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Features

Columns

In Memoriam: Charlene Watson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

President’s Notes . . . . . . . . . 5

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2019 TMEA Clinic/Convention Schedule . . . . . . . . . 27 Review this schedule to start planning your attendance at the nation’s premier music educators convention in San Antonio! Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday:

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Saitama Sakae Wind Orchestra to Perform . . . . . . 30 Get ready to be inspired and to learn from this Japanese high school band and its directors.

Updates TMEA Clinic/Convention Essentials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2019–2020 Executive Board Candidates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 TMEA Convention Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 TMEA Convention Logistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 THE PIANO GUYS to Honor Texas Music Educators . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Explore the Exhibits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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December—Renew your membership and register for the convention. December—Purchase tickets to the President’s Concert. December 31—TMEA email/mail/fax convention preregistration deadline. January 12—Area Band and Vocal auditions. January 24—TMEA convention online early registration deadline. January 25–February 16—Online convention registration remains available, but at a higher rate. February 13–16—TMEA Clinic/ Convention in San Antonio.

usic education is a personal endeavor. This simple statement implies so much about our responsibility to our students and colleagues. High-quality music education requires the development of individual skills, which are often utilized and demonstrated in group settings. The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills charge us with helping students develop their proficiency in musical literacy and performance, as well as developing cultural understanding and critical expression skills. The music TEKS can be accessed via www.tmea.org/teks. Individual skills are the foundation of musicianship. Music literacy and proficiency with one’s own instrument are essential parts of every musician’s skill set. One-on-one instruction can be a valuable supplement to our classroom music education. Individualized instruction can significantly help students develop their knowledge and skills when teachers who have deep levels of expertise on a specific subject or instrument provide tailored teaching for their specific student’s needs. However, we must also acknowledge that much of Texas music education occurs in group settings. With that in mind, we can stand firmly on the value that group music instruction adds to the lives of individual students. Learning theorists such as Brofenbrenner (1979) and Bandura (1986) have proposed that a set of complex relationships underlie participation in the arts.

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In academic language, they explain examination of multiperson settings and take into account the environment beyond the immediate situation. Specifically, Bandura (1986, p. 449) wrote, “People do not live in social isolation. Many of the challenges they face reflect group problems requiring sustained collective effort to produce significant change.” The expected outcome of individual participation is to produce a collective effort that results in expressive performance. So what does all of this mean? Whether music education is grouporiented and personally developed, the fundamental people who are part of this endeavor are obviously the teacher and the students. When I was hired in my current job, I was asked what I believed to be the most important factor in education. I responded: the person between the kids and the door! The teacher is the most important factor in education. If this belief statement is true, teachers have great responsibility for many factors in education. Like many of my colleagues, I learned from great teachers who inspired me and challenged me to grow and develop as a musician. As a professional, I have been fortunate to have great mentors who coached me and helped me toward becoming the kind of teacher I wanted to be. Of the many challenges we face as music educators, I propose that they all involve intentional choices. Our primary challenge as educators is to become the best we can be for our students. I would like to offer some simple thoughts that have been shared with me over the years and that I have witnessed in the classrooms of great teachers. Each of these areas can have a significant positive impact on our work as a music educator. First is the classroom physical environment. Class time is certain to be better when students know where to go and what to do when they enter the room. Some thoughts to consider: • Does your class environment create a space that promotes learning?

• Do you have materials and physical space organized so that precious teaching time is not spent getting the class ready to start? • Do you have a plan to begin and end every class? However, environment is not limited to physical elements. As teachers, our approach to interactions with our students and colleagues is essentially important. Respect, positivity, and belief are critical factors for a great environment. What a privilege we have as music educators to make music with our students. The behaviors we model and tolerate in our classrooms can make a lasting impression. Teaching others to show empathy and understanding can further our development as people and as artists. One trap I fell into as a young teacher was the thought that I needed my students to like me. I have an amiable personality and I really like people, so it seemed natural to me that I wanted them to like me as well. However, over time, I realized the most important thing about our relationship went beyond whether they liked me. I learned they needed to know that I care for them as people. They needed to believe that I understand their journey and that I have deep desire for their success. They needed to know I saw them as people who are musicians, not musicians who are people. Over time, I began to believe that one of the best ways to show respect and belief for my students was in how we used our time. I began to be intentional about planning the music we sang and how I was going to teach that music. I chose to use every day as an opportunity to help them develop their music literacy skills and performance capabilities. To accomplish this, I chose to plan how I would utilize every precious moment of class. When I started with a plan, two things happened: I was able to accomplish more with my students each day, and I had more flexibility. I began to teach within a framework rather than follow a script.

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The second set of questions I propose is: • What do you want to accomplish each day? • What do want to accomplish on a specific piece of music? • What skills do your students need to improve for their music education? Over the years, I found that my choices as a music educator were rooted in my expectations of myself and my students. My personal expectations determined what I thought about my capabilities and work ethic toward developing myself as

a teacher, conductor, and musician. My expectations of my students guided my choices about classroom behavior, the effectiveness of our rehearsals, the literature I chose, and the skills I attempted to teach. What I witnessed and found to be true was that students almost always met my expectations. When I raised them, they responded. I encourage you to continually strive for the highest possible level of expectation. The final set of questions I would propose for today is:

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• What do you expect of yourself as a teacher? • What do you expect of your students? • Do your choices and your work really reflect those expectations? Music education is a personal endeavor. I hope you experience and treasure the rewards and fulfillment that come from a life of making music with other people. As TMEA Past-President Hugh Sanders told us in high school Region Choir, you can use people to make music or you can use music to make people. I encourage you to be intentional about your choice. THE PIANO GUYS Concert on Pace to Sell Out I’m so excited to have THE PIANO GUYS performing our 2019 TMEA President’s Concert on Wednesday, February 13, at 8 p.m., in Lila Cockrell Theater! If you haven’t watched any of their videos, check them out! They are looking forward to performing at our convention and have said they are offering this concert specifically to honor Texas music educators! Because of that, tickets are being sold exclusively to TMEA convention attendees—no outside sales will be conducted. Tickets are only $20 (a fraction of their typical concert ticket cost), and given our current sales, we fully believe this concert will sell out well in advance of the first day of the convention. If you haven’t already, be sure to purchase your tickets when you register, or if you already registered, simply return to your member record and select this item within the convention registration area. For more on the event, go to www.tmea.org/presidentsconcert.

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DEADLINES/FEES • December 31: Email/mail/fax registration deadline. • January 24: Final day for early registration fees. • January 25–February 16: Active Member registration increases to $80, out-of-state attendee registration increases to $130 (online or onsite).

Need to Pay by Check? If so, register now to beat the December 31 email/mail/fax registration deadline. After that, checks can be processed only onsite at the higher registration fee noted above.

CONCERT TICKETS When you register, purchase $20 tickets to the Wednesday, 8:00 P.M., President’s Concert featuring THE PIANO GUYS. This concert is on pace to sell out!

SCHEDULES Review this convention preview, and as of January 1, go to www.tmea.org/convention to access the online schedule and save a personal schedule. The convention app (using Guidebook) will be available for download from the convention website in February. Create your online personal schedule and register by January 24 to have your schedule transferred to your convention app account.

HOUSING Many hotel blocks are sold out, so reserve now as availability changes daily. Go to www.tmea.org/housing for more information.

EXHIBIT HALL No other convention offers this kind of hands-on comparison of the newest and best products for your students and you! If you need a break from your music focus, there are plenty of nonmusic exhibitors to help you with your wish list. 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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ast month in this column I pondered the question Why Music? Certainly, we continue to strive to answer that question as we move toward the TMEA 2020 Centennial celebration, knowing there isn’t a one-size-fits-all response. More specifically, the question for us to decipher is why students should study music in school. I mentioned in that column that we posed the why music question to students who had performed at the 2018 convention. We forwarded their responses to Frank Ticheli to help inspire the commissioned work he is composing for TMEA’s centennial. We received over 700 responses, including some from elementary music students. The responses were fascinating, and so varied in content and message. I recently reread all those thoughts, and here are ten that really resonated with me as a music educator of 25 years: • Music is my escape from the world, and it helps me express myself in a way that words alone can’t do. • Music is inspirational, creative, and healing to the souls and minds of the people who produce and receive it. • Music is the true universal language, connecting countries, ethnicities, and cultures the world over. • Music personifies the true interconnected tapestry that is our exponentially diverse world.

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December—Renew your membership and register for the convention. December—Purchase tickets to the President’s Concert. December 31—TMEA email/mail/fax convention preregistration deadline. January 12—Area Band and Vocal auditions. January 24—TMEA convention online early registration deadline. January 25–February 16—Online convention registration remains available, but at a higher rate. February 13–16—TMEA Clinic/ Convention in San Antonio.

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• Music breathes life into people, giving hope to the hopeless and joy to the sorrowful. Music has the power to overwhelm and captivate. • Music has the ability to pull out a wide array of emotions from listeners as well as music makers, such as joy, excitement, sorrow, and love. • Making and enjoying music is one of the fundamental parts of being human. • Music helps me express the way I feel that words cannot. • Music challenges me to push myself and to work harder. • Music is the pathway into your soul and that of others that can warm the heart and calm the mind. What a privilege it is to teach an academic subject that would illicit such responses. If you asked a similar question to students in an algebra or government class, I’m not sure the responses would reflect such life-changing experiences. This why music question should be asked of every student we teach, and those responses should guide the pathway and philosophical approach to the structure of our programs. As we face more and more challenges for students to receive elementary music instruction and continue rigorous music

study throughout middle and high school, our sensitivity to the why question becomes more pertinent and important. I am reminded of the philosophical bit of wisdom we all occasionally encounter, “Life is a gift—joyous and fragile.” There is a similar parallel to music. The student quotes speak to the joy of music-making, but we as teachers must recognize how those opportunities can vanish with the passage of a new piece of legislation or a shift in philosophy in our local district to contribute to a higher A–F score or gain more state funding dollars. If we are not diligent in the management and structure of our programs and the advocacy role we must play, the challenge to reverse such damaging policies once in place will be even greater. Both recruiting new students into our programs and signup for next year’s classes by our current students are fast approaching. The January 2018 issue of Southwestern Musician was dedicated to retention and included a wealth of information shared by counselors and current teachers to assist in this process. That issue is available at www.tmea.org/emagazine. Beyond teaching and making music with our students, monitoring and overseeing the signup process and making sure students get accurate information may be our single most important responsibility. Please take advantage of every opportunity to assist your students, and make sure they

Convention Housing Alert Most of the TMEA hotel room blocks have sold out. You can continue to use the TMEA housing system to search for available rooms (availability will vary as individual reservations are canceled between now and the end of January when the online system closes). Alternatively, reserve directly with hotels, or use other online discount systems to search for availability. Go to www.tmea.org/housing for more information. Know that $10 daily parking will be available Thursday–Saturday (for entry by 5 P.M.) at the Alamodome, with free shuttle service to and from the convention center. Scam Alert: Some TMEA members have received calls offering hotel deals and requesting credit card information. TMEA will never call you to solicit a hotel reservation. Use the official housing system accessed from www.tmea.org/housing to make your reservation.

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know you can be a resource. Specifically, I would like to share a major misconception about the Foundation High School Program created by HB 5 in 2013 that has discouraged students from continuing in a music class in high school. Some students who are pursuing a STEM, Multidisciplinary Studies, or CTE endorsement are being told they do not have time for band, choir, or orchestra in high school. In addition, students who choose to take four years of music or other arts sequences in high school are told they may only pursue the Arts and Humanities endorsement, triggering music program dropout. As I have written in this column more than once, great care was taken by the State Board of Education in drafting the implementation rules of HB 5 to

protect arts participation throughout high school no matter the endorsement. Students are even encouraged to earn multiple endorsements. If you have problems with misinformation being shared with your students, call me and I will get you the accurate rules interpretation to share. As a closing thought, the Harvard Business Review this past year published a study entitled “Liberal Arts in the Data Age” authored by JM Olejarz. In it he quotes venture capitalist Scott Hartley taking aim at the false dichotomy between STEM and computer science. Hartley believes that this STEM-only mindset is all wrong. The main problem is that it encourages students to approach their education vocationally—to think just in terms of the jobs they’re preparing for.

Hartley contends if we want to prepare students to solve large-scale human problems, we must push them to widen, not narrow, their education and interests. He continues that we need people who grasp the whys and hows of human behavior, and what matters now is not the skills you have but how you think. Hartley argues for a true liberal arts education that includes fine arts. A well-rounded learning experience, he says, opens people up to new opportunities and helps them develop products that respond to real human needs. This is a powerful statement countering the argument that if a student wants to pursue STEM they should not study music throughout high school. Enjoy your perusal of the convention program. It is an exciting lineup!

2019–2020 Executive Board Candidates PRESIDENT-ELECT Election will follow the First General Session.

Derrick Brookins

VOCAL VICE-PRESIDENT Election at the Vocal Division Business Meeting Thursday, February 14, 5:15 P.M., in CC 217

Brian Coatney

Jed Ragsdale

ORCHESTRA VICE-PRESIDENT

ELEMENTARY VICE-PRESIDENT

Election at the Orchestra Division Business Meeting, Thursday, February 14, 5:15 p.m., in CC 214 AB

Election at the Elementary Division Business Meeting, Thursday, February 14, 5:15 p.m., in Grand Hyatt Ballroom ABC

Michael Stringer

Jason Thibodeaux

Abigail Hawes

Katherine Johns

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harlene Watson was born June 8, 1923, in Chismville, Arkansas, but spent most of her life in Arlington, Texas, where she taught music in the Arlington ISD for 31 years. In her 31-year career, she became the district’s lead music teacher, seizing opportunities to mentor and recruit other music teachers every step of the way. She traveled at her own expense to universities around the world to learn the latest music teaching techniques and returned and shared new pedagogy with fellow staff members. She also coauthored an elementary curriculum, “Step Up to Musicianship,” which was used in school districts across the country for many years. After retiring from teaching in the mid-1980s, Charlene spent 12 years teaching music to preschoolers as a volunteer. She often traveled throughout Palo

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Pinto County, where the schools lacked music teachers, to prepare youngsters to attend symphony concerts at Bass Hall, where she ushered and served as concierge for many years. In 2004 Charlene was named Star-Telegram Woman of the Year in Arlington. In addition to her work with Bass Hall, Charlene volunteered for Friends of the Arlington Public Library, Mission Arlington, Meals on Wheels, Arlington Life Shelter, Fort Worth Symphony Board, Habitat for Humanity, and 21 other organizations that she assisted. Watson attended her first TMEA convention in 1959 in Dallas, and at that time the Elementary Division held clinics in the basement of the public library. Only 30 elementary music teachers were present at that meeting. Watson went on to serve as TMEA Elementary Division Vice-President (1975–1977) and later served as President (1982–1983). Charlene was the first Elementary Chair to serve as TMEA President.

During her tenure in office, TMEA bought its first building in Austin, launched a public relations campaign, produced bumper stickers promoting music education in Texas, developed a “What Is TMEA?” brochure, and successfully produced another attendance-record-setting convention. In March 1982 Charlene was honored in Southwestern Musician as one of Texas’s Ten Women Leaders in Music. In the recognition for Charlene, Marjorie Lawrence, the Elementary Chair at the time and close friend, wrote, “Charlene is an angel of mercy, not only in carrying food to shut-ins and running errands and providing transportation for them, but in the area of music completely dedicated to seeing that as many students as she can reach have the opportunity to enjoy live concerts.” Charlene epitomized the quality of person and teacher we all aspire to be. She was the ultimate role model for us all, and we will miss her.

I believe in music. I believe in you. I believe that the combination of a dedicated teacher and music can continue to have a significant impact on the education of boys and girls in Texas. My goal is to strive to be the most successful teacher my ability allows. Won’t you join me in this commitment? —Charlene Watson, Southwestern Musician

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Elementary & Technology Clinics in the Grand Hyatt

Free shuttle service between the parking lot and convention center main entrance. More information and a map to the lot at www.tmea.org/conventionparking.

• Elementary Division clinics are in the Grand Hyatt Ballrooms (2nd and 4th floors); performances are in the CC Hemisfair Ballroom (3rd floor). Most Vocal Division events are in the convention center.

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• Technology clinics, including Wednesday’s TI:ME Technology Preconference, are in Grand Hyatt conference rooms (4th floor).

Whether you prepaid or will pay onsite, go to Convention Registration to complete registration and get your badge.

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Check out the new exhibit hours: Thursday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Music Showcases Over 50 music showcases will be on four stages throughout the center. Attend these performances by elementary through college and professional ensembles!

TI:ME Music Technology Wednesday Preconference FEBRUARY 13 • GRAND HYATT FOURTH FLOOR

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n the Wednesday of the TMEA Clinic/Convention, take advantage of the full-day TI:ME Music Technology Preconference held in San Antonio’s Grand Hyatt (next to the convention center). For an additional $50 fee, you can choose from a concentration of technology sessions from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with a reception following. Preconference Registration Register for this event when you register for the TMEA convention or any time following by returning to the registration pages and choosing this option. This $50 preconference fee is separate from TMEA convention registration. TI:ME onsite registration opens at 8 A.M. on the fourth floor of

the Grand Hyatt. If paying onsite, you will need a separate check payable to TI:ME. They will not accept purchase orders, and payment may not be combined with your TMEA registration check. Division Codes On the technology sessions listed below, the codes of the specific TMEA Divisions targeted by the content follow the technology code:

– Band – Orchestra – Vocal

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– College

8:00 AM – 3:00 PM / GRAND HYATT 4TH FLOOR TI:ME Preconference Registration

10:00 – 11:00 AM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC C Microphone Tips and Basics for Music Educators

Register when you register for the TMEA convention—this is a separate $50 registration. When you arrive, go directly to the TI:ME registration booth on the fourth floor of the Grand Hyatt (you can still register onsite at that location for $50, no purchase orders, and checks must be made out to TI:ME).

Clinician: Mark Lochstampfor, Capital Univ CPE 0-10-GHREPC – 1.0 Hr Learn about the variety and quality of microphones and what they are best suited to accomplish in live performance, classroom use, preparation of teaching materials, or recording. Lochstampfor will include how to choose microphones and offer some tips about their use in a variety of settings.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT AB Coding in the Music Room Clinician: Catherine Dwinal, QuaverMusic.com LLC CPE 0-10-GHCRAB – 1.0 Hr Coding is becoming an important skill, and the basic building blocks to learning music and coding are the same. Know the building blocks and figure out how to put it all together. Dwinal will focus on technology tools and coding resources for the music room. From Quaver to Scratch to Dot and Dash, attendees will leave with new resource ideas to discover and plenty of activities to try in their music room.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT CD Google Classroom for the Performance Ensemble Clinician: Melissa Livings, Pearce HS CPE 0-10-GHCRCD – 1.0 Hr Technology in a performance setting! You bet! Find out how to integrate Google Classroom in simple and useful ways in the band, orchestra, and choir rehearsal. Maximize your time and revolutionize the way you communicate, assess, and organize your performance-based classroom.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC B Rhythm That Teaches Itself Clinician: Ryan Sanders, Gregory-Portland MS CPE 0-10-GHREPB – 1.0 Hr Sanders will present a method that helps create strong, independent counters with only 10 minutes a day. Using SmartMusic, students develop a true understanding of rhythm and subdivision while having fun! The curriculum moves from quarter notes to 12/8 time with sixteenth notes over the course of a school year. Maneuver through these counting concepts in an easy and fun way for all!

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT AB Integrating Virtual Music in Music Education Clinician: Radio Cremata, Ithaca College CPE 0-11-GHCRAB – 1.0 Hr Cremata will explore music in virtual contexts and their teaching strategies, including text-to-speech, video gaming, living and dead asynchronous online collaboration, synchronous live online collaboration, multiselfing, virtual ensembles, looping, vocaloiding, autotuning, and private lessons. Cremata will explain how to integrate virtual music into classes, ensembles, and private lessons.

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT CD Make It Real: A Step-by-Step Process for Teaching Creativity Clinician: Mark Wood, Electrify Your Strings Demonstration Group: Jay HS Rockin’ Stringz, Heather Gonzalez, Director Sponsored by: Mark Wood Music CPE 0-11-GHCRCD – 1.0 Hr Engage students by combining exciting technologies and contemporary music in your teaching methods. Wood will demonstrate how to use iPads for students to record themselves and listen back to critique themselves; how to use loops and drones to reinforce intonation and accuracy of rhythm; and how to use melody, harmony, and rhythm exercises to get your students creatively composing.

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WEDNESDAY 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC B Become a Content Creator: Using Social Media to Teach Clinician: Herbert Midgley, Stephen F. Austin State Univ CPE 0-11-GHREPB – 1.0 Hr Learn what your students already know about posting social media content. Midgley will review how to use your smartphone and a few apps to become a content creator and push out educational material for your students both in and outside the classroom!

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC C Using Music Technology to Empower and Engage Your Students Clinician: John Ivers, BandLab Technologies Sponsored by: BandLab Technologies CPE 0-11-GHREPC – 1.0 Hr A well-rounded knowledge of traditional and tech-enabled music skills is essential in music careers today. How do we ensure that our approach to using music technology is meaningful to students? Ivers will show how online music technology can support traditional music pedagogy, with practical techniques. Empower your students to create regardless of resource or instrument constraints.

12:30 – 1:30 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT AB Greenscreen in the Elementary Music Class Clinician: Cherie Herring, Hammond School CPE 0-12-GHCRAB – 1.0 Hr Are you hungry for engaging collaborative project ideas for grades 1–4? Discover how to use greenscreen technology with a 50-states commercial jingle, crawling out of a trumpet, the Chubby Checker infomercial twist, demonstrating musical form with the sabre dance, and riding the dancing sound waves to turn on the STEAM. Bring your iPad and let’s DoInk together.

12:30 – 1:30 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT CD Make It Work! Practical Applications of Google for Your Choir Clinicians: Amy Logan, Strickland MS; Virginia Thomas, Strickland MS CPE 0-12-GHCRCD – 1.0 Hr Technology use should be practical and work for you (not tech for tech’s sake, but for a true purpose). Logan and Thomas will discuss techniques and ways they integrate Google Classroom and how it allows students to work on what they are already learning in choir. Ideas will include sectionals/rehearsals, sightreading, voice recordings, listening evaluations, and assessments!

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12:30 – 1:30 PM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC B The Google Infused Bandroom! Clinician: Stephen Keys, Bondurant MS CPE 0-12-GHREPB – 1.0 Hr Implementing educational technology in a performance-based classroom can be a challenge. Keys will show directors useful, practical, and easy ways to infuse technology into their rehearsals. Follow along with your device as he highlights how to use technology for student assessments, to increase student engagement, and to make life easier for the director.

12:30 – 1:30 PM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC C The Future of Composition and Scoring Clinician: Greg Ondo, Yamaha Corporation of America Sponsored by: Steinberg Media Technologies and Yamaha Corporation of America CPE 0-12-GHREPC – 1.0 Hr Ondo will present Dorico, Steinberg’s innovative scoring software solution that can ease composition and notation for choral, percussion, marching band, and jazz ensembles. The new solutions offered solve traditional workflow issues.

1:45 – 2:45 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT AB Retaining the Tech-Savvy Generation Clinician: John Mlynczak, TI:ME/Noteflight CPE 0-13-GHCRAB – 1.0 Hr Students are highly engaged with technology all day. How do we utilize technology to recruit and retain them in our band programs? Mlynczak will discuss current trends in student technology, demonstrate how to seamlessly integrate music technology lessons into a music class at any level, and provide a range of solutions to increase student retention.

1:45 – 2:45 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT CD “Teachnology� in the Elementary Music Classroom Clinician: Amy Burns, Far Hills Country Day School CPE 0-13-GHCRCD – 1.0 Hr No matter what approach you utilize to teach music in the elementary general music classroom, technology can greatly enhance each approach. Whether you have access to a 1:1 classroom (each student has a device) or you are using your own device to teach in the classroom, Burns will demonstrate how you can use technology to assist students with creating, performing, and making music.

1:45 – 2:45 PM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC B Scaling Online Courses for the Digital Learner Clinician: Jack Stamps, Univ of Texas at Austin CPE 0-13-GHREPB – 1.0 Hr Stamps will review the three-year evolution of the Foundations of Arts and Entertainment Technologies course. He will detail adaptations needed to meet the challenges of reaching today’s media-saturated learner. Given the range of the technologies and concepts covered, Stamps will demonstrate how many course-design techniques can be related specifically to the teaching of music and music technology.

1:45 – 2:45 PM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC C Music Computer Archeology: 35 Years of MIDI and Commodore 64

WHERE: Grand Hyatt Fourth Floor (next to the convention center).

Clinician: Herbert Midgley, Stephen F. Austin State Univ CPE 0-13-GHREPC – 1.0 Hr Midgley composed a CD of experimental electronic music using sounds from the Commodore 64 computer without any digital editing, using a MIDI keyboard to enter the music. Since this is a 35-year-old computer, it took a few years to find a MIDI interface and software to record the CD. Midgley will cover how you can still use 35-year-old tech with MIDI.

COST: $50 Registration fee (separate from the TMEA Clinic/Convention fee)

3:00 – 4:00 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT AB Arranging for Your Instrumental Ensemble

WHEN: Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Hosted by TI:ME, the Technology Institute for Music Educators, this one-day preconference offers a concentration of technology clinics for music educators at every level and for every ensemble type.

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Clinician: Alyssa Grey, Univ of North Texas CPE 0-15-GHCRAB – 1.0 Hr Have you wanted to write arrangements and warm-ups for your ensemble but weren’t sure how to begin? Are you missing a critical voice in your band or orchestra and need to write the part for someone else? Using Finale software, attendees will learn how to generate custom templates, write warm-ups, learn compositional techniques, and create percussion maps. Write music to fit your program!

WEDNESDAY 3:00 – 4:00 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT CD The Paperless Band Hall

4:15 – 5:15 PM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC C Tech Ideas for Elementary Music

Clinician: Dean Surface, Trinity Springs MS CPE 0-15-GHCRCD – 1.0 Hr Do you feel like you’re drowning in a pile of permission slips, medical forms, and private lesson papers? Are administrators admonishing you for how much paper the music program uses? Surface will identify missed opportunities for music educators to utilize their technology to be more efficient and paper conscious.

Clinician: Shawna Longo, Hopatcong Schools CPE 0-16-GHREPC – 1.0 Hr Learn about numerous free or inexpensive ways to bring more technology into your classroom. Longo will discuss how to successfully accomplish your goals and have time to play with several music technology platforms, websites, and resources.

3:00 – 4:00 PM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC B Connecting Rehearsal and Home Practice with SmartMusic Clinician: Giovanna Cruz, MakeMusic, Inc Sponsored by: MakeMusic, Inc CPE 0-15-GHREPB – 1.0 Hr Rehearsal is where students often learn everything from notes to phrasing. Get your students to apply the techniques you use in rehearsal in their home practice: slowing down, repetition, tempo increases, and self-evaluation through recordings. With SmartMusic you can explicitly demonstrate how practice should be done at home.

5:15 – 7:00 PM / CC LONESOME DOVE ROOM TI:ME Keynote/Reception Clinician: Mark Lochstampfor, Capital Univ Presider: Mike Lawson, TI:ME Executive Director CPE 0-17-LDR – 2.0 Hrs

3:00 – 4:00 PM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC C Coding + Composition = Chiptune Music Clinician: Shawna Longo, Hopatcong Schools CPE 0-15-GHREPC – 1.0 Hr Have you thought about connecting the principles of coding with music composition? STEAM is catching fire across the country, and it is easy to find natural, authentic access points between math, science, technology, and music. Longo will offer an example of how to do just that through the composition of chiptune music using NES controllers!

4:15 – 5:15 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT AB The Online Music Classroom Clinician: Mariana Gariazzo, Texas A&M Univ CPE 0-16-GHCRAB – 1.0 Hr The online music classroom is a collaborative and interactive space that hosts a vital community of learning with a strong sense of social connection. Gariazzo will explain instructional technology design strategies and teaching methods to maximize student engagement and retention in online education.

4:15 – 5:15 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT CD Social Media in Music Teaching and Learning Clinician: Radio Cremata, Ithaca College CPE 0-16-GHCRCD – 1.0 Hr Cremata will explore broadened notions of social media and will examine how music teachers and music learners exchange ideas and collaborate in digitally mediated spaces. Learn about venues for socially engaged music teaching and learning, including Indaba, JamKazam, Soundtrap, Soundation, Facebook, RiffWorld, and Kompoz.

4:15 – 5:15 PM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC B Lessons, Sectionals, and Clinics: Only a Videoconference Away Clinician: Keith Dye, Texas Tech Univ CPE 0-16-GHREPB – 1.0 Hr Videoconferencing has never been easier or of higher quality. Learn the advantages and best practices of supplementing music instruction of all kinds through this cost-effective and convenient method. Any student or ensemble can work with any teacher, anywhere, anytime. Southwestern Musician | December 2018 23

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he following schedule includes over 500 events! You’ll read about clinics and performances in a variety of venues. In between learning new strategies and getting inspired by amazing performances, find incredible deals in our expansive exhibit hall. Active TMEA members and out-ofstate registrants can earn continuing professional education credit during the convention.

