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Next up – the winners of the MTNA National Piano Auditions! The Emcee for the evening is Gary Ingle, Executive Director of MTNA. The first performer is Anna Han, 2007 Junior Piano Competition Winner. Her program is: 1. Isolde’s Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde by Wagner/Liszt 2. Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35 […]

Randall Faber is giving a Publisher Showcase workshop highlighting the new My First Piano Adventure books, published by FJH. Dr. Faber began by asking teachers about their experiences teaching young children. He asked what some of the common challenges are with this age group. Answers included: *Short attention span *Undeveloped motor movements *Don’t want to […]

Marienne Uszler gives the next keynote presentation, Outside the Box, Yes, but Which Box? Ms. Uszler shares that she has always been fascinated by perspective and wants to help us gain a perspective on music. While music is very personal to us, for many others in the world, the meaning is entirely different. For example, […]

A mini-recital highlighting two young performers filled a 15-minute segment. 7-year old Natasha Suputra performed Minuet in D Minor, BWV Anh. 132 by Bach and Sonatina in G Minor, Op 36. No 2, Movement 1: Allegretto by Clementi. Zihan Xiong, age 9, performs From Foreign Lands and People by Schumann and Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum […]

I’m sitting now in a session by Mario Ajero of The Piano Podcast as he gives a presentation on Podcasting: Harnessing the Power of Internet Audio and Video to Educate and Motivate What is podcasting? * A combination of the words “broadcasting” and “iPod” * Downloaded audio or video content that can be transferred to […]

Lunch time in the beautiful atrium of the Doubletree Hotel