ASMTA Conference 2011
Conference 2012
May 31 - June 2, 2012, Phoenix, AZ
PRESENTERS: Brian Chung and Ingrid Clarfield
Brian Chung is Senior Vice President of Kawai America Corporation. He is a two-term president of the Piano Manufacturers Association International, chair of the MTNA Foundation Fund Development Committee, a 2004 MTNA Foundation Fellow, and recipient of the 2010 MTNA Distinguished Service Award. He is also co-author of Improvisation at the Piano: A Systematic Approach for the Classically Trained Pianist (Alfred Publishing 2007), coauthor of the Recreational Music Making Handbook for Piano Teachers (Alfred 2009) and author of Expressions of Faith: Eight Inventive Explorations of Classic Hymns for Solo Piano (Alfred 2008) and Expressions of Christmas (Alfred 2011).
Ingrid Jacobson Clarfield, nationally recognized teacher,
clinician, and author is Professor of Piano and Coordinator of
the Piano Department at Westminster Choir College of Rider
University in Princeton, New Jersey. Professor Clarfield has
given lecture-recitals, workshops and master classes in more
than a hundred cities across North America, including
presentations at state and national conferences of Music
Teachers National Association. Ms. Clarfield has authored
many collections for Alfred Publishing Company.
Ms. Clarfield maintains an independent studio in Princeton,
New Jersey. Her students have performed concertos with
several orchestras and have won top honors in state, national,
and international competitions.
In 2006, Ms. Clarfield was named an MTNA Foundation
Fellow. This award is given to "deserving individuals who
have made significant contributions to the music world and the
music teaching profession." In 2009, Professor Clarfield was
named the first recipient of the New Jersey Music Teachers
Association Teacher of the Year Award. A documentary about
Professor Clarfield entitled, “Take a Bow” was recently
released.
MTNA National Conference
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