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The UMass Amherst Department of Music & Dance will be well represented at this year's Massachusetts Music Educators Association All-State Conference, which takes place at Boston's Seaport Hotel February 28-March 2, 2019.

Scheduled presenters and performers include:

• Dr. Stephen Paparo, Associate Professor of Music Education & Conductor of the University Chorale
  "Teaching Essential Singing Skills in Choir"
  Thurs. 9:15-10:15am, Plaza Ballroom

• Christine McHugh Sirard, UMass Minuteman Marching Band Visual Coordinator
  "Help With Your Color Guard: How to Build a Guard You and Your Students Will Love"
  Thurs. 1:15-2:30pm, South End

• Thomas Hannum, UMass Minuteman Marching Band Associate Director
  "Building a Rhythmic Vocabulary for Your Winds"
  Fri. 12:30-1:30pm, Back Bay Complex

• UMass Jazz Ensemble I, conducted by Jeffrey Holmes, Director of Jazz & African-American Music Studies
  Friday 6-7pm, Plaza Ballroom