SPRING 2021
All online Spring MECA
courses begin on February 8
and conclude on May 9, 2021,
except as noted.
Registration for
all online courses
closes at 12:00 noon CST
on January 31, 2021.
Questions?
Visit our MECA FAQs page.
Add, drop, change or withdraw
using the Add/Drop Form.
For all other MECA-related
questions, contact us at
meca@vandercook.edu
or 312.788.1139.
Symposium
in Leadership & Artistic Thinking
ONLINE
February 8–May 9, 2021
This course will engage participants with teachers, artists, and leaders in the field of music performance and music education. Each weekly module will be geared toward a specific topic or experience with a guest speaker. A high level of reflection will be involved for both personal and program needs, as well as interacting with readings and video lectures.
Guest Speakers:
Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser (Vice President for Education, Conn-Selmer, Inc.)
Alexander Gemignani (Broadway Conductor, Actor/Singer/Musician, Adjunct Faculty, New York University Steinhardt)
Kimberly Richter (Naperville Youth Symphony Orchestra)
Margene Pappas (Retired Director of Bands, Oswego High School, IL)
Ryan Henry (General Music Teacher and Composers Club Director, Indian Prairie School District)
Gregory Schwaegler (Orchestra Teacher, Neuqua Valley High School, and Project Leader for #LiftYourVoice)
Alex Kaminsky (Director of Bands, VanderCook College of Music)
and others (pending availability)
Instructor: Glen Schneider
Glen Schneider (MMEd ‘06) teaches band at Metea Valley High School in Aurora, IL, and directs the Metea Valley Symphony Orchestra, Marching Mustangs, Pep Band and MV Jazz Orchestra. Schneider previously taught band at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, IL; the Oswego Community School District 308 in Oswego, IL, where he taught junior high school and high school band and served as the District Band Coordinator; and the Fox Chapel Area School District in Pittsburgh, where he taught general music and 5th grade band. His education includes a Bachelor of Science degree in music education from Duquesne University, a master’s degree from VanderCook, and Master of Arts in educational technology from Concordia University. Schneider has conducted the IMEA junior and senior jazz ensembles and the Western Sun Conference Honor Band, and has presented clinic sessions at the Illinois Music Education Conference and the Illinois Percussive Arts Society in addition to VanderCook. He has authored review articles for the Music Educators Journal and Teaching Music. He has served in positions for the Fox Valley Music Festival, IMEA District IX, VanderCook’s Alumni Association Board and ARTSpeaks 204, and has been a panel member for the NAMM Foundation Music Achievement Council. He is a member of Phi Beta Mu, and the Vic Firth Education Team. He has received the National Band Association Citation of Excellence Award, and TeachHUB’s Making A Difference Award.
Symposium
in Leadership &
Artistic Thinking
Course Code 7250
Instructor
Glen Schneider
gschneider@vandercook.edu
3 Graduate Credits
Tuition
$1,065, due in full with registration
Chat Sessions
TBD
Prerequisites
None
Software/Hardware Requirements
Mac, PC or Chromebook with access to the internet.
MECA Online
is powered by Schoology
Schoology is a learning management system that allows you to interact directly with your instructors, fellow students, and members of the greater VanderCook community.
Spring 2021 MECA courses officially begin on Monday, Feb. 8. Soon after you register, be on the lookout for an email from Schoology with log-in instructions. Once you receive credentials, visit online.vandercook.edu to login. On the morning of February 8, you'll have access to your classroom and course material.
Some courses have specific online chat meeting times (please see course descriptions), while others have a flexible meeting schedule. You can expect all courses to meet together in a live online chat. If a live meeting time doesn’t work, you can work with your instructor to make other arrangements.
Online grades will be reported by mid-June. If you need a transcript, please visit the online transcript request page. For faster turnaround time, please submit the transcript request to the registrar prior to the end of your course(s).
More information about Schoology can be found at www.schoology.com.