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Executive Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Notes................. 12

2017 TMEA Clinic/Convention Schedule Preview . . 17

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Convention Highlights and Reminders ................................................... 4

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REGISTER EARLY!

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This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s convention features over 290 clinics and 100 performances. Review this schedule with your colleagues and get ready to make the most of this incredible event!

Wednesday: Page 17 Thursday: Page 23 Friday: Page 49 Saturday: Page 75

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Degree Programs Bachelor of Arts in Music Bachelor of Music in Performance Bachelor of Music (teacher certiďŹ cation)

Performance Opportunities A Cappella Chorus Big Purple Marching Band Chamber Singers Concert Band Jazz Combos Jazz Ensemble Opera Percussion Ensemble Steel Drum Band

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Orchestra University Chorale Wind Ensemble

Audition Dates Saturday, February 18 Saturday, March 4 Saturday, April 1 Friday, April 21 (video audition deadline)

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TMEA Clinic/Convention FEBRUARY 8–11, 2017 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS HENRY B. GONZALEZ CONVENTION CENTER

PREREGISTER & SAVE • Active music educators: $60 • Retired music educators: $20 • College students: $0 (included in $25 membership) • Upper-level school administrator: $0 • Family badges: $10 each Go to www.tmea.org/registration for registration details.

RESERVE HOUSING Go to www.tmea.org/housing to access the TMEA member housing system. Don’t respond to outside requests to book housing for our event as they may be scam attempts to gain access to your credit card. Many hotel blocks are already sold out, so reserve now!

REGISTRATION DATES & FEES December 31: Mail/fax registration deadline. Any forms received after this date are returned and payment not credited.

January 19: The last day for $60 Active Member registration.

January 20–February 11: Active Member registration is $80, either online or on-site.

Do You Have to Pay by Check?

If so, register now to beat the December 31 mail/fax preregistration deadline. After that, checks can be processed only on-site at the higher registration fee noted above.

PLAN YOUR SCHEDULE The convention schedule preview will be available online by January 1 at www.tmea.org/convention.

A mobile convention app will also be available for download from the convention website in February.

If you create an online personal schedule and register

by January 25, you can transfer that schedule to your mobile convention app!

PURCHASE TICKETS When you preregister, purchase $10 tickets to the Wednesday, 8:00 P.M., President’s Concert featuring Sweden’s The Real Group. If you already preregistered, return to the convention registration area to add this purchase. For inquiries about group sales, email Susan Daugherty at susand@tmea.org.

BUDGET FOR THE EXHIBITS With over 1,300 exhibit booths within a single exhibit hall, you’ll have a lot of shopping to do! No other convention offers this kind of hands-on comparison of the newest and best products for your students and you.

And if you need a break from your music focus, there are plenty of nonmusic exhibitors available for your personal wish list. When you build your schedule, look for your division’s blocked time to visit the exhibits, and come ready to make the most of your budget dollars!

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PRESIDENT’S NOTES

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In Memoriam GEORGE ROBERT R IDDELL May 26, 1939–October 23, 2016 DALTON H ARBERS December 16, 1935– November 2, 2016

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s each of us carry on with the business of single-handedly doing our best to make our little corner of the world better for the students in our charge, I am honored to share a story that will resonate with many of you, as it did with me. I met Eric Jimenez, band director in the Houston ISD, for the first time this past summer at our TMEA Urban Music Education Dialogue and knew that I had met yet another hero. His honesty, vision, and commitment to providing for his students and his determination to create a sense of pride in his community are inspiring, and I hope his story will strengthen your commitment to your mission, my dear TMEA colleagues and artists.

I sat at the edge of my seat waiting in anticipation. I refused to blink for fear of missing any part of the concert. My eyes were glued to the big band that boomed in front of me. I had never before witnessed live music that sparked this sort of reaction in me. I was a sophomore in the Lamar High School jazz ensemble. My band director, Richard Eli Smith, invited us to watch him play a few jazz selections before the featured guest, Maynard Ferguson. My older brother sat next to me that night enjoying the marveled look on my face. He waited to ask during intermission, “Have you thought about what you might want to study in college?” I looked over

Someone once asked me, “Why do you love music so much?” I replied, “Because it’s the only thing that stays when everything and everyone is gone.” —Unknown 6

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December—Renew your TMEA membership online and preregister for the convention.

December—Make your TMEA convention hotel reservation online.

December 31—TMEA mail/fax convention preregistration deadline.

January 7—Band and Vocal Area auditions.

January 19—TMEA online early registration deadline.

February 8–11—TMEA Clinic/Convention in San Antonio.

March 6—Arts Education Day at the Capitol.

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at him and confidently responded that I wanted to study business. At the time, my brother was completing his business degree at the University of Houston. He followed my response with a firm, “Why?” This is when my confidence decreased, and I hesitantly responded, “Well, because you and Dad did.” My brother offered an unexpected suggestion, “Why don’t you study music?” My response came out like rapidfire, “Because I won’t make any money.”

He concluded his inquisitive conversation with advice that has molded me into the professional I am today. “I would tell you

to consider all of your options brother. And always remember—do what you love, and the money will come.” It was this pivotal realization that set my heart ablaze with the desire to serve as director to an innercity band program, no matter the financial reward.

I idolized my older brother. I remember sitting in front of his locked bedroom door throughout most of my primary education.

I’d listen to him vibrantly play his alto saxophone to the tune of Spanish cumbia artist Fito Olivares. He wouldn’t allow me anywhere near his horn because he alone

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had saved the money from his summer job to purchase it. That left me no choice but to sneak into his room when he was away, piece it together, and try desperately to make it sing. I felt fortunate when my brother graciously passed down his saxophone to me upon joining band my sixth grade year. To my dismay, I encountered at least a dozen band directors throughout my matriculation in grade school. The turnover of directors at my middle school was extreme, and it seemed as if no one could handle the student body that comprised inner-city bands. I experienced stability for the first time when I became drum major, under the direction of Mr. Smith at Lamar High School. I absolutely fell head over heels in love with band music. I was what you would call an outright “band head” and was not in the least bit ashamed.

During high school, my participation in band was my outlet from the hardships that plagued my community and family.

Music gave me a sense of peace and unity that I didn’t otherwise experience readily throughout my young life.

During high school, I gained a unique appreciation for traditional show-style bands. I realized then my personal vision for when I became a director. And I would need to experience the full show-style collegiate band to teach it to my students.

I inquired into Prairie View A&M University’s music program and received a scholarship to attend. It was there that my professors gifted me with the best life lessons I could have ever received. I experienced financial hardships and adversities that led me to the brink of dropping out, but I completed my degree with the support of my family, fraternity brothers, and professors guiding me through the process.

I have since served several campuses in the Houston ISD as band director and most recently as an assistant principal. I successfully revitalized three band programs that were near the point of extinction—two middle and one high school. All three of these programs are still thriving.

My work truly began with assessing and reestablishing student morale. This was key in changing student perspectives of being involved in a large unified musical ensemble. Their renewed energy in the band program trickled into creating a positive campus atmosphere and success at music contests. The most challenging experiences I have had in my career have been the result of my devotion to revitalizing

urban music programs. Endless hours are dedicated to fundraising, soliciting donations, writing grants, and performing for the community throughout the entire year. I knew of other music educators sharing my struggles, so I decided to create an organization that would provide mentorship, guidance, and assistance to other directors in need. Revivalmusicproject.org is a Houston-based organization that provides high-level arts instruction and mentorship to inner-city music programs. We consistently work to collaborate and share our ideas in order to not feel overwhelmed

while best serving our students.

After establishing successful programs throughout the district, I decided to continue my arts advocacy in the role of an administrator at a middle school campus. I met with arts organizations, current music educators that year, and administrators pleading for support of our fine arts teachers. In April of my role as administrator, I assisted our school’s first-year choir director by teaching a model lesson on time signatures. By the end of the lesson, the kids were completely engaged and smiling with joy. The students could not believe their

ALL-STATE CHOIR CLINIC Saturday, December 17, 2016 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Sectionals and large choir rehearsals will be offered to aid students in preparing for the final All-State audition. Area finalists and alternates are welcome. Rehearsals will be led by Dr. John Silantien and Dr. Gary Mabry.

Pre-registration fee (postmarked by December 9) ................................$75 Registration fee at the door ….............................................................$100 For further information and pre-registration materials, go to http://music.utsa.edu and click on “Camps and Workshops” or contact: DR. JOHN SILANTIEN Department of Music, The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas 78249 (210) 458-5328 john.silantien@utsa.edu 10 Southwestern Musician | December 2016

assistant principal could be, as they said it, “so much fun.” I ended my traffic duty with students waving with excitement and requesting that I return to teach another lesson. It was at this moment that I knew I had a different energy to serve in one of our district’s music programs. I mentioned the experience to my wife that evening and she strongly encouraged me to consider reentering the band hall. The very next day I reached out to my former colleagues throughout the district inquiring about available band director opportunities. To my pleasant surprise, the high school near my home was seeking a new band director.

I am now one of the acting band directors at Heights HS. I received the position with only 56 returning band members. Since then, we have grown the band to a whopping 136 members and earned our share of well-deserved trophies.

My experiences have taught me that every child should be afforded the opportunity to be active in the arts. Music is simply my instrument of choice as a means for creating better people. Adversities are present in any situation regardless of the geographical location, socioeconomic status, or ethnicity. True character is displayed by how you react to those adversities. I can attest to this, as my students continue to defy the odds and step up to the challenge of being productive band members every day.

At this point in my career, I know I am exactly where I need to be. I am one proud band director.

I know that I am proud to know Eric.

His story of successful teaching is a template that many of you have forged for your own programs. I know that what we do makes a difference that lasts a lifetime.

2017 TMEA Clinic/Convention Since this past spring, I’ve often written about our association’s focus on urban music education. I’m proud to say that you will find several opportunities throughout the convention schedule in which you can learn more strategies and approaches that can help you become a better urban music educator. Even if you don’t currently teach in that environment, it could greatly benefit you to attend one or more of these sessions. Perhaps you’ll even discover that the challenges and joys that come in an urban setting are the right fit for you!

2017â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2018 Executive Board Candidates PRESIDENT-ELECT Election will follow the First General Session.

Robert Horton

VOCAL VICE-PRESIDENT Election at the Vocal Division Business Meeting Thursday, February 9, 5:15 P.M., in Grand Hyatt Texas Ballroom

Derrick Brookins

Jed Ragsdale

ORCHESTRA VICE-PRESIDENT

ELEMENTARY VICE-PRESIDENT

Election at the Orchestra Division Business Meeting, Thursday, February 9, 5:15 P.M., in CC 214 AB

Election at the Elementary Division Business Meeting, Thursday, February 9, 5:15 P.M., in Hemisfair Ballroom 1

Brian Coatney

Casey Medlin

Executive Board candidate statements will be published in the January issue of SOUTHWESTERN MUSICIAN. Southwestern Musician | December 2016 11

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S NOTES

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Technology at TMEA

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henever I have the opportunity to introduce the TMEA staff, I always take pride in recognizing them as TMEA’s greatest asset. They are conscientious, dedicated employees, and the skills they bring to the association’s daily operations are indeed amazing. Essential today is their dedication to consistently improving the technologies we use to serve you on a regular basis.

We have come a long way from shipping physical magazine copy on a bus to our Lubbock printing company, printing convention badges in-house and then shipping boxes of thousands of badges to the convention center, labeling and then driving hundreds of cassette tapes to the All-State orchestra judging site, manually assigning housing for 1,600 AllState musicians and their chaperons within 72 hours of Area auditions and then driving the forms to the San Antonio Housing Bureau to be processed, and much more.

In just the last 12 months, our team has made more monumental strides so that your membership experience can be even smoother and hopefully less time-consuming. These are just a few: • On-site convention registration and badge printing system • Streamlined online entry All-State audition process • Online Region financial reporting and auditing • Honor Band and Orchestra online application and recording submissions • Online application and audition submission for high school invited jazz ensembles

TMEA staff continues to improve the use of technology to offer better service and provide more programs that support our members and the students they serve.

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December—Renew your TMEA membership online and preregister for the convention.

December—Make your TMEA convention hotel reservation online.

December 31—TMEA mail/fax convention preregistration deadline.

January 7—Band and Vocal Area auditions.

January 19—TMEA online early registration deadline.

February 8–11—TMEA Clinic/Convention in San Antonio.

March 6—Arts Education Day at the Capitol.

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February 18 and 20, 2017

Dr. Lowell E. Graham, Director of Orchestral Activities Congratulations to Zuill Baliey on his recent performances of Michael Daugherty’s “Tales of Hemingway” with the Detroit Symphony

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• Jazz and orchestra individual student online entry, audio upload, and playback • Online submission of audio files for consideration as future TMEA Elementary and Vocal Division performing groups • New convention app with more features, including interactive personal schedules that don’t require building a separate app schedule (back for 2017!)

• Updated music industry database features and payment processing • Updated exhibit hall map • New online submission process for Collegiate Music Educator Awards • New online submission process for College Division Research Poster Session Papers For several years, scholarship program applications, music scholar submissions, convention volunteer forms, outstanding administrator director nominations, AllState housing, and TFME chapter applications have been submitted online, and each year these processes are upgraded to increase their functionality and ease of operation.

In our upgrade queue is making our website fully functional on mobile devices, followed by a redesign of the website, online job board and job résumé integration, and TMEA/TMAC assessment availability.

While Information Technologist Andrew Denman and Deputy Director Frank Coachman shoulder the programming of the above-mentioned upgrades, all staff members play a role in designing the features and testing the services.

Thanks go to Exhibits and Advertising Manager Tesa Harding, Administrative Director K ay Vanlandingham, Membership Manager Susan Daugherty, Financial Manager Laura Kocian, Communications Manager Karen Cross, and Administrative Assistant Rita Ellinger for their involvement in strengthening the technology advances within the TMEA operations.

TMEA Convention Housing Availability of discounted member housing continues to be tight for our 2017 convention. We work daily to get more rooms added to our hotel room blocks, but the reality is the Grand Hyatt, Hyatt

Regency, Marriott Riverwalk, Marriott Rivercenter, Westin, La Quinta, and Hilton Palacio del Rio properties will not give us any more inventory. Any added housing that becomes available will be several blocks from the convention center.

We opened housing with approximately 400 more rooms than last year. Our current limited availability is certainly a sign of continued growth, but this year it is also triggered by the increase in our AllState student room block to almost 1,100 rooms. This block increased for 2017 because of the addition of another Area and a slight increase in the size of a couple of the All-State ensembles.

Know that when someone cancels a room via the member housing reservation system, that room becomes immediately available. So if you don’t have a reservation, I recommend you revisit the site regularly.

Parking As you are planning your attendance, please be aware that we have again secured parking access in lots B and C of the Alamodome. For many years, we have been fortunate to negotiate free parking

in these lots, but with the renovation of the Alamodome (for the 2018 NCAA Men’s Final Four Basketball tournament), the city of San Antonio will be generating parking revenue during our event. A discounted rate of $10 per day will be charged (no overnight parking allowed). TMEA will continue to run free shuttles to the convention center, and, weather permitting, the short walkway to the center that was closed last year due to construction hopefully will be open.

General Sessions As you use this issue to build your attendance schedule, I hope you will plan to attend each of the general sessions. For the last two years, attendance at these important meetings of the general membership has decreased. I encourage you to make an effort to be present. Our two keynote speakers, Bob Morrison on Thursday and Eric Booth on Friday, will each be entertaining as well as inspirational, and getting up early Friday morning to hear members of the All-State Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Band, and Mixed Choir perform will certainly be worth it!

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TMEA Clinic/Convention FEBRUARY 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11, 2017 â&#x20AC;¢ SAN ANTONIO This Is the Best Place to Learn. he following schedule of the 2017 TMEA Clinic/ Convention includes 486 events! In this issue youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll read about 296 clinics and 95 performances in a variety of venues. In between learning new methods and getting inspired by top-quality concerts, find the best deals possible in our huge exhibit hall! To stay updated on and preregister for this incredible event, go to www.tmea.org/convention.

Active TMEA members can earn continuing professional education credit during the convention. Each qualifying event includes its CPE code and eligible hours.

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Wednesday, February 8, 2017 8:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 214 A TMAA Executive Committee Meeting

Presiders: Jay Dunnahoo, Texas Music Adjudicators Association, Executive Secretary; Mark McGahey, Keller HS, TMAA President

10:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:00 PM / MARRIOTT RW VALERO TCDA Executive Board Meeting/Luncheon Presider: Kari Gilbertson, Lake Highlands HS, TCDA President

11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:00 PM / CC 214 A TMAA Marching Band Judges Workshop

Clinician: Steve Wessels, Cedar Park HS, TMAA Marching Band Vice-President Presider: Jay Dunnahoo, Texas Music Adjudicators Association, Executive Secretary $25 registration fee (cash/check) required upon arrival to attend this workshop.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:30 PM / MARRIOTT RW SALON ABC TMAC Roundtable

Presiders: Dean Muths, Education Support Center, TMAC President; JD Janda, Tomball ISD

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:30 PM / CC BRIDGE HALL TMEA All-State Student Registration

Students should report with all required forms completed. Successful registration is contingent upon submission of all required forms. Convention badge is presented after successful registration and is required to participate in all auditions, rehearsals, and performances and to enter the exhibit hall.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00 PM / CC REGISTRATION TMEA Member Registration

Registration is accessible through the main lobby of the convention center.

Agenda Box located today only in Convention Registration. Deposit requests to the agenda box for review by the Agenda Committee and for their report at the First General Session on Thursday at 8:30 A.M.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:00 PM / CC 214 C TMAA Orchestra Judges Workshop

Clinician: Jeff Turner, TMAA Orchestra Vice-President Presider: Jay Dunnahoo, Texas Music Adjudicators Association, Executive Secretary $25 registration fee (cash/check) required upon arrival to attend this workshop.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:00 PM / CC 214 B TMAA Vocal Judges Workshop

Clinician: Mark Rohwer, Flower Mound HS, TMAA Vocal Vice-President Presider: Jay Dunnahoo, Texas Music Adjudicators Association, Executive Secretary $25 registration fee (cash/check) required upon arrival to attend this workshop.

1:15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:15 PM / CC 214 A TMAA Concert Band Judges Workshop

Clinician: Gregory Hames, TMAA Concert Band Vice-President Presider: Jay Dunnahoo, Texas Music Adjudicators Association, Executive Secretary $25 registration fee (cash/check) required upon arrival to attend this workshop.

2:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6:00 PM / DRURY PLAZA TCCBDA All-State Student Registration, Directors Meeting, and Symphonic Band Seating Auditions Presider: Derrick Logozzo, Richland College, TCCBDA President

3:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:30 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1 TMAA General Membership Meeting

Presiders: Jay Dunnahoo, Texas Music Adjudicators Association, Executive Secretary; Mark McGahey, Keller HS, TMAA President

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:00 PM / MARRIOTT RW RIVERVIEW TMEC Executive Board Meeting Presider: Angela Leonhardt, Hidden Forest ES, TMEC President

4:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 214 A All-State Orchestra String Monitors Meeting

Presider: Penelope Meitz, St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School, TMEA Orchestra Vice-President

4:45 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:30 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER TMEA All-State Student Meeting Presider: Dinah Menger, Fort Worth ISD, TMEA President

5:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:45 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 4 All-State 5A and 6A Judges, Panel Chairs, and Monitors for the 5A Symphonic Band and 6A Track Wind and Percussion Seating Auditions Meeting Presider: Joseph Muñoz, Pearland HS, TMEA Band Vice-President

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WEDNESDAY 5:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:30 PM / CC 214 A All-State Orchestra String Judges Meeting

Presider: Penelope Meitz, St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School, TMEA Orchestra Vice-President

5:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 PM / MARRIOTT RW SALON EF TMEA State Board of Directors Meeting Presider: Dinah Menger, Fort Worth ISD, TMEA President

5:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6:00 PM / HYATT REGENCY BALLROOM FOYER ATSSB All-State Student Meeting Presider: Jim Cude, Whitesboro HS, ATSSB President

5:45 PM / LOCATIONS TBA 6A All-State Wind and Percussion Auditions Begin

Presider: Joseph MuĂąoz, Pearland HS, TMEA Band Vice-President No student will be allowed to audition without their convention badge.

Convention badge is contingent upon successful registration. Times and locations will be in the convention program.

5:45 PM / LOCATIONS TBA 5A All-State Wind and Percussion Auditions Begin

Presider: Joseph MuĂąoz, Pearland HS, TMEA Band Vice-President No student will be allowed to audition without their convention badge.

Convention badge is contingent upon successful registration. Times and locations will be in the convention program.

5:45 PM / LOCATIONS TBA All-State Orchestra String Auditions Begin

Presider: Penelope Meitz, St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School, TMEA Orchestra Vice-President No student will be allowed to audition without their convention badge.

Convention badge is contingent upon successful registration. Times and locations will be in the convention program.

6:00 PM / HYATT REGENCY ATSSB All-State Seating Auditions Begin

Presider: Jim Cude, Whitesboro HS, ATSSB President No student will be allowed to audition without their convention badge.

Convention badge is contingent upon successful registration. Times and locations will be in the convention program.

6:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00 PM / LOCATIONS TBA Section Rehearsals of All-State Choirs

No student will be allowed to participate without their convention badge.

Convention badge is contingent upon successful registration. Times and locations will be in the convention program.

6:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 PM / MARRIOTT RW VALERO KodĂĄly Educators of Texas Executive Board Winter Meeting Presider: Rebecca Juarez, Huebner Road ES, KET President

6:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00 PM / MARRIOTT RW SALON ABC Collegiate Texas Music Educators (CTME) Leadership Summit Clinician: Tim Lautzenheiser, Ball State Univ, Vice-President of Education for Conn-Selmer, Inc. Presiders: Cassidy Wallace, Texas State Univ, CTME President; Amanda Soto, Texas State Univ, TMEC Collegiate Chair Texas Music Educators Conference sponsors the annual CTME Leadership Summit for all Texas college music education majors. Lautzenheiser will be the keynote speaker for this event. There will be short presentations of the valuable resources for college students.

7:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00 PM / HYATT REGENCY FRIO ATSSB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; SARC Committee Meeting

Presider: Mike Bartley, Canton HS, ATSSB President-Elect

7:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00 PM / MARRIOTT RW MILAM Phi Beta Mu Hall of Fame Committee Meeting

Presider: Ben Gollehon, Phi Beta Mu Alpha Chapter Hall of Fame Committee Chair

8:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:00 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Concert: The Real Group

CPE 0-20-LCT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.5 Hrs Purchase your $10 ticket when you register for the convention or anytime following by returning to your member record and navigating forward to the Other Items page. Swedenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Real Group is a renowned professional a cappella ensemble that has been in constant development since its formation in 1984.

Attend the 2017 TMEA Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Concert Featuring:

Wednesday, February 8, at 8 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Lila Cockrell Theater â&#x20AC;˘ $10 tickets Purchase your tickets online through TMEA convention registration.

The Real Group is one of the leading forces in the world of vocal music today. This professional a cappella ensembleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s combination of perfection, personal touch, and wide repertoire have made it possible for them to collaborate with symphony orchestras, jazz groups, pop bands, and international artists. Listen to The Real Group at www.therealgroup.se in the gallery.

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on creativity and arts integration. During this session, you’ll also meet the newly elected TMEA Executive Board for 2017–2019.

When you attend these sessions, you leave better informed and more motivated to continue in this most incredible profession!

ome together with your colleagues from across the state as an active member to be part of the future of TMEA during the two annual meetings for the general membership. During the First General Session, show your support of our scholarship recipients as they envision a future convention, sitting in the audience as a music educator.

Bob Morrison will offer a keynote address entitled “What Are We Fighting For? The Great American Experiment and What It Means for Music Education.” He will surely inspire and equip you to return home as an effective music education advocate.

Morrison is founder and CEO of Quadrant Research, the nation’s leading arts education research organization.

At Friday’s Second General Session, enjoy the extraordinary sounds of members of the All-State Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Band, and Mixed Choir in a combined ensemble of hundreds! After their inspiring performance, gain a fresh perspective from Eric Booth—educator, author, actor, and lecturer

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Bob Morrison Bob Morrison has a long history as a supporter of music education and is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading advocates for music and arts in education and in society. He is the founder and CEO of Quadrant Research, the nation’s leading arts education research organization. Morrison’s leadership in research, public policy, and advocacy efforts has led to significant advancements in access to music and arts education programs across the nation.

Morrison has a deep body of research and policy work and

is recognized as a pioneer in statewide arts education status and condition research. In California, Morrison’s report The Sound of Silence: The Unprecedented Decline of Music Education in California Public Schools (2004) was one of the catalysts for a $1 billion reinvestment into music and arts education. In Arkansas, Morrison worked with the governor to mandate music and arts programs for every child attending public school—a policy later replicated by the state of Louisiana. In New Jersey, Morrison led the groundbreaking New Jersey Arts Education Census Project, completing the first-in-the-nation statewide census for arts education. Morrison has completed similar projects in additional states (including Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, Washington D.C., and Wisconsin) and is now leading the Arts Education Data Project to document arts education across every state by 2020.

Prior to founding Quadrant Research, Morrison was the founder of Music for All, one of the nation’s largest and most influential music education organizations, where he remains Chairman Emeritus. Morrison helped develop and then served as the CEO of the VH1 Save the Music Foundation, and he was previously a senior executive for the NAMM–International Music Products Association. He served as Executive Director of the American Music Conference, working with Richard Dreyfus and the late Michael Kamen to create the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation.

Morrison was a founding member of the National Coalition for Music Education and is recognized for his work to add the arts to our nation’s education goals. He serves as the chair of the NJ Arts Education Partnership, on the board of education at Watchung Hills Regional School District and is on the board of directors for the NJ School Boards Association. Morrison’s advocacy work has earned him both an Emmy and a Peabody Award as well as an honorary doctorate degree from the State University of New York. Morrison is a long-time champion of TMEA and offered a keynote addresses during our 1997 and 2007 conventions.

major figure in trend analysis, frequently appearing in stories published by The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and elsewhere. He appeared as an expert on NBC News, Sunday Today, and several times on CNN. He was given a syndicated radio program on the Business Radio Network, and was a frequent speaker to business groups.

As an author, he has had five books published. The Everyday Work of Art won three awards and was a Book of the Month Club selection. He has written dozens of magazine articles, he was the founding editor of the Teaching Artist Journal, and his book The Music Teaching Artist’s Bible was published by Oxford University Press in 2009. Recently, he has placed articles in the Harvard Educational Review focus issue on arts education and in the special creativity focus issue of Educational Leadership.

Booth has taught at Juilliard, Stanford University, NYU, Tanglewood and Lincoln Center Institute, and the Kennedy Center. He was the faculty chair of the Empire State Partnership program for three years (the largest arts-in-education project in America), and he held one of six chairs on the College Board’s Arts Advisory Committee for seven years.

He serves as a consultant for many organizations, cities, states, and businesses around the country, including six of the ten largest orchestras in America, and five national service organizations. He consults with arts organizations, businesses, boards of directors, state arts and education agencies, national arts organizations, and occasionally high-tech and medical firms on their innovation work.

He was the senior advisor to the Music National Service initiative, and he is a senior advisor to the movement developing El Sistema-inspired sites around the U.S. and world. He is also in the advisory group to Sistema Global, the virtual meeting place of Sistema worldwide, and his new book The Fundamentals of El Sistema tells the story of El Sistema. He is the co-founder and coleader of the Community Engagement Lab, a project that weaves bold community engagement projects with intensive school arts integration projects with a visiting musical celebrity who works with these projects.

TMEA welcomes Booth back to our convention; he previously offered an inspiring keynote address in 2006.

