2021-2022 Monthly Meetings and Programs
Date: Friday, September 17 at 9:45 AM
Location: On Zoom and in person, home of Anne Falik
Presenter: Vedrana Subotic
Program: Beethoven's 32 Piano Sonatas: Why Playing Them Will Make You a Better Pianist and Musician
Pianist Vedrana Subotic, Artistic Director of the Intermezzo chamber music series, and Professor at the University of Utah, will explore the Sonatas’ enduring influence on pianists, and highlight some of the most musically captivating and challenging moments in the piano literature. Bring your score and follow as we discuss Beethoven’s creative process and the sonatas’ lasting impact on the performer’s artistic development.
Location: On Zoom and in person, home of Anne Falik
Presenter: Vedrana Subotic
Program: Beethoven's 32 Piano Sonatas: Why Playing Them Will Make You a Better Pianist and Musician
Pianist Vedrana Subotic, Artistic Director of the Intermezzo chamber music series, and Professor at the University of Utah, will explore the Sonatas’ enduring influence on pianists, and highlight some of the most musically captivating and challenging moments in the piano literature. Bring your score and follow as we discuss Beethoven’s creative process and the sonatas’ lasting impact on the performer’s artistic development.
Date: Friday, October 15 at 9:45 AM
Location: On Zoom and in person, home of Anne Falik
Presenter: Pam Asberry
Program: Fostering Creativity: From Potential to Practice
Pam Asberry, music educator, recording artist and composer: Is creativity something we are born with or something that can be nurtured through practice? In this session, we will learn to identify obstacles to creativity and explore ways to realize our full creative potential.
Location: On Zoom and in person, home of Anne Falik
Presenter: Pam Asberry
Program: Fostering Creativity: From Potential to Practice
Pam Asberry, music educator, recording artist and composer: Is creativity something we are born with or something that can be nurtured through practice? In this session, we will learn to identify obstacles to creativity and explore ways to realize our full creative potential.
Date: Friday, November 19 at 9:45 AM
Location: On Zoom and in person, home of Anne Falik
Presenter: Desireé González-Miller
Program: The Pedagogical Piano Music of Latin America
Desireé González-Miller, Mexican pianist and pedagogue, director of the University of Utah Piano Outreach Program, and Associate Instructor in the University of Utah Preparatory Division: Come explore the music and culture of Latin America! This presentation will feature innovative and representative pedagogical works for beginner and intermediate students.
Location: On Zoom and in person, home of Anne Falik
Presenter: Desireé González-Miller
Program: The Pedagogical Piano Music of Latin America
Desireé González-Miller, Mexican pianist and pedagogue, director of the University of Utah Piano Outreach Program, and Associate Instructor in the University of Utah Preparatory Division: Come explore the music and culture of Latin America! This presentation will feature innovative and representative pedagogical works for beginner and intermediate students.
Date: Friday, January 21 at 9:45 AM
Location: On Zoom and in person, home of Anne Falik
Presenter: Diana Dumlavwalla, FSMTA President-Elect
Program: Canadian Gems
Diana Dumlavwalla, Canadian pianist and Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy at Florida State University: This session will provide a survey of Canadian repertoire popular with students, teachers and audiences due to their musical appeal and pedagogical integrity. These are pieces students want to practice and are always crowd favorites. Demonstrations of the repertoire will be included in this presentation.
Location: On Zoom and in person, home of Anne Falik
Presenter: Diana Dumlavwalla, FSMTA President-Elect
Program: Canadian Gems
Diana Dumlavwalla, Canadian pianist and Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy at Florida State University: This session will provide a survey of Canadian repertoire popular with students, teachers and audiences due to their musical appeal and pedagogical integrity. These are pieces students want to practice and are always crowd favorites. Demonstrations of the repertoire will be included in this presentation.
Date: Friday, March 18 at 9:45 AM
Location: TBA
Presenter: Roberta Swedien
Program: 12 Women One Piano - a preview
12 Women One Piano is Roberta Swedien's program for solo piano and spoken word by women composers from the 11th century to today that was awarded a grant by the New York Women Composers organization. The program features works by Marga Richter, Faye-Ellen Silverman, Kim D. Sherman, Hildegard von Bingen, Clara Schumann, Florence Price, Fanny Mendelssohn and more. She will share a preview with us on March 18th.
Location: TBA
Presenter: Roberta Swedien
Program: 12 Women One Piano - a preview
12 Women One Piano is Roberta Swedien's program for solo piano and spoken word by women composers from the 11th century to today that was awarded a grant by the New York Women Composers organization. The program features works by Marga Richter, Faye-Ellen Silverman, Kim D. Sherman, Hildegard von Bingen, Clara Schumann, Florence Price, Fanny Mendelssohn and more. She will share a preview with us on March 18th.
Date: Friday April 22, 9:45 am
Location: On Zoom and in person, home of Anne Falik
Presenter: Charles Turon, FSMTA Past President and 2020 MTNA Florida Fellow
Program: You Be the Judge
Dr. Charles Turon, retired Professor of Piano and Music Theory at the State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, now maintains an online teaching studio from Hendersonville, North Carolina: The role of an adjudicator can be a vital part of a student’s education—but it can also be a mysterious one. This session provides a behind-the-scenes look at the priorities, criteria, and objectives an adjudicator generally has in mind when evaluating students. Understanding these perspectives can help foster the view of the adjudicator as a contributing partner of a collaborative team.
Location: On Zoom and in person, home of Anne Falik
Presenter: Charles Turon, FSMTA Past President and 2020 MTNA Florida Fellow
Program: You Be the Judge
Dr. Charles Turon, retired Professor of Piano and Music Theory at the State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, now maintains an online teaching studio from Hendersonville, North Carolina: The role of an adjudicator can be a vital part of a student’s education—but it can also be a mysterious one. This session provides a behind-the-scenes look at the priorities, criteria, and objectives an adjudicator generally has in mind when evaluating students. Understanding these perspectives can help foster the view of the adjudicator as a contributing partner of a collaborative team.