Date & Time: Saturday, January 14

7:30am - Registration
8:30am - 5:00pm (lunch break 11:30am -1:00pm)

Cy-Fair High School
Parking will be in the back of the school next to the football practice field.


2023 Keynote Speakers


Jodi Coke



Clinton Hardy



Check-in/Registration:
 
Registration is now open.  Current membership is required.

Pre-Registration (digital reading packet only) - $50 - closes January 8th
 A LIMITED number of printed octavos will be available for purchase onsite at $42.
Onsite Registration - $60
Student Registration - $25
On-site registration is available today, January 14.  See you there!
Register HERE
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2023 Winter Conference Tentative Schedule
Time Choir Room Band Hall Orchestra Room Auditorium
7:30 am Registration      
8:30 am  

Keynote: "The Choir Chronicles" Podcast

Jodi Coke & Clinton Hardy, Keynote Speakers

   
9:30 am

Vocal Vibrato in Choral Singing - Pedagogy, Gender, and Expression

Natalie Cummings, clinician

 

Building Community in Classroom and Rehearsal for Young Singers

Kelsey Helton, clinician

Gather Around the Campfire

Melissa Hall Smith, clinician

10:30 am

The Songs We Teach: From Problems to Possibilities

Dr. Julie Derges, clinician

How to (RE) Build your Choral Music Program

Dale Duncan, clinician

How to Keep Sight-Reading Interesting, Even During UIL Season

Courtney Munsart, clinician
 
11:30 am Lunch on your own - See a list of area restaurants
1:00 pm

Diverse Pieces for Diverse Beginners

Emma Bassett, clinician

   

 Developing Foundational Teaching Methods

Matt Perez and Deidre Douglas, clinicians

2:00 pm

Draw the Circle Wide: Programming Music by Black Composers

Gyasi Blanton, clinician

 

Joy for the Journey: Surviving and Thriving in UIL Season

Anne Guess, clinician

 
3:00 pm

Engaging Literature for the Developing Choir

Austin Dean & Kelly McDonald, clinicians

Love, Understanding, Positivity: Tenets for Building a Choral Program

Eric Posada, clinician

   

4:00 pm

     

Performance: Casulana Women's Choir of Houston

Janwin Overstreet-Goode & Neena Taylor, Artistic Directors

5:00 pm Join us for Happy Hour @ Lazy Dog