Midwest Clinic

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The Midwest Clinic, An International Band and Orchestra Conference

The logo of the Midwest Clinic
Abbreviation	MWIBOC
Formation	December 7, 1946
Type	Learned society
Legal status	Society
Purpose	Educational
Region served	Worldwide
Membership	music education professionals
Official language	English
Main organ	General Assembly
Website	midwestclinic.org
Formerly called	Mid-West Band Clinic

The Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference is the world's largest instrumental music education conference, annually drawing approximately 17,000 attendees to Chicago from all 50 states and as many as forty countries. It is held every December in downtown Chicago. As a non-profit organization, the Midwest Clinic exists exclusively for educational purposes: to raise the standards of music education; to improve the methods employed in music education; to develop new teaching techniques; to disseminate to school music teachers, directors, supervisors, and others interested in music education information to assist in their professional work; to examine, analyze and appraise literature dealing with music; to hold clinics, lectures and demonstrations for the betterment of music education; and in general, to assist teachers and others interested in music education in better pursuing their profession.