2004 MTNA National Conference.Dear Colleague: You are cordially invited to the premier educational networking event for the music-teaching professional. Join your friends and colleagues for the MTNA MTNA Music Teachers National Association MTNA Middle Tennessee Nursery Association (McMinnville, Tennessee) National Conference in Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City is the largest city in the state of Missouri. It encompasses parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest in Missouri, which includes counties in both Missouri and Kansas. , March 27-31, 2004. This conference, marking our 128th year of service to the profession, continues a long tradition of excellence--a tradition of which you will want to be a part. As you can see from this brochure, the 2004 National Conference will include more than eighty educational sessions and industry showcases led by experts in the music-teaching profession. And this year, for the first time, we will feature performance sessions. These mini-recitals offer you time to sit back and enjoy performances by your peers. Other exciting events you'll want to attend are the technology sessions and the MTNA/National Piano Foundation Group Teaching Track. MTNA, through the Technology in Music Symposium, pioneered the utilization of technology in the music studio. This year, we're taking it to a new level with the help of the International Association of Electronic Keyboard An electronic keyboard or digital keyboard is a type of keyboard instrument. Its sound is generated or amplified by one or more electronic devices. Modern usage of the term "electronic keyboard" typically describes a type of inexpensive synthesizer marketed to Manufacturers. Hands-on workshops and lecture sessions will explore such topics as MIDI Basics, Using Technology to Stimulate Student Creativity, Beginning and Intermediate Notation and Sequencing, Artistic Use of Technology in Live Performance and Long Distance Learning. This year, the conference will offer the new Group Teaching Track, giving attendees an opportunity to explore the world of group teaching. A slate of well-known clinicians will lead these exciting and informative sessions that will enhance your knowledge of group teaching and motivate you to incorporate the ideas and techniques into your day-to-day teaching activities. And you won't want to miss the concerts given by such artists as celebrated pianist Jon Kimura Parker Jon Kimura Parker (born 25 December 1959) is a Canadian pianist. He was born in Vancouver, Canada. He appeared with the Vancouver Youth Orchestra when he was five. He later studied at The Juilliard School of music under Adele Marcus. and the acclaimed chamber trio Zephyr Zephyr or Zephyrus: see Eos. . Other concerts will showcase the talents of "Rising Stars" Robert Henry
Born into a farming family at St. , pianist, and Scott Conklin, violinist, as well as MTNA's 2004 National Competitions winners. So join us this spring to rekindle re·kin·dle tr.v. re·kin·dled, re·kin·dling, re·kin·dles 1. To relight (a fire). 2. To revive or renew: rekindled an old interest in the sciences. old friendships, make new connections, invest in your professional growth and experience why MTNA is the leader in empowering you for success. We know you will find the 2004 MTNA National Conference to be an unforgettable event--one that will help you realize your full potential as a music teacher. Phyllis I. Pieffer National President Gary L. Ingle in·gle n. 1. An open fire in a fireplace. 2. A fireplace. [Perhaps Scottish Gaelic aingeal, fire, light. Executive Director |
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