Schedule of Events
2015 NATS Summer Workshop
July 7-10, 2015 • University of North Carolina at Greensboro
*Last Updated March 5, 2015 - Subject to change
TUESDAY, JULY 7
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. • NATS Workshop Registration
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. • Mentored Teaching Pilot Project Meetings (Also National Student Auditions semifinals)
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. • Lunch (at attendees pleasure)
1:30 - 3 p.m. • NATS Workshop: The Art of Singing - Master Class, W. Stephen Smith
3 - 3:30 p.m. • Break
3:30 - 5 p.m. • NATS Workshop: Functional Training for the Pop/Rock Singer, Matt Edwards
5 - 6:30 p.m. • Dinner
6:30 - 10 p.m. • National Student Auditions Finals
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8
8 a.m. – 4 p.m. • Registration
9 a.m.– 10:30 • Entanglement: the Bane of Being Human, W. Stephen Smith
10:30 – 11:00 • Break
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. • Pedagogy of Gospel Singing: an Overview, Trineice Robinson-Martin
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. • Lunch
1:30 – 3:30 p.m. • Exercise Physiology and Motor Learning Principles Applied to Voice Training, Marci Rosenberg
Handouts: Motor Skills Assessment Tool - Nuts & Bolts of Semi-Occluded Exercises - OSHA Motor Learning - Semi-Occluded Exercises Vocabulary
3:30 – 4 p.m. • Break
4 – 5:15 p.m. • Bridging the Gap: Vocal Art and Voice Science for the Vocal Athlete, Wendy LeBorgne
5:15 – 5:30 p.m. • Break
5:30 – 7 p.m. • Teaching Pop/Rock Style, Matt Edwards
7 p.m. - Dinner • Free Evening
THURSDAY, JULY 9
8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. • Registration
9 – 10:30 a.m. • The Art and Science of Belting: Healthy and Safe Techniques to Meet 21st Demands, Wendy LeBorgne
10:30 – 11 a.m. • Break
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. • The Inventions (Exercises), W. Stephen Smith
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. • Lunch
1:30 – 3 p.m. • Audio Technology for the Pop/Rock Singer, Matt Edwards
3 – 3:30 p.m. • Break
3:30 – 5 p.m. • Vocal Wellness for the 21st century Vocal Athlete, Wendy LeBorgne
5 – 5:30 p.m. • Break
5:30 – 7 p.m. • Pedagogy of Gospel Singing: Developing the Gospel Sound, Trineice Robinson-Martin
7 p.m. - Dinner • Free Evening
FRIDAY, JULY 10
8:30 – 11 a.m. • Registration
9 – 10:30 a.m. • Pedagogy of Gospel Singing: Developing the Gospel Style, Trineice Robinson-Martin
10:30 – 11 a.m. • Break
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. • Where the Rubber Meets the Road – Master Class, W. Stephen Smith
12:30 p.m. • Workshop ends – Safe Travels!
