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Quick Take Session (25minutes) Equity Ethical Fundraising in a Title I Community

Young musicians need tools, music, and experiences, but these have a cost. Fundraising ALSO has a cost – to your community! Is ethical fundraising in economically disadvantaged communities possible? How do we do it?
Hear about fundraisers, granting organizations, profit margins, and administrative advocacy that has worked in Houston R1 Schools, and the driving principles behind how we decide what to do.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Band Drum Corps Pedagogy & Procedures at Home: Super Simple!

Drum Corps have been honing their pedagogy and procedures for decades, and these can produce repeatable, undeniable quality without undue stress. The ideas these instructors rely on are simple and can be applied to any ensemble, and any wind instrument, at any age, with infinite variation. This presentation discusses basic procedures and musical pedagogy DCI instructors rely on and demonstrates exercises to enhance the clarity of your group while giving greater agency to your students over their rehearsal and playing.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) NAfME-Collegiate Musical Taboo: Injuries, Beta-blocker use, and Staying Healthy

Most musicians will sustain an injury at some point. Injuries can happen early, and prevalence increases as one's career advances. Musicians have also been known to use beta-blockers to calm nerves for auditions, but not without controversy. Led by the founder of the Stanford University Performing Arts Medicine Program, this interactive presentation will review common and uncommon musician injuries, use of beta blockers in musicians, explore ways to avoid injury, and end with a question-and-answer session.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) NAfME-Collegiate Settling the Score: Culturally informed adaptation of non-western percussion parts in published works for choir, orchestra, band, and chamber ensembles

More and more published works are incorporating "world percussion" into instrumental part
writing. Often, these parts are skeletal representations of a rhythm, and lack helpful context
or direction. Sometimes, these parts even contradict with the musical practices of the
culture they are purporting to represent.
This clinic will examine how we can use the written parts, program notes, and even the title
of the piece to determine a more appropriate, and culturally informed approach to
performance.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) MCDA Sight-Singing Bee

Sight-Singing Bee

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) MCDA Meet the All-State Choir Conductor

Learn more about the preparation and intent in preparing the All-State Choir.

Round Table/Panel Discussion Retired Members Retired Members Coffee

Enjoy the fellowship of other MMEA Retired Member over your morning coffee

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Mentoring Things for Strings: Steps in Building Your Young String Program

Build your program on strong fundamentals and basic skills for success.

Round Table/Panel Discussion MSHSAA MSHSAA Music Advisory Roundtable

This roundtable discussion will be an open forum for discussion and questions with the MSHSAA Music Advisory Committee which meets annually to evaluate and provide recommendations to the MSHSAA Board of Directors about rule and governance issues that impact Music Activities. This roundtable will provide an active forum for the advisory to hear directly from member school directors before their annual advisory session in the spring.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) MSHSAA MSHSAA Update

A timely update regarding the MSHSAA and Music Activities across the state. Including information on the Prescribed Graded Music List, Festival Participation, Governance, Concerns, and Solutions. If you are an active middle, junior, and/or high school music director this is an excellent session to learn about the association and its support of music education and participation.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Research Research Posters to Peruse

Posters presenting recent research by undergraduate and graduate students, classroom teachers, and college faculty in an interactive, "science fair" format. There will be a variety of topics, and every MMEA member should find something of interest (something that applies to "ME"!).

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Mentoring Stepping and Prepping the Elementary Music Program

Develop lesson plans that incorporate movement with music to get some pep in their steps!

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Band For the Last Time... Your Drumsticks Are NOT Lightsabers": Modern Solutions for Engaging Young Percussionists

Join us as we equip band directors with modern tools and techniques to transform their percussion sections from chaos to concert-ready. We'll explore the concept of "flipping" elements of your classroom, leveraging technology to create interactive, engaging, and efficient learning experiences for young percussionists (and beyond) - giving directors the time and confidence they need to keep every section of the band engaged. Attendees will learn practical strategies to boost student engagement, foster independence, and improve classroom management program-wide. 

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Choral Choral Rhythm Jam Session

This session will focus on how to get you, your choir, your accompanist, and your instrumentalists to groove. Attendees will get hands-on experience practicing and conducting funky rhythms and learn how to integrate them into rehearsal. Rhythm examples will be available to take home. (Geared towards middle school and above but open to all.)

