Colorado Music Educators Association Conference
January 29-February 1, 2025
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
5:30pm - 6:30pm - Rehearsal Lab
Dr. Gail Barnes
Featuring Erie High School Orchestra
Directed by: Monica Smiley
Location: West Ballroom
Thursday, January 30, 2025
10:00am - 10:50am - Musicianship in the Middle: Nurturing the Musician Inside Our Students
Dr. Gail Barnes
Location: Broadmoor Hall D/E
11:30am - 12:00pm - Timnath Middle School Orchestra
Drew Mendizabal
Location: West Ballroom
1:00pm - 1:45pm - Colorado Mesa University String Orchestra
Brian Krinke
Location: West Ballroom
2:00pm - 2:50pm - Beautiful Bowings: Developing the Bow Arm
David Pope
Location: Broadmoor Hall D/E
3:00pm - 4:00pm - Orchestra to Exhibits
4:00pm - 4:45pm - University of Colorado Boulder Orchestra
Gary Lewis
Location: Broadmoor Hall B
Friday, January 31, 2025
9:00am - 9:50 am - It Takes A ... Working with a Collaborative Community
Dr. Gail Barnes
Location: Broadmoor Hall D/E
10:15am - 11:00am - Music Reading Session #1
Location: West Ballroom
11:15am - 12:00am - Music Reading Session #2
Location: West Ballroom
12:00pm - 12:50pm - The Joy of Recruitment and Retainment
Heather Murphy
Location: Broadmoor Hall D/E
1:00 - 1:50pm - Creativity and Musicality in the Very Beginning String Class
Lindsay Fulcher
Location: Broadmoor Hall D/E
1:00 - 1:50pm - The 3 M’s (Model, Mistakes, and Monitor) of Teaching Students to Practice
Dr. Margaret Berg
Location: Bartolin Hall: 213/214
2:00pm - 2:50pm - Ft. Collins High School Orchestra
John Hermanson
Location: Broadmoor Hall B
3:00pm - 3:50pm - The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Conductors
Wes Kenny
Location: Main Theatre
4:00pm - 4:45pm - Colorado Springs Youth Symphony Association Baroque Chamber Orchestra
Jerilyn Jorgensen
Location: West Ballroom
Saturday, February 1, 2025
8:00am - 8:50am - A Cellist’s Approach to Finding Fluidity in the Left Hand
Meredith Blecha-Wells
Location: Broadmoor Hall C
9:00am - 9:30am - Erie Middle School 8th Grade String Orchestra
Danielle Crisman
Location: West Ballroom
11:00am - 11:45am - Evergreen High School Chamber Orchestra
Cory Goshorn
Location: West Ballroom
12:00pm - 12:50pm - Cultivating Cultural Harmony: Embracing Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity in Mariachi Programs
Priscilla Araski
Location: Main Theatre
1:00pm - 1:50pm - Colorado ASTA General Membership Meeting
Location: Broadmoor Hall D/E