corporon, director of wind studies at the University of North Texas.

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Leigh Wakefield, originally from Minneapolis, received his undergraduate degrees in political science and music from the University of Minnesota.  He has since earned a Master’s Degree in clarinet from the New England Conservatory of music and has completed the D.M.A. at the University of Minnesota.  While living in New England, he performed as principal clarinetist in the New Bedford Symphony and the Nashua Symphony, as well as being an active chamber musician in the Boston area.  Currently he is principal clarinetist with the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra, the Fargo-Moorhead Opera Company, and a member of the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Wind Quintet, Concordia Wind Trio and Concordia Wind Quintet.  Dr. Wakefield has performed at a variety of national and regional music festivals including appearances at the International Clarinet Fest, the International Double Reed Society convention and the Minnesota Music Educators convention.  Dr. Wakefield is an Associate Professor of Music at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota where he is the Professor of clarinet, chamber music and woodwind methods.  During his nineteen years at the college he has also been conductor of the Concordia College Cobber Band and the Concordia Jazz Ensemble.  A firm believer in music education and the power of music to influence people’s lives, he has served as a frequent adjudicator, clinician and guest conductor.

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​Lynne Jackson is currently in her 49th year as a music educator. She has degrees from the University of Michigan and Vandercook College of Music. Ms. Jackson is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Education at Southern Methodist University and also teaches at Berkner High School in Richardson, Texas. After beginning her career in southwestern Michigan, Lynne moved to Texas and spent 26 years teaching in Richardson as a member of the J.J. Pearce staff. In 1983, Ms. Jackson was selected as a Richardson ISD Teacher of the Year. In 1995, the National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Ms. Jackson a grant to study Mozart in Vienna, Austria and Prague, Czech Republic. Since that time, Ms. Jackson has traveled and taught extensively throughout Europe, Asia, South America and Canada. Recently, Ms. Jackson served as a faculty member for CSI Chengdu, China where she has worked closely with music educators and students on two separate occasions. In 2010, Ms. Jackson was awarded the Meritorious Achievement Award by the Texas Bandmaster’s Association. In 2016, Lynne was inducted into the Phi Beta Mu Texas Bandmaster’s Hall of Fame. In addition to her membership in the Texas Bandmasters Association, Ms. Jackson’s professional affiliations include Phi Beta Mu and the Texas Music Educators Association. Lynne is the founder of Young Educator Seminars, YES, which offers continuing professional development to North Texas music educators. Lynne is widely known throughout Texas as a clinician, and mentor to young students and teachers.

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Dr. Sarah L. Gillespie holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Horn Performance from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison and a Bachelor of Music Education from Louisiana State University. She hosts a
private studio of 19 students aged 9-90 and believes that music education is for everyone and for life. Sarah is third horn of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra and freelances with various symphonic and pit orchestras in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa. Her favorite performing experiences take place in quintets she co-founded, the Third Lake Brass Quintet and the Odyssey Wind Quintet. Sarah is an advocate for women composers and has recently premiered works at the International Women in Brass Conference and the National Women’s Music Festival. When she is not performing, Sarah, a native of Louisiana, might be found cooking Creole or Southern cuisine.

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Dr. Jerry Young is Professor Emeritus of Music at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and was a member of the music faculty there from 1983-2016. During his tenure at UWEC, he taught applied tuba and euphonium, BASSically BRASS (the euphonium/tuba ensemble), advanced courses in music education, a colloquium in the University Honors Program called "Songs and Symphonies", and supervised student teachers. In addition to his work at UWEC, Dr. Young also taught in the public schools of Arkansas, at the University of Illinois, Central Missouri State University, and the Interlochen Arts Camp. He has appeared as soloist, clinician, lecturer, and adjudicator across the U.S., Europe, and Japan. He is Past-Pesident of the International Tuba/Euphonium Association (ITEA), the world-wide association for professional, recreational, and student low brass musicians. He served as Editor-In-Chief of the ITEA Journal from 1985-88 and 1998-2002. In 2010 he was the recipient of the initial ITEA Clifford Bevan Award for Meritorious Work in Low Brass Scholarship for life-long accomplishment in scholarly research. Young has served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival for nearly thirty years. His numerous publications include an edition of Arban’s Complete Method (revised for Tuba), and editions of both of Kopprasch’s Etudes , also revised for Tuba, as well as an Arban Primer (all published by Encore Music Publishing). His edition of Clarke’s Technical Studies for Trombone, Euphonium and Tuba is published by Really Good Music, LLC. Young was an Associate Editor of :The Tuba Source Book" published by Indiana University Press. Dr. Young received the Distinguished Alumnus award from the University of Arkansas Department of Music in 1999 and is a Fellow of the Fulbright Academy of the University of Arkansas. In 2016 he received the Orpheus Award from Phi Mu alpha Sinfonia for "Significant and lasting contributions to the cause of music in America."

