November 2024 MTNA e-Journal
Reports From The 2024 Group Piano
and Piano Pedagogy Forum
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
Is Music a Universal Language?
Presenter: Dr. Anthony Brandt
Reported By Dr. Molly Sanford
Creativity Up Close
Presenter: Dr. Anthony Brandt
Reported By Dr. Andy Villemez
Teaching From the Inside Out
By Dr. Vanessa Cornett, NCTM
PLENARY SESSIONS
Cultivating a Global Perspective in Higher Education
Presenters: Dr. Margarita Denenburg; Dr. Luis Sanchez; Dr. Siok Lian Tan, NCTM; and Dr. Chan Kiat Lim, NCTM
Reported By Nuoya Zhang
Making AI Your New Teaching Assistant
Presenter: Dr. Le Binh Anh Nguyen
Reported By Dr. Diana Chubak
ROTATION SESSIONS
Active Learning in Pedagogy Coursework: Evidence, Benefits and Strategies
By Dr. Lesley McAllister, NCTM
Empowering Gen Z Musicians: The Role of Autonomy in Fostering Intrinsic Motivation
By Dr. Lynn Worcester Jones
Game-Based Learning: Engaging Activities for Gen Z and Alpha Students in the Collegiate Group Piano Classroom
By Dr. Emily Barr
Group Piano as Community Outreach
By Dr. Hannah Roberts, NCTM
Nurturing Novice Improvisers: Fostering Creativity in the Undergraduate Pedagogy Classroom and Applied Lessons
By Dr. Curtis Pavey
TikTok and iPad Kids: How to Effectively Connect with Gen Z and Alpha Students
By Dr. Melody Morrison, NCTM
LIGHTNING SESSIONS
The Art of Minute Practice—Short, Concentrated Piano Practice for Busy People
By Dr. Olivia I-Hsuan Tsai
ASD & ADHD: Overlapping Characteristics and Teaching Adaptations
By Dr. Michelle Sulaiman
Connecting Class Piano Coursework to Careers
By Dr. Tina Chong and Dr. Sonya Schumann, NCTM
Empower, Not Cower: Developing Keyboard-Positive Curriculum
By Dr. Grace Ho
“It’s Stuck in My Head!” Five Ways to Build Musicianship Skills through Original Lyrics
By Dr. Olivia Ellis, NCTM; and Dr. Ivan Hurd, NCTM
A Lab of Wonders: Innovative Performance Assessments for the Group Piano Classroom
By Dr. Jessie Welsh, NCTM
Sparking the Fire Within: Cultivating Motivation and Empowering Practice through Interest Development
By Dr. Carla Salas-Ruiz
Staying Current: Updating the Psychology of Pedagogy
By Dr. Brendan Jacklin
Tobias Matthay: The Three Touch Species
By Dr. Chenbaixue Yang
Too Much of a Good Thing? Oversaturation in the Job Market
By Dr. Sarah Rushing, NCTM
POSTER SESSIONS
Archipelago Gem: An Exploration of Trisutji Kamal’s Sunda Seascapes
By Dr. Meldy Tanako
Boosting Students’ Motivation through Contemporary Repertoire
By Dr. Le Binh Anh Nguyen and Dr. Molly Sanford
Ding Shande: China’s Pioneering Composer
By Dr. Mimi Zhang
From My Childhood to Yours Piano Works by Korean Female Composers
By Dr. Ka-Young Lee, NCTM; and Dr. Sunjoo Lee
A Quantitative Approach with Interdisciplinary Study of Psychology, Neurological and Piano Pedagogy: The Interdisciplinary Approach of Piano Teaching Strategies and Three-Dimensional Model
By Hanqiu Xu and Minzhou Sun
Teacher Perceptions of Beginner-Level Piano Technique and Injury Prevention
By Dr. Stephanie Archer, NCTM
Top 10 Music Software Tools for Group Piano Instruction
By Dr. Le Binh Anh Nguyen
Unveiling Ortmann: A Guide to Kinesthetic Awareness through Physiology
By Dr. David Mach
CURRENT RESEARCH
Paying Tribute and Looking Forward: Stylistic Influences and Innovations in Max Reger’s Sechs Intermezzi, Opus 45
Dr. Bryan Chuan, NCTM
Teaching College Piano Literature Courses: Toward a New Approach
Dr. Jackie Yong