Conference sessions.

SATURDAY, MARCH 24

Keynote Address James Jordan

10:30-11:30 A.M.

2006 Junior Winners Concert

The Art of Integration Angela Elster

Children's Choir Performance/Workshop Amabile Youth Singers, Mississauga Children's Choir, James Jordan

Knowing the Score: Instruments and Notation Malcolm Bilson

Mapping the Journey through Wellness Julianne Miranda

Word Music Panel Jeff Melanson, moderator

2:15-3:15 P.M.

African Piano Njacko Backo-Kalimba

Classical Improvisation Brian Chung, Dennis Thurmond

From the Composers' Point of View David Duke, Mary Gardiner, Ruth Henderson, Ann Southam

Linking Teachers Around the World: Common Threads in Piano Teaching Irina Koulikova; Laurie Pickering; Scott McBride Smith, moderator

Proactive or Reactive: What Type of Teacher are You? Dale Wheeler

Sound Gestures: The Bridge Between Active Listening and Music Making with Ease Jessica Johnson, Midori Koga

Using PowerPoint to Enhance Audience Awareness (and a little celebration of the 251st anniversary of Mozart's birth) Paul Sheftel

3:30-4:30 P.M.

Distinguished Composer of the Year Recital

From Technophobes to Techies, Everyone Can Teach Using Modern Tools: Whichever YOU Are, We've Got Ideas For YOU! Ingrid Clarfield, George Litterst

Ghanaian Drumming Kwasi Dunyo

Intractable Tension and Rhythmic Incoordination: Chicken or the Egg? Charles Aschbrenner

Th ey're off to College ... Will They Still Make Music? Kenneth Williams, moderator

Why Bother? Celebrating the Transformational Essence of Music Teaching Robert Mayerovitch

SUNDAY, MARCH 25

9:15-10:15 A.M.

Clara Schumann's Trio in G Minor, Op. 17 Susan Bestul, Christine Kefferstan, Laura Kobayashi

Creativity Across Studios Linda Kundert-Stoll, Derek Stoll

Pedaling--The Soul of the Piano Seymour Bernstein

Piano Becital Dorian Leljak

Point/Counterpoint: Piano Pedagogy in the U.S.A. Martha Hilley; Andrew Hisey, moderator; Jane Magrath; Scott Price

Using T'ai Chi Chih as a Pedagogical Tool for Musicians Elaine Peterson

10:30-11:30 A.M.

Let Your Body Experience Latin-American Rhythms Elda Nelly Trevino

Memory and Piano Playing: Building Solid Foundations David Sharpe

Point/Counterpoint: Piano Pedagogy in Canada Andrew Hisey, moderator; Janet Scott Hoyt; Midori Koga; Lynda Metelsky; Dale Wheeler; Peteris Zarins

Portuguese Piano Music: A Brief Introduction to Teaching and Performing Nancy Lee Harper

10:30 A.M-12:00 NOON

Intermediate Piano Master Class Marvin Blickenstaff

2:15-3:15 P.M.

Can Collaborative Teaching Serve Emotional and Intellectual Individuality? Elizabeth Pridonoff, Eugene Pridonoff

The Multi-Media Side of Claude Debussy: Visual and Extra-Musical Inspirations Reid Alexander

Observing and Supporting Rhythm Development in Children 3 to 6 Years Old Lynne M. Ransom

Piano Technique On (and Off) the Bench Laura Kargul, Craig Williamson

Teaching Improvisation to Non-Improvisers Christopher Norton

Teaching the Joy of Practicing Irina Voro

3:30-4:30 P.M.

The Art of Modern Recital Programming Tony Caramia

A Window into Your Musical Soul George Litterst

Claude Debussy's "En Blanc et Noir" (1915) Dean Kramer, Claire Wachter

Finding Flow and Fluency in Four Fabulous Fantasies Phyllis Lehrer

BCM Keyboard Faculty Panel Participants to be announced

MONDAY, MARCH 26

9:15-10:15 A.M.

