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The Midwest Clinic Surprisingly enough the weather was quite mild and a mere one degree when we landed at Chicago Airport. We were carrying big winter coats, thick woolly socks and hats, scarves and gloves in anticipation for the freezing temperatures we were expecting in Chicago for December. Finally, I was here, after a 12 hour flight to San Francisco and then a 4 hour flight to Chicago, I was all excited to be attending the 65th Midwest Clinic in Chicago Illinois. We landed at 8pm on Monday 12th December, very confusing since we left NZ at 7.30pm on Monday 12th December. So, after 24 hours we had arrived on the same day and practically the same time as we had left! I really had no idea what to expect and couldn’t wait to get going. Our taxi took us to the very wonderful Sheraton Hotel. We were on the 17th floor and couldn’t believe the wonderful view we had from our hotel room. We overlooked the city, in its entire splendor. The scene was beautiful with Christmas lights everywhere and a slight of anticipation of snow as the temperature was set to drop. KBB Music I couldn’t thank you enough! I had one day before the conference, to find my feet, establish my bearings Freephone 0800 775 226 and prepare for the conference on the following day. So, on Tuesday morning I was up bright and early, caught a taxi to McCormick Place, the venue for the Midwest Clinic. When I arrived I couldn’t believe the sheer size of the place. The venue was very impressive with 2.6 million sq feet of exhibit halls, 173 meeting rooms, 600,000 square feet of meeting room space, 4 ballrooms, 2 of which are the largest in the city, assembly seating for 18,000 people and 5000 parking spaces. This was to be the third year that the Midwest Clinic had been held in this venue. “How on earth am I going to find my way around here?” I thought to myself! Suddenly I felt very daunted. The venue itself was open for traders to set up and groups to rehearse. I realized that I maybe shouldn’t have been there until the next day. However, I was eager to have a look around and possibly register. So, up the escalator I went. At the top I was greeted with a big sign saying “Registration”. Here many booths were open and I was able to chat to a very nice lady who gave me the 2011 conference book for me to take away and look through! I must add that the conference book was the size of our Yellow Pages! So, back to the hotel room I went and started DEVELOPMENT In December last year, Michelle Flint from St Paul’s Collegiate School arrived at the world’s largest music education conference in Chicago on the KBB Music Midwest Scholarship. This is her first impressions of the Midwest Clinic. “Many visitors to the conference have been there since its first event, 65 years ago, and they still attend every year. This says something about the experience of the Midwest Clinic. It is certainly the best professional development experience that a music educator can have.” the task of reading my table of contents and planning my clinics, labs and concerts for the next four days. The dilemma one faced, however, was what to choose? The programme consisted of 88 clinic sessions, 38 concerts, 2 reading sessions and 5 rehearsal labs. Interestingly, in addition to this, the Midwest Clinic event this year featured clinics and concert presentations that had subject matter content focused on new teachers and college students. They titled these sessions “Generation Next”. These presentations specifically targeted young teachers and college students in order to address their unique needs. They were designed to be timely and relevant with practical, information rich clinics presented by educators with a diverse and comprehensive range of experience. So, day one of the conference arrived. There was a complementary shuttle Continued on page 12 www.kbbmusic.co.nz 13
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