The afternoon began with a selection of exhibitor showcases. I headed to the Hal Leonard showcase, with Brenda Dillon, Jennifer Linn, and Fred Kern demonstrating learning approaches and pieces from the new Piano Fun for Adult Beginners book.
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2011 MTNA Conference – Senior Duet Competition: Abby Lingg and Corinne Penner
One of the things I was most excited about this year was that some friends from our area were performing in the Senior Duet Competition. I was thrilled to be able to attend and watch their performance. However, to our incredible disappointment, the room monitor started the performance before it was scheduled to begin and […]
2011 MTNA Conference – Keynote Address by Bill Moore: Performing Your Best When It Counts
Short video clips of musicians and other entertainers discussing their successful performance experiences was the introduction to the keynote address by Bill Moore, author of Playing Your Best When It Counts. What are the images, sensations, and feelings that come to mind when you think about your best performance? After encouraging us to contemplate this […]
2011 MTNA Conference – Sunday Morning – Alfred Showcase
Good morning from Milwaukee! The exhibitor showcases started bright and early this morning, and I’m currently sitting in an Alfred showcase. Dennis Alexander plays samples from his Especially in Jazzy Style collection. Next, Martha Mier took the bench and played pieces from her series, Musical Snapshots – 9 Original Solos for the Intermediate Pianist Portraying […]
2011 MTNA Conference – Opening Session – Culminating a Year of Collaborative Music
Wouldn’t you know it, we had internet connection issues tonight, so this post won’t quite be live. We are working on the issue and it should be resolved tomorrow so that the posts will be live throughout the day! Anyway…here is a rundown from the Opening Session: After some lovely prelude music performed by Stained […]
Review and Giveaway of Recording on a Budget by Brent Edstrom
For years I wanted to learn the secret to making CD recordings of my students’ playing. I searched and searched on-line, talked with various techy people at workshops, and scoured bookstores looking for the answer. I knew there had to be a simple answer somewhere, but it eluded me at every turn. Then finally, one […]
