300+ Clinics
With hundreds of workshops tailored for band, orchestra, vocal, elementary, and college educators and students, the TMEA Clinic/Convention is the best source for professional development and enrichment in the nation. Learn from experienced educators while earning Continuing Professional Education credits.
Clinic Details & Schedules
Clinic Previews
Explore the clinic titles and clinicians accepted for the TMEA Clinic/Convention by category. Browse clinic previews.
Convention Preview Magazine
Review clinic descriptions in the December magazine, which features a preview of the full convention schedule. View past issues.
Convention App
Search the schedule, explore events by track, learn about presenters, and create your personalized agenda. Download the convention app.
Technology Preconference
Wednesday, February 12 | $50 Registration Addon
The TI:ME Technology Institute for Music Educators will host a one-day preconference featuring clinics on technology for music educators.
Preconference Registration and Badge Pickup
Purchase $50 technology preconference access when registering in advance or as a convention addon. Online registration closes January 31.
If paying onsite (at CC 214), you can pay by credit card, Venmo, PayPal, or a separate check payable to TI:ME. Payment may not be combined with your TMEA registration check, and purchase orders will not be accepted.
Tech Preconference Registration
Wednesday, February 12
CC 214 Foyer
8 a.m.–3 p.m.
You do not need to complete your TMEA registration before obtaining your preconference badge. Go directly to this event.
Featured Clinicians
Our annual convention includes over 300 clinics by music educators from Texas and beyond. Each year, our TMEA Divisions can also include nationally recognized Featured Clinicians who present multiple clinics targeted to the members of the division. Learn more about this year’s featured clinicians.
Dr. Kevin L. Sedatole
Band Division
Dr. Charles Laux
Orchestra Division
Dr. Leigh Ann Garner
Elementary Division
Franklin Willis
Elementary Division
Dr. Kamile Geist, MT-BC
College Division
Dr. Ann Marie Stanley
College Division
Celeste Headlee, Keynote Speaker
Attend the General Session on Thursday, February 13 at 8:00 a.m. in Lila Cockrell Theatre.
About the Keynote Speaker
Celeste Headlee is an award-winning journalist and radio host, professional speaker, and author of the bestselling books We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter and Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving. Her TEDx Talk, “10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation,” has been viewed over 23 million times and is one of the 10 most-watched talks posted on TED’s homepage.
In her 20-year career in public radio, Celeste has been the Executive Producer of On Second Thought at Georgia Public Radio and anchored programs including Tell Me More, Talk of the Nation, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition. She also served as cohost of the national morning news show The Takeaway from PRI and WNYC and anchored presidential coverage in 2012 for PBS World Channel.
As an NPR host and journalist, Celeste has interviewed hundreds of people from all walks of life. Through her work, she has learned the true power of conversation and its ability to bridge gaps or deepen wounds. In a time when conversations are often minimized to a few words in a text message and lack of meaningful communication and dialogue abounds, Celeste sheds a much-needed light on the lost and essential art of conversation.
Professional Development Resources
Clinic Audio Recordings
For just $20, gain unlimited access to an invaluable resource: recordings of all Thursday to Saturday clinics from the TMEA convention. Purchase audio recordings when registering in advance or as a convention addon. Online registration closes January 31.
Clinic Handouts
Clinic handouts will be available after February 1.
Download Handouts in the App: For clinics with handouts, download them from the convention app to view offline. We recommend downloading any materials you need before traveling to the convention.
Printing Handouts: If you can’t print directly from your mobile device, you can:
- Save the handouts to a shared folder (e.g., Google Drive).
- Email them to yourself from the app.
- Use the web version of the app (link below) to download and print them on a computer with printer access.
Web Version of the App: To access handouts, create an account or log in with your app credentials. In the web view, “My Schedule” is called “My Planner.” Go to any clinic detail page and download the handout for printing.
Convention CPE Credit
Continuing Professional Education credit is available only to TMEA Active type members, Honorary Life members, and out-of-state attendees who register and attend convention. College Student and Retired members will not have access to create CPE records.
Propose a Clinic
Proposals are accepted online May 1-June 1.
The TMEA Clinic/Convention hosts hundreds of clinics on a wide variety of topics for current and future PreK–College music educators in every discipline. Share your innovative teaching methods and transformative strategies with a community of thousands of educators and students eager to learn and grow.
Convention Questions?
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