Annual TMEA Professional Development Conference 2027

The conference takes place at Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee.

The organizer lists music educators, school and district administrators, college and university representatives, students and future music educators, and parents and families.

It is most useful for Tennessee music educators and the administrators who shape their programs, since the audience also includes college representatives, students and families, and the January dates were chosen to avoid spring testing conflicts. Exhibitors selling to schools gain earlier access to decision-makers while purchasing plans are forming, but anyone outside music education would find little of relevance at this Nashville gathering.

Music educators at state conferences usually wear business casual, such as slacks, skirts or blazers, with comfortable shoes for long days across a large resort complex. Nashville in January is cold, so a coat is useful between buildings, and performing ensembles typically wear concert attire.