Teacher Events

Edward Parmentier J.S. Bach’s Ornamentation Suggestions for teaching and playing Bach's ornaments, especially trills, using the French Suites as examples. Participants highly encouraged to bring their own copy of the French Suites for this presentation. Edward Parmentier is internationally renowned for his brilliant performances of early keyboard music. A specialist in the harpsichord music of […]

Jeremy Dittus Dalcroze Workshop Jeremy Dittus’ Dalcroze School of the Rockies (DSR) educates musicians, dancers, senior citizens, and educators using la Méthode Jaques-Dalcroze. This dynamic, engaging, and creative method offers an experiential way of knowing music through purposeful movement and discovery-based learning. With music as the teacher in the classroom, we inspire our students through […]

This session will introduce strategies from Trust-Based Relational Intervention®, an attachment-based, evidenced-based, trauma-informed, neuroscience researched therapy model for at risk children which focuses on building connections. Would you like to see sustainable, lasting change in your studio? How do you distinguish misbehavior from a fear-based response? How can you regulate the brain, and empower you and your students? Come and discover practical strategies trauma-informed pedagogy has to offer.

A Seat at the Piano was founded in the summer of 2020 in the midst of social and racial reckoning around the world. We are a team of classically trained pianists with varying backgrounds and experiences, who strive to raise the voices of those who are less heard and to inspire more thoughtful, inclusive programming within the performing and pedagogical spheres. Today's presenters are Evan Hines, Brendan Jacklin, Annie Jeng, Clare Longendyke, Susan Yang, and Ashlee Young.

This lecture-recital will give an overview of Connor Chee’s complete piano music including “Sandpaintings” as well as develop an understanding of the Navajo life and culture from which these works arose. Chee is known for combining his classical piano training with his Native American heritage. This presentation aims to change the landscape of classical piano literature by introducing the piano works of Navajo pianist and composer Connor Chee.