Expand Your Experience If you look only for events that start with your Division code, you’ll be missing out! Often an event will be submitted under a different division but also applies to you. Always look beyond the first code. In January, the online schedule will be available. You’ll be able to create a personalized schedule that you can save and edit. This is also the first step to creating your CPE record following the convention.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 9:30 AM – Noon / CC 214 A TMAA Executive Committee Meeting

$25 registration fee (cash/check) required upon arrival to attend this workshop. TMEA badge not required for entry.

Presiders: Jeff Turner, Allen ISD, TMAA President; Greg Countryman, Fort Settlement MS, TMAA Executive Secretary

2:00 – 4:00 PM / CC 214 B TMAA Vocal Judges Workshop

11:30 AM – 4:30 PM / MARRIOTT RW SALON ABC TMAC Roundtable

Clinician: Cheryl Wilson, TMAA Vocal Vice-President Presider: Greg Countryman, Fort Settlement MS, TMAA Executive Secretary $25 registration fee (cash/check) required upon arrival to attend this workshop. TMEA badge not required for entry.

Presider: Patricia Moreno, Austin ISD, TMAC President

Noon – 2:00 PM / CC 214 A TMAA Marching Band Judges Workshop Clinician: Steve Wessels, Cedar Park HS, TMAA Marching Band Vice-President Presider: Greg Countryman, Fort Settlement MS, TMAA Executive Secretary $25 registration fee (cash/check) required upon arrival to attend this workshop. TMEA badge not required for entry.

1:00 – 4:30 PM / CC BRIDGE HALL TMEA All-State Student Registration Successful registration is contingent upon presentation of all required forms. Convention badge is provided at registration and is required to participate in all auditions, rehearsals, and performances and to enter the exhibit hall. ATSSB All-State registration is in the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

1:00 – 9:00 PM / CC REGISTRATION TMEA Member Registration Registration is accessible through the north 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 8:15 a.m.

1:30 – 4:30 PM / HYATT REGENCY LOS RIOS FOYER ATSSB All-State Student Registration Presider: Kenneth Griffin, St. John Paul II Catholic, ATSSB Executive Secretary

1:45 – 3:45 PM / CC 214 C TMAA Orchestra Judges Workshop Clinician: Craig Needham, Berkner HS, TMAA Orchestra Vice-President Presider: Greg Countryman, Fort Settlement MS, TMAA Executive Secretary

2:00 – 6:00 PM / DRURY PLAZA TCCBDA All-State Student Registration, Directors Meeting, and Symphonic Band Seating Auditions Presider: Todd Quinlan, Blinn College, TCCBDA President

2:15 – 4:15 PM / CC 214 A TMAA Concert Band Judges Workshop Clinician: James Drew, TMAA Concert Band Vice-President Presider: Greg Countryman, Fort Settlement MS, TMAA Executive Secretary $25 registration fee (cash/check) required upon arrival to attend this workshop. TMEA badge not required for entry.

4:00 – 7:00 PM / MARRIOTT RW RIVERVIEW NAfME – Texas Executive Board Meeting Clinician: Lorelei Batislaong, UT/Austin, NAfME – Texas Executive Secretary Presider: Jacqueline Henninger, Texas Tech Univ, NAfME–Texas President

4:30 – 5:00 PM / HYATT REGENCY / REGENCY BALLROOM CENTER ATSSB All-State Student Meeting Presider: Mike Bartley, Canton HS, ATSSB President

4:30 – 5:00 PM / CC 214 A All-State Orchestra String Monitors Meeting Presider: Brian Coatney, Plano SH, TMEA Orchestra Division Vice-President

4:45 – 5:30 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER TMEA All-State Student Meeting Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA President Southwestern Musician | December 2018 27

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5:00 – 5:45 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1–2 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: John Carroll, Permian HS, TMEA Band Division Vice-President

7:45 – 9:30 PM / DRURY PLAZA CONFERENCE ROOM 400 TCCBDA Business Meeting Presider: Todd Quinlan, Blinn College, TCCBDA President

8:00 – 10:00 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER President’s Concert: THE PIANO GUYS Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA President CPE 0-20-LCT – 2.0 Hrs Learn more at www.tmea.org/presidentsconcert, and get your $20 general admission tickets when you register to attend the convention. If you already registered, you can return to your member record to purchase them.

5:00 – 7:00 PM / HYATT REGENCY ATSSB All-State Seating Auditions Begin Presider: Mike Bartley, Canton HS, ATSSB President Detailed schedule will be in the online schedule (January), mobile app (February), and printed convention program.

5:00 – 5:30 PM / CC 214 A All-State Orchestra String Judges Meeting Presider: Brian Coatney, Plano SH, TMEA Orchestra Division Vice-President

5:15 – 7:15 PM / MARRIOTT RW SALON EF TMEA State Board of Directors Meeting Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA President

5:45 – 11:30 PM / LOCATIONS VARY 6A All-State Wind and Percussion Auditions Begin Presider: John Carroll, Permian HS, TMEA Band Division Vice-President Detailed schedule will be in the online schedule (January), mobile app (February), and printed convention program.

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5:45 – 11:30 PM / LOCATIONS VARY 5A All-State Wind and Percussion Auditions Begin Detailed schedule will be in the online schedule (January), mobile app (February), and printed convention program.

5:45 – 9:00 PM / LOCATIONS VARY All-State Orchestra String Auditions Begin Presider: Brian Coatney, Plano SH, TMEA Orchestra Division Vice-President Detailed schedule will be in the online schedule (January), mobile app (February), and printed convention program.

6:00 – 8:00 PM / HYATT REGENCY FRIO ATSSB – SARC Committee Meeting Presider: Eric Gray, Gilmer HS, ATSSB President-Elect

6:00 – 9:00 PM / LOCATIONS VARY Section Rehearsals of All-State Choirs To participate, students must have successfully completed All-State registration and obtained their AllState badge. Locations will be in the online schedule (January), mobile app (February), and printed convention program.

6:00 – 7:30 PM / MARRIOTT RW VALERO Kodály Educators of Texas Executive Board Winter Meeting Presider: Kristin Vogt, Brinker ES, KET President

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he TMEA Executive Board is excited to welcome the Saitama Sakae Wind Orchestra from Japan to our 2019 TMEA Clinic/ Convention. Saitama Sakae is part of the Satoe Gakuen private school system located in Saitama State, a commuter and agricultural suburb an hour north of Tokyo. This Wind Orchestra is making a special trip to perform at our convention. In addition to their Thursday concert, the orchestra will be the demonstration group in a Friday clinic, where their directors will discuss their approach to teaching tone, intonation, blend, breathing, and more. This voluntary group has almost 200 members; the touring orchestra numbers about 140. Directors Akira Oku’s and Minoru Otaki’s vocal techniques teaching ensemble blend and intonation have been the subject of televised programs and videos about successful ensemble methods. Founded in 1974, by 1979, Saitama’s band club attended national marching band finals. Transformed to a concert band program, their first All-Japan Band Contest invitation (1985) earned a silver rating. In 1986 Saitama Sakae premiered James Swearingen’s Centuria. At the 1987 Vienna World Music Festival, the band won the Grand Prix, the Austria National Broadcasting Prize, and First Prize High School Division. In 1994, the band received the National Music Education Promotion Award and

the Youth Glory Award, and in 1999, they received the first AllJapan Convention for Concert Band Music Chairman’s Award. The band has also performed for Florida’s MEA Convention, the Pacific Basin Music Festival, the NBA/BOA Convention, and the Midwest Clinic. In 2008, they performed at Carnegie Hall and returned to Vienna in 2013. Saitama’s 27 appearances at the AllJapan Band Competition National Finals earned 18 Gold awards. Saitama’s students also excel in sports, with nationally ranked baseball, sumo, and gymnastics teams and an award-winning marching band club completely independent of the Wind Orchestra club.

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2019 TMEA CLINIC/CONVENTION Thursday, February 14

6:30 – 8:00 AM / MENGER – MINUET ROOM ATSSB State Board of Directors Breakfast Meeting Presider: Mike Bartley, Canton HS, ATSSB President

7:30 AM – 5:00 PM / CC REGISTRATION TMEA Member Registration Registration is accessible through the north lobby of the convention center. Register online to expedite the process of obtaining your badge. Go to www.tmea.org/registration.

8:15 – 9:45 AM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER TMEA First General Session Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA President Featuring the closing of TMEA President-Elect nominations and a keynote presentation and performance by THE PIANO GUYS.

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL Exhibit Hall Open

How to Read Convention Schedule Event Records Event Applicability

Event Time

Event Location CC = Conv. Center

(Some apply to multiple divisions)

= General Membership = Band = Orchestra = Vocal = Elementary = College = TFME members = Technology = Product Showcase = Music Showcase

Go to www.tmea.org/2019exhibitors to view a list of exhibitors.

9:30 – 10:00 AM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE Stephen F. Austin State University Percussion Ensemble Director: Bradley Meyer, Stephen F. Austin State Univ CPE MS-1-09-BH-MS1 – 0.5 Hr The ensemble will perform small and large percussion ensemble compositions appropriate for middle school, high school, and college levels, including pitched and non-pitched instrumentations.

9:30 – 10:00 AM / CC NORTH LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Key City Brass Quintet

CPE MS-1-09-NL-MS29 – 0.5 Hr This professional quintet includes performers from Abilene Christian University, Hardin-Simmons University, McMurry University, and Cooper HS.

9:30 – 10:00 AM / CC WEST LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Texas College Professors All-Star Trumpet Ensemble CPE MS-1-09-WL-MS43 – 0.5 Hr This ensemble will perform both standard and new repertoire for trumpet ensembles and serve as a model for sound quality and all aspects of best performance practices related to trumpet section development.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC WEST REGISTRATION Job Interview Skills Practice Session 1 Presider: JD Janda, Tomball ISD Sponsored by: TMEA/TMAC CPE 1-10-WR – 1.0 Hr Improve your interview skills by participating in or observing mock interviews with district fine arts administrators.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 221 What I’ve Learned: Reflections on a 48-Year Career in Music TMEA Featured Clinician: Craig Kirchhoff, Univ of Minnesota, Emeritus Presider: Sarah McKoin, Texas Tech Univ CPE 1-10-221 – 1.0 Hr Kirchhoff will investigate the essential question of why we do what we do as music educators and band conductors. He will reflect on his 48-year career as a junior high school, high school, and collegiate wind band conductor.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 210 This Is the Event Title People: Clinicians, Conductors, Event Presiders, etc. Demonstration Group: Some events have demo groups Sponsored by: Some events are sponsored by exhibitors CPE 0-10-210 – 1.0 Hr All clinics, product showcases, and music showcases will include a description of what you can expect to experience by attending.

Continuing Professional Education credit hours eligible through this event.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 225 Percussion 101 Refresher for the Non-Percussionist Clinician: Jim Catalano, Ludwig Musser Percussion Presider: Lauren Vogel Weiss, Private Instructor Sponsored by: Ludwig Musser Percussion CPE 1-10-225 – 1.0 Hr Non-percussionist music educators will enhance their teaching concepts in the general area of battery percussion and percussion accessories. Learn techniques you can teach your students to produce the best sound on these instruments and improve the overall sound of your band or orchestra.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 3–4 Concert: McMath MS Tiger Jazz Band Conductor: Travis Harris, McMath MS Presider: John Carroll, Permian HS, TMEA Band Division Vice-President CPE 1-10-SN34-S1 – 1.0 Hr

10:00 AM – 1:30 PM / MARRIOTT RW RIVER TERRACE Phi Beta Mu Membership Committee Meeting Presider: Evelio Villarreal, Plano East HS, Membership Committee Chair

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 214 AB Interleaved Learning: Cross-Training for Your Ensemble Clinicians: Ryan Ross, Plano West SH; Amy Gross, Plano West SH Presider: Devan Bell, Centennial HS CPE 1-10-214AB – 1.0 Hr Interleaved learning is a largely unknown learning technique that has captured the attention of cognitive psychologists and neuroscientists in the last 15 years. Research shows up to three times greater retention and mastery compared to blocked learning. Ross and Gross will provide proven methods to incorporate this learning style in your ensemble rehearsals.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 214 CD Why Students Join and Stay in Orchestra Clinician: Rebecca Tast, Texas State Univ Presider: Regan Henrick, Dulles MS CPE 1-10-214CD – 1.0 Hr The reasons why students participate in orchestra are as numerous as the students involved, and orchestra teachers are charged with making orchestra meaningful and relevant for them all. Tast will explore why students participate in orchestra programs through the lenses of motivation and engagement levels and will provide strategies for keeping all students involved. Southwestern Musician | December 2018 31

THURSDAY 10:00 – 10:25 AM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1–2 Concert: Trinity Springs MS Varsity Treble Choir

10:00 – 11:00 AM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF Using Classical Music to Teach Rhythmic and Melodic Literacy

Conductor: Clinton Hardy, Trinity Springs MS Presider: Derrick Brookins, Trivium Academy, TMEA Vocal Division Vice-President Presenter: Stephen Evans, Timber Creek HS CPE 1-10-HB12-V1 – 0.5 Hr

Clinician: John Feierabend, Univ of Hartford, Retired Presider: Stephanie Morris, Spring Creek ES CPE 1-10-LSDEF – 1.0 Hr Through carefully sequenced activities, Feierabend will address core standards while demonstrating how to enable students to joyfully assimilate the content and skills necessary to become musically literate. He will cover topics including the acquisition of listening, rhythmic and melodic reading, dictation, composition, and improvisation in an intuitive manner.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 217 Improved Choral Intonation Through Voice Matching Clinician: Lauren Fowler-Calisto, William Paterson Univ Presider: Kristen Pellegrino, UT/San Antonio CPE 1-10-217 – 1.0 Hr Gain a fundamental understanding of the acoustical properties of the voice and get direct experience participating as the demonstration ensemble without preparation or rehearsal. Utilizing a rubric based on voice matching can give choral music educators the ability to enhance inclusion and student-centered learning within their diverse classrooms through assessment.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 224 Texas Orff Chapter Officers General Meeting Presider: Megan Tietz, Bay ES

10:00 – 11:00 AM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Using Drum Circles for Classroom Management and Creativity Clinicians: Mary Knysh, Rhythmic Connections; Patrick Lollis, Adams MS Presider: Emily Reader, Scanlan Oaks ES Sponsored by: Rhythm Band Instruments CPE 1-10-LSABC – 1.0 Hr Student engagement is the key to optimal brain-based learning. Basic drum circle facilitator skills and strategies provide an effective, accessible, and fun rhythmic pathway toward this classroom goal. Knysh and Lollis team up again to expand on their 2018 session and offer new rhythmic ideas and activities for creating a joyful, productive, and creative learning environment for students.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS ABC Active Games for Practicing Music Concepts TMEA Featured Clinician: Tracy King, The Bulletin Board Lady Presider: Laura Brown, Walker Station ES CPE 1-10-TXABC – 1.0 Hr Active bodies activate learning in music class. Learn games that practice music concepts like steady beat, pitch identification, rhythm and note values, and more. Be inspired to use games in your classroom to improve student engagement, review concepts, and assess learning.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS DEF Base It on a Book: Quality PreK Lesson Plans in a Snap! Clinician: Jenny Dees, Texas Tech Univ Presider: Sarah Peet, Texas Tech Univ CPE 1-10-TXDEF – 1.0 Hr When basing them on children’s literature, you can create preK lessons in a snap! Dees will present book-based lessons that include singing, moving, playing instruments, world and art music listening, improvising, and more. Music and movement can be found in books by Eric Carle, Denise Fleming, Sandra Boynton, and others. Discover the musical wonder of these stories while developing age-appropriate musical skills!

TMEA CONVENTION @ A GLANCE • February 13–16, 2019, San Antonio, Henry B. Gonzalez Center • 300+ clinics, 100+ performances, 1,400+ exhibit booths • Band, Orchestra, Vocal, Elementary, and College events • $60 early registration fee for active TMEA members

REGISTRATION OPENS: FEB. 13—1:00 p.m. FEB. 14—7:30 a.m. FEB. 15—7:30 a.m. FEB. 16—7:30 a.m.

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• Full-day technology preconference on Wednesday ($50) • Discounted downtown hotel rates at www.tmea.org/housing • Active TMEA members earn professional education credit • Details at www.tmea.org/convention

This is a great value and unmatched by any other organization with which I am involved. —Thomas Galvez, Medina Valley HS

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I stayed in clinics for two days and felt like I left with a degree in elementary music! —Margie Manning, Malta ISD

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10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 302 AB Mindfulness in a Minute: Practical Plans for Music Educators Clinician: Kristen Queen, Texas Christian Univ Presider: Christopher Aspaas, Texas Christian Univ CPE 1-10-302AB – 1.0 Hr Today’s students arrive to class with more than an instrument. Many are carrying stress and anxiety. Queen will provide practical strategies for incorporating mindfulness in the music classroom to reduce stress, refocus, and cultivate a positive learning community and ensemble. She will introduce breathing techniques, inclusive language, mindful listening, and body awareness.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 303 Studio Teaching Insights for Private and Ensemble Teachers Clinicians: Nicholas Scales, West Texas A&M Univ; James Barger, West Texas A&M Univ; Lea Baumert, Private Instructor Presider: Danielle Woolery, Texas Woman’s Univ CPE 1-10-303 – 1.0 Hr Three studio teachers in different stages of their careers will share their perspectives on issues encountered by private studio teachers and ensemble directors. From prospective to veteran studio teachers and ensemble directors, all will gain helpful resources.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 304 Creating Successful Musical Growth Among Diverse Students TMEA Featured Clinician: Judy Bowers, Univ of Louisiana Monroe Presider: Amy Simmons, UT/Austin CPE 1-10-304 – 1.0 Hr An important component of preparing highly qualified music teachers is understanding that everyone has multiple identities, some visible and some invisible. One way to examine this challenging task is through the lens of intersectionality, a means to better support the wide range of student needs and experiences.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT AB Applying 21st-Century Skills in the Music Room Clinician: Catherine Dwinal, QuaverMusic.com LLC CPE 1-10-GHCRAB – 1.0 Hr 21st-Century Skills is a framework that highlights important skills students need to master to be successful in life outside school. How can we combine technology with traditional instruction and practice these skills? Dwinal will use Quaver as the tool and show you how to help students develop these 21stcentury skills in the music room.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT CD Learn to Teach Music Creation and Publishing with Mixcraft Clinician: Anthony Conte, Acoustica Inc. Sponsored by: Acoustica, Inc. CPE 1-10-GHCRCD – 1.0 Hr Learn how to teach modern music recording techniques with Mixcraft software. Conte will perform a live music creation demonstration using virtual synthesizers, instruments, and effects. Learn how to integrate video, publish to music sites and YouTube, and create classroom lessons.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 210 Planning the Ultimate Performance Tour to Orlando Clinician: Ryan Cavazos, Fine Arts Travel Sponsored by: Fine Arts Travel CPE 1-10-210 – 1.0 Hr Gain insider secrets and pro tips to make your performance tour to Orlando a truly magical experience for your students! We’ll cover everything from getting there, fundraising ideas, performance and workshop options, meals, and more! Learn money-saving secrets that won’t compromise any of the fun!

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 212 The Basics of Bornoff Clinician: Debra Lyle, FASE, Inc. Sponsored by: Foundation for the Advancement of String Education (FASE, Inc.) CPE 1-10-212 – 1.0 Hr Participants will study the tenets of Gestalt theory and cognitive psychology as George Bornoff applied it to string teaching. Lyle will present a new Primer publication created to help teachers more quickly access Bornoff’s work. Lyle will explore topics, including tone production, cycle form, finger

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patterns, beginning repertoire, large-group classroom techniques that foster engagement, and formative and summative assessment. Please bring your instrument!

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 213 Choosing the Right Clarinet or Saxophone Mouthpiece Clinician: Jody Espina, Chedeville / JodyJazz Inc. Sponsored by: Chedeville CPE 1-10-213 – 1.0 Hr Chedeville President Jody Espina will present techniques on how to choose the right mouthpiece for clarinet or saxophone, including testing techniques and the importance of choosing the right reed for each mouthpiece. He will explain mouthpiece mysteries such as tip openings, chamber shapes and sizes, materials, and facing curves and will demonstrate and compare Chedeville mouthpieces.

10:00 – 10:30 AM / CC EXHIBIT HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE FenglírÍ

CPE MS-1-10-EX-MS15 – 0.5 Hr FenglírÍ is a professional reed trio, a small ensemble consisting of oboe, clarinet, and bassoon from the DFW area. They will perform a variety of standards of the repertoire for this lovely and unusual ensemble.

10:15 – 10:55 AM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: MS Honor String Orchestra – Beckendorff Honor Orchestra Conductor: Karel Butz, Beckendorff JH CPE 1-10-LCT-T1 – 1.0 Hr

10:30 – 10:55 AM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1–2 Concert: McCullough JH Mixed Choir Conductor: Connie Horton, McCullough MS Presider: Derrick Brookins, Trivium Academy, TMEA Vocal Division Vice-President CPE 1-10-HB12-V2 – 0.5 Hr

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM / MARRIOTT RW RIVERVIEW Elementary Region Chair Meeting/Luncheon Presider: Casey Medlin, Brazos Bend ES, TMEA Elementary Division Vice-President

11:00 – 11:30 AM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE TAMUK Flute Ensemble Director: Elizabeth Janzen, Texas A&M Univ/Kingsville CPE MS-1-11-BH-MS2 – 0.5 Hr This ensemble will celebrate the February Valentine season with a program of music inspired by love and passion, including folk songs, arrangements of works from DiLasso to de Falla, and contemporary works by Cohen and Offermans.

11:00 – 11:30 AM / CC NORTH LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Aruna Quartet Director: William Pyle, Texas Tech Univ CPE MS-1-11-NL-MS30 – 0.5 Hr This Texas Tech University saxophone quartet will showcase a wide range of works from traditional to contemporary and will highlight aspects of the music through a variety of staging techniques.

11:00 – 11:30 AM / CC WEST LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE West Texas A&M University Trombone Choir Director: John Shanks, West Texas A&M Univ CPE MS-1-11-WL-MS44 – 0.5 Hr This trombone choir will present an exciting program of new and classic repertoire for trombone choir, including Dukas’s Fanfare from La Peri, DiLorenzo’s Full Tilt, Wilds’s Leviathan, and Barfield’s Dreamcatcher.

Explore the Exhibits The greatest variety, the best deals, and a unique opportunity for hands-on comparison under one roof!

Exhibit Hall Hours THURSDAY: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. FRIDAY: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. SATURDAY: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Division Exhibit Hours Each TMEA Division has time blocked in their schedule to visit the exhibits: Band: Friday, 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Orchestra: Friday, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Vocal: Friday, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Elementary: Thursday, 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. College: Thursday, 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

500,000 square feet filled with representatives from the music industry and beyond!

COLLEGE EXHIBITS

Visit colleges & universities throughout the exhibit hours, Thursday–Saturday.

INSTRUMENT MARKETPLACE

College Night Friday, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. (open to the public, no badge required)

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THURSDAY 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC 224 TMAA Committee on Standards of Adjudication and Performance Practices

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC 225 Introducing the F Trigger and 4th Valve to Your Low Brass

Clinician: Jeff Turner, Allen ISD, TMAA President-Elect Presider: Greg Countryman, Fort Settlement MS, TMAA Executive Secretary

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC WEST REGISTRATION Urban School Music: Exploring the Relationship Between Race, Racism, and Music Education Clinician: Adrienne Dixson, Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Associate Professor Presider: Dinah Menger, Fort Worth ISD Sponsored by: TMEA CPE 1-11-WR – 1.0 Hr Dixson will introduce the concepts of Critical Race Theory and their relationship to music education. Participants will have an opportunity to work in small groups to discuss race and racial equity in music education programs.

11:30 AM – 12:20 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: Texas A&M Kingsville University Wind Symphony Conductor: Scott Jones, Texas A&M Univ/Kingsville Presider: John Carroll, Permian HS, TMEA Band Division Vice-President CPE 1-11-LCT-T2 – 1.0 Hr

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC 221 Tune Up Your Flute Section Clinician: Shauna Thompson, Texas Christian Univ Presider: Joel McGrath, Summer Creek MS CPE 1-11-221 – 1.0 Hr Flute sections are notorious for sounding sharp and airy. Learn how to correct common mistakes like incorrect embouchure alignment, internal shape of the oral cavity, poor air support, incorrectly placed headjoints, and incorrect use of vibrato. Your flute section can have a mature, vibrant, and in-tune sound. This clinic is perfect for non-flutist band directors of all ages!

Clinician: Benjamin Coy, South Texas College Presider: Melissa Allen, Creekwood MS CPE 1-11-225 – 1.0 Hr After beginning on straight trombones and 3-valve euphoniums, intermediate students are often ready to upgrade equipment with more valves. Learn how to determine when students are ready to make the jump and how to help them through the transition. Coy will also discuss technical features to consider when selecting instruments for purchase.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1–2 Culture Is the Foundation of Great Music Programs Clinician: Tim Lautzenheiser, Ball State Univ, Vice-President of Education for Conn-Selmer, Inc. Presider: Daniel Allen, Franklin HS Sponsored by: Ball State Univ and Conn-Selmer, Inc. CPE 1-11-SN12 – 1.0 Hr When we review the outstanding music programs in our schools, the one commonality is the culture of a safe, challenging, and encouraging environment. Regardless of the chosen pedagogy, the continued establishment and nurturing of trust relationships is the magic elixir shared by all who achieve a climate of excellence. A positive connection with students is the pathway to all artistic growth.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 3–4 Successful Brass Instruction—Don’t Overthink It! Clinician: Keith Dye, Texas Tech Univ Presider: Brandon Haynes, Bushland MS CPE 1-11-SN34 – 1.0 Hr Instrumental music instruction is always challenging, especially with instruments outside your primary area. Instructional practices for brass instruments have changed over time while remaining grounded in an important, proven set of best practices. Learn essential yet simple instructional tips and numerous strategies for each brass instrument.

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THURSDAY 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC 214 AB Improving the Tone Quality of Your Orchestra

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS ABC Teaching Without Words

Clinician: Michael Hopkins, Univ of Michigan Presider: Giovanni Fuentes, Garcia MS Sponsored by: GIA Publications, Inc. CPE 1-11-214AB – 1.0 Hr Making it a high priority to refine rehearsal tone quality will greatly improve an orchestra’s performance. Hopkins will focus on the physical motions that lead to an orchestra’s quality core tone. Learn more about common problems with posture, bow hold, bow arm motion, bow strokes, and ensemble, and leave equipped with solutions for your ensemble.

Clinician: Matthew Stensrud, Annandale Terrace ES Presider: Donna Dunn, Wildwood ES Sponsored by: West Music CPE 1-11-TXABC – 1.0 Hr Stop losing your voice, teachers! With instruments, sound cues, unique vocal sounds, and more, we can conquer the lost voice. Stensrud will explore how— speaking as few words as possible—to present classroom procedures, learn a dance, teach a xylophone piece, and play unpitched percussion.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC 214 CD Communicating Effectively with Double Basses Clinician: Jason Heath, Musician’s Toolkit Presider: Bryan Barrett, Klein Cain HS Sponsored by: Eastman Strings CPE 1-11-214CD – 1.0 Hr Teaching strategies that work for other instrumentalists don’t often work for the bass section. Heath explores fixes for the problems directors most frequently encounter with their bass sections, such as tuning procedures, rosin use, bass section placement, and diagnosing rhythm and pitch issues.

11:30 – 11:55 AM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1–2 Concert: Robert E. Lee HS Varsity Treble Choir Conductor: Trenton Davis, Lee HS Presider: Derrick Brookins, Trivium Academy, TMEA Vocal Division Vice-President Presenter: Paula Edwards, Retired CPE 1-11-HB12-V3 – 0.5 Hr

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC 217 Fabulous Choices for Middle School Voices

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS DEF Capturing KodĂĄly Using the Dance, Music, and Song of Ireland TMEA Featured Clinician: Jerry Kerlin, New York Univ Presider: Susan Elliott, Beaver Technology Center CPE 1-11-TXDEF – 1.0 Hr Children first experience music as oracy—they hear and imitate. Like language, many musics become symbolized as pictures, then notation. Explore the rhymes and singing games of Ireland, using tools for music notation selected by KodĂĄly and his associates. Exploration of musical cultures is natural process for the KodĂĄly-inspired classroom.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC 302 AB Promoting Your Fine Arts Program to Put It on the Map! Clinician: Charles Aguillon, Lake Travis ISD Presider: Bryan Wright, Paschal HS CPE 1-11-302AB – 1.0 Hr Aguillon will share strategies for building support for district fine arts programs, detailing Lake Travis ISD’s journey over the past five years. He will discuss how the community supported almost $8 million in a recent bond program for the arts as well as strategies used in branding, parent education, and involvement while growing programs in numbers and in quality.

