How Did They Teach? Ideas from the Past about Keyboard Instruction by Sandra Soderlund Initially, the organ was the only “real” keyboard instrument. The smaller clavichord and harpsichord were developed as practice instruments for organists because playing the organ required having someone pump it for them. M. de Saint Lambert – Les principes du clavecin, […]
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2010 MTNA Conference – Wednesday Early Morning
Total Body Integration for Pianists by Paola Savvidou Scott McBride Smith, Conference Planning Committee Chair, greeted attendees and introduced the presenter for this session. Ms. Savvidou began by giving us a little bit of information about herself, especially noting her involvement in dance and how this has influenced her piano playing and teaching. Body in […]
2010 MTNA Conference – Tuesday Evening Recital
After a wonderful dinner with a couple friends from Kansas City, we made our way to the final recital of the conference – a 19th-Century Salon Recital of the Works of Frederic Chopin. To create a more authentic, and intimate, setting, the piano was moved off the stage onto the floor and extra chairs were […]
2010 MTNA Conference – Tuesday Evening Reception
The Piano Technicians Guild hosted a reception for all the Nationally Certified Teachers of Music this evening. There was a lovely array of vegetables and crackers and cheese. They also used the occasion to announce the winners of the scholarship grants provided by the Piano Technicians Guild for two certified teachers who have submitted applications […]
2010 MTNA Conference – Tuesday Late Afternoon
ConferenceXP: A Versatile Video Conferencing Tool for the Performing Arts by Jose Feghali Bits and Bytes Computers understand 1 and 0 11111111 = 255 (one byte) smallest unit that a computer can understand; a byte is a unit for information; communication across the internet happens in bits Bandwidth When you are sending a signal from […]
2010 MTNA Conference – Tuesday Mid-Afternoon
Everything You (and your students) Should Know About Pianos by Clarence Zeches Mr. Zeches began the session by taking a quick survey to find out in what setting each of the attendees teach – collegiate, high school, private studios. In his 30+ years of tuning pianos, he has been surprised at how little most pianists […]
