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College Clinics
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Conversations on Research and Graduate Education
Clinician: Music Education Faculty from the College Division Research Committee
Educate, Advocate, Communicate: Engaging Arts for All
Primary Topic: Advocacy/Community support
Clinician: Jeff Bradford, Richardson ISD
Engage Your Core: Strong Solutions to Sticky Situations
Primary Topic: Advocacy/Community support
TMEA Featured Clinician: Ann Marie Stanley, Penn State University
Choose Your Own Adventure in Music Teaching and Learning
Primary Topic: Certification/Career planning
TMEA Featured Clinician: Ann Marie Stanley, Penn State University
Conquer the TExES EC–12 Music Exam
Primary Topic: Certification/Career planning
Clinician: Eric Branscome, Texas A&M Univ Commerce
Future School of Music Class of 2025, Meet the Class of 2035
Primary Topic: Certification/Career planning
TMEA Featured Clinician: Ann Marie Stanley, Penn State University
Growing Music Teachers: From Mentees to Mentors
Primary Topic: Certification/Career planning
Clinicians: Lisa Trittin, Pflugerville ISD; Sarah Martinez, Pflugerville ISD; Megan Darlington, Windermere ES
I Was Just Assigned a Student Teacher, Now What?
Primary Topic: Certification/Career planning
Clinician: Kelly Desjardins, Rodriguez MS
New Requirements for Cooperating Teachers/Field Supervisors
Primary Topic: Certification/Career planning
Clinicians: Michele Henry, Baylor Univ; John Denis, Texas State Univ; Amy Simmons, Univ of Texas at Austin
Student Teaching 101: A Guide to Maximizing Your Experience
Primary Topic: Certification/Career planning
Clinicians: Philip Flynn, North East ISD; Rebecca Lakes, Eisenhower MS; Sixto Elizondo, Reagan HS
The 5 W's (and 1 H) of Obtaining Your Advanced Degree
Primary Topic: Certification/Career planning
Clinician: Daniel Harbaugh, Abilene Christian Univ
You've Finished Your College Coursework, Now What?
Primary Topic: Certification/Career planning
Clinicians: Matthew Coffey, Univ of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Allison Davis, Univ of Texas Rio Grande Valley
A Peaceful, Collaborative Classroom? You Have What It Takes!
Primary Topic: Classroom management
TMEA Featured Clinician: Ann Marie Stanley, Penn State University
Managing Your Classroom for Success!
Primary Topic: Classroom management
Clinician: Joshua Taylor, Timberwood MS
Creative Music-Making for All Music Classes
Primary Topic: Composing/arranging
Clinician: Stephen Cox, Fox Technical HS
Better Hands for Better Bands: A Conducting Refresher
Primary Topic: Conducting techniques
Clinicians: Brett Richardson, Texas Lutheran Univ; Kyle Glaser, Texas State Univ
Musical Theater Conducting Strategies for Music Educators
Primary Topic: Conducting techniques
Clinician: Sixto Montesinos, Saint Mary's College
An Artist's Guide to Grant Writing
Primary Topic: Funding/Grant writing
Clinician: Kyle Jones, Western Illinois Univ
Autism Acceptance & Neuroaffirming Support in the Classroom
Primary Topic: Inclusion, diversity, equity and access
Clinicians: Cecilia Hernandez, Texas State Univ; Sergio De Leon, Burbank HS
Collaborating with Your School District's Music Therapist
Primary Topic: Inclusion, diversity, equity and access
Clinicians: Elizabeth Chappell, Texas Tech Univ; Della Molloy-Daugherty, Texas Woman's Univ
“Conexion Latina”: Empowering Music Education
Primary Topic: Inclusion, diversity, equity and access
Clinicians: Daniel Gonzalez, Tyler HS; Yvonne Garcia, Chapel Hill (Tyler) ISD; Sergio Olivares, Bullard MS
Creating Courses for a Mariachi Concentra Degree
Primary Topic: Inclusion, diversity, equity and access
Clinicians: John Lopez, Retired; Amanda Soto, Texas State Univ
Deaf Inclusion in Music: Creating Success for All
Primary Topic: Inclusion, diversity, equity and access
Clinicians: Edward Ercilla, Univ of Miami; Adam Chitta, Wood MS
One Class, Many Cultures: Teaching Students from Around the World
Primary Topic: Inclusion, diversity, equity and access
Clinician: Amy Melton, Univ of Texas at Austin
Sensory Friendly Concerts for Your School Community
Primary Topic: Inclusion, diversity, equity and access
Clinician: Caroline Hand, Univ of Oklahoma
Through Our Eyes: Neurodivergence in Music Classrooms
Primary Topic: Inclusion, diversity, equity and access
Clinicians: Jess Walls, Auburn Univ; Simon Carter, Texas Tech Univ; Lauren Garcia, Indian Springs MS; Taryn Davis, Houston Chamber Ringers
Y'all Means All: Supporting All Students in the Classroom
Primary Topic: Inclusion, diversity, equity and access
Clinician: Michael Leonas, Denton ISD
Varied Methods for Music Teachers to Teach Piano Classes
Primary Topic: Instrument methods
Clinician: Phu Vu, Texas Tech Univ
I Love My Job, But: Mental Wellness in Music Education
Primary Topic: Mental health and wellness
Clinicians: Natalie Steele Royston, Iowa State Univ; Phillip Payne, Kansas State Univ
Sound Mind, Sound Music: Mental Health for Music Majors
