Sessions for Midwinter Convention 2025
2025 MMEA Research Poster Session
Akosua Obuo Addo
A Conversation about being Culturally Responsive in Music Education
Nora Schull, CRAE Cohort Members
Acting the Song: Musical Theatre Interpretation
Nicholas Wayne
Affinity Space for BIPOC Music Educators/Performers
Christopher Rochester
Affinity Space for LGBTQIA Music Educators/Performers
Alex Ferderer, Jerri Neddermeyer
Are They Ready for That? Music Teaching with Child Development in Mind
Dr. Abigail Van Klompenberg, Melissa von Itter
Association of Popular Music Education (APME) Open Meeting
Eric Songer
Audiation for Conductors: An MLT-Informed Approach to Score Reading
R. Louis Vajda, MM
Bach, Broadway, and Beyoncé: Creating a space for pop music in choir
Dr. Eric Rubinstein
Andy DeLuca
Beyond Measure: “UnGrading” Your Classroom
Chris Gleason
Beyond Performance: Inclusive Student Growth in Music Education
Paul Terry
Dr. Amy K. Roisum Foley
Bridging the Gap Between Middle School and High School for Instrumentalists
Charles T Menghini
Building Community Through Accessible and Inclusive K-12 String Music
Dr. LaSaundra Belcher
Mary Claxton
John Kleinwolterink
Dr. Angela Kasper
Choral Treasures from Northern and Eastern Europe
Dr. Angela Kasper
Choral Warm-Ups: Connecting with Purpose
Greg Gilpin
Circles: Community in the Round
Beth Melin Nelson
Cognitive Kaleidoscopes: Neurodiversity in Music Educators
Corinne Galligan
Cognitive Kaleidoscopes: Reflecting the Light Within
Corinne Galligan
Collaborations with Culture Bearers
Dr. Angela Kasper
Composer Kaleidoscope: Choral Music from Diverse Writers
Jack Zaino
Conquer your Intermediate Band! with “Make It Happen!” Band Method
Rayne Ellison
Continuing the Dialogue with MMEA’s DEIA Task Force
Dr. Adrian Davis, co-facilitating and Members of the DEIA Task Force
Creating the Standard and Sticking to it: The Why, The What, and The How
Dr. Myra K. Rhoden
Cultivating Creativity in the Classroom
Jake Runestad
Edge of Your Seat Rehearsals: Engage All Students Always
Dr. Matthew Arau
Amy Giddings
Embracing AI: Save Time, Boost Efficiency
Scott Kummrow
Empathy vs Fear – Podium Perspectives #conductor #female #mother
Dr. Heidi Johanna Miller, D.M.A.
Find Joy on the Podium: Make More Music by Improving Error Detection
Dr. Ward Miller
Focus on Foundations: A Logical Approach to Musical Fluency in Band
Mike Knutson, Joni Sutton
Karen Howard
From Screen to Score: Introducing Choral Music to Children’s Choirs
Dr. Angela Kasper
Harmonic Progressions: A Systemic Change Conversation
David Davis, Michael Bjork
How to Have Hard Conversations
Mary Brandenstein
How to Teach a Popular Music Ensemble
Eric Songer, Scott Prescott
In Defiance of the Canon: Counter-stories and Community Music
Dr. Christopher Mena
Inclusive Games, Activities and Projects for Digital Learning
Gillian Desmarais
Incorporating Video Game Music
Becca Michaelson, Brooke Ferd
Jack Zaino
Anna Wiles
MacPhail Center for Music: An Inclusive Resource for You
Elizabeth Winslow
MBDA Board Meeting & Open Forum
Claire Larson, Douglas Orzolek
Meaningful, Skillful, Joyful Music: The Kodály-Inspired Classroom
Casey Barker
Measuring Joy: Re-evaluating Music Education Assessment
Dr. Danni Gilbert
Janet Heukeshoven
Mino-bimaadizawin: Lessons with a focus on Ojibwe Culture
Michael Mello, Leonard Madsen, Michelle Edlund
More Than Gold Stars and Stickers: Music Classroom Management
Scott K. Iseminger
Mark Gitch
Music in Their Classroom (Cross-curricular advocacy for your programs)
Joshua Sorenson
Navigating the First Five Years: Insights and Obstacles
Nahal Javan, Maxwell Voda
No Quiet Quitting: Advocating for Harmony in Your Ecosystem
Dr. Henry L. Dorn
Opening Engagement Through Class Closures
Dr. Nathan Jeffrey Herfindahl
Opening Session: WARMUP! The MMEA Get-Together
Karen Howard
Craig Peterson
Craig Peterson
Our School Matters- songs of belonging and SEL for school gatherings.
