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Fall Conference Schedule – 2026

CMEA Bay Section Winter Conference
Oct 30-31, 2026 at SJSU

Full Conference Program (PDF) – TO BE LINKED
Conference At-a-Glance Schedule

Friday, Oct 30, 2026

Time Events Location Genre
8:00 AM Conference Registration Begins
 Student Union
(SU)
8:30-9:20 AM Women Band Directors UNITE SU Room 1 Higher Ed
Women in Jazz SU Room 2 Jazz
Middle School Beginning Strings: Building Musical Foundations SU Room 3 Elem – Beginning Instruments
Adaptive String Techniques SU Room 4 Orchestra
Beyond “Dreidl, Dreidl”: Quality New Chanukah Music for K-8 Schools Music Building 182 Elem – General Music
9:30-10:45 AM IMPROVing Instruction: Using Theatre Improvisation Skills to Enhance Music Instruction SU Room 1
[This session begins at 10:00am]
 Learning & Innovation
Choral Reading Session 1: High School SU Room 4 Choral
Meaningful Music Experiences in the Elementary Special Day Class Music Building 182 Elem – General Music
Band Reading Session Concert Hall (Music Building) Band
11:00-11:50 AM General Session/Keynote Address: If You Don’t Know, I Can’t Tell You! Concert Hall (Music Building) ALL
12:00-12:50 PM – Lunch Break –
Pizza with the Presidents (Collegiate Event)		 Music Building Room 182
1:00-1:50 PM Retention in the Modern Age SU Room 1 Collegiate
Inclusive Strategies for the Students with Disabilities in the Music Classroom SU Room 2 Choral
20 Ways to Energize Every Class or Rehearsal: How We Teach Is As Important As What We Teach SU Room 3 Band & Orchestra
Creating and Sustaining a Mariachi Program – Revisited SU Room 4 DEIA
Songs of the Sun: Filipino Folk Songs for the Elementary Music Classroom Music Building 182 Elem – General Music
The Horn Teaching Playbook Concert Hall (Music Building) Band
2:00-2:50 PM The Flexible Saxophonist SU Room 1 Higher Ed
Jackknife – The Music of Jackie McClean SU Room 2 Jazz
Beginning Percussion: Hands-On SU Room 3 Elem – Beginning Instruments
Beyond the Baton: Teaching Ensembles to Play Without a Conductor SU Room 4 Orchestra
Assessment in the Music Room Music Building 182 Elem- General Music
3:00-3:50 PM LEARNING & INNOVATION TBD SU Room 1 Learning & Innovation
Unlocking Ease: Embodied Self-Care for Musicians SU Room 2 Choral
CMEA Central Coast Section SU Room 3
Warm-Up and Ensemble Development Exercises that Work! SU Room 4 Band & Orchestra
Music Games for Upper Elementary Music Building 182 Elem – General Music
4:00-4:50 PM Showcase Concert: SJSU Percussion Ensemble Concert Hall (Music Building) All
5:15-7:15 PM Wine and Cheese SU Ballroom B All

 

Saturday, Oct 31, 2026

Time Events Location Genre
8:00 AM Conference Registration Begins
 Student Union
8:30-9:20 AM Why is my Band not Swinging? SU Room 1 Higher Ed
The State of CMEA: Connecting, Advocating, and Advancing Music Education SU Room 2 CMEA State
Beginning Clarinet…AND BEYOND!!! SU Room 3 Elem – Beginning Instruments
Band Conducting Symposium SU Room 4
[DOUBLE SESSION 8:30-10:45am]		 Band
Folk Dancing through the Grades Music Building 182 Elem – General Music
9:30-10:45 AM Jazz Reading Session SU Room 1 Jazz
Choral Reading Session 2: Elem/MS SU Room 2 Choral
Practical Strategies for Positive Classroom Management SU Room 3 Learning & Innovations
Orchestra Reading Session SU Ballroom B Orchestra
Sing & Play with SEL Music Building 182 Elem – General Music
11:00-11:50 AM Jazz Director Roundtable SU Room 1 Jazz
Pedagogy for Every Brain: Neurodiversity in Music Education SU Room 2 DEIA
Singing Games Kodály Collection for Classroom and Choir SU Room 3 Choral
Programing with Purpose, Master Educators Share their Approach SU Room 4 Orchestra
Music & Movement: Early Elementary Favorites Music Building 182 Elem – General Music
12:00-1:00 PM Elementary General Music Lounge Music Building 182 Elem – General Music
12:00-1:15 PM Conference Choir Concert (SSA, then SATB) Morris Dailey Choral
12:30-1:15 PM Conference Band Concert Concert Hall
(Music Building)		 Band
1:45-2:30 PM Conference Orchestra Concert Concert Hall
(Music Building)
 Orchestra