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Full Schedule

  • Wednesday, July 24, 2024
  • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST
    UIL Sightreading Orchestra Committee
    TODAUIL
  • 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM CST
    TCDA Sip & Seek Choir Crawl (Separate Registration Required to Participate)
  • 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST
    UIL Music Advisory Committee Meeting
    Presider: Bradley Kent
    TCDATODAUIL
  • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM CST
    Work & Wine with AMS
  • Thursday, July 25, 2024
  • 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM CST
    TCDA Registration Open
  • 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM CST
    TODA Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CST
    Magic Words: Exploring Pedagogical Imagery for Upper Strings
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CST
    Mu Omicron New Teacher Series: Like a Good Neighbor, Mentors Are There. BOGO (Be One, Get One)
  • 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CST
    Reading Session 1: Grade .5-2
  • 9:15 AM – 9:45 AM CST
    Invited Ensemble Warm-Up
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST
    ADHD in Motion: Insights from a Teacher and Sports Mom
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CST
    Student Conductor Meeting
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CST
    ALL - Visit Exhibits
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CST
    Publisher RS 1 - Hal Leonard: New Middle School Choral Music
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CST
    Publisher RS 2 - Walton: New Music
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    TMAA Vocal Workshop
  • 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CST
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    ELEM/MS/JH - Visit Exhibits
  • 10:30 AM – 2:10 PM CST
    Student Conductor - Full Rehearsal
  • 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    TODA General Session & Featured Performance by Cathey MS Chamber Orchestra
  • 11:00 AM – 11:05 AM CST
    Featured Video Performance - IlluMen: Chorus of Men
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CST
    Headliner Session 1: Accessible and Beautiful: SAB/SATB Repertoire for Teaching and Performing
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CST
    HS - Visit Exhibits
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CST
    Publisher Reading Session - Mixed & Mingle: A High School Reading Session
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CST
    WS 1 - We're Not in Cambridge Anymore: Preparing a Lessons & Carols Service at a Small Church
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CST
    WS 2 - Together We Sing: Uniting Your Group Through Warm-Up, Tone, & Expression
  • 12:10 PM – 1:00 PM CST
    MS/JH/ELEM - Visit Exhibits
  • 12:10 PM – 1:00 PM CST
    Publisher RS 3 - Choristers Guild: Distinctive & Innovative Repertoire for Developing Middle and High School Choirs
  • 12:10 PM – 1:00 PM CST
    RS 1 - Tried and New: Gems for High School Non-Varsity Treble & Tenor/Bass Choirs
  • 12:10 PM – 1:00 PM CST
    WS 4 - Sing, Play, and Move Toward Scripture Memory
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM CST
    High School - Visit Exhibit Hall
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM CST
    How Bow Exercises Impact Tone Production
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM CST
    Make the Most of Rehearsal Time
  • 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM CST
    TMAA Orchestra Workshop
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CST
    Student Conductor Rehearsal 1-A
  • 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM CST
    All-State Choir Registration
  • 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM CST
    ELEM Honor Choir Registration
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM CST
    Affinity Space
  • 1:15 PM – 2:05 PM CST
    Headliner Session 2 - Crucial Conversations: The Importance of Belonging for Our Students, Our Music Spaces, and Our Communities
  • 1:15 PM – 2:05 PM CST
    Publisher RS 4 - Heritage/Lorenz: New Music for Elementary and Middle School Choirs
  • 1:15 PM – 2:05 PM CST
    WS 5 - Establishing, Building & Maintaining a Dynamic Elementary & Middle School Choral Program
  • 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM CST
    Conducting - A Hands On Approach
  • 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM CST
    Middle School - Visit Exhibit Hall
  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM CST
    Rebooting Your Bass Section, Part 1: Essentials of Setup
  • 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CST
    Cathey MS Chamber Orchestra Exhibit Hall Performance
  • 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM CST
    Reading Session 2: American Musicological Society Presents: Music of Underrepresented People
  • 2:20 PM – 2:25 PM CST
    Featured Video Performance - Academy Singers
  • 2:20 PM – 3:10 PM CST
    ELEM & COLL/NEW PROFESSIONALS - Visit Exhibits
  • 2:20 PM – 3:10 PM CST
