Schedule at a Glance
| Time | Name | Speakers | Track | Location Name | More Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, January 22, 2026 | |||||
| 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | A New Record!: A Simple, Cost-Effective Approach to DIY Audio & Video Recording | Will Alderman | Technology | DeVos - River Overlook EF | |
| 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | Connecting Kids with Creativity | Mike Olander | Technology | DeVos - River Overlook CD | |
| 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | MMEA General Pre-Conference | General Music Education (MMEA) | JW Marriott - International Ballroom | ||
| 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | MSVMA Conducting Symposium | Choral/Vocal (MSVMA) | Amway - President Ford | ||
| 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Observer - MSBOA 47th Annual Conducting Symposium | Amway - Ambassador | |||
| 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Observer - MSVMA Choral Conducting Symposium | Amway - President Ford | |||
| 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Technology Pre-Conference | Technology | |||
| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Animating Sound with Synthesia, MIDI Trail, and more | Ian Boynton | Technology | DeVos - River Overlook CD | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Music Gaming in The Virtual World | Amber Weston | Technology | DeVos - River Overlook EF | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Flexible, Fast, and Fantastical: Rewriting the Score in our Music Classrooms | Michelle Borton Eddie VanRiper | Technology | DeVos - River Overlook EF | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Generative AI and Music | Ainsley Lengerich | Technology | DeVos - River Overlook CD | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Classroom AV you will actually use | Jim Burkhart | Technology | DeVos - River Overlook EF | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | “Emote Note by Note” – Energizing Music Classrooms with EDM and Creative Composition | Fletcher Tilton Niki Rose | Technology | DeVos - River Overlook EF | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Hooktheory in the Classroom: Engaging Students Through Popular Music and Interactive Tools | Greg Cerveny | Technology | DeVos - River Overlook EF | |
| 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | 12 Steps to Music Literacy Using Conversational Solfege: Part 1 Rhythmic Literacy | John Feierabend | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Pantlind | |
| 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM | 12 STEPS MUSIC LITERACY USING CONVERSATIONAL SOLFEGE - PART 2 MELODIC LITERACY | John Feierabend | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Pantlind | |
| 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM | How to Host a Family Folk Dance | Lillie Feierabend | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Pantlind | |
| Friday, January 23, 2026 | |||||
| 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM | ASBDA Michigan Chapter Winter Business Meeting | Michael Larsen | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Grand View | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | A Sequential Approach to Building Inspired Improvised Solos | David Jensen | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Grand View | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Delight in the details: helping your musicians move from good to great | Brandon Johnson | Choral/Vocal (MSVMA) | JW Marriott International Ballroom | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Directing a 12 Ring Act-Starting Beginning Band in a Heterogenous Setting | Amy Rever-Oberle | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Ambassador | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Expressing Music Through Movement in the Choral Classroom | Peyton Weil | Choral/Vocal (MSVMA) | Amway - President Ford | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Introducing and Utilizing Singing in the Instrumental Classroom | Amon Eady Keith Dodson | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Governors | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | KoroNation: A Culturally Informed Filipino Reading Session | Roger David | Choral/Vocal (MSVMA) | Amway - Pantlind | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | More time for Artistry with PracticeFirst | Mike Olander | Technology | Amway - Heritage Hill | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Teaching Music From the Middle | Dan De Zwaan | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Emerald | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Teaching Through the DEI Backlash: Maintaining and Advancing Practices that Meet Individual Needs | Karen Salvador | General Music Education (MMEA) | DeVos - Ballroom A | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Creating Cohesive Secondary Choral Programs | William Mason-Walker Demetrius Mason-Walker | Choral/Vocal (MSVMA) | Amway - Ottawa | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | What to do on Tuesday? (And the Tuesday after that…) | Jennifer Bailey Kristin Kreiss Janice Krum Katie Farmer Van Ham | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Vandenberg | |
| 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | Double Reeds Decoded: Building a Thriving Double Reed Section | MaryBeth Minnis Lindabeth Binkley | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Grand View | |
| 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | Getting Your Middle School Choir to “Make a Scene” (On Purpose!) | James Cumings | Choral/Vocal (MSVMA) | Amway - President Ford | |
| 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | Igniting Passion Through Repertoire: Finding Music That Inspires | Meghan Eldred-Woolsey | Choral/Vocal (MSVMA) | JW Marriott International Ballroom | |
| 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | It's not Warm-Up, it's exercise! Bringing fundamentals to your daily band rehearsal | Michael Emerson | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Governors | |
| 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | MB Show Design Focused Session featuring a Conn Selmer Clinician (Vento, Saucedo, Fabrizio, etc) | Mike Kamphuis | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Ambassador | |
