Come join us for our General Meeting and Program featuring Dr. William Kenlon For a brief period in and around the 1960s, several musicians with rigorous classical training and jazz experience managed the unlikely feat of achieving success as in-demand composers of film music, aw
"Instructors or Therapists? Students Whose Emotional Issues Surface in the Studio" Presented by Bharati Somen
"Challenges of Comprehensive Music Education in the 21st Century" Presented by Edvinas Mistkinmas and Natalia Nelson
"What I wish I'd Known Before. . ." Presented by Nancy Breth Nancy O'Neill Breth joined NVMTA in 1982. Like most musicians of her generation, she was trained as a performer, not a teacher. She earned her "pedagogy degree" by studying the habits, ideas, students, teaching material
"Physicality and Technique" Presented by David Kosutic
"Challenges in Young Pianists (including Pedal!!)" Presented by Bonnie Kellert Discussion offers strategies for teachers to show students how to practice technical challenges and to retain these concepts. Of foremost importance is detecting, distinguishing and determining a tech
"Getting These Soft Fingers Working" Presented by Yoon Huh
TALK ABOUT TEACHING has reverted back to its original form as an informal, open session where teachers of any instrument including voice gather to share ideas, pose questions, seek solutions and socialize with their colleagues. There are no formal presentations, and any topic is
Discussion Topic Trends in Piano Teaching- Rhythm & Pulse: Grouping and the Rhythmic Phrase. About Talk About Teaching, is a series of 5 meetings that take place every 2 months from September – May from, 10am-12pm. The meetings provide a place for teachers to discuss ideas r