    Publisher RS 5 - Excelcia: New Choral Music from Voctave, Derric Johnson & Pink Zebra with Choral Editor Jamey Ray
  • 2:20 PM – 3:10 PM CST
    RS 2 - FUNdamental TB Literature: Fun, Successful Songs for the Beginning Teacher with the Beginning TB Chorus
  • 2:20 PM – 3:10 PM CST
    WS 6 - Progress over Perfection: Student Success in Title 1 Programs
  • 2:20 PM – 3:10 PM CST
    WS 7 - 'Support' and Other Mysteries: How to Say What You Mean to Build Strong Voices
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CST
    PS - Readymade Music Literacy for Beginning Band, Choir, & Orchestra
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CST
    Texas Association of Mariachi Educators Business Meeting
    Presider: Wendy Martinez
    TCDATODA
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM CST
    Let's Talk About Burnout
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CST
    Student Conductor Rehearsal 1-B
  • 3:10 PM – 4:30 PM CST
    ALL - Visit Exhibits
  • 3:15 PM – 3:55 PM CST
    TCDA Geographic Region Representatives Meeting
    ELEMMS/JHHSCOLL/NEW PROFESSIONALWOR/COMM
  • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM CST
    Elementary Honor Choir Parent/Chaperone Meeting
    ELEM
  • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir Parent/Chaperone Meeting
    MS/JH
  • 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM CST
    High School - Visit Exhibit Hall
  • 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM CST
    Tallgrass Chamber Choir: Dress Rehearsal (CLOSED)
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CST
    How Bow Exercises Create Impeccable Articulation
  • 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM CST
    TMAA Mariachi
  • 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST
    Elementary Honor Choir - Alto Sectional Rehearsal
  • 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST
    Elementary Honor Choir - Soprano Sectional Rehearsal
  • 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir - Alto Sectional Rehearsal
  • 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir - Bass Sectional Rehearsal
  • 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir - Soprano Sectional Rehearsal
  • 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir - Tenor Sectional Rehearsal
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CST
    What Do I Say to the Winds?" and Other Full Orchestra Topics
  • 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir - Soprano Sectional Breakout
  • 5:00 PM – 5:05 PM CST
    Featured Video Performance - Veterans Memorial ECHS Varsity Treble Choir
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir - Tenor Sectional Breakout
  • 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM CST
    TCDA Opening Convocation: Tallgrass Chamber Choir Concert, Scholarship Presentations, TCDA Business, & Raffle!
    Presenter: Dr. Carolyn Cruse – Children Chorus of San Antonio
    TCDA Conductor: Dr. Jacob Narverud, DMA – Tallgrass Chamber Choir
    ELEMMS/JHHSCOLL/NEW PROFESSIONALWOR/COMM
  • 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM CST
    Mu Omicron New Teacher Clinics - All the Other Stuff! Things Besides Teaching to Keep Rehearsals Running Smoothly
  • 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM CST
    The Encore: Life Beyond the Classroom
  • 5:45 PM – 6:15 PM CST
    Lobby Talk #1 - Student Accountability
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST
    TMEA State Board Meeting
    Presider: Jesse Cannon II
    TCDATODATMEA
  • 6:15 PM – 7:30 PM CST
    Bus Shuttle to TODA Welcome Social
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM CST
    TODA Happy Hour and Instrumental Open Mic Night
  • 7:30 PM – 8:00 PM CST
    TCDA Social: VIP Reception for TCDA Clinicians, Conductors, Accompanists, and Committee Chairs (Invitation Only)
  • 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM CST
    TCDA Social: Starlight Soirée
  • 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM CST
    Bus shuttle begins to return to Convention Center from TODA Welcome Social
  • Friday, July 26, 2024
  • 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM CST
    TCDA Registration Open
  • 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM CST
    TODA Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM – 8:05 AM CST
    Featured Video Performance - Copperas Cove HS Varsity Treble Choir
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    Publisher RS 6 - ECS Publishing: Music for Schools
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    RS 3 - Tonal Eclipse of the Heart: Treble Songs to Build Beautiful Tone Throughout the Year
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    RS 4 - Harmony Haven: Music For Emerging Treble Choirs
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    WS 8 - Big Success for Small Schools
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CST
    Progress, Not Perfection: DEI in Student Orchestra Programs
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CST
    Progressive Armonia Studies: A Simple Approach
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CST
    PS - Habits of a Successful Beginning Strings Class for an Amazing First Year!
