The 2016
MTNA National Conference

Pedagogy Saturday

Music Learning Theory
Exploring How We Learn Music

Most of us have thought a great deal about how we teach music, but perhaps given less thought to how we learn music. This first-time track about music learning theory will draw on the latest research in neuroscience and cognitive psychology to explore how multiple generations–from infants to adults–learn music.

8:00–8:15 a.m.
Welcome
★ Lois Svard

8:15–9:00 a.m.
Are We Born To Make Music?
★ Lois Svard

9:15–10:15 a.m.
Teaching iLearners: The Learning Styles Of Generation Z
★ Pete Jutras

10:30–11:30 a.m.
If We Learn Like That, Why Do We Teach Like This?
★ Robert Duke

1:00–2:00 p.m.
Hear That? Integrating Theory And Ear Training Into Performance
★ Hsing-ay Hsu

2:15–3:15 p.m.
Learning And Making Music Throughout Adulthood
★ Pamela D. Pike

3:30–4:30 p.m.
Music Re-Instruction: Teaching Adults Recovering From Brain Injury—The Second Time Around
★ Robert C. McAllister, Anita Louise Steele, Dale B. Taylor

4:30–5:00 p.m.
Closing Session