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2026 Maine Music Educators Association Conference

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7:30am EDT

Conference Registration Collins Center for the Arts

8:15am EDT

Tri-M Roundtable Donald P Corbett Hall Rm 107Bill Buzza • Jen Fortin Optimize Your School Choir’s Sound using Estill Vocal Techniques! Williams Hall Rm 120Christine Letcher Challenge by choice: Getting started with using centers in the general music classroom Williams Hall Rm 110Dr. Erin Zaffini Creating a Jazz Culture Donald P Corbett Hall Rm 115Rebecca Mallory

8:30am EDT

Vendor Exhibits Collins Center for the Arts

9:15am EDT

Coffee & Pastry Social Time Collins Center for the ArtsMatthew Waite • Dr. Wayne Mallette

9:55am EDT

I Wish I Knew Then What I Know Now Williams Hall Rm 140Dr. Richard Nickerson • Rob Westerberg Small Band Techniques Donald P Corbett Hall Rm 107Chris DeVona Make "Whatever" Work and Win Williams Hall Rm 120Ellen Shuler Challenge by choice: Getting started with using centers in the general music classroom (part 2) Williams Hall Rm 110Dr. Erin Zaffini The Vocal Playground - Games and Tools for Teaching Jazz Improvisation to Choral Singers Donald P Corbett Hall Rm 115Alicia Phelps Orchestra Reading Session Memorial Union Bangor RoomBill Bell

11:00am EDT

From the Stands to the Stage: Using Pep Band & Marching Band to Elevate Your Program Donald P Corbett Hall Rm 107Hailey Francoeur Barbershop: What can this genre do to enhance your vocal program. Williams Hall Rm 120Renae Misner Judge Training Session Donald P Corbett Hall Rm 100Ben Cox • David Morris Practical Application of Universal Design for Learning 3.0 in the Music Classroom Williams Hall Rm 110Dr. Erin Zaffini Solfege & Rhythm Activities to Engage Elementary Learners Williams Hall Rm 140Eric Yim Getting Out of the Chart – Supporting Beginning and Intermediate Jazz Ensemble Rhythm Sections Donald P Corbett Hall Rm 115Casey Schmidt Orchestra Round-Table Memorial Union Bangor RoomAndria Bacon Live Lunchtime Performance Miller Cafe @ Collins Center195th Army Nat Guard Band

12:00pm EDT

General Music Luncheon Buchanan Alumni HouseDr. Erin Zaffini

1:15pm EDT

"From Wish List to Reality: Advocacy that Gets Results" Donald P Corbett Hall Rm 107Erika Gates Stay Woke: Race and Racism in Music Education Williams Hall Rm 140Dr. Wayne Mallette From Warm-Up To Wrap-Up: Effective Strategies for Rehearsal, Assessment, and Mindset in the Choral Classroom Williams Hall Rm 120Christopher Belding Championing Music Education: Strategies to Sustain and Support Music Educators Williams Hall Rm 110Dr. Erin Zaffini Elementary Repertoire Trends in Maine: A mixed methods exploration of approaches to elementary song selection Memorial Union Bangor RoomEddie Holmes If I Can Jazz, You Can Jazz, Too! Donald P Corbett Hall Rm 115Jesse Myers-Wakeman

2:20pm EDT

All Member Meeting Donald P Corbett Hall Rm 100Matthew Waite

3:45pm EDT

Beginning Teacher Bootcamp Williams Hall Rm 110Dr. Erin Zaffini What do you mean the schedule is changing??? Donald P Corbett Hall Rm 115Rob Wheeler Expressive Conducting - Connecting Gesture to Music Williams Hall Rm 140 Equity in General Music and Beginner Band Donald P Corbett Hall Rm 107Maddy Vlahos • Maya Gould • Rebecca DeWan Reading Session; Santa Barbara Music Publishing Williams Hall Rm 120Christian Giddings • Darrel Whidden

7:30pm EDT

Friday Evening Concert Collins Center for the ArtsCousin Itt

8:30pm EDT

UMaine / USM Alumni Reception Buchanan Alumni House