What to Expect
When is Rollin' on the River 2025
July 14 - 16, 2025
- See the full schedule below!
High Quality Professional Development
Join Stacy, John and their guests for another phenomenal symposium filled with fantastic ideas for your elementary music classroom.
- 18 hours of professional development
- Access to the recorded symposium until August 1st, 2026 (videos & digital handouts included)
- Handout booklet
- Certificate of participation for professional development purposes
- ILMEA is offering state-approved CPDU hours to Illinois teachers
- A 25% discount code to the Musicplay store (this code will be provided upon registration)
- 1 graduate level credit is available for an additional cost through Southeast Missouri State University. (additional information provided after registration)
Accessible To All Levels of Experience
Do I need to be an experienced music teacher to attend this conference?
- Not at all! Educators at any level of experience will find ideas and strategies to bring back to their music classes.
Do I need to know anything about Musicplay or MusicplayOnline?
- No! This symposium is sponsored by Musicplay but it's an independent event. There are five internationally known clinicians all presenting clinics in the topics of their choice. Very diverse topics and lots of different teaching approaches! You don't need any prior experience with online settings to come and enjoy the live event. The group will be teachers from around the country and clinicians who have planned a wealth of lessons to share.
What do I get with my registration?
When you register for our in-person session, you get:
- A 25% discount code at the Musicplay Store
- A printed handout
- Name tag and lanyard
- Symposium T-shirt
- Access to recorded sessions until August 1, 2026
When you register for our livestream, you get:
- A 25% discount code at the Musicplay Store
- A digital handout
- Access to recorded sessions until August 1, 2026
Ways to Attend
Live in St. Louis
$200.00
In person ticket
- Lunch Day 1 $15.00
- Lunch Day 2 $15.00
- Riverboat Cruise $75.00
Schedule
FAQs
Yes! We have booked room block at 2 hotels starting at $163.10 per room, and the booking link and hotel location is available to you after registration! Please note that there are a limited number of hotel spots and special room rates cannot be guaranteed, however the location is close to many other hotels if there are no more rooms available.
Registration for in person sessions will close on July 13th, 2025. Livestream and recorded access will be available to purchase until December 31st, 2025.
For every symposium session, there will be an associated quiz. The quiz is based on the content of the presentation. Simply complete the quiz and you will earn a certificate for the session!
For the workshops with multiple sessions, there will also be a quiz for the entire workshop if you would rather only have one certificate. It will be linked at the bottom of the workshop after the different sessions and a printed version will be provided for in-person attendees.
For attendees from Illinois, links will be provided to earn professional development credit through ILMEA.
The Musicplay Team hosts webinars on most Wednesdays at 6:30 EST / 3:30 Pacific (except July). Webinars are available by Zoom on the Musicplay Workshop site or livestreamed on the Musicplay YouTube Channel. Recordings of the webinars are also posted on the workshop site. The Musicplay Team offers professional development opportunities for districts in-person or via Zoom. Prices vary depending on time requested and delivery method.
Yes! Southeastern Missouri State University is offering the opportunity to register to earn one (1) graduate credit for an additional $75, which is paid to the university. Previews of the assignment and the registration link will be available after registration for Rollin' on the River 2025!
The riverboat cruise is on July 14, 2025 from 6:30pm - 10:00pm. Transportation is arranged to bring attendees who purchased riverboat cruise tickets from the venue to the cruise location.
The Rollin' on the River T-shirts are not available for purchase and are only included with in-person registration.
You will submit your T-shirt size upon registration BUT T-shirt sizes cannot be guaranteed for forms submitted on or after June 15, 2025 due to ordering and printing timeframe.