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Conference presenters: March 16-20, 2002.


Richard Aaron, a faculty member at the Cleveland Institute of Music The Cleveland Institute of Music is one of the nation's leading independent music conservatories. It is located in the University Circle district of Cleveland, Ohio, United States and is overseen by president David Cerone and Catherine Jarjisian, interim dean. , was visiting professor at the New England Conservatory in 1998. A member of several international and stateside orchestras, he also gives solo recitals throughout Europe. He is a member of the Elysian Trio. Session: Cellobration: Cellists from the Cleveland Institute of Music

Robert M. Abramson, an expert in Dalcroze Eurhythmics eurhythmics: see eurythmics. , gives hands-on workshops and clinics for teachers and students in all disciplines worldwide. His special exercises in breaking mind-body barriers have helped many teachers and students in all the arts. Session: Feel the Rhythm More than the Beat Through Your Body to Your Feet (Why Aren't We Musical?)

Joyce Andrews, associate professor of music at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh History
In 1871 the university began as Oshkosh State Normal School. The university was Wisconsin's third teacher-training school. Oshkosh Normal began the first state normal school in the United States to have a kindergarten.
, has enjoyed an active career as a soprano soloist in opera, oratorio, concert and recital work across the United States, England and France. Session: Emily Dickinson's World Through Song and Narration

Judy Baker has had a teaching career spanning kindergarten to college classrooms. Her interest in pedagogy has developed into a year-long adult course, as well as a course training high school students to teach. Session: Our Greatest Natural Resource--The Student: State Programs and Projects to Benefit All

Alison S. Barr maintains independent studios in Brookline and Hanover, Massachusetts, and teaches choral music in the Norwell, Massachusetts, public schools. She has served as state president for both the Maine and Massachusetts MTAs and as Independent Music Teachers Forum Chair. Session: Motivation: The Journey from "No" to "Yes"

Glenn Basham is associate professor of violin at the University of Miami This article is about the university in Coral Gables, Florida. For the university in Oxford, Ohio, see Miami University.

The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida,[2] UM,[3] or just The U
, first violinist with the Bergonzi String Quartet and concertmaster con·cert·mas·ter  
n.
The first violinist in a symphony orchestra.
 of the Naples Philharmonic. Session: The Versatile Violinist -- Teaching Improv to Classical Musicians

Sylvie Beaudette, assistant professor of chamber music and accompanying at the Eastman School of Music Eastman School of Music: see Rochester, Univ. of. , has built a diversified career as collaborative artist, vocal coach, soloist and teacher. She has recorded with the Athena Trio. Session: Can This Beauty in Our Hearts End? Songs by Rebecca Clarke

Juanita Becker, NCTM NCTM National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
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, is assistant professor of music at Wisconsin Lutheran College Wisconsin Lutheran College is a liberal arts college that is affiliated with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, with an enrollment of approximately 700 undergraduate students.  in Milwaukee. She holds degrees from Florida State University Florida State University, at Tallahassee; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1857. Present name was adopted in 1947. Special research facilities include those in nuclear science and oceanography. , the University of Wisconsin-Madison “University of Wisconsin” redirects here. For other uses, see University of Wisconsin (disambiguation).
A public, land-grant institution, UW-Madison offers a wide spectrum of liberal arts studies, professional programs, and student activities.
 and Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. Session: Chamber Music by Women Composers

Robert Bedford is professor of keyboard music at the School of Music, West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania The Borough of West Chester is the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania.GR6

Philadelphia is 25 miles to the east and Wilmington 17 miles to the south.
. He holds degrees from the Juilliard School and The Catholic University of America Catholic University of America, at Washington, D.C.; the national university of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States; coeducational; founded 1887 and opened 1889. . Bedford is a certified teacher of the F.M. Alexander Technique. Session: The Alexander Technique for Musicians: A Whole Body Approach to Playing Your Instrument

Marvin Blickenstaff teaches at the College of New Jersey, Westminster Choir College -- Westminster Choir College is a residential college of music located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.

Westminster has a choral emphasis that educates men and women at the undergraduate and graduate levels for music leadership careers in churches, schools,
 and The New School for Music Study. He is president of the Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy. Session: Interactive Repertoire Classes: Opportunities for Growth

Beth Bolton's bio was not available. Sessions: Bridging the Gap: Getting Young Children Ready for Piano; Should I or Shouldn't I? Deciding What to Do About Early Childhood Education

Debra Brubaker Burns earned a Ph.D. degree from University of Minnesota (body, education) University of Minnesota - The home of Gopher.

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Address: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
, an M.M. degree from Ohio University and a B.M. degree from Oral Roberts University. For the last ten years, she has been researching the history of piano methods and pedagogy in the United States. Session: 20th Century Innovations in Piano Pedagogy: Contributions of Selected American Women

Ingrid Jacobson Clarfield, professor of piano at Westminster Choir College, is an active performer, clinician and author. She has presented workshops throughout the United States and Canada. Her students have won numerous awards at state, national and international competitions. Session: The Road to Impressionism

Marisa Cleghorn, a professional dancer and actor, works with Fritz Mengert's team and specializes in teaching teachers how to incorporate motor skills movement, dance and drama to facilitate right- and left-brain compatible learning. Session: The Aesthetic Brain--The Starting Point For a Harmonious Life

Judith Coe is assistant professor of music and coordinator of commercial voice in the Music and Entertainment Industry Studies Department in the College of Arts and Media at the University of Colorado at Denver
:For the university encompassing this school, please see University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center
History
In 1912, the University of Colorado established a downtown Denver campus to meet the needs of the city's rapidly expanding
. Session: Careers in Music: Options Other Than Teaching and Performing

Ann Collins, Western Illinois University For another university which uses the abbreviation "WIU", see Webber International University
Athletics

Main article: Western Illinois Leathernecks
 professor emeritus, teaches jazz piano. She has appeared at MENC MENC National Association for Music Education (formerly Music Educators National Conference)
MENC Music Educators National Conference
MENC Mensa of Eastern North Carolina (Local Group #275 of American Mensa, Ltd.
 and MTNA MTNA Music Teachers National Association
MTNA Middle Tennessee Nursery Association (McMinnville, Tennessee) 
 national conventions, the National Group Piano Symposium, the National Piano Pedagogy Conference and as faculty at the International Association of Jazz Educators Teacher Training Institute. Sessions: Prejazz: Preparing Students to Begin Jazz Study; Applying the jazz Studies Guide: Level One Skills and Concepts

Ted Cooper, educational director of the New School for Music Study in Kingston, New Jersey Kingston is a census-designated place and unincorporated area that has been officially designated as a Village Center by the New Jersey State Planning Commission. It is located partly within South Brunswick Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey and partly within Franklin , is a recipient of the 2001 Group Piano Teaching Award presented by MTNA and the National Piano Foundation. His teaching was featured at the 2001 National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy. Session: Group Piano Teaching: Seven Top Concerns and Practical Solutions

Andrew Cooperstock is associate professor of piano at the University of Colorado University of Colorado may refer to:
  • University of Colorado at Boulder (flagship campus)
  • University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
  • University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center
  • University of Colorado system
. The Terwilliger-Cooperstock Duo is in residence each summer at North Carolina's Brevard Music Center The Brevard Music Center is a summer institute and festival located in western North Carolina. It enrolls about four hundred students, age fourteen and older, who participate in orchestra and other large ensembles, play chamber music, study composition, and take private lessons. . The duo has performed Aaron Copland's complete works for violin and piano, as well as the standard repertoire. Session: Getting the Word Out: Marketing for Musicians

Alejandro Cremaschi is assistant professor of piano and class piano at Ohio University. He is an active performer of Latin American music Latin American music, sometimes simply called Latin music, includes the music of all countries in Latin America and comes in many varieties, from the simple, rural conjunto music of northern Mexico to the sophisticated habanera of Cuba, from the symphonies of Heitor  and has recorded for the labels Ostinato ostinato: see ground bass. , IRCO IRCO International Refugee Center of Oregon (Portland, Oregon)
IRCO International Rubber Conference Organisation
 and Marco Polo. Session: Tangos in Your Studio: Latin American Elementary and Intermediate Piano Repertoire You Can Actually Get in the U.S.

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n.
Any of various climbing, woody, usually tropical vines.



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 Curtis has a Ph.D. in musicology musicology, systematized study of music and musical style, particularly in the realm of historical research. The scholarly study of music of different historical periods was not practiced until the 18th cent., and few published efforts were rigorously researched.  and is founder of the Rebecca Clarke Society, Inc., based at the Women's Studies Research Center The Women's Studies Research Center at Brandeis University is directed by Shulamit Reinharz, wife of university president Jehuda Reinharz and recently took over the Epstein Center, the campus facilities operations building.  at Brandeis University. She is the author of many articles on Clarke. Session: Can This Beauty in Our Hearts End? Songs by Rebecca Clarke

David Darling is founder and artistic director of Music for People, an international organization dedicated to teaching music in a positive and humanistic way. He is an internationally recognized cellist, composer, recording artist, conductor and teacher. Sessions: Practicing Expressive Freedom Through Improvisation; Using Improvisation to Keep Students Excited About Classical Music

Lora Deahl is professor of piano at Texas Tech University. Her publications have appeared in the International Journal of Musicology and The College Music Symposium. In 1995, Texas MTA named her Outstanding Collegiate Teacher of the Year. Session: Small Hands, SOS SOS, code letters of the international distress signal. The signal is expressed in International Morse code as … — — — … (three dots, three dashes, three dots). ! Circumventing Injury and Succeeding at the Piano

L. Scott Donald is administrative director and senior faculty at the New School of Music Study in Kingston, New Jersey. He holds degrees from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina

For other places with the same name, see Greenville.


