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Monday, March 19
(Subject to Change)
8:00 a.m.
National Finals: MTNA Young Artist
Performance Competitions
8:00–9:00 a.m.
Exhibitor Showcases
- Alfred Music
- Music Schools
International
- TimeWarp Technologies
- Willis Music Company
9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall
9:15–9:35 a.m.
Bridging For Success—Inspiring And
Mentoring Young Professionals
Community Music Schools As
Advocates For Social Justice
- Rachel Fritz; Catherine Walby, NCTM
Get Psyched To Achieve Greatness—
The Psychology Of Motivation
Piano Accompaniment—Pop/Rock To
Praise & Worship
#PostmillennialPianists: Connecting With The iGeneration
- University of Idaho Collegiate Chapter: Elizabeth Dixon; Stuart Evans; Morgan Kline; Calvin Kong; Jin Xin Kong; Andrew Maurer; Melody Morrison; Tyler Sass; advisor: Jovanni-Rey de Pedro, NCTM
9:15–10:15 a.m.
MTNA Certification Open Meeting
9:55–10:15 a.m.
Are You Nuts? Building Healthier
Communities! Developing Music And
Interdisciplinary Arts Projects
Behind Closed Doors: How Expert
Pianists Practice
Community Outreach Initiative: A Model For Piano Instructors
- University of Northern Iowa Collegiate Chapter: Jenna Klein, Rebecca Nickles, Jordan Walker; Advisor: Lynn Worcester Jones, NCTM
Susie Broke Her Arm (And Other
Misfortunes)
Tips, Tricks, & Best Practices For
Video Auditions
10:30–10:50 a.m.
Addressing Overlooked Skills In Group Piano Teaching
- University of Colorado Boulder Collegiate Chapter: Cody Goetz, Robert Hjelmstad, Olivia Richardson, Sarah Rushing, Jiahui (Jenny) Sun; Advisor: Jennifer Hayghe
Art In Difficult Places: Effecting
Change And Attitudes
- Bradley Bolen; Scott Donald, NCTM
Brain Boosters: Off The Bench Activity
To Maximize Musical Learning
Technique From Opposite Perspectives
- Ivan Hurd; Kasandra Keeling
The Transfer Piano Student: Tools
For Teaching Total Technique And
Productive Practice Habits
10:30–11:30 a.m.
MTNA Foundation Fund Chairs
Open Meeting
11:10–11:30 a.m.
Building A Better Base In The Bass: Laying A Secure Left-Hand Foundation
- University of Montana Collegiate Chapter: Scott Hamilton; Jodie-Lee Hostetler; Ellen Sears; Claire Wang; Advisor: Christopher Hahn, NCTM
Sleep Is NOT A Four-Letter Word!
Teaching “Peace Through Music” In
Refugee Camps
Teaching ADHD Students Life
Skills Through Music! A-Awesomely
Accelerated D-Dynamic H-Harmonious
D-Driven By Music
The Secret Ingredient For Piano Teaching Success: The Powerful Role Of Parents
- Christopher Fisher, NCTM; Katherine
Fisher
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Time
Poster Sessions
12:00 noon–12:45 p.m.
Simply Stretch
1:00–2:00 p.m.
Exhibitor Showcases
- The FJH Music Company, Inc
- G. Henle
Verlag
- Ultimate Music Theory
- Yamaha
Corporation of America
MTNA State Presidents Advisory
Council Meeting
2:15–3:15 p.m.
Arts Awareness And Advocacy Forum
Meeting
Keeping The Spark Alive And Still
Learning After 50 Years!: Pedagogical
Tips From A To Z
- Ingrid Jacobson Clarfield, NCTM
Mind, Body, Music: From Proper
Alignment To Artistic Performance
Music Therapy 101
The Flipped Classroom Approach In
The Music Studio
Tracking A Transformative
Experience: Impressions Of Students
And Teachers In An Adult Group
Piano Class
3:30–4:30 p.m.
Celebrating Leonard Bernstein At 100:
The Solo Piano Works As Examples Of
His Pedagogical Legacy
Creating Authentic Performances On
The Modern Piano
Finding Center: Strategies To Awaken
Energy, Clarity And Focus For Peak
Performance
The Fantastic Sound-World Of Claude
Debussy
- Dean Kramer; Claire Wachter
What Small-Handed Pianists
Can Learn From Biomechanics: A
Technical Toolkit
- Brenda Wristen, NCTM; Lora Deahl
Your Student Has Autism—Now
What?
- Susan P. Atkins, NCTM; Elizabeth
Schabinger
3:30–5:00 p.m.
Winners Concert: National Winners
Of The MTNA Senior Performance
And Composition Competitions
Winners
5:00–6:00 p.m.
Announcement Of Young Artist
Performance Competitions Winners
6:00 p.m.
Conference Gala