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Embrace your musical talents and develop your skills with Southeastern Women in Music Symposium.
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Embrace your musical talents and develop your skills with Southeastern Women in Music Symposium.
Kacee Sanders, one of the symposium's executive directors, was names a Yamaha 40 under 40 Music Educator. Check out this article that Yamaha wrote about the Southeastern Women in Music Symposium!
https://hub.yamaha.com/music-educators/prog-health/dei/swims_a-symposium-for-women-musicians/
Dr. Erin Bodnar, University of North Florida
Dr. Erin Bodnar is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Bands at the University of North Florida where she conducts the Wind Symphony and Concert Band, instructs courses in conducting and coordinates the UNF Conducting Symposium. Under Dr. Bodnar’s baton, the UNF Wind Symphony performed at the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles in Buñol, Spain in July 2019. The UNF NuMIX, co-directed by Dr. Bodnar and Dr. Venet, performed at the College Band Directors National Association Southern Division Conference in February, 2022. Prior to her appointment at UNF, Dr. Bodnar was Director of Bands at Graceland University for four years during which time the Symphonic Band performed at the Iowa Bandmasters Association Conference. During 2013-2014, Dr. Bodnar was the conductor of the Wind Symphony and Orchestra at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand. Dr. Bodnar maintains an active schedule as a guest conductor and clinician, traveling to Argentina, Thailand, Indonesia, and throughout the United States and Canada. Dr. Bodnar has contributed to A Composer's Insight: Thoughts, Analysis and Commentary on Contemporary Masterpieces for Wind Band, Volume 5, the GIA Teaching Music Through Performance Series for Volume 7 and the revised Volume 1. She excelled at teaching both middle and high school band in Alberta, Canada for which she received the Keith Mann Young Band Director’s Award and the Edwin Parr First Year Teacher Award. Dr. Bodnar has presented at conferences in Canada, the United States, Scotland, Thailand and Austria. Her research interests include conducting pedagogy and motor cognition, and her articles have been published in the Journal of Music Teacher Education and Music Perception. An avid runner and group fitness instructor, Dr. Bodnar has completed 54 marathons, including 6 Boston marathons, ten 50 km races and one 100 km race.
Thank you to Bandwagon Music & Repair for sponsoring the 2023 Southeastern Women in Music Symposium.
The Southeastern Women in Music Symposium is an all-female honor band dedicated to fostering inclusivity and empowerment for young women in the music community. Our mission is to combat inequality by providing a supportive environment where aspiring female musicians can flourish.
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