Clinician: Victor Johnson, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts Presider: Courtney Howard, South Houston HS Sponsored by: Heritage Music Press CPE 1-11-217 – 1.0 Hr Middle school singers have so much to offer, and Johnson is an expert at helping them excel. Join him as he shares rehearsal tips, programming ideas, and new choral literature written especially with middle school voices in mind.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Folk Dances from Near and Far

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Clinician: Manju Durairaj, Latin School of Chicago, Hal Leonard, VanderCook Presider: Carol Vrotny, Colony Bend ES Sponsored by: Hal Leonard CPE 1-11-LSABC – 1.0 Hr Durairaj will outline how to teach folk songs and dances from six countries, including the Sasha from Russia, Fjäskern from Sweden, Yesh Lanu Taish from Israel, Carnivalitos from Bolivia, Hoe Ana from Tahiti, and Jefferson and Liberty from the U.S.

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Clinicians: Kara Nelson, Valley Creek ES; David Rowland, Wilson ES Presider: Penny Peek, Webb ES CPE 1-11-LSDEF – 1.0 Hr Fifth grade is an important year developmentally for children. Experience shows it can be a challenging year for the music teacher in terms of student motivation and participation. Nelson and Rowland will demonstrate engaging literature and activities that will emphasize music literacy and age-appropriate concepts. Activities will include singing games, instrumental ideas, and relationship-building.

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11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC 303 Just the Facts, Please: Neuroscience and Music Education Clinician: Melissa Strong, Mount Laurel School District (NJ) Presider: Julie Lantiere, Press ES Sponsored by: GIA Publications, Inc. CPE 1-11-303 – 1.0 Hr It is useful to know about music and the brain, but teachers must be careful when reviewing brain research findings as many misconceptions exist. Strong will present these musical neuromyths and offer tips for avoiding common mistakes in interpreting neuroscientific research. She will discuss basic brain function and introduce the growing field of educational neuroscience.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC 304 The Power of Eye Contact in the Rehearsal/Classroom TMEA Featured Clinician: William Fredrickson, Florida State Univ Presider: Blair Williams, Texas Tech Univ CPE 1-11-304 – 1.0 Hr One of the more powerful tools we have as teachers/conductors is a relatively simple behavior we use every day but often don’t think much about. How we use our eye contact can enhance our other pedagogical techniques.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT CD More Than Notation: How Noteflight Can Improve Rehearsals Clinician: Corinne Stevens Devereaux, Noteflight, a Hal Leonard Company CPE 1-11-GHCRCD – 1.0 Hr Noteflight is a perfect tool to help your musicians learn their parts, expand their warm-ups and exercises, improve their sightreading, and practice outside rehearsal. Not only is it the best notation software for making your arrangements, but with Noteflight Learn, you can collaborate with your ensemble, share scores, and make recordings.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC B 21st-Century Cognitive Perspective on the Pedagogy of Timing Clinician: Jason Sulliman, Troy Univ CPE 1-11-GHREPB – 1.0 Hr Sulliman will present a summary of modern scientific theories on timing, with recent developments in neuroscience and kinesiology. He will compare these with traditional practice techniques and will introduce new twists on old technology—the metronome. Learn about tools and apps that can boost productivity when developing timing with your ensembles.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC 210 Design Considerations for Secondary School Music Facilities Clinician: Chris Flemming, Wenger Corporation Sponsored by: Wenger Corporation CPE 1-11-210 – 1.0 Hr Numerous design and acoustical requirements determine the effectiveness of your secondary school music facilities. During this presentation Flemming will review four critical factors—acoustics, floor plan, storage, and equipment—that will help promote critical listening, sound isolation, efficient space layout, and proper equipment recommendations.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC 212 Music You Can Read—Moving from Rote to Music Literacy Clinician: Jess Buice, Pearsall IS Sponsored by: Music Notes, Inc. CPE 1-11-212 – 1.0 Hr Music Literacy has become an important part of the TEKS and the national standards in elementary music. Buice will present proven best practices for mastering the foundations of music literacy, vocal and instrumental. Bringing private lesson objectives into a classroom setting, Music You Can Read fosters team-building and individual accomplishment in voice, keyboard, and recorder.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC 213 TPG Sharp Bows and Note-Reading Method Clinicians: Steven Sharp Nelson, THE PIANO GUYS; Jon Schmidt, THE PIANO GUYS Sponsored by: TPG Sharp Bows CPE 1-11-213 – 1.0 Hr Learn more about TPG Sharp Bows, designed, tested, and endorsed by Sharp Nelson, the most watched cellist on the Web. In the second half of this clinic,

Schmidt, pianist, composer, piano teacher, and author, will present his NoteReading Method.

11:30 AM – Noon / CC EXHIBIT HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE University of Texas Harp Ensemble Director: Delaine Leonard, UT/Austin CPE MS-1-11-EX-MS16 – 0.5 Hr This studio ensemble performs newly commissioned and arranged works for harp.

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

12:30 – 2:30 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL College Division – Visit the Exhibit Hall 12:30 – 1:00 PM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE University of Texas at Tyler Percussion Ensemble Director: Corey Robinson, UT/Tyler CPE MS-1-12-BH-MS3 – 0.5 Hr The ensemble will perform an amalgam of classical transcriptions, early percussion ensemble works, popular music, jazz, music from other cultures, and newly composed works.

12:30 – 1:00 PM / CC NORTH LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Heavenly Horns

CPE MS-1-12-NL-MS31 – 0.5 Hr This professional brass quintet from the upper Texas Gulf Coast will perform nontraditional brass quintet music: current sacred repertoire, along with original arrangements of pop and jazz favorites.

12:30 – 1:00 PM / CC WEST LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE NewView Cello Ensemble Director: Nancy Nelson, Brookhaven College CPE MS-1-12-WL-MS45 – 0.5 Hr This ensemble of students from Newman Smith and Creekview HS orchestras in Carrollton performs a variety of styles and repertoire, from Baroque to today’s pop music.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 303 Musical Theatre Rehearsal Techniques for Every Music Teacher Clinicians: Tim McDonald, iTheatrics; Steven Kennedy, iTheatrics; Cynthia Ripley, iTheatrics Sponsored by: GIA Publications and Music Theatre International CPE 1-13-303 – 1.0 Hr Leave this session armed with methods and techniques that can instantly be applied to the classroom, ensuring the next musical is a smashing success! Learn how to determine total rehearsal time needed and how to structure rehearsals effectively, as well as proven teaching techniques to improve students’ overall performance as singers, actors, and dancers.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 304 Wellness Tools to Fuel Teaching and Prevent Burnout Clinicians: Shauna Thompson, Texas Christian Univ; Lisa Garner Santa, Texas Tech Univ CPE 1-13-304 – 1.0 Hr Do you feel like you don’t have enough time to get everything done and are stressed and overwhelmed? Learn how to thrive! Explore easy wellness strategies for improved physical, mental, and emotional health, including how to set appropriate boundaries, incorporate fit breaks, and create nutritious lunches. Learn how three minutes of silence per day can support teacher resilience.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC WEST REGISTRATION Job Interview Skills Practice Session 2 Presider: JD Janda, Tomball ISD Sponsored by: TMEA/TMAC CPE 1-13-WR – 1.0 Hr Improve your interview skills by participating in or observing mock interviews with district fine arts administrators.

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1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 221 Seven Positive Habits of Music Educators

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 214 CD Student-Centered Learning in the 21st-Century Orchestra

Clinicians: Aaron Kennell, Cypress Creek HS; Kevin Wood, Cypress Creek HS Presider: John Ware, Stovall MS CPE 1-13-221 – 1.0 Hr It is widely known that many talented music educators leave the profession within their first five years of teaching. Kennell and Wood will present seven characteristics that exemplary music educators share in any setting. These positive habits will reduce attrition inside our classrooms and within the teaching ranks.

Clinicians: Pardis Salehi, Shepton HS; Elizabeth Reed, Univ of South Carolina Presider: JaNae Taylor, Renner MS CPE 1-13-214CD – 1.0 Hr Transform your mindset from being a teacher-centered maestro to creating a student-centered learning environment. Salehi and Reed will explore practical applications, including facilitating orchestra rehearsals by varying rehearsal techniques, developing students’ independence and value within the orchestra, and enhancing a musical culture that allows for student-centered growth.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 224 PML Band Music Selection Committee Meeting

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 217 Introduction to Why

Presider: Gabriel Musella, UIL Music Assistant

TMEA Featured Clinician: Joe Miller, Westminster Choir College Presider: Kaitlyn Carty, Northwest HS Demonstration Group: Texas A&M Univ Commerce Chamber Choir, Randall Hooper, Director CPE 1-13-217 – 1.0 Hr When we conduct, we teach, we listen, we change. The process of questioning builds our imagination, and this world of images, sounds, and ideas is the stuff that great teaching is made of.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 225 Percussion PML: Discover the New Gems Clinicians: Brian Zator, Texas A&M Univ/Commerce; Robert Lopez, Texas State Univ; Eric Rath, Canyon JH; Stefan Ice, Lee HS; Robert Green, Cypress Falls HS Presider: Bradley Kent, UIL State Director of Music Sponsored by: Texas Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society CPE 1-13-225 – 1.0 Hr The UIL Prescribed Music List is an ever-changing collection and a relevant resource with a wide variety of pieces. Focusing on snare drum and keyboards (with additional discussion on timpani and multiple percussion), attendees will learn about the selection process, discover new and lesser-known works, and get empowered to explore pieces that stretch you and your students.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Fixer-Upper for the Choral Classroom: Time for a Makeover!

Presider: Aric Schneller, Sam Houston State Univ, TJEA President

Clinicians: Amy Allibon, Baylor Univ; Mary Jane Phillips, Private Instructor Presider: Henrietta Kolb, Wilkerson IS CPE 1-13-LSABC – 1.0 Hr It’s time to work smarter, not harder. With 58 combined years of experience in the secondary choral classroom, Allibon and Phillips will offer ways to save time, money, and sanity. They will discuss repertoire selection, trip planning, advocating for your program, recruiting, and a myriad of other topics they manage to fit into this one-hour session!

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1–2 Creating a Framework for Self-Directed Learning

1:00 – 2:00 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF Successful Strategies for Urban, Title I Boys

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 302 AB Texas Jazz Educators Association Meeting

Clinicians: Rob Chilton, Killian MS; Claire Pittman, Killian MS Presider: Katherine Lewis, Maus MS CPE 1-13-SN12 – 1.0 Hr Chilton and Pittman will discuss a variety of ways to create a framework for selfdirected learning in your program. They will discuss how to foster a desire to excel in beginning band and strategies to maintain that in performing bands. The clinicians will include rehearsal audio/video evidence of field-tested methods.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 3–4 The Rehearsal Technique: A Different Perspective TMEA Featured Clinician: Craig Kirchhoff, Univ of Minnesota, Emeritus Presider: Sarah McKoin, Texas Tech Univ Demonstration Group: Reagan HS Band, Daniel Morrison, Director CPE 1-13-SN34 – 1.0 Hr Kirchhoff will reveal strategies to get to the essence of the music in our rehearsals. He will focus on the rehearsal of Frank Ticheli’s Rest.

1:00 – 1:50 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: HS String Honor Orchestra – Plano West Senior HS Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Ryan Ross, Plano West SH Presider: Brian Coatney, Plano SH, TMEA Orchestra Division Vice-President CPE 1-13-LCT-T3 – 1.0 Hr

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 214 AB Beginning Cellists: Striking the Balance Clinician: Sam Flippin, Braswell HS Presider: David Coldiron, Spring Oaks MS CPE 1-13-214AB – 1.0 Hr Using live demonstrations, pictures, videos, and diagrams, Flippin will share how expert teachers look at the beginning cellist. He will focus on the initial cello position, first bow hold, and first time to draw the bow on the open strings. Learn more about common physical variables such as student body proportions and differing instrument sizes.

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Clinician: Colton Blake, Self-Employed Presider: Mary Jane Phillips, Private Instructor CPE 1-13-LSDEF – 1.0 Hr Blake will share strategies from his curriculum for middle and high school young men in an urban, Title I choral setting. Blake is founder and CEO of Brothers of a Successful Standard, an organization focused on developing the choral, academic, social, cultural, and professional skills of young men to help them successfully transition to college. He also launched Young Men of Excellence, a leadership organization for middle-school-aged young men.

1:00 – 1:30 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS ABC Texas Orff Chapters Meeting Presider: Megan Tietz, Bay ES

1:00 – 2:00 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT AB Flipped Learning: Technology in the Large Ensemble Clinician: Wendy Matthews, Kent State Univ CPE 1-13-GHCRAB – 1.0 Hr Matthews will discuss implementing flipped learning in large ensembles and demonstrate the application of technology that is accessible, affordable, and easy to use. Learn more about teacher-created and open-source videos, online assessments, and in-rehearsal activities that strengthen understanding, dispel misconception, and differentiate instruction.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT CD Skype, Google, and the Cloud for Ensembles Clinician: Shawna Longo, Hopatcong Schools CPE 1-13-GHCRCD – 1.0 Hr Longo will discuss some of the many options available to increase your use of technology without taking too much time away from your real priority— rehearsals and performances! Learn how technology can assist you with data collection for your teacher evaluations, student assessments, and effective practice journals.

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THURSDAY 1:00 – 2:00 PM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC B Classroom Recording: Hardware and Software

2:00 – 2:30 PM / CC NORTH LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Cypress Winds Clarinet Quartet

Clinician: Evan Brown, PreSonus Audio Electronics Sponsored by: PreSonus Audio Electronics CPE 1-13-GHREPB – 1.0 Hr Whether for choir, wind ensemble, or just an individual student, Brown will show you how recording in the classroom can be accomplished using simple solutions for capturing your sounds with the right hardware and software to edit and share your recordings.

2:00 – 2:30 PM / CC WEST LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Texas Woman’s University Clarinet Choir

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 210 How to Plan a Successful Performance Trip Clinician: Michelle Gordon, Educational Travel Adventures; Michael Holzer, Educational Travel Adventures Sponsored by: Educational Travel Adventures CPE 1-13-210 – 1.0 Hr Educational Travel Adventures will highlight how to request and prepare for a successful performance tour.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 212 Collaborative Audio Recording on Any Device— Chromebooks Too! Clinician: Meredith Allen, Soundtrap Sponsored by: Soundtrap CPE 1-13-212 – 1.0 Hr Music is a universal language that should be composed, created, and celebrated in classrooms across the globe. Soundtrap is an amazing online DAW (digital audio workstation) that can help foster collaborations no matter what logistical obstacles you face. Allen will explore classroom ideas, applications, and success stories of music collaborations.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 213 Exploring ChimeWorks Clinician: Kathleen Ebling Shaw, Westminster Choir College of Rider Univ Sponsored by: Malmark, Inc. - Bellcraftsmen CPE 1-13-213 – 1.0 Hr Explore ChimeWorks, a new online resource for musicians who use handchimes in the classroom and choir rehearsal to teach music skills. Shaw will review the basics of ringing handchimes and then survey the many resources available through ChimeWorks, including a complete guide to using handchimes, articles, lesson plans, secular and sacred repertoire, and a mentoring community.

1:00 – 1:30 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE West Texas A&M University Saxophone Ensemble Director: James Barger, West Texas A&M Univ CPE MS-1-13-EX-MS17 – 0.5 Hr Dedicated to showcasing the saxophone through a wide variety of repertoire, the group performs old classics in new arrangements as well as the newest in contemporary saxophone ensemble literature.

1:30 – 3:30 PM / MARRIOTT RW RIVER TERRACE Phi Beta Mu Board Meeting

CPE MS-1-14-NL-MS32 – 0.5 Hr Performing on E-flat soprano, B-flat soprano, E-flat alto, and B-flat bass clarinets, this professional quartet will perform a contemporary program of jazz and Latin influenced works.

Director: Danielle Woolery, Texas Woman’s Univ CPE MS-1-14-WL-MS46 – 0.5 Hr This clarinet choir will perform a diverse program featuring a wide variety of styles and repertoire.

2:15 – 2:40 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1–2 Concert: Griffin Elementary Fifth Grade Choir Conductor: Jason Ritchie, Griffin ES Presider: Casey Medlin, Brazos Bend ES, TMEA Elementary Division Vice-President CPE 1-14-HB12-E1 – 0.5 Hr

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC 224 Secondary CEDFA Session: Mapping Pathways to Student Success Clinician: Emily Saenz, Benbrook MS Presider: Kay Vanlandingham, Texas Music Educators Association CPE 1-14-224 – 1.0 Hr In this session, Saenz will explore strategies to incorporate differentiation in secondary music classroom. Using specific examples taken from their own classrooms, participants will analyze students to determine where they lie along the “continuum of masteryâ€? for a set of skills from the TEKS, set SMART goals for the students, and discover how to empower students to take responsibility for their own learning, all while bouncing ideas off one another in an interactive setting.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC WEST REGISTRATION Urban School Music: Developing a Racial Praxis in Music Education Clinician: Adrienne Dixson, Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Associate Professor Presider: Dinah Menger, Fort Worth ISD Sponsored by: TMEA CPE 1-14-WR – 1.0 Hr Dixson will work with participants to identify and disrupt pedagogical and programmatic practices and policies that create or perpetuate racial inequity in PK–20 music education. Gain a deeper awareness of racial equity that goes beyond access and opportunity to challenging beliefs and practices.

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1:30 – 2:00 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS DEF KodĂĄly Educators of Texas General Membership Meeting Presider: Kristin Vogt, Brinker ES, KET President

2:00 – 2:30 PM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE University of Texas at Austin Horn Choir Director: Patrick Hughes, UT/Austin CPE MS-1-14-BH-MS4 – 0.5 Hr This 21-horn ensemble will present a program of pieces from the varied horn choir repertoire.

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2:30 – 3:20 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: Texas A&M University Wind Symphony

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC 214 CD Creating a Culture of Excellence with Principal Approval

Conductor: Timothy Rhea, Texas A&M Univ Presider: John Carroll, Permian HS, TMEA Band Division Vice-President CPE 1-14-LCT-T4 – 1.0 Hr

Clinicians: Ramon Nino, Northside HS; Wendy Martinez, Elder MS Presider: Rolando Molina, Retired Demonstration Group: Mariachi Estrella Tejana, Wendy Martinez, Director CPE 1-14-214CD – 1.0 Hr Vertically aligned mariachi curriculum allows pyramid teachers to be successful in their recruiting and retention techniques. Nino and Martinez will discuss ideas and techniques that have helped them improve the growth and climate of their feeder pattern, allowing them to build an award-winning program of over 550 students with full-time mariachi directors.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC 221 Selecting Quality Middle School Band Repertoire Clinicians: Adam Powell, Cooper JH; Misty Smith, Cooper JH Presider: Todd Dixon, Wylie HS CPE 1-14-221 – 1.0 Hr Selecting high-quality music is essential in developing middle school band students’ musicianship and preparing them for high school band. Repertoire is the curriculum for the performing band student and must be thoughtfully selected. Powell and Smith will provide repertoire lists and programming suggestions for successfully preparing students for concerts and contests.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC 225 Percussion: Common Techniques for Performance Success Clinicians: Mark Ford, Univ of North Texas; Paul Rennick, Univ of North Texas Presider: Stephen Crawford, Univ of Mary Hardin-Baylor Sponsored by: Dynasty, Bergerault, Innovative Percussion, Zildjian, Remo, Evans, Meinl CPE 1-14-225 – 1.0 Hr Technical and musical percussion skills required for a quality performance are in demand for all percussion applications. An instructor can work positively with the percussion section to develop great tone and rhythmic precision. Ford and Rennick will demonstrate universal musical concepts on percussion that can be applied with success regardless of genre.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1–2 Rehearsal Strategies: A Rehearsal That Leads Toward Superior Performance Clinician: John Benzer, Univ of Houston Presider: Dana Pradervand, Oak Ridge HS CPE 1-14-SN12 – 1.0 Hr With assistance from music education students, Benzer will offer strategies and techniques that foster active student participation in class, allowing you to efficiently accomplish your rehearsal goals. He will include ways to transition from selected daily drill exercises to your planned rehearsal schedule and material.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 3–4 A Job and a Friend: What Every Student Needs to Stay in Band Clinicians: Bryn Roberts, Reedy HS; Jane Maloy, Manvel JH Presider: Marianne White, Harris MS CPE 1-14-SN34 – 1.0 Hr How can we prevent great students from quitting? We must be sure every student has two essential things: a job (or sense of purpose) and a friend (or sense of community). By creating a culture in which every student has both, we ensure they feel valued, accepted, and essential. When young people feel that way, they are much less likely to leave our programs.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / LOCATIONS VARY All-State Rehearsal: Techniques and Best Practices

CPE 1-14-LOC-ASR – 1.0 Hr Check the online schedule and printed convention program for the list of ensembles and their locations.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC 214 AB Teaching Shifting and Vibrato in Group Settings Clinicians: Kristen Pellegrino, UT/San Antonio; Erin Hansen, Univ of Houston Presider: Cleo Miele, Spring Branch MS CPE 1-14-214AB – 1.0 Hr Teachers often wonder when and how they should begin teaching shifting and vibrato. Pellegrino and Hansen will highlight indicators and present fun preliminary exercises geared for early string players. They will also offer instrument-specific and common ways to teach shifting and vibrato in heterogeneous group settings. Leave with a collection of strategies such as PushAways, Sirens, Imaginary Super Glue, and more!

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC 217 Building Voice Through Community TMEA Featured Clinician: Joe Miller, Westminster Choir College Presider: Mason Barlow, Arlington HS CPE 1-14-217 – 1.0 Hr If the choral art is to continue being a vital part of our culture, we must focus on ways to respond to current society. What does it take to reach a modern audience? We must find ways to resonate with our changing community that promote and celebrate our deep musical heritage, advancing new voices and connecting to the human experience. Miller will explore new ideas in programming and audience engagement.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Strategies & Tools for Proficient Sight Singing Clinician: Denise Eaton, Brilee Music Presider: Kara Cowart, Bay City HS Sponsored by: Carl Fischer Music CPE 1-14-LSABC – 1.0 Hr Veteran music educator Eaton will share her effective approach to teaching sight singing. Her thoughtful and systematic method offers students tools to improve their sight singing skills through creative repetition. Attendees will learn how both visual and aural interval identification exercises can be used to train the eyes and ears to read, think, and hear ahead.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF Adolescent Male Recruitment and Retention Clinician: Anne Marquis, Stehlik IS Presider: Travis Campbell, Belton HS CPE 1-14-LSDEF – 1.0 Hr Learn how to effectively encourage male adolescents to consider choir as an elective choice, starting at the elementary level and continuing through their secondary level education.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS ABC Ability Beats: More Than Just Inclusion Clinicians: Carrie Ekins, Drums Alive; Dean Owens, Drums Alive; Gail Smith, Drums Alive Presider: Lisa Trewin, Yeager ES Sponsored by: Drums Alive CPE 1-14-TXABC – 1.0 Hr Ability Beats is a multisensory program that accommodates individual physiological and emotional needs to encourage experimentation, exploration, socialization, and self-esteem while teaching a variety of skills enabling children with diverse abilities to be physically and socially active. Create a fun and enjoyable learning venue while helping students improve fine and gross motor skills.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS DEF Rhymes, Rhythms, and Poems—Oh, My! Clinician: Thom Borden, Palm Springs Unified School District, CA Presider: Erin Wagner, McNeil ES Sponsored by: Peripole, Inc. CPE 1-14-TXDEF – 1.0 Hr Children’s literature and familiar rhymes and rhythms are the tools used to lead students through the music concepts in our classroom. Additional teaching suggestions that include folk songs, movement, and selections from the volumes allow for improvisation and creativity as teaching suggestions are provided within the lessons.

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2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC 302 AB The Cognitive Science of Effective Practicing

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC 212 Beginning Percussion Solos & Duets

Clinician: Abel Rodriguez, Richland College Presider: Derrick Logozzo, Richland College CPE 1-14-302AB – 1.0 Hr Practicing is essential for every musician. However, too many musicians are never taught the core principles of effective practice. Rodriguez will discuss how to apply principles of cognitive science when practicing to maximize achievement.

Clinician: Edward Freytag, Row-Loff Productions Sponsored by: Row-Loff Productions, Innovative, Majestic, Sabian, Mapex, Evans CPE 1-14-212 – 1.0 Hr Witness jaw-dropping performances of Grade I solos and duets for snare, timpani, mallets, and multi-percussion! Freytag will share his years of percussion experience teaching at the middle and high school levels. His new book, First Solos & Duets, is a fantastic stepping-stone from RLP’s Toolbox Curriculum and offers a wide variety of easy material in one text.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC 303 Practical Strategies for Ensemble Motivation and Growth Clinicians: Olivia Tucker, Univ of North Texas; Kari Adams, Univ of North Texas Presider: Donald Taylor, Univ of North Texas CPE 1-14-303 – 1.0 Hr Motivating adolescent students can be challenging because of the popular notion that music is an inborn talent rather than crafted skill. How can ensemble directors keep students engaged in rehearsals and promote practice outside class? Learn teaching strategies to grow your ensemble, improve recruitment and retention, and positively influence student achievement and motivation.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC 304 Developmental Teaching: Promoting Music Success for All TMEA Featured Clinician: Judy Bowers, Univ of Louisiana Monroe Presider: Troy Robertson, Tarleton State Univ CPE 1-14-304 – 1.0 Hr Do you audition them out or teach them differently? How teachers sequence learning and engage students throughout the process plays an important role in student success. Developmental teaching can be accomplished through teacher decisions about musical content, teacher presentation, and learning transfers.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT AB The Art of the Audition Recording Clinicians: Kyle Millsap, Texas A&M Univ/Kingsville; Jonathan Cresci, Frederick Community College CPE 1-14-GHCRAB – 1.0 Hr With the rise in high-quality consumer recording products available, more musicians are able to make great recordings. Millsap and Cresci will discuss the process and expectations of audition recordings for competitions and colleges and how students can effectively prepare to make them. They will highlight available equipment and software and what budget needs to expect when you start.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT CD Exploding the Wind Player’s Palette with Technology Clinician: David Sebald, Retired CPE 1-14-GHCRCD – 1.0 Hr Are you still playing only one horn that’s limited to one sound and one playing characteristic? Sebald will demonstrate the latest digital technologies that allow wind players to join the digital revolution and explore musical concepts using any timbre, performance technique, or style. Experience mind-blowing demonstrations of what’s possible and the new technologies needed to get there.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC B Bring Your Classroom to Parents’ Mobile Devices Clinicians: Amy Burns, Far Hills Country Day School; Cherie Herring, Hammond School CPE 1-14-GHREPB – 1.0 Hr Your elementary music classroom is a place that emphasizes making music, creating, performing music, and much more. How well do you communicate this to your students’ parents? How can students see their musical progress throughout the year? Learn how Seesaw, the student digital learning portfolio, can be a game changer in your elementary music classroom.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC 210 Music You Can Read—Music Literacy for Grades K–5 Clinician: Jess Buice, Pearsall IS Sponsored by: Music Notes, Inc. CPE 1-14-210 – 1.0 Hr Music Literacy is an important part of the TEKS and national standards in elementary music. Buice will present proven best practices for mastering the foundations of music literacy, vocal and instrumental. Bringing private lesson objectives into a classroom setting, Music You Can ReadÂŽ fosters team-building and individual accomplishment in voice, keyboard, and recorder. 48 Southwestern Musician | December 2018

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC 213 The Pros & Cons of “Made in China� When Budgeting for Brass Clinicians: Carl Kleinsteuber, Wessex (Texas); Chuck Nickles, Wessex US; Jonathon Hodgetts, Wessex US; Steve Marcus, Wessex US Sponsored by: Wessex Tubas LLC CPE 1-14-213 – 1.0 Hr Budgeting is a balance between finding value for money and assuring quality. Wessex has built a reputation for both. Our team will demonstrate how we ensure the highest level of quality and service for every brass instrument shipped from the factory. Watch the design, build, and quality control processes that elevate “Made in China� to new levels when proudly paired with the Wessex emblem.

2:30 – 3:00 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE Lamar University Flute Ensemble Director: Brielle Frost, Lamar Univ CPE MS-1-14-EX-MS18 – 0.5 Hr This ensemble will present four exceptional works: Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro and McMichael’s A Gaelic Offering are paired with Jonathan Cohen’s intriguing Danse des Mystères and Lombardo’s lighthearted Traffic Jam.

2:45 – 3:10 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1–2 Concert: Spotted Half Notes Conductor: Jonathan Kaciuba, Lakeshore ES Presider: Casey Medlin, Brazos Bend ES, TMEA Elementary Division Vice-President CPE 1-14-HB12-E2 – 0.5 Hr From Lakeshore ES (Humble ISD).

