2026 CMEA Conference

Are You Interested in Presenting at the 2026 CMEA Conference?

The Colorado Music Educators Association is now accepting proposals for workshops, clinics, and professional development sessions for the 2026 Clinic/Conference!

Conference Dates: Wednesday, January 28; Thursday, January 29; Friday, January 30; Saturday, January 31, 2026
Conference Location: Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Proposal Submission Deadline: on or before May 31, 2025
Notification of Acceptance: by July 1, 2025
Preliminary Schedule Announced: by September 30, 2025

CMEA is specifically interested in addressing the following topics of interest to our members:

• Recruiting and retaining students for music classes
• Pedagogy sessions for woodwinds, brass, percussion, and especially strings
• Kodály, Dalcroze and Orff methodology
• Curriculum planning
• Long term and short-term lesson planning
• How to incorporate current educational Buzz Words into lessons in music
• Working with students with IEPs and 504s
• Conducting workshops from beginning to advanced
• Design movements activities for students with mobility issues
• Use of all forms of technology in a music classroom including sound systems, AI, and Music Play
• Using AI for creative teaching
• Working with school administrators
• Fast fixes in instrument repair
• Teaching musical theater
• Keyboard in the classroom
• How to be a successful first-third year teacher
• Handbells for elementary school
• Creative ensemble learning- how do create unique performances
• Latin music that represents our current students
• How to make music accessible for all languages
• Teaching students how to practice
• Working with Treble Choirs and voices
• Simple choreography techniques
• Streamlining meaningful assessment and feedback
• Working with boys in choir
• How to have fun while teaching
• Teaching in a small or rural setting
• Self-care for teachers
• Modern Band
• Teaching the cultural context of music
• Classroom behavior strategies
• How to prepare for retirement
• Preserving our history in choral repertoire
• Teaching an elementary school choir
• Teaching recorder in general music class
• Using technology to manage your program