Greenville is a mid-sized city located in the upstate of South Carolina. It is the county seat of Greenville CountyGR6
, and The University of Texas at Austin “University of Texas” redirects here. For other system schools, see University of Texas System.
The University of Texas at Austin (often referred to as The University of Texas, UT Austin, UT, or Texas
. Session: Group Piano Teaching: Seven Top Concerns and Practical Solutions

Stephen Dubberly is associate professor of music at the University of North Texas, where he serves as opera music director. He has an active career as an opera conductor, vocal coach and collaborative pianist. Session: "Pedacoachy": Teaching Pianists to Coach Singers

Kay Edwards is assistant professor of music at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where she teaches courses in early childhood/elementary music education and supervises student teachers. She holds a D.M.A. in general music from Arizona State University Arizona State University, at Tempe; coeducational; opened 1886 as a normal school, became 1925 Tempe State Teachers College, renamed 1945 Arizona State College at Tempe. Its present name was adopted in 1958. . Session: A World of Difference: Multicultural Songs, Games & Stories in the Private Studio

Rob Edwardsen is chairman of the Piano Technicians Guild The Piano Technicians Guild (PTG), based in Kansas City, Kansas, is the official organization of the Registered Piano Technician (RPT). It is considered the preeminent source of expertise in piano technology and service.

The PTG is a trade association with open membership.
 Teacher Relations Committee in New York. He has been a piano technician since 19T4, as well as a piano teacher and active MTNA member in Rochester. Session: Pianos: Their Construction and How They Function

Marcela Faflak holds degrees in piano performance and pedagogy from the Prague Conservatory of Music and the terminal degree from the Academy of Musical Arts in Prague. Faflak is associate professor of music at Northern State. University in Aberdeen, South Dakota Aberdeen, a city and the county seat of Brown County, South Dakota, USA, about 125 mi (200 km) N.E. of Pierre. Settled in 1880, it was incorporated in 1882. The population was 24,658 at the 2000 census. The American News is the local newspaper. . Session: Our Greatest Resources--The Student: State Programs and Projects to Benefit All

Katherine Faricy is on the piano faculty at the University of St. Thomas University of St. Thomas can refer to:
  • University of St. Thomas (Houston)
  • University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
  • University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
  • Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas
See also St. Thomas University
 (UST) and directs the UST Music Institute for Piano Pedagogy. She holds degrees from Oberlin and the University of Minnesota and studied with Lili Kraus for four years. Session: Topics and Styles in the Music of the Classical Period

Barbara Fast is associate professor of piano pedagogy at the University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. . She co-founded the National Group Piano/Piano Pedagogy Forum for university teachers, which will next be held in August 2002. Session: 20th Century Innovations in Piano Pedagogy: Contributions of Selected American Women

Jimmy Finnie is associate professor of music at Indiana State University Indiana State University, main campus at Terre Haute; coeducational; est. 1865 as a normal school, became Indiana State Teachers College in 1929, gained university status in 1965. There is also a campus at Evansville (opened 1965). , where he teaches percussion, percussion ensemble and steel band. He holds a D.M.A. degree from the University of North Texas and an M.M. degree from the University of Georgia Organization
The President of the University of Georgia (as of 2007, Michael F. Adams) is the head administrator and is appointed and overseen by the Georgia Board of Regents.
. Session: Poetry for Percussion and Pianos: George Crumb's Music for a Summer Evening (Makrokosmos II) for Two Amplified Pianos and Percussion

Jean Fox, NCTM, is an independent music teacher in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and she is an active adjudicator and clinician. She has been president of the Pennsylvania MTA, president of the MTNA's Eastern Division and has served on MTNA's Board of Directors. Session: Motivation: The Journey from "No" to "Yes"

Amy Glennon is the admissions director at the New School for Music Study in Kingston, New Jersey. She previously established the Group Piano Program at Mount Holyoke College Mount Holyoke College (hōl`yōk), at South Hadley, Mass.; for women; chartered 1836, opened 1837 as Mount Holyoke Female Seminary under Mary Lyon, rechartered as Mount Holyoke College 1893. There is a noteworthy art museum on campus.  in South Hadley, Massachusetts South Hadley is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA. The population was 17,196 at the 2000 census. It is home to Mount Holyoke College and South Hadley High School. History
South Hadley was first settled in 1659 and was officially incorporated in 1775.
. Session: Group Piano Teaching: Seven Top Concerns and Practical Solutions

