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Vocal Clinics
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What's Your Vibe? Culture and PR in the Choir Program
Primary Topic: Advocacy/Community support
Clinician: Christopher Fiorini, Bridgeland HS
Little Fires Everywhere: Chaos Management for the TB Choir
Primary Topic: Classroom management
Clinician: Colton Blake, The Choir Guy LLC
Every Reason to Stay: Recruit & Retain 6th–12th Choir Students
Primary Topic: Recruiting/Retention
Clinician: Dustin Barksdale, Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy
Quick & Easy Team-Building Brain Breaks
Primary Topic: Recruiting/Retention
Clinician: Casi Curington, Strike MS
Recruiting and Retaining Hispanic and Latino/a/x/e Students
Primary Topic: Recruiting/Retention
Clinician: Ruben Alcala, Fort Worth ISD
Front-Loading Your Choral Rehearsal: Constructing for Success
Primary Topic: Rehearsal techniques
Clinician: Christine Bass, Hal Leonard
Pop A Cappella for All: Rehearsal Strategies & More
Primary Topic: Rehearsal techniques
Clinicians: Leia Browning, Rockwall HS; Wesley Davis, Marcus HS
There’s No Place Like Tone
Primary Topic: Rehearsal techniques
Clinician: Heather Orr, Montgomery HS
Vocal Technique: Assess, Diagnose, Prescribe & Heal
Primary Topic: Rehearsal techniques
Clinicians: Raegan Grantham, Katy ISD; Audrey De La Cruz, Jordan HS
When Voices Aren't Enough: Collaborating Choirs with Instruments
Primary Topic: Rehearsal techniques
Clinicians: Derrick Brookins, Denton ISD; Denise Guilbert, Plano Community Band
KoroNation: A Culturally Informed Filipino Reading Session
Primary Topic: Repertoire selection
Clinicians: Roger David, Michigan State Univ; Kyra Stahr, Univ of Miami
New and True: Finding Music That Fits for Middle School
Primary Topic: Repertoire selection
Clinician: Christine Jones, Young JH
Repertory Story: Choosing Music for Success
Primary Topic: Repertoire selection
Clinician: Melody Villegas, New MS
Still Golden: Golden Age of Mexican Choral Music Now
Primary Topic: Repertoire selection
Clinician: Eladio Valenzuela, Andress HS
Empowering Dyslexic Students Through Color-Coded Music
Primary Topic: Special needs instruction
Clinicians: Kristin Stewart, Harwood JH; Carren Carlsen, Harwood JH
Applying Four Pillars of Leadership: Empathy
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinicians: Sylvia Garza, Magnolia ISD; Deidre Douglas, Cypress Falls HS; Kay Owens, Retired; Sarah Council, Plano West Sr HS, Moderator
Applying Four Pillars of Leadership: Resilience
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinicians: Dianne Brumley, Retired; Betsy Cook Weber, Univ of Houston, Moores School of Music; A. Jan Taylor, Retired; Sarah Council, Plano West Sr HS, Moderator
Applying Four Pillars of Leadership: Trust
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinicians: Adriana Arango Torrez, Fossum MS; Marianna Simpson, Parker ES; Vicky Suarez, Dealey Montessori Academy; Courtney Wilson, Hays MS, Moderator
Applying Four Pillars of Leadership: Vision
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinicians: Ashley Dame, Wylie East HS; Amy Moore, Salyards MS; Seini Mila, Watauga MS; Courtney Wilson, Hays MS, Moderator
Choir Hot Takes: Deconstructing the Tried and True
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Gerald Nicholas, Chaparral HS
Crossing Octaves: Empowering Trebles to Teach Tenors/Basses
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinicians: Kimberly Monzón, Baylor Univ; Alissa Ruth Suver, Baylor Univ
Hit the Ground Running: The Roadmap to Sightreading Success
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinicians: Iliana Guerrero, Veterans Memorial HS; Travis Baldwin, Veterans Memorial HS
Melodies from the Heart: Gospel Warmups for the Choir
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Robert Gibson, Univ of North Texas
Singing Sirens: Building a Beautiful Beginner Treble Tone
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Amanda Ransom, Henry MS
Strategic Planning for the UIL Choir Sightreading Pilot
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinicians: Bradley Kent, UIL State Director of Music; Gabriel Musella, UIL State Assistant Music Director
We Built This City on Candy and Chaos: Sixth-Grade Boys Choirs
Primary Topic: Teaching methods
Clinician: Tommie Trinh, First Colony MS
Choir on a Dime
Primary Topic: Title 1/Low-Income Programs
Clinician: Lauren Davis, MacArthur HS