2025 Maine Music Educators Association Conference

LGBTQIA+ Educator Meetup 4:35pm - 5:45pm

Conference Registration 8:30am - 3:00pm

Exhibits 8:30am - 5:00pm

Thursday Evening Concert 8:00pm - 9:00pm

Leading Changes - targeted improvisation to create more mu... 10:00am - 10:55am

You Change Lives...You Transform...You Matter! 1:15pm - 2:15pm

How to make your 5th grade Band program thrive! 10:00am - 10:55am

Beyond the Snare: Rediscovering Your Percussion Section 11:00am - 11:55am

Why So Many Tambourines? The Art of Curating Your Percussion Sec... 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Bassoon basics and beyond: First steps and practical considerati... 2:25pm - 3:25pm

Enhancing Performance Development with Comprehensive Musicianshi... 3:35pm - 4:35pm

Drumset Tones and Techniques 10:00am - 10:55am

Preparing a Successful Jazz All State Audition (Instrument... 11:00am - 11:55am

Teaching Meaningful Improvisation 1:15pm - 2:15pm

195th Army Band - Opportunities and Benefits 2:25pm - 3:25pm

Jazz Meeting 3:35pm - 4:35pm

Modern Band Guitar & Bass: Play It, Teach It, Rock It! 10:00am - 10:55am

Modern Band Keyboard: Unlocking Chords & Creativity! 11:00am - 11:55am

Modern Band Vocals: Sing It, Teach It, Own It! 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Modern Band Drums: From Body Percussion to Beat Master! 2:25pm - 3:25pm

Modern Band Jam: Bring It All Together! 3:35pm - 4:35pm

ACDA Luncheon 12:00pm - 1:15pm

President’s Reception & Awards Ceremony 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Teaching Musical Elements Through Singing Games 10:00am - 10:55am

My substitute doesn't "do" music... 11:00am - 11:55am

The Musical Mansion: Using Canva for Daily/Weekly Slideshows 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Wabanaki Music 2:25pm - 3:25pm

Wabnaki Music Q & A 3:35pm - 4:35pm

All-State Auditions Roundtable 10:00am - 10:55am

Preparing a Farm-to-Table Choir: Sustainable Strategies fo... 11:00am - 11:55am

Achieving Choral Artistry through Singer-driven Composition 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Composing Yourself: Writing and (Re)Arranging for Your Choir 2:25pm - 3:25pm

Solving for V: Empowering Artistry through Singer-focused Aesthe... 3:35pm - 4:35pm

What's In A Grade? Building Assessments that Work for Musi... 10:00am - 10:55am

Engaging Music Tech Projects for Middle and High School Cl... 11:00am - 11:55am

Soundtrap: The Best DAW for Education 1:15pm - 2:15pm

A Lesson in Wellness: Challenging Our Work Ethic, Reducing Our S... 2:25pm - 3:25pm

Copyright Dos and Don'ts for Music Educators 3:35pm - 4:35pm

Conference Registration 7:30am - 10:00am

Exhibits 8:30am - 3:00pm

Coffee & Donuts Social Time 9:00am - 9:50am

Brunswick High School Honors Wind Ensemble 10:55am - 11:55am

Osher School of Music Jazz Combo 12:00pm - 1:00pm

New York Voices 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Friday Evening Concert 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Eleven Leaps to Literacy for Beginning Band & Strings 8:00am - 9:00am

Get to the ‘Good Stuff’ Faster with Tech Tools 9:50am - 10:50am

All Lanes Now Open! Abolishing the Detours and Closed On-Ramps t... 10:55am - 11:55am

All-Member Meeting 2:20pm - 3:35pm

Preparing Your Clarinetists for College Playing 8:00am - 9:00am

Troubleshooting Tone - Using Mouthpieces & Mini-Instruments to A... 9:50am - 10:50am

Beginning Band at the High School Level 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Beginning Band Day - Fighting the March Slump 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Setting Up Your Drum Set Musicians for Success in Jazz and Moder... 8:00am - 9:00am

Tone first then intonation: Strategies to improve your trumpet s... 9:50am - 10:50am

Jazz Improv Jam for Less-Experienced Jazz Players 10:55am - 11:55am

Band Repair Basics: Brass 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Band Repair Basics: FL, CL, Sax 8:00am - 9:00am

Orchestra Round Table 9:50am - 10:50am

Orchestra Reading Session 10:55am - 11:55am

Teach Your Ensemble Fiddle Tunes (By Ear!) - Session 1 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Teach Your Ensemble Fiddle Tunes (By Ear!) - Session 2 3:45pm - 4:45pm

General Music Luncheon 12:00pm - 1:15pm

UMaine / USM Alumni Reception 9:00pm - 11:00pm

Activating Socio-Emotional Intelligence through Composition 8:00am - 9:00am

Composition Pedagogy Triage – Ask Me Anything! 9:50am - 10:50am

Music Playcations: Gamification for Everyone 10:55am - 11:55am

It’s Time to Play the Recorder 1:15pm - 2:15pm

General Music (Theater) Class 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Reclaiming our Craft: Purposeful Structures for Revamed Rehearsa... 8:00am - 9:00am

Accessible Excellence: Unlocking Rehearsal Buy-in Through Studen... 9:50am - 10:50am

ROUNDTABLE – Demystifying the Pyramid: Creating a Holistic Commu... 10:55am - 11:55am

Running an Effective rehearsal or "Why is it taking so long to l... 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Considering Equity and Access in Ensemble Recruitment and Retent... 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Making Digital Music Class a Reality for All 8:00am - 9:00am

Disconnected Students and the General Music Classroom 9:50am - 10:50am

Bridging the Gap Between Home Music and School Music in the PreK... 10:55am - 11:55am

Organization and Record-Keeping for Beginning Music Educators 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Teaching With A Full Glass 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Maine All-State Band & Orchestra Concert 11:00am - 12:15pm

Maine All-State Choral Concert 3:00pm - 4:15pm