2025 Clinics
Thursday – January 16, 2025
- 9:00 AM Building Identity, Belonging, and Agency Through Musical Social Emotional Learning Additional Professional Learning
- 9:00 AM Everything But the Music: Engaging Students Without A Single Note Students Who Are Diverse Learners
- 9:00 AM Synthesizing Synergy: Fostering a Social Environment in Music Technology Classes Music Education through Technology
- 9:00 AM CMEA Composition Walking Gallery Creating and Composition
- 10:00 AM CCDA Reading Session #1 Choral
- 10:00 AM Pitch, intonation, vibrato, and shifting: a look at a string player’s left hand Orchestra
- 10:00 AM Composer Kaleidoscope: Choral Music from Diverse Writers Choral
- 10:00 AM CMEA Council of Representatives Meetings & Admin
- 11:00 AM Harmonizing the Chaos: Strategies for Success in Large Ensemble Classes Additional Professional Learning
- 11:00 AM All I Really Need to Know, I Learned in Music Class: The Role of Music Educators in Career Readiness Additional Professional Learning
- 11:00 AM From Covers to Creation on the Ukulele General Music
- 11:00 AM CCDA Reading Session #2 Choral
- 12:00 PM Designing a Meaningful Unit for Elementary Music Students Elementary
- 12:00 PM Unpack The Score: Comprehensive Unit Plans in MS/HS Chorus Choral
- 12:00 PM Growing a Seed of an Idea General Music
- 12:00 PM Windows and Mirrors: Teaching Unfamiliar Musical Traditions within Elementary General Music Global Music Education
- 1:00 PM Instigating Change! Why Teaching in a Title1 School Could Be for You! Collegiate
- 1:00 PM Start with Success: Instilling Fundamentals with Beginning Clarinet Students Band
- 1:00 PM Mariachi Reading Session Global Music Education
- 2:00 PM CODA Reading Session – Mountain View High School Orchestra
- 2:00 PM Looking Outside of Music Education to Create Our Ideal Classroom Research
- 2:00 PM Thriving Unbalanced Additional Professional Learning
- 2:00 PM Developing Musicianship in the Music Technology Classroom Music Education through Technology
- 2:00 PM Acing the Clock: Making Nonstop Music in the Elementary Classroom Elementary
- 3:00 PM CMEA General Welcoming Session Meetings & Admin
- 3:00 PM Beyond the Notes: Nurturing Student Musicianship Orchestra
- 3:00 PM Start Swinging!: An Introduction to Vocal Jazz Choir Jazz
- 3:00 PM Get On Your Feet: Teaching Folk Dance General Music
- 3:00 PM Towels, Trap Tables, and Tambourines: Tips for a Thriving Percussion Section Band
- 4:00 PM Better Together: Using Peers to Build Inclusive Instrumental Ensembles Students Who Are Diverse Learners
- 4:00 PM Barbershop Music in the Choral Classroom: Fostering a Culture of Recreational Singing Choral
- 4:00 PM “Come On In, The Water’s Fine!” Preparing for Your Student Teaching Experience and Beyond! Collegiate
Friday – January 17, 2025
- 9:00 AM Your Wellbeing Matters! Collegiate
- 9:00 AM CMEA Research and Projects Poster Session Higher Education
- 9:00 AM Getting The Most Out Of Your Big Band Rehearsals: Tips and Techniques Jazz
- 9:00 AM Sound Check: Effective teaching techniques to improve your flute section’s tone and intonation. Band
- 9:00 AM Celebrating Matsuri: The Festivals and Musical Heritage of Japan Global Music Education
- 9:00 AM Finding your Marigold in a World of Thorns and Thistles Additional Professional Learning
- 9:00 AM Making The Most of the “Y’all Have to Go!” Choir Choral
- 9:00 AM Drumming, Songs, and Stories: A Recipe for preK-2 Success! Elementary
- 10:00 AM Incorporating Popular, Informal, and Vernacular Music and Pedagogy in the Choral Classroom Choral
- 10:00 AM Improvisation in the Choral Classroom Choral
- 10:00 AM Bloom: Making Your Children’s Choir Blossom Elementary
- 10:00 AM Let’s Get Moving Elementary
- 10:00 AM Fostering Vocal Creativity and Improvisation in Elementary General Music Elementary
- 10:00 AM Rural Areas, who and what are we? Advocacy
- 10:00 AM Prop 28, Year 2: Where are We? Advocacy
- 10:00 AM The Different Plates We Spin: Cellular Rehearsal Strategies for Developing Musicianship in the Large Ensemble Band
- 10:00 AM California Alliance for Jazz Instrumental Reading Session Jazz
- 11:00 AM Preparing Students For Creative And Technical Careers In Music And Audio Music Education through Technology
- 11:00 AM Music Education Faculty in Higher Education Meetings & Admin
- 11:00 AM Little Ears, Big Impact Elementary
- 11:00 AM Small Group Performance and The Collaborative Process Jazz
- 11:00 AM An Ear-First Approach to Musical Thinking General Music
- 11:00 AM Let’s Play!: Beginning with Barred Instruments General Music
- 11:00 AM CBDA Directors Reading Band Band
- 11:00 AM Making Your Budget Go Further: Modernizing Instrument Procurement and Repair in School Music Programs to Include Every Child Additional Professional Learning
- 12:00 PM Pizza with the Presidents Collegiate
- 1:00 PM World Music Drumming in the Elementary Classroom Elementary
- 1:00 PM Great Diction for Great Music Making Choral
- 1:00 PM Modern Band Jam Session Additional Professional Learning
