When: 2nd Friday of each month.
Where: This year our meetings will be held both in-person at PianoForte Studios, 1335
S. Michigan Ave. in Chicago, and on Zoom (current link is published in the Newsletter and on our Facebook page). September, December, January, February and March will be on Zoom, and October, November, April,
May, and June will be in-person.
September 8, 2023 (ZOOM)
9:00 a.m. Pre-Program Topic:
ISMTA CAMTA AIM Program: Introduction to AIM
11:00 a.m. Professional Development Program:
“Approaching Enhanced Multi-Sensory Experiences at the Piano”
Dr. Winston Choi, Roosevelt University
October 13, 2023 (IN PERSON)
11:00 a.m. Professional Development Program:
“Building a Thriving Music Community: Nurturing Lifelong Musicians from Cradle to College”
Lucinda Ali-Landing, Hyde Park Suzuki Institute
November 17, 2023 (IN PERSON)
9:00 a.m. Pre-Program Topic:
ISMTA CAMTA AIM Program: Judges’ Meeting
10:45 a.m. