Conference Keynote Speaker and Guest Artist
Keynote Speaker
Arthur Campbell
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Keynote talk: Unlocking Musical Treasures
Whatever musical, technical, or pedagogical mystery we wish to unlock, teaching environment is the key. Dr. Campbell observes that coaching styles swing around, reacting to what is, and what came before, sometimes perpetuating old behaviors, sometimes over reacting. Campbell suggests a pivot away from two of the most recognizable teaching styles (exclusively negative pedagogy and exclusively positive pedagogy) to an approach that consistently uses compassionate, yet honest, pedagogy will more consistently unlock student potential. In an amusing and good-humored way, Dr. Campbell will offer practical checks and balances for recalibrating our pedagogical compasses to find the ultimate treasure… individualized student success! Having built a career as an internationally acclaimed performer and teacher, Dr. Campbell is now sought after for his insights on effective pedagogical environments. Campbell’s ability to guide people to their best achievement path has been recognized for decades. Campbell has nurtured career paths of late bloomers and precocious stars to broadly diverse successes and built an internationally recognized studio at the previously unknown Grand Valley State University. His students have repeatedly received top honors at state, national and international competitions including a National First Prize for Woodwinds in the MTNA Young Artist Competition. Campbell has served on the artist juries for the Music Teachers’ National Association Young Artist Competition, the International Clarinet Association’s International Young Artist Competition, the Yamaha Young Performing Artist Competition, The Canadian Concerto Competition, the National Music Festival of Canada, among others. Campbell received the Doctor of Music and Master of Music degrees from Northwestern University. |