“2021: Music Around the World”
91st ASMTA State Conference – May 28, 2021
Virtual Conference
Link for conference attendance will be emailed to registered participants on May 26th
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ASMTA Conference Booklet
2021 Conference Highlights and Presenter Schedule
KEYNOTE SPEAKER – MTNA President Dr. Martha Hilley
Keynote Session Title: “Being the Best of What You Can Be“
GUEST CLINICIANS
Dr. Leah Claiborne – Pedagogical Repertoire by Black Composers
University of District of Columbia (DC)
Dr. Annie Jeng – Noteworthy Pedagogical Works by Female-Identifying Composers
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (NC)
Dr. Amber Yiu-Hsuan Liao – Pedagogical Repertoire by Asian Composers
Borough of Manhattan Community College, the City University of New York
Joel Martinez Lorenzana – Pedagogical Repertoire by Honduran and Costa Rican Composers
National Autonomous University of Honduras / Arizona State University
Astrid Morales Torres – Pedagogical Repertoire by Mexican and Latin American Composers (Mexican, Colombian, Cuban and Chilean)
Arizona State University
Presenter Schedule (opens to PDF)
ASMTA Conference Booklet
Thursday, May 27
10:00 – 12:00 ASMTA Board Meeting (online)
Friday, May 28
Vendor Spotlights
8:30 – 8:40 Southwest Pianos: Fazioli Pianos
8:40 – 8:50 Faber Piano Adventures: Lesson Planning with the Teacher Atlas
8:50 – 9:00 AZ Piano: TBD
9:00 – 9:50: An Overview of Several Courses of Study and Examination Programs: Arizona Study Program (Barbara
Russell), RCM (Janet Lopinski), ABRSM (Mandarin Cheung-Yueh) and Keyboard Gymnastics (Charlene
Jarvis)
10:00 – 10:50: Noteworthy Pedagogical Works by Women Composers
Annie Jeng (UNCG)
Vendor Spotlights
11:00 – 11:10 PianoFonics: ToolBoxes and Boom Learning Library
11:10 – 11:20 Classics Unlimited: Fifty Famous Composers for Kids of All Ages
11:30 – 12:20 Pedagogical Repertoire by Black Composers
Leah Claiborne (UDC)
12:20 – 1:00 Lunch Break
1:00 – 1:20 General Board Meeting
(board meeting agenda here)
Vendor Spotlights
1:20 – 1:30 FJH: Teaching Superpowers: Engaging Students
1:30 – 1:40 Southwest Pianos: Hailun Instruments
1:40 – 1:50 Practice Space Platform: How to Get Your Students to Practice More Often and More Effectively with
Practice Space
2:00 – 2:50 Pedagogical Repertoire by Mexican and Latin American Composers (Mexican, Colombian, Cuban and
Chilean)
Astrid Morales (ASU)
Vendor Spotlights
3:00 – 3:10 Piano Marvel: Keeping Students Motivated
3:10 – 3:20 Stilwell Pianos: Tour of Stilwell Pianos Live Stream Concert Hall
3:20 – 3:30 Match My Sound: Achieve Music Studio for In-Person & Online Lessons
3:30 – 4:20 Pedagogical Repertoire by Honduran and Costa Rican Composers
Joel Martinez Lorenzana (ASU)
4:30 – 5:20 Pedagogical Repertoire by Asian Composers
Amber Yiu-Hsuan Liao (BMCC)
5:20 – 6:30 Break
6:30 – 8:00 BYOM (Bring your own Meal) Gala
Keynote Speaker: Martha Hilley, MTNA Immediate Past President
Being the Best of What You Can Be
Recognitions/Awards
Closing Concert
Saturday, May 29
4:00 Honors Recital Winners Recital (Subject to Change)
Conference Registration
$50 for ASMTA members; $60 for non-ASMTA members
$20 for ASMTA Collegiate members; $25 for non-ASMTA Collegiate
members
(Concert included in registration fee)
ONLINE REGISTRATION – Begins April 1, 2021 and ends 11:59 p.m. May 27, 2021
Advertising and Exhibitor Opportunities
ASMTA Conference Exhibitor Application 2021 – application deadline is March 15, 2021. EXTENDED TO MARCH 31, 2021!!!!!
ASMTA Conference Booklet Advertising Application 2021 – application deadline is May 1, 2021.
Co-Chairs and Committee
Co-Chairs: Lynnette Barney & Hannah Creviston, NCTM
Facilities and Hospitality:
Presenters:
Exhibitors:
Registration:
Conference Program Booklet: Heather Baldwin
Website: Susan Traylor
Advertising: Mary Beth Shaffer
Treasurer: Lynnette Barney
Honors Recital: Tanya Eldridge & Christopher Oill