Session | Conversations on Research and Graduate Education
Amy Simmons, Justin West, and members of the College Division Research Committee

Session | College Division Poster Session 
Amy Simmons, Organizer and Presider

Authors present original research at this informal session where attendees can learn about the research and discuss applications to music teaching.  Research to be presented: 

One Size Fits…Some: How Band Repertoire Situates Differentiated Learning
Suzanne Charney, Laura Bock, and Micah Killion.

Can You Nail That?
Robert Duke and Courtney Nottingham

The Best Kept Secret in Music
Robert Duke and Micah Killion

Better is Good Enough: Characterizing Novice Musicians’ Practice
Jennifer Leigh McKeeman and Robert Duke 

It’s Still Not How Much; It’s How
Amy Simmons, Jennifer Leigh McKeeman, and Marjorie Yankeelov

Stayers, Movers, and Leavers: Estimating Music Teacher Turnover in the United States
Justin West and Laura Bock

Session | If you’re happy and you know it, then you learn
Robert Duke

Session | One Class, Many Cultures: Teaching Students from Around the World
Amy Melton
 

Clinic & Concert | Historical Development of Literature for the Trombone Choir
The University of Texas at Austin Trombone Choir
Nathaniel Brickens, director
Robert Duke, narrator

The University of Texas Trombone Choir, winners of the 2023 Remington International Trombone Choir competition, will demonstrate the trombone choir's rich heritage and the wide variety of music available for the ensemble. The performance will showcase the instrument's 17th-century ancestor (the sackbut) and the complete modern trombone family.

Session | New Requirements for Cooperating Teachers, Field Supervisors, and Student Teachers
Amy Simmons, Michele Henry, and John Denis
 

Panel | An Informal Conversation with Texas Band Legends
Jerry Junkin, panelist

Join these legendary clinicians for a fun and casual conversation about bands in Texas, musical inspiration, and the power of music education.  Members of the Band Division will not want to miss this "back porch conversation" with some of the Texas greats. 

Performance |  Zed Saxophone Quartet 

Zed Saxophone Quartet, silver medalists at the 2024 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, is mentored by associate professor Stephen Page and comprised of graduate and undergraduate students from the Butler School of Music: Connor O’Toole, Jacob Feldman, Marina Sakellakis, David Bennette.

Clinic | Dallas Winds Saxes: What We've Learned in 32 Years
Jerry Junkin, co-clinician

The Dallas Winds saxophone section has performed together for over 32 years, in hundreds of converts and on 22 recordings with five Grammy nominations.  Section members will share and show how they've learned to blend, support, and stand out within the ensemble to help create their signature sound.