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Choral Reading Session and Songwriting 101

Explore songs written by choirs throughout the world in Jim’s songwriting workshops. Find out his step-by-step process when working with people of all ages to create a new piece. Attendees will receive a music packet to take with them along with a handout describing his process.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Early Childhood/Elementary Rhythm and Groove for Elementary Musicians

Discover ways to introduce world rhythms to elementary musicians and learn hands-on techniques to use in your classroom. Read through some of Jim’s newest pieces for younger singers that you can use with your choirs right away.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Choral Small Town or Big Potential? Thriving in a Rural Setting

Rural communities offer a sense of belonging, tradition, and hometown pride that can become catalysts for a thriving music program. These programs look different and measure success differently than their urban and suburban counterparts but are equally rewarding, challenging, and flourishing. Let’s explore some ways to take a program somewhere even if it’s in the middle of nowhere.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Choral You Belong Here: Recruiting and Retaining Singers in the Choral Program

As choral directors, we are always exploring ways to recruit and retain singers in school choral ensembles. In this interactive session, the clinician will share strategies to build and grow a choral program in the following areas: 1) exploring program structure to meet the needs of the community/school; 2) identifying and connecting with prospective singers; and 3) creating engaging musical experiences that encourage singer retention.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Choral Utilizing Voice Pedagogy Principles in the Choral Classroom

Establishing basic foundations rooted in Voice Pedagogy can set your High School or Junior High choir up for continued success. Through the lens of vocal technique, we will tackle common problems for choirs including: support, tuning, tongue tension, creating unified vowels, and onsets. The workshop will provide a brief recap of the voice pedagogy concepts covered, offer helpful ways of explaining these concepts to your students, and include exercises for frequent use in choral rehearsals to reinforce the techniques learned.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Choral Effective and Efficient Theory and Performance Assessment Practices

Always running out of time to assess theory or sight-reading? Do you spend too much time reminding students of pitch letters, or how to identify solfege syllables? This session demonstrates how to integrate basic theory (solfege, pitch-rhythm, intervals, major/minor key signatures, aural audiation and rhythmic dictation) without losing entire class periods to theory review. Create smarter, stronger musicians by utilizing this process of daily theory! Ways to quickly assess and provide feedback for student sight-reading and repertoire are also discussed.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Music In Our Schools Month Pick Up the Pieces: Music for Children Funkified!

Energize your teaching by combining Orff methods with the joy of Funk music. Explore with movement, body percussion from Rhythmische Ubung, tools for improvisation, and revamped classics from Music for Children.

Round Table/Panel Discussion Tri-M Everything You Wanted to Know About Our Tri-M Organizations

Join us for an engaging panel discussion about the Tri-M Music Honor Society, a prestigious organization dedicated to recognizing exceptional music students at the middle and high school levels. This session will provide insights into the core values of Tri-M, including leadership, service, and musicianship, and explore how it promotes excellence in music education. Panelists will include Tri-M advisors who will share their experiences and the positive impact Tri-M has on both individual students and school music programs. Whether you're a music teacher looking to start a chapter, looking for new ideas for your chapter, or just wanting to learn more, this session will provide valuable information on how Tri-M fosters community engagement, academic achievement, and a passion for music. Come with your questions and leave inspired to support the next generation of student musicians.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Advancing Music Education Surviving to Thriving: Teaching at Small Schools and Loving It!

This clinic will be discussing the benefits of teaching music in a small school. It will also be providing some different ways you can be successful in a K-12 program.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Advancing Music Education WOW! Window of Our World! An overview of the Missouri Arts Education Data Project, its impact and next steps

The Missouri Arts Education Data Project (MOAEDP) compiles data from MO public schools about Fine Arts, including performing ensembles and general music classes. from the state department of education for comparative analysis and transforms it into publicly available interactive dashboards. recently launched for the first time in the fall of 2024, the information will be updated annually to reflect the true status of arts education and support discussions about access, programming, and opportunities for students in MO public schools.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Equity One of my students is transgender. Now what?

Being transgender is nothing new, however, navigating what to do after a student comes out to you can be something new. In this clinic, MSU graduate student and transgender man Brandon Geiger will give you a view on life as a transgender person, what to do (and not do) when a student comes out to you, and how to best support them in this tense time.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Equity Our Classrooms Are Poppin’: Teaching Strategies with Pop Tune Twists

Incorporating pop music into elementary classrooms fosters musical literacy, cultural awareness, creativity, and joy. Join us for an exploration of how to seamlessly integrate the pop music your students love with essential musical concepts. You'll receive practical lessons and activities tailored to K-6th grade students, supporting the preparation, presentation, and practice of these concepts. Let’s create dynamic, meaningful musical experiences that empower students to see themselves reflected in our classrooms as they learn.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) SMTE Improvising in Concert Bands, Choirs, Orchestras and Other Ensembles

Improvisation is a practice that is often limited to jazz settings but can be a readily accessible avenue to student creativity in any ensemble setting. This session will include active music making (singing and/or playing instruments) to demonstrate sequential steps to improvisation in traditional ensemble rehearsals, leading to improvement in both student musicianship and ensemble performance.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Multicultural Funkify Your Group - Rhythms from Across the World

