7:00–8:00 a.m.

New Member/First-Time Attendee Breakfast

8:00–9:00 a.m.

Exhibitor Showcases: Hal Leonard, Music App, Inc., Red Leaf Pianoworks, Ultimate Music Theory

8:15 a.m.

National Finals: MTNA Senior Performance Competitions

9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hall

9:15–10:15 a.m.

Plenary Session

• Scott Yoo

10:30–11:30 a.m.

Intermediate Master Class

• Nancy O’Neill Breth

The Keyboard Sonata in Spain

• Jose Ramon Mendez

MTNA Distinguished Composer of the Year Recital

Money Talk with Music Teachers

• Ellena Chen

What Happens When Students Co-Learn with Machines? Rethinking Piano Learning with the AI Generation

• Lynn Worcester Jones

1:00–2:00 p.m.

Exhibitor Showcases: Fons, Piano Safari, The Royal Conservatory of Music

2:15–3:15 p.m.

“Alexa, Fix My Rhythm!”: AI Chatbots as Practice Coaches

• Shiyi Zhu

Double the Hands, Double the Fun: Intimacy, Play, and East Asian Flair on One Piano

• Yi-Yang Chen, Fanya Lin

Efficiency Meets Artistry: Practical AI Tools for Piano Teachers

• Aya Hagelthorn

Empowering Parents: Best Practices to Support Pianistic Development, Anxiety Management, and a Lifelong Love for Music

• Lesley McAllister, NCTM, Paola Savvidou

Rise, Shine & Refine: The Ultimate Daily Technique Workout

Janet Lopinski, NCTM, Stephen Pierce

Teaching Students with Neurodiversities and Unique Learning Needs—Your Questions Answered!

Beth Bauer, NCTM, Olivia Colomaio, Elizabeth Davis Everhart, Christopher Marella, Melissa Martiros, Derek Kealii Polischuk, Scott Price, NCTM

3:30–3:50 p.m.

Building Community Through Sound: Sensory-Friendly Concerts

• University of Michigan Collegiate Chapter

Music Across Borders: Curating Multicultural Concert Programs

• Po Sim “Fanny” Head, NCTM

The One-Point Lesson: Self-Observation as a Tool for Teaching Growth

• Aubrey Faith-Slaker, NCTM

Piano Teaching in the AI Age: A Future-Facing Survival Guide

• University of Colorado-Boulder Collegiate Chapter

“Please Don’t Make Me Play”: Performance Anxiety Coping Strategies for the Group Piano Classroom

• Leonidas Lagrimas, NCTM, Curtis Pavey, NCTM

3:30–5:00 p.m.

Winners Concert: National Winners of the MTNA Chamber Music and Junior Performance Competition

4:10–4:30 p.m.

Advancing Opportunities: Incorporating Business and Performance into the Collegiate Chapter

• Andrew Cannestra, Helen Nebeker, Yuet-Yang Siew

Expanding Community Music Education to Create a Music Making and Music Going Culture

• Adam Schumaker

Press Play: Gamifying Your Students’ Practice

• Florida State University Collegiate Chapter

Preventing Injury, Promoting Artistry: Rethinking Finger Exercises through Cognitive Science

• Gregório Oliveira

We Share One Sky: Project-Based Learning in the Music Studio Builds Student Motivation, Competence, and Retention

• Penny Lazarus, NCTM

5:00–6:00 p.m.

Announcement of Senior Performance Competitions Winners

Division Meetings