November 7-9 | College Music Society National Conference
The Key to Lifelong Study: The Role of Autonomy in Intrinsic Motivation
Washington Hilton, Washington D. C.
November issue MTNA e-journal publication
Report published from MTNA Group Piano and Piano Pedagogy Forum
”Cultivating an Adaptable Mindset in Teaching Gen Z”
October 3-5 | OhioMTA State Conference
Highland Üniversal Gatheringspot
September 20 | Podcast: The Piano and its Perspectives
Interviewed by Dr. Rosangela Sebba, Mississippi State University
September 16 | Masterclass Plus, 2:00-3:50pm
College-Conservatory of Music, Piano Pedagogy Leture
August 23 | MTNA WEBINAR
Teaching the AI Generation. 2-3pm EST. Archived here.
August 2-3 |Group Piano and Piano Pedagogy Forum/MTNA Conference
University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music
Empowering Gen Z Musicians: The Role of Autonomy in Fostering Intrinsic Motivation
July 24 | Alexander Technique Class
Princeton Piano Teacher
June 2-3| TMTA Conference
Vanderbilt University
April 24 | Frances Clark Center Collegiate Connections
Mel Bonis Presentation, UTC Undergraduate Students
April 6 | Piano Arts Festival & Competition
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Cadek Recital Hall
April/May American Music Teacher Issue
Title of Article: “Priming Gen Z to Save the Arts” (Cover Article)
March 15-19 | Music Teachers National Conference
The Key to Lifelong Study: The Role of Autonomy in Intrinsic Motivation
Hilton Atlanta, GA
February 22-24 | College Music Society, Southern Regional Conference
The Key to Lifelong Study: The Role of Autonomy in Intrinsic Motivation.
Rhodes College, Memphis, TN
February 10 | TMTA Board Meeting | ZOOM
January 25 | O King! Concert
Bessie Smith Center, Chattanooga, TN
November 3-5 | Albion College Piano Festival
Concert, masterclass, adjudication
October 29 | Solo Faculty Piano Recital
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Cadek Recital Hall, TN
October 28 | TMTA Competitions
Tennessee Tech | Collegiate Category
June 10 | NCKP Conference
Priming Gen Z for Creative Careers & Entrepreneurship with the Piano Major
Online event: Business and Entrepreneurship
June 3-4 | TMTA Competitions
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
June 5-6 | TMTA State Conference
See more information here
April 27 | Piano Juries
Cadek Recital Hall
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
April 25 | Division Juries
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Sophomore barrier performance examinations for piano performance and pedagogy majors
April 1 | Piano Arts Competition & 80 Fingers Piano Program
Roland Hayes Concert Hall
Competition: Middle School and High School Categories
80 Fingers Program: Works by Bach, Ravel, Milhaud, Holst, Lavignac, Rachmaninoff, Khatchaturian, Journey, Michael Jackson
March 25-29 | MTNA Conference
”Priming Gen Z to Save the Arts” March 27
Conference schedule found here
Reno, NV
March 17 | GMTA Regional Auditions
Adjudication Grades 4, 6, 8, 10 | Video round
March 11 | Chattanooga Music Teachers Association
Co-operative Pre-college recital
Cadek Recital Hall
March 5 | UTC Faculty Recital @ 3pm
Solo piano and chamber
Works by Schubert, Liszt, Jennifer Higdon, Libermann, and Jean Ahn
Cadek Recital Hall
February 18 | UTC Auditions
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Department of Performing Arts
Piano Auditions in Cadek Recital Hall
February 9 | CMTA
Masterclass by Vanessa Wei
Redbank Baptist Church
January 12 | CMTA
Roundtable Discussion
November 2 Frances Clark Live Broadcast
Teresa Carreño Op. 35, Child’s Sleeping
Inspiring Artistry Series
Oct/Nov 2022 “How Do You Teaching Advanced Pedaling Skills?”
Article in American Music Teacher
June 4-7 Tennessee Music Teachers Association Conference
Junior Competition Coordinator (June 4-5) and Conference (June 6-7)
May 29th Piano Studio Recital
Cadek Recital Hall, Private Studio and Universeity Students
April 22-23 Adjudication
Chattanooga Piano Auditions
April 9-10 Adjudication
Knoxeville Piano Auditions
April 2, 2022, Piano Arts Competition
Virtual piano competition for pre-college students
March 28, 2022
Collaborative Performance with Tubachique, Cadek Recital Hall
MTNA Virtual Conference 2022 March 26-30th
Teach Them to Believe!
