National Group Piano and Piano Pedagogy Forum.

The fourth biennial National Group Piano and Piano Pedagogy Forum (GP3 Forum) was held August 4-5, 2006, in Norman, Oklahoma. This year was the first Forum held since GP3 became a program of MTNA in the fall of 2005. The theme of the Forum was "The Millennial Student." More than 100 people attended the Forum.

Craig Vickio, far left, a dinical psychologist at Bowling Green State University, was the keynote speaker for the GP3 Forum.

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Among the many presenters were Cynthia Pullen, above, and Ann Porter.

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Panel sessions covered topics ranging from students with special needs to generational issues.

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Attendees participated in breakout sessions at the Forum.

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GP3 Forum executive committee members welcomed attendees

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"So, this is what it's like to be dyslexic!" At the end of Tami Bush's session she invited attendees to try tracing a line on paper with their non-dominant hands while looking only into a mirror held where they could see the paper's reflected image.

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MTNA and Yamaha Corp. of America sponsored receptions at the Forum. MTNA Executive Director Gary L. Ingle greeted attendees at the MTNA reception.

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