| 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | Off Broadway, In the Classroom: Belting for the Choral Director | Kathryn Witkowski | Choral/Vocal (MSVMA) | Amway - Ottawa | |
| 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | Reimagining Elementary Music: Technology as a Catalyst for Creative Expression | John Churchville | Technology | Amway - Heritage Hill | |
| 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | What is Possible with Percussion Ensembles | Marc Townley Landon Ewers | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | DeVos - Ballroom D | |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Meet the Authors I: Recent Research in Posters | Jacob Berglin | General Music Education (MMEA) | DeVos - Welsh Lobby | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Building Excellence in the Orchestra Classroom | Jim VanEizenga Keith Dodson | Strings (MASTA) | Amway - Imperial | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Conducting 103: Diving Deeper Into Lessons Learned in Undergraduate Conducting Courses | J. Nick Smith | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | DeVos - Ballroom C | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Jazz Fundamental Exercises | Jon Carrothers | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Ambassador | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | More than a click: Metronome hacks to improve your students' sense of pulse | Marja Kerney Trey Harris | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Grand View | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | My Band Teacher is Cringe but Funny: Embracing Silliness as a Middle School Educator | Ryan Shaw | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Governors | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Shaping Sound and Skill: Building Bow Holds and Bow Arms for Beginning String Players | Caitlin Mihalko | Strings (MASTA) | Amway - Atrium | |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Meet the Authors II: Recent Research in Posters | Jacob Berglin | General Music Education (MMEA) | DeVos - Welsh Lobby | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Artificial Intelligence in the Music Classroom | Kady Fontaine | Technology | Amway - Heritage Hill | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Bringing an Irish Legend to Life in Song, Tune, Dance, and Drama | Marie McCarthy Sarah Powell | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Pantlind | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Empowering Teacher Decisions for Student Success in Secondary Ensembles | Katie Schramm | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Ottawa | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Exploring Creativity Through Beginning Band: Strategies for Imaginative Music-Making from Day One | Zack Nenaber | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Grand View | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Fostering Student Leadership | Justin Sarns | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Vandenberg | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Perfecting the Pluck: Essential Pizzicato Techniques for Ensemble Success | Ji Hyun Kim Jinhyun Kim | Strings (MASTA) | Amway - Atrium | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Shifting and Vibrato from Day 1 | Michael Hopkins | Strings (MASTA) | Amway - Imperial | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Teaching Teens and Tykes alike | Bethany Bickel Mallory Voris | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - President Ford | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Trauma Informed Practices for the Music Educator | Mark Hageman | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Emerald | |
| 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | Mixer for Music Educators and Composers | Maura Drinkert Andrew Perkins Bill Vliek Dave Biedenbender | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Vandenberg | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Ear Training and Theory Fitness? – there’s an app for that! | Mike Olander | Technology | Amway - Heritage Hill | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Fiddle Tunes + Friends = Fun! | Nick Mosley Kelly De Rose | Strings (MASTA) | Amway - Imperial | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | From Folk to Fusion: South American Vocal Warm-Ups (and Beyond) for Choir | Catherine Bennett | Choral/Vocal (MSVMA) | Amway - Governors | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Live Bluegrass Music with the Louisell Family Band-The Family that Picks Together Sticks Together | Linda Louisell | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Pantlind | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Making Music with Students with Cognitive Disabilities | Alan Demski Michele Ebmeyer | General Music Education (MMEA) | DeVos - Ballroom C | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Mastering the Art of Communication; Tips for New and Pre-Service Music Teachers | Michele Paynter Paise | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Vandenberg | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Non-Western Music in the Classroom: Three levels of implementation for All Music Classrooms | Ryan Swanson | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - President Ford | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Structured Success: Routines and Procedures for an Effective Orchestra Classroom | Jenny Allen | Strings (MASTA) | Amway - Atrium | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Trauma and Resilience in Music Education | Juliet Hess | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Emerald | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Bass: The Elephant in the Room | Steven Fernandez | Strings (MASTA) | Amway - Atrium | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Becoming a Paperless Director | Ryan Quinn | Technology | Amway - Heritage Hill | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Darbuka Drumming: Curriculum and Performing with Elementary Students | Elizabeth (liz) Meyers | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Pantlind | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | From Rehearsal to Routine: Teaching Students to Practice with Purpose | Michael Larsen Kristin Carpenter | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | DeVos - Ballroom C | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Inclusive Strategies for Elementary Music: Creating a Classroom for Every Learner | Chelsey Pratt | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Vandenberg | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Learning Harmony and Improvisation using Conversational Solfege! | John Feierabend | General Music Education (MMEA) | DeVos - Ballroom D | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | MMEA: Research to Practice I | Jacob Berglin | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - President Ford | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | One Song, Many Lessons: Folk Songs with Staying Power | Melissa Stouffer Zach VanderGraaff | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Ambassador | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Putting It All Together: Effective Concert Planning & Programming | Tiffany Engle | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Grand View | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Reaching BIPOC Music Students with Culturally Sensitive Pedagogy | Judy Palac Rodney Page | Strings (MASTA) | Amway - Imperial | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Robert Shipley's Drum Lab | Robert Shipley | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Governors | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | “Self-contained? Yes, please!”: Teaching Students in Self-Contained and Mainstreamed Settings | Abby Lewin-Ziegler Cathie Pierce-Winters | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Emerald | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Teaching a Beginning Mariachi Ensemble | Sue Quintanilla Mikey Abbasspour Isabella Kerkorian Lucas Perro | DeVos - Ballroom A | ||
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | You and Your Teacher's Union | Allie Holden Annette Christiansen | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Ottawa | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Habibi, Let’s Teach! Welcoming Arabic Culture and Music in Classrooms | Layan Srour Shannan Hibbard | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Pantlind | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | I See Music Education: Part 2, Advocacy at the local and state level | Mark Hageman Kenneth Smith Bo Chenoweth | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Ottawa | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Reimagining Music Education: How Student Voice and Modern Band Foster Belonging and Engagement | Rebecca Raines | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Emerald | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Sing in Parts: Pedagogy Ideas for Beginning Part-Singing by Ear and By Eye | John Feierabend | General Music Education (MMEA) | DeVos - Ballroom D | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Small Schools, Big Dreams | Matthew Shephard | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Governors | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Unlocking the Score: Enhancing Rehearsal through Score Projection | Joel Schut | Technology | Amway - Heritage Hill | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Words and Music: Lyric-Writing in the Music Classroom | Stuart Chapman Hill | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - President Ford | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | You belong here: Community Building in the Music Classroom | Amber Cooper Niki Rose | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Vandenberg | |
| 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | 25 Tunes in 45 minutes! | David Larzelere | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Ambassador | |
| 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | From Slow to Go: Building Instrumental Speed | Matheus Garcia Souza | Strings (MASTA) | Amway - Imperial | |
| 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | Recruit, Recharge & Rock the Room: Beating Burnout and Finding Joy in Teaching | Kristin Blanchard Eric Clauder Grant Prater | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Governors | |
| 4:00 PM - 5:45 PM | Women Composers for the Viola: A Historical Journey | Alicia Marie Valoti | Strings (MASTA) | Amway - President Ford | |
| Saturday, January 24, 2026 | |||||
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Adapted Music Education: Where Do I Begin? | Kellee Hansen | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Vandenberg | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Beyond the Notes: A Creative Approach to Recorders | Erin Elliott | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Haldane | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Do Re Mi, ABC, 1 2 3: Setting Students Up for Sight-Singing Success! | Carolyn Carrano | Choral/Vocal (MSVMA) | Amway - President Ford | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | From Concert Band to Jazz Band... By Way of New Orleans! | Sean Patton | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Governors | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Implementing World Music Studies into the Classroom | Jake Voight | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Pantlind | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Let's Dance: Folk Dance Curriculum for Elementary Music Teachers | Sabrina Sweeney | General Music Education (MMEA) | DeVos - Ballroom A | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Mixed & Mingle: A High School Reading Session | Robert Sheldon | Choral/Vocal (MSVMA) | JW Marriott International Ballroom | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | One Song, Three Approaches | Melissa Stouffer Deb Navin Jennifer Bailey | General Music Education (MMEA) | DeVos - Ballroom C | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Teaching Ensemble Musicianship: Translating passion into inspired skills | Joel Schut | Strings (MASTA) | Amway - Imperial | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | The Rural Remix: Rewriting the Rules of Band | Micah Volz | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Grand View | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | The 'Ukulele: Historical and Educational Resources for Mainland Music Teachers | Rose Schmidt Riley | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Emerald | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Unlocking the Power of the Voice and the Vagus Nerve: The Key to Vocal Freedom | Natasha Valdes | Choral/Vocal (MSVMA) | Amway - Pearl | |
| 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | Barbershop Boost: How Barbershop Builds Better Choirs | Jessica Murphy | Choral/Vocal (MSVMA) | Amway - Vandenberg | |
