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]