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Elementary Clinics
The list is sorted by primary topic and then by clinic title. Clinics are subject to change.
Creating School Culture Through Musical Theatre
Primary Topic: Advocacy/Community support
Clinicians: Hunter Baen, Hubenak ES; Christy Elam, Hubenak ES; Courtney Hayes, Randle ES; Ashley DeLuna, Lamar CISD
Building Student Voice Through Collaborative Assessment
Primary Topic: Assessment
TMEA Featured Clinician: Leigh Ann Garner, St. Olaf College
Managing Your Elementary Music Classroom with Mindfulness
Primary Topic: Classroom management
Clinician: Elizabeth Thacker, Fort Worth ISD
Rhythms and Routines: Mastering Music Classroom Management
Primary Topic: Classroom management
Clinician: Pauline Medlin, Trinity Valley School
Nurturing Student Ownership with Composition and Performance
Primary Topic: Composing/arranging
Clinician: Lucas Schoppe, Davis ES
Kids with Autism Can!
Primary Topic: Inclusion, diversity, equity and access
Clinicians: Sandy Lantz, West Music Co; Gretchen Wahlberg, West Music Co
Lift Every Voice: Honoring Black History in the Elementary Music Classroom
Primary Topic: Inclusion, diversity, equity and access
TMEA Featured Clinician: Franklin Willis, Vanderbilt Univ
Rondas Infantiles: Circle Games from Latin America
Primary Topic: Inclusion, diversity, equity and access
Clinician: Julissa Chapa, Univ of Houston, Moores School of Music
Supporting Multilingual Learners in the Music Classroom
Primary Topic: Inclusion, diversity, equity and access
Clinician: Carolyn Sharpe, Macie Publishing Company
What’s the Big IDEA? Teaching Students About Neurodiversity
Primary Topic: Inclusion, diversity, equity and access
Clinicians: Analisa Byrd, Steubing Ranch ES; Bethany Nicely, Vineyard Ranch ES
Recorder Without Traditional Notation
Primary Topic: Instrument methods
Clinician: Natasha Thurmon, Boldt ES
Blue Jello: A Delicious Way to Study Rhythm
Primary Topic: Music Theory
Clinicians: Alexandra Caplis-Tuttle, Private Instructor; Amy Harris, Private Instructor
Music Theory Playtime: Where Learning Meets Fun
Primary Topic: Music Theory
Clinician: Stacey Werner, Musicplay
Developing an Elementary Ensemble for a TMEA Invited Performance
Primary Topic: Other
Clinicians: Matthew Trevino, Roan Forest ES; Felipe Rosales, Corey Fine Arts/Dual Language Academy; Roxanne Ng, Ellison ES; Staci Waites, Neill ES
I’m a Star: Repertoire and Retention
Primary Topic: Recruiting/Retention
Clinician: John Jacobson, Musicplay USA
Bloom: Making Your Children's Choir Blossom
Primary Topic: Repertoire selection
Clinicians: Andy Beck, Alfred Music; Krista Hart, Alfred Music
It’s a Musical World: Travel the World Through Song
Primary Topic: Repertoire selection
Clinician: John Jacobson, Musicplay USA
Meet Me in the Middle: Choral Rep for Middle Schoolers
Primary Topic: Repertoire selection
Clinicians: Andy Beck, Alfred Music; Krista Hart, Alfred Music
New Choral Repertoire from Heritage Music Press (Elem/MS)
Primary Topic: Repertoire selection
Clinician: Bryan Sharpe, Heritage Music Press
Songs of the Sun: Filipino Folk Songs for the Classroom
Primary Topic: Repertoire selection
Clinician: Tiffany Barry, San Jose State Univ
Write It Yourself! Composition Basics for Elementary Music
Primary Topic: Repertoire selection
Clinicians: Felipe Rosales, Corey Fine Arts/Dual Language Academy; Elyse Kahler, Houston Community College-Central
We All Make Music: Active Inclusion of Special Needs Students
Primary Topic: Special needs instruction
Clinician: Emily Brackney, Forest Vista ES
A Dance a Day Brings Community Our Way!
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
TMEA Featured Clinician: Leigh Ann Garner, St. Olaf College
A Tale of Two Schools: Adapting Lessons for Your Students
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinicians: Lauren Summa, Passmore ES; Paul Cimini, Williams ES
Are We Playing a Game Today? Yes!
