2026 Clinics
Thursday – January 15, 2026
- 9:00 AM “Celebrate the Seasons: 12 Months of Singing” Elementary
- 9:00 AM CMEA Composition Walking Gallery Creating and Composition
- 9:00 AM In the Trenches: Lessons Learned Additional Professional Learning
- 9:00 AM From Surviving to Thriving: How to Recruit and Retain Students in Title 1 Music Programs Band
- 10:00 AM Terrific Tips and Rehearsal Strategies for Middle School Orchestra Orchestra
- 10:00 AM CMEA Council of Representatives Meetings & Admin
- 10:00 AM Music for All: Embracing Inclusion in the Music Classroom Students Who Are Diverse Learners
- 10:00 AM CCDA Reading Session #1 Choral
- 10:00 AM Beyond the Middle: Redefining Intermediate Ensembles Band
- 11:00 AM The Mindful Music Educator Research
- 11:00 AM Demystifying the “Latin” Rhythm Section Jazz
- 11:00 AM Teaching Guitar: Classical Technique, Modern Approach Innovations
- 11:00 AM CCDA Reading Session #2 Choral
- 12:00 PM Jazz and the Black Arts Movement Research
- 12:00 PM LOOK!! It’s ME!!: Black Cultural Representation in the Concert Band Repertoire Band
- 12:00 PM Foundations for the Future: Navigating the Early Years of Music Teaching Mentorship
- 12:00 PM Ballin’ On a Budget General Music
- 1:00 PM Drums Alive DRUMTASTIC: Get Moving, Get Drumming, Get Active! Elementary
- 1:00 PM Teaching Terrific Tone: Creating a Beautiful Sounding Orchestra Orchestra
- 1:00 PM Interactive Choral Music: Improv On Steroids Choral
- 1:00 PM CMEA Elementary Music Teachers’ Forum Elementary
- 1:00 PM Music and Movement in the Early Years, the Feierabend Way with the First Steps in Music Workout Elementary
- 2:00 PM California Alliance for Jazz Instrumental Jazz New Music Reading Session Jazz
- 2:00 PM Do This Tomorrow: Practical Tools for a More Engaging Beginning Music Class Band
- 2:00 PM Switching to Oboe: Getting a Good Start Band
- 2:00 PM Songs in the Key of Me: Teaching the Individual Elementary
- 2:00 PM Developing emotional intelligence in choral classrooms Choral
- 3:00 PM CCDA General Session Choral
- 3:00 PM Preparing Your Band for a Successful Festival Experience Band
- 3:00 PM CAJ General Session Jazz
- 3:00 PM #POST: Using Social Media for Student Engagement and Professional Growth in Music Education Music Education through Technology
- 3:00 PM Composing for Community: Bridging Student Voice and Artistic Vision in a Title I School Band Innovations
- 3:00 PM Stomp, Drum, and Dance! Elementary
- 4:00 PM Remix and Mash: Culturally Responsive Music Technology Projects Music Education through Technology
- 4:00 PM Upgrade your Sound: Tips and Tricks for Modern Bands Innovations
- 4:00 PM Harmonizing Diversity: Elevating Hispanic Representation in Music Education Band
- 4:00 PM Techniques for the Feier-Drill – Musical Thinking Games for Literacy Development General Music
Friday – January 16, 2026
- 9:00 AM Learning that Transfers: Connecting Repertoire to Warm-Ups and Vice Versa Choral
- 9:00 AM Jazz Piano Voicing Basics Jazz
- 9:00 AM Pasillo and Pasacalle: Community Building Through Ecuadorian Music General Music
- 9:00 AM Mariachi Reading Session Global Music Education
- 9:00 AM Transgender and Nonbinary Music Students: An Update Research
- 9:00 AM CMEA Research and Projects Poster Session Research
- 10:00 AM Equity, Agency, and Expression in Beginning Strings: An Introduction to the Bornoff Approach Orchestra
- 10:00 AM Tell Your Story: Championing Music Education for Our Students Advocacy
- 10:00 AM Self-Compassion for Educator Resilience Additional Professional Learning
- 10:00 AM From Studio to Stage: Showcases and Beat battles Music Education through Technology
- 10:00 AM 10 Chords, 1000 Songs for Ukulele Elementary
- 11:00 AM The Jigsaw Puzzle: Case Studies in Creative Musical Careers Higher Education
- 11:00 AM A Conversation with Composer: Insights on Commissioning and Collaboration Orchestra
- 11:00 AM Beyond the Notes: Musicianship from the Very Start Orchestra
- 11:00 AM Get Creative in Your Classroom – AI Can Help! Music Education through Technology
- 11:00 AM Improvisation and Student Voice Higher Education
- 12:00 PM CMEA Collegiate Pizza with the Presidents Collegiate
