Badge & Attendance Policies

Attendance Policies

To enter the exhibit hall, you must have a convention badge. Review the following TMEA badge policies before attending the convention.

  • Workshop Seating: Attendees who are not active members will be asked to offer their seats to active TMEA members at workshops with capacity attendance. Non-active member attendees will not be provided handouts until a clinic has completed and handouts remain available.
  • Badge Replacements: Replacements for all badge types are $10 each.
  • CPE Credit: No CPE credit will be given to those holding non-educator, family, or visitor badges. CPE credit is available only to TMEA Active type members, Honorary Life members, and out-of-state attendees who register and attend the convention. College Student and Retired members will not have access to create CPE records.
  • Service Animals: With the exception of service animals (as defined by the ADA), no animals are allowed in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. For clarification or additional questions, contact Delia Garcia, Delia.garcia@sanantonio.gov

     

Questions? Contact the TMEA Membership Department at 512-452-0710, ext. 105, or email Membership Manager Susan Daugherty or stop by the Information Booth during Convention Registration hours.

Convention Badge Types

Music Educators

Available for online prepurchase and onsite—All music educators (public and private) must register for the convention. This includes conductors, clinicians, private lesson instructors, and professional musicians. Texas music educators/musicians must also be active TMEA members to complete registration. If you do not pre-register, you will complete onsite registration and receive your badge after completing that process.

College Students

Available for online prepurchase and onsite—TMEA College Student members attend our convention at no cost (membership must be current—dues are $30). While registration is free, you must still complete this step to have a badge.

High School and Middle School Students

Available onsite only—TMEA does not permit attendance by high school and middle school students until Friday after 3 p.m. (except [1] if accompanied by TMEA family members or [2] students who are members of invited performing groups). Directors should note that the TMEA convention should not be used as a field trip opportunity for groups of students. High school and middle school students who are not members of an invited performing group can register beginning at 3 p.m. Friday at the Visitor booth and must present a school ID. Middle school students must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. The HS/MS student registration fee is $15 per student. Family of students can purchase family badges (student must be present).

TFME Exception: Active members of a Texas Future Music Educators chapter register in advance and are allowed to pick up their badges onsite starting at 7:30 a.m., Friday morning.

Non-Music Educator Attendees

Available onsite only—Anyone who is not a musician or music educator can purchase visitor passes at the Visitor registration booth. No CPE credit will be given to individuals with visitor badges.

  • Adult Single-day: $95
  • Adult Multi-day: $170
Family Members of Registered Attendees

Available for online prepurchase (until Feb 1) and onsite—Family members of registered attendees can purchase a badge for $15 each, as long as they are not also music educators, musicians, or college music students. Family badges can be purchased by a TMEA member through the online registration process or onsite at the convention. Prepurchased family badges are non-refundable. Onsite purchase must be by a TMEA member who has completed registration (by preregistering or completing onsite registration). For children 11 and under, family badges are free and available if the child is present at registration. Family badges do not provide priority access to All-State concerts. Entrance for family badge holders will be 10 minutes prior to the concert if seating is available.

Family Members of Performers & All-State Students

Available onsite only—Family members of performing group members can attend their group’s concert without a badge. Entrance to the Exhibit Hall does, however, require the purchase of a Family/Visitor badge for $15 each available at the Visitor registration booth (FREE for All-State student family members and for children 11 and under if the child is present at registration).

Performing Group Members & Chaperones

Performing Group Directors will submit their members’ and chaperones’ names in advance. Performing group badges will be available as a single packet for pickup only by the performing group director after he/she has successfully completed registration. Performing group member badges are available at the Visitor booth. Complimentary chaperone badges will not be provided to music educators.

Exhibitors

Go to the Exhibitor Webpage for details on obtaining badges.