3:15 – 3:40 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1–2 Concert: Eddins Elementary Honor Choir Conductor: Melissa Ringel, Eddins ES Presider: Casey Medlin, Brazos Bend ES, TMEA Elementary Division Vice-President Accompanist: Beverly Garms, Retired CPE 1-15-HB12-E3 – 0.5 Hr

3:30 – 4:00 PM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE Texas State Clarinet Choir Director: Vanguel Tangarov, Texas State Univ CPE MS-1-15-BH-MS5 – 0.5 Hr This choir is the host ensemble for Texas State Clarinet Fiesta, an international event. The choir recorded a CD this year with international soloists: Philippe Cuper, Andre Moisan, David Gould, and Mitchell Estrin.

3:30 – 4:00 PM / CC NORTH LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Sam Houston State Univ Horn Choir Director: Peggy DeMers, Sam Houston State Univ CPE MS-1-15-NL-MS33 – 0.5 Hr This horn choir focuses on enhancing ensemble skills, technique, increasing repertoire, and developing new music.

3:30 – 4:00 PM / CC WEST LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Sprezzatura Quartet CPE MS-1-15-WL-MS47 – 0.5 Hr This professional quartet will perform a variety of works from the Renaissance and early Baroque eras on the instruments of the time, including recorders, violas da gamba, and cornetto.

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3:45 – 5:15 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT LOBBY College Division Research Poster Session Presider: Amy Simmons, UT/Austin CPE 1-15-SNL – 1.5 Hrs Selected authors present their research at this informal session where attendees can learn about the research and discuss applications to music teaching. Selected authors will be listed in the online convention schedule and in the printed convention program.

4:00 – 4:50 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: Saitama Sakae HS Wind Orchestra Conductors: Minoru Otaki, Saitama Sakae HS, Japan; Akira Oku, Saitama Sakae HS, Japan Presider: Andrew Sealy, Hebron HS, TMEA Immediate Past-President CPE 1-16-LCT-T5 – 1.0 Hr

4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC 221 Using Culturally Responsive Band Repertoire Clinician: Matt Williams, Univ of Arizona Presider: Russell Pettitt, Crosbyton HS CPE 1-16-221 – 1.0 Hr Emerging research in our students’ identity development and its impact on motivation and engagement suggests the importance of using a culturally responsive pedagogy. Williams will explore the inclusion and appropriate uses of diverse music and composers as well as resources and recommendations for easy implementation.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC 225 The Complete Drumset Method Clinicians: Kennan Wylie, Marcus HS; Gregg Bissonette, Hal Leonard Presider: Lauren Vogel Weiss, Private Instructor CPE 1-16-225 – 1.0 Hr Drum master Bissonnette and author Wylie will share ideas about learning to play the drumset and offer simple instructions and examples covering technique, reading, warm-ups, basic coordination, and grooves. Starting from square one, attendees will get information to help provide their students a solid drumming foundation.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1–2 Sightreading—Can They See What I See? Clinician: Glenn Lambert, Wylie ISD Presider: Michael Lipe, Schertz-Cibolo-Univ City ISD CPE 1-16-SN12 – 1.0 Hr Many directors face difficulties during the sightreading explanation process. Lambert will detail strategies for score practice, recognition of critical challenges, maximizing use of time, and managing instructional pacing and flow. Many score and part excerpts will be displayed to illustrate specific challenges encountered by directors and students.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 3–4 A Systematic Approach to Developing a Mature Ensemble Sound Clinician: Greg Countryman, Fort Settlement MS Presider: Joe Pruitt, Dulles HS CPE 1-16-SN34 – 1.0 Hr Developing a mature ensemble sound requires mastery of basic playing fundamentals and a systematic approach to teaching the necessary ensemble skills. Countryman will discuss a step-by-step approach to achieving this goal and will include specific techniques and methods.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / LOCATIONS VARY All-State Rehearsal: Techniques and Best Practices

CPE 1-16-LOC-ASR – 1.0 Hr Check the online schedule and printed convention program for the list of ensembles and their locations.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC 214 AB Get Your Orchestra Moving! Teach Rhythms and Bowings as Motions Clinician: Patrick Leaverton, FWISD Instrumental Music Presider: Hunter Lewis, Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA CPE 1-16-214AB – 1.0 Hr Leaverton will share how teaching all rhythms and bowings as a series of motions can bring rhythmic clarity and precision to any level of string orchestra. Examples from the standard literature will be highlighted. 50 Southwestern Musician | December 2018

4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC 214 CD Rehearsing Full Orchestras with Confidence: A No-Fear Guide Clinician: Laurie Williams, Youth Orchestras of Lubbock Presider: Kyle Davis, Summer Creek HS CPE 1-16-214CD – 1.0 Hr With practical guidance, any strings-only conductor can lead full orchestras with confidence. Williams will discuss wind and percussion instrument idiosyncrasies, wind section roles, score-reading, realistic expectations for middle school and high school band students, rehearsal needs, and successful programming.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC 217 Improving Choral Sound Through Innovative Choral Warm-ups Clinicians: Sean McCarther, Westminster Choir College; James Jordan, Westminster Choir College Presider: Roderick Blake, Ball HS CPE 1-16-217 – 1.0 Hr Often, the choir director must serve as conductor and voice teacher. The choral warm-up is an ideal time to help singers learn basic vocal skills. Jordan and McCarther synthesize contemporary voice science with choral pedagogy, providing participants with practical ways to help their choirs develop a foundational vocal technique and produce healthier, more musical sounds.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC WEST REGISTRATION Elementary CEDFA Session: Mapping Pathways to Student Success Clinicians: Elaine Waier, Pope ES; Julissa Chapa, Garfield ES Presider: Kay Vanlandingham, Texas Music Educators Association CPE 1-16-WR – 1.0 Hr In this abridged version of their CEDFA Summit XIX presentation, Waier and Chapa will explore ways teachers can integrate various kinds of assessments in their lessons, write vertical SMART goals, and create a student-centered classroom to effectively respond to learner abilities, interests, and needs. They will utilize Differentiated Instruction as a framework to show practical ways teachers can efficiently examine evidence of learning in their classrooms and empower students to take responsibility of their own learning.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Folk Songs Four Ways: Keep Students Guessing and Engaged Clinician: Graham Hepburn, QuaverMusic.com Presider: Andrea Hutchison, Ogg ES Sponsored by: QuaverMusic.com CPE 1-16-LSABC – 1.0 Hr The TEKS strand of Critical Evaluation and Response encourages development of a very important set of skills. Hepburn will offer innovative ways to challenge student perception, analysis, and interpretation using variations on folk songs in the general music classroom. Your students will learn music literacy and the social and emotional skills needed to respond!

4:00 – 5:00 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF It’s All in Your Head: Exploring Improvisation with Kids Clinician: Susan Brumfield, Texas Tech Univ Presider: Kristin Lyman, Stephen F. Austin State Univ CPE 1-16-LSDEF – 1.0 Hr From the moment children begin to utter sounds, they create their own musical worlds through babbling, speaking, and ultimately singing in their own ways. These creative instincts can and should be nurtured in a relaxed and playful way. Explore improvisation as a skill that can be developed over time through small, incremental steps and fun activities.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS ABC Flashlights, Tennis Balls, and Pool Noodles TMEA Featured Clinician: Tracy King, The Bulletin Board Lady Presider: Traci Patterson, Seguin ES CPE 1-16-TXABC – 1.0 Hr Learn how to use flashlights to teach form and improve aural skills, tennis balls to practice rhythm, and pool noodles for almost anything! Gain practical tips for implementing musical activities that use these props as a hook for student engagement and a means of formative assessment.

THURSDAY 4:00 – 5:00 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS DEF Collaborations with Children’s Literature Clinician: Manju Durairaj, Latin School of Chicago, Hal Leonard, VanderCook Presider: Carol Vrotny, Colony Bend ES Sponsored by: Hal Leonard CPE 1-16-TXDEF – 1.0 Hr Through award-winning children’s literature, you can teach movement and multicultural song, dance, speech, and instrumental pieces more authentically. Students can be led to discover, explore, and create while acquiring a respectful acceptance of the similarities and differences that exist among themselves, their community, and the world.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC 302 AB Autism 101: Accommodations for the Music Classroom Clinician: Amalia Allan, Univ of North Texas Presider: Donald Taylor, Univ of North Texas CPE 1-16-302AB – 1.0 Hr Children on the autism spectrum are responsive to music, and many of them are musically talented. Allan will provide teachers planning tools to accommodate these special learners in an inclusive setting. Sample accommodations involve adaptive songs and activities, visual aids, and technology. The session will conclude with a discussion activity to reinforce successful accommodation strategies.

requires development strategies relevant to their rich experience and acquired expertise. These strategies must focus on building capacity in resiliency, risk-taking, adaptability, collaboration, and reflection. Reed will discuss these strategies, including the use of technology, such as video stimulus or streaming, as a time-saving reflection enhancement tool for continued professional development.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC B Designing a Music Technology Curriculum Clinician: John Mlynczak, TI:ME/Noteflight CPE 1-16-GHREPB – 1.0 Hr Mlynczak will demonstrate the essentials of designing a technology curriculum, including free resources, writing lesson plans, creating tutorials, and relating to standards. As educators, we understand how to teach music, and our students certainly understand technology. Together, you can design a collaborative course where any student can create music.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC 303 Maximizing Rehearsal Through Effective Gesture Clinicians: John Zarco, UT/San Antonio; Courtney Snyder, Univ of Michigan Presider: Tyrone Block, Southwestern Assemblies of God Univ CPE 1-16-303 – 1.0 Hr Conducting gestures can serve as an efficient way of communicating musical information to an ensemble. Using demonstration and audience participation to address several aspects of performance, Snyder and Zarco will offer practical strategies for using gesture to support more engaging and effective rehearsals.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC 304 Responsive Teaching: Reading Student Behavior TMEA Featured Clinician: William Fredrickson, Florida State Univ Presider: Fagner Rocha, Angelo State Univ CPE 1-16-304 – 1.0 Hr Our ability to understand the events unfolding in our classrooms/rehearsals and to choose to act in the best interests of our musical and pedagogical goals can be enhanced by our ability to focus on, interpret, and respond to our students’ behaviors.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT AB Build a Hyper-Music CV for Instant Job Application Success Clinician: Fred Kersten, Boston Univ CPE 1-16-GHCRAB – 1.0 Hr Join Kersten for this hands-on, immediately applicable examination of how a hyperactive cover letter and curriculum vitae (CV) can help applicants being considered for a music position. Kersten will explore hyperdocument development—linking out, creating online AV support, Internet presentation, and professional visibility.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT CD Sustaining Professional Development for Seasoned Teachers

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THURSDAY 4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC 210 Got Tech Devices! Now What?

4:00 – 4:30 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE Baylor Trombone Jazz Consort

Clinicians: Michelle Sisler, Keys to Imagination LLC; Sally Ritchie, Keys to Imagination LLC Sponsored by: West Music CPE 1-16-210 – 1.0 Hr Do you have access to tablets or Chromebooks but aren’t sure how to use them in the music classroom? Keys to Imagination’s Web-based music games allow you to play on any tech device with 30+ students interactively as a class! There is nothing to download or install. Teacher calling cards are displayed using a Smartboard or projector and students access game boards on their devices.

Director: Brent Phillips, Baylor Univ CPE MS-1-16-EX-MS19 – 0.5 Hr This award-winning trombone jazz ensemble will feature legendary guest artist Sim Flora (trombone and flute) with original works and new works written for this ensemble.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC 212 Plan Ahead with New SmartMusic Units Clinician: Giovanna Cruz, MakeMusic, Inc Sponsored by: MakeMusic, Inc CPE 1-16-212 – 1.0 Hr Every school year and student is different. In New SmartMusic, every assignment you create becomes a template that is stored and can be assigned or edited at any time. You can also group those templates into units. By creating and organizing these templates during the summer or at the beginning of the year, you can easily plan your year ahead.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC 213 Geeking Out with Your Double Reeds Clinicians: Gillian Lopez, River City Reeds; Dan Schwartz, Oklahoma Univ Sponsored by: Reed Geek, Inc. CPE 1-16-213 – 1.0 Hr When a double reed doesn’t work well out of the box, you don’t want to give up on the investment. Minor adjustments are a necessity of double-reed life. That is why learning to make minor reed modifications can save you and your students from frustration and reeds from the trash bin. Learn reed-adjusting techniques featuring the school-safe Double Reed Geek.

5:15 – 6:00 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1–2 Band Division Business Meeting Presider: John Carroll, Permian HS, TMEA Band Division Vice-President Be part of TMEA’s future by attending this meeting, which will include recognition of state Honor Band participants and a keynote address by Craig Kirchhoff.

5:15 – 6:00 PM / CC 214 AB Orchestra Division Business Meeting Presider: Brian Coatney, Plano SH, TMEA Orchestra Division Vice-President Attend this meeting to learn more about association business, elect the next Orchestra Division Vice-President, and enjoy a performance by the TexASTA concerto competition winner.

5:15 – 6:00 PM / CC 217 Vocal Division Business Meeting Presider: Derrick Brookins, Trivium Academy, TMEA Vocal Division Vice-President Attend to stay updated on TMEA business and vote for the next Vocal Division Vice-President.

5:15 – 6:00 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS ABC Elementary Division Business Meeting Presider: Casey Medlin, Brazos Bend ES, TMEA Elementary Division Vice-President Attend this meeting, where you’ll get updated on association business, elect a new Elementary Division Vice-President, and get a chance to win great prizes!

It’s Your Business. Be Part of It! Attend Your Division Business Meeting: Thursday, 5:15 p.m. • Stay updated on TMEA business • Be part of shaping your division’s future • Connect with colleagues from across the state

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THURSDAY

5:15 – 6:00 PM / CC 304 College Division Business Meeting Presider: Vicki Baker, Texas Woman’s Univ, TMEA College Division Vice-President Be part of TMEA’s future by attending this meeting.

6:30 – 7:30 PM / CC 210 TBME Drop-In 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 – 7:30 PM / CC 221 Top Ten Mistakes Directors Make When Teaching Oboists Clinician: Jeffrey Emge, UT/Tyler Presider: Samantha Clendenny, Bullard HS CPE 1-18-221 – 1.0 Hr Due to scarcity and idiosyncrasies associated with the instrument, oboe students tend to develop bad habits that lead to long-term issues. Using a student for demonstration, Emge will point out common pedagogical problems and omissions in working with oboists. He will focus on anticipating issues and providing solutions band or orchestra conductors can utilize in rehearsal.

6:30 – 7:30 PM / CC 224 American School Band Directors Association Business Meeting Presider: Travis Smith, ASBDA State Chair

6:30 – 7:30 PM / CC 225 Sound Fundamentals: Building Blocks of Clarinet Tone Clinicians: Kimberly Luevano, Univ of North Texas; Daryl Coad, Univ of North Texas; Deborah Fabian, Univ of North Texas; Phillip Paglialonga, Univ of North Texas Presider: Mary Withers, Mann MS CPE 1-18-225 – 1.0 Hr Guiding clarinet students to develop a characteristic sound can challenge the most experienced instructor. It requires the mastery of multiple skills. The clinicians will help band directors and private teachers understand the mechanics of clarinet sound production and will address and provide solutions for many of the typical problems.

6:30 – 7:30 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 3–4 Concert: Waxahachie HS Jazz Orchestra Conductor: Richard Armstrong, Waxahachie HS Presider: John Carroll, Permian HS, TMEA Band Division Vice-President CPE 1-18-SN34-S2 – 1.0 Hr

6:30 – 7:30 PM / CC WEST REGISTRATION Women Band Director International Texas Chapter Meeting

6:30 – 7:30 PM / CC 214 CD Call and Response and Other String Group Practice Techniques Clinician: Lynn Ledbetter, Texas State Univ Presider: Kelli Houston, Lamar HS Demonstration Group: Texas State University String Students CPE 1-18-214CD – 1.0 Hr The practice technique of call-and-response is used as a basic approach to building any group’s string techniques in dynamics, articulations, phrasing, improvisation, rhythms, subdivisions, tempo alterations, movement, and listening. Ledbetter will present several exercises, including Monkey See, Monkey Do, Grow Your Dynamics, Articulations Are For Everyone, and Adding to Your Improvisatory Skills.

6:30 – 7:30 PM / CC 217 Voice-Building: Mind-Body Strategies for Increased Vocalism Clinician: Carolyn Cruse, Texas Tech Univ Presider: Nathan Dame, Wylie East HS Demonstration Group: TTU Music Education Vocal Ensemble, Carolyn Cruse, Director CPE 1-18-217 – 1.0 Hr Turn what has been 5–10 minutes of rehearsal warm-ups into a mini-voice lesson for your choir. Implementing a voice-building sequence provides a curriculum of vocal technique to develop voices and promote healthy lifelong singing. Cruse will focus on mind-body connections and kinesthetic strategies to incorporate daily, leading to long-term increased vocalism.

6:30 – 7:30 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Storytelling and Song for Older Elementary Students Clinician: Darla Meek, Texas A&M Univ/Commerce Presider: Jenny Kelly, Richardson ISD Sponsored by: Sweet Pipes, Inc. CPE 1-18-LSABC – 1.0 Hr Looking for captivating cross-curricular activities for your fourth through sixth graders? Meek will guide participants through two lessons, featuring stories from West Africa and India that engage students in singing, creative movement, and instrumental technique.

6:30 – 7:30 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF Navigating Special Needs: Help for Elementary Music Teachers Clinician: Natasha Thurmon, Boldt ES Presider: Lorelei Batislaong, UT/Austin Sponsored by: Music Is Elementary CPE 1-18-LSDEF – 1.0 Hr Elementary music teachers have the right and responsibility to educate all students, in both general and special education. This task can be difficult when taking into account the number of students we teach. Learn terminology and practical ways to manage your campus case load, and participate in lessons and activities that will give you useful tools for your classroom.

Presiders: June Bearden, Frenship JH, President; Carol Turner, Krum HS, Past-President

6:30 – 7:30 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS ABC It’s Not Elementary: Quality Repertoire for Developing Choirs

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

Clinician: Denise Eaton, Brilee Music Presider: Gabrielle Forrest, Leonetti ES CPE 1-18-TXABC – 1.0 Hr Veteran music educator Eaton will share new, quality repertoire appropriate for elementary school performances and honor choirs. She will share helpful rehearsal tips, effective warm-ups, and strategies for teaching the music systematically and sequentially. Come prepared to participate, sing, think, and enjoy learning!

Conductor: Jamie Ovalle, Martin HS Presider: Brian Coatney, Plano SH, TMEA Orchestra Division Vice-President CPE 1-18-LCT-T6 – 1.0 Hr

6:30 – 7:30 PM / CC 214 AB Two and a Half Steps to Better Intonation Clinician: Abel Rodriguez, Richland College Presider: Derrick Logozzo, Richland College CPE 1-18-214AB – 1.0 Hr Learning to play in tune has always been a major focus for string players. Rodriguez will provide a straightforward and historically informed approach to improving intonation that applies fundamental principles of cognitive science.

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6:30 – 7:30 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS DEF Teaching Compound Meter Using the Dance, Music, and Song of Ireland TMEA Featured Clinician: Jerry Kerlin, New York Univ Presider: Katherine Johns, South ES CPE 1-18-TXDEF – 1.0 Hr “A jig is a jig is a jig.â€? MairtĂ­n Ryan at the Irish Arts Center in New York City often recited this phrase to help Irish dance students distinguish a jig from a reel, hornpipe, or polka in Irish instrumental music (ceol) and the corresponding dance (rince). Because compound meter surrounds children, its notation should likely be taught earlier than the fourth- or fifth-grade model found in KodĂĄly-inspired pedagogy in North America. Kerlin will explore how the understanding of simple and compound meter (subdivision) and notation of compound meter could begin in early years and continue into adolescence—all using the dance, music, and song of Ireland.

THURSDAY

6:30 – 7:30 PM / CC 302 AB Developing Healthy Socialization in the Music Classroom

7:00 – 7:25 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM Concert: Paschal HS Panther Corps

Clinician: Scott Edgar, Lake Forest College Presider: Si Millican, UT/San Antonio Sponsored by: GIA Publications, Inc. CPE 1-18-302AB – 1.0 Hr Is behavior and motivation a challenge in your classroom? Utilizing the frameworks of Social Emotional Learning and Social Capital Theory, Edgar will cover practical strategies for building a collaborative classroom—classroom management without the management. Be prepared to discuss the realities of your classroom and brainstorm solutions!

Conductor: Nathan Benavides, Paschal HS Presider: Derrick Brookins, Trivium Academy, TMEA Vocal Division Vice-President Presenter: Dinah Menger, Fort Worth ISD CPE 1-19-HB-V4 – 0.5 Hr

6:30 – 7:30 PM / CC 303 Strategies to Support Individual Practice at Home Clinician: Wendy Matthews, Kent State Univ Presider: Blair Williams, Texas Tech Univ CPE 1-18-303 – 1.0 Hr Matthews will provide creative and engaging student-friendly strategies and approaches for motivating and supporting students (and their parents) to improve home practice. Discussions will include developing self-regulatory skills and utilizing formative assessment in designing effective and motivational practice tools that can be implemented immediately in the classroom.

6:30 – 7:30 PM / CC 304 Preventing Music-Induced Hearing Loss Clinicians: Sajid Surve, D.O., Univ of North Texas, Co-Director of the Texas Center for Performing Arts Health; Gary Mabry, UT/San Antonio; Phallon Doss, Doss Audiology Presider: Bethany Hirota-Mabry, Briscoe MS CPE 1-18-304 – 1.0 Hr Many professional musicians and music educators are at risk for music-induced hearing loss, and it frequently goes undetected and untreated. Greater awareness of our acoustic environment, including use of performance-friendly earplugs, can help decrease the potential of overexposure. An awareness of individual assessment and hearing enhancement devices can open doors to a richer soundscape.

7:30 – 7:55 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM Concert: Plano West Senior High Chorale Conductors: Kathy Hackett, Plano West SH; Sarah Council, Plano West SH Presider: Derrick Brookins, Trivium Academy, TMEA Vocal Division Vice-President CPE 1-19-HB-V5 – 0.5 Hr

7:45 – 10:00 PM / THE DAVENPORT Texas Orchestra Directors Association Reception The Davenport is located at 203 N. Presa Street.

8:00 – 8:50 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: University of North Texas Wind Symphony Conductor: Eugene Corporon, Univ of North Texas Presider: John Carroll, Permian HS, TMEA Band Division Vice-President CPE 1-20-LCT-T7 – 1.0 Hr

8:00 – 8:55 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM Concert: Texas A&M Commerce University Chorale Conductor: Randall Hooper, Texas A&M Univ/Commerce Presider: Derrick Brookins, Trivium Academy, TMEA Vocal Division Vice-President Presenter: Ken Fulton, Louisiana State Univ CPE 1-20-HB-V6 – 1.0 Hr

9:45 – 11:15 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1–2 Phi Beta Mu Alpha Chapter Business Meeting Presider: Steven Moore, Lindale HS, Phi Beta Mu Alpha Chapter President

6:30 – 7:30 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT AB Transforming Face-to-Face Music Appreciation for Online Gold

10:15 – 11:15 PM / CC 303 Mu Phi Epsilon Sing

Clinician: Dan Keast, UT/Permian Basin CPE 1-18-GHCRAB – 1.0 Hr The flexibility of online learning for student schedules is attractive, especially for dual credit! Students still need quality in their education, and research tells us engagement is the most critical piece to success in online learning. Explore quality interaction models for student-faculty, student-content, and studentstudent to boost quality and student success!

10:15 – 11:15 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM Sigma Alpha Iota Sing

6:30 – 7:30 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT CD Sheet Music in the Digital Age Clinician: John Mlynczak, TI:ME/Noteflight Sponsored by: Hal Leonard CPE 1-18-GHCRCD – 1.0 Hr In a perfect world we could buy and sell all music as notation files that opened on any device and that we could edit and adapt however we need, all while fairly compensating the composers and arrangers of these works. This is all now possible! Mlynczak will explore how to easily buy and sell digital music online.

6:30 – 7:30 PM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC B Tech Resources for AP Music Theory, College Prep, and TExES Clinician: Rachel Mitchell, UT/Rio Grande Valley CPE 1-18-GHREPB – 1.0 Hr Are you teaching or learning music theory? Preparing for entrance tests, AP exams, or the Music TExES? Learn about free and low-cost, high-quality digital resources—favored by high school/college AP readers—for learning music fundamentals, diatonic/chromatic harmony, voice leading, and ear training. From websites to apps, discover the best technological resources for you.

7:00 – 8:00 PM / LOCATIONS VARY All-State Rehearsal: Techniques and Best Practices

CPE 1-19-LOC-ASR – 1.0 Hr Check the online schedule and printed convention program for the list of ensembles and their locations.

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

Presider: Krystyn Jensen, Texas State Univ Guest Conductor: Lynn Brinckmeyer, Texas State Univ

10:15 – 11:15 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 3–4 Kappa Kappa Psi / Tau Beta Sigma Sing Presider: Amanda Dickson, Kahla MS, TBS Executive Council Member Sponsored by: Tau Beta Sigma Alumni Association

Thank You, Volunteers! Thanks go to the volunteers identified in this issue as Presiders, Organizers, Officers, and more, and to the many who volunteer behind the scenes! It’s not too late to be part of our success! Take a moment and complete the online form to volunteer: www.tmea.org/volunteer Southwestern Musician | December 2018 55

2019 TMEA CLINIC/CONVENTION Friday, February 15 7:00 – 7:45 AM / CC 303 Fellowship of Christian Musicians Breakfast Meeting Presider: Rory Davis, Cinco Ranch HS 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 – 6:00 PM / CC REGISTRATION TMEA Member Registration Registration is accessible through the north lobby of the convention center. Register online to expedite the process of obtaining your badge. To register early, go to www.tmea.org/registration.

8:15 – 9:45 AM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER TMEA Second General Session Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA President Featuring the results of the TMEA President-Elect election, a performance by members of the All-State Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Band, and Mixed Choir, and a keynote address.

9:30 – 10:00 AM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE Mariachi Espuelas de Plata Director: Ramon Nino, Northside HS CPE MS-2-09-BH-MS6 – 0.5 Hr This Northside HS mariachi (Fort Worth ISD) will present a program of traditional mariachi music and involve the audience to foster a greater appreciation for school-based mariachi.

9:30 – 10:00 AM / CC NORTH LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Tarnished Brass

CPE MS-2-09-NL-MS34 – 0.5 Hr This professional brass group specializes in a variety of music from pop, jazz, classical, and early music. They will perform original and arranged music by ASCAP and Downbeat award-winning composer Keith Karns.

9:30 – 10:00 AM / CC WEST LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Ambrosia Flute Trio

CPE MS-2-09-WL-MS48 – 0.5 Hr This professional flute trio has performed and presented nationally and internationally. They will perform a variety of contemporary compositions and newly commissioned works encompassing an assortment of musical styles.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 224 Texas Percussive Arts Society Business Meeting Presider: Brian Zator, Texas A&M Univ/Commerce, PAS President

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC WEST REGISTRATION Job Interview Skills Practice Session 3 Presider: JD Janda, Tomball ISD Sponsored by: TMEA/TMAC CPE 2-10-WR – 1.0 Hr Improve your interview skills by participating in or observing mock interviews with district fine arts administrators.

10:00 AM – 6:00 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL Exhibit Hall Open Go to www.tmea.org/2019exhibitors to view a list of exhibitors.

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10:00 – 10:50 AM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1–2 Success from the Start: Two Perspectives on Beginning Brass Instruction Clinicians: Susan Glover, West Ridge MS; Meghan Layton, Lake Highlands JH Presider: Rhonda Morgan, Adkins MS CPE 2-10-SN12 – 1.0 Hr Teachers from different instructional settings (suburban 6–8 campus and innercity K–6 campus) will present middle school brass instruction and curriculum from start to finish. Glover and Layton will share different approaches with the same goal in mind.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 221 Find a Way Every Day! Clinicians: David Puckett, Indian Springs MS; Jedidiah Maus, Keller MS Presider: Mark McGahey, Keller HS CPE 2-10-221 – 1.0 Hr Each school situation presents challenges and untapped potential. Puckett and Maus have taught in demanding teaching situations that pushed them to create unique solutions while remaining positive. They will present strategies, from classroom engagement to tangible teaching techniques, for a creative and consistent approach to meeting the needs of the students while building a solid music program in a variety of circumstances.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 225 Tools for Success in a One-Director District Clinicians: Sherry Marshall, Woodsboro HS; Luis Zepeda, London ISD; James Beeson, Bosqueville Secondary Presider: Charles Cabrera, Robstown HS CPE 2-10-225 – 1.0 Hr This panel of successful small-school directors will discuss a variety of challenges they’ve faced—from paperwork to pedagogy. They will discuss tools and methods that can help you go beyond the challenges to create vigorous and effective programs.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 3–4 Why Study Scores? Aren’t You Busy Enough? TMEA Featured Clinician: Craig Kirchhoff, Univ of Minnesota, Emeritus Presider: Sarah McKoin, Texas Tech Univ Demonstration Group: Johnson HS Band, Jarrett Lipman, Director CPE 2-10-SN34 – 1.0 Hr Kirchhoff will reveal how a different perspective on score-study can help us unlock the magic of the music we are rehearsing and performing. He will use four excerpts from the standard wind band repertoire as the central focus of the clinic.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / LOCATIONS VARY All-State Rehearsal: Techniques and Best Practices CPE 2-10-LOC-ASR – 1.0 Hr Check the online schedule and printed convention program for the list of ensembles and their locations.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 214 AB Tune Up! Teaching Tuning to Developing String Classes Clinician: David Saccardi, UT/Austin Presider: Laurie Scott, UT/Austin CPE 2-10-214AB – 1.0 Hr Many young string players reach middle or high school unable to tune their instrument without the aid of electronic tuning devices. Saccardi will provide a research-based pedagogical model for integrating tuning instruction into your daily routine. Leave with strategies you can immediately apply in your classroom, with lasting effects.