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CST
    Reading Session 3: The Best of Sandra Dackow
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM CST
    TMAA CSAPP
    Presider: Craig Needham, MED – McKinney Boyd High School
    TCDATODATMAA
  • 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM CST
    Beyond the Foundation: Advancing Student Technique
  • 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM CST
    Elementary Honor Choir Rehearsal
  • 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir Rehearsal
  • 9:00 AM – 9:05 AM CST
    Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy Glee Club
  • 9:00 AM – 9:05 AM CST
    Featured Video Performance - Northpointe Intermediate 6th Grade Choir
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    HS - Visit Exhibits
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    RS 5 - Texas-Grown Composers and Their Sacred Music
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    WS 10 - Everyone's Song: Gender Inclusivity in the Choir Room
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    WS 11 - Music Teacher Toolkit: Tips and Tricks for Elementary Music and Children's Choir
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    WS 9 - Every Reason to Stay: Recruitment & Retention in the Choral Classroom
  • 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CST
    Student Conductor Rehearsal 2-A
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CST
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM CST
    How to Improve Any Bow Stroke Using Bow Exercises
  • 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM CST
    High School - Visit Exhibit Hall
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST
    Filling in the Gaps: Remediation, Differentiation, and Motivation in the Orchestra Classroom
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST
    PS - Decoding the Notes: Time Saving Sight Reading Strategies for All
  • 9:50 AM – 10:40 AM CST
    ALL - Visit Exhibits
  • 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM CST
    Mariachi Cielo Azul Exhibit Hall Performance
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM CST
    Middle School - Visit Exhibit Hall
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CST
    Effective Practice Techniques
  • 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM CST
    Affinity Space
  • 10:40 AM – 11:30 AM CST
    Headliner Session 3 - Purposeful Planning in Our Music Classrooms and Choral Rehearsals: Seeing Our Students and Affirming Their Identities
  • 10:40 AM – 11:30 AM CST
    RS 6 - Beginner Besties: Literature for Beginner Treble Choirs
  • 10:40 AM – 11:30 AM CST
    RS 7 - Programming for the Eclectic Church Choir
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    Rebooting Your Bass Section, Part 2: Essentials of Curriculum
  • 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST
    TODA Retired Directors Luncheon
  • 11:40 AM – 11:45 AM CST
    Featured Video Performance - St. Mark’s School of Texas Upper School Choir
  • 11:40 AM – 12:30 PM CST
    ELEM - Visit Exhibits
  • 11:40 AM – 12:30 PM CST
    Publisher RS 7 - GIA: New Sacred Choral Music
  • 11:40 AM – 12:30 PM CST
    WS 12 - Smoke and Mirrors: How to Survive and Thrive During Rebuilding Years
  • 11:40 AM – 12:30 PM CST
    WS 13 - Game Plan for UIL Success
  • 11:40 AM – 12:30 PM CST
    WS 14 - The Compositional Process/Q&A
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM CST
    Reading Session 4: Grade 2-3
  • 12:00 PM – 12:20 PM CST
    Exhibit Hall Performance - Featuring Armond Vance Wimberly
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST
    Mu Omicron New Teacher Clinics - "How to Communicate with Administrators"
  • 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM CST
    Invited Ensemble Warm-Up
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CST
    How to Join TMAA
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CST
    TTCCDA Meeting
    COLL/NEW PROFESSIONAL
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST
    PS - From Legacy to Leading Edge: Transform Your Arts Management with Presto
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST
    Transitioning from the BIG 3 to Mariachi
  • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST
    Worship Service Rehearsal (CLOSED)
  • 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM CST
    Elementary Honor Choir Rehearsal
  • 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir Rehearsal
  • 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM CST
    A Tale of Two Days (A Week)
  • 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM CST
    Conducting Nuances -- Little Things Mean a Lot
  • 1:20 PM – 1:25 PM CST
    Featured Video Performance - Granbury HS A Cappella Choir
  • 1:20 PM – 2:10 PM CST
    ELEM - Visit Honor Choir Rehearsal
  • 1:20 PM – 2:10 PM CST
    Publisher RS 8 - Alfred: Meet Me in the Middle: Choral Rep for Middle School Voices
  • 1:20 PM – 2:10 PM CST
    Publisher RS 9 - Alliance: New Publications
  • 1:20 PM – 2:10 PM CST
    WS 15 - What I Wish I Knew
  • 1:20 PM – 2:10 PM CST
    WS 16 - Video Performances Panel
  • 1:20 PM – 2:20 PM CST
    MS/JH - Visit Exhibits
  • 2:20 PM – 2:25 PM CST
    Featured Video Performance - Flower Mound HS Chamber Singers
  • 2:20 PM – 3:10 PM CST
    MS/JH - Visit All-State Rehearsal
  • 2:20 PM – 3:10 PM CST
    Publisher RS 10 - Publisher RS 10 - Excelcia: New Choral Music for All Levels with Choral Editor Jamey Ray
  • 2:20 PM – 3:10 PM CST
    RS 8 - HS Varsity
  • 2:20 PM – 3:10 PM CST
    WOR/COMM - Visit Exhibits
  • 2:20 PM – 3:10 PM CST
    WS 17 - Prevention, Recovery, and Maintenance for Good Classroom Vocal Health
  • 2:20 PM – 3:10 PM CST
    WS 18 - From Notes to Narratives: Embracing Creativity and Collaboration in Choral Programming
  • 2:20 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    Student Conductor Rehearsal 2-B
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CST
    TODA Celebrations, Awards & Featured Performance by Mariachi Cielo Azul
    TODA Presider: Colleen Whatley
    TODA - MSTODA - HS
  • 3:15 PM – 4:05 PM CST
    ALL - Visit Exhibits
  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM CST
    PS - "What's New at the Q?"
