NEW YORK STATE MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
District 4: Westchester-Rockland-Putnam
District 4: Westchester-Rockland-Putnam
2023 VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM
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Printable Program
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Schedule
3:00pm Welcome and Introductions
3:10pm Lightning Talks: Presentations
3:45pm Lightning Talks: Question & Answer Session
4:00pm Teacher of the Year Award / General Meeting
4:15pm Break
4:25pm Guest Presentation: Dr. Scott Price
Special Needs and Music Study: Inside the Piano Lesson
5:10pm Guest Presentation: Question & Answer Session
5:25pm Closing Remarks
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Lightning Talks
Unlocking the Musical Mind: Exploring the Foundations of Creativity
Dr. Antonella Di Giulio, Woom Talent Center
Brazilian Piano Music
Anna Ahlquist, University of Oklahoma
Understanding Piano Sight Reading Research in the Past Dacade
Jenny Jieun Park, Teacher College, Columbia University/SUNY Dutchess
Making Music Mindfully: What It Means, How to Do It, and Why Our Students Need It
Dr. Laura Amoriello, Opus Ithaca School of Music/Private Studio
Rowan Morgan, Nazareth University
Improvisation for Classical Pianists
Robin Holloway, Private Studio
Guest Presentation
Dr. Scott Price, University of South Carolina School of Music
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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.
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