- 1:00 PM Breaking Bad Habits: Tools for Helping String Students Build Healthy Technique Orchestra
- 1:00 PM CASMEC Collegiate Gathering – Part 1 Collegiate
- 1:00 PM Effective Rehearsal Routines for Vocal Jazz Ensembles Jazz
- 2:00 PM Building Belonging: Self-Determination Theory in the Music Classroom Additional Professional Learning
- 2:00 PM Popular Music Reading Session: Ear Before Ink Innovations
- 2:00 PM Walk Together Children: Creating Connection in the Choral Classroom through African American Spirituals Choral
- 2:00 PM Interactive Rehearsal and Conducting Techniques Band
- 2:00 PM Informances for Advocacy Elementary
- 3:00 PM The Two Most Important Words (and other considerations to organize, prioritize, and maximize your career) Additional Professional Learning
- 3:00 PM “The Science of Calm: Voice Tools for You and Your Students” Choral
- 3:00 PM Ukulele: From Covers to Creation General Music
- 3:00 PM Fundamentals of Hip Hop Education General Music
- 3:00 PM CODA General Session Orchestra
- 3:00 PM Better Horns, Better Band: The Horn Section Glow-Up Band
- 3:00 PM The Search for Melody: Transforming Scales into Solos Jazz
- 3:00 PM CASMEC Collegiate Gathering – Part 2 Collegiate
- 4:00 PM Listening Like You Mean It: Using Pop to Build Musical Ears Additional Professional Learning
- 4:00 PM Working with Jazz Vocalists: A Crash Course for Instrumental/Classical Choral Directors, and Jazz Vocal Students Jazz
- 4:00 PM CLA Interest Session #1 Developing Relevant, Responsive and Purposeful Pedagogical Practices Choral
- 4:00 PM The Jazz Band Rehearsal – A Work of Art Jazz
Saturday – January 17, 2026
- 9:00 AM Making Good Choices: Selecting the Correct Repertoire for Your Beginning or Intermediate Jazz Ensemble Jazz
- 9:00 AM The Joy of Rehearsing: Building Expression, Independence, and Ensemble Band
- 9:00 AM Special Education and Music Education Elementary
- 9:00 AM CODA Reading Session – Pacific Symphony Santiago Strings Orchestra
- 9:00 AM Reaching more students with ELD Music courses Students Who Are Diverse Learners
- 9:00 AM Pop & Theory Para Todos: Low-Cost Strategies to Reach Every Music Student General Music
- 10:00 AM The Music of Batatunde Olatunji General Music
- 10:00 AM The Sounds of Success: Acres of Diamonds Orchestra
- 10:00 AM Music for Everyone: Funding and Accessibility for SPED Students in the Music Classroom Students Who Are Diverse Learners
- 10:00 AM Vocal Jazz Reading Session Jazz
- 10:00 AM From Composer to Stage: A Cultural Journey Additional Professional Learning
- 11:00 AM CLA Interest Session #2: The P.A.S.S.I.O.N.A.T.E Choral Directors Guide to Longevity in the Classroom Choral
- 11:00 AM Let’s Get Lit: Implementing Children’s Literacy to Support VAPA Music Standards General Music
- 11:00 AM Cultural Bowings: Breaking the ‘Rules’ to Achieve Validity in Strings Orchestra
- 11:00 AM Building and Developing a Jazz Program at the Middle School Level Jazz
- 11:00 AM Collaborative Composing in the Classroom: How adding student voice to performing can improve musicianship. General Music
- 11:00 AM Amplify Your Future: Careers Behind the Music Additional Professional Learning
- 12:00 PM Mentorship Round Table Discussions – At Lunch Mentorship
- 1:00 PM You’ve Got This! Growing Confidence as a Thoughtful and Compassionate Leader Collegiate
- 1:00 PM From the Podium to the Panel: A Rehearsal for Arts and Music Interviews Additional Professional Learning
- 1:00 PM Easy as Pie! Combining Orff, Kodály, and Dalcroze in Classroom Music Elementary
- 1:00 PM Creating Safe Spaces: Trauma-Informed to Trauma-Infused Additional Professional Learning
- 1:00 PM Body Wellness from the Beginning Orchestra
- 2:00 PM Hip Hop Cypher: Improvisation and Freestyle Elementary
- 2:00 PM Help! My trombones are… Band
- 2:00 PM Neurodiversity and Music: Centering Autistic Students in Classroom Design Students Who Are Diverse Learners
- 2:00 PM Audiate! Thinking Musically: An Introduction to Music Learning Theory General Music
- 3:00 PM Success in Your Concert Percussion Section Band
- 3:00 PM The Impact of a Music Integration Course on Preservice Elementary Teachers Research
- 3:00 PM The California Arts Project (TCAP) Advocacy
- 4:00 PM The Messanoic Method Band