2018-2019 Monthly Meetings and Programs
Monthly Meeting followed by Movie Night and discussion
Date: Friday, September 14 at 7:00 PM
Location: Home of Anne Falik
"Living the Classical Life" is an ongoing series of filmed interviews and intimate one-of-a-kind performances hosted by pianist Zsolt Bognár. We will view a 29-minute episode on Grammy-winning pianist Yefim Bronfman.
(Yefim Bronfman will perform at University of Florida Performing Arts on March 28, 2019.)
Please bring a light snack to share as we enjoy this mini-series together. Guests are welcome!
Date: Friday, September 14 at 7:00 PM
Location: Home of Anne Falik
"Living the Classical Life" is an ongoing series of filmed interviews and intimate one-of-a-kind performances hosted by pianist Zsolt Bognár. We will view a 29-minute episode on Grammy-winning pianist Yefim Bronfman.
(Yefim Bronfman will perform at University of Florida Performing Arts on March 28, 2019.)
Please bring a light snack to share as we enjoy this mini-series together. Guests are welcome!
Monthly Meeting
Date: Friday, October 12 at 9:45 AM
Location: Hilton University of Florida Conference Center, 1714 SW 34th Street
District 3 (Gainesville) and District 4 (Jacksonville) will host the 85th FSMTA Annual Conference October 17-20, 2019. Please join us at the beautifully remodeled Hilton University of Florida Conference Center to brain-storm and discover what the opportunities are for us to proudly and eagerly co-host this Conference with JMTA. We would appreciate your input in shaping this wonderful conference experience that only comes around to us directly every 10 years!
Date: Friday, October 12 at 9:45 AM
Location: Hilton University of Florida Conference Center, 1714 SW 34th Street
District 3 (Gainesville) and District 4 (Jacksonville) will host the 85th FSMTA Annual Conference October 17-20, 2019. Please join us at the beautifully remodeled Hilton University of Florida Conference Center to brain-storm and discover what the opportunities are for us to proudly and eagerly co-host this Conference with JMTA. We would appreciate your input in shaping this wonderful conference experience that only comes around to us directly every 10 years!
Monthly Meeting followed by Program on Impressionism
Date: Friday, November 9 at 9:45 AM
Location: Academy of Music, 1128 NW 13th Street
Host: Becky Micha
UF students from the studio of Dr. Hee Jung Kang will present a program on Impressionism in piano music. The program will include two leading figures in Impressionism, Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel, and other composers linked to this movement such as Manuel de Fall, Charles Griffes, and Enrique Granados.
This is an annual Kang studio project which will be performed again on Sunday, November 11 at 3pm at the UF School of Music in Room 101.
Date: Friday, November 9 at 9:45 AM
Location: Academy of Music, 1128 NW 13th Street
Host: Becky Micha
UF students from the studio of Dr. Hee Jung Kang will present a program on Impressionism in piano music. The program will include two leading figures in Impressionism, Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel, and other composers linked to this movement such as Manuel de Fall, Charles Griffes, and Enrique Granados.
This is an annual Kang studio project which will be performed again on Sunday, November 11 at 3pm at the UF School of Music in Room 101.
Monthly Meeting
Date: Friday, January 11 at 9:45 AM
Location: Academy of Music, 1128 NW 13th Street
Host: Becky Micha
UF students from the piano studio of Dr. Jasmin Arakawa and Dr. Kevin Orr will present and perform. Benjamin Reiter will present Aram Khachaturian's Piano Sonata, and Pedro Che will present Franz Liszt's Mephisto Waltz No. 1.
Date: Friday, January 11 at 9:45 AM
Location: Academy of Music, 1128 NW 13th Street
Host: Becky Micha
UF students from the piano studio of Dr. Jasmin Arakawa and Dr. Kevin Orr will present and perform. Benjamin Reiter will present Aram Khachaturian's Piano Sonata, and Pedro Che will present Franz Liszt's Mephisto Waltz No. 1.
Monthly Meeting
Program: "13 Ways of Thinking about Bach"
Date: Friday, March 22 at 9:45 AM
Location: Home of Carolyn Troupin
Violist and violinist Helen Kirklin will talk about the life-long process of learning, and learning from, unaccompanied Bach, and her recent experiments with the Baroque bow as a teaching tool.
Program: "13 Ways of Thinking about Bach"
Date: Friday, March 22 at 9:45 AM
Location: Home of Carolyn Troupin
Violist and violinist Helen Kirklin will talk about the life-long process of learning, and learning from, unaccompanied Bach, and her recent experiments with the Baroque bow as a teaching tool.
Monthly Meeting
Date: Friday April 26, 9:45am
Location: Home of Julia Seltzer
Topic: "Improving teaching results through recognition of students' learning modalities"
Presenter: Anastasiya Naplekova
Experienced music teachers know that the same advice does not work for every student the same way. This presentation will introduce three different learning styles for the musician (visual, auditory, and kinesthetic) and discuss effective teaching methods for each style. It is based on Susan Bruckner's book "The Whole Musician", as well as current scientific research.
Date: Friday April 26, 9:45am
Location: Home of Julia Seltzer
Topic: "Improving teaching results through recognition of students' learning modalities"
Presenter: Anastasiya Naplekova
Experienced music teachers know that the same advice does not work for every student the same way. This presentation will introduce three different learning styles for the musician (visual, auditory, and kinesthetic) and discuss effective teaching methods for each style. It is based on Susan Bruckner's book "The Whole Musician", as well as current scientific research.
Pot-Luck Dinner and Social
Date: Friday, May 17 at 7:00-9:00 PM
Location: Community Foundation of North Central Florida, 3919 W. Newberry Road, Suite #3
Host: Linda Blessing
We conclude our year with a potluck dinner and social. Please bring a dish to share. Guests are welcome!
Date: Friday, May 17 at 7:00-9:00 PM
Location: Community Foundation of North Central Florida, 3919 W. Newberry Road, Suite #3
Host: Linda Blessing
We conclude our year with a potluck dinner and social. Please bring a dish to share. Guests are welcome!