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Full Schedule

  • Wednesday, July 15, 2026
  • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CST
    UIL Music Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Thursday, July 16, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM CST
    TCDA Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM CST
    Publisher RS - Alfred Music: You Belong: Building Community in Choir
  • 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM CST
    Publisher RS - Excelcia: Experience New Music for Developing Choirs
  • 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM CST
    TODA Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM CST
    New Teacher Academy
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    Publisher RS - Heritage Music: Kindness: A Choral Reading Session
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    WS - From the Loft to the Heart: Building Confidence in the Church Choir
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    WS - Sight Reading: Yay!
  • 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM CST
    Reading Session: Grade .5-2
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM CST
    Cello Hardy Party
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CST
    Student Conductor Meeting

    TCDA Clinician: Dr. James Han – Lamar University

    TCDA Clinician: Michelle Roueché – University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CST
    WS - Striking Gold: Mining Choral Music Texts
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CST
    TCDA Visit Exhibits
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    TMAA Vocal Workshop
  • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM CST
    Harmony Director for Orchestra Directors: Introduction and Everyday Uses
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    TODA Visit Exhibits
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    Student Conductor Full Rehearsal
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CST
    Headliner Session - Soulful Solfege
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CST
    Publisher RS - Chorister's Guild: Church Choral Session
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CST
    RS - PML: CSI (Choral Score Investigation) - From Committee Chairs to Choral Community and the Hidden Gems on the List
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CST
    WS - A World of Free Repertoire: Old Church Slavonic Diction and the Texas Choral Program
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST
    Affinity Space 1
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST
    Fresh Ink: Discovering New Music
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST
    Jazz Pedagogy for Orchestral Strings
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    Publisher RS - Alliance Music: New Publications
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    Publisher RS - Hal Leonard: Choral Spectrum Live! New Music for Beginning and Developing Choirs
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    The Singing Table: Directors Gathering
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    WS - Baby Music Teachers--Unite! Navigating Your First Years with Confidence
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
    Invited Ensemble Warm-up
  • 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM CST
    TMAA Orchestra Workshop
  • 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM CST
    Feeling vs. Doing; Finding and Releasing Hidden Physical and Mental Tension in the Classroom and Beyond.
  • 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM CST
    Mu Omicron New Teacher Clinic: Level Up Your Teaching: Blending Strengths for Breakthrough Results
  • 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM CST
    Rhythm in My Bones: Unlocking the Rhythm Within Using Principals of Konnakol
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
    Headliner Session: A Taste of the Philippines: Materials for Classroom and Choir
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
    Publisher RS - Bel Cantare! Music: Beginning to Intermediate
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
    WS - Simplifying French & German Vowels for Your Choir
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
    WS - The Six Rs of Creating a Vibrant and Successful Choir Program
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CST
    Student Conductor Rehearsal
  • 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM CST
    Elementary Honor Choir Registration
  • 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir Registration
  • 1:15 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Exhibit Hall Performance - Mariachi Orgullo y Tradicion
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CST
    Headliner Session - Leadership in Action: Building Confidence, Communication, and Rehearsal Culture
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    New Professionals Meet Up
  • 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CST
    TODA General Session & Featured Performance by Mariachi Orgullo y Tradicion
  • 2:45 PM - 4:30 PM CST
    Student Conductor Rehearsal
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CST
    WS - Building an Applied Voice Class to Build Individual Musicians - Dameron Growe
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST
    HS Leadership Day Training
    HS
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST
    TCDA Visit Exhibits
  • 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM CST
    Segundo Barrio: Dress Rehearsal (CLOSED)
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    TMAA Mariachi Workshop
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM CST
    Elementary Honor Choir Parent/Chaperone Meeting
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir Parent/Chaperone Meeting
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM CST
    WS - The Life of a Showgirl...I Mean Choir Director
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CST
    Café Talk 1
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CST
    Reading Session: Old Becoming New: Gems of the String Orchestra Program
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CST
    TAME - Invited Ensemble Clinic
  • 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM CST
    Elementary Honor Choir - Alto Sectional Rehearsal
  • 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM CST
    Elementary Honor Choir - Soprano Sectional Rehearsal
  • 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir - Alto Sectional Rehearsal
  • 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir - Bass Sectional Rehearsal
  • 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir - Soprano Sectional Rehearsal
  • 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir - Tenor Sectional Rehearsal
  • 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM CST
    TODA Visit Exhibits
  • 4:45 PM - 5:15 PM CST
    Discovering the Secrets of UIL Through Quantitative Analysis
  • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CST
    TCDA Opening Convocation: Segundo Barrio Children's Chorus Concert, Award Presentations, TCDA Business, & Raffle
  • 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM CST
    Fundamental Foundations: A Progressive Method for Beginners
  • 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM CST
    Reading Session: IDEA Committee
  • 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM CST
    JW Pepper & TODA Welcome Social & Instrumental Open Mic Night
  • 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM CST
    TCDA Social: VIP Reception for TCDA Clinicians, Conductors, Accompanists, and Committee Chairs (Invitation Only)
  • 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM CST
    TCDA Social: Starlight Soirée & Silent Auction
  • Friday, July 17, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST
    TCDA Registration Open
  • 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM CST
    TODA Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM CST
    Publisher RS - Excelcia: Experience New Music for Advanced Choirs
  • 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM CST
    RS - Treble Gems for your Treble Friends
  • 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM CST
    WS - Sound Before Symbol: How Choral Pedagogy and Mariachi Build Singers Together
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CST
    Quaver Ed Product Showcase
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    TMAA Committee on Standards of Adjudication and Performance Practices
  • 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CST
    Reading Session: Grade 2-3
  • 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    Elementary Honor Choir Rehearsal
  • 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir Rehearsal
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM CST
    Same Tune, Different Orchestra: Rehearsal Strategies in High School vs. Middle School
  • 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM CST
    WS - On the Podium, On the Spot: Surviving and Thriving Year One
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    Publisher RS - Brilee Music: SIX-SEVEN....and eight - Music for the Middle
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    WS - Into the Words
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    WS - Keyboard Confidence for Choir Directors: Don't Fear The Piano
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    WS - Level Up Your Young Choir: Beyond Unison
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CST
    Student Conductor Rehearsal
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST
    Conducting Lab with Jeffrey Grogan
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CST
    Work, Rest, Play
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM CST
    Headliner Session - Leadership that Lasts: Avoiding Burnout as a Choral Director
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM CST
    WS - Just a Spoonful of Sugar: Creating "Practically Perfect" Rehearsals for Your Children's Choir
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CST
    Recruitment Remix: Industry Marketing Tools for Orchestra Success
  • 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM CST
    Conjunto Exclusivo Performance
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    Beyond the Baton: Teaching, Leading, and What Truly Matters
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    Harmony Beyond Music: Communication That Elevates Mariachi Programs
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    TCDA Visit Exhibits
  • 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CST
    TODA Visit Exhibits
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    WS - Social Media Session
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST
    Elementary Honor Choir - Lunch on your own
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir - Lunch on your own
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST
    Retired Directors Luncheon
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    Publisher RS - Hal Leonard: Choral Spectrum Live! New Music for Middle & HS Choirs
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    RS - Bro Ho Ho: Winter Wins for the Tenor Bass Choir
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    RS - Hidden Gems for Elementary Choirs
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    RS - Sacred: Tried and Proven (Small to Medium Church Choirs and Easy Anthems)
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
    How to Apply For Membership in TMAA
  • 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM CST
    Exploring Haitian Folk Music
  • 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM CST
    Reading Session: Carl Fischer: Seasons of Success: Discover New Skill-Building Repertoire That Fits Year-Round Concert Themes
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
    Headliner Session - Refreshed and Renewed
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
    WS - Fostering Singing in the Classroom
  • 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM CST
    Elementary Honor Choir Rehearsal
  • 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir Rehearsal
  • 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM CST
    TODA Awards & Celebrations
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    College Research Poster Presentation
  • 2:00 PM - 3:45 PM CST
    TCDA Visit Exhibits
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST
    Student Conductor Rehearsal
  • 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM CST
    America the Beautiful: A 250th Anniversary Sing-Along
  • 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM CST
    TODA Visit Exhibits
  • 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM CST
    Educational Composition: Creating Student-Centered Music for the Modern Classroom
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CST
    Teaching in the Trenches: Why Urban Schools Need YOU & Why It’s Worth It
  • 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Reading Session: Grade 3+
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CST
    Realign & Refine: A Conducting Masterclass for Practicing Directors
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CST
    WS - Audiation - It's Not Just for UIL! Teaching Audiation Through Everyday Routines, Activities, and Games
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CST
    WS - Beyond The Melody: Empowering Choir Students with Music Literacy
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CST
    WS - Cultivate and Nurture the Child Voice
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    TAME Business Meeting
    TAMETODATCDA
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    UIL PML Committee Meeting
  • 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM CST
    St. Paul Choral Scholars Rehearsal & Sound Check (CLOSED)
  • 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM CST
    Publisher RS - Alfred Music: Choir Up!