Jeffrey Zupfer
Percussion: Setting up your students for success
Eri Isomura, Dr. Matthew McClung, Erich Rieppel, Jack Donovan
Popular Music Education and Modern Band
Mary Claxton
Preventing and Overcoming Injury For Conductors and Instrumentalists
Ross Wolf, Jacob Salaba, PT, DPT
Beth Melin Nelson
Recorder 101: No Squeaks Allowed!
Erin Elliott
Dr. Derrick Fox
Erin Berg
Rural Instrumental Music- Perspectives in Pedagogy and Teacher Preparation
Dr. Kelly R. Taylor, DME
Scaffolded Repertoire for Middle School Voices
Jack Zaino
Scaffolded Steps in Barred Instrument Instruction
Meg Tietz
Score to Performance: The Science Behind Musicality
Robert L. Sinclair
Secondary General Music Discussion Group
Aaron Lohmeyer
Simple Machines: STEAM Integration Strategies
Beth Melin Nelson
Wycliffe Gordon
Singing by heart: Aural tradition in the music classroom
Elisabeth Cherland
So you want to go to grad school? – A Conductor’s Guide
Malcolm Burke, Christiana Howell, James T. Chang
Ruth LeMay, Dr. Aaron Lohmeyer, Eric Songer, Eri Isomura, Dr. Adrian Davis
Ruth LeMay, Dr. Aaron Lohmeyer, Eric Songer, Eri Isomura, Dr. Adrian Davis
Spinning Your Way to Success: The Band Director’s Guide To Color Guard
Katie Brimhall, MME
Elizabeth Trites
Teach Like a Champion … in Music!
Casey Clementson, PhD
Teaching Digital Music Composition with Noteflight
Gillian Desmarais
Teaching Music Production with Soundtrap
Gillian Desmarais
Dr. Joseph L. Jefferson
The Artistic Partnership Between Conductor and Pianist
Judy Sagen, Kerri LeJeune
The Choral Art of Text, Melody, and Harmony
Greg Gilpin
The Elephant in the Room: Building a Culture of Safety
The Elephant Alliance: Mackenzie Bufis, Patty Sampson
The Elephant in the Room: Sexual Misconduct in Music Education
The Elephant Alliance: Mackenzie Bufis, Patty Sampson
The Harmony of Voices: Nurturing Vocal Wellness & Registers
Samuel Gray
The Importance of Historical Research in Music Education
Dr. Christopher Mena
The Invested Music Educator: Planning for Retirement
Dr. CJ Longabaugh
The Magic of Folk Ballads in the Classroom
Matthew Patterson
The Mental Health of Music Majors
Dr. Danni Gilbert, Mary Beth Hilbers, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Ellie Johnson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln), and UMN doctoral student, Catherine Grimm
Through My Music: Empowering Girls to Lead
Dr. Myra K. Rhoden
Uniting Voices: Full Inclusion of Students with Autism in Ensembles
Samuel Gray
Dr. Myra K. Rhoden
Unlocking JOY through Positive Behavior Intervention: 6 Key Elements
Dr. Matthew Arau
Dr. Matthew Arau
What is Decolonization Doing in a Nice Field Like Music Education?
Dr. Christopher Mena