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Click to read Dr. Edwin E. Gordon's Keynote Address Beyond the Keyboard (FULL TEXT)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29
2:15p, Wellness Track, NCKP: 25 Years of Pioneering History in Pianists' Wellness
2:30p, Wellness Track, Music and the Brain 101
2:30p, Creative Pianist Track, The Flavors and Style of Chords (Foundations of Arranging)
2:30p, Creative Pianist Track, Harmonic Sampler – Understanding Chord Symbols
3:30p, Wellness Track, Small Hands on a Big Keyboard: Non-Intuitive Adaptive Strategies
3:30p, Young Professionals Track, Panel Discussion by Young Professionals: Reaching Out to the Underprivileged and Underserved in the Community
----- ListenUp! (Ohio University)
----- Müzewest (Jennifer West)
4:30p, Young Professionals Track, MusicLink Makes a Difference – One Student at a Time
4:30p, Special Needs Track, Do You Hear What I Hear? Teaching Students with Hearing Loss
4:45p, Creative Pianist Track, Going Further with Lead Sheets
5:30, Technology Track, Online Piano Lessons: Making Meaningful Connections
7:00p, Wellness Track, Ergonomically-Scaled Piano Keyboards and the Small-Handed Pianist
7:30p, Independent Music Teachers Track, Manipulation Stations
----- Rhythm cards template
8:00p, Technology Track, Mobile Virtuoso: 25 Tricks You Didn't Know Your Phone or Tablet Could Do
8:00p, Wellness Track, The Essentials of Healthy Biomechanics for the Pianist
THURSDAY, JULY 30
10:00a, Beyond the Keyboard Keynote Address, Dr. Edwin E. Gordon
11:15a, Music and the Brain 101
11:15a, The Role of Rote Teaching in the Development of Reading, Artistry, and Technique
12:15p, Research Poster, Pianist and Injury: Focal Hand Dystonia
12:15p, Research Poster, Research on the Effects of Instrumental Music Study on the Brain
2:15p, Small Hands on a Big Keyboard: Non-Intuitive Adaptive Strategies
2:30p, Understanding Chord Symbols
5:00p, Entrada Showcase, Integrating Entrada Into Your Lessons
5:00p, Kjos Showcase, Creative Chords Keyboard Improvisation Method
FRIDAY, JULY 31
9:00a, The Essentials of Healthy Biomechanics for the Pianist
9:00a, The Many Faces of Collaboration
11:20a, Music Transcends the Middle East Conflict – One Note at a Time
2:15p, Come One, Come All: Coaching Beyond the Keyboard
2:15p, Finding the Time to Be Creative
2:15p, The Inspired RMM Classroom
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1
11:15a, In Praise of Ignorance: The Teacher as Student
11:15a, Going Further with Lead Sheets
11:15a, Behind the Music: Finding a Common Theme in Creative Composition and Performance
11:15a, Artistic Ways of Knowing
11:15a, Ergonomically-Scaled Piano Keyboards and the Small-Handed Pianist
1:00p, Music Transcends the Middle East Conflict – One Note at a Time
2:15p, Creative Practicing and the Art of Interpreting
2:15p, The Challenge and Joy of Intermediate Piano Teaching
2:15p, Whole Musicians: Linking the Ears, Minds, Hands, and Eyes of Music Students