Symposium 2021

2021 Virtual Symposium

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NYSMTA

1:50-2:00pm Zoom Room Opens
2:00-3:20pm Lightning Talks
3:20-3:50pm Poster Session
3:50-4:00pm Mini Wellness Session
4:00-5:00pm Business Meeting/Music Teaching and the Pandemic: Reflections and Discussions

Lightning Talks

Practice Productivity: Making the Most of Every Minute
Julia Bell, Florida State University

Introducing Composition: Engaging Ways to Teach Your Students How to Write Music
Sarah Dutcher, Sarah Dutcher Piano Studio

Visualization Script for Performance Success
Jessica Koebbe, William Jewell College

The "Hunt" for the Best Beethoven Edition: Sonata in Eb Op. 31 No. 3
Anna Ahlquist, Nazareth College

The Hymnal: Your New "All-in-One" Piano Method Book
Leonidas Lagrimas, Western Carolina University

BREAK

From the Known to the Unknown: The Lego Blocks of the Sight-Reading Skill
Ricardo Pozenatto, Frances Clark Center

Humpty Dumpty: The Road to Swing!
Yoshiko Arahata, Alfred University

Working with Children with ASD: An introduction to Research-based intervention Techniques from a Teacher & Music Therapist in Training
Isabelle Engler, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (school), Music and Tales (studio)

Pianolates: From the Mat to the Bench! A Guide for Physical and Mental Warm-Ups
Dr. Anna Siampani, Pacific Piano School

The Role of Parents in Early Music Lessons
Anna Grudskaya, The Hartt School – University of Hartford

Poster Session

Czerny Etudes: A Teaching Staple in Asian Countries
Jinnan Liu, Baylor University

Developing the Undergraduate Collaborative Pianist
Jenna Braaksma, Buena Vista University

Working with Children with ASD: An introduction to Research-based Intervention Techniques from a Teacher & Music Therapist in Training
Isabelle Engler, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (school), Music and Tales (studio)

Mini Wellness Session

Jessica Caporizzo, Private Piano Instructor, Opus Ithaca

Special Needs and Music Study: Inside the Piano Lesson
Join Dr. Scott Price as he shares the work of his students who are special learners and the creative music-making they are able to achieve through adaptive pedagogy. This workshop will include video demonstrations of students at work in the studio lesson, and in recital performances. Techniques in adaptive pedagogy will be discussed and questions are welcomed.