Getting into a groove for all music teachers. In this session, participants will use world drumming to explore elasticity within music, learn about a variety of world rhythms, and find ways to help students groove.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) SMTE Flourishing in Music Education

• Music education is a challenging and often stressful profession. Yet many teachers and music majors healthily overcome obstacles and thrive. This session will provide recommendations and resources from the field of positive psychology to improve gratitude, mindfulness, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Mentoring Calming the Chaos: Surviving and Thriving in the K-12 Classroom

Designed to empower K-12 music educators with practical strategies for navigating the complexities of the K-12 classroom, this clinic will provide valuable insights into balancing the demands of teaching K-12 while fostering a vibrant music program.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Mentoring Choir Classroom Toolbox: Quick Hints and Tips

In this session, you will learn a variety of tricks, activities, and organization methods for better classroom management, recruitment, and community outreach.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Mentoring Relationships from the Top Down: Building Strong Professional Connections throughout your School

Building a program is difficult, regardless of the school size. This session will give educators strategies for effectively building relationships with all stakeholders within a school community.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) MOAJE Meet the All State Jazz Director

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Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Jazz MOAJE Jazz Reading Session

The Jazz Reading Session is a great opportunity for directors to play through a variety of arrangements of all levels, both new charts and the 'tried and true'. Bring your instrument and join us! Or just come and listen! There's sure to be a tune or two that will fit your program's needs.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Jazz Let's Play: Simple Exercises to Get Your Students Improvising

This session will discuss four different exercises to help make improvisation more comfortable for your students. These exercises can be used as warm ups, larger projects, or supplemental material within the context of a song.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Jazz Creative Warmups for Your Jazz Group

A short warmup session every day can lead to meaningful improvement over time for any ensemble, and jazz groups are no exception. We will look at ways to target various musical aspects including style, articulation, rhythm, time feel, intonation, balance, listening around the ensemble, and improvisation.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Technology MMEA Electronic Music Composition Contest Awards Ceremony

Winners and runners up of the 2024 MMEA Electronic Music Composition Contest Awards will be honored at this awards ceremony. Come join us to listen to their compositions and support our young and upcoming composers.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Technology Winds, Percussion, Guard, SOUND!; A new section of the band

How to create, integrate, and train a team of students to serve as a new section of the band that deals entirely with the technology component of the activity. Questions related to program wide benefits, how to recruit members, training options, scope of responsibility, etc. will be addressed within the clinic. Examples and student success stories will also be discussed within the session.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Technology Do not fear, AI is here!

In this jam-packed conference session, we'll be diving headfirst into the exciting world of AI tools and exploring how they can be used in education.
You're sure to leave this session with a wealth of knowledge and a newfound appreciation for the power of AI in education. So come join us and let's get our AI on!

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Technology More Hands-On Technology-Based Performance: Teaching with free and/or inexpensive software

We will explore what it means to perform music with technology and examine options for teaching it in the classroom. It will include examples from recent courses.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Technology Social Media 101 - It's Not That Scary!

Are you using social media in your music programs? If you are not - you definitely should be! Not only is social media a great way to get ideas from other music creatives, but it is also an amazing tool for music advocacy, fundraising, sight reading and MORE! This session will teach the basics for social media apps including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok and YouTube and show you how to use this apps to your advantage. What can a GOOD viral video do for your program???

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) MoASTA MoASTA Busniess Luncheon

The Missouri Chapter of the American String Teachers Association will host our annual busniess luncheon. Annual awards will be presented and prizes will be raffled to MoASTA members in attendance.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) MoASTA Meet the All-State Orchestra Conductor

This is an opportunity to meet Creston Herron, Director of Orchestral Studies at the University of Kansas and the conductor of the 2025 Missouri All-State Orchestra

Reading Session Orchestra Orchestra Reading Session

Bring your instrument and play repertoire for String Orchestra from a variety of difficulty levels and styles. Light refreshments provided!

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Early Childhood/Elementary Making Music with JOY & PURPOSE! K-8th

Attendees will participate in joy-filled singing games, action songs, literature, and active listening experiences as they examine Kodaly’s “3P’s” (Prepare, Present, Practice) to musical instruction that lead to musical concepts and literacy skill development grades K-8th.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Early Childhood/Elementary SING, PLAY, MOVE! The Heart and JOY in Early Childhood Music Education

The workshop will focus on creating an early childhood music and movement environment which stimulates and fosters the child’s innate musical abilities, cognitive, social, language, creative, and motor development. Participants will actively explore songs, rhymes, singing games, finger plays, and a multitude of other musical activities that provide a variety of developmentally appropriate musical experiences for the young child. Current research dealing with learning theory, early vocal production and song acquisition will be discussed. Participants will develop musical and pedagogical competencies to awaken and enrich the child’s life-long interest and JOY for music and learning.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Early Childhood/Elementary Inspire Creativity Together!

