Conference Program

Addressing challenges and embracing opportunitites are inevitable responsibilities of leadership. This session will consider how leaders can prepare to engage in foreseeable situations, as well as those that are unanticipated.

How does the effective music school leader engage faculty in transformative change at their institution?

What defines a great leader? This session will explore the essential leadership traits, skills, and attitudes that are necessary in music school administration.

What are the essential elements of a music school advancement program? What five steps can you take to grow your advancement results?

What is the role of the music school in the 21st Century? Further, what is the identity and brand of your specific institution? This session will explore the importance of a music school's cultural identity and how the effective music school leader can promote his/her institution.

What are the unique issues that face admissions directors and enrollment amanagers at music schools in the 21st Century?

This session will consider how to advance ideas into action, and transforming institutional visions into strategic plans that are focused on achieving goals.