Eric Booth In 2015, Eric Booth received the Americans for the Arts 2015 Arts Education Award, the most prestigious award in U.S. arts Make Plans to Attend education. He was the first teaching artist As you review the schedule that follows, you’ll see that we ever to receive this award. Booth explores a blocked time for you to be free to attend these important and myriad of passions as an actor, educator, busiinspirational meetings. When you make your personal schedule, nessperson, and lecturer on creativity and arts be sure to include them. Go to www.tmea.org/convention for integration. more information about these meetings and to stay updated on As an actor, Booth performed in many the latest convention information.

plays on Broadway, off-Broadway, and around the country, playing over 23 Shakespearean roles and winning Best Actor awards on both coasts. He has perWe’ll help you hit the formed many times on television, directed right note, every time. five productions, and produced two plays in Our High-Quality Choral Folders will perform brilliantly New York. for years. Holds with one hand. Double-stitched seams.

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TMEA Clinic/Convention Thursday, February 9, 2017 6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8:00 AM / MENGER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; MINUET ROOM ATSSB State Board of Directors Breakfast Meeting Presider: Jim Cude, Whitesboro HS, ATSSB President

7:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8:00 AM / CC 217 KodĂĄly Educators of Texas General Membership Meeting Presider: Rebecca Juarez, Huebner Road ES, KET President

7:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC REGISTRATION TMEA Member Registration

Registration is accessible through the main lobby of the convention center.

Preregister online to expedite the process of obtaining your badge. Go to www.tmea.org/registration.

8:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:45 AM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER TMEA First General Session

Presider: Dinah Menger, Fort Worth ISD, TMEA President Featuring the closing of TMEA President-Elect nominations and a keynote speech by Bob Morrison, Founder and CEO of Quadrant Research, the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading arts education research organization.

9:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL Exhibit Hall Open

To see who will be exhibiting, go to www.tmea.org/2017exhibitors (this list will update with the addition of more exhibitors).

9:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:00 AM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #1 Six Proven Secrets to Get Everyone Composing

Clinician: Jean McKen, Breezinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Thru Inc. Sponsored by: Breezinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Thru Inc. CPE 1-09-PS1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Breezinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Thru Composing author McKen will share tips on how to integrate current technology, meet state standards, and get everyone excited about composing! See the tips come to life in an actual lesson from Breezinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Thru Composing and hear the results of actual student work in the dashboards.

9:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:00 AM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #4 Make Every Breath Count: The LungTrainers Way

Clinician: Bill Rose, Lung Trainers LLC Sponsored by: Lung Trainers, LLC CPE 1-09-PS4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Take a deep breath . . . Our LungTrainers device offers students and teachers the opportunity to build lung capacity and strengthen their diaphragmatic breathing. Rose will show how the device uses a dynamic system of air pressure and air volume to make it easier for everyone to understand breathing.

Join this session and test the power of your lungs!

9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:00 AM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE Tarleton State University Percussion Ensemble Director: Benjamin Charles, Tarleton State Univ CPE MS1-09-BH â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr This ensemble will perform a variety of literature written for percussion, including works for keyboard, non-melodic percussion, and varying styles (contemporary, 20th century, etc.).

9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:00 AM / CC MAIN LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Rogue Two

9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:00 AM / CC WEST REGISTRATION MUSIC SHOWCASE Texas Tech University Tango Orchestra

Director: Charles Olivier, Texas Tech Univ CPE MS1-09-WR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr Unlike any other in the state of Texas, the TTU Tango Orchestra focuses on the style and repertoire of Argentine Tango music, allowing this mixture of graduate and undergraduate string students to explore an interesting style of playing and extended techniques.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 210 Job Interview Skills Practice Session 1

Sponsored by: TMEA/TMAC CPE 1-10-210 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Improve your interview skills by participating in or observing mock interviews with district fine arts administrators.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 305 Q&A with Bob Morrison

Clinician: Bob Morrison, Quadrant Arts Education Research Presider: Dinah Menger, Fort Worth ISD, TMEA President CPE 1-10-305 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr First General Session keynote speaker Bob Morrison will conduct a Q&A session. Morrison is the founder of Quadrant Arts Education Research and has a long history as a supporter of music education. He is widely recognized as one of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading advocates for music and arts in education and in society.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 221 The Risk to Go Beyond Perfection: An Expressive Approach to Teaching Band

TMEA Featured Clinician: Allan McMurray, Univ of Colorado Boulder, Retired Presider: Jerry Junkin, UT/Austin CPE 1-10-221 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr By necessity, rehearsals include time evaluating tone, time, intonation, balance, blend, and more. With all of these distractions it is easy for the conscientious band director to spend 99% of rehearsal time correcting technique or building skills. McMurray will discuss ways to unite an ensemble by finding and using expression in every rehearsal.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 225 Oboe 102: Create a Sound Pedagogy for the Developing Oboist

Clinician: Jeffrey Emge, UT/Tyler Presider: Ashley Kahler, Tidwell MS CPE 1-10-225 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr The oboe is an important solo voice in bands and orchestras. With their unique pedagogy needs, however, many directors either donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cultivate oboists or delegate training to private instructors, when available. Emge will give practical advice in the development of tone, intonation, solos, and technical studies and will work with a student in demonstration of these methods.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 Concert: University of Texas Jazz Orchestra Conductor: Jeff Hellmer, UT/Austin Presider: Joseph MuĂąoz, Pearland HS, TMEA Band Vice-President CPE 1-10-SN12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

CPE MS1-09-ML â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr This chamber ensemble based in Wichita Falls is dedicated to furthering the saxophone and percussion duo repertoire while introducing audiences to the incredible possibilities of these instruments.

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10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 4 UIL Band Sightreading: Straight from UIL

Clinician: George Strickland, UIL â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Austin Presider: Jeremy Strickland, Tyler Junior College CPE 1-10-SN4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Strickland will offer a detailed discussion of the UIL Band Sightreading processâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;from composer selection, to composition proofing, to insight of daily preparation in rehearsal, concluding with the dos and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ts in the sightreading room during the event. Attendees will be able to apply methods presented to their sightreading contest preparation.

10:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:30 PM / MARRIOTT RW RIVER TERRACE Phi Beta Mu Membership Committee Meeting

Presider: Steven Moore, Lindale HS, Phi Beta Mu Alpha Chapter Vice-President

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 214 AB The Art of Mariachi: A Curriculum Guide (Grades 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12)

Clinician: Rachel Cruz, Int. Academy of Music and the Arts Presider: James Hickey, Green ES Demonstration Group: Mariachi CorazĂłn de San Antonio Sponsored by: Alamo Music Center CPE 1-10-214AB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Cruz will explore resource materials and training for mariachi teachers, standardizing mariachi education, lesson planning, developing concepts and objectives, activities, pedagogical tools and materials, TEKS, developing mariachi competencies and benchmarks for success, and mariachi as a UIL activity!

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10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 214 CD Faster, Cleaner, and with More Consistency!

Clinician: Soo Han, Carmel HS Presider: Danielle Prontka, Memorial HS Sponsored by: Hal Leonard Corporation CPE 1-10-214CD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr One of the greatest challenges in an orchestra setting is teaching students to master and perform demanding technical passages. Han will discuss incorporating rehearsal and practice strategies to make students successful at playing technical passages. He will cover concepts including addressing the fundamentals, breaking down passages, practicing in rhythms, and chunking.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:25 AM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS BALLROOM Concert: Westwood JH Varsity Treble Choir Conductor: Joel Price, Westwood JH Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA Vocal Vice-President CPE 1-10-GHTX-A â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Forget Not My Heart: A Reading Session for Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choirs

Clinician: Andy Beck, Alfred Music Publishing Presider: Rebecca Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donovan, Northwest ISD Sponsored by: Alfred Music Publishing CPE 1-10-GHLSABC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Enjoy reading through outstanding choral repertoire written especially for womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choirs. Join Beck as he leads us through SSA/SSAA choral top sellers, new releases, pop arrangements, and a few Lawson-Gould titles.

THURSDAY 10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF 10 Ways to Energize Your Choral Rehearsal

Clinician: John Flanery, New Mexico State Univ Presider: Vivian Rodriguez, Cedar Ridge HS CPE 1-10-GHLSDEF â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Do you need more productive rehearsals? Are you getting tired of teaching the same way? Choir is supposed to be full of energy and creativity! These 10 strategies will help you reinvigorate your choral rehearsals. Be inspired and take home some fresh ideas to break out of your rut and get back on track!

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 216 A Texas Orff Chapter Officers General Meeting

Presider: Lorelei Batislaong, Barron ES, AOSA Region 3 Representative

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1 Read, Sing, Dance: Exploring Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Literature

from a variety of manufacturers. She will include tips for how to record in different environments, including the music classroom, rehearsal room, and concert halls.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 302 BC A Catalyst of Change in a Large Urban District

Clinician: Nicole Robinson, Univ of Utah Presider: Debbie Rohwer, Univ of North Texas CPE 1-10-302BC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr In 2005, Robinson established an extensive university/district partnership with Memphis City Schools. Administrators, teachers, faculty, and undergraduate and graduate students worked together to create a professional community of practice to improve music teaching and learning quality in this large, urban district. The MSM Project is self-sustaining and still yields exceptional results.

TMEA Featured Clinician: Patrick Ware, Fitzgerald ES, Woodbridge, Va. Presider: Chelsea Waschek-Gaukin, Krahn ES CPE 1-10-HB1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Everyone loves a good story. Every child has a story to tell. Together we will discover the opportunity for magical music-making in picture books.

Appropriate and engaging for all ages, come play with us as we further our reading comprehension and enhance our musicality through childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s literature.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 2 Singing and Moving with Dalcroze, Gordon, KodĂĄly, and Orff

Clinicians: Julie Scott, Southern Methodist Univ; David Frego, UT/San Antonio; Brent Gault, Indiana Univ Jacobs School of Music; Herbert Marshall, Baldwin Wallace Univ; Judy Bond, Univ of Wisconsin/Stevens Point, Emeritus Presider: Donald Taylor, Univ of North Texas CPE 1-10-HB2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Inspired by the pedagogies of Dalcroze, Gordon, KodĂĄly, and Orff, Scott will focus on two of the central goals of classroom music: singing and movement. Through the lenses of the four major approaches, nationally known experts will lead participants in four sample lessons and provide resources relevant to singing and moving.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 3 Sticking It to the Beat: Singing with Bars and Unpitched Percussion

TMEA Featured Clinicians: MĂ­cheĂĄl Houlahan, Millersville Univ; Philip Tacka, Millersville Univ Presider: Lisa Roebuck, Round Rock ISD Demonstration Group: Huebner ES Students, Rebecca Juarez, Director CPE 1-10-HB3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Experience the relationship between rhythm syllables and percussion instruments, and solfège syllables and barred instruments. See students perform their final composition project and learn the teaching process from video segments of classroom instruction that bring it all together!

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 301 Basics of Audio Recording for the Music Educator TMEA Featured Clinician: Barbara Freedman, Greenwich HS Presider: Scott Deppe, Lamar Univ CPE 1-10-301 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Freedman will discuss different types of microphonesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;dynamic, condenser, ribbonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and their uses, with specific examples and models of each.

She will also cover types of recording devices, including hand-held, computer, and iOS devices (flash recording), with specific models available

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10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 303 Nine Ways Musicians Can Reduce Burnout

Clinician: Bradley Meyer, Stephen F. Austin State Univ Presider: Albert Aguilar, St. Phillipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College Sponsored by: Stephen F. Austin State Univ., Yamaha, Zildjian, Vic Firth, Evans, Tycoon CPE 1-10-303 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Almost everyone who teaches music or is a performer has experienced or will experience burnoutâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a mental collapse due to stress. Meyer will discuss several ways to detect, prevent, and reduce burnout based on both academic research and personal recommendations.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 212 Music Technology Opportunities for Students with Exceptionalities

Clinician: Fred Kersten, Boston Univ Presider: Tony Stewart, Angleton HS CPE 1-10-212 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Kersten will examine usable resources for accommodation and inclusion of students with exceptionalities through utilization of music technology. Visually impaired, physically handicapped, and hearing impaired are areas of exceptionality that will be considered. Kersten will highlight software, examples of ongoing research, current projects, and various commissions in action.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 213 iUse iPad: Program Administration with iOS

Clinician: Nick Likos, Cy-Fair HS Presider: Kristin Likos, Seven Lakes JH CPE 1-10-213 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Program administration with an iPad or iPhone is not only possible but a powerful solution for teachers who are comfortable with iOS devices. Likos will provide specific ways he uses his iPad and iPhone every day for administering his program.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #2 Audiation and Sightsinging Game App for Class and Home Study

Clinician: Kelley Glover, U BETTER Sing!, Gattis ES Sponsored by: U BETTER Sing!

CPE 1-10-PS2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr The skill of audiation (the ability to hear pitches using the inner ear) increases the chance for playing and singing pitches in tune. The U BETTER Sing! app and cartoons teach students how to audiate while giving edutaining feedback using pop-culture sayings to keep kids encouraged and entertained as they learn how to sightsing at home, in a practice room, or in class.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #3 The Berp and Efficient Sound Production for Brass Performers

Clinician: Mario Guarneri, Berp & Co. Sponsored by: Berp & Co. CPE 1-10-PS3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr The Berp has been the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading brass pedagogy tool for the past 30 years.

Guarneri, the inventor of the Berp, will show you how to take full advantage of integrating it into teaching all aspects of brass playing. Used efficiently, the Berp exposes the cause of the problem. Stop treating symptoms and teach your students to teach themselves.

10:15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:55 AM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: MS Full Honor Orchestra â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Hill Country MS

Conductor: Rachel Horvitz, Hill Country MS Presider: Penelope Meitz, St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School, TMEA Orchestra Vice-President CPE 1-10-LCT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

10:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:55 AM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS BALLROOM Concert: Deer Park JH Tenor-Bass Choir Conductor: Chris Truitt, Deer Park JH Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA Vocal Vice-President CPE 1-10-GHTX-B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr

11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / MARRIOTT RW RIVERVIEW Elementary Region Chair Meeting/Luncheon

Presider: Juli Salzman, Northside ES, TMEA Elementary Vice-President

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11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:00 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL Elementary Division â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Visit the Exhibit Hall

11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noon / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #1 Techniques of Marching Band Show Designing System, 6th Ed. Clinician: Dan Ryder, Dan Ryder Field Drills Sponsored by: Dan Ryder Field Drills CPE 1-11-PS1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Most band directors do not learn much about drill designing. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I wrote a complete text about it. It is very simple to read and understand.

College band classes usually spend about two weeks teaching drill designing.

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11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noon / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #4 Row-Loffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guide to the Beginnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Percussion Galaxy

Clinicians: Chris Crockarell, Row-Loff Productions; Chris Brooks, Row-Loff Productions Sponsored by: Row-Loff Productions CPE 1-11-PS4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Crockarell and Brooks will focus on beginning percussion techniques, based on Row-Loffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Toolbox Curriculum, as well as introduce the Blast-Off Series of percussion literature, to be discussed and performed with session attendees.

11:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:30 AM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE Baylor and Texas Tech Universities Combined Trombone Choir Directors: James Decker, Texas Tech Univ; Brent Phillips, Baylor Univ CPE MS1-11-BH â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr The Baylor and Texas Tech trombone studios have been in existence for a combined total of 100+ years. This combined ensemble has performed for national and international audiences and will present original and arranged works for large trombone ensemble.

11:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:30 AM / CC MAIN LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE U.S. Air Force Band of the West Mission Winds Clarinet Quartet

CPE MS1-11-ML â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr Stationed at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, the members of Mission Winds bring to the U.S. Air Force many years of professional experience with symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles, and touring shows. Currently the ensemble performs for civilian and military audiences throughout the southern region of the United States.

11:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:30 AM / CC WEST REGISTRATION MUSIC SHOWCASE Texas A&M University-Commerce Flute Choir

Director: Julee Walker, Texas A&M Univ/Commerce CPE MS1-11-WR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr The flute choir performs several times a year, having new music composed for them and showcasing living composersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; music from different stylesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;including auxiliary instruments.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC 210 Urban School Music Programs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Roundtable Discussion 1

Clinician: Kate Fitzpatrick-Harnish, Univ of Michigan Presider: Dinah Menger, Fort Worth ISD, TMEA President Sponsored by: TMEA CPE 1-11-210 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Kate Fitzpatrick-Harnish, author of Urban Music Education: A Practical Guide for Teachers, will offer practical information about teaching in an urban setting and help you examine your community to identify its strengths.

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THURSDAY 11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC 223 TMAA Committee on Standards of Adjudication and Performance Practices

Clinician: Greg Countryman, Fort Settlement MS, TMAA President-Elect Presider: Jay Dunnahoo, Texas Music Adjudicators Association, Executive Secretary

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC 224 Understanding Students with Severe Special Needs

Clinicians: Joseph Tidline, Lamar HS; Gary Johnson Jr., Lamar HS Presider: Michelle Bell, Wilson MS CPE 1-11-224 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr All students deserve informed instruction in modernized arts classrooms.

Tidline and Johnson will discuss accommodations, modifications, and technology tools to help teachers successfully provide instruction to students with moderate to severe special needs.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC 305 T-TESS: Student Engagement and You!

Clinicians: David Jennison, Round Rock ISD; Lisa Roebuck, Round Rock ISD Presider: James Van Zandt, Enhance the Arts CPE 1-11-305 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Developing effective strategies for student input during the fundamentals portion of any band, orchestra, or choir rehearsal alleviates the routine of developing fundamental skills and establishes a student-centered rehearsal environment. The T-TESS evaluation is designed to develop educators who involve their students directly in the process of learning.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:20 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: Abilene Christian University Wind Ensemble Conductor: Steven Ward, Abilene Christian Univ Presider: Joseph MuĂąoz, Pearland HS, TMEA Band Vice-President CPE 1-11-LCT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC 221 Explore, Expand, and Energize the Flute Section!

Clinician: Mary Karen Clardy, Univ of North Texas Presider: Kathy Johnson, Argyle HS Demonstration Group: UNT Flutists Sponsored by: Yamaha Corporation of America CPE 1-11-221 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Current composers and arrangers frequently include the flute family in scoring compositions, adding color, dynamic range, and artistry to the band texture.

Simple daily tone and technical exercises build flexibility and confidence, preparing students for the challenges of alto and bass flute and piccolo.

Explore, energize, and expand your flute section with performance opportunities throughout the year.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 4 Tips for Quick and Easy Instrument Repair â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Brass & Woodwind Clinician: Hal Hall, Music and Arts Presider: David Cross, Meridian World School Sponsored by: Music and Arts CPE 1-11-SN4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Learn to diagnose and solve many common problems on your own, and know when to leave the repair to a professional. Get guidance on how to properly stock your own repair kit with the best tools and supplies.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC 214 AB Pedagogy from the Podium

TMEA Featured Clinician: Scott Laird, North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics Presider: Aaron Gemoets, Flower Mound HS CPE 1-11-214AB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Laird will offer a variety of methods for promoting exceptional technique, with an eye toward uniformity and technical compatibility from the top to bottom of each section. He will cover the anatomy of strong pedagogy and systems for approaching common pedagogical concerns, including approaches for tuning, setup, left- and right-hand technique, pulse and inner-rhythm, breathing and movement, bow technique, and approach to bow direction.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC 214 CD From Poof to Portato: A Sequence of Bow Strokes

Clinician: Brenda Brenner, Indiana Univ Presider: Mark Varian, Thompson IS Sponsored by: Connolly Music/Thomastik-Infeld CPE 1-11-214CD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Proper bowing technique is a crucial fundamental skill in string playing that creates good tone quality and forms the basis for musical style. Brenner will explore methods of teaching fundamental bow strokes and bow choreography in group settings from beginning through intermediate levels. She will present literature utilizing the various strokes.

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11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC 225 Build Amazing Solid Horn Technique

Clinician: Peggy DeMers, Sam Houston State Univ Presider: Brian Gibbs, Sam Houston State Univ CPE 1-11-225 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Turn your horn section into your best section in the band! Transform your young high school horn players into exceptional performers by helping them improve their technique. Learn how to build flexibility, precise articulation, and dynamic range with a clean, full sound.

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11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 If I Knew Then What I Know Now

Clinician: Tim Lautzenheiser, Ball State Univ, VicePresident of Education for Conn-Selmer, Inc. Presider: Jamie Weaver, Liberty HS Sponsored by: Ball State Univ and Conn-Selmer, Inc. CPE 1-11-SN12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr We all have said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I had it to do over . . . ,â&#x20AC;? and we followed it with a litany of what we would do differently if we could somehow jump in the illusive time machine and redo, relive, and reinvent some aspects of our professional pathways. While we know it is impossible to bring this wish to fruition, perhaps there is value in the wisdom of hindsight to those who are on the front edge of their teaching careers.

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THURSDAY

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1 Integrating Composition into Instrumental Technique Classes

Clinicians: Lisa Vosdoganes, Parker ES; Mark Buller, Parker ES; Michael Remson, AFA Presider: Christopher Reidlinger, Kingwood HS Demonstration Group: Parker Elementary Cellists, Lisa Vosdoganes, Director CPE 1-11-HB1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Composition and improvisation are critical to the musical development of instrumentalists to gain a deeper and broader understanding of music.

Clinicians will highlight games, activities, and lesson plans to incorporate these skills into instrumental technique while propelling forward technical skills on the instrument.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 3 A Conversation with Swedenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Real Group

Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA Vocal Vice-President CPE 1-11-HB3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Ask your questions of the 2017 Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Concert featured performers.

Swedenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Real Group is a professional a cappella ensemble that has been in constant development since its formation in 1984. The Real Group is one of the leading forces in the world of vocal music today.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Teaching for Transfer: Making Every Moment Count

Clinician: Robert Sinclair, VanderCook College of Music Presider: Connie Horton, McCullough JH CPE 1-11-GHLSABC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Connecting one activity to another is key to retention of information. Sinclair will explore teaching methods specifically designed to help students take skills or concepts from one moment in rehearsal and intentionally develop them in another. We will discuss warm-ups and skill-building like sightreading or count singing and will look at ways to apply those skills in each rehearsal.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF Choir Is . . . The Meanings of the Choral Experience, Grades 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12

TMEA Featured Clinician: Andrea Ramsey, Univ of Colorado-Boulder Presider: Christopher Fiorini, Langham Creek HS CPE 1-11-GHLSDEF â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Singers take more from our classes than notes, rhythms, and performances.

Over 200 singers in a variety of choral settings were asked to complete the phrase â&#x20AC;&#x153;Choir is . . .â&#x20AC;? Student meanings of the choral experience are varied and compelling. Focusing primarily on the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; words, Ramsey will help you recharge your teaching batteries and remind you why you do what you do.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC 301 Getting Along with Others: Micropolitics in the Workplace

TMEA Featured Clinician: Colleen Conway, Univ of Michigan Presider: Matthew McInturf, Sam Houston State Univ CPE 1-11-301 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Participants will explore the various power structures that teachers work within and discuss the notions of power with versus power over in relation to interactions with administrators, colleagues, parents, and students.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC 302 BC Community Youth Ensembles: An Open Forum

Clinicians: Laurie Williams, Univ of Missouri Kansas City; Kay Vanlandingham, TMEA Administrative Director; Duane Hill, Texas Tech Univ; Bradley Kent, UIL State Director of Music Presider: David Biel, Heritage MS CPE 1-11-302BC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr The number of community youth ensembles has been increasing across the nation. While these programs provide unique musical experiences for students, many teachers have questions about their values and goals. Youth wind ensemble and orchestra conductors will provide attendees the opportunity to ask questions and engage in discussion during an open forum.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC 303 Taking Charge of Your Music Career Trajectory

Clinician: Mary Ellen Cavitt, Texas State Univ Presider: Noel Esquivel, Kelly Lane MS CPE 1-11-303 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Does your career need a new direction? Is it time to step up your game? Cavitt will help you look at your career disposition, expectations, satisfaction, and 30 Southwestern Musician | December 2016

trajectory. Find and keep a job that is a good fit or change your scenery completely! Make positive professional changes and enhance your career.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC 212 Are You Using the Latest Finale Like Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Finale 2000?

Clinician: Mavis Kallestad, MakeMusic, Inc. Presider: David Fleming, South Grand Prairie HS Sponsored by: MakeMusic, Inc CPE 1-11-212 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Get current on the latest Finale tools and shortcuts. Kallestad will cover repitch and selection tools and contextual menus that reduce editing time. Learn how to use metatools to enter markings and expressions. Explore ways to enter repeats, endings, and codas using the Score Manager, change instruments mid-staff, modify layers, hide empty staves, explode chords into individual staves, create custom expressions, and more.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC 213 I Have a Degree in Music, Not Audio!

Clinician: John Mlynczak, Technology Institute for Music Educators Presider: John Mallon, United HS Sponsored by: Hal Leonard Corporation CPE 1-11-213 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Are you expected to be the audio expert at your school? Mlynczak will provide a simple and practical explanation for school audio needs, including audio system setup, adjusting microphone levels without feedback, using EQ to get a clear sound, recording, and integrating technology. Bring your questions!

Noon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:00 PM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #2 Electrify Your Orchestra Program!

Clinician: Mark Wood, Wood Violins Sponsored by: Wood Violins CPE 1-12-PS2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Wood will offer an introduction to electric string technologies, including how to put together an electric orchestra! He will cover topics including electric instruments, amplifiers, PA systems, special monitoring, and sound reinforcements. Wood will utilize iPads, computers, and other technologies to help showcase the learning of a stringed instrument.

Noon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:00 PM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #3 Film Scoring & Sound Design with Your Students

Clinicians: Michelle Mugnaini, Universal Orlando Resort; Robert W. Smith, Troy Univ Sponsored by: Universal Orlando Resort CPE 1-12-PS3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr This session will be led by Robert W. Smith, one of the most popular composers today. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s known throughout the world by students and teachers alike as a consummate music educator with a focus on curriculum design and instructional delivery. Get a glimpse of the possibilities that your students will experience in any of our six music workshops at Universal Orlando Resort.

12:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:30 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL College Division â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Visit the Exhibit Hall 12:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:00 PM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE UT/Rio Grande Valley Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble Director: Scott Roeder, UT/Rio Grande Valley CPE MS1-12-BH â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr This ensemble will perform a dynamic program featuring music inspired from Mexico and Latin America. The program will include original compositions for tuba/euphonium ensemble and transcriptions of popular selections recently performed by the ensemble at the 2016 International Tuba/ Euphonium Conference.

12:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:00 PM / CC MAIN LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Juan Saldana Native American Flute CPE MS1-12-ML â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr The Native American flute is an instrument that many tribes throughout North America used for personal expression, healing, and, in rare cases, in ceremony. Saldana will perform various traditional Native American music as well as contemporary flute pieces.

THURSDAY 12:30 – 1:00 PM / CC WEST REGISTRATION MUSIC SHOWCASE Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Trumpet Ensemble

Director: Mary Thornton, Texas A&M Univ/Corpus Christi CPE MS1-12-WR – 0.5 Hr This ensemble presents a varied repertoire, including herald trumpet fanfares.

