include articles in the Music Educators Journal, Choral Journal, Journal of Music Teacher Education, Contributions to Music Education, and Journal of Research In Singing.  He is co-author of The Evaluation of Student Teachers Guidebook and a contributing author to Strategies for Teaching:  Guide for Music Methods Classes and Spotlight On Transition To Teaching Music.

His responsibilities at Ball State include serving as chair of the music education area and teaching choral and graduate music education courses. He received the 1998 Ball State University Excellence in Teaching Award and the 2006 Indiana Outstanding University Music Educator of the Year Award. As an accomplished pianist/accompanist and singer, he serves as Praise & Worship Leader at First Presbyterian, Muncie, Indiana. He is a member of the American Choral Directors Association and a research member of the Music Educators National Conference. He has served on the board of the Indiana Choral Directors Association and the Indiana Music Educators Association. He currently serves as the National Chair of the Society for Music Teacher Education.

                                                                



PRESENTATION THEMES:

                                       

KEYNOTE ADDRESS:       “MUSIC EDUCATION AT A CROSSROADS”

  

FMSA/FCMEA SESSION: “BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAMS AND       

                                                MUSIC TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS”            

  

CLOSING SESSION:         “ROADS, BRIDGES, AND THE PROFESSIONAL CIRCLE”                                    


                                                        

guest speakers:

                                  Linda Lovins, Performing and fine arts specialist, florida dOE

                                  Tim Brophy, University of Florida

                                  victor fung, university of south florida

Date and time:

                                   saturday, October 11, 2008 (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)

Location:

                                  Hilton garden inn

                                  10309 HIghland manor drive

                                  tampa, fl 33610

                                  Phone: 813-626-6700

                                  FAX: 813-626-6755


                                   

preregistration:

                                    begins august 19, 2008


additional Conference information (I.E. Schedule AND REGISTRATION FEE) will be listed on this site this summer.

We look forward to seeing you in october!

FCMEA FALL CONFERENCE 2008

Keynote Speaker: Don Ester, President, Society for Music Teacher Education (SMTE)

BIOGRAPHY: 

Don Ester, professor and area coordinator of music education, joined the Ball State

University School of Music faculty in the fall of 1992.  A 1980 graduate of Illinois

Wesleyan University, he holds a Master of Music degree from Southern Methodist

University, where he studied choral conducting with Lloyd Pfautsch, and a Ph.D.

from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  Dr. Ester has taught in the public schools

as well as at the university level, and has served as a full-time church musician.  He

was previously the Director of Choral Activities in the Bloomington, Illinois, Public

Schools; Instructor of Music Education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and

Director of Music Ministries at the Second Presbyterian Church, Bloomington, Illinois. 

Dr. Ester is a frequent guest conductor and clinician for choirs of all ages.  He has  

conducted All-State Children’s Choirs in Indiana and South Dakota. Since 1990 he

has presented over 100 clinics throughout the nation and served as guest conductor

for over 50 festival choirs.  His research and publication focuses on music literacy

pedagogy, the adolescent voice, and instructional strategies.  Ester’s publications