Practical Solutions to Technical Problems with Taubman Approach
Speaker: Elizabeth Swarthout - A faculty member of the Golandsky Institute
Basic Concepts
Playing octaves and chords
Leaps: legato and staccato
Technique Clinic with examples sent in by teachers
Questions and answers
Tax Planning and Saving Tips for Music Teachers
MTAC Palo Alto members — Free admission
Non- members — $15/person. Contact our program chair to sign up nychen15@gmail.com
Piano Masterclass with Dr. Natsuki Fukasawa
Audit Tickets:
Palo Alto Branch members: Free admission
Members’ students: $15; Non-members: $20
Contact Nai-Yu to reserve tickets nychen15@gmail.com
Lecture Recital
Lecturer: Dr. Joachim Reinhuber
Topic: Four-Hand Arrangements of Orchestral and Chamber works
Admission: This is an in-person event hosted at a private home. 15 seats available for MTAC Palo Alto branch members. Registration required.
Pedagogy Virtual Workshop
Lecturer: Arlene Steffen
Topic: “Reshaping Transfer Students"
Admission:
Free for MTAC Palo Alto members (teachers).
$20/ticket for non-Palo Alto members. Please contact Nai-Yu Chen nychen15@gmail.com to purchase a ticket and receive the zoom link.
Piano Pedagogy Virtual Workshop
Lecturer: Dr. Scott Mcbride Smith
Topic: “User-Friendly Technical Training for Early LevelStudents"
Admission:
Free for MTAC Palo Alto members (teachers).
$20/ticket for non-members. Please contact Nai-Yu Chen nychen15@gmail.com to purchase a ticket and receive the zoom link.
Zoom Link:
A zoom link will be sent to you the day before the event.
Piano Masterclass with Prof. Hans Boepple
Free admission for Palo Alto branch members.
Audit ticket $20/per person is available for purchase. Contact mtacpaloalto@gmail.com to reserve a ticket.
Branch Meeting + Workshop
This event will be live-streaming on Zoom. The link will be posted on the Homepage the day before the meeting.
Speaker:
Susan Bruckner
Author of the book "The Whole Musician: A Multi-Sensory Guide to Practice, Performance and Pedagogy"
Workshop presenter at states, national and international music conferences.
Professor and the director of Piano Studies at Cabrillo College, CA.
*The branch meeting starts at 10 am and the workshop starts at 11 am.