- 1:00 PM Working Through Stress to Promote Well-Being Additional Professional Learning
- 1:00 PM Playing it by Ear: Improvisation and Aural Learning Strategies for Beginning Strings Orchestra
- 1:00 PM CASMEC Collegiate Gathering – Part 1 Collegiate
- 2:00 PM Improvisation in the Choral Classroom Choral
- 2:00 PM The Art of Engagement: Uniting Classroom Management and Active Learning in Elementary General Music Elementary
- 2:00 PM Incorporating Popular Music Pedagogy into the Choral Classroom Choral
- 2:00 PM CAJ General Session Jazz
- 2:00 PM Covering the Developmental Spectrum of the Large Ensemble Education System: Repertoire and Curriculum Development Band
- 2:00 PM Preparing For Your Year One Concert Orchestra
- 2:00 PM Teaching TIPs for the Music Teacher: Combining Trauma Informed Pedagogy with the Active Learning Cycle Students Who Are Diverse Learners
- 2:00 PM 5 S.M.A.R.T. Ideas to Retain THIS Year’s Beginners Elementary
- 2:00 PM An Orff-Approach to South Korean Games Elementary
- 3:00 PM Vocal Jazz Reading Session Jazz
- 3:00 PM Discover the Authentic Intersections Between Music Education and Ethnic Studies Advocacy
- 3:00 PM Recruitment and Retention: Demystifying Strings for Students, Families, and Communities Orchestra
- 3:00 PM CASMEC Collegiate Gathering – Part 2 Collegiate
- 3:00 PM Fostering the Relationship between Elementary Music Teachers and University Supervisors Higher Education
- 3:00 PM Harmonizing Beginnings: A New Music Teacher’s Journey into the Classroom Mentorship
- 4:00 PM Expanding Your Elementary Music Percussion Ensemble: Exploring Pieces for Drums, Xylophones, Small Percussion and Recorders Elementary
- 4:00 PM Inspiring Change: How Arts Education is Transforming the Monroe Community Advocacy
- 4:00 PM Social Emotional Learning for the Ensemble and Music Classroom Band
- 4:00 PM You’re a Music Director and a Mom… how ya doing? Mentorship
- 4:00 PM The Choir on the Couch: Psychology in the Choral Rehearsal Choral
- 4:00 PM CODA General Session Orchestra
- 4:00 PM Using jazz rhythm cards to teach sight reading and blues harmony Jazz
- 4:00 PM Consider a Career in Music presented by Yamaha and The NAMM Foundation Additional Professional Learning
Saturday – January 18, 2025
- 9:00 AM Student Ownership of the Large Ensemble Experience Band
- 9:00 AM 7 Essentials for Developing Voices in Choir Choral
- 9:00 AM CMEA Parent Advocacy Session Advocacy
- 9:00 AM Our Declassified Teacher Survival Guide: What We Wished We Learned in Undergrad Collegiate
- 9:00 AM CMEA Program Leaders & Music Supervisors Meetings & Admin
- 10:00 AM CBDA General Session 2025 Band
- 10:00 AM Sing, Move, Create! Elementary
- 10:00 AM Education Through Music-A Journey to Music Literacy through Play, Movement and Song General Music
- 11:00 AM Teaching Bravery Over Perfection: Engaging Girls in Improvisation Jazz
- 11:00 AM Spice Up Your Strings: Rehearsal and Lesson Ideas for Tomorrow and Beyond Orchestra
- 11:00 AM Teaching Guitar Through Popular Music Education Additional Professional Learning
- 11:00 AM Hip Hop in the Primary Years Elementary
- 11:00 AM Harmonizing Music Education: Essential Insights for Teaching in Title 1 Schools Innovations
- 1:00 PM Project-Based Learning with Music Technology Music Education through Technology
- 1:00 PM The Usage of the Bow in String Technique: The Key to a Musical Performance Orchestra
- 1:00 PM From the Podium: Strategies to Save Time and Enhance Musicianship Band
- 1:00 PM Elementary Music Teachers’ Forum Elementary
- 1:00 PM Rhythm Revolution: Transforming Rhythmic Literacy in Your Classroom Elementary
- 1:00 PM Teaching Instrument Repair in the Public Schools Band
- 2:00 PM “A Very Limiting Form of Acceptance”: Trans and Nonbinary Youth in School Music Research
- 2:00 PM The Daily Ritual: Developing A Routine For Effective Brass Playing Band
- 2:00 PM Collaborative Influence: A case-study in reversing policy decisions and impacting music education. Advocacy
- 2:00 PM Instrumental Conducting Workshop and Q&A: Tools for Clarity, Expression, and Self-Assessment Orchestra
- 2:00 PM Demystifying Culturally Responsive Music Education Students Who Are Diverse Learners
- 3:00 PM Fanfare for the Common Band! Rehearsal Techniques for all Ensembles Band
- 3:00 PM It’s Time to Teach Music Production! Now What? Everything You Need to Know to Get Started. Creating and Composition
- 3:00 PM Suzuki Inspired: From Title I to Collegiate to Community Outreach Orchestra
- 3:00 PM Incorporating Common IEP Modifications and Accommodations in the Secondary Music Classroom Students Who Are Diverse Learners
- 4:00 PM It’s More Than Just a Warm-Up – Empowering Your Ensemble with Practical Tips and Skills Additional Professional Learning
- 4:00 PM Creating, Responding, and Connecting in the Ensemble Setting Band
- 4:00 PM New String Music: CODA Composer Consortium Orchestra
- 4:00 PM Incorporating World Music Pedagogy in the Kodály Classroom Global Music Education
- 4:00 PM Healthy Conducting Band