Jody Graves, who holds a D.M.A. degree from the Eastman School of Music, is on the piano faculty at The University of Montana-Missoula The University of Montana is a state university located in Missoula, Montana, USA. The school was founded in 1893. It is the largest campus in the five-campus University of Montana System. . She is an active performer, teacher and adjudicator, interested in promoting concert art music and fostering collaborative experiences between artist and listener. Session: Student Teacher Evaluations

Richard Green is director of the School of Music at The Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University, main campus at University Park, State College; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855, opened 1859 as Farmers' High School. . He also has served as associate dean of the Northwestern University School of Music Established in 1895, the Northwestern University School of Music is an undergraduate and graduate institution devoted to musical performing arts and academia, located on Northwestern University's campus in Evanston, Illinois, about 12 miles north of downtown Chicago. . A prolific author, Green has conducted research in Europe and lectured throughout the United States and Germany. Session: Training the Future Teacher: A Look at Present and Future Programs

Amy Greer is coordinator for the early childhood and accompanying programs at Powers Music School in Belmont, Massachusetts, and an accompanist at Boston Conservatory. She holds degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia and the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music. Session: Not Just Creative Teaching, But Teaching to Create

Joan C. Haggard, an independent piano teacher, is active as an adjudicator, as well as a church musician. She is a Certified Teacher (Permanent) of MTNA and serves as local associations chair for Michigan. Session: Our Greatest Natural Resource--The Student: State Programs and Projects to Benefit All

Alice M. Hammel is a visiting assistant professor of music at the University of Richmond. She frequently presents sessions at national conferences and has had research and articles published in several music education journals. Session: How to Adapt Methods and Materials for Special Learners: The Top Ten Considerations of Inclusion

Beverly Hassel, NCTM, is an associate professor of music at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and an active solo and collaborative pianist with degrees in performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Session: Emily Dickinson's World Through Song and Narration

Samuel S. Holland, Ph.D., NCTM, is head of keyboard studies at Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University, at Dallas, Tex.; United Methodist; coeducational; chartered 1911. The school's facilities include laboratories for electron microscopy and stable isotopes, a museum of paleontology, and a graduate research center. . A co-author of The Music Tree (Warner Bros., 2000), he is executive vice president and director of the Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy. Session: 20th Century Innovations in Piano Pedagogy: Contributions of Selected American Women

William Hughes is professor of music at Indiana State University, where he teaches piano and piano literature. He holds a D.M.A. degree from the Eastman School of Music and an M.M. degree from the University of Illinois University of Illinois may refer to:
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (flagship campus)
  • University of Illinois at Chicago
  • University of Illinois at Springfield
  • University of Illinois system
It can also refer to:
. Session: Poetry for Percussion and Pianos: George Crumb's Music for a Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III) for Two Amplified Pianos and Percussion

Douglas Humpherys is an associate professor of piano and director of the Eastman Summer Piano Festival. He has a B.M. degree from Brigham Young University Brigham Young University, at Provo, Utah; Latter-Day Saints; coeducational; opened as an academy in 1875 and became a university in 1903. It is noted for its law and business schools. , an M.M. degree from Juilliard and a D.M.A. degree from Eastman, and has presented concerts, lectures and master classes worldwide. Session: Student Teacher Evaluations

Anita Jackson received M.M. and Ph.D. degrees from Northwestern University and a certificate from the Institute for Russian Musical Culture. She is a professor of music at Jackson State University Jackson State University, often abridged as Jackson State or by its initials JSU is a historically black university located in Jackson, Mississippi founded in 1877.  in Jackson, Mississippi. Session: 20th Century Innovations in Piano Pedagogy: Contributions of Selected American Women

Sharon Jackson is professor of music/percussion at Vincennes University. She also is adjunct faculty at Indiana State University. Session: Poetry for Percussion and Pianos: George Crumb's Music for a Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III) for Two Amplified Pianos and Percussion

Peter Jarjisian is professor of music and director of choral activities at Ohio University. He earned a B.A. in music from Susquehanna University, an M.A. degree from Temple University and a D.M.A. in choral conducting from the University of Wisconsin. Session: You Say "Potato" and I Say "Potahto"--How YOU Can Reach Students More Effectively

Nancy Kaesler, NCTM, is an independent piano teacher and active adjudicator, clinician and author of articles on teaching and developing a professional studio. She is the immediate past chair of the Independent Music Teachers Forum. Session: Studio Policies and Business Concerns

Beth Gigante Klingenstein is the author of A Business Guide for the Music Teacher. She has twenty-eight years of experience as an independent music teacher and is on the music faculty of Valley City State University in North Dakota. Session: What Charge and Why

