COLORADO STATE MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
2018 CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, MAY 31 – SATURDAY, JUNE 2
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO
1710 9TH AVE., GREELEY, CO
FRASIER HALL
2018 CSMTA CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Thursday, May 31
9:00am-12:00noonEmbody Rhythm from the Inside Out! – Mary Kogen[Frasier 63]
11:30am-1:00noonLocal Association Presidents’ Meeting [Frasier 168]
12:00-1:15pm Lunch Break [Pre-Ordered Boxed Lunches in Frasier 169]
12:45-1:10pm Shopping Break[Frasier 85]
1:15-2:15pm Keynote Lecture: Feeling the Sound – Dr. Jessica Johnson[Frasier 90]
2:30-3:20pm Before and After Berio: A Performance Analysis of Six Encores for Piano – Ivana
Munćan[Frasier 90]
2:30-3:20pmA.M. Power Hour: Effective Strategies for the Modern Musician – Brook
Ferguson[Frasier 63]
3:30-4:20pm Unraveling La valse: Analysis and Implications for Piano Performance – Dr. Lucy
Tan[Frasier 90]
3:30-4:20pm Musical Arts in Rural Areas: Overcoming Challenges and Discovering
Opportunity – Dr. Sarah Off[Frasier 63]
4:30-5:20pmThe Yoga of Teaching and Playing (the Piano) – Dr. Amy Briggs[Frasier 90]
4:30-5:20pmAddressing Overlooked Skills in Group Piano Teaching – Cody Goetz, Robert
Hjelmstad, Olivia Richardson, Sarah Rushing[Frasier 63]
5:30-7:00pm Dinner Break
7:00pm Opening Concert – Timothy Fallon / AmmielBushakevitz, Conference Artists
[Milne Auditorium, Kepner Hall]
Friday, June 1
7:30-8:20am First-Time Attendees’ Breakfast (reservation required) [Location TBA]
8:30-9:20am Teaching Beyond the Notes: Instilling Artistry in Your Students – Dr. Alejandro
Cremaschi[Frasier 90]
8:30-9:20am Professional Reading Program: “Excellence” – Lisa Bush[Frasier 63]
9:30-10:20am Independent Music Teachers Forum: Economics of a Teaching Studio – Creating,
Sustaining and Growing your Studio Business – Dr. Melody Ng NCTM[Frasier 90]
10:30-11:30amFeatured Workshop: Working with Smaller -Handed Pianists – Dr. Jessica
Johnson[Frasier 90]
11:30-1:00pm Lunch Break [Pre-Ordered Boxed Lunches in Frasier 169]
11:30am-12:30pm Finance Committee Meeting [Frasier 168]
12:30-1:00pm Posters Sessions [Frasier 90]/ Shopping Break[Frasier 85]
1:00-1:50pm Commissioned Composer Lecture-Performance – Dr. Eric Alexander[Frasier 90]
2:00-3:30pm Guest Artist Voice Master Class – Timothy Fallon[Frasier 90]
3:40-4:30pm Poster Sessions[Frasier 90] / Shopping Break[Frasier 85]
3:40-4:30pm Advisory Council Meeting [Frasier 63]
4:40-5:30pm Why Do I Have to Memorize? – Sara McDaniel NCTM[Frasier 90]
4:40-5:30pmMusic as a Collaborative Art: How to Teach Collaborative Piano Skills to
Elementary and Intermediate Students – Karin Buer[Frasier 63]
5:30-7:00pm Dinner Break
7:00pm Concert – Rising Stars and MTNA Winners Recital[Milne Auditorium, Kepner
Hall]
Saturday, June 2
8:30-9:20am “Close the Piano Lid!”: The Century-Old Struggle for Effective Balance in
Ensembles – Dr. ZahariMetchkov[Frasier 90]
8:30-9:20am Traveling Around the Cello Fingerboard with Ease – Dr. Katherine Jetter
[Frasier 63]
9:30-11:00am Guest Artist Piano Master Class – AmmielBushakevitz[Frasier 90]
11:10am-12:10pm CSMTA General Membership Meeting [Frasier 90]
12:25-1:55pm CSMTA Local Association Luncheon
2:10-3:00pm Rediscovering Grieg’s Lyric Pieces – Dr. Jennifer Hayghe[Frasier 90]
2:10-3:00pm Jumpstart Your MTNA Certification! – Jill Hanrahan NCTM and Karen
Greenhalgh NCTM [Frasier 63]
3:10-4:00pmColorado Chamber Orchestra Academy: Creative Rehearsal Process in a
Conductorless Ensemble – Dr. Gal Faganel[Frasier 90]