Midwest Clinic
The logo of the Midwest Clinic
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| Abbreviation | MWIBOC |
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| Formation | December 7, 1946 |
| Type | Learned society |
| Legal status | Society |
| Purpose | Educational |
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Region served
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Worldwide |
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Membership
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music education professionals |
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Official language
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English |
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Main organ
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General Assembly |
| Website | midwestclinic |
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Formerly called
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Mid-West Band Clinic |
The Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference is the world's largest instrumental music education conference, annually drawing approximately 17,000 attendees to Chicago from all 50 states and as many as forty countries. It is held every December in downtown Chicago. For the past several years, Midwest has used the following venues simultaneously: Hilton Chicago, Palmer House Hilton, Congress Plaza Hotel, and the Merle Reskin Theatre in downtown Chicago. In 2009, The Midwest Clinic moved to a new venue after spending the last 30 years at the Hilton. The conference is held at McCormick Place West - a state-of-the-art facility that opened in 2007 and is part of McCormick Place, a complex of convention space located about a mile south of the Hilton. A non-profit organization, the Midwest Clinic exists exclusively for educational purposes: to raise the standards of music education; to improve the methods employed in music education; to develop new teaching techniques; to disseminate to school music teachers, directors, supervisors, and others interested in music education information to assist in their professional work; to examine, analyze and appraise literature dealing with music; to hold clinics, lectures and demonstrations for the betterment of music education; and in general, to assist teachers and others interested in music education in better pursuing their profession.
1946 - First clinic was held under the name "Band Clinic"
1947 - Name changed to "Mid-West Band Clinic"
1951 - Name changed to "Mid-West National Band Clinic"
1962 - The Midwest Clinic Medal of Honor was created to recognize outstanding contributions to music education
1968 - Name changed to "Mid-West National Band and Orchestra Clinic"
1986 - Name changed to "Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic"
1988 - College Night is instituted, bringing representatives of colleges, universities and the military into contact with students and teachers
1989 - The Teacher Resource Center is created
1990 - The Midwest Motifs newsletter is first published
1991 - The Midwest Clinic Industry Award is created to recognize outstanding contributions to music education through the music industry
1992 - The Midwest Clinic International Award is created to recognize outstanding contributions to music education through the music industry
1996 - The current name is adopted: "The Midwest Clinic, An International Band and Orchestra Conference"
1996 - The Midwest Clinic commissions its first two pieces of music, in honor of its 50th Anniversary
1997 - The United States Coast Guard Band presents two concerts on Wednesday night to meet the growing audience demand for the featured United States military band performances
2001 - Pre-registration for the conference is first offered through the Midwest Clinic website
2002 - Streaming video selections from concert performances are archived on the Midwest Clinic website, and the College Student and Beginning Teacher Track Series is created
2004 - Rehearsal labs are introduced at the Palmer House, and the Merle Reskin Theatre is added to the venues hosting Midwest Clinic events
2006 - High School Student Clinics are added at the Palmer House, and "blogs" are introduced to the Midwest Clinic website
2006 - The Midwest Clinic celebrates its 60th Anniversary
2007 - A theme for the conference, "Mentoring in Music Education," is introduced for the first time
2009 - The conference moves from the Hilton Chicago to McCormick Place West
2012 - The Midwest Clinic holds its Inaugural High School Day Program and First Orchestra Reading Session
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