Join the School of Music at OMEA
Join us in Cleveland!
We look forward to seeing Ohio music educators — especially our alumni — at the Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference.
February 6–8, 2025
Visit our booth
Visit us at our booth to learn about spring and summer offerings for you and your students, and more. Alumni, be sure to get your alumni sticker.
Alumni Reception
Friday, Feb. 7 • 6:15 p.m.
Hilton — Hope Ballroom
Connect with fellow alumni, faculty and students. Hear an update on the School of Music from director Michael Ibrahim.
Student Ensemble Performance
The Ohio State University Flute Troupe
Katherine Borst Jones, director
Friday, Feb. 7 • 3:30 p.m.
Convention Center (CC) Grand C
Also check out their cameo performances:
Friday at 12 and 1:30 p.m.
CC North Stage
Presentations and Research Poster Sessions
THURSDAY, FEB. 6
Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow
Robert J. Ward
12:30 p.m. • Convention Center 24
Rhythmic Harmony: Depicting Percussion in Choral Music
Jordan Saul and Nicholas Riley
2 p.m. • Convention Center 5
Flute Fundamentals for Non-Flutists
Katherine Borst Jones
5 p.m. • Convention Center 24
Orff Folk Dance Session
Jayne Wenner
7:30 p.m. • Convention Center 205
FRIDAY, FEB. 7
AI for Music Educators: Examples, Ideas and Cautions
Jordan Saul
2 p.m. • Convention Center 19
Elevating Voices: The Transformative Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus — Ohio State Choral Internship Program
Jordan Saul
5 p.m. • Convention Center 6
Research Poster Session
12–1 p.m. • Convention Center Concourse
Brazilian Music Courses Survey?
David Hedgecoth and Andrė Gomes Felipe
Teacher Burnout, Agency and Future Career Plans During Student Teaching
Daryl Kinney
An Investigation of Observed Practice Behaviors, Self-Reported Practice Habits, and Musical Performance Achievement of High School String Players
Heather A. Lofdahl and Aidan Sullivan, undergraduate student, Music Education
Music Teachers’ Perceptions of Musical Literacy Development: An Ongoing Study
Evan McIntyre, PhD student in Music Education
SATURDAY, FEB. 8
Living Dangerously with the Horn
David Hedgecoth and Bruce Henniss
8 a.m. • Convention Center C6
Folk Dances Starring Swords, Ribbons and Sticks!
Jayne Wenner
8 a.m. • Convention Center 205