TAMS CONFERENCE NEWS

Texas Association of Music Schools
Eighty-Sixth Annual Conference
Hilton Austin Airport
9515 Hotel Dr.
Austin, Texas 78719

Thursday, January 23, 2025 - Pre-Conference Meetings

2:00 p.m. Executive Board Meeting - Lantana
Dr. Cynthia Bridges, TAMS President Presiding

4:00 p.m. - Meeting for New Executives - Redbud
Dr. Diana Sipes, Immediate Past President Presiding

6:00 p.m. Steinway Soiree - Chennault
Hosted by Steinway Hall North Texas and
Steinway Gallery Austin and San Antonio

FIRST GENERAL SESSION

7:00 p.m. - Banquet - Bergstrom C/D
Keynote Address: "Music Studies in Higher Education,
Reimagined: From Dramatic Disruptions to Genuine Transformation"

Dr. Patricia Campbell - University of Washington, Professor Emeritus
Chamwino Connect (Tanzania), Chair
Education Committee (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings), Chair

Friday, January 24, 2025

8:00 a.m. - Buffet Breakfast - Bergstrom D

SECOND GENERAL SESSION

9:00 a.m. TMEA and State Affairs - Chennault
Joe Munoz, Executive Director Texas Music Educators Association
Matt Matthews, Senior Vice President McGuire Woods Consulting

10:00 a.m. Break - Foyer outside Chennault

10:10 a.m. Q&A with Dr. Patricia Campbell

11:00 a.m. Break - Foyer outside Chennault

11:10 a.m. Roundtable Discussions
Two-Year Schools - Redbud
Four-Year State Schools - Mountain Laurel
Four-Year Private Schools - Lantana

THIRD GENERAL SESSION

12:15 p.m. - Luncheon - Bergstrom C/D
Sponsored by BRW Architects, Craig Reynolds, Managing Principal;
Andrew Everstson, Principal; Matt Lorenz, Senior Associate

1:15 p.m. - BREAK - Foyer outside Chennault

FOURTH GENERAL SESSION

1:30 p.m. - Roundtable Discussions
Two-Year Schools - Redbud
Four-Year State Schools - Mountain Laurel
Four-Year Private Schools - Lantana

2:30 p.m. - Break - Foyer outside Chennault

2:45 p.m. - Commission Meetings
Advocacy and Governmental Affairs - Redbud
Curriculum, Articulation, and Transferability - Mountain Laurel
Research and Communication - Lantana

3:45 p.m. - Break - Foyer outside Chennault

4:00 p.m. - Business Meeting - Chennault
Dr. Cynthia Bridges, TAMS President, Presiding

5:00 p.m. - Evening Activities
Everyone on their own for dinner.
Hotel Restaurant/Bar will be open to serve everyone.

Saturday, January 25, 2025

8:00 a.m. Buffet Breakfast - Chennault

FIFTH GENERAL SESSION

9:00 a.m. - Roundtable Discussions
Two-Year Schools - Rosebud
Four[-Year State Schools - Mountain Laurel
Four-Year Private Schools - Lantana

10:00 a.m. - Break - Foyer outside Chennault

10:15 a.m. - Summary Presentations and Reports - Chennault

11:15 a.m. - Conference adjourned

*Lunch is provided by TAMS at noon in the hotel restaurant for those members
who pre-ordered a lunch.

**Summary Presentations and Reports will be posted on the TAMS website following
the conference.
TAMS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Thursday, January 25, 2024 - Meeting for New Executives - Dr. Dan Keast , University of Texas of Permian Basin, and Larry McCord, Hill College Dr. David Scott, Presiding; Attending is Dr. Diana Sipes, TAMS President



Thursday, January 25, 2024 - Steinway Soiree Hosted by Steinway Hall North Texas and Steinway Gallery Austin and San Antonio.



Thursday, January 25, 2024 - Key Note Speaker at the TAMS Banquet - Dr. Karl Paulnack, Dean of the Ithaca College School of Music, retired, "Music and Meaning-Making"



Friday, January 26, 2024 - Robert Floyd, Executive Director TMEA and Matt Matthews, Senior VP McGuire Woods Consulting, TMEA and State Affairs



Friday, January 26, 2024 - Four Year State Institutions Round Table Discussions, Dr. Robert Hansen, Presiding



Friday, January 26, 2024 - Four Year Private Institutions Round Table Discussions - Dr. Wes Moore, Presiding



Friday, January 26, 2024 - Two Year College Institutions Round Table Discussions, Dr. Todd Miller, Presiding



Friday, January 26, 2024 - Luncheon Sponsored by Romeo Music, Presentation by Rebecca Lowrey



Friday, January 26, 2024 - Jenny Parry, Director of Programs, Texas Cultural Trust, Austin, Texas, "Advocating for the Arts in Texas"



Friday, January 26, 2024 - Commission on Advocacy & Governmental Affairs Meeting, Dr. Eric Branscome, Chair



Friday, January 26, 2024 - Commission on Research and Communication, Phillip Lowe, Chair



Friday, Janiuary 26, 2024 - Commission on Curriculum, Articulation, & Transferability, Dr. Todd Quinlan, Chair



Friday, January 26, 2024 - Dr. Diana Sipes, TAMS President, presents the TAMS Plaque of gratitude to Robert Floyd for the many years of dedicated and professional relationship between TAMS and TMEA.



Friday, January 26, 2024 - Dr. Diana Sipes receiving plaque of appreciation for the two years as TAMS President-Elect and two years as President. Dr. Jim Lee, TAMS Executive Director, is presenting Dr. Sipes the plaque.