Clinic Sessions Offered In-Person or Virtually

Swing, Funk, Ballads, General Latin tips: An interactive clinic (fine-tuned since first seen at FMEA 2021) which provides practical tips/ key concepts within the "big band" (or combo) rhythm section. Attendees will learn to interpret, develop, and perform styles with maximum musicality. Michele may, on occasion,  invite co-presenters to the panel as contributors. 

An interactive clinic (fine-tuned since its first presentation at Midwest Clinic in 2016) which provides practical tips on how to understand, teach and perform common several Latin styles from Bossa to Salsa in an authentic manner. Today's interactive version was recently seen at '22 JEN conf. (Dallas).

Re-think our approach to teaching improv- from simply asking for volunteers (ie, the same 4-5 initially bold kids get the benefits) to getting EVERYONE in your group to feel more confidence to want to try in a safe, encouraging environment.  Great for teachers, districts, and college forums. 

Presented in either reduced format by Michele, or in tandem (with a virtually-added) inclusion of award-winning Miami-area Director Bobby Keating for the original, co-present format seen at JEN 2022: These simple techniques and resources will help any director successfully start a young jazz ensemble from scratch in minimal time. Great for teachers, districts, and especially college forums.

Michele discuss how directors can safeguard their own mental, emotional and physical health while giving their "all" to their programs and students. She shares decades of experiences, humorous and sobering anecdotes to directors learn ways to help keep the job "fresh" and rewarding while avoiding burnout and building personal relationships.

Michele shares insights, humorous, poignant anecdotes and techniques developed over 30 years of successful teaching in Miami that helped her create a uniquely tight-knit, loving culture within her programs.