John Jacobson will be presenting at IMEC (Illinois Music Education Conference) on Friday, January 30, 2026.
These engaging sessions will provide music educators with inspiration, practical tools, and fresh ideas to bring back to their classrooms and choirs. Be sure to attend and experience the energy and expertise John is known for.
Sessions:
It’s a Musical World: Travel the World Through Song
Explore the music, movement, and customs of countries around the world. Join John Jacobson for a “feets-on” workshop that will teach you how to travel the world with your students without ever leaving the classroom. Come learn songs, games and dances from around the country and around the world. Folk dance, lines dances, classroom games and more. It is a musical world and the musical traditions of that world are a wonderful resource and outlet for any classroom and any age of student.
When: Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Where: Civic Center 220/221
K-2 For You: Engaging Music Activities for Young Learners
Join John Jacobson and participate in classroom activities especially designed for K-2 classrooms and stages. New materials addressing concepts of Beat, Rhythm, Melody, improvisation and more with an emphasis on songs that encourage feelings and behaviors reflecting empathy, honesty, courage, cooperation, hope and more..
When: Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Where: Civic Center 222
Showtime: Musicals and More
Bring out the shining stars in your young musicians by spotlighting them in musicals and concerts. Highlighting holidays, SEL, DEIJ, and so much more, this concert repertoire and musicals are just what any choir needs. When you produce these wonderful units and musicals with students, you inherently benefit through program growth and retention while garnering community and parent interest. An added bonus is that when you chose a musical or program that reinforces a subject the students are studying in their other classrooms the classroom teachers and administration will love you for it.
When: Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 at 3:30 PM
WhereL Civic Center 222