  • 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM CST
    Publisher RS - Walton: New Music
  • 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM CST
    WS - Checked Bags and Checklists: Essentials for Organizing Your Choir Program
  • 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM CST
    WS - Fostering a Culture of Singing
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM CST
    Affinity Space 2
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM CST
    Café Talk 2
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM CST
    Past President & ODY Happy Hour (Invite Only)
  • 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM CST
    TODA 65th Anniversary Fiesta, Lotteria, & Silent Auction
  • 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM CST
    St. Paul's Choral Scholars Performance
  • 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM CST
    Worship Service
  • 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM CST
    Social Event: TCDA "Bachelor Party" Happy Hour
  • 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM CST
    Social Event: TCDA Happy Hour
  • 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM CST
    Social Event: TCDA Young Professionals Happy Hour
  • Saturday, July 18, 2026
  • 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    TCDA Registration Open
  • 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM CST
    Strategic Booster Institute
  • 7:45 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    TODA Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM CST
    Publisher RS - Chorister's Guild: SING!
  • 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM CST
    WS - More Than Music: Building a Choir & Crafting a Culture
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CST
    Mu Omicron Young Director Coffee
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CST
    Student Conductor Dress Rehearsal (CLOSED)
  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM CST
    Elementary Honor Choir Rehearsal (CLOSED)
  • 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir Rehearsal (CLOSED)
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST
    Cultivating an Inviting Culture Through Leadership and Autonomy Support
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST
    Reading Session: A Night at the Opera: Opera for All Levels with Sandra Dackow
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    Make Music Choir Product Showcase
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    RS - Student Conducting Session: All-Level Treble, Tenor/Bass, & Mixed Repertoire
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    Think Big: Making Choral-Orchestral Masterworks Possible For Any Choir Program
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    WS - Community Choir Panel Discussion Q&A
  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir Rehearsal (CLOSED)
  • 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM CST
    Reading Session: New to PML
  • 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM CST
    Elementary Honor Choir Rehearsal (CLOSED)
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST
    Enhancing Mariachi Education Through Technology
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST
    Mu Omicron New Teacher Clinic: How to Achieve Success In A Title I Orchestra Program
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM CST
    Publisher RS - Heritage Music: New Music for HS Choirs
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM CST
    Publisher RS - Walton Music - New Music from GIA
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM CST
    RS - Power Lifting Lit for Tenor Bass Choir
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir Rehearsal (CLOSED)
  • 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    TODA Visit Exhibits
  • 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    Elementary Honor Choir - Lunch on your own
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    Chrysalis Rehearsal (CLOSED)
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    TCDA Visit Exhibits
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST
    Music Literacy Beyond Rhythm and Pitch
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST
    Teach Arm Vibrato: A Two For One Deal
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir - Lunch on your own
  • 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Closing Convocation: Chrysalis Concert & Election Results
  • 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM CST
    Elementary Honor Choir Performance
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CST
    MS/JH All-State Choir Performance