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Matt Koperniak serves on the Music Education faculty of Georgia Southern University (Armstrong campus) in Savannah, GA. Previously, he served as Director of Bands at Riverwatch Middle School from 2008-2018. Under his direction, the Riverwatch Symphonic Band performed at The Midwest Clinic, National Band Association/CBDNA Southern Division Conference, Music for All National Concert Festival, and “Strike up the Band” on WABE 90.1, National Public Radio. Under his direction, the Riverwatch Band Program received the National Blue Ribbon Middle School Program of Excellence and the Sudler Silver Cup. Dr. Koperniak currently serves as State Band Chair for the Georgia Music Educators Association, and he is a member of Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity. He serves Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia as National Executive Committeeman-at-Large and Chair of the Commission on Standards. He serves on the Board of Directors of the National Band Association as an At-Large representative, and previously served as a member of the NBA/Alfred Young Band Composition Contest committee. He has been published in Music Educators Journal and International Trombone Association Journal, and he has presented music education research at the NAfME national research conference. He currently serves as Associate Editor of the peer-reviewed journal TOPICS (Themes, Opinions, Praxes, Innovations, Curriculum, and Strategies), published by the MayDay Group. Dr. Koperniak received degrees in Music Education from Boston University and the University of Georgia, and he is a 2017 recipient of the UGA Alumni Association’s 40 under 40 award.

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​A native of Zionsville, Pennsylvania, trumpeter Jeffrey Wohlbach enjoys a diverse career as a chamber musician, soloist, jazz musician, and educator. He attended The Juilliard School in New York City, where he earned a Bachelor of Music degree, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he earned a Master of Music degree. Jeffrey’s performance credits include touring the 50 US states, Japan, Greece, and France with the world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra. He was a member of the national Broadway tours of Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man and 42nd Street. He has performed with the Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Italy), Dublin Philharmonic (Ireland), Super World Orchestra (Japan), Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra (WI), Dubuque Symphony (IA), Madison Opera (WI), Madison Mellophonium Orchestra (WI), Bethlehem Bach Festival Orchestra (PA), Pennsylvania Sinfonia(PA), and the Allentown Symphony Orchestra (PA). While in Wisconsin he also performed as a guest artist with the University of Wisconsin Marching Band for the 2011 Return to the Roses spring concert, broadcast on Wisconsin Public Television. As an educator, Jeffrey has taught at Elizabethtown College and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he was also a member of the faculty brass quintet. Currently, Jeffrey teaches applied trumpet, chamber music, and directs the Jazz Band at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA. Jeffrey has maintained active trumpet studios in both Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. His students from Sun Prairie High School (WI) were twice voted “Most Outstanding Trumpet Section” of the 2009 & 2011 Essentially Ellington Festival hosted by Wynton Marsalis in New York.

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Cindy Terhune earned her bachelor’s degree in music education from UW-Madison and completed her masters in music performance under the direction of Anthony DiSanza at UW-Madison. Cindy attended Lawrence University with the Conservatory of Music Trustee Award for two years before transferring to Madison.   She owns the Terhune Music Studio where she teaches private piano and percussion lessons to about fifty students. She has experience as a substitute teaching aid in special education classrooms and teaching music to students with a variety of learning disabilities, autism, ADD, and ADHD.   
Cindy teaches the Sun Prairie High School percussion ensemble and was the Assistant Director of the Sound of Sun Prairie Marching Band in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. She freelances as a percussion clinician (concert and rudimental) at many area school districts including Mount Horeb, Beaver Dam, Beloit Turner, Lodi, Arrowhead, and Waukesha Wes. Cindy is an adjudicator for Wisconsin School Music Association solo and ensemble festivals and taught a “Percussion for the Non-Percussionist” course for music teachers.  She is committed to helping band directors engage their school percussionists.   She has performed as a section percussionist with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and Madison Symphony Orchestra, and principal percussion in the Beloit-Janesville Symphony. She performed the Hovhaness xylophone concerto, “Fantasy on Japanese Woodprints,” with the Beaver Dam Community Orchestra.   Cindy premiered Dave Hollinden's multiple percussion concerto, "what clarity?", with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Percussion Ensemble in 2005.  Cindy is a member of the percussion quartet accompanying soloist Anthony DiSanza performing "Concerto for Darabukka and Percussion Quartet" on his CD "On the Nature Of..."  Cindy is married to Ian Melrose and has three children who enjoy playing all of the instruments in the Terhune Music Studio.   

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