They perform several times a year in recitals and other formats, performing the national anthem at sporting events, and presenting live broadcasts from KEDT radio in south Texas.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 210 Job Interview Skills Practice Session 2

Sponsored by: TMEA/TMAC CPE 1-13-210 – 1.0 Hr Topics and discussion moderators to be determined.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 305 Marketing Your Music Program

Clinician: James Stephens, Music for All, Inc. Presider: Scott Carter, Frenship HS CPE 1-13-305 – 1.0 Hr Highly effective music educators must possess the entrepreneurial skills to successfully recruit, promote, and market their program. Stephens will explore best practices for being a better advocate for your ensemble. He will highlight success stories to give you the tools to promote your program while strengthening your brand in your community.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 221 Saxophone Tone Production: A Guide to Proper Fundamentals Clinician: Nathan Nabb, Stephen F. Austin State Univ Presider: David Campo, Stephen F. Austin State Univ CPE 1-13-221 – 1.0 Hr While presenting the proper fundamentals for saxophone tone production, Nabb will discuss the many components and skills that help create the ideal tone. These include proper embouchure formation and mouthpiece placement, tongue position and oral cavity manipulation, equipment/reed selection, and air support.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 223 PML Band Music Selection Committee Meeting

Presiders: Bradley Kent, UIL State Director of Music; George Strickland, UIL Music Assistant

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 224 Texas Jazz Educators Association Meeting

Presider: David Lown, Carroll Senior HS, TJEA President

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 225 The Non-Bassoonist’s Guide to Equipment

Clinician: Nathan Koch, Sam Houston State Univ Presider: Haley Houk, Angleton HS CPE 1-13-225 – 1.0 Hr Koch will provide practical information for band directors to help guide them in the purchase and modification of equipment for their bassoonists. He will offer discussion and demonstrations on reeds and reed adjustments, bocals, and various accessories, all designed to maximize efficiency and ease of playing.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1–2 What Do Great Rehearsals Look Like?

Clinicians: Benjamin Alaniz, Brazoswood HS; Fred Allen, Stephen F. Austin State Univ; Eric Wilson, Baylor Univ; Brian Casey, Brazoswood HS Presider: Benjamin Alaniz, Brazoswood HS CPE 1-13-SN12 – 1.0 Hr Teachers have so much influence over not only what their students learn but also how they learn. Knowing that effective rehearsals can lead to beautiful performances, this expert panel will share their thoughts and experiences about how to prepare our students for musical growth in an encouraging environment.

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1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 4 Success Through Accountability

Clinicians: Darcy Potter Williams, Stiles MS; Jenna Yee, Stiles MS; Alex Ortega, Stiles MS Presider: Robert Herrings, Henry MS CPE 1-13-SN4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Learn how to increase independence and responsibility in your program.

The clinicians will discuss ways to develop individual accountability and ensemble responsibility from day one, creating self-sufficient musicians (and humans) along the way.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:50 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: HS String Honor Orchestra â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Klein HS

Conductor: Creston Herron, Klein HS Presider: Penelope Meitz, St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School, TMEA Orchestra Vice-President CPE 1-13-LCT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC 214 AB Fourth Finger First: Why Finger Introduction Order Matters

Clinician: Sandy Goldie, Virginia Commonwealth Univ Presider: Corey Metcalf, Lee HS CPE 1-13-214AB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Goldie will present research evidence of what might happen if we changed the order traditionally used to introduce the fingers of the left hand to beginning string players. She will explore why the order of finger introduction matters in beginning string instruction and the differences between the approach offered in many popular class methods books and the approach of other leading pedagogues.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC 214 CD Practical Arranging Concepts for Beginning and Intermediate Mariachi

Clinician: Jose Hernandez, Mariachi Sol de Mexico Presider: Marta Ocampo, Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy CPE 1-13-214CD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Mariachi selections are far fewer than selections published for traditional bands and orchestras. With limited availability of material, published arrangements often have to be rescored to accommodate the specific ability level of the

players. Hernandez will provide voicing solutions for educators to use when rescoring arrangements to fit the ensemble.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:25 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS BALLROOM Concert: Houston HSPVA Girls Chorus Conductor: Julia Hall, HSPVA Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA Vocal Vice-President CPE 1-13-GHTX-A â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Developing Adolescent Male Voices in Choir

Clinicians: Ryan Olsen, Colorado State Univ; John Seesholtz, Colorado State Univ Presider: Courtney Patten, Kerr MS CPE 1-13-GHLSABC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr The changing male voice is one of the greatest challenges choir directors face.

Seesholtz and Olsen will provide pedagogical information about the changing male voice, along with exercises to help navigate the change, keep young men interested in singing, and fit them into the performance of available choral repertoire. Solo and choral perspectives will be presented to train the whole voice.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF Make a Joyful (Middle School) Noise!

Clinician: Victor Johnson, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts Presider: Henrietta Kolb, Cypress Woods HS Sponsored by: Heritage Music Press CPE 1-13-GHLSDEF â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Middle school choirs of all sizes and abilities could benefit from a fresh perspective on repertoire selection. Johnson will present this step-by-step guide for programming a concert and rehearsing for success. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s specially designed for middle school voices, exploring the unique challenges and joys of directing a choir at this level.

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Telles, Directors, McNair MS Band, Southwest ISD â&#x20AC;&#x153;The McNair MS Wind Ensemble has used RhythmBee since 2010. I attribute a significant part of our annual UIL sight-reading success to RB instruction. Also, we have been an area finalist in the Honor Band competition for two years as a result of being able to explore more complex music. This year, we have started all of our elementary campuses on RhythmBee.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ramsey Hanson Southwestern Musician | December 2016 33

THURSDAY 1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:25 PM / CC 217 Concert: Duke Dynamics Choir

Conductor: Meredith Mooney, Red Duke ES Presider: Juli Salzman, Northside ES, TMEA Elementary Vice-President Accompanist: Brenda Music, Alvin HS CPE 1-13-217-A â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1 Percussion Parade

Clinician: Artie Almeida, Bear Lake ES Presider: Lisa Trewin, Yeager ES Sponsored by: Heritage Music Press CPE 1-13-HB1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Kids love percussion instruments, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll love these lessons that focus on beat, rhythm, and timbre! Body percussion, non-pitched percussion, drums, kickballs, and crash cans will be utilized in unique lessons and routines for Kâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 students.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 2 Tuning the TEKS with Recorders!

Clinician: Ben Torres, Brentfield ES Presider: Michael Chandler, Univ of North Texas Sponsored by: Sweet Pipes, Inc. and Yamaha Corporation CPE 1-13-HB2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Playing recorder is an effective medium for teaching the TEKS while still engaging and motivating elementary students to make beautiful music.

Torres will present teaching strategies with the recorder through select pieces from various publications by Sweet Pipes, Inc.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 3 Is There a Uke in Your Toolbox?

Clinician: Richard Lawton, Roscomare Road ES, Los Angeles Presider: Natasha Thurmon, Boldt ES Sponsored by: Peripole, Inc. CPE 1-13-HB3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Ukuleles are incredibly versatile instruments, accessible and fun, and with a tonal center of C, they are a good match for recorders, barred instruments, and other elementary music classroom resources. Those who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play will gain the tools needed to get started. Those who do will gain strategies to fully utilize this most excellent music teaching tool.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC 212 Tech Tools on a Budget

Clinician: James Green, Sewell ES Presider: Lyndon Wang, Rayburn HS CPE 1-13-212 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Using technology is an expectation in all classes, and the elementary music classroom is no exception. In a time where school budgets are tight, we need to find usable and affordable technologies for our students. Green will share programs, websites, and other valuable information available on the Internet.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC 301 Getting Started with the New SmartMusic

Clinician: Leigh Kallestad, MakeMusic, Inc. Presider: Bryan Barrett, Memorial HS Sponsored by: MakeMusic, Inc CPE 1-13-301 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Now Web-based, SmartMusic continues the tradition of great practice and assessment features while expanding access for students. The new SmartMusic includes affordable classroom-wide pricing. Explore the repertoire library, which includes method books for band, orchestra, and voice, concert and solo titles, jazz, and sightreading. Kallestad will also share tips on assignments.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC 302 BC Elementary Music Instruction Fit for a Kid!

Clinician: James Frankel, MusicFirst Presider: Keith Dye, Texas Tech Univ, TMEA Immediate Past-President Sponsored by: MusicFirst CPE 1-13-302BC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Elementary general music teachers need specific tools that are developmentally appropriate for young students that also include fun and engaging contentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and they need them to be easy to implement. Using MusicFirst Junior, students can work on assignments that teachers have designed or they can access software to sing, play, create, or explore on their own.

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1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC 303 Stop the Ringing! How to Play and Hear for a Lifetime

Clinician: Patricia Johnson, Etymotic Research, Inc. Presider: Neil Larrivee, Vic Firth Inc Sponsored by: Etymotic Research, Inc. CPE 1-13-303 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Good hearing is essential for teaching, playing, and enjoying music, but loud music can damage your hearing and negatively impact your quality of life.

Johnson will provide you the resources to assess your risk, make sense of hearing protection performance claims and labeling, use hearing protection properly, and determine where and how to get hearing help if you need it.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #1 Floot Fundamentals: Using the Floot Fire Books

Clinicians: Kimberly Clark, Private Instructor; Claire Johnson, Private Instructor Sponsored by: Floot Fire Inc. CPE 1-13-PS1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr The clinicians will lead an interactive demonstration and discussion of flute fundamentals as presented in the Floot Fire books. They will invite questions about balance, breathing, tone development, vibrato, articulation, hand position, and more. Learn how to use the Floot Fire Foundations, Intermediate, and Advanced books in the classroom and the private studio.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #4 The Benefits of Technology, Music, and the New ESSA Law

Clinicians: Ted Gee, Live Music Tutor, Inc.; Jim Brown, Live Music Tutor, Inc. Sponsored by: LiveMusicTutor, Inc. CPE 1-13-PS4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Live Music Tutor provides students a live, real-time online learning solution to the new ESSA law. We work with the schools to provide global access to instructors to supplement their current curriculums via individual lessons, master lessons, and class solutions. This can also benefit bands and orchestras by providing additional resources that will help the leaders with success.

1:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / MARRIOTT RW RIVER TERRACE Phi Beta Mu Board Meeting

Presider: Todd Clearwater, Klein Oak HS, Phi Beta Mu Alpha Chapter President

1:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:55 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS BALLROOM Concert: Midway HS Varsity Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choir Conductor: Jeffery Rice, Midway HS Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA Vocal Vice-President CPE 1-13-GHTX-B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr

1:35 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC 217 Concert: Stephen F. Austin MS Beginning Choir

Conductor: Brian Shane, Austin MS Presider: Juli Salzman, Northside ES, TMEA Elementary Vice-President CPE 1-13-217-B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr

2:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:00 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL Vocal Division â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Visit the Exhibit Hall 2:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:00 PM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #2 Retirement GPS

Clinicians: Cindy Mikel, Planto Roe Financial Services; Sonja Miller, Planto Roe Financial Services Sponsored by: Planto Roe Financial Services, Inc. Whether you plan to retire in 40 years or one, this clinic is designed for you.

Take a detour from your clinic schedule to focus on yourself and your future.

Explore your vision for retirement, discover the different phases of retirement, recognize potential financial detours, and identify the financial fuel youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need to power your retirement dreams.

2:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:00 PM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #3 Building Tomorrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Musicians with Technology

Clinician: John Jacobson, Hal Leonard Corporation Sponsored by: Hal Leonard Corporation CPE 1-14-PS3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Use your computer, interactive whiteboard, student iPads, and Chromebooks, all while teaching educational, standards-based music lessons. For grades Kâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;6, Music Express is now enhanced and expanded to offer more content, easily accessible digital and print lessons at an affordable price!

Texas Lutheran University School of Music

SCHOLARSHIP AUDITIONS Scholarships are available for both music and non-music majors.

These awards are intended to provide recognition for scholarship and talent in the study of music.

For specific qualifications for each award, visit

www.tlu.edu/music-scholarships.

SCHOLARSHIP AUDITION DATES: Sunday, February 19, 2017 Saturday, March 4, 2017 Sunday, April 9, 2017 Sunday, May 21, 2017

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Individual audition dates may be requested if necessary.

BACHELOR OF MUSIC IN ALL-LEVEL MUSIC EDUCATION BACHELOR OF MUSIC IN PERFORMANCE BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC

SCHOOL OF MUSIC DEPARTMENT HEADS

Jeanne Gnecco Instructor, Flute

Douglas R. Boyer Director, School of Music and Director of Choral Activities dboyer@tlu.edu 830-372-6869 or 800-771-8521

Elizabeth Lee Asst. Professor, Cello Patricia Lee Asst. Professor, Piano Wei Chen Lin Asst. Professor, Piano

Beth Bronk Director of Bands bbronk@tlu.edu

Deborah Mayes Accompanist

Shaaron Conoly Director of Vocal Studies sconoly@tlu.edu

Daniel Scott McDonald Instructor, Saxophone & Jazz Band

Eric Daub Director of Piano Studies edaub@tlu.edu

Carla McElhaney Asst. Professor, Collaborative Pianist

Eliza Jeffords Director of Strings ejeffords@tlu.edu

David Milburn Instructor, Double Bass

FACULTY Mark Ackerman Instructor, Oboe

Ilan Morgenstern Instructor, Low Brass Joseph Palmer Asst. Professor, Guitar

Adam Bedell Instructor, Percussion

Keith Robinson Instructor, Tuba & Music Education

Mary Ellen Cavitt Asst. Professor, Horn

Jill Rodriguez Instructor, General Music

Carol Chambers Instructor, Music Education

Robert Mark Rogers Asst. Professor, Bassoon

Ashley Cooper Instructor, Violin

Eric Siu Asst. Professor, Violin

Joseph Cooper Asst. Professor, Trumpet

Robert Warren Asst. Professor, Piano, General Music & Music History

Paula Corley Instructor, Clarinet

www.tlu.edu/music

THURSDAY 2:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:30 PM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE Mariachi CorazĂłn de San Antonio

Director: Rachel Cruz, Int. Academy of Music and the Arts Sponsored by: Main Plaza Conservancy CPE MS1-14-BH â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr This ensemble is dedicated to preserving San Antonio culture and heritage and its members are ambassadors for the city of San Antonio. These classically trained students will perform a concert of traditional mariachi repertoire.

2:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:30 PM / CC MAIN LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE UT/Rio Grand Valley Flute & Guitar Duo CPE MS1-14-ML â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr Formed in 2015, this duo has performed numerous times across Texas.

Members are UT/Rio Grande Valley faculty members Krista Jobson and Hector Javier Rodriguez.

2:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:30 PM / CC WEST REGISTRATION MUSIC SHOWCASE ValleyOnCello Ensemble

Director: Tido Janssen, UT/Rio Grande Valley CPE MS1-14-WR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr Students of the UT/Rio Grande Valley cello studio perform a variety of repertoire together with original choreography by dancers of the UT/Rio Grande Valley dance program. These two ensembles have collaborated in many performances for three years.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC 210 Urban School Music Programs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Roundtable Discussion 2

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC 225 Banish the B-52s: Precise Intonation in Your Tuba Section

Clinician: Jeremy Lewis, West Texas A&M Univ Presider: Mike Ary, Taylor HS Demonstration Group: West Texas A&M University Tuba Section CPE 1-14-225 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr If your tuba section sounds like a fleet of aircraft making a run on your neighborhood, there are solutions. The answers to your tuba section intonation woes may surprise you. Lewis will discuss and offer demonstrations of common causes for poor intonation and accessible solutions for each problem.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 Pedagogical Methods for the Jazz Band Rhythm Section

Clinician: Daniel Cavanagh, UT/Arlington Presider: Richard Armstrong, Waxahachie HS Demonstration Group: UT/Arlington Jazz Orchestra Rhythm Section CPE 1-14-SN12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr In a jazz big band, the musicality and energy of the jazz rhythm section (bass, drums, piano, guitar) is often the difference between a performance that pops with excitement and one that falls flat. Cavanagh will present specific pedagogical methods for all four instruments and focus on creating a driving, energetic, straight-ahead swing feel. Miking and equipment will also be covered.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 4 Imagination, Interpretation, and Affection with Holstâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First and Second Suites for Military Band

Presider: Keith Dye, Texas Tech Univ, TMEA Immediate Past-President Sponsored by: TMEA CPE 1-14-210 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Join colleagues from across the state and explore your challenges, opportunities, and practical methods for success in an urban school environment.

TMEA Featured Clinician: Allan McMurray, Univ of Colorado Boulder, Retired Presider: Jerry Junkin, UT/Austin CPE 1-14-SN4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Score study is more than reading what is on the page. It also involves imagining possibilities to serve the composerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intent. A fresh look at the Holst suites provides circumstantial evidence to create a new performance tradition.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC 224 Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Rule for That: Submitting Works for Publication

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / LOCATIONS VARY All-State Rehearsal: Techniques and Best Practices

Clinician: Lynne Latham, LudwigMasters Publications Presider: Tanner Ledford, Klein Oak HS Sponsored by: LudwigMasters Publications CPE 1-14-224 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Have you composed or arranged works for your performing group but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to pursue publication? Have you considered self-publishing but arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure what would be involved? Do you have questions about what copyright law allows? Attending this session will answer all those questions and more!

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC 305 What We Look for in a High School Band, Orchestra, or Choir Assistant

Clinicians: Kerry Taylor, Westlake HS; Dana Pradervand, Oak Ridge HS; Kathy Hackett, Plano West SH Presider: Andrew Sealy, Hebron HS, TMEA President-Elect CPE 1-14-305 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr This panel of three well-known high school directors will present the results of a survey of over 20 highly successful assistant and head directors of prominent Texas high schools. The survey has identified a handful of highly valued characteristics and qualities common in assistant directors of these programs.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:20 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: 1A/2A Honor Band â&#x20AC;&#x201C; New Deal HS

Conductor: James Nance, New Deal HS Presider: Joseph MuĂąoz, Pearland HS, TMEA Band Vice-President CPE 1-14-LCT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC 221 Clarinet Methodsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Fundamentals First

Clinician: Jun Qian, Baylor Univ Presider: Doris DeLoach, Baylor Univ Demonstration Group: Baylor Clarinet Choir CPE 1-14-221 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr In this comprehensive clarinet clinic, gain an understanding of the basic teaching methods of clarinet playing and how to resolve common problems.

These methods will help students from middle to high school develop their clarinet playing by establishing and maintaining correct fundamental skills throughout their learning processes.

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CPE 1-14-LOC-ASR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Observe an All-State clinician/conductor in rehearsal. Times/locations in the convention program.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC 214 AB Ten Practical Strategies for Incorporating Bowed Electric Strings into Your Classroom

TMEA Featured Clinician: Scott Laird, North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics Presider: Armando Rivera, Brennan HS CPE 1-14-214AB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Do you want an electric violin, viola, or cello for your school but just arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure how to incorporate it into your teaching, classroom, or performances? Laird will feature 10 practical and proven strategies for integrating electric stringed instruments into your program. He will include demonstrations, video of student performances, and anecdotes of actual classroom applications and experiences.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC 214 CD What Is a 100? Sparking Motivation Through Assessment

Clinicians: Michelle New, McKinney Boyd HS; Michael Link, McKinney Boyd HS; Kari Zamora, Faubion MS; Christine Glass, Faubion MS Presider: R. Fawn Sorgi, McKinney HS CPE 1-14-214CD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Do your students stop working when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve earned a 90â&#x20AC;&#x201C;100? What is a 100? Learn about a testing method that has positively affected the cliniciansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; middle and high school programs. This method helps students reach their full potential on their instruments while creating positive and friendly competition within the ensemble.

The Bottom Line of Music Making with Justin Pierce Justin Pierce is Assistant Professor of Instrumental Music at Oklahoma Baptist University, where he teaches saxophone, clarinet, and jazz studies courses. This year, KH will complete a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of North Texas, where he also earned a Master of Music in Jazz Studies.

While at UNT, he served as lead alto saxophonist in the One Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Clock and Two Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Clock Lab Bands. As a freelance woodwind performer, Justin has performed with The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Doc Severinsen, The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, The Temptations, The Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Jays, and Wayne Newton.

Tell us about your studio/ program.

At OBU, I teach the saxophone and clarinet studio, improvisation lessons, direct the big band, and lead a touring ensemble called 519 Collective, a jazzfusion ensemble (think Snarky Puppy, Yellowjackets, etc.). Currently, my private students are preparing for Concerto-Aria, an annual competition where they have the opportunity to perform a major work with a professional orchestra at OBU in the Spring. Our big band and combo will record soon to submit for the JEN 2017 conference in Dallas.

What are your thoughts on equipment?

I believe quality equipment makes a tremendous impact on the studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s longterm success. For instance, a 6th grade student who came to me a few years ago started on a reed a half-strength too hard. He was discouraged and ready to quit band, until we switched him to a half-strength softer reed. Response and tone were vastly improved and he was encouraged to see that a good sound was possible with equipment that matched the player. $ UHHG FDQ PDNH D LQVWUXPHQW IHHO HLWKHU VWXII\ DQG XQUHVSRQVLYH RU EULOOLDQW DQG G\QDPLF 7U\LQJ D IHZ GLIIHUHQW PRXWKSLHFHV LV JUHDW IRU DGYDQFLQJ SOD\HUV WR FKHFN LI

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The bottom line is if a student has had the opportunity to select the best equipment, they can focus on making beautiful music with ease.

Justin Pierce is a Vandoren Regional Artist. To learn more about the program, or to schedule a free clinic with a local Vandoren Regional Artist, visit www.bit.ly/regartist

Blinn College Scholarship awards are available!

Degree programs in instrumental and vocal music are available on the Brenham Campus. Auditions are available on Saturday:

December 17, 2016 January 21, 2017 March 4, 2017 April 22, 2017 May 13, 2017

To schedule an appointment: Jill Stewart (jstewart@blinn.edu) .............. Instrumental Dr. Paulo Gomes (paulo.gomes@blinn.edu) .........Vocal String Private Lessons are available on the Bryan Campus. Auditions are scheduled by appointment only by contacting Todd Quinlan (Todd.Quinlan@blinn.edu) Any general questions may be directed to Todd Quinlan, Performing Arts Department Head 979-830-4288.

or by scheduling an individual appointment

Our outstanding music faculty members are waiting for you!

Blinn College Music Faculty Dr. Marcelo Bussiki ... Division Academic Dean Todd Quinlan.............. Performing Arts Department Head Jill Stewart ................... Instrumental Music Coordinator Brenham Campus (Instrumental) Dr. Sarah Burke .......... Director of Bands/ Percussion Kerry Bird ................... Woodwinds/General Music John Dujka .................... Piano/Music Theory

Dr. Craig Garrett ....... Jazz Studies/Trumpet Brian Klekar................ Jazz Studies/ Saxophone Jeffrey Hill.................... Double Bass Dr. Li Kuang ................ Trombone Marie McElroy ............ Flute Dr. Eric Miller ................ Double Reed Kendall Prinz ............. Assistant Band Director/Low Brass Hermillo Salinas, III.... Color Guard Jill Stewart ................... Clarinet Steven Winter ............ French Horn

Brenham Campus (Vocal) Dr. Paulo Gomes ....... Choir Director Dr. Soo Kim ................ Director of Vocal Studies Cheryl Amelang ......... Accompanist Dr. Linda Patterson ... Accompanist Cindy Schulz ............... Accompanist Bryan Campus Prudence McDaniel... Cello Michelle Lassiter ........ General Music Dr. Alan Strong.......... General Music

For more information call 979-830-4262 or 830-4288 or visit our website at:

www.blinn.edu/vpa/auditions

THURSDAY 2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1 Hip Cats and Cool Kids: Jazz in the Classroom

TMEA Featured Clinician: Patrick Ware, Fitzgerald ES, Woodbridge, Va. Presider: Darlene Davis, Tyrrell ES CPE 1-14-HB1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Explore the world of jazz in the general music classroom. Be prepared to scat, swing, move, and groove as we mesh the Schulwerk with Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s musicâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; jazz! You will experience all aspects of the Schulwerk, from speech and song to rhythm and movementâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;student success guaranteed.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 2 Let the Music Play! Tapping into Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Playfulness

Clinician: Julie Kastner, Univ of Houston Presider: Abigail Hawes, Moore ES CPE 1-14-HB2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr You may have heard the phrase â&#x20AC;&#x153;Play is childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work.â&#x20AC;? By tapping into childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music play, teachers can provide learning experiences that are educational and engaging. Kastner will describe research-based characteristics of childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music play, model play-based activities, and share teaching strategies needed to facilitate these learning experiences.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 3 Engaging and Tuneful Activities for the Early Childhood Classroom

TMEA Featured Clinicians: MĂ­cheĂĄl Houlahan, Millersville Univ; Philip Tacka, Millersville Univ Presider: Diane Magier, Shields ES CPE 1-14-HB3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr In this hands-on session designed for the early childhood music classroom, Houlahan and Tacka will present interactive singing games, listening examples, and sequential activities that engage your students and guide them to an understanding of kindergarten music concepts and skills. Books with literacy connections, games, and video demonstrations with students from Carl Schurz ES in New Braunfels ISD will be featured. (Repeated on Saturday.)

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC 301 Getting Started Teaching with Technology

TMEA Featured Clinician: Barbara Freedman, Greenwich HS Presider: Eddie Vandewalker, Tarrant County College NW CPE 1-14-301 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr All students can have meaningful hands-on applied learning experiences that will impact not only their music experience and learning but also their understanding and comfort with 21st-century technology. Freedman will explore lessons and curriculum used to teach composition and theory skills so that beginning students can be successful creators of music. She will include techniques on use of the software and lesson plans on composition and theory skills.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC 302 BC Viewpoints from the Flipside! What I Wish I Knew My First Year

Clinicians: Aaron Dugger, Melissa MS; Amanda Grubb, Univ of North Texas; Delanie Sager, Era School; Carter Biggers, Texas Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Univ, Moderator Presider: Pamela Youngblood, Texas Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Univ CPE 1-14-302BC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr How did you feel in your first year of teaching? Excited, nervous, preparedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all three and more? Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all been there! Biggers will moderate a panel discussion of new teachers regarding their experiences in the first year as music educators. They will share what they felt most prepared for and those opportunities that no amount of heads-up could get them ready to handle!

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2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC 303 Inclusion Strategies for Ensemble Teachers

Clinicians: Donald Taylor, Univ of North Texas; Judith Jellison, UT/Austin; Russell Gavin, Baylor Univ Presider: Sarah Roberts, UT/Tyler CPE 1-14-303 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Including students with disabilities in secondary ensembles can be rewarding for all involved. Yet the challenges of preparing for concerts, competitions, and daily interactions can sometimes be intimidating. Taylor and Jellison will share practical strategies offered by secondary choral, band, and orchestra teachers who have had success. Suggested for College Student members.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC 212 Creating & Composing Music with Younger Elementary Students

Clinician: Amy Burns, Far Hills Country Day School Presider: Kaitlyn Carty, Northwest HS CPE 1-14-212 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Using technology can help very young students create and compose music.

Burns will show activities and creations/compositions from her early childhood/elementary music classrooms that vary from limited technology to 1:1 classrooms. She will also discuss how these technological tools already complement creating and composing music through visuals, movement, and performing on instruments.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC 213 Exploring Finale Worksheets

Clinician: Mavis Kallestad, MakeMusic, Inc. Presider: David Brandon, Duncanville HS Sponsored by: MakeMusic, Inc CPE 1-14-213 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Kallestad will explore extensive ready-made educator-approved content found in Finale Worksheets. She will discuss flashcards, theory, ear training, fingerings, terminology, musical games, general music, and how to create a worksheet from scratch. Learn how to edit and customize Finale Worksheets to your area of teaching. In addition, explore Finale Repertoire publicdomain songs for instruments, piano, and voice.

3:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:00 PM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE El Paso Brass

CPE MS1-15-BH â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr This ensemble offers performances that emphasize education and entertainment. Having received invitations to tour Europe and present programs at community concerts and music conventions, El Paso Brass believes one of its most important contributions is their â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brass in Classâ&#x20AC;? series they present to grade-school students throughout the southwest.

3:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:00 PM / CC MAIN LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Morpheme Saxophone Quartet

Director: Mitchell Brackett, Baylor Univ CPE MS1-15-ML â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr This ensemble of four senior undergraduate students is one of Baylor Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier chamber groups, having won several awards and special honors. Their repertoire consists of popular works in the current saxophone quartet repertoire, with a wide variety of techniques, styles, and sounds.

3:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:00 PM / CC WEST REGISTRATION MUSIC SHOWCASE Sam Houston State University Bearkat Bassoons

Director: Nathan Koch, Sam Houston State Univ CPE MS1-15-WR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr The ensemble will feature performances of various combinations of bassoon and contrabassoon chamber works. Repertoire will range in style from jazz to Latin to classical and will feature the performance of a Vivaldi concerto arranged by Nathan Koch for soloist and bassoon orchestra.

3:45 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:15 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT LOBBY College Division Research Poster Session

Presider: Amy Simmons, UT/Austin CPE 1-15-SNL â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.5 Hrs Selected authors will present their research at this informal session where attendees can learn about the research and discuss applications to music teaching. Selected research will be listed in the convention program.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Digital Tools in the Choral Rehearsal

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 221 Design Considerations for Secondary or College Music Spaces

Clinician: Marc Erck, McGraw-Hill Education Presider: Michael Lysinger, Pearce HS Sponsored by: McGraw-Hill Education and Hal Leonard Corporation CPE 1-14-GHLSABC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Choral directors are looking for new ways to integrate technology into rehearsals. Purposeful digital technology must be efficient, effective, engaging, and intuitive. Erck will highlight musical digital tools, including iOctavo, digital scores, and projectables, and he will demonstrate how rehearsals can become more productive and meaningful with purposeful technology.

Clinician: Steve Bright, Wenger Corporation Presider: Jeff Turner, Allen ISD Sponsored by: Wenger Corporation CPE 1-16-221 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr The fundamental requirements in the design of music practice, rehearsal, and performance spaces are key to the success of music education. This material is presented from the perspective of a music educator; however, the entire design team can use this information, which has proven to be effective and a positive investment into music education. Bright will also highlight new teaching technological advances.

3:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:00 PM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #1 Successful Travel: Minimize Liability and Maximize Value

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 224 Texas Percussive Arts Society Business Meeting

Clinician: Jon Locke, Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice Sponsored by: Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice Travel planning for a student group can be challenging, time consuming, and costly. It is imperative that music educators understand the elements of a successful trip to keep students safe, promote education, offer a significant performance element, and provide value for the cost. Former band director and Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice owner Locke will share travel planning tips and pitfalls.

3:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:00 PM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #4 Web Software to Manage Solo and Ensemble Contests

Clinician: Douglas Abernathy, Solo-Ensemble.com Sponsored by: Solo-Ensemble.com CPE 1-15-PS4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Solo-Ensemble.com is a Web-based application designed to reduce workload and improve the process for conducting judged music contests. No software installation is necessary. Schools, districts, and UIL Regions have used this software to conduct practice contests that familiarize their students with the judged contest environment. Invoices and comment sheets can be saved as PDFs.

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Presider: Kennan Wylie, Marcus HS, PAS President

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 305 Achieving Excellence in Challenging Environments

Clinicians: Chase Giddings, Dekaney HS; Trent Cooper, Dekaney HS; Matthew McInturf, Sam Houston State Univ; Shelby Chipman, Florida A&M Univ Presider: Richard Crain, Retired CPE 1-16-305 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Music can have a powerful and life-changing effect on students in at-risk situations. When all resources seem exhausted, and goals seem unattainable, music has been the consistent source of motivation for students to achieve success, regardless of their environment. The clinicians will offer various ways to empower students and inspire teachers who live this every day.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:50 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: University of Texas at Arlington Wind Symphony Conductor: Douglas Stotter, UT/Arlington Presider: Joseph MuĂąoz, Pearland HS, TMEA Band Vice-President CPE 1-16-LCT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

THURSDAY

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 225 Slide Technique: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Not All About the Air

Clinician: Brent Phillips, Baylor Univ Presider: Jeffrey Powers, Baylor Univ Demonstration Group: Baylor Univ Trombone Studio Sponsored by: Shires Custom Trombones CPE 1-16-225 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Are you just passing through or do you index? Neglected slide technique leads to poor attacks, sloppy legato, choppy phrasing, and poor ensemble skills.

With video and waveform analysis, attendees will learn from the legendary masters of our instrument. Phillips and company will demonstrate exercises and routines to promote indexed slide technique. Master class participation is welcome.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 Developing Sightreading Throughout the Year

Clinician: Asa Burk, Argyle HS Presider: Evan Fletcher, Argyle MS CPE 1-16-SN12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Sightreading can be stressful and intimidating. We often spend too little time on it to see meaningful results. With a plan in place and a dedicated mindset to develop sightreading skills year-round you can improve your ensembleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s musical literacy and build the confidence of individual musicians. Burk will present tips and techniques to use year-round, including on the day of your evaluation.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 4 Better Together: Growth Via Creative Chamber Music Activity

Clinicians: Yuki Katayama, Lauren Yu Ziemba, Kara LaMoure, Brittany Harrington, The Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet Presider: Darla McBryde, Timber Creek HS Demonstration Group: The Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet Sponsored by: Fox Products CPE 1-16-SN4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Chamber music is the superfood of music educationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it not only helps develop skills, but it also serves as a vehicle for creative exploration. The Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet will demonstrate rehearsal techniques that have influenced their growth and offer project ideas that can introduce precollege students to concepts of artistic programming, composition, and music entrepreneurship.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / LOCATIONS VARY All-State Rehearsal: Techniques and Best Practices

CPE 1-16-LOC-ASR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Observe an All-State clinician/conductor in rehearsal. Times and locations in the convention program.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 214 AB HIPP: Historically Informed Performance Practice Made Easy

Clinicians: Ryan Ross, Plano West SH; Clinton Capshaw, Taylor HS Presider: Mary Havenstrite, Robinson MS CPE 1-16-214AB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Period performance practice does not have to be the domain of wonks or require investment in gut strings, new bows, or end-pin removal. In fact, you can easily apply historically informed principles on modern instruments in your classroom and your performances. Help your students experience Baroque and Classical music in fresh, exciting ways that more closely mirror composer intentions.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 214 CD The Bass-ics: Dos and Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ts of Teaching String Bass

Clinicians: George Fahlund, Private Instructor; Kelsey Nussbaum, Ann Richards School for Y WL; Ricky Pringle, McCallum HS; Anna Macias, Lake Travis HS Presider: David Sloan, Retired CPE 1-16-214CD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr We know the bass is different; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tuned in fourths, has two types of bows, and is bulky. The Texas Hill Country Bass Collective will help demystify this noble instrument. Whether you want to expand or renew your knowledge, the clinicians will help you meet your goals. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s break some bad habits and prevent serious injuries before they happen. Go home excited about the bass!

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4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Explorations of Lived Experiences in a High School Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chorus

TMEA Featured Clinician: Andrea Ramsey, Univ of Colorado-Boulder Presider: Christopher Fiorini, Langham Creek HS CPE 1-16-GHLSABC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Ramsey will explore how participation in a male chorus impacts singersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lives and identities. She will share helpful models of relationships and values within the male chorus environment, strategies for teaching and maintaining balance while rehearsing male choruses, and male-specific neuroscience.

While Ramsey will focus primarily on the high school male chorus, instructors of middle school and university male choruses may also find this session to be of interest.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF Programming for Successful High School Choral Concerts

Clinician: Christopher Peterson, California State Univ/Fullerton Presider: Stacy Gonzalez, Rowe HS Sponsored by: Hal Leonard Corporation CPE 1-16-GHLSDEF â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Why are some choral concerts stunning while others seem to fall short? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about the literature you select and the sequencing of your concert program.

Peterson will present a compelling framework for selecting and programming choral literature for high school choirs that is educationally sound for the choral curriculum.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:25 PM / CC 217 Concert: Mitchell Intermediate School Chorale

Conductor: Cyndie Lowry, Mitchell IS Presider: Juli Salzman, Northside ES, TMEA Elementary Vice-President Accompanist: Kristy Cox, Private Instructor CPE 1-16-217-A â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1 Teaching Dance and Singing Games with Kâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;2

Clinicians: Peter Amidon, New England Dancing Masters; Mary Alice Amidon, New England Dancing Masters Presider: Susan Moore, Giesinger ES Sponsored by: West Music CPE 1-16-HB1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Learn singing games and dances you can immediately use in your music classrooms. Gain a wealth of teaching tips and directions for the dances demonstrated during the clinic. Get the knowledge and inspiration to incorporate more movement and music activities with your students.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 2 Teaching World Music Experientially Through Improvisation

Clinician: Mary Knysh, Rhythm Band Instruments/Rhythmic Connections Presider: Samantha Jones, South Hills ES Sponsored by: Rhythm Band Instruments CPE 1-16-HB2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr World music improvisation helps students gain an understanding and appreciation for ethnic traditions while developing their own expressive music vocabulary. Knysh will share innovative strategies and activities, featuring scales, rhythms, and styles from Africa, Asia, Indonesia, and India. She will highlight sequential activities that address music standards in a fun, experiential, and engaging way.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 3 Teaching the Blues in the Orff Classroom

Clinician: Richard Lawton, Roscomare Road ES, Los Angeles Presider: Christopher Giles, Mireles ES Sponsored by: Peripole, Inc. CPE 1-16-HB3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Emphasizing fundamental blues elements such as call and response, swing, and the minor third allows students to identify these elements in everything from church sermons to rock and roll to use them confidently in musicmaking. Lawton will explore strategies for teaching these elements using Orff classroom resourcesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;barred instruments, recorders, ukuleles, signing, and movement.

THURSDAY

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 301 Addressing the Hidden Curriculum in the Music Classroom

TMEA Featured Clinician: Colleen Conway, Univ of Michigan Presider: Darla Meek, Texas A&M Univ/Commerce CPE 1-16-301 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Participants in this session will work to uncover the hidden elements of their curricula. The goal of the session is to increase awareness of the unintentional and unintended lessons that students learn in relation to music as well as musicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role in a social and cultural context. Conway will also address strategies for teacher educators to use when working with preservice educators. Suggested for College Student members.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 302 BC Diversity Training for Preservice Music Teachers

Clinician: Nicole Robinson, Univ of Utah Presider: Janice Killian, Texas Tech Univ CPE 1-16-302BC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preservice music teachers will encounter the most ethnically and culturally diverse classrooms in public school history. Although they may have adequate music teaching skills, many will not be equipped with the teaching dispositions needed to navigate the sociocultural facets they will encounter.

In this interactive session, Robinson will explore effective diversity training activities for teacher trainers to utilize in their instruction of preservice teachers.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 303 Knowing Self/Knowing Others: Success in Urban Settings

Clinician: Donna Emmanuel, Univ of North Texas Presider: Warren Henry, Univ of North Texas CPE 1-16-303 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Do you feel challenged to teach music in your urban school? Find out how to be more effective working in this setting with diverse students! Be ready to participate in activities that will help you make better connections with your urban students while getting to know yourself better. We will interweave music teaching and learning with cultural competence, so be ready to explore!

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 212 Tech Savvy Instruction

Clinician: Martin Dimitrov, The Village School Presider: Martin Dimitrov, The Village School CPE 1-16-212 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Integrating technology in classroom routines promotes classroom engagement, improves personalized instruction, creates differentiated learning, and is efficient. Dimitrov will demonstrate rehearsal techniques, time-saving strategies, and ways to be an effective advocate for your program and gain community support using SmartMusic, Finale, iMovie, YouTube, Google, and other smart device apps.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 213 Beyond SmartMusic: Apps for the Applied Music Studio

Clinicians: Art Brownlow, UT/Rio Grande Valley; Michael Quantz, UT/Rio Grande Valley Presider: James Dolnik, Mayde Creek HS CPE 1-16-213 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Everyone knows the amazing potential of SmartMusic in the applied music studio. However, there are many other apps available to mobile devices that can be used when a computer isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t accessible. Brownlow and Quantz will demonstrate a variety of mobile and tablet apps that can be used to improve your teaching, and in the process, enhance the resources available for use in your private lessons.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #2 Stomp & Drum

Clinicians: Carrie Elkins, Drums Alive, Owner/Creator; Gail Smith, Private Instructor Sponsored by: Drums Alive CPE 1-16-PS2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Get your feet stomping and your body rockinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; with this innovative symposium of rhythm, beats, and moves. Teachers will learn how to spice up their classrooms by utilizing body rhythms, special drums, buckets, pool noodles, and more with fun and easy choreography that can be easily and affordably implemented into their classrooms! Join us for a fun way to spark new interest in the music room.

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4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #3 Using EEi for Student Self-Evaluation and Accountability

Clinicians: Steve Smith, Hal Leonard; Richard Saucedo, Carmel HS (retired) Sponsored by: Hal Leonard Corporation CPE 1-16-PS3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Saucedo and Smith will discuss techniques to help students improve their self-evaluation skills. Using new recording and rubrics features of Essential Elements Interactive, they will show how to combine self-evaluation with individual accountability to raise the musical standards of the individual and the full ensemble.

4:35 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 217 Concert: Parker Elementary School Chorus

Conductor: Marianna Simpson, Parker ES Presider: Juli Salzman, Northside ES, TMEA Elementary Vice-President CPE 1-16-217-B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr

5:15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6:00 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 4 Band Division Business Meeting

Presider: Joseph MuĂąoz, Pearland HS, TMEA Band Vice-President Featuring a keynote address by Allan McMurray and recognition of state Honor Band participants.

5:15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6:00 PM / CC 214 AB Orchestra Division Business Meeting

Presider: Penelope Meitz, St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School, TMEA Orchestra Vice-President Featuring the election of the 2017â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2019 Orchestra Division Vice-President and recognition of and performance by the Junior Division winner of the TexASTA Young Artists Solo Competition, Ha Yong Ha Jung, viola, from Flower Mound.

5:15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6:00 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS BALLROOM Vocal Division Business Meeting

Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA Vocal Vice-President Attend to stay updated on TMEA business and to vote in the election of the 2017â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2019 Vocal Division Vice-President.

5:15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6:30 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1 Elementary Division Business Meeting

Presider: Juli Salzman, Northside ES, TMEA Elementary Vice-President Be part of the future of TMEA by attending this meeting and electing the 2017â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2019 Elementary Vice-President, and enjoy a performance by Fara Bango from Exley ES in Katy ISD.

5:15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6:00 PM / CC 301 College Division Business Meeting

Presider: Si Millican, UT/San Antonio, TMEA College Vice-President

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8:30 PM / MARRIOTT PLAZA TBME Annual Banquet/Meeting

Presider: Darryl Singleton, Texas Southern Univ, TBME President Texas Black Music Educators is dedicated to diversity in music education in Texas. To join TBME, register at www.tbme.org or at the meeting.

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 PM / CC 221 What Do I Do with the Beginning Percussionists in the Back of the Band?

Clinician: Sherry Rubins, UT/San Antonio Presider: Carol Rustowicz, UT/San Antonio Sponsored by: Vic Firth, Yamaha, Zildjian, Remo CPE 1-18-221 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Beginning percussionists require some unique care and instruction.

Throughout middle school they are required to master many skills on a variety of instruments. Rubins will take attendees on a progressive and practical curriculum tour, from the beginning through eighth grade. She will also review techniques, methods, and resources for the standard concert percussion instruments and accessories.

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THURSDAY

6:30 – 7:30 PM / CC 225 A Tribute to Raymond Crisara: Expert Trumpeter and Teacher

Clinicians: Keith Winking, Texas State Univ; Billy Hunter, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Principal Trumpet; Craig Morris, Univ of Miami, Trumpet Professor; Gary Mortenson, Baylor Univ, School of Music Dean; Jack Burt, Univ of Maine, Trumpet Professor Presider: Mary Ellen Cavitt, Texas State Univ CPE 1-18-225 – 1.0 Hr In selecting the most influential performers and educators in the history of the trumpet, Raymond Crisara must be accorded major consideration. Crisara exhibited rare versatility, and as a teacher his influence endures today.

Prominent former students will honor Crisara through discussions about his teaching methods and performances.

6:30 – 7:30 PM / CC 305 Women Band Director International Texas Chapter Meeting Presider: Marilyn Bennett, Olney HS

6:30 – 7:30 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1–2 Creating Better Ensembles Through Directed Listening

Clinician: Phillip Clements, Texas A&M Univ/Commerce Presider: Grant McWilliams, Waller HS CPE 1-18-SN12 – 1.0 Hr Great ensemble players understand how to listen correctly within the ensemble.

Clements will discuss how to prepare and map the score to assist students with higher-level listening. He will cover techniques for teaching students to listen independently for pulse, pitch, balance, blend, and musical line, resulting in more efficient rehearsals and better quality performances.

6:30 – 7:30 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 4 Building a Culture of Commitment

Clinicians: Jedidiah Maus, Keller MS; Ryan Heath, Keller HS; Frank Chapple, Keller HS Presider: Mark McGahey, Keller HS CPE 1-18-SN4 – 1.0 Hr The culture of commitment is a distinguishing characteristic of the Keller Band program. Band directors work as a team to engage students at their

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current, varying skill levels and then convince them to commit to the pursuit of excellence. The clinicians will provide strategies and approaches for empowering students to achieve success and commit to excellence.

6:30 – 7:20 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: HS Full Honor Orchestra – Martin HS

Conductor: Michael Stringer, Martin HS Presider: Penelope Meitz, St. John’s School, TMEA Orchestra Vice-President CPE 1-18-LCT – 1.0 Hr

6:30 – 7:30 PM / CC 214 AB Integrating Irish Folk Songs Into Your Fiddle Group

Clinicians: Caty Cleary, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland; Danny Bermel, Univ of Georgia Presider: David Hinds, Retired CPE 1-18-214AB – 1.0 Hr Create new and exciting performance possibilities and opportunities for collaboration with choral students by incorporating Irish songs into your fiddle group repertoire. Cleary and Bermel will guide session participants through the process of incorporating these songs into a performance. They will provide attendees with a list of songs and lyrics they have successfully used before.

6:30 – 7:30 PM / CC 214 CD Intermediate String Players: Strategies for Success

Clinician: David Eccles, VanderCook College of Music Presider: Jaime Bustillo, YMLA at Kennedy MS Sponsored by: Hal Leonard Corporation CPE 1-18-214CD – 1.0 Hr Once the newness of being a string player fades, the real work begins. Having a clear vision for the continuing musical, character, and emotional development of these players is vital. Eccles will present resources to help teachers develop and execute a curriculum to effectively address these areas and combat the middle child syndrome.

THURSDAY 6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Sightreading 101

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 PM / CC 303 Dare to Fail: Growth Mindset and Grit in the Music Classroom

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF Choral Excellence and Creative Programming for Developing Choirs

7:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8:00 PM / LOCATIONS VARY All-State Rehearsal: Techniques and Best Practices

Clinician: Mary Phillips, Wayside MS Presider: Jennifer Crawford, Smithfield MS CPE 1-18-GHLSABC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr All choir directors know why we teach our students to readâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to create literate musicians who can experience the beauty of music long after they have left our classrooms. The how of teaching sightreading is often the problem.

Phillips will share strategies for how to teach sightreading from the very first day of school.

Clinicians: Virginia Davis, UT/Rio Grande Valley; Diane Persellin, Trinity Univ Presider: Diana Allan, UT/San Antonio CPE 1-18-303 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr For most of us, failure is to be avoided at all costsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it is a source of shame. But the ability to accept and learn from failure can give students the key to success. In this active session, Davis and Persellin will take current findings in the areas of growth mindset, grit, and reflective practice and apply them to music learning, using practical strategies for music educators at all levels.

Clinician: Greg Gilpin, Shawnee Press Presider: Ariel Williams, Hughes MS Sponsored by: Shawnee Press/Hal Leonard Corporation CPE 1-18-GHLSDEF â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Gilpin will present distinctive choral literature with outstanding text and composition suited for developing choirs of any sizeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;middle and high school.

With each choral, he will present teaching and rehearsal strategies and programming solutions and ideas that will help you inspire your womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, and mixed ensembles.

CPE 1-19-LOC-ASR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Observe an All-State clinician/conductor in rehearsal. Times and locations in the convention program.

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1 Movement Session: Bluebonnet Scottish Country Dancers

7:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:55 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS BALLROOM Concert: Coppell HS A Cappella Choir

Clinician: John Roby, Bluebonnet Scottish Country Dancers Presider: Danette Lovelady, Sulphur Springs ES CPE 1-18-HB1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr The Bluebonnet Scottish Country Dancers have practiced this lively dance form for almost 25 years in San Antonio. Scottish Country Dance is a centuries-old social dance form that continues to thrive today. It combines culture, music, heritage, a physical workout, and a friendly social setting all in one. Dances draw from a vast repertoire of figures and formations danced in sets of three or four couples. The music ranges from fast-tempo jigs and reels to slow and stately strathspeys, a style unique to Scotland. Dancers of all ages and abilities can participate.

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8:30 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 3 Publisherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Showcase 1

Clinicians: John Jacobson, Hal Leonard Corporation; Denise Eaton, BriLee Music; Mary Lynn Lightfoot, Choristers Guild; Andy Beck, Alfred Publishing Presider: Susan Elliott, Beaver Technology Center CPE 1-18-HB3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2.0 Hrs Join the clinicians as they present popular and new two-part concert chorals along with dynamic new resources, collections, and musicals.

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 PM / CC 301 Developing Young Musicians as Independent Learners

Clinician: Michael Alexander, Baylor Univ Presider: Russell Gavin, Baylor Univ CPE 1-18-301 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Alexander will present proven methods for increasing musicianship skills and developing aesthetic judgment in young musicians. Teachers will be able to apply the concepts presented immediately in their classrooms. Suggested for College Student members.

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 PM / CC 302 BC Music Teacher Wanted for Band, Choir, and Elementary Music

Clinicians: Vicki Baker, Texas Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Univ; Danielle Woolery, Texas Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Univ; John Barry, Texas Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Univ Presider: Brett Richardson, Univ of the Incarnate Word CPE 1-18-302BC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr As an early-career music teacher, you might be required to teach a variety of music classes on different grade levels. Baker and Woolery will provide strategies for making connections between general music, choral, and instrumental pedagogy. Barry, a dual-concentration major, will discuss how to transfer skills between choral and instrumental areas. Implications for employment will be discussed. Suggested for College Student members.

7:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:25 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS BALLROOM Concert: Plano Senior HS Treble Choir Conductor: Derrick Brookins, Plano SH Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA Vocal Vice-President CPE 1-19-GHTX-A â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr

Conductor: Joshua Brown, Coppell HS Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA Vocal Vice-President CPE 1-19-GHTX-B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr

8:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8:50 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: Texas Tech University Symphonic Wind Ensemble Conductor: Sarah McKoin, Texas Tech Univ Presider: Joseph MuĂąoz, Pearland HS, TMEA Band Vice-President CPE 1-20-LCT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

8:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8:50 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS BALLROOM Concert: Dallas Baptist University Chorale Conductor: Stephen Holcomb, Dallas Baptist Univ Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA Vocal Vice-President CPE 1-20-GHTX-C â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

10:15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:15 PM / CC 217 Sigma Alpha Iota Sing

Guest Conductor: Jonathan Babcock, Texas State Univ Presider: Echoe Burkhart, Texas State Univ Accompanist: John Schmidt, Texas State Univ

10:15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:15 PM / CC 302 BC Mu Phi Epsilon Sing

Presider: Isabel De La Cerda, The Christian School at Castle Hills, South Central 4 District Director

10:15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:15 PM / CC 303 Kappa Kappa Psi / Tau Beta Sigma Sing

Presider: Amanda Dickson, Private Instructor, TBS Executive Council Member Sponsored by: Tau Beta Sigma Alumni Association

10:15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:45 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 4 Phi Beta Mu Alpha Chapter Business Meeting Presider: Todd Clearwater, Klein Oak HS, Phi Beta Mu Alpha Chapter President

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TMEA Clinic/Convention Friday, February 10, 2017 7:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:45 AM / CC 303 Fellowship of Christian Musicians Breakfast Meeting

Presider: Rory Davis, Cinco Ranch JH This meeting is open to all divisions. Join us for a short time of praise, worship, prayer, and encouraging fellowship, with a free light continental breakfast.

7:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC REGISTRATION TMEA Member Registration

Registration is accessible through the main lobby of the convention center.

Preregister online to expedite the process of obtaining your badge. Go to www.tmea.org/registration.

8:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:45 AM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER TMEA Second General Session

Presider: Dinah Menger, Fort Worth ISD, TMEA President Featuring the announcement of TMEA President-Elect election results, a performance by members of the All-State Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Band, and Mixed Choir, and a keynote address by Eric Booth, recipient of the prestigious Americans for the Arts 2015 Arts Education Award.

9:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL Exhibit Hall Open

To see who will be exhibiting, go to www.tmea.org/2017exhibitors (this list will update with the addition of more exhibitors).

9:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:00 AM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #1 Exciting New Breezinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Thru Theory Next Gen Now On Any Device

Clinician: Jean McKen, Breezinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Thru Inc. Sponsored by: Breezinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Thru Inc. CPE 2-09-PS1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Breezinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Thru Theoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state-of-the-art upgrade is here and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music theory thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in tune with the way kids want to learnâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;even in the palms of their hands! Next Gen is packed with exciting new features that motivate students to excel. Cool dashboards show progress and assessment in a snap. Students can breeze thru anytime, anywhere, and now on any device.

For grades 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12.

9:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:00 AM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #4 The Marvelous Music Carpet

Clinician: Patti DeWitt, Patti DeWitt, Inc. Sponsored by: Patti DeWitt, Inc. CPE 2-09-PS4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Dr. Pattiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Marvelous Music Carpet is a wonderful tool for general music instruction. It includes many options for music literacy instruction, and it provides for kinesthetic and spatial reinforcement for musical skills. It also addresses varied learning styles and provides a structure for classroom organization. Once you have one, you will never know how you taught without it.

9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:00 AM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE Texas A&M International Percussion Ensemble Director: Jamie Moyer, Texas A&M International Univ CPE MS2-09-BH â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr In its third year, this ensemble performs a wide variety of styles within the percussion ensemble repertoire. Both smaller chamber music and large-scale keyboard ensemble compositions are chosen to further develop the studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s musical experiences and expression.

9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:00 AM / CC MAIN LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Adelante Winds Quintet CPE MS2-09-ML â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr Based in San Antonio, this group performs standard repertoire, transcriptions, and music of Latin American composers and composers for diverse audiences.

9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:00 AM / CC WEST REGISTRATION MUSIC SHOWCASE Bayou City Bassoon Ensemble

Directors: Robyn Watson, Private Instructor; Hugo Doege, Private Instructor CPE MS2-09-WR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr Featuring top high school students from the southeast Houston and Pearland areas, this ensemble was formed in 2016 for the purpose of showcasing their talents at local retirement communities, public spaces, and other events.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 210 Job Interview Skills Practice Session 3

Sponsored by: TMEA/TMAC CPE 2-10-210 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Improve your interview skills by participating in or observing mock interviews with district fine arts administrators.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 305 Q&A with Eric Booth

Presider: Dinah Menger, Fort Worth ISD, TMEA President CPE 2-10-305 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Second General Session keynote speaker Eric Booth will conduct a Q&A session. Booth is an educator, author, actor, and lecturer on creativity and arts integration.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:50 AM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 4 Stepping Up to the Plate

Clinician: Jason Hargrave, Pearland East JH Presider: Priscilla Bell, Pearland East JH Sponsored by: Music and Arts CPE 2-10-SN4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Getting students and parents to invest in a step-up instrument and remain committed to band can be a daunting task. Hargrave will review strategies to encourage parents and students in your program to invest in these instruments. He will give multiple options to present your band community and ideas to help create a culture of stepping up and staying in your program.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 221 Developing Musicians Through Region Audition Preparation

Clinician: Greg Countryman, Fort Settlement MS, TMAA President-Elect Presider: James Drew, Fort Bend ISD CPE 2-10-221 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Preparing students for Region band auditions provides the perfect opportunity to develop their overall musicianship. Countryman will provide a detailed approach for successfully preparing students for auditions while developing their individual playing skills and musicality.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 224 Horn Multivitamins for Individuals and Groups

Clinician: Gerald Wood, UT/Arlington Presider: Meredith Bates Bishop, Pearland JH West Demonstration Group: UTA Horn Choir CPE 2-10-224 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Wood and the UTA Horn Choir discuss and demonstrate the essential â&#x20AC;&#x153;vitaminsâ&#x20AC;? for horn playing and introduce group and individual exercises that reinforce them through concise, easy-to-implement exercises that save time without sacrificing the attention each area needs.

