Article of the Year
Established in 2014, the MTNA eJournal Article of the Year Award recognizes outstanding contributions to MTNA's professional online journal. Members of the MTNA eJournal Editorial Committee select an article from those written expressly for the eJournal and published online during a calendar year. Articles are judged on the basis of the quality of writing and relative importance of the subject matter.
| Year | Title | Author(s) |
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| 2026 |
Envisioning a Future Musical Self: Identities of Dropout and Continuing Adolescent Piano Students |
Karen Gerelus |
| 2025 |
Private Studio and Classroom Instructional Strategies for Students with ADHD |
Stephanie Krell, NCTM |
| 2024 |
Analysis of Practice by Novice Musicians in a Piano Class |
Margaret L. Brown and Robert A. Duke |
| 2023 |
Reaching Out to the Youth: The Guia Prático, Álbuns Para Piano by Heitor Villa-Lobos |
Verena Abufaiad |
| 2022 |
Breathe and Move: Effects of a 12-Week Yoga Curriculum on Pre-Collegiate And Collegiate Pianists |
Elaina Burns, NCTM, Christopher Madden, NCTM, and Paola Savvidou, NCTM |
| 2021 |
The Inclusive Studio: Teaching Students with Disabilities in the Private Piano and String Lesson Settings |
Diana Dumlavwalla, NCTM, and Katarzyna Bugaj |
| 2020 |
Music Performance Anxiety: The Role of Teachers in Addressing Anxiety in Adolescent Students and Beyond |
Clara Boyett Hassen, NCTM |
| 2019 |
The Best Of The British: Selected Educational Piano Works By Alec Rowley |
Adrienne Wiley, NCTM |
| 2018 |
Transitioning From Traditional To Online Piano Lessons: Perceptions Of Students, Parents and Teacher |
Diana Dumlavwalla, NCTM |
| 2017 |
The Pedagogical Value Of 'Enjoyment' In The Classical Piano Studio: A Research Report On A Transdisciplinary Study |
William Westney, Cynthia M. Grund, James Yang, Aimee Cloutier, Jesse Latimer, Michael O’Boyle, Dan Fang and Jiancheng Hou |
| 2016 |
Assessing Injury Risk In Pianists Using Objective Measures To Promote Self-Awareness |
Paola Savvidou, NCTM; Brad Willis; Mengyuan Li and Marjorie Skubic |
| 2015 |
Colorful Illustrations In Piano Method Books: A Pilot Project Investigating Eye Focus |
Gilles Comeau |
| 2014 |
Non-Traditional Notation And Techniques In Student Piano Repertoire |
Kevin D. Richmond |
