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Conference Program
9:00 am - 11:00 am: Executive Meeting
11:00 am - 2:00 pm: Leadership Summit
1:00 pm - Conference Registration and Break Space Open
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm: OPENING SESSION: The Musician’s Chest of Treasures - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly presented by Guest Clinician Dr. Michelle Conda
3:20 pm - 4:05 pm: Acento Musical: Building Bridges Through Musical Conversations presented by Marina Andueza
4:10 pm - 4:55 pm: If I hear Für Elise one more time… presented by Aphrodite Mitsopoulou
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm: President’s Council Dinner
THURSDAY EVENING CONCERT SERIES
6:15 pm: Dessert and Coffee Reception for Attendees
7:15 pm: Opening Remarks by VMTA President Christy Tallamy
7:30 pm: Virginia Teacher’s Concert
8:00 am: Conference Registration and Break Space Open
8:30 am - 9:00 am: Member Meet & Greet
9:00 am - 10:30 am: Studio One Panel featuring:
- Business Administration and Finance: Christy Tallamy
- Health & Wellness: Peter Ryan: Strength Training for Musicians
- Parent Partnering: Kyle Johnson: The First 12 Weeks: Ideas for Establishing Expectations with Students and Parents at the Start of Private Music Study
- Pedagogy: Magdalena Adamek:Trust the Process: How a Chopin Etude Almost Beat Us Both
- Technology: Hyrum Arnesen: Beyond the Algorithm: Music as a Sanctuary for Human Connection and Creative Mastery
10:45 am - 11:45 am: PHOPPP! (Please Help Our Piano Pedagogy Professors!) presented by Guest Clinician Dr. Michelle Conda
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Lunch and Learn: Certification Panel moderated by Rene’ Johnson
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: VMTA Business Meeting
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm: The Beatles at the Piano presented by Dr. Christopher Kies and Dr. Kyle Johnson
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm: Sync NOT Sink: Practical Rehearsal Techniques for Voice and Piano Collaborative Partners presented by Dr. Liana Valente and Jeanette Winsor
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm: Never Stop Learning: The Power of Little Things presented by Roma Scriven
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm: VMTA Annual Member Recognition Banquet
FRIDAY EVENING CONCERT SERIES
7:30 pm: VMTA Concerto Winners Concert presented by the Liberty University Symphony Orchestra
9:00 am: Conference Registration, Break Space, and Vendor Space Open
9:45 am - 10:45 am: Infiltrating the “Late Bloomers Piano Club” and “The Keyboard Club” - Undercover! presented by Guest Clinician Dr. Michelle Conda
11:00 am - 11:45 am: The Mountaineer- Musician: The Life and Work of Leone Sinigaglia (1868- 1944) presented by Dr. Konishi Akiko
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm: Lunch and Learn with Guest Clinician Dr. Michelle Conda
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm: 5 Simple Rules for Instantly Musical Playing presented by Dr. Francesca Hurst
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm: Independent Music Teachers Forum Presentation by the IMTF chair, Dr. Rok Palcic
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Commissioned Composers Concert
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm: Masterclass with Guest Artist Dr. Jennifer Hayghe
SATURDAY EVENING CONCERT SERIES
6:30 pm: VMTA/MTNA Winners Recital
7:30 pm: Closing Reception (heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served)
8:15 pm: Guest Artist Concert with Dr. Jennifer Hayghe