Irena Kofman, a native of Russia, is on the music faculty of the Florida Atlantic University “FAU” redirects here. For other uses, see FAU (disambiguation).
Florida Atlantic University, also referred to as FAU or Florida Atlantic, is a public, coeducational research university with its main campus in Boca Raton, Florida, United States.
 in Boca Raton and is an active chamber and solo performer. She holds a D.M.A. degree from the University of Miami. Session: The History of the Russian Piano School: Individuals and Traditions

Midori Koga is assistant professor of piano and director of piano pedagogy at Michigan State University Michigan State University, at East Lansing; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855. It opened in 1857 as Michigan Agricultural College, the first state agricultural college. . She holds graduate degrees from the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries.  and the Mozarteum Hochschule fur Musik in Salzburg, Austria. Session: Careers in Music: Options Other Than Teaching and Performing

H. Jordan Landry, assistant professor of American literature at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, has published two articles on Emily Dickinson's representation of lesbian sexuality. She holds a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Session: Emily Dickinson's Worm Through Song and Narration

Genevieve Feiwen Lee, associate professor of music at Pomona College in California, is an active soloist and chamber musician. She holds degrees from Peabody Conservatory, Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris and Yale School of Music The Yale School of Music is one of the twelve Professional Schools at Yale University.

In November 2005, an anonymous donation of $100 million allowed students in the school of music to study for free.[1] References

1.
. Session: Revisiting an Old Friend--The Bach Four Plays the Well-Tempered Clavier

Kenneth Lee is chair of MTNA's Independent Music Teachers Forum. His independent studio in Vienna, Virginia, has produced thirteen national finalists and four national winners in the MTNA Student Performance Competitions. Sessions: Motivation: The Journey from "No" to "Yes"; What Charge and Why

Timothy Lovelace is assistant professor of accompanying at The University of Texas at Austin and a staff pianist at the Ravinia Festival's Steans Institute. He holds degrees from SUNY SUNY - State University of New York  Stony Brook and the University of Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati is a coeducational public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ranked as one of America’s top 25 public research universities and in the top 50 of all American research universities,[2] . Sessions: Revisiting an Old Friend--The Bach Four Plays the Well-Tempered Clavier; Oboe Recital

Marilyn Lowe, NCTM, holds degrees from Knox College and Indiana University, where she studied piano under Menahem Pressler. Lowe has studied and applied Edwin E. Gordon's concept of audiation extensively in piano instruction. Session: Audiation and the Teaching of Rhythm

Jane Magrath is a well-known author, clinician and pianist. She has written The Pianist's Guide to Standard Teaching and Performance Literature (Alfred Publishing Company, 1995) and Modern Masterworks (Alfred Publishing Company, 2000). Her music editions are used widely throughout the United States and abroad. Session: The Piano Teachers' Bookshelf

Carolyn Malnes is an independent music teacher of piano, theory and composition, and a frequent clinician. She is past president of Washington State MTA and currently MTNA National Local Associations Chair. Session: Our Greatest Natural Resource--The Student: State Programs and Projects to Benefit All

Sheri Mattson received a B.S. in physics and music from the University of Wisconsin-Superior Originally named Superior Normal School, the university was founded by Wisconsin legislators as a school to train teachers in 1893. Superior Normal School's first class graduated in 1897.  in 1991, an M.M. degree in oboe performance from Arizona State University in 1993 and a D.M. in oboe performance from Florida State University in 2000. Session: Chamber Music by Women Composers

Fritz Mengert, a specialist in epistemology, consults with several school systems in the Southeast. He is professor emeritus at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, where he taught courses in neurophilosophy, epistemology, philosophy, phenomenology and ethics. Session: The Aesthetic Brain--The Starting Point For A Harmonious Life

Tia Monsen is an independent piano teacher in Auburn, Washington. She received a B.M. in piano performance from The University of Montana--Missoula in 1998 and an M.M. in piano performance from The University of Montana in 2000. Session: Student Teacher Evaluations

Julianna Moore is associate professor of music at Truman State University Campus
Situated in the southern part of the city of Kirksville, Truman's main campus is situated around a slightly wooded quadrangle. By long standing policy, the entire campus is officially "dry," meaning that alcohol is not allowed (though the president of the university has
 in Kirksville, Missouri, where she teaches applied flute, music analysis, sight singing and ear training, and directs the Truman Flute Ensemble. Session: Chamber Music by Women Composers

Katherine Needleman has earned much success as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player. She has performed as a soloist with a number of major American orchestras and as guest principal oboist with the Boston Symphony and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO), based in St. Paul (the state capital of Minnesota), is the nation's only full-time professional chamber orchestra. In collaboration with six Artistic Partners the 35 virtuoso musicians present more than 150 concerts and educational . Session: Oboe Recital

