Friday, August 7
Schedule subject to change
(All Times Eastern)
| 8:00 a.m. Registration |
| 9:00 – 9:15 a.m. Welcome |
| 9:15 – 10:00 a.m. Keynote Address: Prepare Now for the Golden Age of the Arts Courtney Crappell, NCTM |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Break |
| 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Curriculum Reset Courtney Crappell NCTM, moderator; Brendan Jacklin, Lynn Worcester Jones; Lucia Unrau, NCTM; Meggie Young |
| 11:30 – 11:45 a.m. Individual Reflection/Worksheet |
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11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Accommodations in College Class Piano Courses Bridging Classical Piano and Asian Pop: Engaging Gen Z and Gen Alpha in Modern Piano Lessons Bridging the Virtual and Real: Exploring Metaverse Platforms for Enhanced Piano Education Building Strong Foundations: Mastering Left-hand Technique for Beginner Pianists First Steps into Sound Worlds: Snorri Sigfús Birgisson’s Experimental Piano Method From First Read to Final Performance: A Structured Strategy Recipe for Practicing New Pieces Get Your Reps In: Low-Cost, High-Impact Tools for Motivating Piano Practice Improvisation, Ear Training, and Sight-Reading in Class Piano Rediscovering Zoltán Kodály: Piano Works Beyond the Method Sound Preparation: Fostering Wellness and Career Readiness in Collegiate Group Piano The Application of Syncopated Rhythms in the Development of Sight-Reading Skills for non-keyboard College Music Majors The Pedagogical Piano Works of Nannie Louise Wright: Mentor, Composer, Educator |
| 12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch Boxed lunches (advanced purchase required) or on your own |
| 1:15 – 1:30 p.m. Introduction to Discussion Groups |
| 1:30 – 1:45 p.m. Break |
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1:45 – 3:15 p.m. Group Piano: Jenna Klein, NCTM; Stephen Pierce |
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3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Unlocking AI for Piano Pedagogy: Quick Step Guide Celebrating Choctaw Heritage: Charles Shadle's Choctaw Animals for Piano From Movement to Music: Enhancing Group Piano with Somatic Training U(pia)NO! Teaching Chord Symbols through a Card Game Approach in Group Piano From Self-Doubt to Self-Belief: Helping Students Reframe Negative Thoughts Memorization in Piano Performance: An Old Relic or an Upstanding Tradition? Piano Concertos: Not Just For Concert Pianists |
Saturday, August 8
Schedule subject to change
(All Times Eastern)
| 8:00 a.m. Registration |
| 9:00 a.m. Welcome |
| 9:15 – 10:00 a.m. Findings from Day 1 Current Practices Rotation Myron Brown; Sara Ernst, NCTM; Annie Jeng; Jenna Klein; Stephen Pierce |
| 10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Break |
| 10:15 – 11:30 a.m. Keynote and Discussion Jennifer Snow |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 Noon Poster Session See Friday schedule for listing of posters |
| 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch Boxed lunches (advanced purchase required) or on your own |
| 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Concert Song for Piano, Op. 8, No. 1, Allegro Moderato by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel The Limpid Stream by Trần Tất Toại Toccata for piano by Emma Lou Diemer "Great Day" Ode by Jacqueline Hairston Water Dance, III. Very lightly, like a harp by Karen Tanaka Eterna (2025) by Marcos Fernández-Barrero Affection by Molly Joyce El Vals de Santo Domingo by Pedro Rafael "Bullumba" Landestoy |
| 2:00 – 2:10 p.m. Break |
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2:10 – 3:45 p.m. Memorable Melodies: Spiral Curriculum in Keyboard Skills Instrument and Interface: Teaching Keyboard Literacy in Commercial Music Settings Ignite Your Musical Creativity: 5 Practical Activities Inspired by the NYT Creativity Challenge Approaches to Academic Accommodations |
| 3:45 – 4:00 p.m. Break |
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4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Your AI Assistant: Four Uses of Generative AI for Group Piano Instructors Before Chopin: Hélène de Montgeroult and the Singing Piano Haitian Classical Music: Distinctive Voices and Traditions Lead Sheet Literacy in the Group Piano Lab The Reflective Studio: Action Research in Early Childhood Piano Teaching Student-Led Teaching: Applying the Four-Phase Model of Interest Development in Group Piano Curriculum |
| 5:00 p.m. Closing |