Primary Topic: Mental health and wellness
Clinicians: Sarah Hamilton, Univ of North Texas; Danielle Woolery, Texas Woman's Univ
College Student Open Forum
Primary Topic: Other
Clinicians: Fred Allen, Retired; Charlotte Moellering, Retired; Deidre Douglas, Cypress Falls HS; Michael Vasquez, Reed ES
Longevity in Music Education: Continuing to Thrive
Primary Topic: Other
Clinician: La Shawna Townsel, Rowe MS
Preparing High School Students for a Successful Transition to College
Primary Topic: Other
Clinicians: Molly Wilkens-Reed, Virginia Tech; Mathias Elmer, Virginia Tech
T-TESS: The Perfect Framework for Music Education
Primary Topic: Other
Clinicians: Sam Harris, Galena Park ISD; Kimberly Martin, Galena Park HS / ISD, Principal; Daniel Ponce, Galena Park HS; KC Christensen, Galena Park HS
Connecting Your Students with Living Composers
Primary Topic: Philosophical priorities of music-making
Clinicians: Cathy Likhuta, Freelance Composer; Nicholas Williams, Univ of Georgia; Brandon Houghtalen, Univ of Texas at El Paso
Creating Positive Self-Efficacy with Young Musicians
Primary Topic: Philosophical priorities of music-making
Clinician: Jeff Bellgardt, Mount Enterprise HS
Stop, Collaborate & Listen: Maintaining Great Accompanists
Primary Topic: Philosophical priorities of music-making
Clinicians: Rebecca Cauthron, Private Instructor; Michelle Gibson, Fort Worth Chorale; Mark Teal, Duncanville HS; Ashley Grant, Leo Adams MS
Cultivating Motivation and Resilience in Your Private Studio
Primary Topic: Private lesson strategies
Clinicians: Carnell Simmons, Blinn College; Jessica Borski, Blinn College
Teaching Purposeful Practice
Primary Topic: Private lesson strategies
Clinician: Genevieve Clarkson, Oklahoma City Univ
Guiding Your Students As They Prepare for College Auditions
Primary Topic: Recruiting/Retention
Clinicians: Lynn Ledbetter, Texas State Univ; Stephanie Meyers, Univ of Texas at El Paso; Stephanie Westney, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, TexASTA President
Recruit and Retain Strategies for Secondary Title I Programs
Primary Topic: Recruiting/Retention
Clinician: Rachael Freed, Katy ISD
Recruitment Is Hard: How to Get ’Em and Keep ’Em
Primary Topic: Recruiting/Retention
Clinicians: Robert Schwartz, Southeastern Louisiana Univ; Frances Fonza, Southeastern Louisiana Univ; Johnnie Bankens, Southeastern Louisiana Univ
Transfer Shock: Helping Transfer Students Have a Great Start
Primary Topic: Recruiting/Retention
Clinician: Ashley Glenn, Austin College
A Fundamental Approach to Mariachi Trumpet
Primary Topic: Rehearsal techniques
Clinician: David Abraham Moreno, Univ of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Guidelines to Productive Rehearsals with a Pianist
Primary Topic: Rehearsal techniques
Clinicians: Sehee Lee, Texas A&M Univ Kingsville; Minjung Seo, Auburn Univ
There Is Enough Time: Planning Effective Rehearsals
Primary Topic: Rehearsal techniques
Clinician: Ingrid Martin, Conducting Artistry
College Division Research Poster Session
Primary Topic: Research method and results
Clinician: Carter Biggers, Texas Woman's Univ, TMEA College Division Vice-President
Keep a Beat: Teaching Strategies for Early Childhood Music Education
Primary Topic: Research method and results
TMEA Featured Clinician: Kamile Geist, Louisiana State University
Keep a Beat: Using Rhythm and Movement to Increase Student Attention and Decrease Teacher Stress
Primary Topic: Research method and results
TMEA Featured Clinician: Kamile Geist, Louisiana State University
Inclusive Education in the Private Music Studio
Primary Topic: Special needs instruction
Clinician: Shannon McDonald, Texas Woman's Univ
Meaningful and Manageable: Inclusion for Them and You
Primary Topic: Special needs instruction
Clinician: Julie Duty, United Sound
If You're Happy and You Know It, Then You Learn
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Robert Duke, Univ of Texas at Austin
Instrumentalists: Add Singing to Your Teaching Toolbelt
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinicians: Vicki Baker, Texas Woman's Univ; Jeffrey Tarr, Texas Woman's Univ
Music Strategies to Support STEM in Early Childhood Ed
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
TMEA Featured Clinician: Kamile Geist, Louisiana State University
Music Therapy and Music Education: Teaming to Support SEL
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
TMEA Featured Clinician: Kamile Geist, Louisiana State University
Reclaiming the Joy in Our Music Ensembles and Classrooms
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinicians: Jacqueline Henninger, Texas Tech Univ; John Parsons, Texas Tech Univ
Success, Culture, and Well-Being in the Music Classroom
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Joel Pagan, Texas Tech Univ
The Teacher You Want to Be
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Anna Jo Knight, Abernathy ES
AI for Music Teachers: How AI Can Work for You
Primary Topic: Technology integration
Clinician: Matt Woodward, Merlyn Mind