Margaret Nelson is the head of the Intermediate Department and special events director at the New School for Music Study. She received her degrees from Montclair State University History
Montclair State was established in 1908 as "Montclair Normal School" in response to a growing need for teachers. It was renamed "Montclair State Teachers College" in 1927, when it developed a program of educating secondary school teachers through a Bachelor of Arts
 and Westminster Choir College. Session: Group Piano Teaching: Seven Top Concerns and Practical Solutions

William H. Chapman Nyaho is an active performer, adjudicator and clinician. He is associate professor of music at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, or UL Lafayette,[1] is a coeducational public research university located in Lafayette, Louisiana, in the heart of Acadiana. . He holds degrees from Oxford University, the Eastman School of Music and The University of Texas at Austin. Session: In To Africa: Advocating Piano Music by Composers of the African Diaspora

Ted Piechocinski is the president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of MusicExpresso, LLC. With a background in teaching and labor/employment law, he also has worked in music publishing. Session: Careers in Music: Options Other Than Teaching and Performing

Judith Piercy is the director of university judiciaries at Ohio University. She earned a B.S. in psychology at Quincy University in Quincy, Illinois, and an M.A. in counselor education from the West Virginia College of Graduate Studies. Session: You Say "Potato" and I Say Potahto"--How YOU Can Reach Students More Effectively

Ruth Pitts, NCTM, immediate past president of Texas MTA, teaches at McLennan Community College McLennan Community College (MCC) is a community college partially funded by the taxpayers of McLennan County, Texas. Located in Waco, Texas, it opened in 1965. It now serves about 8,500 students and has over 600 employees.  in Waco, Texas. She holds a B.M. degree from Baylor University and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from George Peabody College. Session: Our Greatest Natural Resource--The Student: State Programs and Projects to Benefit All

Scott Price is assistant professor of piano and piano pedagogy and coordinator of group piano at the University of South Carolina
''This article is about the University of South Carolina in Columbia. You may be looking for a University of South Carolina satellite campus.


    
 School of Music. He is creator and co-editor of the online piano pedagogy journal, Piano Pedagogy Forum. Session: Blindness, Autism and Developmental Delay: Two Case Studies in Piano Teaching

Wesley Roberts is professor of piano and musicology at Campbellsville University in Campbellsville, Kentucky, and associate organist at Calvin Presbyterian Church in Louisville, Kentucky. He is president of the Central Kentucky Arts Series and past president of the Kentucky MTA. Session: Bridging the Gap: Tools & Ideas for the Pianist Turned Organist

Kathleen Rountree, NCTM, is dean of the College of Performing and Visual Arts at the University of Northern Colorado It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with and ()
University of Northern Colorado (Northern Colorado)
. She has written numerous articles on piano literature and edited two anthologies for Warner Publications. She is chair of the American Music Teacher editorial committee. Session: Careers in Music: Options Other Than Teaching and Performing

Peter Row has performed as a solo recitalist throughout North America and India, making numerous concert, radio and television appearances. He is widely published and has lectured about Indian music across the United States and abroad. Session: Training the Future Teacher: A Look at Present and Future Programs

Janice Saffir, associate professor of music at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri, holds degrees from the University of Illinois (B.M., M.M.), and The University of Iowa Not to be confused with Iowa State University.
The first faculty offered instruction at the University in March 1855 to students in the Old Mechanics Building, situated where Seashore Hall is now. In September 1855, the student body numbered 124, of which, 41 were women.
 (D.M.A.). She is a frequent solo, chamber and collaborative performer. Sessions: Chamber Music by Women Composers; Have Fun, Get More Done: Original Practice and Teaching Ideas for Musicians at All Levels Using Music Technology

Robert Satterlee is assistant professor of piano at Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University, at Bowling Green, Ohio; coeducational; chartered 1910 as a normal school, opened 1914. It became a college in 1929, a university in 1935. . He holds degrees from Yale University, Peabody Conservatory and the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music. Session: Revisiting an Old Friend--The Bach Four Plays the Well-Tempered Clavier

Carmen Shaw, NCTM, is an independent teacher in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and an ad hoc faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Involved in professional organizations at all levels, she is active as a performer, adjudicator and presenter. Session: Motivation: The Journey from "No" to "Yes"

Beverly Simms is associate professor of piano at Indiana State University. She holds a D.M.A. in piano from the University of North Texas and received an M.M. in piano performance and literature from the Eastman School of Music. Session: Poetry for Percussion and Pianos: George Crumb's Music for a Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III) for Two Amplified Pianos and Percussion

Oksana Skidan, who is Ukrainian-born, has performed and competed throughout the world. She received a B.M. degree from the Donetsk Music College and came to the United States in 1995, where she continues to be an active solo and chamber musician. Session: Student Teacher Evaluations

