8:00 a.m.

National Finals: MTNA–Stecher and Horowitz Two Piano Competition

8:00–9:00 a.m.

Exhibitor Showcases

9:00 a.m..–5:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hall

9:15–10:45 a.m.

Advanced Piano Master Class

• Sean Chen

11:00 a.m.–12:00 noon

Discovering Chopin’s Piano Performance Practice Through His Etudes

• Evelyne Brancart

Elementary Piano Master Class

• Kevin Olson

Music During the Holocaust: Lessons in Resilience

• Kellie Brown

The Songs of Hope and Inspiration
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• Rose Shlyam Grace, NCTM; Samone Hicks

Teaching the Skill and Artistry of Piano Fingering
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• Brenda Wristen, NCTM

Ten Levels of Piano Arranging: The Practical and Versatile Musical Art
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• Grant Kondo, NCTM

The Transfer Student: Delight or Disaster?

• Samantha Coates

12:00 noon–1:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Time

Poster Sessions

1:00 p.m.

Announcement of the MTNA-Stecher and Horowitz Two Piano Competition Winners

1:00–2:00 p.m.

Announcement of MTNA-Stecher and Horowitz Two Piano Competition Winners

Annual Business Meeting of the Association

Exhibitor Showcases

2:15–3:15 p.m.

Best APProaches to Teaching Music: Apps Every Music Teacher Needs
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• Nicola Cantan; Leah Drake; Jennifer Foxx; Marie Lee

Exceptional Learners in Focus: Strategies for Students with ADHD

• Katie Ostrosky, NCTM

Grassroots DEI: How Local Associations Can Be a Force for Change
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• Ben Raznick

Questions About Teaching Students with Special Needs? Get Answers!

• Olivia Colomaio, Elizabeth Davis, Christopher Marella, Scott Price, NCTMs

Piano Technique Master Class

• Theresa Bogard, NCTM

Tips and Tricks for Teaching Repertoire by Rote

• Sara Ernst

Tropical Four-Hands: The Long Tradition of Piano Duets in Brazil
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• Alejandro Cremaschi, NCTM; Jessica Pacheco Hjelmstad, NCTM

What’s in a Phrase?

• Christopher A. Madden, NCTM

3:30–4:30 p.m.

Beyond the Duet: Building Community Within an Independent Music Studio

• Julie Poklewski

Evaluating an Improvisation—A New Framework

• Jeremy Siskind

Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes…and Fingers! Hypermobility (Double-Jointedness) and Its Effect on the Developing Pianist

• Bethany Cothern, NCTM; Celeste M. Watson, NCTM

Outside the Box: Teaching Piano Students with Dyslexia

• Stephanie Bruning, NCTM

Studio Refresh! Essential Business Topics to Revisit Annually
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• Deborah H. How; Andrea Miller; Heather Smith, NCTM; Jennifer Stadler, NCTM; Timothy Stephenson; Karen Thickstun, NCTM; Jennifer Walschap, NCTM

The 48 Preludes of the Well-Tempered Clavier (in a nutshell)

• Paul Sheftel

Which Technique Should I Teach Next?
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• Penelope Roskell

3:30–5:00 p.m.

Winners Concert: National Winners of the MTNA Young Artist Performance, Composition Competition and MTNA-Stecher and Horowitz Two Piano Competitions Winners

5:00–6:00 p.m.

Certification Reception

8:00 p.m.

Sean Chen Piano Recital