CALL FOR PROPOSALS

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Deadline: 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, September 28, 2018.

The MTNA Collegiate Chapters Piano Pedagogy Symposium Hosting Chapter and Committee are seeking digital proposals from collegiate chapters, college students and newly graduated young professionals to present at the MTNA Collegiate Chapters Piano Pedagogy Symposium at James Madison University, January 4–5, 2019.

They invite proposals that:

• Reflect innovation and cutting-edge content
• Stimulate and provoke audience discussion
• Target young professionals
• Use multimedia approaches to enhance learning
• Explore pedagogical and performance issues important to all levels

Highlighted topics may include:

• Current technology trends
• Musicians as entrepreneurs
• Current state of scholarship in the piano pedagogy field
• International piano pedagogy
• Historical performance and pedagogy

SESSION DESCRIPTIONS 

Plenary Sessions are 35-minute presentations that showcase current Collegiate Chapter research. Plenary sessions are scheduled so all attendees can attend. Group submissions only.

Split Sessions are 25-minute presentations that showcase current Collegiate Chapter or individual research. Split sessions are scheduled with three occurring at the same time in separate rooms, so attendees have the freedom to pick the topic that most interests them. Group and individual sessions permitted.

Networking Split Sessions are aimed to target specific interest groups in Independent Teaching, Group Teaching, Grad School, and Entrepreneurship. We are looking for moderators who have demonstrated expertise in the subject area. You may apply for more than one subject area. The role of the moderator is to engage the attendees to discuss pertinent topics, innovative approaches and share advice. Moderators must submit a C/V and a two-paragraph description detailing why and how they would make a good moderator. Individual submissions only.

Best Idea Lightning Sessions are brief, 5-minute presentations that focus on a single topic, example, idea, project or technique. They do not attempt to cover all aspects of their subject matter, but present one facet of the idea clearly and succinctly that will allow attendees to immediately apply to their teaching/learning. In this interactive session, audience members vote to determine their favorite best idea. Individual submissions recommended.

**NEW THIS YEAR! There will be two Best Idea Lightning Sessions. One will focus on Piano Pedagogy and Performance, and the other will focus on Music Entrepreneurship. We encourage you to submit proposals for one or both!

Poster Sessions should showcase research, projects, outreach or collegiate chapter activities. All posters should include all pertinent information in a manner that is visible from 3–4 feet away. Presenters applying for a Poster Session must additionally submit a computer-generated sample in PDF or JPEG format. Group or Individual submissions are permitted.

Proposal Submission Requirements

Audio Submission Tips

• Do your best to demonstrate that your research is presentation worthy and will interest and be useful to a broad audience/range of musicians.
• Be creative in how you use your written abstract to guide your audio proposal. Written and spoken language is inherently different. Do not simply read your abstract out loud—doing so will disqualify your proposal!
• Two minutes is not a lot of time, but enough time to make a strong impact. Plan what you’re going to say to eliminate excessive “filler words,” and make your argument or proposal as clear as possible.
• Speak loudly and clearly.
• Review your audio recording to make sure it’s exactly right.
• Most importantly, relax, have fun and be creative!

Deadline: 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, September 28, 2018.

Notifications will be sent no later than Friday, October 19, 2018.

Presenters are required to pay the registration fee for the symposium.

To submit your proposal, click on the proposal type in the table above.