Eileen Strempel, a soprano, is assistant professor and chair of the Opera Department at Syracuse University and holds a D.M.A. degree from Indiana University. "Striking, a magnificent Violetta," said one critic of her Bolshoi Opera debut. Session: Can This Beauty in Our Hearts End? Songs by Rebecca Clarke

Connie Arrau Sturm, NCTM, coordinates piano pedagogy programs at West Virginia University West Virginia University, mainly at Morgantown; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; est. and opened 1867 as an agricultural college, renamed 1868.  and has served as MTNA National Student Chapters Chair. A frequent clinician and author, she won the 1998 AMT See vPro.  Article of the Year award. Session: 20th Century Innovations in Piano Pedagogy: Contributions of Selected American Women

William Terwilliger is associate professor of violin at the University of South Carolina. The Terwilliger-Cooperstock duo is in residence each summer at North Carolina's Brevard Music Center. The duo has performed Aaron Copland's complete works for violin and piano, as well as the standard repertoire. Session: Getting the Word Out: Marketing for Musicians

Linda Thompson, Colorado State MTA vice president for member services, was an independent Suzuki piano teacher and owner of Thompson Music Studio. She recently retired from teaching but remains active in local and state music activities. Session: Our Greatest Natural Resource--The Student: State Programs and Projects to Benefit All

Frederick Tims is professor of music therapy, chair of the music therapy area and associate director for graduate studies at Michigan State University. Tims has done clinical work at Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus in Herdecke, Germany, the University of Michigan Hospitals and in private music psychotherapy practice. Session: Careers in Music: Options Other Than Teaching and Performing

Nelita True has given recitals and master classes throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, North America and South America. She is chair of the piano faculty at the Eastman School of Music. Session: Training the Future Teacher: A Look at Present and Future Programs

Esther Wang teaches accompanying at The University of Texas at Austin. She earned a D.M.A. in piano performance from the University of Cincinnati and has served on faculties at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and Baylor University. Session: Revisiting an Old Friend--The Bach Four Plays the Well-Tempered Clavier

Benjamin Wiant is recognized as one of the finest piano technicians in America. His understanding of the instrument's artistic requirements has brought him special praise from performers such as Garrick Ohlson, Alicia deLarrocha, Ivan Moravec, Anton Kuerti and Van Cliburn. Session: Pianos: Their Construction and How They Function

Carole J. Wills directs the Indianapolis AGO PipeWorks Project. She holds a B.A. in music education from Greenville College and an M.A. in religion from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) is an evangelical Christian seminary located in Deerfield, Illinois. TEDS is a part of Trinity International University, and is operated by the Evangelical Free Church of America. . She completed graduate organ studies at Southern Illinois University Southern Illinois University, main campus at Carbondale; state supported; coeducational; est. 1869, opened 1874 as a normal school, renamed 1947. It has a center for archaeological investigation and a fisheries research laboratory. There is also a campus at Edwardsville. , Jordan College of Music and Boston University. Session: PipeWorks Project: Reaching Young People with the Pipe Organ

J. Robert Wills, professor of theater and dean of the Herberger College of Fine Arts
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 at Arizona State University, has been an active advocate for change in higher education. He "began life" as an undergraduate music major in voice. Session: Training the Future Teacher: A Look at Present and Future Programs

Mary Louise Wilson is adjunct professor at the University of Miami, teaching in the School of Music and the School of Education. She holds degrees from Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System.  and the University of North Texas. Session: Young Beginning Pianists: Playing, Singing and Dancing Their Way to Music Literacy

Brenda Wristen directs the piano pedagogy and keyboard skills programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is the author of numerous journal articles and conference presentations, and an active clinician and adjudicator. Session: Small Hands, SOS! Circumventing Injury and Succeeding at the Piano

Yu-Jane Yang is associate professor of piano/piano pedagogy and director of the piano preparatory program at Weber State University Weber State University is a public university located in the city of Ogden in Weber County, Utah, USA. History
Weber State University was founded by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the Weber Stake Academy in 1889; like Weber County and the Weber River,
. She received a Ph.D. degree from the University of Michigan. Active as a performer, adjudicator, presenter and workshop clinician, Yang is president-elect of the Utah MTA. Session: Adolescence is Not a Disease: Coping With the Challenges and Taking Pleasure in Teaching the "Average" Teenage Piano Students

Karen Zorn is the associate provost at Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945, is an independent music college in Boston, Massachusetts, with many prominent faculty, staff, alumni, and visiting artists. It has an enrollment of approximately 3,900 students and a 2004 faculty of approximately 430.  in Boston. She holds degrees in piano performance from the University of Missouri's Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Goshen College. Session: Teaching Teenagers: A First-Aid Kit