March 19, 2022
UTC Piano Auditions
February 19, 2022
UTC Piano Auditions
February 10-12 MusicEdConnect.com Online Conference
Teach Them to Believe (pre-recorded)
February 11 Chattanooga Music Teachers Association Presentation (virtual)
Improvisation Techniques for the Beginning to Advanced Pianist with Patrick Jones
NCKP Virtual Conference 2021, July 28-21, 2021
1. Teach Them to Believe: Strategies for Cultivating Self-Efficacy Beliefs in Piano Students
2. Creating Piano Recital Programs for a More Diverse Tomorrow! with Sally Ritchie, Penny Lazarus, NCTM & Sue Ruby, NCTM
TMTA State Conference June 7-8, 2021
Chair of Junior Piano Competitions
CSUF Piano Pedagogy Perspective Guest Lecturer, May 3, 2021
Repertoire Swaps: Advocating for Women Composers in the Intermediate to Advanced Solo Piano Literature
UTC Piano Arts Competition (Virtual)
Submission deadline for entrants: March 29, 2021.
https://new.utc.edu/arts-and-sciences/music/events/piano-arts-competition#:~:text=The%20Piano%20Arts%20Competition%20is,in%20the%20Cadek%20Recital%20Hall.
College Music Society South Central Conference (Virtual) March 26-28
Bently Roses by Jennifer Higdon, with Drs. Ronda Ford and Rebecca St. Goar
MTNA Virtual Conference 2021, March 13-17, 2021
1. Overcoming the Sticky Floor: Re-writing the Myths of Women Composers to Reveal the Scope and Genius of their Magic, with Penny Lazarus, Sally Ritchie, and Sue Ruby.
2. Picardy 3rds & Other Mysteries of Music: Theory Activities that Provide Clues to Our Craft with Olivia Ellis and Sandy Triplett
Music Ed Connect 2021, February 11-12, 2021 (Virtual)
1. In the Midst of Crisis, the Music Plays On! Priming Gen Z to Save the Arts
2. Overcoming the Sticky Floor: Re-writing the Myths of Women Composers to Reveal the Scope and Genius of their Magic, with Penny Lazarus, Sally Ritchie, and Sue Ruby.
Chattanooga Music Teachers Association Presentation (virtual) | November 12, 2020
Repertoire Swaps: Achieving Diversity and Inclusion through an Effective Repertoire Selection Device.
Published Book Review in American Music Teacher, October/November, 2021: “Thought and Play in Musical Rhythm,” by Richard K. Wolf, Stephen Blum, and Christopher Hasty,” (Oxford University Press, 380 pages).
Co-Advisor, Chattanooga Area Collegiate Chapter Meeting Presentation (virtual) | October 2, 2020
Presenter: Elizabeth Kohl, Yoga for Musicians & Establishing Connection
Tennessee MTNA Competitions (virtual) | September to November, 2020
Chair of Junior Piano Competitions
Published Article in the Piano Magazine, Autumn 2020: “Repertoire Swaps: Achieving Diversity and Inclusion through an Effective Repertoire Selection Device.”
Co-Advisor, Chattanooga Area Collegiate Chapter Meeting (virtual) | August 20, 2020
Meet and Greet & Planning of the year
University of Memphis Piano Pedagogy Lecture (virtual) | August 19, 2020
The First Three Years of Piano Study for the Average Age Student
MTNA Group Piano and Piano Pedagogy Conference, July 24-25, 2020 (Virtual)Lightning Talk: “Priming Gen Z to Save the Arts: Campaigning for the Undergraduate Piano Performance and Piano Pedagogy Major,” Oberlin College, OH
Published Article in American Music Teacher, June/July 2020: “Teach Them to Believe: 12 Strategies for Promoting Self-Efficacy Beliefs in Piano Students.”
Myths, Magic & Mysteries of Women Composers, Part 3
Online Panel Discussion with Sallie Ritchie, Penny Lazarus, Sue Ruby & Lynn Worcester Jones
June 5, 2020, Keys to Imagination, LLC
TMTA Competitions (Virtual) | June 2020
Junior Piano Competitions Chair
Myths, Magic & Mysteries of Women Composers, Part 2
Online Panel Discussion with Sallie Ritchie, Penny Lazarus, Sue Ruby & Lynn Worcester Jones
May 1, 2020, Keys to Imagination, LLC
UTC Research Dialogues - Canceled because of COVID-19April 14, 2020 | Preludes (2002) for solo piano by Elena Ruehr
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
University of Oklahoma Collegiate Chapter | April 11, 2020
Guest Presentation via Skype: Repertoire Swaps: Advocating for Women Composers through Intermediate through Early Advanced Romantic and Impressionist Solo Piano Repertoire
2020 UTC Piano Arts Competition (Virtual) | April 11, 2020, Cadek Recital Hall
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Myths, Magic & Mysteries of Women Composers, Part 1
Online Panel Discussion with Sallie Ritchie, Penny Lazarus, Sue Ruby & Lynn Worcester Jones
April 3, 2020, Keys to Imagination, LLC
Chattanooga Music Teachers Association Masterclass
Thursday, March 12, 2020 | Masterclass for pre-college pianists
Chattanooga, TN
UTC Performance Grant Auditions (Cancelled due to COVID-19, virtual auditions)
March 21, 2020 | The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Women in Classical Music Panel
March 4, 2020 | Chattanooga Public Library
Kayoko Dan, Gloria Chen, Lynn Worcester Jones as panelists | Hosted by CSO
Women Composers of the Past and Present Concert