Join Jessica Ingraham and Dr. Cynthia Williams Phelps to engage in mindful listening and expressive art activities. Attendees will learn scaffolded lesson ideas to make the creative process less intimidating and help students, grades K-6, build confident music listening skills.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Early Childhood/Elementary Handling Organization and Management in the Elementary Classroom

This session will focus on ways elementary educators can take control of their time by giving tips and tricks for being better organized. It will also focus on handling classroom management struggles in the elementary music classroom. These two issues are often directly linked to one another; when the teacher is unprepared it shows in the way their classroom is run. The goal of this session is to help everyone be more successful in their day to day practices. This sessions would be especially helpful for the beginning music educator.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Early Childhood/Elementary Folk Tales to Tell and Retell

Including folk tales to your curriculum is an exciting doorway to creative music and movement experiences in the general music classroom. Learn and explore several folk tales from around the world to use in your classes and school programs.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Early Childhood/Elementary First Step to Improvising in your General Music Classes

Explore ways to include improvisation activities in a child-centered model of singing, playing and moving. It’s lots of fun!

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) Early Childhood/Elementary Get Your Class Moving With Camp Songs!

Learn songs used at summer camp that will get your students excited about singing! We'll learn high energy songs along with slower songs that can also be sung in rounds and played with instruments.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) General Music Move and Groove: Modern Ideas for Movement in the Music Room

Looking for new ways to incorporate movement in your music class? In this session, we will explore how to combine modern ideas with traditional movement. You'll leave with a toolbox of ideas to take back to your classroom!

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) General Music Rhythm Revolution: Transforming Rhythmic Literacy in Your Classroom

Unlock the power of rhythm and ignite a revolution in your music classroom! Join us for a dynamic session designed to transform the way you engage your students in music making. In this session, we’ll explore the use of innovative tools such as visuals, speech, body percussion, and movement to support students’ rhythmic learning.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) General Music Class Piano Starter Kit: How to Set Up a Successful Group Piano Curriculum

Have you ever wanted to start a group piano curriculum but didn’t know where to begin? This session will provide a detailed, step-by-step guide for creating a group piano program from scratch, even if piano isn't your primary instrument. We'll cover essential skills, curriculum pacing, piano configuration, textbook options, testing strategies, ensemble ideas, collaborative activities, engaging games, and much more! Join us to gain the confidence and tools you need to successfully launch your new group piano class.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) General Music Lead Sheets Made Easy! A Creative Approach for Teaching Contemporary Music Skills

"Lead sheets and chord charts offer a creative approach to teaching functional piano skills such as accompanying, harmonization, improvisation, music theory, and more. This contemporary pathway to making music is accessible to students of many ages and skill levels and can be implemented quickly, even when class time is limited. This interactive session will provide out-of-the-box strategies for chord-based instruction, including preparatory activities, games, methods, and other resources that will be valuable to music educators from a variety of backgrounds.
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Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) General Music Engaging The Other 80%

It’s time to prove that music is for everyone! Using technology and creativity we can increase critical thinking in the music classroom. There are so many paths we can take in music. In this session, we will get honest with our assumptions about music and learn to grow. It is time to show our students non-performance music opportunities that could grow into a passion. This is the answer to the time-old student statement, “I’ll never use this in real life!”

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) MOAJE Missouri All State Jazz Ensemble

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Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) MMEA | President Approved TEST - Rob - Thursday

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Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) College/University Setting Your Horn Players Up for Success

Discover the most overlooked details for ensuring your horn players achieve a characteristic sound, play in tune, and stop missing partials. Learn how to properly address these issues to set your students up for success.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) MOAJE Missouri All State Jazz Ensemble

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Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) College/University Is Composition Still a Relevant Field for Music Majors?

Are you a professor struggling to find composition majors? Are you a young aspiring composer who feels that 'composition' is a secondary pursuit? Or are you an educator with students eager to create music but unsure how to make that dream a reality? This presentation delves into the history of composers and illustrates how a composition degree offers unique opportunities and perspectives on the musical journey.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) College/University Is Composition Still a Relevant Field for Music Majors?

Are you a professor struggling to find composition majors? Are you a young aspiring composer who feels that 'composition' is a secondary pursuit? Or are you an educator with students eager to create music but unsure how to make that dream a reality? This presentation delves into the history of composers and illustrates how a composition degree offers unique opportunities and perspectives on the musical journey.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) MBA Meet The All-State Band Conductor

Spend time with Dr. Emily Threinen.

Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) MMEA | President Approved test wednesday

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Primary Clinic/Session (60 minutes) All-State Children's Choir Web Dev

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