Georgia Music Teachers Association's "Chapter of the Year" for 2022-2023!
Session Descriptions -
The Physicality of Collaboration
SMTA's 2024 Art of Collaboration Workshop

Session I
The Musical Body: Gesture, Breath, and Sight
1:15-1:55pm
Our opening session presents an overview of how to use three capabilities of our bodies - gesture, breath, and sight - to achieve excellent musical collaboration. It includes a discussion of how these capabilities are used similarly and differently between instrumental/vocal families. Expect audience participation and experimentation!
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We are recruiting volunteers to receive mini coachings during this session! You can indicate your interest on the registration form.
Session II
Gesture, Breath, and Sight in Action!
2:05-2:40pm
This session will feature a performance by our three clinicians! After demonstrating good collaborative practices using gesture, breath, and sight, our clinicians will lead a roundtable discussion with our participants to build on the principles highlighted in Session I.


pc: Rudyanto Wijaya
Session III
Spotlight on Cueing
2:50-3:30pm
This session explores how gesture, breath, and sight form the basis of one of the most important skills in collaborative performance: cueing! We will workshop the many musical messages cueing can convey -- from moment of attack, to tempo, to character.
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We are recruiting volunteers to receive mini coachings during this session! You can indicate your interest on the registration form.
Session IV
Masterclass: Public Collaborative Coachings
3:40-5:00pm
Watch and learn as our experienced clinicians coach selected masterclass participants through collaborative performances, with a focus on skillful use of gesture, breath, and sight. The best way to learn a skill is to do it -- we highly recommend applying for one of our masterclass participant openings!