ATMI National Conference 2026

CMS/ATMI national conferences routinely attract more than 400 participants; this figure is not a specific attendance count for the 2026 edition.

The 2026 conference is at Amway Grand Plaza in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Published participant groups include faculty, administrators, graduate students, independent scholars, composers, publishers, and music business personnel.

It suits faculty, administrators and graduate students in higher education who want to see how technology is used in music teaching, since the program is built from papers, panels, posters and workshops and the meeting runs alongside the College Music Society, which routinely draws over 400 people. Working performers or teachers outside colleges and universities will find less, as the stated focus is music instruction in higher education, though publishers and music business personnel are among the listed attendees.

Academic music conferences typically call for business casual, with professors in jackets or smart layers and students a little more relaxed; a dressier outfit suits anyone presenting or performing.