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Featured Presentations and Performances
Presented by Current Faculty of VanderCook College of Music
DATE
TIME
LOCATION
EVENT
CLINICIAN
Thursday, January 30th
9AM - 10AM
CC 212 / 213
Resilience in Teaching Music: Research, Challenges, and Practices
Dr. Stacey Larson Dolan
Thursday, January 30th
3PM - 4PM
CC 401
Foundation First: Empowering Young Music Educators & Students in Classroom Culture and Music Fundamentals
Edward Sailer
Thursday, January 30th
3:30PM - 4:45PM
FPS Ballroom
ILACDA Reading Session
Paul LaPrade
Thursday, January 30th
7:30PM - 8:45PM
CC 220/221
Dance and Play the Evening Away
Manju Durairaj
Friday, January 31st
9:45AM - 10:45AM
CC 403/404
Harmony and Discord: Managing Moral Dilemas in Music Teaching
Roosevelt Griffin III, Jessica Correy, Don Stinson
Saturday, February 1st
9:45AM - 10:45AM
FPS Ballroom
Finding the "U" in ChorUS
Robert Sinclair, Brett Nolker
Saturday, February 1st
9:45AM - 10:45AM
CC 405/406
Teaching the Bass-ics in the Jazz Band: An Effective Approach to Teaching Your Beginner Bassist
Roosevelt Griffin III
Saturday, February 1st
11:00AM - 12:00 PM
FPS Bridge
Body, Mind, and Voice: Singing from the Inside Out

Angela Korbitz
Earn Graduate Credit at IMEC!
VanderCook College of Music offers participants of Illinois Music Educators Conference (IMEC 2025) an opportunity to earn 1 Graduate Credit (one semester hour) by attending 12.5 hours of clinic sessions and concerts followed by the submission of observation summary outlines and reflection essays.
Do you have students interested in pursuing music or music education in college? Send them to the VanderCook Admissions table at the IMEC College Fair on Thursday, January 30th. The College Fair will take place in the CC Theater Lobby from 1:00 - 3:00 PM. See you there!
