Leadership in Challenging Times
Sunday, November 1, 4pm EST
Leadership takes courage at the best of times, but when things around us shift, we find ourselves needing to be more nimble and agile than usual. What characteristics and behaviours are helpful in this quest? We are dealing not only with the Covid-19 pandemic but also a heightened awareness of social injustice and its impact on us as people and as musicians. What support systems do we need and how can we develop those? How do we find balance in our work and in our lives at this time?
Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt is currently Interim Executive Director of ACDA. She is professor emerita at the University of Toronto and taught at the Ohio State University and the U. of North Carolina at Greensboro. With experience in public and parochial schools, community and worship music settings, she had led a varied career. She has been honored with multiple teaching and service awards. A prolific author, she has written about choral pedagogy, choral leadership, and repertoire, especially by Canadian composers. She has mentored nearly 90 graduate students, many now working throughout North and South America in multiple contexts.
Sunday, November 1, 4pm EST
Leadership takes courage at the best of times, but when things around us shift, we find ourselves needing to be more nimble and agile than usual. What characteristics and behaviours are helpful in this quest? We are dealing not only with the Covid-19 pandemic but also a heightened awareness of social injustice and its impact on us as people and as musicians. What support systems do we need and how can we develop those? How do we find balance in our work and in our lives at this time?
Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt is currently Interim Executive Director of ACDA. She is professor emerita at the University of Toronto and taught at the Ohio State University and the U. of North Carolina at Greensboro. With experience in public and parochial schools, community and worship music settings, she had led a varied career. She has been honored with multiple teaching and service awards. A prolific author, she has written about choral pedagogy, choral leadership, and repertoire, especially by Canadian composers. She has mentored nearly 90 graduate students, many now working throughout North and South America in multiple contexts.
Remember You: Take Care of the Leader
Saturday, November 14, 4pm ET
Striking a balance between running your music program and the rest of the world has always been a challenge, and that challenge seems to be growing and changing every day. It is easy to feel as if one is in a constant state of emergency, shifted into overdrive at all times. This can lead to burnout and ultimately keeps us from serving our singers to the best of our ability. Stephanie and Troy Robertson will talk with Caron Daley about strategies for workplace efficiency, stress management, social media, leisure, and relationships with friends and family.
Stephanie Robertson, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. She has worked in public schools, non-profit institutions, and higher education for over fifteen years, with a focus on the wellbeing and healthy development of children. She researches the impact of invisible disabilities on student access to education at secondary and post-secondary levels. Her husband, Troy Robertson, PhD, is the Director of Choirs at Tarleton. He conducts Tarleton’s five choral ensembles, teaches conducting and choral methods, and supervises clinical teachers. He is also a composer whose works are published with Hinshaw Music, Santa Barbara Music Press, Colla Voce, and Music Spoke. They make their home in Stephenville with their six-year-old son, Winton, and pug, Wooster.
Saturday, November 14, 4pm ET
Striking a balance between running your music program and the rest of the world has always been a challenge, and that challenge seems to be growing and changing every day. It is easy to feel as if one is in a constant state of emergency, shifted into overdrive at all times. This can lead to burnout and ultimately keeps us from serving our singers to the best of our ability. Stephanie and Troy Robertson will talk with Caron Daley about strategies for workplace efficiency, stress management, social media, leisure, and relationships with friends and family.
Stephanie Robertson, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. She has worked in public schools, non-profit institutions, and higher education for over fifteen years, with a focus on the wellbeing and healthy development of children. She researches the impact of invisible disabilities on student access to education at secondary and post-secondary levels. Her husband, Troy Robertson, PhD, is the Director of Choirs at Tarleton. He conducts Tarleton’s five choral ensembles, teaches conducting and choral methods, and supervises clinical teachers. He is also a composer whose works are published with Hinshaw Music, Santa Barbara Music Press, Colla Voce, and Music Spoke. They make their home in Stephenville with their six-year-old son, Winton, and pug, Wooster.