Professionals, Save $25 on Your Midwest Clinic Registration!
Music directors, industry representatives, musicians, and all professional attendees save on registration fees during the month of August for the annual Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference! Simply register online at midwestclinic.org by August 31 to automatically receive your early bird discount.
The Midwest Clinic annual conference offers engaging learning opportunities for high school students, college music majors, new teachers, veteran teachers, and music administrators. Attendees may choose from 100+ clinics presented by leaders in the profession, aimed at teaching specific instruments or sections, conducting and rehearsal techniques, administering a music program, developing strategies for recruitment and retention, strengthening strategies for music advocacy, teaching improvisation and composition, and implementing technology. Two cornerstones of the conference are the Reading Sessions, that highlight new music publications, and the Rehearsal Labs, that demonstrate best teaching practices.
Throughout the conference, performances are presented by a variety of musical groups from around the world, including: string orchestras, concert bands, wind ensembles, jazz ensembles or combos, and a variety of chamber groups. Musicians in these ensembles range from elementary, middle, and high school students, college and university students, adult community organizations, professional musicians, and the premiere performers of The United States Military.
Full clinic descriptions and clinician and performing group biographies are available on our website. Registration for the Midwest Clinic opens August 1, 2025.
Jazz @ Midwest: Stand-out Performances & Clinics, Plus a New Preconference Intensive!
Get down at this year’s Midwest Clinic with a wide variety of jazz performances and clinics! The 79th Annual Conference will feature appearances by jazz superstars and legends including Sharel Cassity, Tia Fuller, Tom Scott (saxophone); Allen Vizzutti, Randy Brecker, and Bijon Watson (trumpet); Nick Finzer (trombone); Akiko Tsuruga (organ); Oskar Cartaya (bass); and Carl Allen and Steve Fidyk (percussion)–some in performance, others presenting clinics in their areas of expertise.
This year, the Midwest Clinic will also offer a new preconference intensive, From the Top! Building a Dynamic Jazz Program. This 4-hour session, offered on Tuesday, December 16, is designed to support beginning jazz educators as they build, develop, and refine their jazz programs.
