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=Welcome to "Arranging For Your Ensemble: a Workshop for Music Educators."= The music industry has always been on the leading edge of technology, and music education is no exception. Advances have not been limited to recording and performance, but have been seen in composing and arranging as well. Pencil and paper has been replaced by the computer and composing programs like Finale. Inspired educators have discovered ways to use this power in their instruction, some of which are highlighted in this workshop. The five-day program outlined in this workshop is designed to demonstrate, through examples and activities, how instrumental and general music teachers can use the Finale Notepad program.
 * Workshop Description:**


 * Workshop Facilitator:** James Castleberry

James is a band and orchestra teacher in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, serving three schools and over two hundred students. Not always blessed with balanced instrumentation in his ensembles, James learned long ago to create his own arrangements to complement the instruments and abilities of his students. He draws on his decade of using Finale, experience he gained during his 21-year career in the Army band, to craft arrangements and exercises he can modify at will according to the needs of his students. James graduated from the University of Maryland University College with a Bachelor's degree in History before retiring in 2009. He began teaching band and orchestra in 2010, choosing also to continue his education by enrolling the the Education Technology Master's program at UMUC. James works with his fellow music teachers, advocating programs like Finale and Band-in-a-Box as teaching tools in instrumental education, and hopes to be a technology advocate to his fellow classroom teachers as well.
 * About James Castleberry:**