FRIDAY 10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 214 CD Success Is a Marathon—Set Your Training Schedule Clinician: Paul Sikes, Texas Wesleyan Univ Presider: Todd Berridge, Permian HS CPE 2-10-214CD – 1.0 Hr To be successful in a marathon, a runner must plan and train daily. The same is true for a successful orchestra. Sikes will discuss the daily and weekly routines that go into a successful orchestra’s training regimen. By building a daily routine that focuses on technical and musical aspects of performance, every orchestra can successfully finish their race.

10:00 – 10:25 AM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1–2 Concert: Blalack MS Varsity Treble Choir Conductor: Sarah Bayles, Blalack MS Presider: Derrick Brookins, Trivium Academy, TMEA Vocal Division Vice-President CPE 2-10-HB12-V7 – 0.5 Hr

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 217 Finding Your FIT (Part 1): Formant Identification and Tuning TMEA Featured Clinician: Joe Miller, Westminster Choir College Presider: Karen Lewis, Rowlett HS Demonstration Group: Texas A&M Univ Commerce Chamber Choir, Randall Hooper, Director CPE 2-10-217 – 1.0 Hr Voicing can make a tremendous difference in the vocal health of our singers. It also can be a key to singing with great intonation. Miller will focus on the process of voice placement and arrangement of singers. (Part 2 is at 4:00 p.m.)

10:00 – 11:00 AM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF Promoting Creativity with Spanish-Language Folk Songs Clinician: Alicia Brown, Nixon ES, Chicago Public Schools Presider: Dawn Adamek, Curington ES CPE 2-10-LSDEF – 1.0 Hr Are you searching for Spanish-language folk music for your classroom? Do you teach music to native Spanish speakers? Come sing, play, and create using Spanish-language folk music from Spain and the Americas. Inspired by the KodĂĄly methodology and the Orff approach, these composition and improvisation activities are classroom-ready and engaging for students.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS ABC Divide and Conquer: Learning Centers in Elementary Music Clinician: David Row, Cherokee County School District Presider: Kim Fritz, High Country ES Sponsored by: West Music CPE 2-10-TXABC – 1.0 Hr Learning centers can be a wonderful tool for teaching and reinforcing concepts, but setting them up can be a nightmare. It’s easy to get bogged down with the logistics. Learn how to create and organize centers, integrating small-group learning into your curriculum and building some strategies for assessment.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS DEF Exploring Improvisation and Composition in Musician-Education TMEA Featured Clinician: Jerry Kerlin, New York Univ Presider: Kaundria Gay, Hearne ES CPE 2-10-TXDEF – 1.0 Hr “What’s wrong with this classroom if I am the only person here making the musical decisions (creative or otherwise)?â€? asks Maud Hickey as a musicianeducator in her search for process in the teaching and learning of improvisation and composition in the music classroom. We need to continue to explore and promote improvisation and composition as core approaches to musical understanding. Come sample activities in improvisation and composition in movement, text, and music.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 302 AB Get ’Em and Keep ’Em: Improve Your Ensemble Recruitment and Retention Clinicians: Marta Frey-Clark, Univ of Mary Hardin-Baylor; John Denis, Texas State Univ Presider: Amy Simmons, UT/Austin CPE 2-10-302AB – 1.0 Hr Encouraging students to continue their musical journeys beyond elementary school and inspiring lifelong music-learning are important tasks for all music educators. Join Frey-Clark and Denis as they share recruitment and retention strategies drawn from their years of experience and a substantial body of research.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 303 Lessons Learned from Texas Music Teachers About Inclusion Clinicians: Judith Jellison, UT/Austin; Laura Hicken, UT/Austin Presider: Robert Duke, UT/Austin CPE 2-10-303 – 1.0 Hr What can we learn from Texas music teachers who face the daily challenges of teaching children with a range of capabilities in inclusive classrooms? Over 1,000 elementary, band, choir, and orchestra teachers surveyed shared valuable information about ways for all children to learn and participate successfully. Jellison and Hicken will use discussion and videos to present their experiences, strategies, and advice.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 304 How to Think Like Your Administrator TMEA Featured Clinician: William Fredrickson, Florida State Univ Presider: Frank Eychaner, UT/Permian Basin CPE 2-10-304 – 1.0 Hr Successful teachers have learned to utilize the relationships with campus and district administrators in positive ways, to the benefit of their students and programs. Communication is key, and it includes both what we say and what we do.

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FRIDAY 10:00 – 11:00 AM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT AB Free Music Technology Resources for All Music Classes

10:15 – 10:45 AM / CC EXHIBIT HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE University of Texas at Arlington Jazz Combo

Clinician: Bianca Padavick, Northwest ES CPE 2-10-GHCRAB – 1.0 Hr Chromebooks and other devices are increasingly being integrated into our music classrooms. Instead of letting that Chromebook collect dust, explore the many free Internet resources and apps to enhance your music curriculum and meet your students where they are with technology.

Director: Nils Karlsson, UT/Arlington CPE MS-2-10-EX-MS20 – 0.5 Hr This jazz combo will feature an eclectic program with original compositions, jazz renditions of classical repertoire, Latin style, and traditional jazz from the American Songbook.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT CD From USB to UIL: Smart Technology for Choirs Clinician: Curtis Tredway, UT/El Paso CPE 2-10-GHCRCD – 1.0 Hr Tredway will introduce how smart apps, software, and hardware can be used to streamline choral rehearsals and improve performance. Numerous topics will be discussed and demonstrated, such as developing student-oriented rehearsal tools and creating accompaniments and practice recordings, as well as popular music and music theatre applications.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC B Innovative Uses of Technology in Your Orchestra Rehearsal Clinician: Joe Brennan, Haverford Twp. School District CPE 2-10-GHREPB – 1.0 Hr Using technology in rehearsals can make them more effective and efficient. Brennan will demonstrate using an iPad, computer, document camera, tuners/metronomes, and software applications. Learn the benefits of showing YouTube videos with Quicktime. While this session is primarily directed toward orchestra directors, many of the techniques can be applied in band and choral rehearsals.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 210 Breezin’ Thru Theory Hands-On: The Next Gen Way! Clinician: Jean McKen, Breezin’ Thru Inc. Sponsored by: Breezin’ Thru Inc. CPE 2-10-210 – 1.0 Hr Bring your own device and see why Breezin’ Thru Theory Next Gen gets an enthusiastic thumbs-up from students and teachers. Experience how it engages students, saves time, and builds mastery fast: at home, school, even on the bus! Get tips on how teachers use it in their programs with success and ease, online on any device. Curriculum is aligned for 4th–12th grades.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 212 Teacher Support for College Music Scholarship Procurement Clinician: John Clanton, MusicScholarshipAuditions.com Sponsored by: MusicScholarshipAuditions.com CPE 2-10-212 – 1.0 Hr Created through documented research that Clanton will present, MusicScholarshipAuditions.com, a data collection and video audition presentation website, offers a systematic approach to collegiate music department acceptance, audition preparedness, and scholarship acquisition. It’s designed to assist high school orchestra, choral, and musical theater teachers, as well as band directors.

10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 213 General Music Tools for Connected Students & Teachers Clinician: James Frankel, MusicFirst Sponsored by: MusicFirst CPE 2-10-213 – 1.0 Hr Frankel will guide attendees through a discussion about the technology they use in their classrooms and introduce software and devices they may not be using. He will demonstrate software designed specifically for music education and discuss how this technology can be used to enhance creativity, musicality, and engagement.

10:15 – 10:55 AM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: MS Honor Full Orchestra – Doerre Intermediate School Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Rowina Torres McKee, Doerre IS Presider: Brian Coatney, Plano SH, TMEA Orchestra Division Vice-President CPE 2-10-LCT-T8 – 1.0 Hr

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10:30 – 10:55 AM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1–2 Concert: Tompkins HS Chorale Conductor: Christin Reinartz, Tompkins HS Presider: Derrick Brookins, Trivium Academy, TMEA Vocal Division Vice-President Presenter: Joey Martin, Texas State Univ CPE 2-10-HB12-V8 – 0.5 Hr

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL Orchestra Division – Visit the Exhibit Hall 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM / CHART HOUSE RESTAURANT Texas Orchestra Directors Association – Executive Board Meeting Presider: Christina Bires, South Houston HS, TODA President

11:00 – 11:30 AM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE West Texas A&M University Brass Choir Director: Guglielmo Manfredi, West Texas A&M Univ CPE MS-2-11-BH-MS7 – 0.5 Hr This brass choir’s program will include Paul Lovatt Cooper’s Breath of Soul, a monumental work for brass band, standards from Gabrieli, and music by John Williams and Eric Whitacre.

11:00 – 11:30 AM / CC NORTH LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Del Mar College Faculty Brass Trio

CPE MS-2-11-NL-MS35 – 0.5 Hr This trio will feature both original compositions and transcriptions, covering a wide range of styles.

11:00 – 11:30 AM / CC WEST LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE University of Mary Hardin Baylor Woodwind Ensemble Director: Michelle Palmer, Univ of Mary Hardin-Baylor CPE MS-2-11-WL-MS49 – 0.5 Hr This ensemble features a mix of woodwind students performing a variety of repertoire. Performing several times a year, this ensemble gives students a glimpse into the joy of chamber music.

11:15 AM – 1:00 PM / MARRIOTT RW RIVERVIEW Orchestra Region Chairs Luncheon Presider: Brian Coatney, Plano SH, TMEA Orchestra Division Vice-President

11:15 AM – 1:00 PM / MARRIOTT RW RIVER TERRACE Vocal Region and Area Chairs Luncheon Presider: Derrick Brookins, Trivium Academy, TMEA Vocal Division Vice-President

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC 214 AB Bridging the Gap Between Middle and High School Clinician: Marcia Neel, Music Achievement Council Sponsored by: Music Achievement Council CPE 2-11-214AB – 1.0 Hr Students continue to participate in music education programs because they can’t imagine school without the meaningful engagement these courses provide. Yet, not all students continue through high school. Neel will share strategies to ensure a seamless transition from the first day a student picks up their instrument through high school graduation.

FRIDAY 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC 224 ESSA and Federal Funding Clinician: Mackie Spradley, NAfME President-Elect Presider: Jacqueline Henninger, Texas Tech Univ, NAfME–Texas President CPE 2-11-224 – 1.0 Hr Learn more about the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and the work of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). Attendees will receive information regarding the federal requirements of ESSA and other federal legislation formulated to support activities and programs that promote all students gaining access to music education and the arts.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC WEST REGISTRATION Urban School Music: A Culture in Crisis, Part I Clinician: Colton Blake, Self-Employed Presider: Dinah Menger, Fort Worth ISD Sponsored by: TMEA CPE 2-11-WR – 1.0 Hr Explore, identify, and confront the issues and injustices plaguing students living and learning in a culture designed for them to fail. Acquire and sharpen the tools needed to challenge and change this culture by creating and cultivating a classroom culture that inspires students to live, lead, and learn in spaces that promote acceptance, value, and success through fine arts. Open, honest, and real discussion will be the guide to understanding what this crisis is and how we can conquer it. Attend Part II at 2:30 p.m.

11:30 AM – 12:20 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: 1C Honor Band – Atlanta MS Symphonic Band Conductor: Kristen Thompson, Atlanta MS Presider: John Carroll, Permian HS, TMEA Band Division Vice-President CPE 2-11-LCT-T9 – 1.0 Hr

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC 221 How Fundamentals Can Reignite Your Brass Section Clinicians: Michael Attaway, Private Instructor; Anthony Plog, Composer, Conductor, Teacher, Freiburg, Germany Presider: Brandon Holt, Rogers MS CPE 2-11-221 – 1.0 Hr Many brass students battle the same issues: tension in their sound, ensemble playing, and proper practicing. Plog, world-renowned college professor and professional trumpet soloist, and Attaway, Texas trumpet teacher and soloist, will work to reverse engineer a brass student so that band directors can approach fundamentals with the end goal in mind.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC 225 Revealing the Secrets of Teaching Horn Clinicians: Karen Houghton, Houghton Horns LLC; Janet Nye, Private Instructor Presider: Dick Clardy, Fort Worth ISD Sponsored by: Houghton Horns LLC CPE 2-11-225 – 1.0 Hr With a combined 70 years of private horn teaching experience, Houghton and Nye will reveal their top 10 secrets for teaching horn players of all levels. They will identify obstacles that hinder success yet often go undetected.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1–2 Building a Successful Model for Today’s Urban Band Program Clinician: Hector Trevino, Burbank HS Presider: Daniel Loudenback, San Antonio ISD Demonstration Group: Burbank HS Band CPE 2-11-SN12 – 1.0 Hr Trevino will highlight the challenges of teaching in an urban band program and the strategies to overcome them. He will offer rehearsal techniques for students who don’t experience consistent guided practice sessions and private lessons and will touch on key elements in maintaining a well-structured program. These will include recruitment, balancing sectional schedules, getting program vision buy-in, helping students realize they can overcome any obstacles, and advocating for your program.

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11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 3–4 Sound Fundamentals from Japan Clinicians: Minoru Otaki, Saitama Sakae HS, Japan; Akira Oku, Saitama Sakae HS, Japan Presider: Andrew Sealy, Hebron HS, TMEA Immediate Past-President Demonstration Group: Saitama Sakae HS Wind Orchestra, Minoru Otaki, Director CPE 2-11-SN34 – 1.0 Hr The students and staff of the renowned Saitama Sakae HS Wind Orchestra will present daily ensemble training for tone, intonation, and blend. Concepts for demonstration and discussion include posture, breathing, unison and harmony, rhythmic training, and balance.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC 214 CD TexASTA General Business Meeting Presider: Martha Walvoord, UT/Arlington, TexASTA President

11:30 – 11:55 AM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1–2 Concert: Cedar Park HS Mixed Choir Conductor: Lisa Holt, Cedar Park HS Presider: Derrick Brookins, Trivium Academy, TMEA Vocal Division Vice-President Presenter: Cindy Couch CPE 2-11-HB12-V9 – 0.5 Hr

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC 217 Conduct What You Mean: Developing Consistent Gesture Clinician: Alan Zabriskie, Texas Tech Univ Presider: Deborah Barrick, Ellison HS CPE 2-11-217 – 1.0 Hr Utilizing concepts from piano and dance, Zabriskie will help beginning and advanced conductors develop a consistent gestural vocabulary informed by the musical ideas within a phrase, including articulation, harmony, vocal considerations, and text. Get better equipped to fully embody and communicate the intended musical information within any style of music.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Facilitating Student Composition Clinician: Heather Klossner, Univ of Memphis Presider: Lorelei Batislaong, UT/Austin CPE 2-11-LSABC – 1.0 Hr With an emphasis on 21st-century skills, there is no better way to get students thinking critically, collaboratively, and creatively than through music composition using the Orff-Schulwerk process. With a piece from Orff’s Music for Children Volume I as a jumping-off point, Klossner will explore ways to facilitate composition and accept Orff’s call to “Let the children be their own composers!â€?

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF Playing Instruments in the Music Classroom: Dalcroze, Gordon, KodĂĄly, and Orff Clinicians: Julie Scott, Southern Methodist Univ; Judy Bond, Univ of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Emeritus; David Frego, Penn State School of Music; Brent Gault, Indiana Univ Jacobs School of Music; Diane Lange, UT/Arlington Presider: Kathy Draves, UT/Arlington CPE 2-11-LSDEF – 1.0 Hr Inspired by the pedagogies of Dalcroze, Gordon, KodĂĄly, and Orff, panelists will focus on a central goal of classroom music: playing instruments. Through the lenses of these four major approaches, nationally known experts will lead participants in four sample lessons that demonstrate how instruments are used in each of the respective approaches.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS ABC Hands-On Ideas for Teaching Instrument Families TMEA Featured Clinician: Tracy King, The Bulletin Board Lady Presider: Elizabeth Krajewski, Highlands ES CPE 2-11-TXABC – 1.0 Hr Can you teach the basics of instrument families with an empty water bottle? How can you teach instrument families without any instruments to demonstrate? King will answer these questions and more. She will share hands-on activities for crafting instruments, using technology, and implementing instrument workstations in second through fifth grades.

FRIDAY 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS DEF Drum, Play, and Sing World Music

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC 210 Help Students Prepare for Auditions with SmartMusic

Clinician: Kalani Das, Hal Leonard Presider: Abigail Hawes, Moore ES Sponsored by: Hal Leonard CPE 2-11-TXDEF – 1.0 Hr Energize your classroom with traditional songs and rhythms from the Caribbean, Brazil, and West Africa. From achievable drum and percussion rhythms to beautiful melodies and Uke-friendly harmonies, there’s a part for students at every stage of learning to play. Discover simple ways to leverage the hidden power of music to help achieve social, emotional, and inclusion goals for your students.

Clinician: Giovanna Cruz, MakeMusic, Inc Sponsored by: MakeMusic, Inc CPE 2-11-210 – 1.0 Hr Make your students’ audition process more successful with SmartMusic. Learn to create music and upload to SmartMusic. Create graduated assignments to guide student practice. Using assignments and a system of incentives, you can differentiate instruction and help students prepare for a positive audition experience.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC 302 AB Passing the EC–12 Music TExES

Clinician: Laura Yeh, STL Ocarina Sponsored by: STL Ocarina CPE 2-11-212 – 1.0 Hr Ocarina ensembles provide vital social and intellectual development. The value of this unique instrument will be explained through discussion and live demonstration. Yeh will also discuss the potential of ocarinas in the classroom through the use of duets and four-part ensembles. With little time required to master, the ocarina ensemble encourages early growth and musicianship in every student.

Clinician: Si Millican, UT/San Antonio Presider: Julie Kastner, Univ of Houston CPE 2-11-302AB – 1.0 Hr In this interactive and lively session, learn tips and tricks for cracking the EC–12 Music TExES. Sample questions (with answers!) and a comprehensive list of study resources make this an invaluable session for those getting ready to take this important certification examination. Bring your smart device to play along!

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC 303 Preparing High School Students for Success as College Music Majors Clinician: Noel Wallace, Tarleton State Univ Presider: Brian Walker, Tarleton State Univ CPE 2-11-303 – 1.0 Hr Preparing high school students for college music study is important and often neglected. Wallace will draw attention to the gaps in skill that students often have and will present three steps that will better prepare these students for music study at the collegiate level.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC 212 Youth Musicianship Through Ocarina Ensembles

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC 213 It Works! Clinician: Patti DeWitt Folkerts, Patti DeWitt, Inc. Sponsored by: Patti DeWitt, Inc. CPE 2-11-213 – 1.0 Hr The Singing Musician textbooks are real page-turners for choral directors focused on music literacy. Choral teachers have found that by teaching through the books, their students have attained much musical growth. Sequential and comprehensive, The Singing Musician books streamline the planning and teaching process and set students up for success.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / CC 304 Developmental Teaching: Informal Models for Success

11:30 AM – Noon / CC EXHIBIT HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE Texas Flute Allstars, with Latin Grammy Winner Nestor Torres

TMEA Featured Clinician: Judy Bowers, Univ of Louisiana Monroe Presider: Darla Meek, Texas A&M Univ/Commerce CPE 2-11-304 – 1.0 Hr University/community partnerships create a rich environment for establishing a laboratory setting for university students to develop their teaching skills, while simultaneously providing PK–12 students with instruction that fosters a high level of musical, academic, and social skills.

Director: Katy Dorrien, Wm. S. Haynes Co. Sponsored by: Wm. S. Haynes Co. with Carolyn Nussbaum Music Co. CPE MS-2-11-EX-MS21 – 0.5 Hr Three winners of the Texas Flute Allstar Competition (one middle school, one high school, and one college student) will perform with Latin Grammy Award winner Nestor Torres and the UTSA Jazz ensemble and UTSA string quartet on a program arranged by Torres.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT AB Arranging for Your Choral Ensemble

12:30 – 2:00 PM / MARRIOTT RW TRAVIS TMEA/TJEA Region Jazz Coordinators Luncheon

Clinician: Alyssa Grey, Univ of North Texas CPE 2-11-GHCRAB – 1.0 Hr Do you want to write arrangements and warm-ups for your ensemble but aren’t sure how to begin? Missing a critical voice in your choir and need to write the part for someone else? Using Finale software, attendees will understand how to generate custom templates, write warm-ups, learn compositional techniques, and generate lyrics. Write music to fit your program!

Presider: Aric Schneller, Sam Houston State Univ, TJEA President

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT CD Technology to Build Creative, Collaborative Musicians Clinician: Theresa Turner, McClure ES CPE 2-11-GHCRCD – 1.0 Hr Turner will provide hands-on technology activities that modify and redefine classroom music-learning based on the SAMR model (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition). She will offer standards and strategies used to select quality music technology activities and demonstrate applications that music educators can use immediately in their classrooms.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC B Maximizing Learning Through Music Technology Clinician: Erika Warren, Private Instructor Demonstration Group: Cole Warren and the Jambox Boys CPE 2-11-GHREPB – 1.0 Hr Warren will explain how music technology has helped her reach her students, especially special learners. By utilizing the TEKS in music, she has created an environment of successful learning in and out of the classroom. Learn how music technology can help you modify and adapt your curriculum to suit every student’s needs. 62 Southwestern Musician | December 2018

12:30 – 2:15 PM / MARRIOTT RW SALON EF Band Region and Area Chairs Luncheon Presider: John Carroll, Permian HS, TMEA Band Division Vice-President

12:30 – 2:30 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL Band Division – Visit the Exhibit Hall 12:30 – 1:00 PM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE Lamar University Percussion Ensemble Director: Francisco Perez, Lamar Univ CPE MS-2-12-BH-MS8 – 0.5 Hr This ensemble performs a wide spectrum of repertoire, ranging from world traditions to newly commissioned works, and on this performance will present new works from the UIL PML.

12:30 – 1:00 PM / CC NORTH LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Seguin Saxophone Ensemble Director: Stan Mauldin, Seguin HS Sponsored by: Directors Choice Travel CPE MS-2-12-NL-MS36 – 0.5 Hr This high school quartet performs a variety of classical to contemporary music at various local functions and has recently performed at the Music For All National Chamber Music Festival.

2019 TMEA Clinic/Convention February 13–16 • Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center • San Antonio This extraordinary event features over 300 workshops by nationally recognized clinicians for band, orchestra, vocal, elementary, and college educators, more than 100 performances by the state’s finest musicians, and one giant exhibit hall filled with over 1,400 booths representing all facets of the music industry. With the TI:ME Music Technology Preconference held in conjunction with our convention, attendees have even more opportunities to learn about the latest music technology solutions. This Wednesday event offers a full day of music technology clinics ($50 separate registration).

Early Registration • Active music educators: $60 • Retired music educators: $20 • College students: $0 ($25 membership) • Technology preconference: $50

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Other Opportunities When you register you can purchase these additional items: • Family member badges: $10 each • Clinic file audio access: $10 • President’s Concert tickets: $20 THE PIANO GUYS (see page 28)

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FRIDAY 12:30 – 1:00 PM / CC WEST LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Españyid CPE MS-2-12-WL-MS50 – 0.5 Hr This clarinet/guitar trio of music faculty from South Texas College will perform original works composed or commissioned by the ensemble as well as traditional songs and dances that have been given the unique Españyid treatment.

12:45 – 2:15 PM / MARRIOTT RW BOWIE College Region Chairs Luncheon Presider: Vicki Baker, Texas Woman’s Univ, TMEA College Division Vice-President

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 221 UIL Music 101: Truths and Myths Clinicians: Bradley Kent, UIL State Director of Music; Gabriel Musella, UIL State Assistant Music Director Presider: Frank Coachman, TMEA Deputy Director Kent and Musella 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-by-Side document, and the UIL Constitution and Contest Rules. Recommended for College Student Section members.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 225 ATSSB General Membership Meeting Presider: Mike Bartley, Canton HS, ATSSB President

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 214 AB Achieving an Artistic Vibrato in the String Class TMEA Featured Clinician: Rebecca MacLeod, Univ of North Carolina Greensboro Presider: Shannon Stevenson, Wilson MS CPE 2-13-214AB – 1.0 Hr MacLeod will review pedagogical literature and compare various approaches used to teach vibrato. She will present videos of artist-level performers, in real time and slow motion, to clearly illustrate the component motions of a beautiful vibrato. Practical applications for intermediate and advanced orchestra classrooms will be discussed, as well as the relationship to professional performance practice.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 224 Legislative Update Clinician: Robert Floyd, TMEA Executive Director Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA President CPE 2-13-224 – 1.0 Hr Learn more about the upcoming 86th legislative session and the impact it could have on public and fine arts education. Floyd will discuss several topics, including the report of the Interim Commission on Public School Finance, the A–F Accountability System, and other issues under consideration that could limit access by Texas students to fine arts programs.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC WEST REGISTRATION Job Interview Skills Practice Session 4 Presider: JD Janda, Tomball ISD Sponsored by: TMEA/TMAC CPE 2-13-WR – 1.0 Hr Improve your interview skills by participating in or observing mock interviews with district fine arts administrators.

