Daily Schedule

Conference

Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday

Sunday, March 22

(Subject to Change)

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

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