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10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 225 Small Band Programs: Strategies for Success

Clinicians: David Robinson, McMurry Univ; Brandon Robinson, Wake Forest Univ Presider: Gary Barton, Retired CPE 2-10-225 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Do you have small numbers in your ensembles? The clinicians will discuss challenges specific to small bands. They will offer specific techniques that directors of small bands can use to improve the quality of their ensembles.

Topics will include unbalanced instrumentation, part assignments, and rehearsal techniques.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 Concert: Harlingen HS Jazz Ensemble

Conductor: Ronnie Rios, Harlingen HS Presider: Joseph MuĂąoz, Pearland HS, TMEA Band Vice-President CPE 2-10-SN12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / LOCATIONS VARY All-State Rehearsal: Techniques and Best Practices

CPE 2-10-LOC-ASR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Observe an All-State clinician/conductor in rehearsal. Times and locations in the convention program.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 214 AB Strings Got Rhythmâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Who Could Ask for Anything More?

Clinician: Charlene Dell, Univ of Oklahoma Presider: David Anderson, Wilkerson IS CPE 2-10-214AB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr How do I get my students to play in time and in tune? Why do young string students seem to take the longest time to develop a good rhythmic sense?

What aspects of string instruction foster the internalization of a steady beat that translates to a â&#x20AC;&#x153;rhythmizationâ&#x20AC;? of the hands? Dell will provide multiple strategies for teaching students to internalize the beat and play with stronger rhythm.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 214 CD Fuller Orchestra: Collaborating on the Full Experience

Clinicians: Andrew Easton, Memorial HS; Bryan Barrett, Memorial HS Presider: Melissa Livings, Pearce HS CPE 2-10-214CD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Playing in a symphony orchestra is one of the most rewarding experiences for instrumental students; however, setting up a successful environment can seem like a daunting task. Barrett and Easton will discuss specific examples of organization, collaboration, and techniques that help make full orchestra a great ensemble on its own as well as a win-win for the orchestra and band programs.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:25 AM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS BALLROOM Concert: Arbor Creek MS Bel Canto

Conductor: Toni Ugolini, Arbor Creek MS Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA Vocal Vice-President CPE 2-10-GHTX-A â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Developing Varsity Excellence in the Non-Varsity Choir

Clinician: Michael Bryson, Lowery Freshman Center Presider: Kari Peterson, Kleb IS Demonstration Group: Lowery Freshman Center Treble Choir CPE 2-10-GHLSABC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Excellence in performance should never be limited to varsity choral ensembles.

Bryson will discuss choral fundamentals and practical methods to improve musicianship in appropriate literature. The choir will demonstrate how these are used to produce varsity-level musicianship in a non-varsity choral ensemble.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF KodĂĄly Practices in the Secondary Rehearsal

Clinician: Jason Dove, Deer Park HS Presider: Rheagan Smith, Klein HS CPE 2-10-GHLSDEF â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Vocal warm-ups and sightreading are crucial elements in developing singers.

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10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 217 Texas Orff Chapters Meeting/Showcase

Presider: Carrianne Bernatis, Blackland Prairie ES Performing Group: Tobin Fine Arts School at Saint Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hall Orff Ensemble, Lisabeth Troutwine, Director

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1 Great Traditional Dances for Grades 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5

Clinicians: Peter Amidon, New England Dancing Masters; Mary Alice Amidon, New England Dancing Masters Presider: Deborah Edwin, South Belt ES Sponsored by: West Music CPE 2-10-HB1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Learn traditional American and English dances you can immediately use in your music classrooms. Gain a wealth of teaching tips and directions for the dances demonstrated during the clinic. Gain the knowledge and inspiration to incorporate more dance in your teaching.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 2 Choose Your Own Adventure: Behavior Management That Works!

Clinician: Lauren Summa, Passmore ES Presider: Michelle Lopez, Alief ISD CPE 2-10-HB2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Teaching elementary music is an adventureâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;whether it is a good or bad one is up to you! Learn practical approaches to manage music room behavior.

Summa will share her proven techniques that help students stay engaged and help teachers stay calm, cool, and collected.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 3 Engaging and FUNdamental Rehearsal Activities for Your Choir

TMEA Featured Clinicians: MĂ­cheĂĄl Houlahan, Millersville Univ; Philip Tacka, Millersville Univ Presider: Cindy Austin, Ferguson ES Demonstration Group: San Antonio Montessori School Chamber NonAuditioned Choir, Rebecca Morgan, Director; Kealing MS Advanced Mixed Choir, Ellen Parks, Director CPE 2-10-HB3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Learn from this demonstration of rehearsal activities designed to improve in-tune singing, sightreading, and literacy skills, harmonic hearing, and partwork abilities for school choirs. Learn about rehearsal plans, sequential music literacy activities, and skill-development techniques to implement immediately with your choirs.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 301 Can We Talk? Collaboration Makes Inclusion Work

Clinicians: Judith Jellison, UT/Austin; Laurie Scott, UT/Austin; Laura Hicken, UT/Austin Presider: Russ Teweleit, West Texas A&M Univ CPE 2-10-301 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Who has the time to collaborate? Are you looking for solutions? Through videos and discussion, clinicians will show practical strategies used by music teachers who successfully collaborate. Working with individuals with different areas of expertise (e.g., parents, music therapists, special educators, aides), these teachers meet the needs of their diverse learners in inclusive classes, all without adding excessive amounts of time to their busy schedules. Suggested for College Student members.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 302 BC T-TESS and the Arts: How to Make It Work for You

Clinicians: Monica Ruiz-Mills, San Marcos CISD; Carol Harle, Retired Presider: Charles Kuentz, Retired CPE 2-10-302BC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr As educators, we are always asked to provide data measuring student outcomes where validity is determined by test scores and results. Ruiz-Mills and Harle will show how the T-TESS evaluation system provides opportunities for music educators to substantiate the viability of their programs to administrators.

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10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 303 Practical Guide to Improvisation in Band, Orchestra, and Chorus

Clinician: Christopher Azzara, Eastman School of Music Presider: Jeremy Kondrat, Plano ISD CPE 2-10-303 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Everyone in band, orchestra, and chorus canâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and shouldâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;improvise.

Through improvisation, students and teachers will improve listening skills, gain deeper understanding of literature, and play and sing with better intonation and rhythm. Using repertoire as a foundation, Azzara will provide practical, accessible ideas for teaching improvisation in a band, chorus, or orchestra setting. Suggested for College Student members.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:30 AM / DRURY PLAZA TCCBDA Business Meeting

Presider: Derrick Logozzo, Richland College, TCCBDA President

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 212 You Can Use Technology in Your Music Class! A Beginner Guide

Clinician: Marianne White, Harris MS Presider: Anita Ladd, Deer Park HS CPE 2-10-212 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Using her student-tested technology resources, White will provide a beginner guide to technology incorporationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;usable immediately. She will share creative ideas, tutorials, and her can-do attitude to send everyone home with some great ways to enhance their teaching with technology!

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC 213 Retaining the Tech-Savvy Generation

Clinician: John Mlynczak, Technology Institute for Music Educators Presider: Jo Antinone, Bell HS CPE 2-10-213 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s students are highly engaged with technology both at home and in school. How do we utilize technology to recruit and retain music students in our programs? Mlynczak will discuss current trends in student technology, demonstrate how to seamlessly integrate tech lessons into a music class at any

level, and provide a range of solutions for utilizing technology to increase student retention.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #2 Getting Started with the New SmartMusic

Clinician: Leigh Kallestad, MakeMusic, Inc. Sponsored by: MakeMusic, Inc. CPE 2-10-PS2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr The new SmartMusic continues the tradition of great practice and assessment features while significantly expanding access for students and parents. It is now a Web-based solution that works on Web-enabled computers and tablets and is optimized for Google Chrome browsers. In addition, the new SmartMusic offers affordable classroom-wide pricing for schools.

10:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #3 Classroom Management Made Easy

Clinician: Alyssa Avenatti, QuaverMusic.com Sponsored by: QuaverMusic.com CPE 2-10-PS3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr The planning process can be streamlined by making use of the Quaver Kâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 and the Quaver 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 General Music Programs. Automated assessments, easy curriculum customization, and engaging activities for your students help make lesson planning fun again! Save precious time and build a collection of resources that will help you efficiently manage your classroom.

10:15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:55 AM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: MS String Honor Orchestra â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kealing MS

Conductor: David Jarrott, Kealing MS Presider: Penelope Meitz, St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School, TMEA Orchestra Vice-President CPE 2-10-LCT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

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FRIDAY 10:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:55 AM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS BALLROOM Concert: Canyon Ridge MS Varsity Treble Choir

Conductor: Courtney Kelly, Canyon Ridge MS Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA Vocal Vice-President CPE 2-10-GHTX-B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr

11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:00 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL Orchestra Division â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Visit the Exhibit Hall 11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CHART HOUSE RESTAURANT Texas Orchestra Directors Association â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Executive Board Meeting Presider: Lamar Smith, Univ of North Texas, TODA President

11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noon / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #1 MusicSpoke Reading Session

Clinician: Kurt Knecht, MusicSpoke, Inc. Sponsored by: MusicSpoke, Inc. CPE 2-11-PS1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Allen Hightower (University of North Texas) will lead a reading session of choral music by TMEA All-State Treble Choir Conductor Kristina MacMullen, TMEA Featured Clinician Andrea Ramsey, and other MusicSpoke composers. The reading session will focus on literature for high school and college choirs.

11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noon / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #4 Retaining Brass Students by Developing Stronger Embouchures

Clinician: Terry Warburton, Warburton Music Products Sponsored by: Warburton Music Products CPE 2-11-PS4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Retaining young brass students is a challenge for many band programs. Slow embouchure development can cause frustration and a loss of interest.

Warburton will describe and demonstrate different tools available to help brass players develop and maintain a healthy embouchure sooner by using traditional practice methods alone.

11:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:30 AM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE Mariachi Los Unicos

Director: Maria Garcia, Greiner Arts Academy CPE MS2-11-BH â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr This middle school ensemble features a unique variety of music played in and out of the mariachi genre. They were the first middle school mariachi in Dallas ISD.

11:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:30 AM / CC MAIN LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE The Lyrica Duo

CPE MS2-11-ML â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr This duo, consisting of Houston-based flutists Brittany May and Michelle Jordan, performs throughout the state and showcases a wide range of flute duet repertoireâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;from Baroque to contemporary.

11:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:30 AM / CC WEST REGISTRATION MUSIC SHOWCASE TAMUK Horn Ensemble

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC 210 Urban School Music Programs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Roundtable Discussion 3

Clinician: Kate Fitzpatrick-Harnish, Univ of Michigan Presider: Dinah Menger, Fort Worth ISD, TMEA President Sponsored by: TMEA CPE 2-11-210 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Kate Fitzpatrick-Harnish, author of Urban Music Education: A Practical Guide for Teachers, will focus on students, identity development, culture of power, race, and more. Learn how to build on the strengths in urban and underresourced schools.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC 305 Careers Through Music

Clinician: Christopher Sampson, USC, Thornton School of Music Presider: Matthew Delgado, Dickinson HS Sponsored by: GRAMMY Foundation CPE 2-11-305 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Experience a methodology that you can utilize to teach your students about multiple career options in music and learn more about the skills required to have the best chance of success in professional life, in or out of music.

Sampson will introduce attendees to a way for teaching this information in most classroom settings.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:20 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: Class 1C Honor Band â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mineola MS Conductor: Melissa Fisher, Mineola MS Presider: Joseph MuĂąoz, Pearland HS, TMEA Band Vice-President CPE 2-11-LCT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC 221 Recruit, Retain, and Train Your Low Brass

Clinician: Thomas Bough, Northern Illinois Univ Presider: Michael Lehew, Crosby HS Sponsored by: Yamaha Band and Orchestra Division CPE 2-11-221 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr The ability to recruit and retain low brass players is critical to the success of any band. Bough will provide specific suggestions for recruiting new students and improving their level of skill, thus increasing their motivation to stay and excel in band. Learn proven strategies, drawn from years of experience, that can be quickly implemented.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC 225 Musicianship Through Fundamentals: Keys for Title I Success Clinician: Shane Goforth, North Shore Senior HS Presider: Richard Crain, Retired CPE 2-11-225 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Many directors perceive a separation between fundamentals and musicianship. This separation often leads to frustration and lack of progress. Using a musical focus and approach to essential fundamental exercises, Goforth will explore proven techniques to gain greater depth and productivity from your fundamentals, warm-ups, and daily drill. He will give special focus to the inherent challenges within Title I schools.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 Rehearsing to Inspire and Inform: Teaching the Ensemble to Listen for the Art in the Music

Director: Jennifer Sholtis, Texas A&M Univ/Kingsville CPE MS2-11-WR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr This ensemble was established in 1996 and through the years has grown in size and reputation. The group is frequently showcased at regional and international symposia.

TMEA Featured Clinician: Allan McMurray, Univ of Colorado Boulder, Retired Presider: Jerry Junkin, UT/Austin Demonstration Group: CT Johnson Wind Ensemble, Jarrett Lipman, Director CPE 2-11-SN12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr McMurray will demonstrate rehearsal techniques that build listening within the ensemble by revealing and pursuing expressive content in selected works

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11:15 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:00 PM / MARRIOTT RW RIVERVIEW Orchestra Region Chairs Luncheon

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 4 Percussion Accessory Depot: How to Hold It & How to Hit It

Presider: Penelope Meitz, St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School, TMEA Orchestra Vice-President

11:15 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:00 PM / MARRIOTT RW RIVER TERRACE Vocal Region and Area Chairs Luncheon Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA Vocal Vice-President

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Clinician: John Hinojosa, McAdams JH Presider: John Morrison, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Demonstration Group: 3 Drummers Drumminâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Sponsored by: Innovative Percussion, Inc. CPE 2-11-SN4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Hinojosa will demonstrate proper performance techniques on many percussion instruments. Put plainly, attendees will learn two basic thingsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;how to hold it and how to hit it. By using proper techniques and quality equipment, performers will produce the most desired and resonant sounds.

FRIDAY 11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Changing Voices, Changing Landscape: Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choir Today

Clinician: Theresa Whatley, Austin Academy for Excellence Presider: Randall Hooper, Texas A&M Univ/Commerce CPE 2-11-GHLSABC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr We all have the droner. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adorable or heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wild, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rarely on pitch. He joined choir in the 7th or 8th grade, during or after voice maturation, because he had to take an extra math class the previous year. What do we do with this young man? Does our approach to this kind of singer effect our program?

Discover an approach that can radically change you and your singers!

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF Literature Through the Composerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lens

TMEA Featured Clinician: Andrea Ramsey, Univ of Colorado-Boulder Presider: Christopher Fiorini, Langham Creek HS CPE 2-11-GHLSDEF â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Selecting quality repertoire is among the most important of our responsibilities as music educators because repertoire drives our curriculum. Ramsey will examine repertoire selection, from the perspective of the composer, offering an inside-out perspective on items to consider when selecting music.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1 Improvise!

TMEA Featured Clinician: Patrick Ware, Fitzgerald ES, Woodbridge, Va. Presider: Ashley Hagins, Franklin ES CPE 2-11-HB1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;me, improvise? Yes, you (and your students too)! Come join us as we create excitement through improvisation. Whether it be kindergarten body percussion, third-grade recorder, or fifth-grade mallets, these improvisation starters are sure to please.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 2 Working the Workstations: A Practical Guide

Clinician: Tracy King, The Bulletin Board Lady Presider: Ruth Garcia, Longs Creek ES CPE 2-11-HB2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr King will cover practical ways to plan, create, integrate, and manage workstations in your classroom. This fast-paced session will be packed with proven activities for singing, composing, playing, reading, writing, and moreâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all in differentiated small groups. King will provide tips for the new and veteran teacher wanting to use centers in their classroom.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 3 Circle to the Left: Folk Dances & Play Parties of Texas

Clinician: Kathryn Kuddes, Plano ISD, TMAC President Presider: Gay DeMontel, Retired CPE 2-11-HB3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Connect active music-making, movement, and cross-curricular study of Texas history and cultures through the inclusion of traditional folk dances and play parties. Activities will be appropriate for grades 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 and will support the TEKS related to singing, literacy, movement, and historical/cultural responsiveness.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC 301 Digital Media In and Out of the Classroom

TMEA Featured Clinician: Barbara Freedman, Greenwich HS Presider: Frank Eychaner, Colorado Christian Univ CPE 2-11-301 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Freedman will explore various uses of digital media in the classroom and examine your legal rights and limitations of using prerecorded music, speeches, video, and movie clips. She will also discuss how to legally post or sell student-produced work or school concerts digitally or online.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC 302 BC Antidotes for Performance Anxiety: Teaching Confidence

Clinician: Miranda George, UT/Arlington Presider: Stephen Crawford, Univ of Mary Hardin-Baylor CPE 2-11-302BC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr George will discuss the factors and behaviors that foster performance confidence in the classroom as well as those that serve as barriers. Understand the symptoms and causes of performance anxiety, as well as short-term and long-term solutions for moving through anxiety into confidence.

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11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC 303 Dignity for All: Music Educators and LGBT Families

Clinician: Donald Taylor, Univ of North Texas Presider: Michael Chandler, Univ of North Texas CPE 2-11-303 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr How can socially conservative teachers support LGBT students, parents, and colleagues without compromising their own values and beliefs? Taylor will present ideas to find common ground and maintain dignity for all. Suggested for College Student members.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC 212 STEAM in the Elementary Music Classroom

Clinicians: Amy Burns, Far Hills Country Day School; Cherie Herring, Hammond School Presider: Walter Sparkman, Woodlake Hills MS CPE 2-11-212 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Can STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) be incorporated into the elementary music classroom while keeping the music curriculum intact? What resources are available to music educators? Burns and Herring will demonstrate STEAM projects from their classrooms and give numerous ideas to incorporate STEAM into the music classroom.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC 213 Navigating the Many Choices in Portable Sound

Clinician: Peggy Morales, Romeo Music Presider: Justin Nuckols, Tascosa HS Sponsored by: Romeo Music CPE 2-11-213 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Deciding how to best spend limited technology dollars is never easy, and different needs call for different solutions. Morales will demonstrate and discuss the strengths, weaknesses, and budget impact of the various portable speakers suitable for drill team, color guard, mariachi, dance, musical theater, off-site ensembles, iPad bands, jamstik bands, show choir, jazz band, marching band, and concert band.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC 214 AB Sightreading Tech Tools to Teach More Than Sightreading

Clinician: Carole Grooms, Freedom MS, Franklin, Tenn.

Presider: Travis Smith, ASBDA State Chair Sponsored by: SightReadingFactory.com CPE 2-11-214AB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Teaching music reading as sightreading by using a carefully structured conceptbased approach helps students build a solid foundation for comprehensive reading proficiency earlier in their musical education. Sightreading programs can be used as instructional tools in a variety of ways to teach new skills, correct gaps in learning, differentiate for individual learners, and assess understanding.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC 214 CD 12 Essential iPad Apps for Any Musician

Clinician: Darren Kramer, DKO Lessons Presider: Dawn Everton, New Caney ES CPE 2-11-214CD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Integrating the iPad into your daily routine as a musician will vastly improve your productivity while providing a wealth of knowledge and resources in any situation. Kramer will demonstrate and discuss the benefits of 12 iPad apps that are extremely useful and affordable for any musician, student, or teacher.

Noon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:00 PM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #2 Musicianship in Beginning Band: How to Motivate and Measure

Clinician: Deborah Sheldon, The FJH Music Company Inc. Sponsored by: FJH Music Company Inc. CPE 2-12-PS2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Explore how to use the curriculum and extend instruction to motivate young musicians and discover ways to give students a musical experience that goes beyond the notes. Learn about creative assessment tools that exceed the traditional playing test to focus on important concepts such as musicality, critical listening, playing by ear, and more!

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FRIDAY Noon – 1:00 PM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #3 Essential Music Technology in the Strings Classroom

Clinicians: Soo Han, Carmel HS; David Eccles, VanderCook College of Music Sponsored by: Hal Leonard Corporation CPE 2-12-PS3 – 1.0 Hr The addition of the right technology in the music classroom can greatly enhance learning on many levels. Eccles and Han will discuss effective uses of equipment, devices, and tools in the modern strings classroom and will demonstrate many of the new features in Essential Elements Interactive.

12:30 – 2:00 PM / MARRIOTT RW TRAVIS TMEA/TJEA Region Jazz Coordinators Luncheon Presider: David Lown, Carroll Senior HS, TJEA President

12:30 – 2:15 PM / MARRIOTT RW SALON EF Band Region and Area Chairs Luncheon

Presider: Joseph Muñoz, Pearland HS, TMEA Band Vice-President

12:30 – 1:00 PM / CC WEST REGISTRATION MUSIC SHOWCASE McMurry University Trumpet Ensemble

Director: David Amlung, McMurry Univ CPE MS2-12-WR – 0.5 Hr This ensemble of trumpet majors and music students performs regularly on campus, in the Abilene area, throughout Texas, and nationally. The group regularly premieres new works for trumpet ensemble and also performs standard works in all genres.

12:45 – 2:15 PM / MARRIOTT RW BOWIE College Region Chairs Luncheon

Presider: Si Millican, UT/San Antonio, TMEA College Vice-President

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 210 Job Interview Skills Practice Session 4

12:30 – 2:30 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL Band Division – Visit the Exhibit Hall

Sponsored by: TMEA/TMAC CPE 2-13-210 – 1.0 Hr Improve your interview skills by participating in or observing mock interviews with district fine arts administrators.

12:30 – 1:00 PM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE Rio Bravo Percussion Ensemble – UT/Rio Grande Valley

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 224 Legislative Update

Director: Joe Moore, UT/Rio Grande Valley CPE MS2-12-BH – 0.5 Hr This ensemble consisting primarily of percussion majors is dedicated to performing standard historical works as well as commissioning and performing contemporary works for the percussion ensemble medium.

12:30 – 1:00 PM / CC MAIN LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Intrepid Winds

Clinician: Robert Floyd, TMEA Executive Director Presider: Dinah Menger, Fort Worth ISD, TMEA President CPE 2-13-224 – 1.0 Hr Learn more about what the 85th legislative session may hold for music education, how we are faring with HB 5, and other recent law and State Board of Education rule changes. Floyd will also share updates on the implementation in Texas of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) as it relates to music and arts.

CPE MS2-12-ML – 0.5 Hr Specializing in light classical and ceremonial music, the Intrepid Winds provide musical support for a variety of settings, including military ceremonies, graduations, receptions, observances, and educational outreach.

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For additional information, please visit bands.uark.edu or contact Chris Knighten, Director of Bands, at knighten@uark.edu or (479)-575-7221

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FRIDAY 1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC 305 Building Relationships with Those Who Can Make or Break You

Clinician: JD Janda, Tomball ISD Presider: Jane Maloy, Manvel JH CPE 2-13-305 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr The true foundation of any successful music program is grounded in the positive relationships the director forms with students, parents, administrators, and the community. A relaxed professionalism built on mutual respect and shared vision is critical to program successâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but how do we get there? Janda will share simple strategies learned in 36 years of successful relationship-building.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 4 ATSSB General Membership Meeting Presider: Jim Cude, Whitesboro HS, ATSSB President

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC 214 AB Teaching Habits of Mind in the School Orchestra Rehearsal

TMEA Featured Clinician: Scott Laird, North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics Presider: Meghan Gomen, Deer Park HS CPE 2-13-214AB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Have you ever taken time to teach students what to think while playing their instrument? A string playerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s habits of mind are as important as habits of body. With so much more being understood each day about how the brain works, students need to continue to develop an understanding of how they can approach thinking about music. Topics will include approach, preparation, proactive versus reactive playing, rests and sustained passages, inner rhythm, and leading from any chair.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC 214 CD Cello Rescue: Modifications to Set Up Cellists for Success

incorrect posture and setup. Lopes and Huang will explore adjustments in left- and right-hand technique and posture to help your cello students avoid injury and produce a better tone.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC 221 Making Time for More: Theory, Listening, and History

Clinicians: Erin Fox, Parkhill JH; Melissa Livings, Pearce HS Presider: Daniel Lonie, Retired CPE 2-13-221 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Making time for those often overlooked but critical elements of music education can support your studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; understanding of music. Fox and Livings will feature the topics of music history, theory, repertoire listening, Bell Ringers (pre-teaching and review), and dealing with the social/emotional issues that directors often encounter with students.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:25 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS BALLROOM Concert: Stillman MS Mixed Choir

Conductor: Tammie Polanco, Stillman MS Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA Vocal Vice-President CPE 2-13-GHTX-A â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Beyond the Notes on the Page

Clinician: Denise Eaton, Carl Fischer Music Presider: Jo Scurlock-Dillard, Retired Sponsored by: Carl Fischer Music CPE 2-13-GHLSABC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Eaton, a veteran educator and author, will demonstrate her approach to implementing three essential ingredients to beautiful choral performances: tone production, unified vowel formation, and expressive text treatment. She will also illustrate how sequential skill-building throughout the year is possible with intentional repertoire selection.

Clinicians: Sarah Lopes, Aragon MS; Jenny Huang, Hudson Bend MS Presider: Christopher Mustell, Cypress Ridge HS CPE 2-13-214CD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Many cello players have experienced what they consider to be normal bodyaches, such as sore upper arms and thumbs, that are commonly due to

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FRIDAY 1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF The Fast Track to Choral Excellence

Clinician: Florence Scattergood, Youth Chorus of Central Texas Presider: Lynne Gackle, Baylor Univ CPE 2-13-GHLSDEF â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr A compacted curriculum infused with speed-learning for singers of all experience levels is necessary in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classroom to ensure maximum success within the minimum amount of time. Experience proven strategies and explore eclectic materials for ensembles of various voicings for immediate classroom use.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:25 PM / CC 217 Concert: Keller ISD 5th and 6th Grade Honor Choir

Conductor: Alexander Carr, Keller HS Presider: Juli Salzman, Northside ES, TMEA Elementary Vice-President CPE 2-13-217-A â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1 Tuneful, Beatful, and Artful Movement for Upper Elementary

Clinician: John Feierabend, Univ of Hartford Hartt School Presider: Stephanie Morris, Spring Creek ES Sponsored by: GIA Publications, Inc. CPE 2-13-HB1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Participants will experience movement activities intended for students in mid to upper elementary school. Playground games and song-dances are great to further develop beatful skills with fun challenges to coordinate the beat with objects and other people.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 2 Using Rhythmic Patterns as a Connector to Language and Math

Clinician: Joseph Vincelli, Rhythm Band Instruments Presider: Dawn Everton, New Caney ES Sponsored by: Rhythm Band Instruments CPE 2-13-HB2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Vincelli will demonstrate the use of fractional math to help develop each studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creativity through building individual song patterns. He will offer perspectives on how rhythm and tone can play a strong role in language arts during the music class. Through the use of drum circles and improvisation, students can build their motor skills, thus enhancing their overall voice and singing.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 3 Surviving the Year with Hand Drums and Rhythm Sticks

Clinician: Michael Vasquez, Kuentz ES Presider: Natasha Thurmon, Boldt ES Sponsored by: Music Is Elementary CPE 2-13-HB3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Students need percussion experience but instruments are pricey! Hand drums and rhythm sticks can work, but how much can you do with them? Plenty!

