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Cost

The Institute Registration Fee is $250 for conducting participants and $150 for non-conducting participants, which automatically includes a certificate for 3.0 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) that you may present to your building or district administration to aid in your licensure re-certification process. All participants should include a check for the appropriate registration fee made out to Treasurer, Virginia Tech, along with the registration form. The registration deadline is June 1, 2012.

Additional graduate credits are available through the Virginia Tech Graduate School. One graduate credit is available upon successful participation in the Institute; to fulfill the two-credit option, you will need to write a five-to-ten-page reflection paper summarizing significant learning experiences at the Institute, identifying those most valuable to the classroom or rehearsal setting, and offering suggestions for additional topics to be covered. If you are interested in registering for Virginia Tech graduate credit, please mark the appropriate box on the registration form, and you will receive additional information about tuition and fees for graduate credit and how to register.
Checking this box does not obligate you to register for graduate credit. In 2011, the tuition and fees were approximately $370 in-state and $840 out-of-state for one credit and $660 in-state and $1600 out-of-state for two credits; tuition and fees for 2012 are still to be determined.

Registration Form

All participants in the Virginia Tech Band Directors Institute should download, print, fill out, and mail the Virginia Tech Band Directors Institute registration form (which will be available in spring 2012) to Virginia Tech, Continuing and Professional Education (0272), 702 University City Boulevard, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061. Please include a check for the appropriate registration fee made out to Treasurer, Virginia Tech.

Conducting Option

Participants who wish to conduct and receive coaching and video feedback from the clinicians should check the appropriate box on the application form. There are 18 spots available for conducting participants, and they will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, so if you are interested in the conducting option, be sure to return your registration form as soon as possible. You will be asked to select pieces to conduct from the Institute repertory at a later date.

If you have any questions or desire any assistance, please contact Travis J. Cross by e-mail (tjcross@vt.edu) or phone (540-231-8502). E-mail is the most reliable means of communication!