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Ohio University | Walter Hall Rotunda | Athens, Ohio
June 25-27, 2020
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SCHEDULE

Thursday, June 25, 2020
 
1:30-5:00        Exhibit Hall Set Up
 
2:00-3:30       OhioMTA Executive Committee Meeting
 
3:30-5:00       OhioMTA Board Meeting (including District Presidents)

5:00-6:30     Dinner on Your Own
 
6:30-7:30       Winner Recital: OhioMTA Winners, Buckeye Winners, RCM State Gold Medalists
 
7:30-8:30       Collegiate Chapters/Young Professionals Networking Event
                          Sponsored by Piano Safari


Friday, June 26, 2020

8:00-9:00       Registration

8:00-4:45        Exhibits

8:30-8:50        Coffee and Pastries

8:50-9:00        Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:00-9:50        Lost Gems of the Teaching Repertoire | Dr. Julie Knerr Hague, clinician
                         This session will present pieces that until now have been lost to history. Teachers will be inspired to  
                         expand their teaching repertoire as they hear some superb pieces by lesser known composers. While
                         continuing to teach the standard greats by Bach and Beethoven, students can also study great works
                         by Battmann, Bonis, Boëly, and Birkedal-Barfod. The session will focus on repertoire at the elementary
                         through early advanced levels. During this session, Dr. Hague will debut a prototype of her new
                         searchable piano repertoire database, pianorep.com, which will officially launch in 2021.


9:55-10:45       The Connected Pianist: Practical Suggestions and Activities to Help Pianists of All Levels Connect 
                           to Their Inner Musician | Dr. Sally Cathcart, clinician

                         This will be an interactive presentation looking at the evidence from brain science that highlights the
                         importance of including improvisation, memorization, and audition in piano lessons. Starting with a 
                         skills and concept-based approach, this session will cover a range of activities, from beginners to 
                         advanced level, that will provide teachers with practical steps for connecting students with their inner
                         musicians. 

10:45-11:15       Collegiate Poster Presentations, Exhibits, and Stretch


11:15-12:00       Grass-Roots Music and Arts Advocacy: Expanding our Impact
                         Independent Music Teachers Forum | Annette Hoverman, moderator
                         College Faculty Forum | Dr. Jenny Cruz, moderator
                         Collegiate Chapter Forum | Dr. Christopher Fisher, moderator

12:00-12:25      Luncheon 
                           
Tickets must be purchased in advance. 

12:25-12:45      Keynote Address: Dr. Matthew Shaftel, Dean, Ohio University College of Fine Arts
                         Arts Advocacy

                  
12:45-1:00      Brief Break, Stretch, Exhibits
 
1:00-1:50        The Versatile Pianist | Andrew Higgins, clinician
                         In this workshop, the clinician will demonstrate methods of teaching that bring all the disparate
                         musical attributes into the same lesson, so multi-faceted learning is the norm not the exception. This
​                         approach takes the basis of notation and music theory and exploits its strengths and weaknesses to
                         explore how it can be manipulated, interpreted, and expanded, and how it can then be used to create
                         new ideas through improvisation and composition. This all helps us better understand a composer's
​                         intentions so that performances escape the grip of notation and become naturally musical. 

 
1:55-2:45         Go Home & Practice! | Nancy O'Neill Breth, clinician
                         A lecture-demonstration that shows how to help students get the greatest rewards from practicing.
                         Explores how to make practicing more stimulating and enjoyable and how teachers can guide 
                         students to shoulder increasing responsibility for practicing effectively. Examples at the piano of 
                         down-to-earth tips - what works best, how, when, and why - from Nancy's publications and videos
                         on practicing.     

 
2:45-3:00       Brief Break and Stretch; Visit Exhibits

3:00-3:50       Nurturing Mindful Musicians: Mental Skills for Performance Anxiety Management 
                         Dr. Vanessa Cornett-Murtada, clinician

                        Performance anxiety is a universal, often misunderstood, and extremely complex phenomenon that 
                        affects musicians of all ages and levels of ability. Although there exists no quick or easy solution to 
                        stage fright, anxiety management skills can begin in the practice room and in the teaching studio at
​                        any stage of development. This session explores current research in the fields of mindfulness-based
                        and sport psychology in order to help teachers and students cultivate the mental skills necessary to
                       manage performance anxiety and encourage successful and gratifying musical experiences. 
 

3:55-4:40       Alternatively-Sized Keyboard Presentation

4:45-5:30       Student Recital | "Inner Reflections" by Jeanine Yeager dedicated to the Ohio Music Teachers
                         Association, in memory of Karen Campo, NCTM


4:45-5:30       Visit Exhibits

5:30-7:00       Dinner on Your Own

7:00-8:30       Featured Artist Recital | George Li, piano

8:30-9:30      Post-Concert Reception | Sponsored by Solich Pianos and the Yamaha Corporation of America


 
Saturday, June 27, 2020
 
8:00-1:00       Exhibits
 
8:30-9:25       The RCM Certificate Program: The Perfect Pedagogical Tool | Dr. Stephen Pierce, clinician
                        Learn how the RCM supports the art of teaching and the music teaching profession! This session will 
                        explore the complete RCM program that includes student curricula, teacher professional development
                        and advanced certification, and a national awards program. Those unfamiliar with the RCM Certificate  
​                        Program will have a complete program overview including program content and components,
                        publication, digital apps, courses, and more! Those already familiar with the RCM Certificate Program
                        will learn about the new teacher portal, certification opportunities, new digital offerings, and how
                        participating in the RCM Certificate Program supports OhioMTA. 


9:30-10:25      Implicit Grammar and Instinctive Musicality | Emely Phelps, clinician
                        What do we really mean when we describe a performance as being "musical"? While most musicians
                        would agree that vivid interpretations balance fidelity to the composer's intentions with individual
                        instincts, how exactly are those instincts formed? Looking beneath the layers of a musical score, this
                        workshop will explore the inherent grammar of music, simple in its essence yet incredibly nuanced in
                        its expression. Focusing on rhythm (how meters create hierarchies of beats, characterizations of dance
                        forms, hyper meter, etc.) and harmony (what it actually means to experience tension and release, how
                        chords express functions through voice leading, etc.), we'll look at how these basic building blocks are
                        manifested in a variety of musical examples, and discuss how students can be guided to experience
                        these elements in meaningful, personal - and ultimately - musical ways. 


10:30-12:00     Featured Artist Master Class | George Li, piano

12:00-1:00       Luncheon 
                           
Tickets must be purchased in advance. 

1:00-1:30       OhioMTA Commissioned Composer of the Year Premiere

                Featuring a new work for piano solo by Ellen Harrison, composer

1:30-2:30       Professional Piano Teaching: A Town Hall Meeting | Dr. Christopher Fisher, moderator

                Participants will have the opportunity to ask pedagogical questions and receive advice from panelists
                       and participants during the lively, interactive session. 

1:30-2     Closing Remarks 


*Schedule subject to change.

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