Come see how far these tools can grow your music room.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC 301 Meaningful Mentoring for First-Year Teachers

TMEA Featured Clinician: Colleen Conway, Univ of Michigan Presider: Julie Kastner, Univ of Houston CPE 2-13-301 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr First-year teachers and their mentors are invited to this interactive session about the relationships between mentors and mentees and the developmental needs of first-year teachers.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC 302 BC TExES Prep Tips: Music Theory, Music History, and Listening

Clinician: Carol McNabb Goodwin, UT/Rio Grande Valley Presider: Carlos Arguello, UT/San Antonio CPE 2-13-302BC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Preparing to take the Texas music teacher certification test? McNabb Goodwin will provide study tips and resources for the Music Theory, Music History, and Listening portions of the test. A practice listening test will be included.

Suggested for College Student members.

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1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC 303 Creative Cloud Curriculum for Classroom Preservice Teachers Clinician: Jenny Dees, Texas Tech Univ Presider: David Dees, Texas Tech Univ CPE 2-13-303 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Learn about this creative Cloud-based music curriculum for general education majors based on the latest brain research in learning and creativity. Dees will show how application of the TEKS, neurodiversities, and educational theories are creatively integrated with art/world/traditional childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music and can positively affect holistic practice in the future classrooms of preservice teachers.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC 213 Noteflight: Bring Music to Life

Clinician: John Mlynczak, Technology Institute for Music Educators Presider: Susan Elliott, Beaver Technology Center Sponsored by: Hal Leonard Corporation CPE 2-13-213 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr In todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s digital world, how do we teach music utilizing the various devices available to students? Mlynczak will demonstrate how Noteflight Learn can be used on any computer or mobile device for sheet music distribution, recording assessments, student learning, and performance applications.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC 225 Engaging Ways to Tech-i-fy Assessment in Music Education

Clinician: Katie Wardrobe, Midnight Music Presider: Barbara Freedman, Greenwich HS CPE 2-13-225 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Effective formative assessment has the ability to give you an at-a-glance snapshot of the way students are progressing through a learning goal. Whether you want to take a quick poll, gather feedback about a task, or use an exit ticket, technology can make your job fun and engaging. Discover a range of free tech tools that will have your students begging for more!

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #1 Warm-up and Ensemble Development Exercises That Work

Clinician: Peter Boonshaft, Alfred Music Publishing Sponsored by: Alfred Music CPE 2-13-PS1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Boonshaft will present warm-up exercises you can use to develop ensemble performance. These focused warm-ups isolate and target improvement in the areas of balance, blend, intonation, rhythm, rhythmic subdivision, listening, articulation, dynamics, and virtually every aspect of large ensemble playing.

Useful for band directors of elementary, middle school, and high school ensembles.

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #4 New Game, New Rules: The Texas Flute Allstar Competition

Clinician: Katy Dorrien, Wm. S. Haynes Co. Sponsored by: Wm. S. Haynes Co. CPE 2-13-PS4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Learn about a fresh and innovative concept for the ever-changing world of music education. Wm. S. Haynes Co. will provide an unprecedented look into the Texas Flute Allstar Competition. With its easily modified competition format, this partnership idea can be used to achieve many goals of advancing music education in any discipline.

1:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:55 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS BALLROOM Concert: Atascocita HS A Cappella Choir

Conductor: Joseph Weir, Atascocita HS Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA Vocal Vice-President CPE 2-13-GHTX-B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr

1:35 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC 217 Concert: Aldine Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Choir

Conductor: Colleen Riddle, Aldine ISD Presider: Juli Salzman, Northside ES, TMEA Elementary Vice-President Accompanist: Courtnay Holiday, Drew Academy CPE 2-13-217-B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr

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2:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:00 PM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #2 How Can Digital Tools Facilitate Your Music Teaching?

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC 224 CEDFA: Strategies for Success in the Music/Fine Arts Classroom

2:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:00 PM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #3 Piecing Together the Pedagogy Puzzle: KodĂĄly and Orff Meet

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC 225 Beginners: Ten Minutes to Terrific Trumpet Tone

Clinicians: Linnea Roden, Soundtrap; Meredith Allen, Soundtrap Sponsored by: Soundtrap CPE 2-14-PS2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Roden and Allen will show how new, user-friendly recording technology can facilitate collaborative learning and encourage creative development among students using Soundtrap, a Web-based recording and collaboration studio.

Learn how to produce a complete, multi-track song in real time, online!

Clinician: Alyssa Avenatti, QuaverMusic.com Sponsored by: QuaverMusic.com CPE 2-14-PS3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr How can you integrate best practices from different pedagogical approaches at the same time? Learn how Quaverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Marvelous World of Music can help you fill in the missing pieces! Interactive screens, games, assessments, and mobile elements can help you create learning activities that fulfill many student learning objectives. Experience new Orff and KodĂĄly tools that help guide students!

2:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:30 PM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE Marimba Reyna del Valle & Brownsville Samba School

Director: Joe Moore, UT/Rio Grande Valley CPE MS2-14-BH â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr This unique musical ensemble is dedicated to performing the traditional and popular music of Mexico and Latin America. The group performs on hand-crafted marimbas from the Nandayapa workshop in Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, where the Nandayapa family has been making traditional marimbas for over 100 years.

2:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:30 PM / CC MAIN LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Alkali CPE MS2-14-ML â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr This string quintet consists of highly trained players, many from ethnic backgrounds typically underrepresented in classical music. Defined by our cross-genre programming, we reflect the wide range of musical influences that characterizes our personnel.

2:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:30 PM / CC WEST REGISTRATION MUSIC SHOWCASE West Texas A&M University Faculty Brass Quintet

CPE MS2-14-WR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr This faculty ensemble performs music from a wide variety of sources, including opera, organ, symphonic, musical theater, jazz, and original works for brass quintet.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC 210 Urban School Music Programs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Roundtable Discussion 4

Presider: Keith Dye, Texas Tech Univ, TMEA Immediate Past-President Sponsored by: TMEA CPE 2-14-210 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Join colleagues from across the state and explore your challenges, opportunities, and practical methods for success in an urban school environment.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC 221 Director Stress and Anxiety: Why Me and What Can I Do?

Clinicians: Marilyn Bennett, Olney HS; Kathy Johnson, Argyle HS; Barbara Lambrecht, Retired; Carol Turner, Krum HS Presider: Rodney Bennett, Olney HS Sponsored by: Women Band Directors International CPE 2-14-221 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Studies show that teachers are in a very stressful profession. Music teachers, particularly band directors, seem to exhibit high levels of stress. The clinicians will present results of a statewide survey of band directors. They will cover the causes and effects of stress, job pressures, and other topics.

They will also discuss suggestions for dealing with job anxiety and stress prevention.

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Clinician: Christopher Hanson, San Marcos HS Presider: Thomas Waggoner, UT/Austin CPE 2-14-224 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Hanson will offer strategies for success in the fine arts classroom. He will review the following topics: Instructional Pathways to Personalized Learning in Music, Technology Infusion for the Music Classroom, Design Thinking Across the Arts and in the Real World, and Project-Based Learning in Music.

Clinician: Mary Thornton, Texas A&M Univ/Corpus Christi Presider: Ryan Sanders, Gregory-Portland JH CPE 2-14-225 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Learn tips and a 10-minute routine to facilitate the development of tone for beginning trumpeters. Thornton will take attendees through the concepts behind the routine and offer suggestions for implementation. Bringing a trumpet or being a trumpet player is not necessary, but there will be opportunities to try concepts during the clinic.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC 305 Finding Your Sound on the Flute: Creating a Beautiful Tone

Clinician: Patricia Surman, Metropolitan State Univ of Denver Presider: Weston Lewis, Klein Oak HS CPE 2-14-305 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Flutists of all ages struggle with tone development and a myriad of other playing problems that result from their struggle with tone production. In this interactive clinic, Surman will provide simple steps for creating a consistent fundamental tone and how to use this skill to develop intonation, projection, vibrato, and phrasing on the flute.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 Looking Like the Music Is Different From Looking Like a Beat Pattern: Artistic Goals in Conducting

TMEA Featured Clinician: Allan McMurray, Univ of Colorado Boulder, Retired Presider: Jerry Junkin, UT/Austin Demonstration Group: CT Johnson HS Wind Ensemble, Jarrett Lipman, Director CPE 2-14-SN12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Whether it is imagination, confidence, or vulnerability, expressive conductors have the ability to look like the music. McMurray will demonstrate strategies for incorporating more than beat patterns into rehearsals and performance by letting the music inform movement.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 4 The Modern Concert Band Transcription

Clinician: Jay Bocook, Furman Univ Presider: Philip Gantt, Rouse HS Sponsored by: Hal Leonard Corporation CPE 2-14-SN4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Bocook will present a session on transcribing orchestral works for todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concert band with instrumentation needs that are different from what was used in the older band transcriptions. He will also discuss the benefits of programming this type of music as well as style and interpretation considerations.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / LOCATIONS VARY All-State Rehearsal: Techniques and Best Practices

CPE 2-14-LOC-ASR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Observe an All-State clinician/conductor in rehearsal. Times and locations in the convention program.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC 214 AB Tips for Teaching Orchestra as a Non-String Specialist

Clinician: Patrick Leaverton, FWISD Instrumental Music Presider: Dianne Babcock, Paschal HS CPE 2-14-214AB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Many Texas orchestra teachers enter the orchestra class from a band or choral background or through alternative education, without having taken string pedagogy classes. Leaverton will cover five important areas of string pedagogy that differ from band and choral teaching that will allow the teacher to bring their students to excellence.

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FRIDAY 2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC 214 CD Introducing Compound Meters to Your Strings Players

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC 301 Free Technology for the Music Educator

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Structure and Discipline in the Middle School Choir Classroom

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC 302 BC Teach 2 Teach: College Choral Methods Through Immersion

Clinicians: Stan Renard, UT/San Antonio; Eugene Dowdy, UT/San Antonio Presider: Brett Berridge, Monterey HS Demonstration Group: UTSA Chamber Orchestra, Stan Renard, Director Sponsored by: Antonio Strad Violin CPE 2-14-214CD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr We believe that introducing students early on to compound meters dramatically improves their sense of rhythm and strengthens their preparation for college auditions. Renard and Dowdy will engage instructors to challenge their string players and ensembles to play in 7/8, 9/16, and 11/16 meters based on fiddle tunes.

Clinician: Jodi Coke, Hillwood MS Presider: Leigh Ann McClure, Central HS CPE 2-14-GHLSABC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Coke will share techniques for choral classroom management at the middle school level. She will provide a wide variety of simple techniques that can be implemented immediately and result in well-paced, effective rehearsals, even in the toughest school settings.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF Quick Fixes for Common Choral Ailments

Clinician: Charlene Archibeque, San Jose State Univ Presider: Sally Schott, Choral Conductor/Educator Sponsored by: GIA Publications, Inc. CPE 2-14-GHLSDEF â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Archibeque will offer strategies to obtain fast-acting, long-lasting relief from poor blend and balance, undesirable tone, excessive vibrato, and lack of musicality. Her prescription for choral wellness includes voice matching, positioning, facial animation, and kinesthetic connections. Special attention will be given to improving singing posture, phrasing, and dynamics.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1 The Joy of Song

TMEA Featured Clinician: Patrick Ware, Fitzgerald ES, Woodbridge, Va. Presider: Blanca Bishop, Smith ES CPE 2-14-HB1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Let us make a joyful noise with our first instrument! Come join us as we make music with our voices. We will experience songs, chants, and rhymes for grades Kâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;5. Let us enjoy instrumental music, movement, and song all working in harmony.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 2 Higher-Order Thinking: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as Simple as Do Re Mi

TMEA Featured Clinician: Barbara Freedman, Greenwich HS Presider: Blair Williams, Texas Tech Univ CPE 2-14-301 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Almost any technology solution you could possibly utilize as a musician or music educator is available to you over the Internetâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;absolutely free!

Freedman will offer interactive websites, video, audio, screen-capture software, music notation software, music theory, recording software, music creation/composition tools, music sharing, downloading tools, and music tools for your smartphone, iPod, iPad, or computer. Suggested for College Student members.

Clinicians: Suzanne Pence, UT/Austin; David Beussman, Anderson HS; Jeffrey Martin, Murchison MS; Hannahlise McDaniel, Murchison MS; Karla Cruz, Anderson HS Presider: Nick Likos, Cy-Fair HS CPE 2-14-302BC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr We learn best by doing. Pence will lead a roundtable discussion, presenting a choral methods curriculum through an immersion style of instruction.

Panelists are choral directors who have collaborated with Pence and will share their experiences with this innovative approach to teacher preparation.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC 303 Actively Developing Student Leaders

Clinician: Michael Raiber, Oklahoma City Univ Presider: Jennifer Teed, McKinney Boyd HS CPE 2-14-303 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Student leaders at all grade levels are essential to any high-quality music education program. However, many practicing music educators have not had experience in leadership development. Raiber will demonstrate an active learning approach to student leadership development that you can use immediately to enhance your student leader program.

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC 212 Teaching Jazz Improvisation with iRealPro and iOS/Android

Clinician: Justin Pierce, Oklahoma Baptist University Presider: David Lown, Carroll Senior HS CPE 2-14-212 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Teaching improvisation during jazz ensemble rehearsals allows students to exercise their creative energies. Pierce will provide lesson plans and strategies featuring iOS and Android apps for classroom and individual practice sessions, enabling students to play over chord changes and transcribe solos.

Clinician: John Jacobson, Hal Leonard Corporation Presider: Bonnie Hancock, Pate ES Sponsored by: Hal Leonard Corporation CPE 2-14-HB2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Giving young students the tools they need to infer, understand, connect, categorize, evaluate, and apply the information they learn will help them become the leaders and learners, teachers, and problem-solvers of the future. Where else can they get those tools more effectively than in your music class? In this fun and educational clinic, learn more about the role you play.

ULM Music Undergraduate and Graduate Programs BACHELOR OF MUSIC Concentration in Vocal Music Education (K-12) for those desiring to teach vocal music in the schools BACHELOR OF MUSIC Concentration in Instrumental Music Education (K-12) for those desiring to teach instrumental music in the schools

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 3 Song Lyrics as Sentence Frames

Clinician: Richard Lawton, Roscomare Road ES, Los Angeles Presider: Jennifer Patterson, Rhoads ES Sponsored by: Peripole, Inc. CPE 2-14-HB3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Today teachers are asked to provide students with problem-solving opportunities in subjects like language arts. Having students develop original song lyrics, by changing a single keyword or by writing completely new verses for well known songs, can provide such opportunities as well as a chance to explore how songs are constructed.

BACHELOR OF MUSIC Concentration in Piano Pedagogy for those desiring to teach private piano BACHELOR OF MUSIC Concentration in Instrumental Performance for talented performers wishing for a career as a performer or, after graduate studies, as an artist/teacher in a college or university

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BACHELOR OF MUSIC Concentration in Vocal Performance for talented performers wishing for a career as a performer or, after graduate studies, as an artist/teacher in a college or university.

Concentration is available with an emphasis in Musical Theater or Opera.

BACHELOR OF MUSIC Concentration in Theory/Composition for those wishing to create and arrange music for various performing media MASTER OF EDUCATION IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION Specialization in Secondary Education with a content teaching area in music

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2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 PM / CC 213 21 Things You Didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Know You Could Do with Your SMARTBoard

Clinician: Cherie Herring, Hammond School Presider: Michele Hobizal, Wolman ES CPE 2-14-213 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Has your SMARTBoard become an albatross just hanging on the wall displaying projected worksheets and videos? Discover 21 superpowers your SMARTBoard has that you can use with SMART Notebook versions 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;16. Herring, a SMART Exemplary Educator and Trainer, will lead this SMARTBoard master class for musicians who want to unleash their SMARTBoard superpower!

3:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:00 PM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #1 Cloud-Based Asset Management with Charms Office Assistant Clinician: Paul Brown, Charms / Dorian Business Systems Sponsored by: Charms / Dorian Business Systems CPE 2-15-PS1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr See how the Charms system can give the fine arts administrator, individual director, or booster officer 24/7 access to instrument management (assign/ return, repairs, and depreciation), uniforms, library, student finances, and more through reports tied to specific students, as well as end-of-year status and inventory comparisons.

3:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:00 PM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #4 Together at Last: The Singing Musician and SmartMusic

Clinicians: Leigh Kallestad, MakeMusic, Inc.; Patti DeWitt, Patti DeWitt, Inc. Sponsored by: Patti DeWitt, Inc. CPE 2-15-PS4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr You requested it, and now it is a reality! Now you can have the highly focused materials of Patti DeWitt with the ease and flexibility of SmartMusic.

MakeMusicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Leigh Kallestad joins DeWitt in demonstrating these materials in their new electronic format.

3:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:00 PM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE UT/Arlington Percussion Ensemble

Director: Michael Varner, UT/Arlington Sponsored by: Vic Firth CPE MS2-15-BH â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr This ensemble features the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s percussion ensembles in a variety of styles and repertoire, including traditional works, marimba literature, and world literature. The group performs regularly on and off campus showcasing commissioned works that feature unique sounds on a wide range of percussion instruments.

3:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:00 PM / CC MAIN LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Backun Artists Clarinet Ensembles

Sponsored by: Backun Musical Services CPE MS2-15-ML â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr Artists from the Backun Musical Services team will perform selections from the B-flat clarinet trios, B-flat clarinet quartets, and mixed clarinet quartets of the PML and demonstrate samples of the newest revisions to the PML for clarinet ensembles.

3:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:00 PM / CC WEST REGISTRATION MUSIC SHOWCASE Empyrean Trumpet Ensemble

Director: Arjang Abrarpour, Stephen F. Austin State Univ CPE MS2-15-WR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr This ensemble features the Stephen F. Austin State University trumpet studio.

They perform a wide variety of repertoire, and most of it is arranged by group members.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 224 What the Texas Music Office Can Do for You

Clinician: Brendon Anthony, Texas Music Office Presider: Andrew Sealy, Hebron HS, TMEA President-Elect Sponsored by: Texas Music Office CPE 2-16-224 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Anthony will offer information about resources available through the Texas Music Office, the official statewide music office. Learn about their newly revamped grant program. They are currently accepting applications for grant projects that benefit music-related education (including for instruments and lessons) and community programs (including music and music-related events) sponsored by nonprofit organizations based in Texas.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 305 UIL Music 101: Truths and Myths

Clinicians: Bradley Kent, UIL State Director of Music; George Strickland, UIL â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Austin Presider: Frank Coachman, TMEA Deputy Director CPE 2-16-305 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Kent and Strickland will explain processes and procedures that relate to UIL rules and contests. Specific information will be presented on No Pass No Play, the eight-hour rule, various UIL committees, the TEA/UIL Side-bySide document, and the UIL Constitution and Contest Rules. Recommended for College Student Section members.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:50 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: Class 4A Honor Band â&#x20AC;&#x201C; China Spring HS Conductor: Pam Hyatt, China Spring HS Presider: Joseph MuĂąoz, Pearland HS, TMEA Band Vice-President CPE 2-16-LCT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 221 The A-List for Clarinet Instruction

Clinician: Beth Fabrizio, Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Addario Music Presider: Jarrett Lipman, Johnson HS Sponsored by: Daddario Music Corp CPE 2-16-221 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Fabrizio will discuss clarinet basics and techniques for every clarinet student.

She will review a comprehensive approach to teaching clarinet at all levels with the incorporation of method books, solo selection, and sightreading support. Fabrizio will discuss tone quality and intonation, breathing techniques, articulation, technical exercises, and equipment selection.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 225 Teaching Improvisation: Simple Ways to Help Students Make the Changes

Clinician: Alex Parker, Baylor Univ Presider: Kevin Stone, Barbers Hill HS Demonstration Group: Middle school through college jazz ensemble members CPE 2-16-225 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Teaching improvisation is often the biggest mystery in teaching jazz. Parker will provide a simple and easy approach to teaching students at any skill level, age, or experience to be successful improvisers who can make the changes.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 Are You Ready for UIL Concert and Sightreading Evaluation?

Clinician: John Benzer, Univ of Houston Presider: Bethann Adams, First Colony MS CPE 2-16-SN12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Benzer will review the many responsibilities a director must fulfill before and during the UIL contest. Gain a step-by-step process for student organization and expectations, from the initial arrival at the home campus, through the entire process of warm-up, stage performance, sightreading, and departure with equipment. Make your next UIL Concert & Sightreading evaluation a positive experience for all!

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 4 Beginning Band Basics to Energize and Motivate Your Students

Clinicians: Patrick Sheridan, Jupiter Band Instruments and XO Brass; Richard Canter, Walnut Hills HS Presider: Gino Hernandez, Pearland HS CPE 2-16-SN4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Sheridan and Canter will focus on strategies to enhance motivation and differentiation in beginning band, an area of instruction that is the foundation of every program but is often overlooked at conferences. Learn innovative teaching strategies and techniques that will keep students in your program and motivate them to achieve quick success.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / LOCATIONS VARY All-State Rehearsal: Techniques and Best Practices

CPE 2-16-LOC-ASR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Observe an All-State clinician/conductor in rehearsal. Times and locations in the convention program.

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FRIDAY 4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 214 AB Approach, Arrive, Depart: Strategies for Developing Expressive Ensembles

TMEA Featured Clinician: Scott Laird, North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics Presider: Reuben Chance, Memorial HS CPE 2-16-214AB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr With a focus on cohesive, expressive ensembles, Laird will offer techniques and tips for approaching and developing musicianship and expressiveness in young string and full orchestra ensembles of all grade levels and ages. Topics will include direction of line, accuracy versus accurate placement, note grouping and speech patterns, style period concepts, groove, breathing and movement, bow technique, and approach to bow direction.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 214 CD Knowing Your Left Hand from Your Right

Clinician: Brendan Townsend, Texas A&M International Univ Presider: Moises Llanes, Edinburg North HS CPE 2-16-214CD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Students often spend hours practicing a passage of music without seeing much improvement. Over years of teaching, Townsend has come to recognize that students often fail to identify in which hand the problem lies. He will break down the basic elements of string technique and suggest specific practice techniques to help students solve the problem of determining which hand needs help.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Voice-Building in Choral Rehearsals: Blueprint for Success

Clinician: Carolyn Cruse, Texas Tech Univ Presider: Christina Chapman, Willow Springs MS CPE 2-16-GHLSABC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just do warm-ups. Turn the first 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 minutes of each choir rehearsal into a mini voice lesson. Implementing the voice-building sequence provides a curriculum of vocal technique to develop and expand vocalism and promote healthy lifelong singing. From body mapping and breathing to range extensions and articulations, the sequence is a blueprint for long-term vocal success.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF Imagination, Metaphor, and Play: Conductorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crash Course

TMEA Featured Clinician: Andrea Ramsey, Univ of Colorado-Boulder Presider: Christopher Fiorini, Langham Creek HS CPE 2-16-GHLSDEF â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr While technical directives are certainly valuable, teachers may stir greater passion in singers and create improved sounds through the employment of imaginative approaches. Providing our choirs with opportunities to be playful, contribute to the process, and engage their imaginations can further shape the connections they form with one another, create more enjoyable rehearsals, and inform more contextually integrated performances.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:25 PM / CC 217 Concert: Scorpion Sound Orff Ensemble

Conductor: Theresa Cutler, Spring Creek ES Presider: Juli Salzman, Northside ES, TMEA Elementary Vice-President CPE 2-16-217-A â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1 All About Audiation: Developing Musical Understanding

Clinician: Julie Kastner, Univ of Houston Presider: Casey Medlin, Brazos Bend ES CPE 2-16-HB1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Audiation is an ability to give meaning to music, similar to how thinking is used in understanding language. Kastner will describe how audiation develops in children, model activities for grades Pre-Kâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;2, and explore strategies for using these in music classes. By developing studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; audiation, you can help them perform, read, and create music with meaning and enjoyment.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 2 Bring Your Tutu to the Podium: Rehearsal Techniques for Young Singers

Clinician: Mary Mansour, Kujawa ES Presider: Nickole Burr, Thompson ES Demonstration Group: Kujawa Elementary Eagle Choir CPE 2-16-HB2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Mansour will show you how to step outside the conductorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s box and get your choir energized through rehearsal techniques, conducting strategies, repertoire selection, and most importantly by building relationships with 68 Southwestern Musician | December 2016

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4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 3 Tuneful Singing Games for the Upper Elementary Music Classroom

TMEA Featured Clinicians: MĂ­cheĂĄl Houlahan, Millersville Univ; Philip Tacka, Millersville Univ Presider: Katherine Johns, South ES, KET President CPE 2-16-HB3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr In this hands-on session designed for the third- through fifth-grade music classrooms, learn interactive singing games and sequential improvisation activities. Houlahan and Tacka will present games that have improvisation segments, video demonstrations with children from local schools, and literacy connections. They will highlight lesson plans that integrate singing, reading, writing, improvisation, and listening.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 301 The Student-Teaching Semester: Advice for Cooperating Teachers and Supervisors

TMEA Featured Clinician: Colleen Conway, Univ of Michigan Presider: Scott Roeder, UT/Rio Grande Valley CPE 2-16-301 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr This session is geared toward those working with student teachers. Conway will address the developmental needs of student teachers, how to prepare preservice teachers for this experience, and ways to assist during this important time in the undergraduate experience.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 302 BC Urban Collaboration: Tapping into Urban Resources

Clinicians: Larry Brown, Cypress Springs HS; Mary Running, Cy-Fair Instructional Support Center; Pam Blaine, Houston Symphony Presider: Scott Sheppard, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD CPE 2-16-302BC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Collaboration is a common element in all successful music programs. Urban music programs face unique challenges in many ways and can benefit greatly from the collaborative resources uniquely available in many urban communities. Gain new ideas regarding the collaborative resources that can be accessed in urban communities.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 303 Students with Special Needs in Secondary Performing Groups

Clinicians: Sherri Ross, music therapist; Mel Adair, Burleson ISD Presider: Vicki Baker, Texas Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Univ CPE 2-16-303 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr The clinicians will navigate issues regarding participation of students with special needs in school performing groups. Topics will include music educator concerns, special education law, identifying student abilities, placing modifications in a studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s education plan, and significant emphasis on how to implement modifications. Ross and Adair will offer their ideas and examples of successful participation. Suggested for College Student members.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 212 Everything in Its Place: Maintain Sanity with Technology

Clinician: Joshua Harris, Talkington SY WL Presider: Joshua Allen, Talkington SY WL CPE 2-16-212 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Do you ever believe there isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough time to organize every detail of a large music program? From assessing every student to correctly spelling names on a program, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daunting. Utilizing free technology such as Google apps, musictheory.net, Youtube, Edulastic, and website builders, Harris will show how he uses technology to manage his 130+ student piano program while maintaining his sanity.

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 213 Apps in the Kâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 Music Classroom to Benefit All Students

Clinician: Laura Meehan, Private Instructor Presider: Andre Clark, Stony Point HS CPE 2-16-213 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr The use of iDevices and apps in the classroom is revolutionizing education.

With over 850,000 apps on the market, many can be used to help students in music education, particularly students with special needs. Meehan will discuss favorite apps for the different Kâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 music classes settings. Join in this informative and interactive app experience (bring your iDevice!).

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4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #2 Planning the Perfect Trip to Orlando

Clinician: Ryan Cavazos, Fine Arts Travel Sponsored by: Fine Arts Travel Learn everything you need to know to make your studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dream trip to Orlando come true! Find out how to save money without compromising any of the fun. Gain insider tips and secrets from the pros for a truly magical experience! Get fundraising ideas, performance options, transportation options, and more. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re planning a trip to Orlando, you do not want to miss this showcase!

