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St. Paul Piano Teachers offers a professional program to meet the needs of its members. These meetings are based on the Professional Standards from the Music Teachers National Association. Professional Preparation, Professional Teaching Practices, Professional Business Management, Professional and Partnerships and Professional and Personal Renewal.
Attendance at four general meetings (other than the December meeting) per year count as one point for MTNA Recertification (NCTM) under “Attendance at local pedagogical programs.”
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Upcoming Meetings
Time:
10:00 am General Meeting
Board Meeting following
Location:
ZOOM (link will be emailed out ahead of time)
Come join us!
September 8th, 2020
Presenter: Vanessa Cornett, DMA Director of Keyboard Studies, Associate Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy
Topic: Mental Skills for Performance Anxiety Management
Performance anxiety is a universal, often misunderstood, and extremely complex phenomenon that affects musicians of all ages and levels of ability. Although there exists no quick or easy solution to stage fright, anxiety management skills can begin in the practice room and in the teaching studio at any stage of development. This session explores the most current research in the fields of mindfulness-based and sport psychology in order to help teachers and students cultivate the mental skills necessary to manage performance anxiety and encourage successful and gratifying musical experiences.
Location: ZOOM (link will be emailed to membership ahead of time)
Time: 10:00 am
October 13th, 2020
Presenter: Siri Caltvedt.
Topic: Voices of Hope: Finding Freedom Behind Bars
Location: ZOOM (link will be emailed to membership ahead of time)
Time: 10:00 am
November 10th, 2020
Presenter: Doug Rohde
Topic: Music From Composers Unknown
Location: ZOOM (link will be emailed to membership ahead of time)
Time: 10:00 am
December 8th, 2020
No Holiday Tea due to COVID
January 12th, 2021
Presentation: TBA
Topic: TBA
Description
Location: ZOOM (link will be emailed to membership ahead of time)
Time: 10:00 am
February 9th, 2021
Presentation: TBA
Topic: TBA
Description
Location: ZOOM (link will be emailed to membership ahead of time)
Time: 10:00 am
March 9th, 2021
Presentation:Women Play Beethoven
Presentors:Mary Goetz, MM and Sara Wandrei Langmead, DMA
Topic: Music lovers around the world have celebrated Beethoven’s 250th Birthday! In keeping with the SPPTA vision “to further the art of music by providing activities which encourage and support the performance and creation of music and scholarly research,” Mary Goetz and Sara Wandrei Langmead are proud to present “Women Play Beethoven,” a fun visual and aural presentation to highlight women who knew Beethoven and performed his works during his lifetime, women whose lives, careers, and performances furthered Beethoven’s work in the 19th century, and women who have recorded the complete 32 Piano Sonatas in the last 50 years. We hope you tune in to this empowering and resourceful meeting!
Location: ZOOM (link will be emailed to membership ahead of time)
Time: 10:00 am
April 13th, 2021
All Association Spring Luncheon –
Hosted by: MMTF
May 11th, 2021
Presentation: TBA
Topic: TBA
Description
Location: ZOOM (link will be emailed to membership ahead of time)
Time: 10:00 am