1:00 – 1:50 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: Texas State University Wind Symphony Conductor: Caroline Beatty, Texas State Univ Presider: John Carroll, Permian HS, TMEA Band Division Vice-President CPE 2-13-LCT-T10 – 1.0 Hr

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FRIDAY 1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 214 CD Success with Daily Ear Training and Singing in Orchestra Clinician: Christopher Mustell, Cypress Ridge HS Presider: Sarah Lopes, Paetow HS CPE 2-13-214CD – 1.0 Hr Do you want to help your students play in tune? Explore innovative ways to incorporate daily ear training and singing into the orchestra tuning sequence and warm-up. A productive warm-up equals a successful rehearsal.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 217 Strategies for Success in an Urban, Title 1 Small-School Choir Program Clinician: Beverly Chinn, Wilmer-Hutchins HS Presider: Gloria Stephens, Retired Demonstration Group: Wilmer-Hutchins HS Choir Members CPE 2-13-217 – 1.0 Hr How do you build a successful program without enough students? How do you share students with other programs? How can your students compete with those in larger programs? Chinn will discuss programmatic strategies that can facilitate development of a successful high school choral music program in a small school.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1–2 An Hour with Gwyneth Walker Clinician: Gwyneth Walker, Composer Presiders: Derrick Brookins, Trivium Academy, TMEA Vocal Division VicePresident; Jeanne Baker, Mineral Wells HS Demonstration Group: Choral Music Education Majors, Cheryl Wilson, Retired, Director Sponsored by: Morning Star Music CPE 2-13-SN12 – 1.0 Hr Attend this one-hour in-depth conversation with noted composer Gwyneth Walker, featuring a demonstration choir of university choral music education majors.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Teaching Ukulele Through Popular Music Education Clinician: Scott Burstein, Little Kids Rock Presider: Laura Brown, Walker Station ES CPE 2-13-LSABC – 1.0 Hr This workshop is centered on the belief that all people are musical, demonstrated by leveraging the musical choices of the individual. This is achieved through performance of modern band music—culturally relevant music of students taught through approximation, music acquisition theory, and social equity. Participants will learn to play ukulele through popular music pedagogy and methods.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF Classroom Methods to Save Your Speaking/Singing Voice Clinician: Stacy Redding, McLeod Bethune ES Presider: Shaunda Butler, Brashear ES CPE 2-13-LSDEF – 1.0 Hr Hoarseness, poor vocal stamina, and loss of voice can be overcome! Redding will provide exercises and methods to build vocal health, lessen vocal fatigue, and address stamina and speaking/singing production issues. Combined with researched good practice, they can help build and maintain your vocal health throughout the school year.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS ABC Boom, Boom, Pow! Body Percussion Games for the K–5 Classroom Clinicians: Kristen Lewis, Meadowlark K–8, Boulder Valley Schools, CO; Kate Klotz, Douglass ES, Boulder, CO Presider: Kenneth Capshaw, UT/El Paso CPE 2-13-TXABC – 1.0 Hr Need a nonverbal and fun way to start class? A perfect two-minute musical transition? An easy way to engage your language learners? Klotz and Lewis will present proven body percussion activities and hand-clapping games for all age levels. Leave with songs and activities that can be used right away without any setup.

pre-band instrument but also as a historic aerophone with its own solo and ensemble repertory—an instrument that can lead young music-makers into the world of early Western art music. Beginning recorder can center around two sizes, soprano/descant and alto/treble, that will prepare students to play any of the eight sizes of the recorder. Kerlin will explore beginning recorder pedagogy that ties easily into the Kodåly-inspired classroom.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 302 AB Motivating Students to Purposeful Practice Clinician: David Kish, Metropolitan State Univ Presider: Anna Bustamante, Southside HS Sponsored by: Meredith Music Publications CPE 2-13-302AB – 1.0 Hr Teaching students to practice is one of the most important (and often overlooked) aspects of music instruction. Armed with effective techniques for individual practice, students become more efficient in the practice room and feel a sense of accomplishment that leads to consistent practice habits. Kish will discuss research-based and field-tested practice techniques.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 303 Performance Anxiety 101: Keys to Success Clinicians: Scott Roeder, UT/Rio Grande Valley; Jared Broussard, Univ of Mary Hardin-Baylor Presider: Rai Morales, Texas A&M Univ/Corpus Christi CPE 2-13-303 – 1.0 Hr Performance anxiety is a concern for many musicians, educators, and students before a performance, competition, or audition. Broussard and Roeder will discuss anxiety in multiple performance settings and provide strategies to overcome issues such as nerves and stage fright. They will present techniques directly applicable to ensembles and students.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 304 What Did You Notice? Teaching Students to Teach Themselves Clinician: Robert Duke, UT/Austin Presider: Sarah Allen, Southern Methodist Univ CPE 2-13-304 – 1.0 Hr We elicit deeper thinking and more careful listening when we invite students to tell us what they notice about what they do when they play and sing. Rather than asking students to comment on what they liked or didn’t like, questions about what they noticed invite more thoughtful and informative responses and provide a window into students’ thinking.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT AB Utilizing Technology to Develop Critical Listening Skills Clinicians: Natalie Steele, Iowa State Univ; Steven Smyth, New Mexico State Univ CPE 2-13-GHCRAB – 1.0 Hr Steele and Smyth will demonstrate and explain how to integrate technology in the music rehearsal setting to help develop critical listening skills. They will focus on increasing engagement and participation. This strategy will also help students with analytical thinking and decision-making skills.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT CD Using Technology to Enhance Assessment of Choral Singers Clinician: Sean Taylor, UT/Rio Grande Valley CPE 2-13-GHCRCD – 1.0 Hr Explore new techniques of assessing your singers using applications for PC, Mac, and mobile devices. Taylor will demonstrate an assignment/evaluation system that integrates apps for notation, recording, and playback. Participate in a guided discussion of effective rubrics.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC B Easy Tech for the Elementary Teacher Clinician: Eric Ruyle, Lone Star College - Montgomery CPE 2-13-GHREPB – 1.0 Hr Using technology in the classroom can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. There are simple ways to transform what and how you teach. Much of what Ruyle will discuss you already have easy access to—there is no need to break your budget or sanity to produce great lessons.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS DEF Extending KodĂĄly to the Recorder TMEA Featured Clinician: Jerry Kerlin, New York Univ Presider: Christine Martin-Beutner, Houston ES CPE 2-13-TXDEF – 1.0 Hr The recorder continues to enjoy popularity throughout the world, not just as a Southwestern Musician | December 2018 67

FRIDAY 1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 210 Four Mallets, Two Hands? No Problem! Clinician: David Steinquest, Austin Peay State Univ Sponsored by: Row-Loff Productions, Majestic, Innovative CPE 2-13-210 – 1.0 Hr Teaching a beginner four-mallet marimba technique can be quite a daunting task (especially for the non-percussionist band director). Steinquest will bring his years of experience, both in performing and teaching, to this session. Working from his new method/solo book, Marimba for Four, you’ll learn techniques for instruction that will get your beginning percussionists excited about playing four mallets.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 212 LungTrainers: Teaching Breathing Techniques for All Students Clinician: Bill Rose, LungTrainers.com Sponsored by: LungTrainers.com CPE 2-13-212 – 1.0 Hr Success is just a breath away. The LungTrainer is the advanced breathing tool designed for teaching breathing techniques. Its superior technology blends utilization of air resistance and air flow. Rose will present the LungTrainer and answer questions regarding classroom methodology. He will also demonstrate the new personal mouthpiece and the digital processor for mapping student success.

1:00 – 2:00 PM / CC 213 Digital Content & Solutions for the Chromebook Classroom Clinician: James Frankel, MusicFirst Sponsored by: MusicFirst CPE 2-13-213 – 1.0 Hr Learn more about Cloud-based technology that integrates seamlessly with a Chromebook classroom, including software, apps, and digital content.

1:00 – 1:30 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE Trinity University Brass Ensemble Director: Danny Miller, Trinity Univ CPE MS-2-13-EX-MS22 – 0.5 Hr This student ensemble will perform works by Gabrieli, Bach, Mozart, Ewazen, and Scheidt.

will cover implementing lessons and activities in accordance with the TEKS and offer suggestions for modifying existing lessons for elementary and secondary environments. They will share ideas for student and group success.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC WEST REGISTRATION Urban School Music: A Culture in Crisis, Part II Clinician: Colton Blake, Self-Employed Presider: Dinah Menger, Fort Worth ISD Sponsored by: TMEA CPE 2-14-WR – 1.0 Hr Explore, identify, and confront the issues and injustices plaguing students living and learning in a culture designed for them to fail. Take the ideas explored in Part I (11:30 a.m.) and breathe life into creating solutions through innovative and engaging hands-on activities. Work through real-life scenarios to discover resources and ideas you can use to correlate the curriculum you teach to the culture of the students you serve.

2:30 – 3:20 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: 1A/2A Honor Band – Carlisle HS Band Conductor: Christopher Clifton, Carlisle HS Presider: John Carroll, Permian HS, TMEA Band Division Vice-President CPE 2-14-LCT-T11 – 1.0 Hr

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC 217 Starting a Jazz Band? No Problem! Clinician: Travis Harris, McMath MS Presider: Edward Russell, Denton ISD CPE 2-14-217 – 1.0 Hr Starting and maintaining a jazz program can be challenging for any level educator, from a new teacher to a seasoned jazzer! Learn how to start and maintain an authentic sounding ensemble and how to prepare for performances and competitions at every level.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC 221 Interpretation: Exploring Past the Notation

2:00 – 4:00 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL Vocal Division – Visit the Exhibit Hall

Clinician: Bradley Genevro, UT/El Paso Presider: Dennis Fisher, Univ of North Texas We aren’t just music teachers. We are artists responsible for bringing beauty into the world and creating artistic curiosity in our students. Genevro will discuss strategies for nurturing and developing our musicianship and offer ideas for raising the level of performance artistry and musicianship in our ensembles.

2:00 – 2:30 PM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE Edcouch-Elsa HS Mariachi Juvenil Azteca

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC 225 How to Grow Bassoonists from the Ground Up

Director: Marcos Garcia, Edcouch-Elsa HS CPE MS-2-14-BH-MS9 – 0.5 Hr This award-winning mariachi will showcase traditional and contemporary mariachi styles and arrangements.

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CPE MS-2-14-NL-MS37 – 0.5 Hr The Texas-based professional saxophone and clarinet duo engages and entertains audiences with a fresh and versatile repertoire of mostly new music.

2:00 – 2:30 PM / CC WEST LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE FlutAria! CPE MS-2-14-WL-MS51 – 0.5 Hr This DFW-area professional flute trio strives for a wide range of repertoire and style for their performances, including piccolo and alto flute.

2:15 – 2:40 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1–2 Concert: Rockin’ Longhorns Conductor: Staci Waites, Neill ES Presider: Casey Medlin, Brazos Bend ES, TMEA Elementary Division Vice-President CPE 2-14-HB12-E4 – 0.5 Hr From Neill ES (Fort Bend ISD).

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC 224 Students on the Autism Spectrum: Lessons and Modifications for Implementation in the Classroom Clinician: Sherri Ross, Music Therapist, Denton ISD; Eric Gumm, Music Therapist, Denton ISD CPE 2-14-224 – 1.0 Hr Ross and Gumm will focus on students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. They 68 Southwestern Musician | December 2018

Clinician: Sara McCallum, Texas Wesleyan Univ Presider: Greg McCutcheon, Coppell MS West CPE 2-14-225 – 1.0 Hr Teaching bassoon may seem overwhelming, but if you implement and reinforce five techniques that McCallum will present, you can transform or begin a bassoon section that will continually succeed and improve. She will review instrument carriage, firm versus tight embouchure, air speed, and the most in-tune fingerings.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1–2 Daily Sightreading Strategies for Successful Musicianship Clinicians: Jason Finnels, Thornton MS; Dean Surface, Trinity Springs MS; Aaron Trewitt, Trinity Springs MS; Allyson Machado, Trinity Springs MS Presider: Cynthia Bulloch, Retired CPE 2-14-SN12 – 1.0 Hr Developing sightreading skills at an early age is crucial for the growth of a young musician. The clinicians will provide contemporary ideas, strategies, and techniques that may be incorporated daily toward building strong sightreaders in middle school from grades 6–8 at the varsity, non-varsity, and sub-non-varsity levels.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 3–4 Is Your Conducting Helping or Hurting Your Ensemble? TMEA Featured Clinician: Craig Kirchhoff, Univ of Minnesota, Emeritus Presider: Sarah McKoin, Texas Tech Univ Demonstration Group: Johnson HS Band, Jarrett Lipman, Director CPE 2-14-SN34 – 1.0 Hr Kirchhoff will investigate common problems in our conducting technique that often prohibit our ensembles from performing their best. He will introduce strategies to solve these issues so conductors can immediately employ them at their next rehearsals.

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2:30 – 3:30 PM / LOCATIONS VARY All-State Rehearsal: Techniques and Best Practices

CPE 2-14-LOC-ASR – 1.0 Hr Check the online schedule and printed convention program for the list of ensembles and their locations.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC 214 AB Lead Rehearsals That Inspire Clinicians: Michael Raiber, Oklahoma City Univ; Jeffrey Grogan, Oklahoma City Univ Presider: Tanner Smith, Wakeland HS CPE 2-14-214AB – 1.0 Hr Grogan and Raiber will present a rehearsal approach that allows directors to establish an environment that inspires students to be accountable for their preparation and performance as pathways to engaging in music-making that will change their lives. Such experiences can transcend a myriad of issues students and directors bring to rehearsal.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC 214 CD Feet-to-Head Setup for Upper String Students Clinician: Oryana Racines-Smakovic, Texas Tech Univ Presider: Lacey Thwing, Klein Oak HS CPE 2-14-214CD – 1.0 Hr Learn about the latest research from a 2018 study, providing scientific background for teaching beginner upper-string students body posture through foot placement. Racines-Smakovic will offer and compare data from her research study regarding three main foot placements found in upper-string pedagogy literature.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS ABC Blended Learning & Interactive Recorder Instruction Clinician: Anita Edwards, Macie Publishing Company Presider: Danette Lovelady, Sulphur Springs ES Sponsored by: Macie Publishing Company CPE 2-14-TXABC – 1.0 Hr Young students have grown up in a digital world and respond positively to materials in the format to which they have grown accustomed. They are motivated by materials they find fun and engaging. You want your students to develop

musicianship, music-reading skills, and rhythmic independence. Through blended learning, you can have the best of both worlds!

2:30 – 3:30 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS DEF Little Stompers! Clinician: John Jacobson, Hal Leonard Corp Presider: Chelsea Waschek-Gaukin, Krahn ES Sponsored by: Hal Leonard CPE 2-14-TXDEF – 1.0 Hr Jacobson will present classroom activities to teach beat, movement, coordination, and character to your students. Learn methods that use body percussion, classroom props, and instruments.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC 302 AB The GPA Game: Advocacy for Academically Consumed Students Clinician: Sundas Mohi-Truong, Tompkins HS Presider: Matthew Porter, Tompkins HS CPE 2-14-302AB – 1.0 Hr Students who love music are often caught between following their passion and boosting their GPA. Mohi-Truong will discuss the culture behind career and course selection as a second-generation immigrant. She will share ways to advocate for students who are under stress from academically competitive school cultures while maintaining the importance of the holistic benefits of music education.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC 303 Finding the College You’ll Love (And Helping Them Love You) Clinician: Si Millican, UT/San Antonio Presider: Jennifer Beavers, UT/San Antonio CPE 2-14-303 – 1.0 Hr Going to college is a major investment of time and money, so deciding where to go is very important. Millican will help you answer questions like: How can you find out what kind of school fits you best? How can you get insider information about a particular school, its faculty, and the students? How can you make a good impression when you visit?

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2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC 304 Special Needs Students: A Parent and Teacher Perspective

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC 213 Brass for General Music: An Interdisciplinary Method

TMEA Featured Clinician: William Fredrickson, Florida State Univ Presider: Kent Burchill, Retired CPE 2-14-304 – 1.0 Hr How we choose to facilitate musical learning in our classroom/rehearsal environments for the special needs students who come to us for musical experiences can depend on our understanding of their needs and our limitations and understandings.

Clinicians: Chris Hasselbring, Music Institute of Chicago; Kirsty Montgomery, Northwestern Univ Sponsored by: Brass for Beginners LLC CPE 2-14-213 – 1.0 Hr Educators Hasselbring and Montgomery will present Brass for Beginners, a new beginning brass curriculum designed for the general music classroom. They will demonstrate how the use of a child-friendly natural trumpet and an interdisciplinary methodology jumpstarts students’ technical and creative abilities, building a strong foundation for playing any of the modern brass instruments.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT AB Live Sound: Teaching Old Analog Dogs New Digital Tricks Clinicians: Brett Berridge, Monterey HS; Scott Faris, Amusement Park Studio Demonstration Group: Mystique by Monterey, Brett Berridge, Director CPE 2-14-GHCRAB – 1.0 Hr Join Mystique by Monterey, Lubbock’s only strolling strings ensemble, as they demonstrate the capabilities of live digital sound. Berridge and Faris will discuss and demonstrate how to improve the final sound product: mixing, equalizers, high-pass filters, compression, gates, gain structure, and patching, as well as tastefully adding reverb and effects to enhance any performance.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT CD Making Music Videos in the General Music Classroom

2:30 – 3:00 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE ILT Garland HS Guitar Ensemble Director: Charles Watson, International Leadership of Texas CPE MS-2-14-EX-MS23 – 0.5 Hr

2:45 – 3:10 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1–2 Concert: HEB Elementary Honor Choir Conductor: Linda Ford, HEB Elementary Honor Choir Presider: Casey Medlin, Brazos Bend ES, TMEA Elementary Division Vice-President CPE 2-14-HB12-E5 – 0.5 Hr

Clinician: Ian Boynton, Redford Union Schools CPE 2-14-GHCRCD – 1.0 Hr Student-created music videos are an excellent way to demonstrate musical knowledge, and they engage students in multisensory learning and allow you to share their work in the classroom, with parents, and with the community. Explore how to best use student-created videos in your curriculum and the hardware/software solutions available to accomplish your goals.

3:15 – 3:40 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1–2 Concert: Bentley Beatz

2:30 – 3:30 PM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC B Engaging Music Students Through Minecraft

3:30 – 4:00 PM / CC NORTH LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE The Four Horsemen Tuba-Euphonium Quartet

Conductor: Nick Perez, Bentley ES Presider: Casey Medlin, Brazos Bend ES, TMEA Elementary Division Vice-President CPE 2-15-HB12-E6 – 0.5 Hr From Bentley ES (Lamar CISD).

Clinician: Daniel Abrahams, Univ of Arkansas CPE 2-14-GHREPB – 1.0 Hr How can music educators design learning environments that live in the present and future and ensure learning that is meaningful and significant? Abrahams will describe how to accomplish that by integrating Minecraft in music education and in the music classroom. Explore CompositionCraft, a music composition game modification for Minecraft designed by the University of Arkansas Music Education and Tesseract programs.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC 210 Assignment Creation with New SmartMusic’s Notation Program

CPE MS-2-15-NL-MS38 – 0.5 Hr This professional quartet will perform a combination of works from the UIL PML.

3:30 – 4:00 PM / CC WEST LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Sam Houston State Univ The Squeaks Clarinet Quartet Director: Patricia Card, Sam Houston State Univ CPE MS-2-15-WL-MS52 – 0.5 Hr This quartet will perform a variety of repertoire for four B-flat clarinets and three B-flat clarinets and bass clarinet, including standard quartets from the UIL PML as well as new repertoire and arrangements.

Clinician: Giovanna Cruz, MakeMusic, Inc Sponsored by: MakeMusic, Inc CPE 2-14-210 – 1.0 Hr New SmartMusic is a new Web-based notation program. Learn how easy it is to import, compose, arrange, edit, and transpose music. Cruz will discuss importing and editing a MusicXML file, setting up a score, entering notes with or without a MIDI keyboard, adding dynamics, markings, and lyrics, and sending assignments to students.

2:30 – 3:30 PM / CC 212 Are We There Yet? A Musical Journey Around the Globe Clinicians: Michelle Sisler, Keys to Imagination LLC; Deborah Brener, Keys to Imagination LLC Sponsored by: West Music CPE 2-14-212 – 1.0 Hr Music teachers have an opportunity to share awareness and appreciation of other cultures with their students. Sisler and Brener will present a comprehensive introduction to the music, culture, instruments, and geography of six countries. This resource uses multimedia and integrated activities to keep students engaged. Discover how easy it is to incorporate world music in your classroom!

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FRIDAY 4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC 224 TMAA Sightreading Revision Committee Meeting Clinician: Greg Countryman, Fort Settlement MS, TMAA Executive Secretary Closed meeting of the TMAA Sightreading Revision Committee. Attendance is for committee members only.

4:00 – 4:50 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: 4A Honor Band – North Lamar HS Symphonic Band Conductors: Randy Jones, North Lamar HS; Jason Smith, North Lamar HS Presider: John Carroll, Permian HS, TMEA Band Division Vice-President CPE 2-16-LCT-T12 – 1.0 Hr

4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC 221 Developing Beginner–Intermediate Bass Trombonists Clinician: Noel Wallace, Tarleton State Univ Presider: Marty Nelson, Retired CPE 2-16-221 – 1.0 Hr Wallace will discuss all aspects of developing bass trombonists at the middle and high school levels. He will explore who and when to start and when to switch students to bass trombone, instrument and mouthpiece selection, pedagogy, and curriculum.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC 225 Creating Confident Improvisers—It’s All in the Warm-up Clinician: Matthew Sawyer, Paschal HS Presider: Dick Clardy, Fort Worth ISD Demonstration Group: Paschal Jazz Ensemble I, Matthew Sawyer, Director CPE 2-16-225 – 1.0 Hr Sawyer will present a daily warm-up (mostly over the blues progression) that he has used successfully for two years with his high school jazz program to build confidence for improvising. This warm-up has become so ingrained in each of the students’ jazz concept that they all have it memorized and use it effortlessly when they improvise.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 3–4 The Electricity in the Room Should Be Focused on the Music Clinician: Jerry Junkin, UT/Austin Presider: Ogechi Ukazu, Univ of Mary Hardin-Baylor Demonstration Group: Members of the UT Wind Ensemble and faculty CPE 2-16-SN34 – 1.0 Hr As we ask our ensemble members to be individually responsible for their preparation, we conductors also need to elevate our preparation and expectations to lead as musicians. While the technology we have available serves as a great resource, we must do all we can to maintain and increase the human element of musical communication.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / LOCATIONS VARY All-State Rehearsal: Techniques and Best Practices

CPE 2-16-LOC-ASR – 1.0 Hr Check the online schedule and printed convention program for the list of ensembles and their locations.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC 214 AB Motivating Students to Learn TMEA Featured Clinician: Rebecca MacLeod, Univ of North Carolina Greensboro Presider: Chris Tran, Plano SH CPE 2-16-214AB – 1.0 Hr Why are some students internally motivated while others are not? How can you motivate every student in your classroom? MacLeod will share best practice strategies that increase student engagement and motivation. She will highlight activities that disguise repetition, increase student leadership, highlight individual student strengths, and provide reinforcement.

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FRIDAY 4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC 214 CD Mariachi Ensemble Techniques and Pedagogy Clinician: Marcos Garcia, Edcouch-Elsa HS Presider: Toby Jones, Paschal HS Demonstration Group: Edcouch-Elsa HS Mariachi Juvenil Azteca, Marcos Garcia, Director Sponsored by: TAME, Texas Association of Mariachi Educators CPE 2-16-214CD – 1.0 Hr Gain insight on strategies and procedures for rehearsing your mariachi ensemble with maximum efficiency. Aligning key elements can be crucial for obtaining consistent results. Garcia will outline key points and information, with help of the demonstration group.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC 217 Finding Your FIT (Part 2): Formant Identification and Tuning TMEA Featured Clinician: Joe Miller, Westminster Choir College Presider: Karen Thomas, Pittsburg HS Demonstration Group: Texas A&M Univ Commerce Chamber Choir, Randall Hooper, Director CPE 2-16-217 – 1.0 Hr Voicing can make a tremendous difference in the vocal health of our singers. It also can be a key to singing with great intonation. Miller will focus on the process of voice placement and arrangement of singers.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC No Instrument, No Problem! Body Percussion as Improvisation! Clinician: Otto Gross, QuaverMusic.com Presider: Andrea Hutchison, Ogg ES CPE 2-16-LSABC – 1.0 Hr You don’t have to have a full set of classroom instruments to give your students an amazing musical experience. Open up the world of storytelling, improvisation, and composition to your students using the instrument they carry with them—their bodies! Leave with activities that can easily enhance any lesson or serve as inspiration for lesson planning.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF All About Audiation: Deepening Musical Understanding Clinician: Julie Kastner, Univ of Houston Presider: Lauren Summa, Passmore ES CPE 2-16-LSDEF – 1.0 Hr When individuals perform, create, or read music, they use audiation, the cognitive process of giving meaning to musical sounds. In this session, Kastner will demonstrate audiation-based activities for students in grades 3–5 and will describe how these activities can be incorporated into any music class to help students develop musical independence.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS ABC Sing Me a Story, Read Me a Song TMEA Featured Clinician: Tracy King, The Bulletin Board Lady Presider: Juliana Roy, Roberts ES CPE 2-16-TXABC – 1.0 Hr During this fun session that will be sure to make you smile, King will share fresh ideas for using children’s literature in the music classroom. “Harold the Farting Dog,â€? “Chalk,â€? and “Grandma’s Feather Bedâ€? are just a few of the titles that will be reviewed. Come sing, dance, and laugh as we open books your K–5 students will want to hear again and again.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS DEF Collaboration, Creativity, and Choice: Kid-Centered Performances Clinicians: Ashley Benson, Bransford ES; Julie Winn, Porter ES Presider: Kelsey Clawson, Barrington Place ES CPE 2-16-TXDEF – 1.0 Hr Would you like your students to be more hands-on in the creative process? Through different Orff media and literature, Benson and Winn will show how to let your students take the reins and create a collaborative performance that can be adapted for different skill levels. They will include activities for building movement, as well as rhythmic and instrumental skills that will enhance the music.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC 302 AB The Teacher’s Most Important Tool: A Healthy Speaking Voice Clinicians: Debra Greschner, Lamar Univ; Abigail Dueppen, Lamar Univ Presider: Christie Bean, Liberty HS CPE 2-16-302AB – 1.0 Hr A healthy speaking voice is indispensable to educators, yet more than half of 74 Southwestern Musician | December 2018

all teachers develop a voice disorder. Vocal wellness can be achieved through elimination of misuse, establishment of healthy habits, and strengthening the voice to meet the demands placed upon it. Vocology faculty Greschner and Dueppen will offer advice on keeping your speaking voice healthy.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC 303 Transitioning from Music Student to Music Educator Clinician: Michael Raiber, Oklahoma City Univ Presider: Jacqueline Henninger, Texas Tech Univ CPE 2-16-303 – 1.0 Hr A music teacher’s identity determines much of their perspective about teaching and learning, and this perspective influences their actions. Thus, effective music teacher identity development is essential. Raiber will present a series of activities that will help preservice and early service music educators take charge and manage their professional development.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC 304 Developmental Teaching: Formal Models for Success TMEA Featured Clinician: Judy Bowers, Univ of Louisiana Monroe Presider: Troy Robertson, Tarleton State Univ CPE 2-16-304 – 1.0 Hr More formal programs, though long-term and thus less flexible for faculty schedules than short-term projects, can provide a well-sequenced opportunity for preparing highly skilled novice teachers for student-teaching. They can then transition into teaching jobs with a high level of musical and social confidence, with a broad array of skills and techniques that have been practiced and honed in authentic teaching environments filled with faculty interaction.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1–2 TFME Meeting & Keynote Keynote Speaker: Craig Kirchhoff, Univ of Minnesota, Emeritus Presider: Kay Vanlandingham, Texas Music Educators Association CPE 2-16-SN12 – 1.0 Hr

4:00 – 5:00 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT AB Explore the World’s Music Through Free Online Lessons Plans Clinician: Amanda Soto, Texas State Univ CPE 2-16-GHCRAB – 1.0 Hr World music experiences can enrich the elementary curriculum. Participants will experience a variety of world music activities that can be incorporated in the elementary music classroom tomorrow. Soto will highlight free online resources with access to over 100 free world music lesson plans, and there will be plenty of opportunities to sing, move, and play.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT CD Next Level Classroom Videos Clinician: Stephen Cox, Eastland HS CPE 2-16-GHCRCD – 1.0 Hr Making classroom videos is a fantastic tool for extending the reach of your instruction. However, the quality of online videos has really changed over the last decade, with production values having more meaning. Learn how to take your videos to the next level with camera, microphone, scripting, lighting, and editing techniques.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC B Flipping the Classroom: Music Education in the 21st Century Clinician: Jason Heath, Musician’s Toolkit Sponsored by: Musician’s Toolkit CPE 2-16-GHREPB – 1.0 Hr Online video instruction provides students new opportunities for musical development. Heath will present recent technological innovations in online learning and how they are empowering teachers for flipped-classroom experiences.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC 210 Mapex Quantum Mark II: The Next Generation Clinician: Jeff Mulvihill, Mapex Marching Percussion Sponsored by: Mapex and Majestic Marching Percussion CPE 2-16-210 – 1.0 Hr Mapex Marching Percussion Quantum Mark II solves everyday frustrations for the player and instructor while reducing weight and producing optimized sound quality for the marching percussion activity. Product Manager Mulvihill will provide complete and in-depth explanations.

FRIDAY 4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC 212 Expanding the Range and Sound of Guitar Ensembles

6:30 – 7:30 PM / CC 221 Developing Resilience and Grit in Your Title I Ensemble

Clinician: Francisco Rodriguez, franknstrings Sponsored by: franknstrings CPE 2-16-212 – 1.0 Hr Experience the V8VA soprano guitar (tuned an octave above standard guitar pitch) and the VSCT contra guitar (tuned an octave below standard guitar pitch). Expand the range and the sound of your guitar ensemble or solo performance.

Clinician: Jason Levin, Victoria ISD Presider: Andrea Sanchez, Lamar HS CPE 2-18-221 – 1.0 Hr Music ensembles provide unique opportunities to examine resilient and gritty students to determine what factors from their adolescence makes them tougher students and young adults. By examining the social, emotional, and educational strategies implemented by music educators and administrators, we can help general education teachers reach students who are traditionally failing in public schools.

4:00 – 5:00 PM / CC 213 Technology Engagement: Music Classrooms Lead the Way Clinician: James Frankel, MusicFirst Sponsored by: MusicFirst CPE 2-16-213 – 1.0 Hr Frankel will explore the benefits of Cloud-based technology and will discuss how incorporating this kind of technology in the classroom increases assessment efficiency, facilitates organization, and centralizes grading and assignments for teachers and students.

4:00 – 4:30 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE Fiesta Flutes of San Antonio

CPE MS-2-16-EX-MS24 – 0.5 Hr This adult flute choir will perform various styles and time periods of flute music, from Baroque to jazz and sacred to contemporary.

5:00 – 6:00 PM / MARRIOTT RW SALON EF Retired Teachers Reception

6:30 – 7:30 PM / CC 225 Building Firm Foundations for the Beginning Percussionist Clinician: John Bingaman, Byron Nelson HS Presider: Robert Medina, Magnolia HS Demonstration Group: Tidwell and Medlin MS Beginning Percussion Class CPE 2-18-225 – 1.0 Hr Bingaman will review a complete curriculum for beginner percussionists. With proven and innovative methods, he will demonstrate a naturally sequential and logical path and will explore solutions to common challenges and inherent student deficiencies by focusing on the when as well as the what.