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Kelly Orr, Stribling ES
Awaken the Teaching Artist: Dalcroze for Every Classroom
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinicians: Anthony Molinaro, Carnegie Mellon Univ; Stephen Neely, Carnegie Mellon Univ
Bit by Bit: Choral Musicianship for Young Choirs
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
TMEA Featured Clinician: Leigh Ann Garner, St. Olaf College
Books, Beats, and Brilliance
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
TMEA Featured Clinician: Franklin Willis, Vanderbilt Univ
Bringing Stories to Life: A Eurhythmics Approach
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Steven Robbins, Comal ISD
Co-Teaching in the Kodály Classroom
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinicians: Rachel Hamann, Creekview ES; David Horn
Dance and Play the Irish Way!
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinicians: Susan Keeble, Lincoln Trail Elementary; Rachel Aupperle, Ridgeview CUSD #19
Drumming and Movement for PreK–Grade 2 and Special Needs Students
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Mary Knysh, Rhythmic Connections
Forging Your Own Pathway for Student Growth
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Christina Reardon, Movement & Music Specialist
From Elementary Music to Middle School Choir: Strategies for Success
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Michael Leonas, Denton ISD
It Takes a Village: Community-Building & Creative Movement
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Chelsea Short, Bulverde Creek ES
Keep the Beat: Make the Rhythm Sticks Groove
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
TMEA Featured Clinician: Franklin Willis, Vanderbilt Univ
Let’s Groove: More Folk Dancing with a Twist
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Missy Strong, GIA Publications, Inc. / Meredith Music
Mixing It Up with Children's Lit
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinicians: Sandy Lantz, West Music Co; Gretchen Wahlberg, West Music Co
Modal Madness: Songs & Activities Beyond Major & Minor
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Georgia Newlin, Music Is Elementary
Move to Learn: Harnessing the Wiggles in the Primary Grades
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Kristine Olson, Private Instructor
Move Your Body: 1, 2, Step
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Lesley Dennis, King ES
Multiple Intelligence in the Music Classroom
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Lillie Feierabend, Feierabend Association for Music Education
Music as Metaphor: Cultivating Community Through Song and Story
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
TMEA Featured Clinician: Leigh Ann Garner, St. Olaf College
Nurturing Musicianship in Our Lyrical Little Ones
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
TMEA Featured Clinician: Leigh Ann Garner, St. Olaf College
Orffin' Around: Everyday Rhythmic Connections
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Chelsea Cook, OrffRageous Publications, LLC
Pop with Props in the Elementary Music Classroom
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinicians: Elaine Waier, Cypress Fairbanks ISD; Emily Lucas, Lamar CISD
Rhythm: The Gateway to Creating & Performing with Recorders
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Rina Sklar, Macie Publishing Company
Run the World: Empowerment Through Beyoncé’s Music
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
TMEA Featured Clinician: Franklin Willis, Vanderbilt Univ
Scaffolding for Success: Sequencing for PreK Musicians
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Sandra Divnick, Pre-K Academy at West Ave
SEL Stories: Storybook Orff Lessons for Active Music-Making
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Meredith Mooney, Duke ES
Selecting Elementary Choir Music: An Instrumentalist's Perspective
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Rebecca Puckett, Sunset Valley ES
Sequencing Learning Modalities to Prepare Melodic Concepts
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Jennifer Archuleta, Ryan ES
StickBoom!: A Modern Approach to Boomwhackers and Rhythm Sticks
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
TMEA Featured Clinicians: Franklin Willis, Vanderbilt Univ; Tyler Swick, Ellis ES (Nevada)
Stories That Sing
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Angela Leonhardt, Hidden Forest ES
Storybook Magic: Using Storybooks to Teach Instrument Skills
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Jeanette Mihalchik, Alabaster City Schools
Teach Me About Hip Hop
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
TMEA Featured Clinician: Franklin Willis, Vanderbilt Univ
Totally Tuned In: Cultivating Musicianship in Grades 3–5
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
TMEA Featured Clinician: Leigh Ann Garner, St. Olaf College
Under the Big Top: A Black Light Experience
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinicians: Sandy Lantz, West Music Co; Gretchen Wahlberg, West Music Co
Unmute the Grumps: Activities for Reluctant Fifth Graders
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinicians: Micaela Campos, Mathews ES; Emma Becker, Royse City ISD
Tools & Toys: Using Everyday Items to Create Music Together
Primary Topic: Technology integration
Clinician: Kristin Pugliese, Note Knacks Music
What's New at QuaverMusic?
Primary Topic: Technology integration
Clinician: Graham Hepburn, QuaverEd
House Party: It's a Whole Vibe!
Primary Topic: Urban School Strategies
Clinician: Chelsea Cook, OrffRageous Publications, LLC
We Sing, We Move, We Jam! Orff in the Urban Community
Primary Topic: Urban School Strategies
Clinician: Chelsea Cook, OrffRageous Publications, LLC