9:00 a.m. Pre-Program Topic
AIM Theory Volunteers and Judges’ Meeting
11:00 a.m. Professional Development Program
Thomas Zoells, President
“Pianos and Technology as Seen through Yamaha Instruments”
We'll try to present how traditional acoustic pianos can be dramatically enhanced by pairing them with technology. And how this added technology can serve you, the teacher, to improve the teaching and learning experience.
BIOGRAPHY
Thomas Zoells, PianoForte CEO
Thomas Zoells is the owner of PianoForte Chicago, Inc., Chicago’s premier downtown piano destination. Mr. Zoells was born and raised in Switzerland and in Vienna, Austria.
He has worked for Ingpen & Williams in London and Agence Caecilia in Geneva, where he helped promote Jessye Norman, Alicia de Larrocha and Alfred Brendel, among many other classical musicians. He had a 20 year career in banking along the way and likes to keep active as an amateur pianist and accordionist.