6:30 – 7:30 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 3–4 Concert: Baylor Jazz Ensemble

Presider: Joseph Muùoz, Pearland HS, TMEA President-Elect

Conductor: Alex Parker, Baylor Univ Presider: John Carroll, Permian HS, TMEA Band Division Vice-President CPE 2-18-SN34-S3 – 1.0 Hr

5:00 – 8:00 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL College Night (All Participants)

6:30 – 7:20 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: TCU Symphony Orchestra

Presider: Vicki Baker, Texas Woman’s Univ, TMEA College Division Vice-President Sponsored by: TMEA and TAMS All participating institutions will be available during this Friday 5:00–8:00 p.m. segment of the College Exhibits for one-on-one discussions about undergraduate and graduate studies. Participants will be listed online in January and in the convention program. Many institutions will also be present throughout the Thursday–Saturday exhibit hall hours in the College Exhibits area.

Conductor: German GutiĂŠrrez, Texas Christian Univ Presider: Brian Coatney, Plano SH, TMEA Orchestra Division Vice-President CPE 2-18-LCT-T13 – 1.0 Hr

5:15 – 6:00 PM / LOCATIONS VARY TMEA Region Meetings Meeting locations will be printed in the convention program.

5:15 – 5:45 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE Texas Woman’s University Trombone Ensemble Director: Michelle Flowers, Texas Woman’s Univ CPE MS-2-17-EX-MS25 – 0.5 Hr This ensemble will perform a mix of standard, new, and popular music—something for everyone!

6:00 – 8:00 PM / CC BRIDGE HALL Job Fair Presiders: Patricia Moreno, Austin ISD, TMAC President; Jay Lester, TMAC Vice-President 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 rÊsumÊs 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.

6:00 – 8:30 PM / CC LONESOME DOVE ROOM TMEA Past-Presidents Dinner Presider: Andrew Sealy, Hebron HS, TMEA Immediate Past-President

6:30 – 7:30 PM / CC 224 Texas Association of Mariachi Educators General Membership Meeting Presider: Charles Cabrera, Robstown HS, TAME President

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6:30 – 7:30 PM / CC 214 AB It’s All About Tone: Achieving a Warm, Beautiful Sound Clinician: Becky Bush, Alfred Music Presider: Laurie Williams, Youth Orchestras of Lubbock Sponsored by: Alfred Music CPE 2-18-214AB – 1.0 Hr Bush will present the pedagogy behind achieving a beautiful orchestral tone quality. Topics will include bow weight, bow speed, bow placement, and various pedagogical techniques.

6:30 – 7:30 PM / CC 214 CD How Successful Urban Orchestras Are Built Clinicians: Anne Lundy, Texas Southern Univ; Frederick McBride, MacGregor ES; Jennifer Mills, Bruce ES Presider: Aleta Cole, Lanier MS CPE 2-18-214CD – 1.0 Hr Urban school orchestras provide wonderful opportunities for musical student growth. However, concerns regarding budgets, instrument accessibility, and the need for family and community support require teachers to think creatively. Lundy, McBride, and Mills will propose real-world suggestions for success in these challenging situations.

6:30 – 7:30 PM / CC 217 Energizing the Inefficient Voice: Technique for All Singers Clinician: Lindsay Medina, Frassati Catholic HS Presider: Dorothy Wilson, Cinco Ranch HS CPE 2-18-217 – 1.0 Hr Directors are often challenged by students who lack the physiological awareness to properly use their voices, and students are easily frustrated by a voice that just won’t work. Medina will describe the symptoms, causes, and cures for inefficient vocal production frequently heard in middle and high school choirs.

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SCHOOL OF MUSIC DEPARTMENT HEADS

Wei Chen Bruce Lin

Douglas R. Boyer

Deborah Mayes

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

Choral Accompanist

Beth Bronk

Asst. Professor, Collaborative Pianist

Director of Bands bbronk@tlu.edu

Saturday, March 23, 2019 | 1-3 p.m. Saturday, April 13, 2019 | 1-3 p.m. Sunday, May 19, 2019 | 1-3 p.m. Individual audition dates may be requested if necessary.

Instructor, Saxophone & Jazz Band

Carla McElhaney

Instructor, Double Bass

Eric Daub Director of Piano Studies edaub@tlu.edu

Eliza Jeffords

Sunday, February 10, 2019 | 1-3 p.m.

Scott McDonald

David Milburn

Shaaron Conoly Director of Vocal Studies sconoly@tlu.edu

SCHOLARSHIP AUDITION DATES:

Asst. Professor, Piano

Kurt Moede Instructor, Horn

Keith Robinson Instructor, Tuba & Music Education

Jill Rodriguez

Director of Strings ejeffords@tlu.edu

Instructor, General Music

Robert Mark Rogers

FACULTY

Asst. Professor, Bassoon

Mark Ackerman

Evan Sankey

Instructor, Oboe

Adam Bedell

Asst. Professor, Trombone & Euphonium

Instructor, Percussion

Shaunna Shandro

Carol Chambers

Asst. Professor, Voice

Instructor, Music Education

Eric Siu

Paula Corley

Asst. Professor, Violin

Instructor, Clarinet

Sophie Verhaeghe

Jeanne Gnecco

Instructor, Violin

Instructor, Flute

Robert Warren

Chad Ibison

Asst. Professor, Piano, General Music & Music History

Asst. Professor, Guitar

Monica Kang-Sasaki Asst. Professor, Piano; Collaborative Pianist

Lance Witty Asst. Professor, Trumpet

Elizabeth Lee Asst. Professor, Cello

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FRIDAY 6:30 – 7:30 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Elemental Ukulele: Pathways and Possibilities

7:00 – 7:25 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM Concert: North Shore Senior High Chorale Men

Clinician: Lorelei Batislaong, UT/Austin Presider: Jeffrey Cleveland, Anderson HS Sponsored by: Music Is Elementary CPE 2-18-LSABC – 1.0 Hr The ukulele is quickly becoming a sought-after addition in the elementary music classroom. Its accessibility and uniqueness make it a new and exciting way for students to create and participate in music-making. Return to your classroom with a tested sequence that empowers all students. All abilities and experience welcome!

Conductor: Enrique Collazo, North Shore Senior HS Presider: Derrick Brookins, Trivium Academy, TMEA Vocal Division Vice-President Presenter: Sam Harris, Galena Park ISD CPE 2-19-HB-V10 – 0.5 Hr

6:30 – 7:30 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF Instrument Centers in the Elementary Music Classroom Clinician: Jess Buice, Pearsall IS Presider: Joella Parker, Eldorado ES CPE 2-18-LSDEF – 1.0 Hr Setting up instrument centers allows students to progress at their own pace and ensures your classroom is focused on differentiated learning though music literacy. Buice will share information on securing funds and setting up centers, including keyboard, recorder, Orff, ukulele, guitar, and rhythm instruments. He will also cover song selection, classroom management, and, most importantly, tracking student success.

6:30 – 7:30 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS ABC Vocal Development in Early Elementary Grades Clinician: John Feierabend, Univ of Hartford, Retired Presider: Stephanie Morris, Spring Creek ES CPE 2-18-TXABC – 1.0 Hr During the early learning years, children can acquire musical sensitivities that will provide them a lifetime of expressive and accurate singing intuitions. In this lively session, Feierabend will present insights and activities that can foster those intuitions in children from ages three to nine, through the use of folk songs and games.

6:30 – 7:30 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS DEF Making Music for the Fun of It Clinician: John Fitzgerald, Remo, Recreational Music Activities Manager Presider: Blanca Bishop, Smith ES Sponsored by: Remo CPE 2-18-TXDEF – 1.0 Hr As music educators we don’t often indulge our own need for musical play. Join us for this opportunity to connect in music and rhythm with our most playful selves and with our entire community. No drumming experience required to play these colorful hand drums and percussion instruments!

6:30 – 7:30 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT AB Creating Magic in Your Classroom with Technology Clinician: Cherie Herring, Hammond School CPE 2-18-GHCRAB – 1.0 Hr Creatively using technology can ignite fresh sparks of curiosity, turning ordinary activities into magical moments of discovery! From ChatterKid to greenscreen and augmented reality, to QR codes and Seesaw, discover simple and advanced integration techniques to engage music students in the orchestra unit.

6:30 – 7:30 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT CD Basics of Audio for the Music Educator Clinician: Barbara Freedman, Greenwich HS CPE 2-18-GHCRCD – 1.0 Hr Everyone can learn how to record in the classroom or for the stage. A variety of mics and recording devices of all sizes and for all budgets will be explored. Freedman will discuss techniques for recording in different environments and for different ensembles and will offer suggestions for specific equipment and varied budgets.

6:30 – 7:30 PM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC B Tech Savvy Teacher Clinician: Martin Dimitrov, The Village School CPE 2-18-GHREPB – 1.0 Hr Integrating technology in classroom routines promotes engagement and improves personalized instruction. It promotes differentiated learning and is time-efficient. Dimitrov will demonstrate rehearsal techniques, methods for creating differentiated instruction, and ways to advocate for your program and gain community support using SmartMusic, Finale, iMovie, YouTube, Google, and more.

7:30 – 7:55 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM Concert: Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy Singers Conductor: Joel Duarte, Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy Presider: Derrick Brookins, Trivium Academy, TMEA Vocal Division Vice-President Presenter: Amy Francis, Grand Prairie ISD CPE 2-19-HB-V11 – 0.5 Hr

8:00 – 8:50 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: 6A Honor Band – Vandegrift HS Wind Ensemble Conductor: Mike Howard, Vandegrift HS Presider: John Carroll, Permian HS, TMEA Band Division Vice-President CPE 2-20-LCT-T14 – 1.0 Hr

8:00 – 10:00 PM / TEXAS DE BRAZIL Mu Omicron Dinner and Induction Presider: Sixto Elizondo, Reagan HS, Mu Omicron President Texas De Brazil is located at 313 E. Houston Street.

8:00 – 8:55 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM Concert: UT/Arlington A Cappella Choir Conductor: Karen Kenaston-French, UT/Arlington Presider: Derrick Brookins, Trivium Academy, TMEA Vocal Division Vice-President Presenter: Jerry McCoy, Univ of North Texas CPE 2-20-HB-V12 – 1.0 Hr

9:30 – 11:30 PM / LOCATIONS VARY College Reunions Reconnect with alumni and faculty at your college reunion. Locations of participating institutions will be printed in the convention program.

11:00 – 11:59 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1–2 Annual Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Sing Presider: David Irving, Del Mar College, Professor Emeritus Guest Conductors: Province 9 Governor Matthew Trevino, Province 32 Governor Kevin McNerney, and National Collegiate Representative Jyron Joseph.

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2019 TMEA CLINIC/CONVENTION Saturday, February 16

7:00 – 8:30 AM / MARRIOTT RW SALON DEF Phi Beta Mu New Members Installation Breakfast Presider: Steven Moore, Lindale HS, Phi Beta Mu Alpha Chapter President

7:30 AM – 1:00 PM / CC REGISTRATION TMEA Member Registration Registration is accessible through the north lobby of the convention center. Register online to expedite the process of obtaining your badge. To register early, go to www.tmea.org/registration.

8:00 – 9:00 AM / CC 221 Fundamentals of Trumpet Tone Production Clinician: Randy Adams, Sam Houston State Univ Presider: Matthew McInturf, Sam Houston State Univ CPE 3-08-221 – 1.0 Hr The quest for a beautiful tone is not as elusive as many believe. Understanding resonance, pitch, posture, embouchure, air, and balance between player and instrument can help remove the mystery of tone production and give teachers and players a clear path to achieving musical goals.

8:00 – 9:00 AM / CC 225 Techniques and Perspectives of the Honor Band Directors Clinicians: Mike Howard, Vandegrift HS; Randy Jones, North Lamar HS; Christopher Clifton, Carlisle HS; Kristen Thompson, Atlanta MS Presider: John Carroll, Permian HS, TMEA Band Division Vice-President CPE 3-08-225 – 1.0 Hr Directors of the 2018–2019 TMEA Honor Bands will discuss the structure, administration, and focus of their very successful programs and will answer your questions.

8:00 – 9:00 AM / CC 214 AB Structured Lesson Plans: Guiding Students to Better Practice Clinicians: Stephen Nordstrom, UT/El Paso; Kevin Nordstrom, Wright State Univ Presider: Jeff Harvick, McKinney HS CPE 3-08-214AB – 1.0 Hr Are your students unprepared for lessons and rehearsals, lagging behind in certain techniques, and not reaching their full potential? Through a demonstration of structured lesson plans, the Nordstroms will help private instructors and orchestra directors maximize their students’ practice routines, leading to more efficiency, faster results, and success in reaching performance goals.

8:00 – 9:00 AM / CC 214 CD Prebowing Exercises: From Pizzicato to DÊtachÊ with Ease Clinician: Jacob Dakon, Univ of Kansas Presider: Catherine Olivier, Hutchinson MS CPE 3-08-214CD – 1.0 Hr From the onset of instruction, developing proper bowing technique is essential to the success of any young string musician. Dakon will present a comprehensive and systematic approach to moving students from pizzicato to dÊtachÊ in a manner that is practical, simple, and enjoyable for all.

8:00 – 9:00 AM / CC 224 General Meeting of the National String Project Consortium – Texas String Projects Clinician: Elizabeth Reed, Univ of South Carolina

and promote communication and growth of high-quality guitar education statewide. Exciting topics for this year’s summit include concert and sightreading events, All-Region ensemble development, repertoire, and rehearsal techniques.

8:00 – 9:00 AM / CC 217 AB A Kodåly Rehearsal Plan for Secondary Choral Music Clinician: Jason Dove, Deer Park HS Presider: Kerri Edwards, Iowa Park HS CPE 3-08-217AB – 1.0 Hr Long-term rehearsal planning is the key to every choir’s success. Dove will introduce long-term rehearsal plans through Kodåly-inspired tools to help teachers analyze and break down a score. Dove will provide example warm-ups and sightreading exercises that are connected to the choral repertoire as he utilizes Kodåly-inspired tools.

8:00 – 9:00 AM / CC 217 CD Coordinating Vocal Colors in Women’s Choruses Clinician: Philip Silvey, Eastman School of Music Univ of Rochester Presider: Jeremy Bledsoe, Marshall HS CPE 3-08-217CD – 1.0 Hr Women’s choruses experience differences in voice size and color that can make a unified sound elusive. Yet conformity to a single tonal model may produce a generic quality that sacrifices the vitality of individual voices. Teaching singers to coordinate (rather than blend) vocal colors encourages them to shade and integrate these unique timbres instead of neutralizing them.

8:00 – 9:00 AM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Targeting “Target� Behaviors: Music Classroom Management Clinician: Joshua Leger, Little Cypress ES Presider: Susan Galentine, Loma Park ES CPE 3-08-LSABC – 1.0 Hr Managing student behavior in the music classroom doesn’t have to be the bane of the music educator’s existence. Leger will explore research-based methods of functional behavioral analysis and interventions geared toward turning reactive discipline into proactive behavioral supports for all students.

8:00 – 9:00 AM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF Music Needs for Those with Special Needs Clinician: Eric Ruyle, Lone Star College - Montgomery Presider: Kaundria Gay, Hearne ES CPE 3-08-LSDEF – 1.0 Hr Helping students with special needs can seem daunting, but it is easier than most of us realize. By making some slight adjustments to your materials and lessons, you can engage students who are often forgotten. Ruyle will present ways to include all students and offer ideas that can be incorporated easily in class.

8:00 – 9:00 AM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS ABC Music Workstations for Primary Grades TMEA Featured Clinician: Tracy King, The Bulletin Board Lady Presider: Julie Boettiger, Patterson ES CPE 3-08-TXABC – 1.0 Hr In this fast-paced session, King will share practical ways to plan, create, integrate, and manage workstations in your K–2 classroom. Learn proven activities for singing, composing, playing, reading, writing, and assessment in differentiated small groups.

8:00 – 9:00 AM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC C Texas Guitar Directors Association Summit Clinicians: Michael Quantz, UT/Rio Grande Valley; Susan Rozanc, Travis HS; Edward Grigassy, Bellaire HS Presider: Michael Quantz, UT/Rio Grande Valley CPE 3-08-GHREPC – 1.0 Hr The Texas Guitar Directors Association Summit is a collaborative meeting for guitar teachers. TGDA exists to help build a community of guitar teachers Southwestern Musician | December 2018 81

SATURDAY 8:00 – 9:00 AM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS DEF Movement Instruction in the Elementary Music Classroom

8:00 – 9:00 AM / CC 304 Making the Human Connection with Challenging Students

Clinician: Melissa Strong, Mount Laurel School District (NJ) Presider: Mario Luna, Forney ISD Sponsored by: GIA Publications, Inc. CPE 3-08-TXDEF – 1.0 Hr Did you know that movement can and should be a part of every lesson you teach, especially with young students? Learn some Laban-based movement principles that will help bolster student musicality. The takeaway will be engaging, developmentally appropriate ideas to get students moving right away!

Clinician: Coty Morris, MSU Community Music School Presider: Arielle Sword, Stephenville HS CPE 3-08-304 – 1.0 Hr Building community and character with this generation of students can be challenging. Morris will provide proven techniques to foster a healthy classroom environment for the daily “Sweepstakes experience� and result in an immediate improvement in your community of young musicians.

8:00 – 9:00 AM / CC 302 AB The Secrets of Writing Successful Grant Proposals Clinician: Dan Keast, UT/Permian Basin Presider: Marty Lenard, Schreiner Univ CPE 3-08-302AB – 1.0 Hr Grant proposals and pre-application letters are the first step to gaining the finances your organization needs. Learn how to frame your narrative, echo the goals of the foundation, tie in data, and tell a story that wins the review panel’s favor. Keast will identify free services to help locate area-based funding and will share editing advice and other fundraising tools and resources found in most communities.

8:00 – 9:00 AM / CC 303 Teaching for Change: Social Justice in the Music Classroom Clinician: Donna Emmanuel, Univ of North Texas Presider: Celinda Hallbauer, Central Texas College CPE 3-08-303 – 1.0 Hr Emmanuel will explore issues of social justice in K–12 music settings through discussion and hands-on activities. She will provide strategies, models, and templates for engaging with students on how music might be an avenue for making positive social change. Help your students understand how to use music to make the world a better place.

8:00 – 9:00 AM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT AB Phones—Out of Your Pockets and on Your Stands! Clinician: Albert Vela, Oak Ridge HS CPE 3-08-GHCRAB – 1.0 Hr Make the phone an ally in rehearsals and students’ individual practice. Vela will demonstrate strategies for using the TonalEnergy Tuner app for analysis of multiple aspects of music performance. Its tools, paired with other technologies, can provide instructors a conduit from efficient group rehearsals to rewarding individual practice room experiences.

8:00 – 9:00 AM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT CD forScore: The Swiss Army Knife of iOS Digital Music Readers Clinician: Christopher Russell, Oltman MS CPE 3-08-GHCRCD – 1.0 Hr Russell will present forScore, his most-recommended app. forScore is a PDF music reader with so much functionality, it’s the Swiss Army knife of digital music. The app has developed over the years and so has Apple hardware. Learn more about the unmatched features of this reader.

8:00 – 9:00 AM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC B Manuscript Makeover: Tips to Improve Your Music Notation Clinician: Curtis Tredway, UT/El Paso CPE 3-08-GHREPB – 1.0 Hr Creating documents with music notation programs is easier than ever, but

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SATURDAY default settings can produce results that are confusing and difficult to read. Tredway will present tips to help your documents look more professional and make rehearsals more efficient. Topics include use of pickup measures, line and page breaks, and worksheet creation.

8:00 – 9:00 AM / CC 210 Psallite Hodie: An SATB Reading Session Clinician: Andy Beck, Alfred Music Sponsored by: Alfred Music CPE 3-08-210 – 1.0 Hr Join fellow choral directors in song as Beck conducts exceptional new literature from Alfred Music and Lawson-Gould. Sing through outstanding concert and contest repertoire for intermediate to advanced mixed choirs.

8:00 – 9:00 AM / CC 212 Inspiring Students Through Simultaneous Learning Clinician: Paul Harris, Faber Music/Alfred Music Sponsored by: Alfred Music CPE 3-08-212 – 1.0 Hr Harris will discuss practical and psychological techniques that will introduce Simultaneous Learning into lessons and enable students to develop more fully as musicians. Learn how to integrate these skills in lessons and how they can help develop the closely related aural and theory skills. Harris will discuss how we read and sightread and how you can teach these core skills in a clearly organized and enjoyable way.

8:00 – 9:00 AM / CC 213 The Prologix Low-Volume Percussion Practice System Clinician: Jason Edwards, Prologix Percussion Sponsored by: Prologix Percussion Prologix percussion products are specifically designed to reduce the overall volume of your drum line 80% during sectionals or individual practice. All products mimic the true feel and have minimal pitch similar to actual marching drums. This low-volume system is guaranteed to provide individuals a positive practice experience that can be transferred to the performance field.

9:30 – 10:30 AM / CC 224 TMEA State Board of Directors Meeting Presider: Robert Horton, Conroe ISD, TMEA President

9:30 – 10:30 AM / CC 221 Pacing for Success Clinicians: Darcy Vogt Williams, Stiles MS; Jenna Yee, Stiles MS; Alex Ortega, Stiles MS Presider: Jason Robb, Rouse HS CPE 3-09-221 – 1.0 Hr Pacing can be one of the most challenging skills to apply to even the best instruction. Vogt Williams, Yee, and Ortega will outline ways to structure a beginner class to maximize instruction, make classroom management a breeze, and leave your students loving band!

9:30 – 10:30 AM / CC 225 Beginning Clarinet – Embrace the Challenge! Clinician: Tamarie Sayger, Sycamore Springs MS Presider: Cynthia Bulloch, Retired CPE 3-09-225 – 1.0 Hr Young clarinetists (and their teachers) face unique challenges in beginning band. By understanding common problems and structuring teaching to avoid them, directors can establish good habits and maximize class time. Sayger will provide exercises and discuss the terms to use when teaching fundamentals. She will also present a yearly sequencing plan and specifics on what clarinetists need to prepare for advanced band.

9:30 – 10:30 AM / CC 214 AB Effective Rehearsals: Combining Artistry and Pedagogy

Go to www.tmea.org/2019exhibitors to view a list of exhibitors.

TMEA Featured Clinician: Rebecca MacLeod, Univ of North Carolina Greensboro Presider: Adam Pratt, Keller HS Demonstration Group: MacArthur HS Orchestra, Jan Garverick, Director CPE 3-09-214AB – 1.0 Hr Effective rehearsals include detailed musical expectations, excellent nonverbal instruction, clear goals, specific feedback, and effective pacing. Being an orchestra teacher requires the skills of a studio teacher and the skills of a conductor. MacLeod will demonstrate how to effectively rehearse and teach simultaneously to provide important pedagogical information to students.

9:00 – 9:50 AM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: ATSSB All-State Concert Band

9:30 – 10:30 AM / CC 214 CD No Fear: How Beginners Will Succeed and Excel

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL Exhibit Hall Open

Conductor: Dennis Johnson, Murray State Univ Presider: Mike Bartley, Canton HS, ATSSB President CPE 3-09-LCT – 1.0 Hr Immediately followed by the Symphonic Band concert. Entry line begins in the hallway from the North Lobby.

9:00 – 9:30 AM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE Mariachi Javelina – Texas A&M University/Kingsville Director: Veronica Lopez, Texas A&M Univ/Kingsville CPE MS-3-09-BH-MS11 – 0.5 Hr This mariachi will showcase standard mariachi repertoire as well as modern arrangements of traditional songs and a varied mix of vocal and instrumental solos, including the bolero, huapango, son jalisiense, and ranchera.

9:00 – 9:30 AM / CC NORTH LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Texas Woman’s University Faculty Brass Quintet CPE MS-3-09-NL-MS39 – 0.5 Hr This faculty quintet will perform standard brass quintet literature with a focus on the idea of collaborative practice.

9:00 – 9:30 AM / CC WEST LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Tarpon Low Brass Ensemble Director: Brian Shelton, Texas A&M Univ/Corpus Christi CPE MS-3-09-WL-MS53 – 0.5 Hr This tuba-euphonium ensemble from Texas A&M University/Corpus Christi performs the best original repertoire along with transcriptions and arrangements that showcase the unique sound of the ensemble.

9:15 – 9:45 AM / CC EXHIBIT HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE ITG Lone Star State Trumpet Guild CPE MS-3-09-EX-MS26 – 0.5 Hr This professional trumpet ensemble of Texas college professors and a fine arts director will perform a variety of accessible music, some standards and some new compositions for the benefit of expanding the repertoire of ensemble music.

Clinician: Barbara Fox, Rice MS Presider: Brenda Johnson, O’Connor HS CPE 3-09-214CD – 1.0 Hr Fox will show classroom videos from her beginning strings classes to describe the methods she uses to help her students excel. Learn the tools that will help you not only push your students to an intermediate or high level quickly but also have them wanting to work for this excellence. From posture to the final concert of the string class’s first year, you can experience results quickly.

9:30 – 10:30 AM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC C Essentials for Building a School Guitar Program Clinicians: Alan Hirsh, Bishop McGuinness HS, North Carolina, Music Director and Fine Arts Chair; Thomas Kikta, Aaron Shearer Foundation, Executive Vice-President Presider: Michael Quantz, UT/Rio Grande Valley Demonstration Group: ILT Garland High School Guitar Ensemble CPE 3-09-GHREPC – 1.0 Hr Many teachers may not feel prepared to face the challenges of a guitar classroom environment. While using the right method is fundamental, there are a host of other important considerations: classroom structure, policy, activities, daily routines, teaching strategies, and more. Attendees will learn how to design a guitar class that develops solid foundations of technique and musicianship in an efficient and effective manner.

9:30 – 10:30 AM / CC 217 AB Expectation Versus Reality in Selecting Choral Repertoire Clinicians: Janwin Overstreet-Goode, TMEA Past-President; Cheryl Wilson, Retired Presider: Mark Rohwer, Flower Mound HS CPE 3-09-217AB – 1.0 Hr Wilson and Overstreet-Goode will offer points to consider when choosing repertoire for your choirs, including balance of sections, singers’ practical vocal ranges, appropriateness of the text, and incorporating contrasting styles. Attendees will discuss repertoire choices for the choirs described during the session. Southwestern Musician | December 2018 83

School of Music COME CREATE YOUR WORLD.

UCO SCHOOL OF MUSIC AUDITION DAYS Friday, Feb. 8, 2019 • Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 Saturday, March 30, 2019

To schedule an audition visit:

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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS: B.A. Music B.M. Jazz Performance B.M. Education – Instrumental B.M. Education – Vocal B.M. Musical Theatre

B.M. Percussion Performance B.M. Piano Performance B.M. String Performance B.M. Vocal Performance B.M. Wind Performance

MASTER OF MUSIC DEGREES: Collaborative Piano Composition Conducting Instrumental Performance Jazz Studies – Music Production Jazz Studies – Performance

Music Education Musical Theatre Piano Pedagogy Piano Performance Vocal Pedagogy Vocal Performance

SATURDAY 9:30 – 10:30 AM / CC 217 CD Superb Solutions for Smaller Choirs and Training Choirs

9:30 – 10:30 AM / CC 302 AB Entering the Profession: Don’t Just Survive—Thrive!

Clinician: Mary Lynn Lightfoot, Choristers Guild Presider: Sara Burt, Central Texas Christian Sponsored by: Sing! Educational choral line from Choristers Guild CPE 3-09-217CD – 1.0 Hr Join Lightfoot in this dynamic 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 teaching tips that will help promote learning skills for choral singing and will introduce Learning Resource Pages.

Clinicians: Kevin Richardson, UT/Permian Basin; Chris Whorton, Eustace HS; Mitchell Curry, Johnson MS; Aaron Williams, Mabank HS Presider: Rai Morales, Texas A&M Univ/Corpus Christi CPE 3-09-302AB – 1.0 Hr This panel features current public school administrators who are all previous Texas band directors. They will discuss interviews, starting a new job, classroom management, collegiality, booster clubs, fiscal affairs, and communicating effectively with your principals (teaching them the language of what we really do). Bring your questions!

9:30 – 10:30 AM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Circle Games and Activities Kids Love Clinicians: Kristen Lewis, Meadowlark IS, Boulder Valley Schools, CO; Kate Klotz, Douglass ES, Boulder, CO Presider: Kenneth Capshaw, UT/El Paso CPE 3-09-LSABC – 1.0 Hr Lewis and Klotz will present circle games and activities that kids love, including accessible activities you can teach immediately with no materials or preparation. Between chase games, elimination games, and movement canons, these activities are sure to get your students singing, reading, and working together in a joyful way!

