2022 TODA Summer Convention Schedule

WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 Room/Location
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm UIL Music Advisory Committee Meeting  CC 212, 213
THURSDAY, July 21, 2022  
8:30 am - 4:30 pm Registration Open Exhibit Hall 4B
9:30 am - 10:30 am Be a Kid Magnet! How to Draw Them In and Keep Them EXCITED!
Carolyn Vandiver
CC 006
9:30 am - 10:30 am Celebrating Women Orchestra Directors Panel Part II
Christina Bires
CC 007
9:30 am - 10:30 am Imagine Your Sound: An Artistic Approach to Teaching Developing Strings
Mary Havenstrite
CC 008
10:00 am - 12:00 pm TMAA Orchestra Judging Workshop
Melissa Livings
Stars At Night Ballroom B3                           
10:45 am - 12:00 pm RS 1: Grade 3.5+
Neal Springer
CC 006
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Creating Musical Connections Through Gesture: Explore, Entice, Engage
Dr. Jacob Sustaita
CC 007
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Programming Can Be Sexy
Desiree Overree
CC 008
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Visit Exhibits/Lunch Exhibit Hall 4B
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm Improving Intonation in String Orchestra
Jeremy Woolstenhulme 
CC 006
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm Bridging the Gap: Connecting Inclusive Pedagogy to String Education
Tzefira Jones & Kelsey Nussbaum
CC 007 
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm Score Study for the Busy Conductor
Dr. Laurie Williams
CC 008
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm MS Honor String Orchestra, Ann Smith, TMEA Orchestra Division Vice President CC 212
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm RS 2: Grade .5-2
Nicole Brown
CC 006
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Strategies for Improving the Tone Quality of Your Orchestra
Dr. Michael Hopkins
CC 007
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Making the Impossible, Possible!
Christina Leblanc 
CC 008
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm TMEA MS Honor Full Orchestra, Ann Smith, TMEA Orchestra Division Vice President CC 212
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm TMEA HS Honor Full Orchestra, Ann Smith, TMEA Orchestra Division Vice President CC 213
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Visit Exhibits Exhibit Hall 4B
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm TMAA Mariachi Judging Workshop
Ruben Adame
Stars at Night Ballroom B3
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Cultivating an Ensemble’s Creativity: Rehearsal Strategies that Engage, Inspire, and Challenge (Rehearsal Lab)
Dr. Jacob Sustaita
CC 006
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Kolonneh String Quartet Rehearsal (Closed Session) CC 007
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Work, Rest, Play: A New Approach to Staying Motivated at Your Job!
Dr. John Ricarte
CC 008
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm TMEA Board Training
Michael Stringer, TMEA President
CC 220
6:15 pm - 6:45 pm The Kolonneh String Quartet Performance CC 007
6:45 PM The TODA Sip 'n Stroll  
FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2022 Room/Location
8:30 am - 4:30 pm Registration Open Exhibit Hall 4B
9:00 am - 11:00 am TMAA Committee on Standards of Adjudication and Performance Practices 
James Drew          
CC 210
9:30 am - 10:45 am RS 3: Grade 2.5-3
Sean Carlton
CC 006
9:45 am - 10:45 am Conducting: Connecting Music, Practice, and Presentation (Conducting Workshop)
Dr. Jacob Sustaita 
CC 007
9:45 am - 10:45 am Lessons Learned Outside the Orchestra Rehearsal
Ann Smith
CC 008
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Preparing Students for the SATs…Style, Articulation and Tone!
Betsy Thomas
CC 006
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Understanding Your Students' Needs: Motivation in the Orchestra Classroom
Dr. Michael Hopkins
CC 007
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Clarity Through Feedback
Neal Springer
CC 008
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Visit Exhibits/Lunch Exhibit Hall 4B
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Sequential Vibrato Instruction in the String Classroom
Jeremy Woolstenhulme
CC 006
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Tips, Tricks and Traditions - 25 Ideas to Strengthen Your Orchestra Program
Dr. John Ricarte
CC 007
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Developing a Unified Sound in Full String Orchestra
Dr. Laurie Williams, Dr. Martha Placeres, & Dr. Jacob Dakon
CC 008
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm How to Apply For Membership in TMAA
Jeff Bradford and Greg Countryman               
CC 210                   
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm RS 4: Full Orchestra
Melissa Livings
CC 006
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm Ready, Set, Go! Hit the Ground Running
George & Christina Amorim
CC 007
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm Conducting With Heartfelt Imagination: Developing Interpretive Imagination Toward a More Clearly Defined Expressive Conducting Technique
Dr. Douglas Bakenhus
CC 008
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Visit Exhibits  Exhibit Hall 4B
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm UIL PML Committee, Gabe Musella CC 004
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Past President & ODY Happy Hour LDR/Grotto
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm The Reunion and Silent Auction LDR/Grotto
SATURDAY, JULY 23, 2022 Room/Location
9:00 am - 10:45 am Registration Open Exhibit Hall 4B
9:30 am - 10:30 am The Upside Down: Tips for Instrumentalists Conducting Choirs
Dr. Eric Posada
CC 006
9:30 am - 10:30 am  "We Learned This Already!" Back to the Basics for Orchestra Students Who Already "Know it All"
Jeremy Woolstenhulme
CC 007
9:30 am - 10:30 am Teaching String Players the Art of Healthy Practice
Dr. Lisa Burrell
CC 008
10:45 am - 12:00 pm RS 5: New to PML
Matthew Moreno
CC 006
10:45 am - 11:45 am Ten Simple Ways to Improve the Musical Expression of your Orchestra
Dr. Michael Hopkins 
CC 007
10:45 am - 11:45 am TexASTA General Business Meeting and Clinic
Kevin Garcia-Hettinger
CC 008
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch  
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm TODA General Session (Business Meeting, Election Results & Awards Ceremony)
Creston Herron, TODA President
CC 007
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Board & Award Recipient Photos CC 007