FORTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
November 1-3, 2007
Coker College
Hartsville, South Carolina
Randall Faber, Conference artist and clinician
- From Method to Literature
How to handle the transition - Age-appropriate Teaching: Preschool, middle school,
high school
Different ages bring different motivations. Dr. Faber will share theory and practice on tapping intrinsic motivations - Master Class
Dr. Faber will conduct a master class for pianists of all levels.
Jane Magrath, Conference clinician
- Fresh Classics: Motivating Students while Finding Meaning
Some refreshing classics that also motivate students will be presented along with teaching suggestions that can be applied to much of the classical teaching literature. A focus is on teaching to find the meaning in the music for both student and audience. - Video Performances: The Intermediate Student as Transfer
This session is presented with the aid of a video presentation of piano students performing. Student performances discussed exhibit typical (but not-so-easy to fix) technical problems and musical problems. Potential solutions and ramifications of the problems will also be discussed.
Lillian Harder, Guest speaker
- Backstage Drama: The Trials and Tribulations of an Arts Presenter
Professor Harder, artistic director of the Brooks Center of the Performing Arts at Clemson University, will share humorous anecdotes of her experiences as an arts presenter. She will give the “inside scoop” and behind-the-scenes perspective of her unpredictable, but always entertaining, dealings with demanding patrons, difficult guest artists, and unanticipated situations.
Dylan Savage, Guest clinician
- Wellness for Musicians
In this session many pertinent aspects of wellness as they apply to teaching and performance will be discussed. These include the following: anatomy, biomechanics, motion and efficiency, tension, ranges of motion, choreography of movement, personal assessment strategy, etc. This workshop is designed for all musicians, not just pianists.
Wendy Valerio, Guest clinician
- Movement for Musicianship
This workshop will provide teachers with simple new movement activities and techniques that will increase students' tonal accuracy, rhythm accuracy and music expression. This session is appropriate for teachers of kindergarten through college-aged students
World premiere
- Modular
Concerto for Cello Solo, Chamber Ensemble, and Percussion
This concerto by SCMTA Commissioned Composer David Berry will be performed by the Conversant Ensemble
Kenneth Law, cello; Melanie Foster Taylor, piano; Christopher Vaneman, flute; Kelly McElrath Vaneman, oboe; Douglas Weeks, piano
Teachers' Panel Discussion
- Competitions:
How Much Is Too Much?
Melanie Foster Taylor and Julia Moore, moderators
MTNA Performance Competitions