February 29, 2020 | The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Cadek Recital Hall
With Guest Artist Dr. Andrew White, baritone
College Music Society Southern ConferenceFebruary 28, 2020 | Vanderbilt University
Female Impressionists with Dr. Andrew White
“Teach Them to Believe: 12 Strategies for Promoting Self-Efficacy Beliefs in Piano Students”
Composers Concert, Darleen Mitchell’s Three Whitman Songs
Morris Piano Competition, Adjudicator
February 19, 2020 | Samford University
Middle Tennessee Music Teachers Association MasterclassFebruary 16, 2020 | Middle Tennessee State University
MusicEdConnect Music Teachers On-line Conference
January 31-February 1, 2020Repertoire Swaps: Advocating for Women Composers through Intermediate through Early Advanced Romantic and Impressionist Solo Piano Repertoire
MacDowell Club Performance
January 12, 2020 | Second Presbyterian Church, Chattanooga
Bach Arias with Drs. Ronda Ford, flute and Rebecca St. Goar, soprano
TMTA/MTNA Competitions
November 15-16, 2019, Junior Piano Chair,
Lipscomb University, TN
Published Article in American Music Teacher, Oct/Nov 2019: “Campaigning for College Music Study”
West Tennessee Music Teachers Association, September 21, 2019 Union University , Repertoire Swaps: Advocating for Women’s Composers through Intermediate to Early Advanced Romantic and Impressionist Repertoire
Knoxville Tennessee Music Teachers Association, September 20, 2019 UTK, Repertoire Swaps: Advocating for Women’s Composers through Intermediate to Early Advanced Romantic and Impressionist Repertoire
Masterclass @ The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Thursday, September 19, 2019 @ 12:40-1:55pm
UTC Faculty Performance Seminar, September 5, 2019 @ 2:00 pm, Cadek Recital Hall, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
July 23-27, 2019 National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, “Apply for Your Dream Job! Navigating the Academic Job Market” Westin-Lombard Hotel, Lombard, IL.
May 23-26, 2019 “Clara Schumann and 200 Years of Influences on Female Pianists and Composers,” Middle Tennessee State University. Junior TMTA Competition Chair. Murfreesboro, TN
April 28, 2019 Cadek Conservatory, Cadek Conservatory Scholarship Auditions, Girls Preparatory School, Chattanooga, TN
April 13, 2019, Chattanooga Music Teachers Association Auditions, Chattanooga State Community College, TN
April 14, 2019 @ 3pm, UTC Piano Ensemble and Studio Recital, Cadek Recital Hall, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
April 6, 2019, UTC Piano Arts Competition, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
March 23, 2019, UTC Performance Grant Auditions, State Office Building, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, TN
February 23, 2019, UTC Performance Grant Auditions, State Office Building, The University of Tennesse at Chattanooga, TN
October 18, 2018 @ 7:30pm, NorthWest Georgia Wind, Rhapsody in Blue, Rome City Auditorium, Rome, GA
October 11, 2018 Chattanooga Teachers Music Association, How to Approach New Repertoire: Solutions for Successful Piano Teaching, Brainerd Baptist Church, TN
September 14, 2018 @ 6:00pm, Solo Piano Recital, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Cadek Recital Hall, Chattanooga, TN
August 3-4, 2018, National Group Piano and Piano Pedagogy Conference, "Ten Item Checklist for Teaching Technique in the Group Piano Classroom", Lightning Talk, Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, OH
July 14, 2018, Northeast Area Music Teachers Association/IMTA, 35th Annual Piano Pedagogy Workshop "Technical and Musical Concepts for the First through Third Years of Piano Study for the Average Age Beginner", Wartburg College, Waverly, IA
June 14-22, 2018, Los Angeles Suzuki Institute, Suzuki Book 1 Certification, Pitzer College, Los Angeles, CA
April 28, 2018, NAMTA Student Teacher Achievement Clinic, Wartburg College, Waverly, IA
April 20, 2018, Music Friends Recital (ages 5-6), Community Music School, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
April 14, 2018, Nancy McKree Festival , West Music, Coralville, IA
March 17-18, 2018, The College Music Society Great Plains Regional Conference, Program Chair, Warburg College, Waverly, IA
March 10, 2018, Iowa Music Teachers Association Board Meeting, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
March 3, 2018, Adjudicate for Federation Festival, Wartburg College, IA ,Waverly, IA
February 26, 2018 @ 6pm, Faculty Recital with Mitra Sadeghpour, University of Northern Iowa, Davis Hall ,Cedar Falls, IA
February 3, 2018, Adjudicate for IMTA Audition in Mount Pleasant, Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, IA
January 27, 2018 ,Adjudicate for IMTA Auditions in Ames ,Iowa State University, Ames, IA
January 12-13, 2018, MTNA Collegiate Chapters Symposium, Moderator for Networking Split Session, Graduate School ,The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX