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Invited Guest Conducting

2024

Spotsylvania High School All County Orchestra, Spotsylvania, VA

2023

Spivey Hall Honor Chamber Orchestra, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA

2023

Far East Honor Music Festival Orchestra, Department of Defense Education Activity, Okinawa, Japan

2023

Hillsborough All-County (11-12) Full Orchestra, FL

2022

Connecticut Music Educators Association Western Regional Orchestra, CT

2022

Virginia Cello Ensemble, Fredericksburg, VA

2020

High School All-County Orchestra, Stafford County Schools, VA

2019

Middle Level HonorFest, Orchestra, VanderCook College of Music, Chicago, IL

2018

Middle School All-County Orchestra, Escambia County Schools, FL

2018

Middle School All-County Orchestra, Charles County Public Schools, MD

2015

Middle School All-County Orchestra, Hanover County Schools, VA

2015

All-City Orchestra, Richmond City Schools, VA

2014

Middle School All-County Orchestra, Stafford County Schools, VA

Invited Adjudication

2023

Stage Adjudicator

District Assessment for District 9 Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association, Prince William County, VA

2022

Stage Adjudicator

District Assessment for District 16 Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association, Loudoun County, VA

2022

Stage Adjudicator

District Assessment for District 11 Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association, Fairfax County, VA

2020

Stage Adjudicator

Central Ohio String Festival, Upper Arlington, OH (Event canceled)

2018

Stage Adjudicator

Music Performance Assessment for District 3 Florida Orchestra Association, Tallahassee, FL

2017

Sight Reading Adjudicator

Music Performance Assessment for District 3 Florida Orchestra Association, Tallahassee, FL

2016

Stage Adjudicator

District Assessment for District 16 Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association, Loudoun County, VA

2016

Sight Reading Adjudicator

District Assessment for District 9A Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association, Prince William County, VA

2011–2015

Audition Adjudicator

Virginia Music Education Association All–Virginia Orchestra

2012–2015

Audition Adjudicator

North Central Virginia Regional Orchestra

2011–2013

Adjudicator

Solo and Ensemble for District 15 Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association

Invited Clinics

2023

High School Clinician, American String Teacher Association National Orchestra Festival, Orlando, FL

2022

Stage Clinician and Adjudicator, Ignite Music Invitational, St. Petersburg, FL

2022

Stage Clinician, Central Ohio String Festival, Upper Arlington, OH

2020

OrchestraFest, VanderCook College of Music, Chicago IL (Event canceled)

Invited Lectures and Presentations

Zabanal, J. R. A.,Bugaj, K., Kim, M. J., Ebin, Z., & Lane, M. (2023, July). Every research study begins with a question [Virtual presentation]. American String Teacher Association Virtual String Teachers Summit.

Zabanal, J. R. A. &  Bugaj, K. (2022, November). How to use research to inform you teaching [Webinar presentation]. American String Teacher Association.

Zabanal, J. R. A., Bollino, A., Milligan, M. (2022, October). Mock interviews [Mock Interview]. Presented for Instrumental Methods class at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

Brooks, A., Chang., A. C., Guido, M., Woodland, E., Zabanal, J. R. Z. (2022, September). Between the podium and me: Recruiting and mentoring a diverse body of future music teachers [Webinar presentation]. National Association for Music Education.

Chang, A. C. & Zabanal, J. R. A. (2021, September). Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in String Music Education [Virtual Presentation]. Presented at the Collegiate American String Teacher Association meeting. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.

Zabanal, J. R. A. (2021, April). Education and living a whole life [Audio podcast]. In Goldberg, E. (Ed.), Sound Mind. Retrieved from https://www.soundmindmusician.org/podcast/john-rine-zabanal.

Zabanal, J. R. A. (2021, April). Warm-up for high school orchestra [Virtual Presentation]. Presented for Secondary Music Education class at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI.

Ammerman, A., Chang, A. C., Zabanal, J. R. A. (2021, February). Toward a more equitable future: Classism in K–12 music education [Audio podcast]. In Ammerman, A. (Ed.), #MusicEdLove. Retrieved from https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/toward-more-equitable-future-classism-in-k-12-music/id1326464462?i=1000509739610.

Zabanal, J. R. A. (2021, February). May I see your hall pass? Sociological issues new and younger teachers face in the classroom [Webinar presentation]. Illinois Music Educators Conference.

Zabanal, J. R. A. (2020, March). Remote teaching & the Covid-19 pandemic [Video podcast]. In Noe, A. (Ed.), Wind Conductor. Retrieved from https://www.windconductor.org/single-post/2020/03/25/Dr-John-Rine-Zabanal--Remote-Teaching-the-Covid-19-Pandemic.

Zabanal, J. R. A. (2019, October). Update podcast #10: A survey of collegiate string musicians’ use of drone accompaniment to improve intonation [Audio podcast]. In Silvey, B.A. (Ed.), Update: Applications of Research in Music Education. Retrieved from https://journals.sagepub.com/page/upd/podcasts

Dobyns, L., Ralston, K., Santulli, Z., Zabanal, J. R. A. (2018, December). Teachers’ panel. Presented for The Teaching of Music class at the University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA.

Zabanal, J. R. A. (2018, March). Assessment practices for the 21st century string classroom. Presented at the Stafford County Schools Professional Learning Community for String Orchestra, Stafford, VA.

Zabanal, J. R. A. (2018, February). I’m sorry, I thought you were a student. Presented at the Collegiate National Association for Music Education meeting. Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.

Zabanal, J. R. A. (2018, January). Solo and ensemble adjudicator training. Presented for Music Education Laboratory: Strings at Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.

Dane, S., Dobyns., L., Sokol, C. Zabanal, J. R. A., (2017, December). Educators panel. Presented for The Teaching of Music class at the University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA.

Zabanal, J. R. A. (2017, August). Learning from failures. Presented at the Collegiate American String Teacher Association meeting. Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.

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