February 9–12, 2011
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio

The 2011 TMEA Clinic/Convention features workshops for band, orchestra, vocal, elementary and college educators; concerts by the finest musicians, and two exhibit halls filled with booths representing all facets of the music education industry. The convention closes with performances by All-State ensembles comprising the best high school musicians in the state.

With no increase in registration fees for 11 years,
this is the one convention you can't afford to miss!

Registration and Housing

• Clinic/Convention Registration (on-site only)
• Upper-level school administrator registration (invite your superintendent, principal, school board members: Jan. 31 deadline)
• Make a hotel reservation 
• Update/cancel an existing hotel reservation (Jan. 25 deadline)
• Hotel rates/map (PDF)

Arriving at the Convention

• Registration and Exhibit Hall Hours
• Directions, Parking, and Free Convention Shuttle
• Wheelchair Rentals
• Coat & Bag Check (new opportunity!)
• Convention Badge Policy
• Exploring San Antonio
• Travel Discounts

News Alerts

Review the following news alerts to help you prepare for a successful convention attendance (news alerts are emailed to pre-registrants)

• January 6 News Alert
• January 25 News Alert
• February 2 News Alert
• February 7 News Alert

Convention Schedules

• Online Personal Convention Schedule
• Mobile Convention Guide (NEW!)
• Convention Schedule Preview (PDF of December Southwestern Musician schedule preview)
• All-State Concert Schedule
• All-State Rehearsal Schedule

About the Convention

• Convention Featured Clinicians
• All-State Conductors
• Performing Groups
• List of Exhibitors
• President's Concert—Featuring the Swingle Singers!
• Volunteer to Help at Convention
• Convention Attendance Policy (family badges, visitors, students, parents, etc.)
• Family of Performing Group Members

Exhibit at the Convention

Convention Promotions

• Convention Schedule Preview (As printed in December Southwestern Musician. Note: large PDF will take time to download.).
• Making a Case to Attend the Convention
• Music Education and TMEA Convention Radio Documentary: Track 2 offers a compelling vignette into the benefit of attending the convention.
• World of Music video: Show this video to your administrators to gain their support for your attendance.
• Join TMEA: Download this presentation about the benefits of membership and convention (targeted for elementary music teachers). Click here to download a free viewer for this presentation if you do not have Microsoft PowerPoint.

Membership and Convention Data

Click here to view a 10-year report on membership and convention attendance.
Future Convention Dates

Come back to this page as it will be updated throughout the year with more information.

Save the date! February 9-12, 2011
San Antonio, Texas