  • 4:00 PM – 4:05 PM CST
    Featured Video Performance - Dallas Baptist University Chorale
  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM CST
    UIL PML Committee
    Presider: Gabe Musella
    TCDATODAUIL
  • 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM CST
    TCDA Awards Convocation: Awards, In Memoriam, Business Meeting, & Raffle!
    ELEMMS/JHHSCOLL/NEW PROFESSIONALWOR/COMM
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM CST
    Body Wellness for String Players
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM CST
    Mariachi 101: Engaging the Community
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM CST
    Middle School - Visit Exhibit Hall
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CST
    Orpheus Chamber Ensemble Rehearsal (CLOSED)
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM CST
    PS - Enhancing the Band Hall Experience with TonalEnergy
  • 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM CST
    Lobby Talk 2: Topic - Social Events
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM CST
    Past President and ODY Happy Hour (Invitation Only)
  • 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM CST
    Orpheus Chamber Singers Performance
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM CST
    TODA Fiesta and Silent Auction
  • 6:45 PM – 7:45 PM CST
    EVENSONG: A Service of Rest and Peace
  • 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM CST
    TCDA Social: Early Career Happy Hour
  • 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM CST
    TCDA Social: Happy Hour
  • Saturday, July 27, 2024
  • 7:45 AM – 10:00 AM CST
    TCDA Registration Open
  • 7:45 AM – 10:00 AM CST
    TODA Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CST
    Flipping the Script: Developing Leadership from Last Chair to First
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CST
    PS - How to Create Successful Breathing Curriculum in School Music Classes
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CST
    Reading Session 5: New to PML
  • 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM CST
    Elementary Honor Choir Dress Rehearsal (CLOSED)
  • 8:30 AM – 8:35 AM CST
    Featured Video Performance - Chorus Austin Chamber Ensemble
  • 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir Rehearsal
  • 8:30 AM – 9:20 AM CST
    Publisher RS 11 - Choristers Guild: Sacred
  • 8:30 AM – 9:20 AM CST
    Publisher RS 12 - Hal Leonard: New High School Music
  • 8:30 AM – 9:20 AM CST
    WS 19 - There Will Be Rest
  • 8:30 AM – 9:20 AM CST
    WS 20 - Home on the Range: Navigating the Tenor-Bass Ranges
  • 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM CST
    Kaplan in the Classroom
  • 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM CST
    Middle School - Visit Exhibit Hall
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    Affinity Space
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM CST
    PS - Making Music Education Even Brighter with CutTime
  • 9:30 AM – 9:35 AM CST
    Featured Video Performance - Tex Hill MS Varsity Treble Choir
  • 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CST
    Publisher RS 13 - Heritage/Lorenz New Music for High School and Coll/Univ
  • 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CST
    Student Conductor Dress Rehearsal (CLOSED)
  • 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CST
    WS 21 - Harmonizing Teams: The Symphony of Success
  • 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CST
    WS 22 - Effective Strategies for Excellent Selections: A Teaching Demo with Members of the TCDA Elementary Honor Choir
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir Dress Rehearsal (CLOSED)
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST
    Orchestra is for Everyone: Building an Orchestra Program in Title I Schools
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST
    PS 8 - Musical Adventures Publishing
  • 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM CST
    Elementary Honor Choir Rehearsal (CLOSED)
  • 9:45 AM – 10:30 AM CST
    Middle School - Visit Exhibit Hall
  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CST
    Teaching Sight-Reading Skills
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CST
    Past President's Brunch (Invite Only)
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    Publisher RS 14 - Alfred: 2-Part Choral - Not Just for Kids!
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    RS 9 - Student Conducting Session: All-Level Treble, Tenor/Bass, & Mixed Repertoire
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    WS 23 - Will You Serve with Energy, Intelligence, Imagination, and Love? Affirming or Re-Affirming Your Role as a Church Musician
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CST
    Performance Begins at the Beginning!
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir Rehearsal (CLOSED)
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CST
    Brothers In Song Rehearsal (CLOSED)
  • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CST
    Reading Session: 6: 3+
  • 11:20 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    ALL - Visit Exhibits
  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    High School - Visit Exhibit Hall
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CST
    Mu Omicron New Teacher Clinics - Streamlining Your "Administrivia:" Leaving Work at Work
  • 12:15 PM – 1:05 PM CST
    Closing Convocation: Brothers In Song in Concert & Election Results

    Presenter: Dr. Carolyn Cruse

  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CST
    Mu Omicron Business Meeting
    TODA
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM CST
    TexASTA Business Meeting
    TODATexASTA
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM CST
    Young Director & TODA Interns Luncheon
  • 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM CST
    Elementary Honor Choir Performance
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir Performance