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / EXHIBIT HALL SHOWCASE #3 Lifelines for Learning! Resources for Active Learning

Clinicians: Greg Gilpin, Shawnee Press; Lynn Brinckmeyer, Texas State Univ; Sharon Burch, Centerville Community Schools Sponsored by: Shawnee Press & Hal Leonard Corporation CPE 2-16-PS3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Learn about the exciting, new, and best-selling resources from Shawnee Press.

Join Gilpin as he engages attendees with common-sense ideas from each product. These ideas will energize your students, create solutions for common rehearsal problems and classroom concerns, and give the teacher some aha moments to inspire immediate use after the convention.

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 PM / CC 224 Texas Association of Mariachi Educators General Membership Meeting Presider: Charles Cabrera, Robstown ISD, TAME President

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 PM / CC 217 American School Band Directors Association Business Meeting Presider: Travis Smith, ASBDA State Chair

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 PM / CC 221 Practical Guide to Percussion Ensemble Grades 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12

Clinician: Moses Simon, Roma HS Presider: Jerriald Dillard, Oak Ridge HS Demonstration Group: Roma ISD Percussion Group CPE 2-18-221 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Percussion ensemble curriculum for non-percussionists can be a scary thing.

Simon and the Roma Percussion Group will show that percussion ensembles are a great way to develop and entertain your percussion students.

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 PM / CC 225 A Smash Course on the Ins and Outs and the How-Tos of Big Band

Presider: Andrew Sealy, Hebron HS, TMEA President-Elect

Clinician: Denis DiBlasio, Rowan Univ Presider: Alex Parker, Baylor Univ Demonstration Group: Harlingen HS Jazz Ensemble, Ronnie Rios, Director Sponsored by: Texas Jazz Educators Association CPE 2-18-225 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr DiBlasio will answer questions about the differences between the sections (that are not equal), lead playing, improvisation in a big band, correcting time feel, teaching a swing concept to a culture that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really know the concept, teaching the swing concept if you yourself donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand it, setting up the band for rehearsal versus performance, and more.

5:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8:00 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL College Night (All Participants) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; CC Bridge Hall Entry Only

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 Rehearsal Techniques for Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trombone Choir Literature

4:35 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM / CC 217 Concert: Canales Conjunto

Conductor: Santiago Castillo, Canales ES Presider: Juli Salzman, Northside ES, TMEA Elementary Vice-President CPE 2-16-217-B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr

5:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6:00 PM / MARRIOTT RW SALON EF Retired Teachers Reception

Presider: Si Millican, UT/San Antonio, TMEA College Vice-President Sponsored by: TMEA and TAMS All participating institutions will be available during this Friday 5:00â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:00 P.M. segment of the College Fair for one-on-one discussions about undergraduate and graduate studies. Participants will be listed online in January and in the convention program. Some institutions will also be present throughout the Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Saturday exhibit hall hours in the College Fair area.

5:15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6:00 PM / LOCATIONS VARY TMEA Region Meetings

Meeting rooms will be published in the convention program.

5:15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6:15 PM / CC 217 TFME Meeting & Keynote Presider: Kay Vanlandingham, TMEA Administrative Director CPE 2-17-217 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Featuring a keynote address.

6:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8:00 PM / CC BRIDGE HALL Job Fair

Presider: Patricia Moreno, TMAC Treasurer Sponsored by: TMAC and TMEA The TMAC Job Fair is offered as an opportunity for any current music teacher or music education graduate to make contact with district fine arts administrators and representatives. In this quick face-to-face meeting, districts collect rĂŠsumĂŠs and applicants gain general information regarding any anticipated openings. District booths will be set up regionally in the room so that attendees can focus on a particular area of the state for these brief visits.

Clinician: Tony Baker, Univ of North Texas Presider: Rai Morales, Texas A&M Univ/Corpus Christi Demonstration Group: Univ of North Texas Trombone Consortium CPE 2-18-SN12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Baker will discuss and answer questions about performance and rehearsal techniques unique to large trombone ensembles. New and recent repertoire for large trombone ensemble will be showcased in this performance of the premier trombone ensemble of the University of North Texas College of Music.

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 4 Conducting Rx

Clinician: Scott Deppe, Lamar Univ Presider: Justin Collazo, Wilson MS CPE 2-18-SN4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Deppe will help you improve basic conducting skills and will introduce stretches and exercises to eliminate pain and tension while conducting. The clinic topics resulted from a survey of middle and high school band directors.

Bring a batonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the clinic will be interactive!

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6:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8:00 PM / CC LONESOME DOVE ROOM TMEA Past-Presidents Dinner

Presider: Keith Dye, Texas Tech Univ, TMEA Immediate Past-President

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FRIDAY 6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:20 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: UTSA Orchestra

Conductor: Eugene Dowdy, UT/San Antonio Presider: Penelope Meitz, St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School, TMEA Orchestra Vice-President CPE 2-18-LCT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 PM / CC 214 AB Effective and Memorable Strategies for Teaching the Bow Hold

Clinician: Martha Walvoord, UT/Arlington Presider: Ann Smith, Plano East HS CPE 2-18-214AB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr A balanced and flexible bow hold is essential to a studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success. Walvoord will examine the critical and challenging task of developing, reworking, and maintaining a relaxed bow hold and will provide several methods for teaching and developing a flexible and balanced right hand.

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 PM / CC 214 CD Teaching and Performing on Your Secondary String Instrument

Clinicians: Stephen Nordstrom, UT/El Paso; Kevin Nordstrom, Wright State Univ Presider: Joshua Allen, Talkington SCH for Young Women Leaders CPE 2-18-214CD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr How does an upper-string player successfully transfer their technique when teaching and performing on violin and viola? The clinicians will demonstrate practical and creative exercises that address elements of sound production and left-hand technique. Through this simple practice routine, the upperstring player will be able to navigate playing and teaching their secondary instrument with ease!

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Teach So Hard!

Clinician: Patti DeWitt, Patti DeWitt, Inc. Presider: Randall Ashley, Harlingen HS South Demonstration Group: Coakley MS Beginner Choir, Vanessa Hinojosa, Director CPE 2-18-GHLSABC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr We are often blessed with showcases of excellent music and musicianship at this convention. Thinking educationally, this session is designed to showcase music literacy. DeWitt will teach a typical sightsinging lesson without rehearsal.

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF Superb Solutions for Smaller Choirs and Training Choirs

Clinician: Mary Lynn Lightfoot, Choristers Guild Presider: Laura Rachita, Friendswood JH Sponsored by: Choristers Guild CPE 2-18-GHLSDEF â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Join Lightfoot in this exciting reading session and explore creative choral pieces in a variety of styles and voicings for small- to medium-sized choirs and training choirs. She will offer helpful teaching tips to promote learning skills for choral singing and will introduce Learning Resource Pages.

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS BALLROOM Concert: University of Houston â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Moores School Concert Chorale

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8:00 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 3 Publisherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Showcase 2

Clinicians: Victor Johnson, Heritage Music Press; Greg Gilpin, Shawnee Press; Emily Williams Burch and Graham Hepburn, Quaver Presider: Megan Lamb, Dodd ES CPE 2-18-HB3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.5 Hrs Join the clinicians as they present popular and new two-part concert chorals along with dynamic new resources, collections, and musicals.

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 PM / CC 301 Legal Issues for Music Educators

Clinician: Holly Boyd Wardell, Eichelbaum Wardell Hansen Powell & Mehl, P.C. Presider: Kent Burchill, Retired Sponsored by: TMEA CPE 2-18-301 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr An experienced school attorney will share information about the types of situations that can land music educators in court and review ways to avoid them.

Find out whether you have been concerned about the right (legal) things.

Suggested for College Student members.

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 PM / CC 302 BC Have Grant, Will Travel: Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Begin Grant Writing

Clinician: Diana Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Emeraude, Winkley ES Presider: Lindsey Ervi, Pleasant Hill ES CPE 2-18-302BC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Grants can provide needed materials for the classroom or pay for expenses for an educatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s training. Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Emeraude will present strategies and resources that have proved successful in obtaining grants. She has been awarded grants to study in the U.S., Japan, and England. These included grants from Fund for Teachers, A+FCU, NEH, Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund, the Junior League, and Hilton.

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 PM / CC 303 Teaching Music Theory and Literacy Through Popular Music

Clinician: Blaise Ferrandino, Texas Christian Univ Presider: Terry Eder, Retired CPE 2-18-303 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr A music curriculum should encourage broad-based music literacy. Learn how to use popular music of the 20th century to teach the elements of music.

A variety of styles, from ragtime to rock, will serve as source material for lesson plans designed to develop skill sets and reach overarching outcomes consistent with traditional music literacy goals.

8:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8:50 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: Class 6A Honor Band â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lopez HS Wind Ensemble Conductor: George Trevino, Lopez HS Presider: Joseph MuĂąoz, Pearland HS, TMEA Band Vice-President CPE 2-20-LCT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

8:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:00 PM / MARRIOTT PLAZA HOTEL â&#x20AC;&#x201C; LA VILLITA BALLROOM Mu Omicron Dinner and Business Meeting Presider: Sixto Elizondo, Reagan HS, Mu Omicron President

9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:30 PM / LOCATIONS VARY College Reunions

Conductor: Betsy Weber, Univ of Houston Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA Vocal Vice-President CPE 2-18-GHTX â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

Reunion locations will be listed in the convention program.

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1 Movement Session: Evening Community Dance

Presider: David Irving, Del Mar College Guest Conductor: Darhyl Ramsey, Univ of North Texas, National Past-President

Clinicians: Peter Amidon, New England Dancing Masters; Mary Alice Amidon, New England Dancing Masters Presider: Becky Compton, North Riverside ES Sponsored by: West Music CPE 2-18-HB1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Participate in a joyful evening event of traditional social American and English dances. Experience the joy and learn how to set up a successful evening dance for your school community.

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11:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:59 PM / CC 217 Annual Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Sing

POWERED BY MUSICFIRST, TEXAS ENSEMBLES H EAD T O THE M I DW E S T C LINIC Before hitting the stage in Chicago this December for their Midwest Clinic performances, 12 Texas ensembles rehearsed with MusicFirst. Over the past few months, these young musicians used PracticeFirst, Sight Reading Factory and Noteflight to develop their playing ability, sight reading and more. We are honored and excited to be a part of this musical experience! Congratulations to these schools for being selected to perform: School Creek Valley Honor Winds Hebron High School Wind Symphony Artie Henry Middle School Honors Band Faubion Middle School Honors Orchestra Cockrill Middle School Honors Band Berkner High School Symphony Orchestra Roma Middle School Symphonic Winds Round Rock High School Trombone Choir Ridgeview Middle School Percussion Ensemble Lady Bird Johnson High School Forza String Orchestra Spring Wind Ensemble Dulles High School Honors Orchestra

Director Kimberly Cooley Andy Sealy Robert T. Herrings, III Kari Zamora Gary Williams Craig Needham Corey L. Graves David Mobley Megan Wike Karen George Gabe Musella Michael Alan Isadore

Location Lewisville ISD Lewisville ISD Leander ISD McKinney ISD McKinney ISD Richardson ISD Roma ISD Round Rock ISD Round Rock ISD Northeast ISD Spring ISD Fort Bend ISD

Email keith@musicfirst.com to find out more about this program.

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TMEA Clinic/Convention Saturday, February 11, 2017

7:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8:30 AM / MARRIOTT RW SALON DEF Phi Beta Mu New Members Installation Breakfast

Presider: Todd Clearwater, Klein Oak HS, Phi Beta Mu Alpha Chapter President

7:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC REGISTRATION TMEA Member Registration

8:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00 AM / CC 216 3rd Annual Texas Guitar Directors Association Meeting

Presider: Travis Marcum, Austin Classical Guitar Have a voice in the future of classroom guitar across the state. We will introduce the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s panel of officers, finalize bylaws, make decisions regarding statewide standards, events, contests, and more.

Registration is accessible through the main lobby of the convention center.

Preregister online to expedite the process of obtaining your badge. Go to www.tmea.org/registration.

8:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00 AM / CC 224 TexASTA General Business Meeting

8:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00 AM / CC 221 Techniques and Perspectives of the Honor Band Directors

8:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00 AM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Choral Auditions That Work

Clinicians: Melissa Fisher, Mineola MS; James Nance, New Deal HS; Pam Hyatt, China Spring HS; George Trevino, Lopez HS Presider: Joseph MuĂąoz, Pearland HS, TMEA Band Vice-President CPE 3-08-221 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Directors of the 2016â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2017 TMEA Honor Bands will discuss the structure, administration, and focus of their very successful programs and will answer your questions.

8:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00 AM / CC 225 Stop the Honks! Beautiful Saxophone Sounds from Day One

Clinician: Andrew Allen, Midwestern State Univ Presider: Elise Allen, Windthorst HS Sponsored by: Conn-Selmer, Inc. CPE 3-08-225 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr The saxophone is sometimes classified as an easy instrument to learn. While initial sound production is fairly simple, achieving a beautiful, in-tune saxophone tone is a more involved process. Allen will cover the necessary strategies to ensure that your saxophonists play beautifully from the first day.

8:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00 AM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS BALLROOM Passion in Music Education: Teaching to the Goosebumps!

Clinician: Richard Saucedo, Carmel HS (retired) Presider: Ronnie Rios, Harlingen HS Sponsored by: Hal Leonard Corporation CPE 3-08-GHTX â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all experienced those goosebump momentsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;fleeting moments where an unexpected rush comes over us and reminds us how engaged we are. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a feeling you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget for a long time. These moments can be epiphanies, and Saucedo will get you thinking about how to foster themâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and a deep love of musicâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in your students.

8:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00 AM / CC 212 Violin Playing Doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Have to Be a Pain in the Neck

Clinician: Annie Chalex Boyle, Texas Tech Univ Presider: Craig Needham, Berkner HS CPE 3-08-212 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Boyle will explore chin rest and shoulder rest combinations that result in less pain and more comfort when performing. New teachers and seasoned players will learn about suggested setup options for the tall, small, and everything in between. At the end of the session, you will be able to try various combinations of rests, so bring your instrument!

8:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00 AM / CC 213 Concertmasters Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Chew Gum! Leadership for Strings

Presider: Michael Alexander, Baylor Univ

Clinician: Frank Eychaner, UT/Permian Basin Presider: Michael Marcades, Odessa HS CPE 3-08-GHLSABC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Eychaner will outline specific steps of a vocal audition that use graded exercises to objectively measure vocalist skills, including sightreading, rhythm reading, and aural recall. Further, tools will be provided to measure vocal quality.

Resources covered will include an audition form, a philosophy of audition, guidelines to make the experience anxiety-free, and graded exercises.

8:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00 AM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF Tricks of the Trade: Middle School Men and Successful Singing

Clinician: John Wayman, UT/Arlington Presider: Jannette Anderson, Johnson MS CPE 3-08-GHLSDEF â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Teaching the middle male voice can be tricky! The voice change process is a challenge from beginning to end, and unfortunately it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t end until long after any UIL Concert & Sightreading contest. Wayman will address the emotional, physical, and mental challenges of the vocal maturation process and provide proven solutions to help your male students become more successful.

8:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00 AM / CC 214 AB CEDFA: Strategies for Success in the Music/Fine Arts Classroom

Clinician: Juli Salzman, Northside ES, TMEA Elementary Vice-President Presider: Thomas Waggoner, UT/Austin CPE 3-08-214AB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Salzman will offer strategies for success in the music/fine arts classroom. She will review the following topics: Instructional Pathways to Personalized Learning in Music/Fine Arts, Technology Infusion for the Music/Fine Arts Classroom, Design Thinking Across the Arts and in the Real World, and Project-Based Learning in Music/Fine Arts.

8:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00 AM / CC 214 CD Hands-on Jazz for Young People

Clinician: Sharon Burch, Jazz at Lincoln Center Presider: Susan Hackett, Puckett ES CPE 3-08-214CD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Burch will present a step-by-step introduction to New Orleans jazz, including interactive jazz lessons created from the content of Wynton Marsalis and Jazz At Lincoln Center (JALC) recordings. Students play classroom instruments along with great jazz standards of New Orleans jazz and the recordings of JALC artists. Burch will share interactive lessons you can use the next day.

Clinician: Elisabeth Adkins, Texas Christian Univ Presider: Gary Keller, Nelson HS CPE 3-08-213 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Explore how strong leadership from string principals can improve the whole orchestra. Adkins covers specific skills, from confident cues to how to lead musically, that will bring out the best in any string section.

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SATURDAY 8:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00 AM / CC 217 AB Is It General Music or Choir? Process, Part-Singing & Orff

Clinician: Roger Sams, Music Is Elementary Presider: Lorelei Batislaong, Barron ES Sponsored by: Music Is Elementary CPE 3-08-217AB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Experience models of thoughtful processes for teaching part-singing in general music or elementary choir. Add Orff accompaniments and improvisation, creating vibrant performance pieces.

8:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00 AM / CC 217 CD Recorder and Differentiated Instruction

Clinician: Natasha Thurmon, Boldt ES Presider: Kristy Smith, Frontier ES Sponsored by: Music Is Elementary CPE 3-08-217CD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Some students love to play recorder, while others struggle with it from the beginning. Differentiated instruction helps a teacher cater to studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; varying needs on the recorder while maintaining the flow of the music lesson.

8:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00 AM / CC 301 Transitioning from High School to College Music Major

Clinicians: Kathy Daniel, Sam Houston State Univ; Joshua Bronfman, Sam Houston State Univ; Kyle Kindred, Sam Houston State Univ; ILonka RusEdery, Sam Houston State Univ Presider: Robert McElroy, Retired CPE 3-08-301 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Learn how to best structure your music theory and applied music courses to guide your music students toward becoming successful music majors.

Clinicians will address the college application and audition process, expectations of applied music courses, basic music theory, sight singing and solfège expectations, specifics about developing vocal skills, and suggestions for improving the keyboard skills.

8:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00 AM / CC 302 BC Presentation Disasters

Clinician: Diane Lange, UT/Arlington Presider: Kathy Draves, McCoy ES CPE 3-08-302BC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Presentations should be informative and creative and hold the attention of the audience. Lange will explore how to avoid potential disasters when preparing for a presentation.

8:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00 AM / CC 303 Maximize Your Investment in Practice Time

Clinician: Jaymee Haefner, Univ of North Texas Presider: John Zarco, UT/San Antonio CPE 3-08-303 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Haefner will explore the stages of practicing through the Eisenhower Principle, learning styles, and time-organization prioritization. Management of practice time can make or break a musician, especially those who are emerging as artists in a highly competitive field. Haefner will offer insight into the secret of getting a better return on the investment of practice time.

8:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00 AM / CC 305 The 411 on Creating Enriching Video Content for Music Class

Clinician: Marianne White, Harris MS Presider: Chad Dempsey, Edinburg North HS CPE 3-08-305 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Video content and instruction can have a huge impact on your teaching and your studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; learning! White will demonstrate how easily and inexpensively any teacher can create video content. Leave with ideas on how to create video content, use it to expand learning, and effectively get students to access and use it!

9:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL Exhibit Hall Open

To see who will be exhibiting, go to www.tmea.org/2017exhibitors (this list will update with the addition of more exhibitors).

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9:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:50 AM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: ATSSB All-State Concert Band Conductor: Jeff Gershman, Capital Univ Presider: Jim Cude, Whitesboro HS, ATSSB President Organizer: Arthur Galope, Caddo Mills HS Percussion Organizer: Sauileoge Toafa, Thompson MS CPE 3-09-LCT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Immediately followed by the Symphonic Band concert.

9:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:30 AM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE West Texas A&M University Horn Choir Director: Guglielmo Manfredi, West Texas A&M Univ CPE MS3-09-BH â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr Members of this horn studio ensemble are ambassadors for new literature and playing arrangements. The horn choir performs regularly throughout the school year.

9:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:30 AM / CC MAIN LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Quid Nunc Saxophone Quartet Director: Gregory White, Reagan HS CPE MS3-09-ML â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr This ensemble features students from the Reagan HS Band program in San Antonio. They will showcase a variety of music for saxophone quartet including new music, standard repertoire, and transcriptions.

9:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:30 AM / CC WEST REGISTRATION MUSIC SHOWCASE University of North Texas Trumpet Ensemble

Director: Jason Bergman, Univ of North Texas CPE MS3-09-WR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr This ensemble will offer a diversity of exciting new compositions and arrangements for trumpet ensemble. The group consists of undergraduate and graduate trumpet students. This group continues UNTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long legacy of quality through performances at competitions and conferences and in recital.

9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:30 AM / CC 224 TMEA State Board of Directors Meeting

Presider: Dinah Menger, Fort Worth ISD, TMEA President

9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:30 AM / CC 221 Singing in the Instrumental Ensemble Rehearsal

Clinicians: Leila Heil, Univ of Colorado Boulder; Matthew Roeder, Univ of Colorado Boulder Presider: Russell Tipton, Texas A&M Univ CPE 3-09-221 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr While band and orchestra directors spend much of their instructional time helping students develop their instrumental skills and techniques, students must also be able to sing properly during rehearsals or performances to enhance their musicianship and develop their music ear. Heil and Roeder will explore when and why to incorporate singing into the ensemble rehearsal.

9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:30 AM / CC 225 It Takes a Village: Creative Classroom Management Solutions

Clinicians: Jennifer Rogers, Brookside IS; Andie Troutman, Brookside IS; Lauren Ambeau, Brookside IS, Principal Presider: Teri Brockway, Westbrook IS CPE 3-09-225 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr How can we manage classroom disruptions more effectively? How can they be prevented in the first place? The cliniciansâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;two band directors and their principalâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;will offer creative solutions you can implement immediately in your classroom.

9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:30 AM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS BALLROOM Trumpets on the Conveyor Belt: Preparing for the Next Level

Clinicians: John Timpani, Clark MS; Wiff Rudd, Baylor Univ; Tim Andersen, Retired Presider: Chris Cansler, Independence HS CPE 3-09-GHTX â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Teaching along the conveyor belt focuses on preparing students and passing them on to the next level through curriculum alignment. Attendees will be given an outline for teaching a trumpet player from beginning band, through high school, to the end of college and beyond. Ideas will also be given on preparing future music educators to find their place along the conveyor belt.

Music is your passion TCU is your school

SATURDAY

9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:30 AM / CC 212 Improvisation = Student Interest and Success

Clinician: Timothy Logan, Vale MS Presider: John Thornton, Marshall HS Demonstration Group: Vale MS Improv Orchestra CPE 3-09-212 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Improvisation provides students a personal connection with music that allows them to build technique and use higher-order thinking skills while having fun. Logan will demonstrate why improvisation is critical to student and program success and will showcase some useful technological applications and equipment. Bring your instrument and experiment with the process.

9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:30 AM / CC 213 Ensemble Music for Harps and Young Strings

Clinicians: Jan Garverick, MacArthur HS; Phyllis Malone, Garner MS; Vincent Pierce, Odessa HS Presider: Emilee Hall, Atkins MS Demonstration Group: Garner MS Orchestra/Ector Co. Harp Ensemble CPE 3-09-213 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr By design, an ensemble experience for young string players and all-level harpists that utilizes age/grade-appropriate repertoire helps develop secure pedagogical concepts and reinforces fundamentals of string technique and basic ensemble performance. Each of the pieces align with TEKS guidelines for language arts, history, social studies, math, science, and music.

9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:30 AM / CC 216 Expanding Music Education Through Guitar Ensembles

Clinician: Samuel Escalante, Univ of North Texas Presider: Donna Emmanuel, Univ of North Texas CPE 3-09-216 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr As music educators strive to reach an increasingly diverse student population, guitar ensembles can be an effective way to provide more students with the same benefits as traditional school ensemble offerings. Escalante will present the most pertinent information for interested music educators to begin implementing a guitar ensemble class.

9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:30 AM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Choir Hacks: Tips to Make a Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Life Easier

Clinicians: Michelle Hank, Consultant; Kelly McDonald, Kleb IS Presider: Connie Horton, McCullough JH CPE 3-09-GHLSABC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr A choir directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s job has many roles and can quickly become stressful and overwhelming. Hank and McDonald will offer life hacks for making your daily life easier. They will cover classroom management and organization, communication, class activities, trips, performances, and other relevant topics. A choir directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s job is never easy, but it also doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be so difficult.

Strike a Note with Your Students

Experience the Sound of Tarleton December 27-28, 2016 AREA CHOIR WORKSHOP Contact: Dr. Troy Robertson (254) 968-9240 | robertson@tarleton.edu

January 23, 2017 GUEST PIANO RECITAL with Steinway Artist Mark Puckett Contact: Dr. Leslie Spotz (254) 968-9241 | spotz@tarleton.edu

January 28, 2017 TARLETON BRASS DAY with the Boston Brass Contact: Dr. Brian Walker (254) 968-9828 | walker@tarleton.edu

February 27, 2017 TARLETON PERCUSSION FESTIVAL with Laurel Black Contact: Dr. Benjamin Charles (254) 968-1784 | bcharles@tarleton.edu

February 28-March 1, 2017 TARLETON INVITATIONAL BAND FESTIVAL with David Maslanka Contact: Dr. Anthony Pursell (254) 968-9242 | pursell@tarleton.edu

March 3-4, 2017 LET ALL MEN SING CHORAL WORKSHOP Featuring clinician Dr. Kevin Fenton

DISCOVER MORE

Contact: Dr. Troy Robertson (254) 968-9240 | robertson@tarleton.edu

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DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC Admissions and Scholarship

Auditions 2017

AUDITION DATES February 18 February 25 March 4 ONLY

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ONLY

March 11 ONLY April 1 ONLY

Instrumental

Vocal, Woodwind & Brass

Vocal

Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Music emphasizing performance or music education *Additional dates upon request. Auditions are required of all entering and transferring music majors

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SATURDAY 9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:30 AM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF Optimizing Learning Conditions for Adolescent Choral Singers Clinician: Philip Silvey, Eastman School of Music, Univ of Rochester Presider: Denise Eaton CPE 3-09-GHLSDEF â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Choral music educators can employ strategies to reduce the anxieties of adolescent singers and create conditions where young learners envision themselves as capable singers. Participants will explore factors that can inhibit learning and will gain five ways to create more optimum learning conditions.

9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:30 AM / CC 214 AB Engaged, On Task, Involved: Why Elementary Music Matters

TMEA Featured Clinician: Patrick Ware, Fitzgerald ES, Woodbridge, Va. Presider: Sylvia Arguelles, Rayburn ES CPE 3-09-214AB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development recognizes that the achievement gap is just part of the problem. The engagement gap is the next frontier in striving for student success. Join us as we develop and expand intrapersonal and interpersonal skills in an environment that is designed with the 21st century in mind.

9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:30 AM / CC 214 CD Vocal Development in Young Children

Clinician: Lillie Feierabend, Univ of Hartford Magnet School Presider: Debra Johnson, Leon Heights ES Sponsored by: GIA Publications, Inc. CPE 3-09-214CD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Young children need guided experiences to help them sing in tune. Once attained, they will be on their way to a lifetime of tuneful singing.

Feierabend will share strategies and techniques that help a young child first catch the tune and then reproduce it in head voice. The activities are developmentally appropriate while remaining wonderfully childlikeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;playful, imaginary, and fun.

9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:30 AM / CC 217 AB Moving with Masterworks

Clinician: Darla Meek, Texas A&M Univ/Commerce Presider: Cathy Warnock, Fine Arts Department CPE 3-09-217AB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Participate in engaging movement activities that immerse children in the music of the masters! The powerful kinesthetic sense is the vehicle used to develop musicality through whole-body movement. Even movement-challenged students (and teachers!) can enjoy a moving experience!

