21st century music education clinics with Julie Lyon Lieberman
Academic Year:
2013 - 2014 (June 1, 2013 through May 31, 2014)
Funding Requested:
$500.00
Project Dates:
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Applicant(s):
Overview of the Project:
The purpose of this grant request was to provide support for a clinic on a topic of importance in 21st century music education: the integration of technology in performance and creative musicianship. The guest clinician was Julie Lyonn Lieberman, an eclectic styles violinist who specializes in improvisation, American vernacular and world styles. She is a nationally recognized clinician and performance artist. Lieberman visited campus on Thursday March 13 and gave a presentation entitled "Technology for Strings" to 30 undergraduate and graduate music education and music performance students during the meeting time for our String Techniques course. In addition, I was able to make arrangements for Lieberman to travel with me to Clague Middle School in Ann Arbor later that morning, where she gave her presentation to 60 7th-grade orchestra students. During her presentations, Lieberman introduced the participants to the use of electric violin, looper, effects, amplification, and led an improvisatory "jam session" with the participants.