| 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | Choral Creativity: Composition, Arranging, and Improvisation in the Choir Classroom | Stuart Chapman Hill | Choral/Vocal (MSVMA) | Amway - Emerald | |
| 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | Level Up: Gamifying the Music Room | Leslie Rubio | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Governors | |
| 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | Middle School Reading Session: Bring on the Bops! | Rob Stow | Choral/Vocal (MSVMA) | Amway - Imperial | |
| 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | MMEA Research to Practice II Thinking Outside the Voice Box: Adolescent Voice Change | Jacob Berglin | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - President Ford | |
| 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | Talk Less, Smile More, Play the Music! | Jennifer Evans | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Grand View | |
| 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | The Secret to Success for Artist Entrepreneurs (NAfME Collegiate: Session 1) | Dr. Lasch Cinderella Ksebati | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Haldane | |
| 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | Turnning Trash Into Treasure | Donald Hibbert | Technology | Amway - Thornapple | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Creating Servant Leaders in Your Student Leadership Team | David Montgomery | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Governors | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Developing a Solid High Brass Section | Alexander Wilson | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Grand View | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Healthy Music Practices: Maintaining Longevity in the Music Education Profession (NAfME Collegiate: Session 2) | Bo Chenoweth Bridget Sweet | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Haldane | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Music Teaching Hacks 3: Reaching Zen in Music Teaching | Erick Senkmajer | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | DeVos - Ballroom D | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Say “Yes and” to Modern Band | Mike Olander | Technology | Amway - Thornapple | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Band Basics and Beyond - establishing strong fundamentals in band at all levels | Matthew Palmieri | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Grand View | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | From Hymns to Harmony: The Spirit, Story, and Sound of The Black Church Music Experience | Sadarra Fields Darrius Washington Ryan Bowie | Choral/Vocal (MSVMA) | Amway - Emerald | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Fun with Pop Dancing | Margaret Harrod-Burch | General Music Education (MMEA) | DeVos - Ballroom A | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Guiding Musicianship with Special Learners | Jennifer Bailey Rachel Moore | General Music Education (MMEA) | DeVos - Ballroom D | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | How to Use Crowdfunding to Support Your Music Classroom | Rose Schmidt Riley | Technology | Amway - Thornapple | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Identity Under Construction: Building Composition Skills in the Elementary Music Classroom | Amber Cooper Niki Rose | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Pantlind | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Managing the Elementary Performance | Dan De Zwaan | General Music Education (MMEA) | DeVos - Ballroom C | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | “So, You Want to Be a Composer…” | Robert Sheldon | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Governors | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Start Smart: Contracts, Pensions, and Your Financial Future (NAfME Collegiate: Session 3) | Catherine Bennett P. David Visnaw II | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Haldane | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Writing Lesson Objectives with S.M.A.R.T. Goals: A Guide for New Teachers | Michele Paynter Paise | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Vandenberg | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Building Bridges: Developing Piano Technique From the First Lesson | Theresa Camilli | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Vandenberg | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Gathering meaningful and useful data in your music classroom | Jeff Stimson | Technology | Amway - Thornapple | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Michigan, My Michigan | Amy DeBoer | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Emerald | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Next Level Conducting: games and challenges for inspired growth | Joel Schut | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | DeVos - Ballroom D | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Pause & Reflect: Sharing, Slowing Down, and Self-Care | Niki Rose Amber Cooper | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Haldane | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Scottish folk music and dance in the music classroom K-12 | Jennifer Tallman Holly Haffner | General Music Education (MMEA) | DeVos - Ballroom C | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Setting Up Band Beginners for Lifelong Musical Enjoyment: A Panel Presentation | Colleen Conway Sarah Nietupski Kellie McInchak Joseph McInchak Lindsey Micheel | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Governors | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Single Reed Secrets: Elevating Your Clarinet and Saxophone Pedagogy | Kylie Stultz-Dessent Paul Lorenz | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Grand View | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Teaching guitar in the elementary classroom | Dean Wiers-Windemuller | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Ottawa | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Creative Warm-Ups for Orchestra | Sarah Lenhart | Strings (MASTA) | Amway - Atrium | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | How to Start a Celtic Group in Your Orchestra Program. No experience necessary! | Tatyana Walters Melissa Meyers | Strings (MASTA) | Amway - Imperial | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Keep Stats, not Grades: A Positive Revolution in Performance Ensemble Classroom Assessment | David Getz | Technology | Amway - Thornapple | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | MMEA Mentoring: Early Career Teacher Meet and Greet | Matthew Van Ham | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Haldane | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Music Focused Session featuring a Conn Selmer Clinician (Saucedo, Greenwell, Starnes, Fabrizio, etc) | Charles Hodson | General Music Education (MMEA) | DeVos - Ballroom A | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | No Room? No Problem! Classroom Strategies When Space is Tight | Aj Pratt Chelsey Pratt | General Music Education (MMEA) | DeVos - Ballroom D | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Reinvigorate the Recorder: Making the Recorder Fun, Fresh, and Meaningful for Upper Elementary | David Lurie | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Pantlind | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Smooth Moves: 21 Transitions That Keep Music Class Flowing | Zach VanderGraaff | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Emerald | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | SMTE Place holder #1 | Amorette Languell-Pudelka | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Vandenberg | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Teaching on the Spectrum: Sensory-Friendly Activities & More! | Emily Head | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - President Ford | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | The Inner Game of Sight Reading (It’s not just notes and rhythms) | Joseph Dobos | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Governors | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | The Kids in the Back of the Band Room: Successful Percussionists from Day 1 to Graduation Day | Natalie Sears | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Grand View | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | The Music Supervisors National Conference in Detroit, 1926: A National Event set in a Rich Local Story of School Music | Marie McCarthy | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Ottawa | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Tripping over Triple? Embodying Solutions through Physical Movement | David Keep Anand Sukumaran | General Music Education (MMEA) | DeVos - Ballroom C | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Building a Culture for Successful Recruiting and Retention | Sarah Lenhart | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Grand View | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Chart-Toppers and Game-Changers: Student-Driven Music for the Upper Elementary Classroom | Steven Hu-Wideman Mari Jo Koedyker | General Music Education (MMEA) | DeVos - Ballroom C | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Filling out Your Band's Sound: A Practical Guide for When to Reorchestrate | Kevin Czarnik Lance Dubay | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Governors | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Five Music Teachers Walk Into A Library... Take Two! | Erika Rito Claire Salinas Joe DeWinkle Jamie Saincome Kenzie Hauke | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Emerald | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | I Beg of You, Please Start These Exercises in Your First-Year Classes! | Jamie Fiste Keith Dodson | Strings (MASTA) | Amway - Atrium | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Inventory and Library Organization on a Zero Budget | Emily French | Technology | Amway - Thornapple | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Music class: Behavior and Motivation and Parents - Oh My! | Laura Proctor | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Ottawa | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Navigating Emotional Risk in the Music Classroom | Terri Felton | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Haldane | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Repetition with Variety: Making the Most Out of Your Recorder Curriculum | Rosalia Schultz | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Pantlind | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | SMTE place holder #2 | Amorette Languell-Pudelka | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Vandenberg | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Teaching with ADHD | Joseph Lewin-Ziegler | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - President Ford | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | You Belong Here: Navigating Imposter Syndrome in Music Education | Jean Lee | Strings (MASTA) | Amway - Imperial | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Your Students CAN Play in Tune: A Practical Approach to Teaching Intonation | Kenneth Moore | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | DeVos - Ballroom D | |
| 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | Disability Studies in Music Education: Toward a Theory of Disability | Juliet Hess | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - President Ford | |
| 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | Innovative, Versatile Assessment in the Arts | Heather Vaughan-Southard | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Ottawa | |
| 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | Let's Celebrate! Celebrating diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the school year | Amy DeBoer | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Emerald | |
| 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | Make it to the Middle of Your Career!: getting to be a veteran teacher | Bill Boswell Melissa Holso | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Governors | |
| 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | Wait… Music Literacy Can Be Fun? Practical Applications for Teaching Music Reading. | Kenneth Smith Brandon Mattson | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Pantlind | |
| 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | What They Didn't Teach Us: Responding to Crisis, Supporting Students Beyond the Notes, & Self-Care | Amy Gronda Stacey Coon-Ballard Rev. G. Ben Bowater IV | Band & Orchestra (MSBOA) | Amway - Grand View | |
| 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | You Sing a Song, I’ll Play Along | Van Kennedy | General Music Education (MMEA) | Amway - Vandenberg | |