Mimi Zweig is professor of violin and viola at Indiana University and director of the Indiana University String Academy. Her students are performing and teaching throughout the world. Session: From Nothing to Something Special: A Young Violinist's Journey

The American Academy of Teachers of Singing was founded in 1922 by fifteen voice teachers to contribute to the improvement of the profession from the standpoint of both teaching and ethics. Session: Ethical Considerations for Conducting Master Classes

Pedagogy Saturday VI Professional Studio Saturday Presenters
Pedagogy Saturday VI

Chad Baker, Capital University, Columbus, Ohio
Martha Baker-Jordan, California State University, Fullerton,
 California
Marie Borillo, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
Catherine Carroll, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of
 Music, Cincinnati, Ohio
Diane Cawein, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska
Michelle Conda, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of
 Music, Cincinnati, Ohio
Kim Dolgin, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio
Gerald Fischbach, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
Donna Brink Fox, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York
Rachel Fritz, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska
Carol Gingerich, State University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia
Keith Golay, educational consultant and psychotherapist, Fullerton,
 California
Kenneth K. Guilmartin, Center for Music and Young Children, Princeton,
 New Jersey
Alice M. Hammel, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
Andrew Hisey, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio
Barbara Honn, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music,
 Cincinnati, Ohio
Peter Jarjisian, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Tretip Kamolsiri, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
Erica Kollmeyer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska
Tim McCullough, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Susan Brantley Milligan, Princeton City Schools, Cincinnati, Ohio
Earl Oremus, Marburn Academy, Columbus, Ohio
Judith Piercy, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Deborah Price, independent music teacher, Worthington, Ohio
Martha Randall, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
Joan M. Reist, Emerita, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln,
 Nebraska
Kevin Richmond, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Rebecca Rischin, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Denise A. Schmidt, Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, North Carolina
Bret Smith, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
Rhonda Taylor, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
Sylvia Wang, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Kassy Wooley, University of Mobile, Mobile, Alabama
Brenda Wristen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska

Professional Studio Saturday

Nancy Kaesler, independent music teacher, Golden, Colorado
Beth Gigante Klingenstein, Valley City State University, Valley City,
 North Dakota
Kenneth Lee, independent music teacher, Vienna, Virginia
Marjorie Lee, independent music teacher, Vienna, Virginia


Music Teachers National Association

express particular gratitude to:
Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.
American Pianists Association
Baldwin Piano & Organ Co.
The members of Christ Church Cathedral
Geneva International Corp.
Kawai America Corporation
Steinway & Sons
University of Cincinnati College--Conservatory of Music
Yamaha Corporation of America

List was complete as of 12/2/01.


MTNA also acknowledges the participation of the following exhibitors at the 2002 MTNA National Conference:
Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.
All Things Musical
American Guild of Organists
American Pianists Association
Benjamin & Co.
The Boston Piano Company
Brodt Music Company, Inc.
Brook Mays Print Music Co.
C.F. Peters Corp.
Carl Fischer L.L.C.
Coda Music Technology
E-Z Notes
East Tennessee State University
Edition HAS Music Publishing Co.
The FJH Music Company, Inc.
Flinte Bachmann Publishing Co.
The Frances Clark Center for Keyboard
 Pedagogy
The Frederick Harris Music Company
 Ltd.
Friendship House
Fun Publishing Co.
Geneva International Corp.
Hal Leonard Corporation
G. Henle USA, Inc.
Humes & Berg Mfg. Co., Inc.
Indiana University Press
Irina Kirilenko
Jabez Press
Kawai America Corp.
Kindermusik International
Lee Roberts Music Publisher, Inc.
Lorenz/Heritage Music Press
Maestro Music, Inc.
Making Music Fun
Manduca Music Publications
Marilynn Etzel Piano Compositions
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
MiBAC Music Software, Inc.
MTNA
MTNA FOUNDATION
Music Business Solutions
Music Educators Marketplace
Music for Young Children
Music Together L.L.C.
MusicLink Foundation
MusicTime, Inc.
Musikgarten
My Best Friends Music & Gifts
Myklas Music Press
National Association of Teachers of
 Singing
Neil A. Kjos Music Company
Ogilvy Music
Oxford University Press
Piano Ensemble International
Piano Lane
Piano Productions
Piano Technicians Guild
R. H. Clarkson Insurance Agency
Roland Corporation U.S.
Shigeru Kawai
Spectrum Industries, Inc.
Steinway & Sons
Stipes Publishing
TCW Resources
Theory Time
Vanderbilt University
Warner Bros. Publications
West Chester University
Westminster Choir College of Rider
 University
Willis Music
World Piano Pedagogy Conference, Inc.
Yamaha Corp. of America-PAC
 Division
Yamaha Corp. of America-Piano
 Division
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