Keynote Address Bramwell Tovey

10:30-11:30 A.M.

All Bartok in a Nutshell! Bagatelles Op. 6a Diane Andersen

Building Blocks to Effective Sight Reading Barbara Fast

Transcending Geography: Video Conferencing Technology and Teacher Training Jennifer Snow

What to do With the Adult Student That Wants to Play the "Moonlight" Sonata or "Clair de Lune, "but Can 't ... Yet! Lillian Livingston

World Music Perspective: The Bateria's Place in Contemporary Musical Development Alan Hetherington

10:30 A.M.-12:00 NOON

Collegiate Piano Master Class Jane Coop

Prevention Education through Music Instruction Kris Chesky, moderator; John Chong; Richard Lederman; Ralph Manchester; Peter Visentin

2:15-3:15 P.M.

Adults and Piano Equal Pleasure Brenda Dillon

Approaches to Composition and Related Performance Practice Stephen Chatman

Building Your String Studio Katharine Rapoport

Whose Glenn Gould?/Who's Glenn Gould Peter Kristian Mose

Women of Firsts Naomi Oliphant, Daniel Weeks

2:15-3:45 P.M.

Medical Problems of Elite College Musicians Kris Chesky, moderator; John Chong; Richard Lederman; Ralph Manchester; Peter Visentin

3:30-4:30 P.M.

Body Mapping: The Anatomy of the Alexander Technique for Musicians and Music Educators Amy Likar

Glenn Gould Foundation Panel Participants to be announced

Group Piano Teacher or Zoo Keeper? Taming the Animals in Your Piano Class Ann Gipson

Motivational Stages in Music Study Randall Faber

Technical Fitness for Woodwinds Margot Rydall

TUESDAY, MARCH 27

9:15-10:15 A.M.

A Voyage Through Sound: Experiencing Audition and Teaching Music as a Sightless Instructor Lori Andra Kernohan

Goldberg Variations Participants to be announced.

The Use of the Virtual Musical Instrument in the Music Therapy Setting at Bloorview Kids Behab Andrea Lamont

Of Kreisleriana, Tomcats and Princes in Disguise: A Discussion of Schumann and E. T.A. Hoffmann Catherine Kautsky

Pictures in the Mind Nancy Telfer

Wrestling with the Score Peter Takacs

9:15-10:45 A.M.

Crossing Borders Pan el Laura Beauchamp-Williamson; Andrew Hisey; Carol Gingerieh; Janet Lopinski, moderator; Robert Mayeroviteh; Jennifer Snow

10:30-11:30 A.M.

Adaptive Piano Teaching Strategies for the Physically and Cognitively Handicapped Piano Student Christopher Fisher, Anita Louise Steele

Creativity for All Akiko Kinney, Forrest Kinney

Does Practice Make Perfect? Marilyn Engle

Dogs, Horses and Hands: What Pianists Can Learn about Biomechanics and Cognition from Canine Agility and Equestrian Steeplechase Kathryn Ananda--Owens

The Solo Piano Music of Jack Behrens Karin Di Bella

2:15-3:15 P.M.

Beyond Bartok: Exploring Other Works for Two Pianos and Percussion Vergie Amendola, Amy Lynn Barber, Tanya Gille, Christopher Martin

Building Tension-free Technique at the Intermediate Level Lynda Metelsky, David Westfall

Desperate Measures--The Piano Music of Robert Muezynski Kent McWilliams

Learning without Barriers: I Have Tourette's, but Tourette's Doesn't Have Me Scott Price, Frances Saxby

The Sounds of Music: Making an Aural Connection When Teaching New Repertoire Marilyn Lowe, Garik Pedersen

2:15-3:45 P.M.

High School Piano Master Class David Wehr

3:30-4:30 P.M.

Playing With Ease Peter Jancewicz

Maximizing Student Potential Heather Schmidt

Our Responsibility to Teach Students Music Written in Their Own Time Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee

Scientific Research: Its Relationship to Teaching Practices and Learning Strategies Gilles Comeau