9:30 – 10:30 AM / CC 303 Modeling Strategies for Effective and Efficient Teaching Clinician: Kristina Weimer, UT/Rio Grande Valley Presider: Fred Kersten, Boston Univ CPE 3-09-303 – 1.0 Hr Telling isn’t teaching. It is far more effective to demonstrate and involve students than it is just to explain. Weimer will provide a variety of modeling strategies for teachers to use to nonverbally communicate musical elements and direction to students. You can effectively and efficiently teach and reinforce musical concepts.

9:30 – 10:30 AM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF A Story, A Song . . . Come Play Along

9:30 – 10:30 AM / CC 304 Building Connections with Communities in Your Program

Clinician: Angela Leonhardt, Hidden Forest ES Presider: Chelsea Short, Bulverde Creek ES CPE 3-09-LSDEF – 1.0 Hr Start with a story, add a song, and then play with musical concepts to build beat competency, tuneful singing, creativity, and independent musicians in lower elementary grades. Use the Orff media of singing, saying, dancing, and playing to channel students’ sense of curiosity about music while laying the foundation for musical literacy.

Clinicians: Blair Williams, Texas Tech Univ; Elizabeth Dinwiddie, Ashley Hall; Rachel Dirks, Kansas State Univ; Lindsay Fulcher, Univ of Northern Colorado Presider: Fagner Rocha, Angelo State Univ CPE 3-09-304 – 1.0 Hr Music teachers have a unique opportunity to help students navigate not only their personal communities but also the community at large through shared music experiences, often serving as the catalyst for connection. Panelists will discuss strategies to organize, build, enhance, and connect your communities. Explore and celebrate the bridges your musical community can build.

9:30 – 10:30 AM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS ABC Iconic Notation in Popular Music Education Clinician: Bryan Powell, Little Kids Rock, Director of Higher Education Presider: Julie Boettiger, Patterson ES Sponsored by: Little Kids Rock CPE 3-09-TXABC – 1.0 Hr Music teachers can use iconic notation to make music more accessible for all students. Powell will review iconic notation for drums, keyboard, guitar, bass, and brass instruments to demonstrate how iconic notation can work alongside traditional music staff notation in the music classroom. In this hands-on session attendees will gain resources and review various pedagogical approaches that incorporate iconic notation.

9:30 – 10:30 AM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS DEF The Kodåly-Inspired Classroom: Irish Tunes and Songs as Listening Experiences TMEA Featured Clinician: Jerry Kerlin, New York Univ Presider: Stacy Redding, McLeod Bethune ES CPE 3-09-TXDEF – 1.0 Hr The port (jig), ríl (reel), cornphíopha (hornpipe), and poca (polka) remain the four most practiced tune types in Ireland. Through study of the meter and rhythms of each tune type, students can begin to identify them by listening. Also, the form of each, with the first section as the tune and the second as the turn, becomes a point of form analysis for instrumental music—all through listening.

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SATURDAY 9:30 – 10:30 AM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT AB Live Sound & Recording: Beyond Mixers and Microphones Clinician: Mark Lochstampfor, Capital Univ CPE 3-09-GHCRAB – 1.0 Hr Lochstampfor will address how to prepare a performance venue for quality sound, how to use basic audio effects, and the attributes that influence audio quality. This includes how to “pink� the room, gain staging the audio, EQ, compression, and delay/reverb and gates. It also includes discussion and audio examples of audio sampling, bit depth, and audio file compression, such as MP3s.

9:30 – 10:30 AM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT CD From Studio to Stage: Performance Techniques from Ableton

10:00 – 10:50 AM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: ATSSB All-State Symphonic Band Conductor: John Cody Birdwell, Univ of Kentucky Presider: Mike Bartley, Canton HS, ATSSB President CPE 3-10-LCT – 1.0 Hr Immediately following the 9:00 a.m. Concert Band performance. Entry line begins in the hallway from the North Lobby.

10:30 – 11:00 AM / CC BRIDGE HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE Brazos Breeze Flute Choir

CPE MS-3-10-BH-MS12 – 0.5 Hr This professional flute choir will present original works and orchestral transcriptions. Members are professional flutists from around Texas.

Clinician: Serafin Sanchez, Ableton Sponsored by: Romeo Music CPE 3-09-GHCRCD – 1.0 Hr Sanchez will show how to use Ableton Push, Live, and Link to transform music composed in the studio into a live performance. He will demonstrate creating music from scratch and show how student compositions can quickly be turned into a live performance. Solo student performances as well as collaborations with other devices and acoustic instruments will be explored.

10:30 – 11:00 AM / CC EXHIBIT HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE PCS Handbell Choir

9:30 – 10:30 AM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC B Hearing the Waves: Teaching Sound Synthesis Through Aural Skills

10:30 – 11:00 AM / CC NORTH LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Lone Star Brass

Clinician: Paul Thomas, Texas Woman’s Univ CPE 3-09-GHREPB – 1.0 Hr Today’s popular music relies heavily, and sometimes exclusively, on synthesized and electronically produced sounds. Thomas will show how students can learn to identify different types of electronic sounds and digital audio processing, applying the same ear-training exercises used in high school and collegiate theory/aural skills classrooms.

9:30 – 10:30 AM / CC 210 New Smartmusic for Jazz: Studies for Beginner to Advanced Clinician: Giovanna Cruz, MakeMusic, Inc Sponsored by: MakeMusic, Inc CPE 3-09-210 – 1.0 Hr No matter the level of your jazz students, they can access repertoire and exercises to help them develop style and improvisation chops. SmartMusic contains jazz and ear training exercises, method books, and more than 400 jazz ensemble charts from beginner to advanced, with music on-screen and MP3 audio accompaniments.

9:30 – 10:30 AM / CC 212 Pro Tools Certification Clinicians: Glenn Storie, Pro Tools Certified, Co-Owner; Scott Beckett, Pro Tools Certified, Co-Owner Sponsored by: Pro Tools Certified CPE 3-09-212 – 1.0 Hr Expand your existing curriculum to include audio engineering/Pro Tools certifications for students and teachers. This certification can expand graduates’ marketability and increase the effectiveness and outreach of music-based programs, including revenue stream enhancement.

9:30 – 10:30 AM / CC 213 Artistry of Music: The Web Company That Gives You What You Need Clinician: Tony Edwards, UT/Austin Sponsored by: Artistry of Music Artistry of Music is a company that allows you to build your professional website and includes hundreds of plugins designed for any musical profession. Students can schedule themselves for lessons as your website is synced to your calendar. Lessons are invoiced and paid online. Inventory for schools and attendance can be handled using bar codes. Users can write online books and curriculum to be sold online.

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Director: Wade Butin, Providence Classical School CPE MS-3-10-EX-MS27 – 0.5 Hr This high school ensemble (from Providence Classical School) will showcase music from Tchaikovsky, Joplin, Handel, holiday selections, movie music, and more.

CPE MS-3-10-NL-MS40 – 0.5 Hr These principal brass players of the Midland/Odessa Symphony will perform works by Kerry Turner, Daniel McIntyre, Bernard Scherr, Marc Mir, and Steven Sacco, as well as a special arrangement by Lone Star Brass Trombonist Nick Conn.

10:30 – 11:00 AM / CC WEST LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Boss Street Brass Band

CPE MS-3-10-WL-MS54 – 0.5 Hr This seven-piece New Orleans–style group performs a mixture of top 40 and original music and includes musicians from the University of Texas and Texas State jazz programs.

11:00 AM – Noon / CC 224 NAfME – Texas Annual Meeting and Reception Clinician: Lorelei Batislaong, UT/Austin, NAfME – Texas Executive Secretary Presider: Jacqueline Henninger, Texas Tech Univ, NAfME–Texas President

11:00 AM – Noon / CC 221 Taming and Tuning Your Saxophone Section Clinician: Justin Pierce, Oklahoma Baptist Univ Presider: Ronnie Touchstone, Retired Sponsored by: Conn-Selmer, Inc. CPE 3-11-221 – 1.0 Hr The saxophone is a simple instrument in terms of fingerings and initial tone production, often causing students to neglect a disciplined approach to tone and intonation. Pierce will present practical exercises and solutions for tone development and tuning of saxophone sections in concert and jazz ensembles.

11:00 AM – Noon / CC 225 Improving Tone and Technique for Second and Third Bands Clinicians: Rumaldo Solis, Bowie HS; Rachel Friedman, Bowie HS Presider: Allison Speziale, Rosemont 6th Grade CPE 3-11-225 – 1.0 Hr Solis and Friedman will provide step-by-step pedagogical solutions and applications for improving tone quality and technique with second and third groups. Use these strategies daily and see the amazing progress your band makes!

11:00 AM – Noon / CC 214 AB Orchestral Bowing Techniques: Unify Your String Sound Clinicians: Eugene Dowdy, UT/San Antonio; Stephanie Westney, UT/San Antonio Presider: Michael Burris, Strickland MS CPE 3-11-214AB – 1.0 Hr Examining orchestral bowing techniques will unify your string sections, resulting in a professional look and sound. From vantage points on and off of the podium, Dowdy and Westney will lead orchestra directors to focus on tone production, articulations and their notations, stroke execution, musical

SATURDAY choices determined by period and tempo, and more. Learn strategies for how to achieve visual and aural bowing success in your string sections.

11:00 AM – Noon / CC 214 CD String Lab: Experiment-Based Classroom Teaching Clinicians: Lisa Burrell, Lone Star College - Montgomery; Creston Herron, Klein HS Presider: Christina LeBlanc, Bridgeland HS CPE 3-11-214CD – 1.0 Hr Are you tired of fixing bow holds and correcting left-hand positions? Do you find yourself repeating the same strategies with little improvement? Explore creative experiments to engage your students in more individualized, selfdirected learning. Bring these ideas into your classroom to improve long-term retention and promote confident skill-building.

11:00 AM – Noon / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC C Teaching Guitar Through Popular Music Education Clinician: Scott Burstein, Little Kids Rock Presider: Michael Quantz, UT/Rio Grande Valley CPE 3-11-GHREPC – 1.0 Hr This clinic is centered on the belief that all people are musical, demonstrated by leveraging the musical choices of the individual. This can be achieved through guitar performance of modern band music—culturally relevant music of students taught through approximation, music acquisition theory, and social equity. Participants will learn to play guitar through popular music iconic notation.

11:00 AM – Noon / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC First, We Sing! More Songs and Games for Kids Clinician: Susan Brumfield, Texas Tech Univ Presider: Susan Elliott, Beaver Technology Center Sponsored by: Hal Leonard CPE 3-11-LSABC – 1.0 Hr Looking for new songs to add to your repertoire and new ways to teach familiar favorites? This session will be packed with children’s songs, rhymes, and games from around the world. Brumfield will explore teaching activities, singing games, and new ways to incorporate a fresh batch of songs into your curriculum.

11:00 AM – Noon / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF Tips for T-TESS Goal-Setting in Elementary Music Clinician: Diane Lange, UT/Arlington Presider: Kathy Draves, UT/Arlington CPE 3-11-LSDEF – 1.0 Hr Setting attainable and manageable goals to collect data is possible in elementary music. It may seem overwhelming to think of collecting data on hundreds of students, but it is possible, and you can still have a life! Lange will discuss how to develop attainable and meaningful T-TESS goals and how to effectively communicate them with administrators.

11:00 AM – Noon / GRAND HYATT TEXAS DEF Singing Games and Play Parties for All Ages Clinician: Thom Borden, Palm Springs Unified School District, CA Presider: Cindy Austin, Ferguson ES Sponsored by: Peripole, Inc. CPE 3-11-TXDEF – 1.0 Hr Singing games and play parties are a part of every generation. Borden will address music concepts while engaging students with fun opportunities to play while singing.

11:00 AM – Noon / CC 302 AB Management That Works: Strategies to Reduce Behavior Issues Clinician: Kari Adams, Univ of North Texas Presider: Alan Zabriskie, Texas Tech Univ CPE 3-11-302AB – 1.0 Hr Behavior issues can derail a lesson, undermine relationships, and cause frustration and burnout. Many times, misbehavior occurs in a cycle from the same few students. Adams will provide concepts and techniques to reduce behavior issues before they start, effectively deal with issues when they arise, and help even the most difficult students become productive members of the classroom or ensemble.

11:00 AM – Noon / CC 303 Work-Life Balance for Young Music Educators Clinician: Carter Biggers, Texas Woman’s Univ Presider: Danielle Woolery, Texas Woman’s Univ CPE 3-11-303 – 1.0 Hr Work-life balance can often seem like a pipe dream for the young music educator who wants to make their mark on the profession. Biggers will present prevalent research on the topic of work-life balance and will relate it to the life of the music educator. Gain strategies for creating a well-balanced personal and professional life.

11:00 AM – Noon / CC 304 Opportunities and Benefits of a Two-Year (Community) College Clinicians: Mark Marotto, Lone Star College - Montgomery; Virginia Volpe, Austin Community College; Sara Harris Baker, Temple College; Cristina Mendoza, Lone Star College - Montgomery Presider: Dennis Richardson, Retired CPE 3-11-304 – 1.0 Hr Starting a college education at a two-year institution can dramatically keep tuition costs down while offering students small class sizes, access to excellent faculty and facilities, and the ability to stay close to home. A panel of two-year college music faculty from instrumental and vocal divisions will share why two-year college can be an ideal start for future musicians.

11:00 AM – Noon / GRAND HYATT TEXAS ABC Write On: Writing in Music Class TMEA Featured Clinician: Tracy King, The Bulletin Board Lady Presider: Becky Compton, North Riverside ES CPE 3-11-TXABC – 1.0 Hr Learn how to arrange your classroom, organize supplies, and make transitions to writing activities painless. King will cover strategies for inspiring creative writing projects that analyze rhythm and meter, composing lyrics, and keeping the activities to 15 minutes or less. Learn about poetry projects that reinforce dynamic terms and see performance and writing prompts that encourage discussions about music using musical terminology.

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SATURDAY 11:00 AM – Noon / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT AB Starting a Music Production Class for Middle or High School

Noon – 12:30 PM / CC EXHIBIT HALL MUSIC SHOWCASE PCS Recorder Ensemble

Clinician: Floyd Richmond, TI:ME Past-President CPE 3-11-GHCRAB – 1.0 Hr Richmond will demonstrate using free or inexpensive music production software as a hands-on alternative to teaching middle school general music. Attention will be given to performing, responding, composing, and connecting.

Director: Wade Butin, Providence Classical School CPE MS-3-12-EX-MS28 – 0.5 Hr The ensemble from Providence Classical School seeks to rejuvenate music from the masters of the Renaissance era as well as a few selections from modern times.

11:00 AM – Noon / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT CD Tech and Uke: So Happy Together!

Noon – 12:30 PM / CC NORTH LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Agarita Chamber Players

Clinician: Kris Gilbert, Whitney Point Central School District CPE 3-11-GHCRCD – 1.0 Hr Teaching ukulele is a hot trend in education! Learn how to utilize technology to create dynamic playalongs that will help your students become strong, independent players. Attendees will leave with a plethora of technology resources to use! No previous experience or ukulele knowledge is needed. Bring a uke if you have one! Some will be available.

11:00 AM – Noon / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC B Chromebooks and Google Tools for Instruction and Assessment Clinician: Chris Dunning, International Leadership of Texas Keller-Saginaw HS CPE 3-11-GHREPB – 1.0 Hr With Chromebooks or Google Classroom in the band hall, you can reduce your paper clutter, assess students more frequently and accurately, create differentiated lessons for multiple ability levels, create a sub plan from anywhere you have Wi-Fi, teach composition, and learn practical solutions you can implement immediately with little to no cost.

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CPE MS-3-12-NL-MS41 – 0.5 Hr This San Antonio–based nonprofit string ensemble works to nourish the arts community through multidisciplinary collaboration, community engagement, and free, adventurous programming. They will perform an interactive chamber performance that exemplifies their ideals.

Noon – 12:30 PM / CC WEST LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Cypress Springs HS Trombone Choir Directors: Larry Brown, Cypress Springs HS; Ted Sonnier, Private Instructor CPE MS-3-12-WL-MS55 – 0.5 Hr This trombone choir performs music from Renaissance to contemporary eras, as well as music from the jazz and pop genres. They will feature guest soloist Brent Phillips, Baylor University Associate Professor of Trombone.

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SATURDAY

12:30 – 1:20 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1–2 Concert: ATSSB All-State Jazz Ensemble Conductor: Christopher Bruya, Central Washington Univ Presider: Mike Bartley, Canton HS, ATSSB President CPE 3-12-HB12 – 1.0 Hr No lineup location. Go directly to the venue.

12:30 – 1:20 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: TMEA All-State 5A Symphonic Band Conductor: Robert Carnochan, Univ of Miami Frost School of Music Presider: John Carroll, Permian HS, TMEA Band Division Vice-President CPE 3-12-LCT – 1.0 Hr Entry line begins in the hallway from the North Lobby.

12:30 – 1:30 PM / CC 214 AB Beginning String Instruction: A Pedagogical Model TMEA Featured Clinician: Rebecca MacLeod, Univ of North Carolina Greensboro Presider: Michael Graber, Dowell MS CPE 3-12-214AB – 1.0 Hr Establishing proper setup from the beginning of a student’s playing career is essential to lifelong success performing a string instrument. MacLeod will present a successful pedagogical model for beginning string instruction that teaches the whole musician. She will present strategies that promote proper setup on violin, viola, cello, and bass, with early musicianship activities.

12:30 – 1:30 PM / CC 214 CD Viola Tone Toolkit: Elements of Sound Success Clinician: Ames Asbell, Texas State Univ Presider: Kristin Stilley, Conroe HS CPE 3-12-214CD – 1.0 Hr Even when not playing the melody, a deep, rich viola sound can be the glue that holds an ensemble together and helps other instruments sound their best. By understanding the unique acoustic properties of the viola, learning more vio-

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listic approaches to setup and tone production, and exploring tone-developing exercises and repertoire, you can help viola students successfully discover their dark side!

12:30 – 1:30 PM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC C Practical Routines for Guitar Class Clinician: Charles Watson, International Leadership of Texas Presider: Michael Quantz, UT/Rio Grande Valley Demonstration Group: ILT Garland HS Guitar Ensemble CPE 3-12-GHREPC – 1.0 Hr Whether you are a longtime guitar teacher, a non-guitarist with a class to teach, or a teacher interested in the possibility of starting guitar at your school, get equipped to do the job. Watson will discuss routines and norms to help focus student-learning and manage classroom culture, keeping students on task while implementing rigorous music curriculum.

12:30 – 1:45 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM Concert: TMEA All-State Mixed Choir Conductor: MarĂ­a Guinand, Univ of Simon Bolivar Presider: Derrick Brookins, Trivium Academy, TMEA Vocal Division Vice-President Accompanist: Rebecca Baker, Retired Orchestra: Sam Houston State University Orchestra CPE 3-12-SN – 1.25 Hrs Line up in Hemisfair Ballroom 3 (3rd floor south).

12:30 – 1:30 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Empower and Engage with Positive Classroom Management Clinician: Theresa Turner, McClure ES Presider: Blanca Bishop, Smith ES CPE 3-12-LSABC – 1.0 Hr Positivity in the music classroom ensures that students feel safe, valued, capable, and willing to accept challenges as an important part of the learning process. Turner will provide strategies and activities to promote an encouraging learning environment through positive classroom management, games, collaboration, and praise!

SATURDAY 12:30 – 1:30 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR DEF Music Listening in General Music: An Active Experience!

12:30 – 1:30 PM / CC 304 Make Every Second Count: Time Hacks for Music Teachers

Clinician: Brent Gault, Indiana Univ Jacobs School of Music Presider: Will Moncrief, Post ES CPE 3-12-LSDEF – 1.0 Hr Listening experiences in general music are more meaningful when children are actively engaged. Gault will provide specific examples of how singing, moving, creating, and other musical behaviors can be utilized while listening to highlight specific elements of a given piece, foster appreciation for new musical material, and develop musicianship.

Clinician: Kari Adams, Univ of North Texas Presider: Jessica Napoles, Univ of North Texas CPE 3-12-304 – 1.0 Hr It often can seem as if there are never enough hours in the day. While we can’t extend our available time, we can make the most of every second. Learn concrete strategies to increase productivity in planning time, improve pacing in lessons, and achieve a better work-life balance in the process.

12:30 – 1:30 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS ABC Stomp and Drum: A Fun and Exciting Drumming Extravaganza Clinicians: Carrie Ekins, Drums Alive; Dean Owens, Drums Alive; Gail Smith, Drums Alive Presider: Linda Koistinen, Sugar Mill ES Sponsored by: Drums Alive CPE 3-12-TXABC – 1.0 Hr Make a difference in the classroom through this motivational interactive extravaganza! Discover how to blend music, rhythm, science, and social studies into a kinesthetic, cross-curricular experience with easy choreography. Use umbrellas, broomsticks, bucket-drumming, and fitness protocols to create excitement with fun and inspiring activities that will ignite curiosity about the world.

12:30 – 1:30 PM / GRAND HYATT TEXAS DEF Poppo Shoppo—Building an Audiation Tool for the KodĂĄlyInspired Classroom TMEA Featured Clinician: Jerry Kerlin, New York Univ Presider: Cindy Austin, Ferguson ES CPE 3-12-TXDEF – 1.0 Hr Poppo Shoppo offers a workshop in building a puppet-in-a-cone designed as a tool for audiation (hearing inside your head) with lower elementary music students. Step-by-step instructions and a list of materials will give each participant the skill to build “Poppo.â€?

12:30 – 1:30 PM / GRAND HYATT CROCKETT AB Connected Students and General Music They’ll Like! Clinician: David Dashefsky, Clayton HS/MS CPE 3-12-GHCRAB – 1.0 Hr Utilizing online resources and lessons supports students of all backgrounds and learning styles and supports schools of varying financial resources. Engage your students in relevant hands-on music lessons and promote the development of aural skills useful within their individual music preferences.

12:30 – 1:30 PM / GRAND HYATT REPUBLIC B Desktop Studio: Ideas for Guitar Production and Mixing Clinician: Socrates Garcia, Univ of Northern Colorado CPE 3-12-GHREPB – 1.0 Hr Garcia will introduce attendees to production and mixing ideas for the contemporary music producer. He will cover basic equipment (interfaces, microphones, etc.), comparison of studio/desktop techniques, use of amplifiers and effects emulators (e.g., Positive Grid and Amplitube), EQ and compression ideas, and more.

1:30 – 2:00 PM / CC WEST LOBBY MUSIC SHOWCASE Timber Creek HS Saxophone Choir Director: Darla McBryde, Timber Creek HS CPE MS-3-13-WL-MS56 – 0.5 Hr This saxophone choir of 9–12 graders of varying ability levels will perform a variety of repertoire from classical to contemporary.

12:30 – 1:30 PM / CC 302 AB Preparation of New Music Educators in Texas: Why, What, and How Clinicians: Keith Dye, Texas Tech Univ, Moderator; Jeffrey Bradford, Richardson ISD; Dinah Menger, Fort Worth ISD; Craig Needham, Berkner HS; Heidi Dye, Lubbock ISD, Principal Presider: Meraris Candelaria, Univ of Houston CPE 3-12-302AB – 1.0 Hr As demonstrated by the overall success of music education in Texas, our teacher preparation programs have done a marvelous job preparing students for the music education field. However, there are rapidly changing social factors to consider. Panelists will dissect the many changes in our students’ world and offer suggestions for new teachers and those preparing them.

12:30 – 1:30 PM / CC 303 Dysmusia? How Dyslexia Research and Therapy Informs Music Learning Clinician: Elizabeth Morrow, Retired Presider: Jennifer McHenry, Forestwood MS CPE 3-12-303 – 1.0 Hr Do you teach students in your studio or ensemble program who struggle to read music notation? They may suffer from dysmusia (developmental musical dyslexia). Morrow will discuss the shared attributes between language literacy and music literacy. Learn about the potential that dyslexia therapy holds in understanding and remediating difficulties deciphering musical scores.

TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC

YOUTH CHOIR

FESTIVAL FOR TREBLE VOICES, GRADES 4-12

featuring BOB CHILCOTT 2019 Festival Conductor SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2019 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM JACKSON AUDITORIUM For more information, contact Laurie Jenschke at ljenschke@tlu.edu or 830.456.3016. PHOTO BY JOHN BELLARS

To register online, go to www.tlu.edu/cma and click on the Youth Choir Festival link.

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SATURDAY

2:00 – 2:50 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1–2 Concert: TMEA All-State Jazz Ensemble II Conductor: Dana Landry, Univ of Northern Colorado Presider: John Carroll, Permian HS, TMEA Band Division Vice-President CPE 3-14-HB12 – 1.0 Hr No lineup location. Go directly to the venue.

2:00 – 2:50 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: TMEA All-State Sinfonietta Orchestra Conductor: Gary Lewis, Colorado Univ Presider: Brian Coatney, Plano SH, TMEA Orchestra Division Vice-President CPE 3-14-LCT – 1.0 Hr Entry line begins in the hallway from the North Lobby.

2:00 – 3:00 PM / GRAND HYATT LONE STAR ABC Elementary Sendoff Clinician: Casey Medlin, Brazos Bend ES, TMEA Elementary Division Vice-President CPE 3-14-LSABC – 1.0 Hr Participate in group discussions about classroom management, T-TESS, and using popular music in your classroom. Take this opportunity to troubleshoot problems you’re having on your campus. Make sure to stay for the entire session. During the second half, we will be giving away more door prizes!

2:30 – 3:20 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM Concert: TMEA All-State Small School Mixed Choir Conductor: Jeffery Ames, Belmont Univ Presider: Derrick Brookins, Trivium Academy, TMEA Vocal Division Vice-President Accompanist: Jim Wilson, Pianist CPE 3-14-SN – 1.0 Hr Line up in Hemisfair Ballroom 3 (3rd floor south).

Clinic/Convention Important Dates December 31 Email/Mail Registration Ends

3:30 – 4:20 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1–2 Concert: Texas Community College Band Directors Association All-State Jazz Ensemble Conductor: Richard Condit, Lamar Univ Presider: Todd Quinlan, Blinn College, TCCBDA President CPE 3-15-HB12 – 1.0 Hr No lineup location. Go directly to the venue.

3:30 – 4:20 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: TMEA All-State Concert Band Conductor: Jamie Nix, Columbus State Univ Presider: John Carroll, Permian HS, TMEA Band Division Vice-President CPE 3-15-LCT – 1.0 Hr Entry line begins in the hallway from the North Lobby.

4:00 – 4:50 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM Concert: TMEA All-State Treble Choir Conductor: Anton Armstrong, St. Olaf College Presider: Derrick Brookins, Trivium Academy, TMEA Vocal Division Vice-President Accompanist: Renee Kloes, Nederland HS CPE 3-16-SN – 1.0 Hr Line up in Hemisfair Ballroom 3 (3rd floor south).

5:00 – 5:50 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1–2 Concert: TMEA All-State Jazz Ensemble I Conductor: Conrad Herwig, Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts Presider: John Carroll, Permian HS, TMEA Band Division Vice-President CPE 3-17-HB12 – 1.0 Hr No lineup location. Go directly to the venue.

5:00 – 5:50 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: TMEA All-State Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Joshua Gersen, New York Philharmonic Presider: Brian Coatney, Plano SH, TMEA Orchestra Division Vice-President CPE 3-17-LCT – 1.0 Hr Entry line begins in the hallway from the North Lobby.

5:30 – 6:20 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM Concert: TMEA All-State Tenor-Bass Choir Conductor: Sandra Snow, Michigan State Univ Presider: Derrick Brookins, Trivium Academy, TMEA Vocal Division Vice-President Accompanist: Michael Grauvogl, Lee HS CPE 3-17-SN – 1.0 Hr Line up in Hemisfair Ballroom 3 (3rd floor south).

www.tmea.org/registration

6:30 – 7:20 PM / CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1–2 Concert: Texas Community College Band Directors Association All-State Symphonic Band

January 22

Conductor: Phillip Clements, Texas A&M Univ/Commerce Presider: Todd Quinlan, Blinn College, TCCBDA President CPE 3-18-HB12 – 1.0 Hr No lineup location. Go directly to the venue.

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6:30 – 7:20 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: TMEA All-State Symphonic Band Conductor: Steven Davis, Univ of Missouri/Kansas City Presider: John Carroll, Permian HS, TMEA Band Division Vice-President CPE 3-18-LCT – 1.0 Hr Entry line begins in the hallway from the North Lobby.

7:30 – 8:30 PM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM Concert: Texas Two-Year College All-State Choir Conductor: Craig Hella Johnson, Conspirare Founder and Artistic Director Presider: Dave Faber, Lone Star College - North Harris CPE 3-19-SN – 1.0 Hr No lineup location. Go directly to the venue.

January 24

8:00 – 8:50 PM / LILA COCKRELL THEATER Concert: TMEA All-State Symphony Orchestra

Online Early Registration Ends

Conductor: Kevin Noe, Michigan State Univ Presider: Brian Coatney, Plano SH, TMEA Orchestra Division Vice-President CPE 3-20-LCT – 1.0 Hr Entry line begins in the hallway from the North Lobby.

www.tmea.org/registration

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