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Musicians of all areas are trained to focus on musical accuracy and to identify errors, such as wrong notes and rhythms, within their own performance. However, when musicians attempt to navigate the music's emotional intent, our interpretations vary. Young performers, in particular, may struggle to convey the emotional content that gives music its communicative power.
This session explores how musicians perceive and convey emotions in music and provides practical strategies for teachers and conductors to help students identify emotional cues within a score and translate them into expressive performance. Emotional cues can be identified through a range of musical elements, including harmony, melody, rhythm, dynamics, and articulation. Drawing on recent research in music cognition and emotional perception, this presentation will examine how these musical elements interact to create emotional meaning in performance.
Shaun Day
Shaun Day
As a conductor, performer, and music educator, Shaun Day shares his passion by working with diverse ensembles and fostering a positive musical community. He earned his Doctor of Musical Arts in Instrumental Conducting from the University of Washington and currently serves as Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at Bethany College in Lindsborg, KS, where he directs instrumental ensembles and teaches undergraduate conducting and music education.
While pursuing his doctorate, Shaun connected with the community through musical engagements across the greater Seattle area and overseas, including serving as a guest conductor at Woosong University in Daejeon, South Korea. Shaun is a sought-after clinician who continues to apply his conducting and teaching skills with middle and high school bands and orchestras and to present at professional development conferences throughout the United States.
Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Shaun earned his Bachelor of Music in Music Education, with a concentration in trumpet performance, and his Master of Music in Wind Conducting from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). Before completing his M.M., Shaun served as a high school band director, where he discovered his passion for teaching instrumental music by directing band, orchestra, and jazz ensembles.
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