TODA 2021 TENTATIVE Summer Convention Schedule

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm UIL Orchestra Sight Reading Committee Meeting

Thursday, July 22, 2021

8:30 am - 4:30 pm Registration Open
9:00 am - 9:45 am Coffee Colloquy
10:00 am - 11:00 am

"No Fear!" Your Beginners Can Play at the Intermediate Level
Barbara Fox, clinicians

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Finger Patterns & Positions: Understanding How to Choose Fingerings
Dr. Rebecca MacLeod, clinician

10:00 am - 11:00 am Lessons from the Pandemic: How & Why to Integrate Your New Skills into your "Normal" Teaching Habits
Aaron Michaelson, clinician
11:15 am - 12:30 am Reading Session: 3+
Desiree Overree
11:15 am - 12:30 pm After the Honeymoon: How to Adjust, Adapt, and Thrive in a New Teaching Position
Lamar Smith, clinician
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm TMAA Orchestra Judging Workshop
Melissa Livings


*TMAA is requiring all current members to pay in advance online.  No admission and payment day of.

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Visit the Exhibits
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Conducting Refresher!
Dr. Clifton Evans, clinician
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Getting Beyond "Good!" Effective Use of Language in the Classroom and Studio
Dr. Brenda Brenner, headliner
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Hi Ho, Hi Ho! It's Off To Work You Go! - Cathy Fishburn, ODY
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

TMAA Mariachi Judging Workshop
Ruben Adame

*TMAA is requiring all current members to pay in advance online.  No admission and payment day of.

3:15 pm - 4:15 pm Teaching Strings in Today's Classroom
Dr. Rebecca MacLeod, headliner

3:15 pm - 4:15 pm

Celebrating Women Orchestra Directors Panel
Christina Bires, moderator
Margaret Brown, panelist
Ashley Johnson, panelist
Penny Meitz, panelist
Desiree Overree, panelist
Danielle Prontka, panelist

3:15 pm - 4:15 pm Joining the Flock: Welcoming and Supporting First-Year Teachers to the Greatest Profession on Earth
Dr. Blair Williams, clinician
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm Visit the Exhibits
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm The Cathy Fishburn Sip 'n Stroll

Friday, July 23, 2021

8:30 am - 5:00 pm Registration Open
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open
9:30 am - 10:45 am Reading Session: Grade 2
Marcelle Martin, conductor
9:30 am - 10:30 am Rules of Engagement: Administrator Edition
Michael Stringer, clinician
9:30 am - 10:30 am Do You See Color? A Conversation about Race in the Orchestra Classroom
Carly Galloway & Sundas Mohi-Truong, clinicians
10:45 am - 11:45 am Calendar Planning Isn't Sexy
Desiree Overree, clinician
10:45 am - 11:45 am Creating a Successful Chamber Music Series
Brian Coatney, clinician
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Effective Rehearsals: Combining Artistry and Pedagogy
Dr. Rebecca MacLeod, clinician
12:00pm - 1:30 pm Visit the Exhibits
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Fearless Improvisation: Introducing Improvisation in the String Orchestra
Dr. Michael Alexander, clinician
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Winning with Warm-Ups
Dr. Brenda Brenner, headliner
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Post-Pandemic Full Orchestra
Christopher Mustell, clinician
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm

How to Join Texas Music Adjudicators Association
Jeff Bradford, President

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm Reading Session: Grades .5-1
Charles Robinson, conductor
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm It Takes a Village: A Student-Centered Approach to Vertical Alignment
Kevin Sluder, Christine LaLonde & Devan Bell, clinicians
 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm Flipping the Narrative: Creating Thriving Orchestra Programs in Urban Schools
Nicole Melrose, clinician
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Visit the Exhibits
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm  Past President's Happy Hour
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm  The Reunion & Silent Auction

Saturday, July 24, 2021

9:00 am - 10:45 am Registration Open
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open
9:30 am - 10:30 am Start Your New School Year with Purpose and Direction – Make Every Day Count Through DEEP LISTENING
George Tate, clinician
9:30 am - 10:30 am From Poof to Portato: A Sequence of Bow Strokes
Dr. Brenda Brenner, headliner
9:30 am - 10:30 am Assessment in the Orchestra Classroom
Patrick Leaverton, clinician

9:30 am - 10:30 am TexASTA BOD Meeting
10:45 am - 11:45 am Experiences from Starting a Mariachi Program
Jason Thibodeaux, clinician
10:45 am - 11:45 am TexASTA General Business Meeting and Clinic
10:45 am - 12:00 pm

Reading Session: New to the PML
Jamie Ovalle, conductor

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm TODA General Session (Business Meeting & Awards Ceremony)