NEW YORK STATE         MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

9 am - 4:45 pm: Competition & Poster Display

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12:30 pm: Lunch, Rm. A71

purchase at online registration or bring your own

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1:30 pm: Lightning Talks , Rm. A72
Welcome and Introductions
Dr. Jacob Ertl and Dr. Leonidas Lagrimas, ​moderators

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Session 1 (1:35-2:15 p.m.)

Gary Fisher, Nazareth College

Principles of Paradoxical Practicing

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Chien Liang, Eastman School of Music

Where is my note:  A Unique Approach to Improve Young Beginners' Sight Reading Skills

Yibing Fu, Nazareth College

The  High Finger Technique in China

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Gerta Grimci Wiemer, Eastman School of Music

It Is Never Too Early: The Importance of Teaching Solfege To Young Students. 

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Anne Kissel, SUNY Fredonia

Developing the young pianist’s quick study skills in the collaborative repertoire

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Tasha George-Hinnant, Private Teacher

Play, Piano! Using Gamification in Music Education

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Adam Potter, Roberts Wesleyan College

The Conductor–Pianist–Choir Relationship

 

BREAK

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Session 2 (2:25 - 3:15 p.m.)

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Antonella Di Giulio, Buffalo State College

Grow your Studio By Planting the Seeds

 

Meng Zhou, Eastman School of Music; Hobart and William
Smith Colleges

PRACTICE! Practice? practice...

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Mary Holzhauer, Ithaca College

Why Johnny Can't Read, But Jean Can: Using the Dandelot "Manuel Pratique" in the Collegiate Classroom

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Bonnie Choi, Nazareth College

Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel and 19th-Century Gender Roles

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Kathryn Sherman, The Crane School of Music SUNY Potsdam

Sight reading as a physical skill?

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Alison D’Amato, Eastman School of Music/University at Buffalo

Playing Well With Others: The benefits of chamber music for training young pianists.

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Leonidas Lagrimas, Stephanie Mercer, and Rachel Hidlay, 
SUNY Fredonia, Nazareth College, and Hidlay Piano Studio

Why MTNA/NYSMTA? Three Perspectives

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3-3:25 pm Poster Session/Meet and Greet Presenters & NYSMTA Forum Discussion, Rm. A72

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Stephanie Mercer, Nazareth College

The Evolution of the American Piano Sound As Portrayed by Selected Composers in the United States

 

Tracy Lipke-Perry, The Crane School of Music SUNY Potsdam

Effect of Attentional Focus on Pedaling: Initial Observations

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Leonidas Lagrimas, SUNY-Fredonia

A Demographic Study of Undergraduate Students

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Lydia Velichkovski, LV Music Academy

​Visual Media for Piano Teachers

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5:30 pm: Winners Recital

Wilmot Recital Hall