Friday, February 12, 2027

8:30am - 3:00pm

Hernando Methodist Church

1890 Mt Pleasant Rd, Hernando, MS 38632

Join us for our annual Professional Development Workshop for music educators! Whether you are a secondary choral music educator, elementary classroom teacher, or a community music educator, MMI is here to serve you through engaging sessions taught by local professionals and thoughtful community building.

Click Here to Register for the 2026 Workshop

The 2027 Detailed Workshop Schedule will be available in January

Lunch provided by Buon Cibo (orders taken in advance)

0.5 CEU credits will be available through Mississippi College

$50 Music Educators/Conductors
$25 Collegiate Students

Late registration will be accepted on-site for an additional $10.

Registration fees include lunch from Buon Cibo.

(Lunch order forms will be emailed a few days before the workshop)

Payment options include:

Checks payable to:
MMI
1587 Cedar Grove Drive

Hernando, MS 38632

Email [email protected] to request an invoice for your school's bookkeeper

PayPal: "[email protected]" with a $3 service fee

Venmo: @midsouthmusicinstitute

2026 Presenter Lineup

Danyelle Harris has taught for thirty-one years with Memphis City and Shelby County Schools and is currently the Orff Music Specialist at Grahamwood Elementary. She holds a B. M. E. from Virginia Tech and a Master of Music degree with a concentration in Orff Schulwerk from the University of Memphis. Among her many academic achievements Mrs. Harris has completed Orff Certification Levels I-III and Master Class. She is also a mentor teacher for the MSCS district. She has served as co-chair of the WTGMEA Festival Chorus and co-chaired Memphis Shelby County Schools All-City 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2024. As a member of the American Orff Schulwerk Association (AOSA) she is the current treasurer and has served on the board as president of the local Memphis Chapter. She has co- chaired the registration committee for the 2014 AOSA National Conference. She resides in Memphis with her husband. She also
has two adult children, and two dogs.

Dr. Emily Frizzell, conductor and mezzo-soprano, is an Assistant Professor of Music Education at the University of Memphis and Director of the Memphis Youth Chorale. At UofM, Dr. Frizzell teaches undergraduate and graduate music education courses, supervises music residents, and directs Tigerchor Tenor/Bass Choir. Additionally, she serves as the faculty sponsor for UofM [blu] a cappella and the UofM student chapter of the American Choral Directors Association. Dr. Frizzell is an active presenter, adjudicator, clinician and researcher, with writings published in PLOS One and GIA Publications.

Before her time at UofM, Dr. Frizzell worked as Director of Choirs at White Station Middle School for seven years. Before White Station, she was the Assistant Director of Choirs at Southaven High School and Southaven Middle School. She served as WTVMEA Junior High Choral Festival Co-Chair from 2013-2016. She also served as the Memphis City Schools Teacher Field Test Group and Development Team member, which developed the pilot portfolio evaluation method for Tennessee music teachers in 2012. Dr. Frizzell was also a Peer Evaluator of this portfolio evaluation method and a curriculum writer for Shelby County Schools. In 2013, she was awarded the Outstanding Young Music Educator award by the Tennessee Music Education Association. Her choir, the WSMS Chorale, was selected to perform at the 2013 NAfME conference in Nashville, TN and the 2014 TMEA conference in Memphis, TN. Additionally, she served on the Tennessee Department of Education Music Standards Writing Team in 2016.

Dr. Frizzell is an active member of the West Tennessee Vocal Music Educators Association, the National Association for Music Education, the American Choral Directors Association, the Society for Music Teacher Education, and the A Cappella Education Association. She earned a Ph.D. in Music Education from the University of Memphis and a Master's in Music Education and a Bachelor's in Music Education from the University of Southern Mississippi. She lives in Lakeland, Tennessee, with her husband, JD, their children, Henry and Elliott, and their dogs, Sally and Ari.