9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:30 AM / CC 217 CD Engaging and Tuneful Activities for the Early Childhood Classroom (Repeat)

TMEA Featured Clinicians: MĂ­cheĂĄl Houlahan, Millersville Univ; Philip Tacka, Millersville Univ Presider: Jacklyn Leon, The John Cooper School CPE 3-09-217CD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr In this hands-on session designed for the early childhood music classroom, Houlahan and Tacka will present interactive singing games, listening examples, and sequential activities that engage your students and guide them to an understanding of kindergarten music concepts and skills. Books with literacy connections, games, and video demonstrations with students from Carl Schurz ES in New Braunfels ISD will be featured.

9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:30 AM / CC 301 Does Perfect Practice Make Perfect? Noâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;It Doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t

Clinician: Robert Duke, UT/Austin Presider: Sarah Allen, Southern Methodist Univ CPE 3-09-301 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Individual practice is the central mechanism for learning in music. Yet, many students practice in ways that are less than optimal and as a result are discouraged by their seeming inability to accomplish meaningful goals.

Understanding how the brain creates and refines skill memories can inform students and teachers alike about strategies that lead to successful practice that motivates learners.

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9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:30 AM / CC 302 BC Connect, Contribute, and Heal: Developing Community Outreach

Clinician: Lisa Garner Santa, Texas Tech Univ Presider: Stephen Crawford, Univ of Mary Hardin-Baylor Demonstration Group: Texas Tech and Texas Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Flute Choirs, Pamela Youngblood, Director CPE 3-09-302BC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Learn how outreach and service learning programs involving high school students, university students, or community members can directly build relationships and program visibility in your local area, contribute to interdisciplinary activities, and provide healing in special, underserved, and hospital populations. Music programs do more than increase test scoresâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;they unite communities.

9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:30 AM / CC 303 Student Teaching: Your First Job!

Clinician: John Benzer, Univ of Houston Presider: Dana Pradervand, Oak Ridge HS CPE 3-09-303 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Benzer will assist college students with understanding the essential factors involved before, during, and after their student-teaching experience. He will address first-day preparations, helpful guidelines to consider during observation, guidance when creating rĂŠsumĂŠs and letters of intent, and recommendations to assist participants in job searches. Suggested for College Student members.

9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:30 AM / CC 305 iPads, Android, and Chromebooksâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Oh My!

Clinician: James Frankel, MusicFirst Presider: Brian Miller, Fossum MS Sponsored by: MusicFirst CPE 3-09-305 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Completely Web-based, the Online Classroom allows students and teachers access at home, at school, or on the go. Teachers can generate their own assessments, organize students into classes and groups, assign them homework, enhance rehearsal time, and much moreâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all from any Internetenabled device. Students can complete assignments and access software tools to practice or compose on their own.

10:10 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: ATSSB All-State Symphonic Band Conductor: Joseph Missal, Oklahoma State Univ Presider: Jim Cude, Whitesboro HS, ATSSB President Organizer: Jason Smith, North Lamar HS Percussion Organizer: Connor Pickle, Melissa HS CPE 3-10-LCT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Immediately following the 9:00 A.M. Concert Band performance.

10:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE Mojo-Rimba

Director: Bonnie Anderson, Coronado Village ES CPE MS3-10-BH â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr This ensemble performs polyrhythmic Zimbabwean style pieces and contemporary arrangements. Their high-energy music is in demand at San Antonio events.

10:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC MAIN LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Mirasol Quartet

CPE MS3-10-ML â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr This ensemble is dedicated to the impact of musical and educational outreach and the advancement of chamber music. They have earned national recognition and top prizes in the ENKOR and Fischoff chamber music competitions.

SATURDAY 10:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 AM / CC WEST REGISTRATION MUSIC SHOWCASE UT/Rio Grande Valley Clarinet Symphony

Director: Lorne Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neil, UT/Rio Grande Valley CPE MS3-10-WR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr This ensemble features the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clarinet ensemble in the role of orchestra alone as well as orchestra accompanying a concerto soloist. They seek to present music and encourage students beyond the clarinet studio to gain experience playing, conducting, soloing, and composing or arranging music for the group.

11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noon / CC 223 TMEC Annual Meeting and Reception

Presider: Angela Leonhardt, Hidden Forest ES, TMEC President

11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noon / CC 221 Creating a Culture of Excellence in Your Non-Varsity Band

Clinician: Bryn Roberts, Reedy HS Presider: Rachael Davis, Pioneer Heritage MS CPE 3-11-221 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr The strength and depth of a band program depends on the vitality of its nonvarsity groups. Roberts will discuss how non-varsity bands can provide an opportunity for every student to experience success while supporting the goals of the total band program. Topics will include motivation, selection of repertoire, developing student leadership, classroom management, and building relationships.

11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noon / CC 225 Brass Articulation Revisited

Clinician: Mary Ellen Cavitt, Texas State Univ Presider: Keith Winking, Texas State Univ CPE 3-11-225 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Teaching brass articulation in the context of band ensembles presents unique challenges. Cavitt will discuss the physical action of the tongue, describe the effect of syllables on style, and explain how articulation affects range and accuracy. She will offer solutions for common articulation problems and suggested methods for teaching specific articulations.

11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noon / GRAND HYATT TEXAS BALLROOM Flipping a Band: From Director to Superintendent to Board Member

Clinicians: Doug Fulwood, Royse City HS; Brian Zator, Texas A&M Univ Commerce; Kevin Worthy, Royse City ISD, Superintendent Presider: Brigido Garza, Lee HS CPE 3-11-GHTX â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Repairing a band program can be tough! The clinicians will share their process for repairing their school districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s band program and discuss how others can use the same process to be successful in their districts. They will also offer ways to reach and partner with administrators who may not understand or see the value of the band or other fine arts programs.

11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noon / CC 212 String Class Technique as Concert Stage Repertoire

Clinicians: William Dick, Retired; Laurie Scott, UT/Austin Presider: Elizabeth Chappell, Univ of North Texas Demonstration Group: UT String Project Teachers, Laurie Scott, Director CPE 3-11-212 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Sure the concert is the fun part, but the classroom time spent preparing for the stage should and can be part of a sequenced development of string technique.

Dick and Scott will explore a selection of materials that address both aspects of the orchestral class experience.

11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noon / CC 213 Getting Students to Own Their Ensemble Experience

Clinician: Michael Raiber, Oklahoma City Univ Presider: Stephen Clink, Flower Mound HS CPE 3-11-213 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Do you want to find ways to get your students to invest deeply in their ensemble and enhance their musical understanding? Raiber will chronicle the partnership between middle school orchestra members and their teacher as they collaborated on several aspects of their ensemble experience throughout a quarter. He will share the outcomes of the experience and materials used in its development.

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11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noon / CC 216 Standards of Excellence for the Texas Guitar Classroom

Clinician: Eric Pearson, Austin Classical Guitar Presider: Jerry Daniel, Homeschool CPE 3-11-216 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Guitar ensembles are becoming a vibrant and growing part of the musical landscape in Texas schools. Pearson will provide guidance for repertoire choice, goal-setting, and contests that will lead to a culture of refinement and excellence in the guitar classroom.

11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noon / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Dynamic & Efficient Rehearsals: Planning for Success

Clinician: Jeb Mueller, Univ of Houston Presider: Michelle Perez, Mesquite HS CPE 3-11-GHLSABC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Mueller will provide suggestions for leading engaging and efficient rehearsals through an innovative approach to lesson planning and will discuss classroom habits, literature selection, and sequencing.

11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noon / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Lose Your Voice! Vocal Health for the Music Educator

Clinicians: Mary Turner, Hudson HS; Chris Turner, Stephen F. Austin State Univ Presider: Tod Fish, Stephen F. Austin State Univ CPE 3-11-GHLSDEF â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Vocal illness and injury are common challenges for teachers across all music subject areas. Potential solutions to this problem will be discussed and practiced, including tips for vocal health, time-efficient warm-ups, better use of the speaking voice, and voice-saving classroom management methods.

11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noon / CC 214 AB Bach, BeyoncĂŠ, and Beyond: Two Worlds Collide

Clinicians: Stephanie Miller, Skyview ES; Austin Aeschbacher, Skyview ES Presider: Carisa Niemeyer, Forest Meadow JH CPE 3-11-214AB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Do you struggle to connect your urban students with classical and folk music because they are more accustomed to pop culture? Miller and Aeschbacher will break down how to engage urban students and foster an appreciation of the classics using the music of today, nontraditional instruments, glow-inthe-dark objects, and creative dances that will energize and enhance your curriculum.

11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noon / CC 214 CD Supporting Social & Emotional Learning Through UIL Music Memory

Clinicians: Mollie Tower, Retired; Matt Bowers, Lake Travis ES; Kay Greenhaw, Retired; Debbie Tannert, Mills ES; Christina Tannert, Doss ES; Brian Vandewalle, Kocurek ES Presider: Elaine Thomas, Visual & Performing Arts Department Sponsored by: Mighty Music Publishing CPE 3-11-214CD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Timeless music masterworks, proven teaching strategies, and 21st-century technology can come together to provide an active, exciting, and engaging listening program for students. Participants will engage in interactive classical music learning experiences that directly support social and emotional learning by using focused attention and active listening skills while honoring every learning style.

11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noon / CC 217 AB Connecting Culture Through Mexican-American Music Lessons

Clinician: Amanda Soto, Texas State Univ Presider: Sally Sandoval, Retired CPE 3-11-217AB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr The Mexican and Mexican-American cultures will be explored through lessons in the Conjunto, Tejano, and Banda musical genres for the elementary classroom. Soto will provide teachers with a variety of music-making activities that include singing, dancing, and performing song arrangements on classroom instruments. Listening experiences will be accompanied with video, audio, and print resources.

SATURDAY 11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noon / CC 217 CD First, We Sing! Songs and Games for KodĂĄly-Inspired Teaching Clinician: Susan Brumfield, Texas Tech Univ Presider: Marc Erck, University UMC Sponsored by: McGraw-Hill Education CPE 3-11-217CD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr First, We Sing! Songbooks 1 & 2 are packed with childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s songs, rhymes, and games from around the world, selected, transcribed, and annotated by Brumfield. She will explore teaching activities, singing games, and technology tools for incorporating these songs seamlessly into a KodĂĄly-inspired, literacy-based curriculum.

11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noon / CC 301 Doing College Right: Advice from the Experts

Clinicians: Michele Henry, Baylor Univ; Brittany Bonner, Baylor Univ; Pedro Reyes, Baylor Univ; Casey LeVie, Baylor Univ; Michael Isenberg, Baylor Univ Presider: Charlie Winkley, Baylor Univ CPE 3-11-301 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Succeeding in college doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen by accidentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; you have to plan for it. In this session, college music majors who are excelling in all areas of the college experience will share advice and field questions from the audience. Find out how to study, practice, get involved, make friends, and reserve time for yourself (and sleep!). Suggested for College Student members.

11:30 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:20 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1 Concert: ATSSB All-State Jazz Ensemble

Conductor: Ellen Rowe, Univ of Michigan Presider: Jim Cude, Whitesboro HS, ATSSB President Organizer: Martin Filip, Ford HS CPE 3-11-HB1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

Noon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:15 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM Concert: TMEA All-State Mixed Choir Conductor: Johnathan Reed, Michigan State Univ Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA Vocal Vice-President Organizer: Clay West, Conroe HS Accompanist: Tracy Carroll, Summit HS CPE 3-12-SN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.25 Hrs Orchestra: UTSA Orchestra

11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noon / CC 302 BC Functional Keyboarding Skills for the Music Educator

Clinician: Carolyn Cruse, Texas Tech Univ Presider: Kelley Poche-Rodriguez, Texas Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Univ CPE 3-11-302BC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr The need for functional keyboarding skills is too often overlooked in college methods courses.

However, both practicing and preservice teachers realize the importance of piano skills and how difficult it can be to strengthen these skills. Cruse will provide specific practicing techniques and hand-strengthening exercises to turn even the most novice beginner into a functional pianist.

11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noon / CC 303 Preparing for Your Student-Teaching Experience and Beyond!

Clinician: Blair Williams, Texas Tech Univ Presider: Kent Burchill, Retired CPE 3-11-303 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Preservice teachers have been preparing for the student-teaching experience. Now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to prepare to jump in! Attendees will discuss researched strategies and suggestions from administrators, cooperating teachers, university supervisors, and former student teachers. Prepare to make a splash during your student-teaching experience and beyond!

11:00 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noon / CC 305 Engagement and Accountability: The Solution Is in the Cloud

Clinician: James Frankel, MusicFirst Presider: Michael Garcia, Los Fresnos HS Sponsored by: MusicFirst CPE 3-11-305 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Assessing students and holding them accountable has never been easier! The use of technology eases the documentation of informal and formal assessments so teachers can report to parents, administrators, and students. The MusicFirst Online Classroom helps teachers generate assessments and organize classes, and includes engaging content that supports the musical development of all students.

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Master of Music in Jazz Studies

Rowan University's College of Performing Arts presents the Online Master of Music in Jazz Studies. This convenient online program provides musicians with in-depth knowledge and skills in performance, jazz structures, and composition. Students are prepared for careers as jazz musicians, classical performers, conductors, or composers. The credential of the master’s degree also opens possibilities for teaching at the collegiate level. Graduates of Rowan's Master of Music program have gone on to major doctoral programs, performing careers, arts leadership positions, and careers as college professors and public school teachers.

• Fully accredited music studies with world-class jazz faculty • Study completely online from any location worldwide • 11 courses or 32 graduate semester hours • One-to-one jazz improvisation lessons conducted via video conferencing • Flexible classes offered through our online course system with no specific meeting time • Possible degree completion in as little as 24 months

Learn More! | global.RowanU.com/Jazz

SATURDAY Noon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE Center Stage Brass

12:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:30 PM / CC 212 Strategies for Improving Playing Position and Flexibility

Sponsored by: Williamson Music 1st CPE MS3-12-BH â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr These ten professional musicians from the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex are dedicated to performing at an elite level. Their double-quintet instrumentation allows the group to perform in numerous combinations, featuring standards in the repertoire and original arrangements.

Noon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC MAIN LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE San Antonio Sax Project CPE MS3-12-ML â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr The members of this professional saxophone quartet are local music educators.

The SASP will present repertoire of classical, jazz standards, contemporary jazz, and Broadway Musicals. Their mission is to present saxophone quartet repertoire that is challenging, entertaining, and rarely heard.

Noon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 PM / CC WEST REGISTRATION MUSIC SHOWCASE Texas Tech University Flute Choir

Director: Lisa Garner Santa, Texas Tech Univ CPE MS3-12-WR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr This ensemble will perform a variety of repertoire showcasing their activity in fall outreach programs designed to contribute to interdisciplinary activities, and provide healing in aging, underserved, and hospital communities.

Clinician: Pamela Tellejohn Hayes, Columbia College Presider: Kyle Davis, Summer Creek HS Sponsored by: Hal Leonard Corporation CPE 3-12-212 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Hayes will present practical techniques for establishing proper playing position and flexibility in the heterogeneous string class. Ideas will be given for remediating common position problems that prevent students from reaching their full potential.

12:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:30 PM / CC 213 Keep â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Em Practicing: Ideas for Summer String Camps

Clinicians: Judith Pruitt, Kimberlin Academy for Excellence; Joseph Powers, Walnut Glen Academy for Excellence Presider: Brian Peacock, Garland HS CPE 3-12-213 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Summer string camps can provide elementary string students with a boost to their summer practicing and increase their retention for their instrument in the following school year. Pruitt and Powers will give practical advice and information for hosting a summer string camp for elementary string students.

12:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:30 PM / CC 216 Why You Should (and How You Can) Teach Classroom Guitar

Conductor: Rodney Dorsey, Univ of Oregon Presider: Joseph MuĂąoz, Pearland HS, TMEA Band Vice-President Organizer: Amanda Montalvo, Edinburg HS Percussion Organizer: Jorge Martinez, Edinburg HS CPE 3-12-LCT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

Clinician: Chris Dunning, International Leadership of Texas Presider: Samuel Escalante, Univ of North Texas Demonstration Group: ILT Keller HS Guitar Ensemble CPE 3-12-216 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Classical guitar ensembles offer an experience to students who otherwise wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t participate in music. They can also prepare students for future roles in mariachi or jazz band and for lifelong music-making. Any instrumentalist can teach entry-level classical guitar. Dunning will present curriculum and suggestions for incorporating classical guitar into your school music program.

12:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:30 PM / CC 221 Become a Clarinet Doctor: Treating Issues of Fundamentals

12:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:30 PM / CC 214 AB Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All in the Hands

12:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:20 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: TMEA All-State 5A Symphonic Band

Clinician: Sharon Deuby, UT/Tyler Presider: Amy Woody, Guyer HS CPE 3-12-221 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr How many of us have had a promising clarinet student hit a plateau because one or more of their basic skills are lacking? Deuby will describe elements necessary for good tone production, tonguing, hand position, and altissimo register development. She will discuss common issues, provide a troubleshooting guide with corrective tips, and discuss why good fundamentals are essential.

12:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:30 PM / CC 225 Creating a Successful Title I Middle School Band

Clinicians: Christopher Gonzales, Dueitt MS; Michael Warny, Dueitt MS Presider: Gabriel Musella, Spring HS CPE 3-12-225 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Gonzales and Warny will explore steps for achieving the teacherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vision and goals, from the beginner to advanced bands. Understand the thoughts and emotional actions of socioeconomically disadvantaged students and how to implement a teaching strategy that will help the students and program reach the next level of success.

TMEA Featured Clinician: Patrick Ware, Fitzgerald ES, Woodbridge, Va. Presider: Elizabeth Krajewski, Highlands ES CPE 3-12-214AB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Come pat, clap, snap, and more. Using body percussion, song, and creative play, we will explore hand-clapping patterns from kindergarten through grade 5.

From the simple to the complex, from nursery rhymes to jazz, everyone will have fun, because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all in the hands.

12:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:30 PM / CC 214 CD I Can: Build Student Self-Esteem Through Clarity

Clinician: Patrick Lollis, Cannon ES Presider: Crystal Perdue, Ortiz ES Sponsored by: Rhythm Band Instruments CPE 3-12-214CD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Mindfully working toward a worthwhile goal builds a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s self-esteem. In this session, Lollis will apply recent scholarship on grit, struggle, and the role of praise to the elementary music classroom. Using goals, gamification, and structured praise, we can foster tough, creative, and empowered young musicians.

12:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:30 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS BALLROOM 25 Things You Can Do Tomorrow to Improve Your Ensemble Clinician: Peter Boonshaft, Alfred Music Publishing Presider: Devin Turk, Leonard HS Sponsored by: Alfred Music Publishing CPE 3-12-GHTX â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Boonshaft offers 25 simple things you can do to improve the quality of your ensemble, make any rehearsal more productive, and energize the power of your teaching. Useful for conductors of any level and type of ensemble.

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Learn. Grow. Inspire.

University of North Texas Summers-Only Master of Music Education

3-Summer Program • UNT faculty and renowned guest instructors • Hands-on experience in our summer camps and master classes • Band, Choir, Orchestra, and Elementary-General tracks

Dates for Summer 2017: June 5 – July 13 Convenient Dates Selected for Working Music Teachers.

Housing available.

Space is limited.

Apply early for priority consideration.

Contact Dr. Sean Powell (sean.powell@unt.edu), Coordinator of MMEd musiced.music.unt.edu/programs/masters

Go beyond professional development.

SATURDAY 12:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:30 PM / CC 217 AB Singing Voice Development Through Improvisation, Grades 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5

Clinician: Christina Svec, Iowa State Univ Presider: Kara Saldana, Valley Creek ES CPE 3-12-217AB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr In-tune singing and improvisation may develop simultaneously through sequential ostinato work, part-work, and chord progressions in upper elementary. Svec will briefly discuss the research behind singing voice development in grades 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5, demonstrate vocal exploration and melodic improvisation activities using audience participation, and provide video footage of selected activities with students.

12:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:30 PM / CC 217 CD Tuneful Singing Games for the First- and Second-Grade Elementary Music Classroom

TMEA Featured Clinicians: MĂ­cheĂĄl Houlahan, Millersville Univ; Philip Tacka, Millersville Univ Presider: Patricia Moreno, Austin ISD CPE 3-12-217CD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr In this hands-on session designed for the first- and second-grade music classrooms, learn interactive singing games and progressive reading activities. Houlahan and Tacka will present singing games and directions, video demonstrations with children, and literacy connections. They will highlight lesson plans that integrate singing, movement, and literacy in the music classroom.

12:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:30 PM / CC 301 Lessons Learned After College

Clinicians: Jonathan Alvis, Angelo State Univ; Cody Knott, Decatur HS Presider: Anthony Pursell, Kansas State Univ CPE 3-12-301 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Teachers are required to complete many tasks in and out of the classroom, most of which are discussed in collegiate courses. Yet, even the best courses cannot completely prepare students for many of the experiences encountered in the first years of teaching. Alvis and Knott will discuss strategies that will help prepare future graduates for success in a music education career. Suggested for College Student members.

12:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:30 PM / CC 302 BC In a Class of Its Own: Piano Labs in the School System

Clinician: Joshua Harris, Talkington SY WL Presider: Donna Barbee, Talkington SY WL CPE 3-12-302BC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Although uncommon to most schools, class piano at the Talkington School for Young Women Leaders is a vibrant and growing program. Harris believes that class piano could (and should) become a common course offering in middle and high schools. He will address program building, curriculum, pacing, group strategies, benefits to the school, and more, and he will give insight into how his 130+ student program works.

12:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:30 PM / CC 303 East Meets West: Tanzanian Music in American Music Classrooms

Clinicians: Jacqueline Henninger, Texas Tech Univ; Excel Haonga, Texas Tech Univ Presider: Mark Brill, UT/San Antonio CPE 3-12-303 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr As demographics continue to evolve, music educators have a responsibility to incorporate the music of other cultures into their lessons with young and developing musicians. Learn how to effectively incorporate world music into your music classroom and improve your familiarity with traditional songs and dances of East Africa.

12:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:30 PM / CC 305 Percussion Solutions for Ensembles and Group Instruction

Clinician: Matt Johnson, Fullerton College Presider: Jeffrey Smith, Ellison HS Sponsored by: Romeo Music CPE 3-12-305 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr Johnson will illustrate the power that electronic percussion has to benefit multiple aspects of a music program, from enhancing ensembles, optimizing rehearsal space, and expanding curriculum, to creating group learning opportunities, increasing enrollment, and teaching more material in less time.

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Master of Music Master of Music Education Doctor of Musical Arts Doctor of Philosophy in Music

For more information please call 225-578-9291 or visit our site at music.lsu.edu/admissions.

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SATURDAY

1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:50 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1 Concert: TMEA All-State Jazz Ensemble II

2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:20 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1 Concert: TMEA All-State Jazz Ensemble I

1:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE Texas A&M International University Mariachi Internacional

3:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:20 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: TMEA All-State Concert Band

Conductor: David Caffey, Univ of Northern Colorado Presider: Joseph Muñoz, Pearland HS, TMEA Band Vice-President Organizer: Mark Nichols, La Porte HS CPE 3-13-HB1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

Director: Oswaldo Zapata, Texas A&M International Univ CPE MS3-13-BH â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr This ensemble performs a wide range of literature from the mariachi genre.

They represent the tradition, culture, and heritage of the large Hispanic population of the university and the south Texas area.

1:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC MAIN LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE The Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet

Sponsored by: Fox Products CPE MS3-13-ML â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr This ensemble will take the audience for a whirlwind tour of the history of Western music, finally restoring all those bassoon parts that composers forgot to write. All music in the period between Biber and Bieber is fair game, now presented with enhancements like kazoo virtuosity, marching-bandstyle choreography, reed crows, and pop progressions.

1:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00 PM / CC WEST REGISTRATION MUSIC SHOWCASE Prickly Pear Clarinet Ensemble

CPE MS3-13-WR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.5 Hr This ensemble is a freshly formed chamber music group of eight musicians.

The ensemble combines several generations of musical experiences and features the full spectrum of the clarinet family. They perform original works and transcriptions for clarinet choir.

2:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:50 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: TMEA All-State String Orchestra

Conductor: Emily Freeman Brown, Bowling Green State Univ Presider: Penelope Meitz, St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School, TMEA Orchestra Vice-President Organizers: Christina LeBlanc, Elsik HS; Ellen Lawrence, Katy HS CPE 3-14-LCT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

2:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:50 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM Concert: TMEA All-State Small School Mixed Choir Conductor: Sandra Snow, Michigan State Univ Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA Vocal Vice-President Organizer: Michael Matlock, Andrews HS Accompanist: Luke Kirkwood, Cypress Christian School CPE 3-14-SN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

Conductor: Denis DiBlasio, Rowan Univ Presider: Joseph Muñoz, Pearland HS, TMEA Band Vice-President Organizer: Arturo Denis, Creekview HS CPE 3-14-HB1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

Conductor: Cynthia Johnston Turner, Univ of Georgia Presider: Joseph Muñoz, Pearland HS, TMEA Band Vice-President Organizer: Mason Daffinee, Reagan HS CPE 3-15-LCT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

3:45 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:35 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM Concert: TMEA All-State Treble Choir Conductor: Kristina MacMullen, Ohio State Univ Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA Vocal Vice-President Organizer: Carla Hardy, Chisholm Trail HS Accompanist: Jennifer Franz-Melady, Magnolia HS CPE 3-15-SN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:50 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1 Concert: Texas Community College Band Directors Association All-State Jazz Ensemble Conductor: Gary Wurtz, Stephen F. Austin State Univ Presider: Derrick Logozzo, Richland College, TCCBDA President CPE 3-16-HB1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

5:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:50 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: TMEA All-State Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor: Joseph Young, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Presider: Penelope Meitz, St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School, TMEA Orchestra Vice-President Organizers: Daniel Shiu, Folks MS; Sarah Lopes, Aragon MS Percussion Organizer: Christopher Mustell, Cypress Ridge HS CPE 3-17-LCT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

5:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6:20 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1 Concert: Texas Community College Band Directors Association All-State Symphonic Band Conductor: Fred Allen, Stephen F. Austin State Univ Presider: Derrick Logozzo, Richland College, TCCBDA President CPE 3-17-HB1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

5:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6:20 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM Concert: TMEA All-State Tenor-Bass Choir Conductor: Timothy Peter, Stetson Univ Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA Vocal Vice-President Organizer: Joshua McGuire, Sachse HS Accompanist: LuAnn Lane, Odessa College CPE 3-17-SN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:20 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: TMEA All-State Symphonic Band Conductor: Kevin Sedatole, Michigan State Univ Presider: Joseph Muñoz, Pearland HS, TMEA Band Vice-President Organizer: Gabriel Musella, Spring HS Percussion Organizer: JD Guzman, Spring HS CPE 3-18-LCT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

Preregistered? www.tmea.org/registration

Made a Hotel Reservation? www.tmea.org/housing

Purchased The Real Group Tickets? www.tmea.org/presidentsconcert

WWW.TMEA.ORG/CONVENTION

7:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8:20 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM Concert: Texas Two-Year College All-State Choir Conductor: Richard Bjella, Texas Tech Univ Presider: John Faber, Lone Star College â&#x20AC;&#x201C; North Harris Organizer: John Faber, Lone Star College â&#x20AC;&#x201C; North Harris Accompanist: John Hollins, Texas Tech Univ CPE 3-19-SN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

8:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8:50 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: TMEA All-State Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: Donald Schleicher, Univ of Illinois Presider: Penelope Meitz, St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School, TMEA Orchestra Vice-President Organizer: Ryan Ross, Plano West SH Percussion Organizer: Anthony Robinson, Retired CPE 3-20-LCT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.0 Hr

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