Are You Going to the TI:ME/TMEA National Convention?
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The Technology Institute for Music Educators (TI:ME) is teaming up with the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) for the national convention this year. The conference is from Wednesday, February 11-Saturday, February 14, in beautiful San Antonio Texas. I was thrilled when TI:ME and TMEA collaborated to have this convention for various reasons:
- Wednesday, February 11 is the TI:ME pre-conference day with many excellent presenters such as Dr. Jim Frankel from SoundTree, Dr. Charles Menoche from my grad school Alma Mata Central Connecticut State University, Dr. Sandi MacLeod of the Vermont MIDI Project, and one that I am looking forward to hearing, Peggy Morales of Romeo Music. She is presenting two sessions about technology in the K-8 music classroom. I love to attend sessions that are similar in nature to mine because I love to see other ideas on how to utilize music technology in the elementary music classroom.
- TMEA is awesome! Their exhibit floor is one that I will never forget. You can find everything there from music ed to music performance to music tech.
- The first TI:ME conference that I ever presented at was at the TI:ME/TMEA National Convention in 2004. However, it did snow in San Antonio that year, I am hoping that was a fluke. I had such a wonderful experience presenting at that conference, that I have attended almost every TI:ME conference ever since.
- This past June, I had the honor of being a Sibelius Groovy Ambassador at the NECC Conference that was also held in San Antonio, Texas. This time in San Antonio, I was able to explore the town, a little bit of the Alamo, and the Riverwalk. San Antonio is beautiful and a fantastic place to hold a convention.
- Keynote speaker this year is Jordan Rudess, who will speak on Thursday, February 12 at 12:30 pm. Jordan is an amazing keyboardist/pianist. You might have heard him on Bowie’s album titled Heathen, released in 2002.
- Four days of music technology sessions ranging from young elementary music education to professional musician! Even if you can only make one day of the conference, you will still attend a great music tech session.
To see a list of sessions, you can download the pdf here.
time-tmea-sched-2009-1.pdf
To read about our wonderful clinicians, you can download a pdf here.
ti-me-session-descriptions-1.pdf
If you are planning on attending the conference, please come and attend my session “Technology Integration in the Elementary Music Classroom” on Friday, February 13, at 5:30 pm Lone Star Room E. It is right before the TI:ME reception, so come to my session, see and hear some of my students’ wonderful compositions and projects that they created with the assistance of music technology, possibly win the book “Technology Integration in the Elementary Music Classroom,” and then enjoy some food and good company with the wonderful people of TI:ME.
I hope to see you there!
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November 16th, 2008 at 2:32 am
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November 16th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
I am really looking forward to TI:ME/TMEA this year as well Amy! SoundTree is going to be in full force at the conference, with lots of hands-on opportunities for teachers who are interested in the effective integration of technology into their music program.
I am especially looking forward to the Keynote Presentation by Jordan Rudess. He is an incredible musician and I know the audience will love his interaction with technology.
Hope to see everyone there!
Jim