7:00–8:00 a.m.

New Member/First-Time Attendee Breakfast

8:00–9:00 a.m.

Exhibitor Showcases

8:15 a.m.

National Finals: MTNA Senior Performance Competitions

9:00–5:30 a.m.

Exhibit Hall

9:15–10:15 a.m.

Keynote Address

• Lara Downes

10:30–11:30 a.m.

Applying the NafMe Standards in the Studio to Empower and Sustain Learning

• Amy Claire Catron

Elementary Piano Master Class

• Melody Bober

The Madonna Relaunch: How to Embrace Every Age and Stage as an Entrepreneurial Music Teacher

• Noreen Wenjen, NCTM

A Million Little Etudes: Teachable Moments Within Beginning to Advanced Levels of Repertoire

• Catharine Lysinger

MTNA Distinguished Composer of the Year Recital

Music, Dreams and Mystics: Connections Explored

• Catherine Kautsky

11:45 a.m.–12:05 p.m.

Collegiate Chapter Session: Does Practice Really Make Perfect?: Practice Techniques and Their Effectiveness

• University of Nebraska at Omaha Collegiate Chapter

Defining Your Method: Curriculum Workshop for the Private Studio

• Alexander Crosett, NCTM

Elementary Teaching Demonstration

• Lisa Bastien; Lori Bastien

Getting Organized with Google Drive

• Linda Christensen, NCTM; Michelle Sisler

Sing, Move, Breathe and Play: The Benefits of Mindful Movement for the Beginning Musician

• Lesley McAllister, NCTM

Student-First Piano Pedagogy: Best Practices for Creating Dynamic Relational Connections in the Piano Studio

• Jessie Welsh, NCTM

12:20–12:40 p.m.

Collegiate Chapter Session: Culturally Informed Inclusion of Diverse Music in Early Piano Study

• University of Michigan Collegiate Chapter

Exploring Frank Martin’s 8 Préludes pour le piano (1948)

• Lim Angela Tchoi, NCTM

Five-Finger Patterns and Famous Composers: Fresh Ideas for Solo and Duet Piano Works

• Vicente Della Tonia, Jr., NCTM

Healing Together: Using Group Music Instruction to Combat Work-Related Stress

• Carla Davis Cash

Zen and the Art of Post-Performance Reflection

• Melody Quah

1:00–2:00 p.m.

Exhibitor Showcases

2:15–3:15 p.m.

Bach to Black: Piano Suites by Composers of African Descent

• Rochelle Sennet

Background Listening: Tapping into the Subconscious Mind to Build a Soundbank

• Chan Kiat Lim, NCTM; Siok Lian Tan, NCTM

Femmes de Légende: A Collection of Piano Solo Works by Mel Bonis

• Joanne Chew Ann Chang

It’s All About the C’s: Color, Choreography, Character and Continuity

• Kevin Chance, NCTM; Ingrid Clarfield, NCTM

Me, Myself and Motivation: A Student-Centered Approach to Developing Intrinsic Drive

• Evan Mitchell

3:30–4:30 p.m.

Arranging Their Success: The Piano Pedagogy of Amanda Vick Lethco

• Victoria Fischer Faw, NCTM

Beyond the Piano–Transcriptions as Teaching Tools

• Joachim Reinhuber, NCTM

Empowering Piano Students with Valuable Skills through Virtual Accompaniments

• Mario Ajero, NCTM

A Global Perspective of Music Performance Anxiety

• Vanessa Cornett, NCTM

Hidden Motives: Quotes, Symbols and Other Compositional Techniques Found in the Works of Pedagogical Composers

• Victor Labenske, NCTM

Marketing Roadmap: Go and Grow Online!

• Yelena Wells

Repertoire Swaps: Developing Technique and Musicality through Traditionally Underrepresented Composers

• Jenna Klein

3:30–5:00 p.m.

Winners Concert: National Winners of The MTNA Chamber Music, Junior Performance, Elementary and Junior Composition Winners

5:00–6:00 p.m.

Announcement of Senior Performance Competitions Winners

Division Meetings