The 2017 MTNA National Conference
March 18–22, Baltimore, Maryland
Tuesday, March 21
(Subject to Change)
8:00–9:00 A.M.
EXHIBITOR SHOWCASES
• Alfred Music; Frederick Harris Music/
RCM Publishing; Piano Safari; Willis
Music Company
9:00 A.M.–5:30 P.M.
Exhibit Hall
9:15–10:45 A.M.
PLENARY SESSION
David Cutler
11:00 A.M.–12:00 NOON
Competitions Open Meeting
Composer Commissioning Open Meeting
Adult Students: Playing For Keeps
• Christina L. Whitlock, NCTM
Building A Musical Nation: From Birth To
Age Nine
• Marilyn Lowe, NCTM; Eric Rasmussen
Intermediate Piano Master Class
• Diane Hidy and Elissa Milne
Music Alive! Sounds That Move, Pictures
That Sing
• Clinton Pratt, NCTM
Musician And Athletes: Commonalities In
The Playing Field
• Linda Cockey, NCTM; Pat Lamboni;
Robert McBrien
Perspectives On Sight-Reading For The Advanced Piano Student
• David Korevaar; Jessica Nilles
Set Your Studio Apart On And Off The Bench
• Leila Viss
12:00 NOON–12:45 P.M.
Simply Stretch
• Jacqueline Herbein, NCTM
12:00 NOON–1:00 P.M.
Exhibit Hall Time
Poster Sessions
1:00–2:00 P.M.
EXHIBITOR SHOWCASES
• Carol Matz Piano; Red Leaf Pianoworks;
Schott; Yamaha Corporation Of America
Annual Business Meeting Of The Association
2:15–2:35 P.M.
Musicaré: Spreading The Joy Of Music
• University of South Carolina Collegiate Chapter: Verena Abufaiad; Rachel Bletstein; Elizabeth Davis; Maria Rincon Hernandez; Nathan MacAvoy; advisor: Scott Price, NCTM
2:15–3:15 P.M.
Collaborative Performance Forum Meeting
Local Associations Forum Meeting
A Closer Look At Collegiate Group Piano Programs
• Martha F. Hilley, NCTM; Cynthia
Stephens-Himonides; Margaret Young,
NCTM
The Intersection Of Jazz And Classical
Music: An Introduction To The Music of
Nikolai Kapustin
• Lillian Green; James Miltenberger; Yana
Tyulkova
The Self-Compassionate Musician:
Learning To Love Your Self Through
Music Making And Teaching
• Jessica Johnson, NCTM
Songs And Games For Beginner Piano
Lessons
• Sally Cathcart
Strategies For Success: Developing “Big”
Technique For Small Hands
• Martha Thomas, NCTM
You Can Count On It: Developing Artistic
Counting
• Dale Wheeler, NCTM
3:30–5:00 P.M.
Winners Concert: National Winners Of
The MTNA Young Artist Performance And
Composition Competitions Winners
5:00–6:00 P.M.
Certification Reception
8:00 P.M.
Leon Fleisher and Katherine Jacobson Recital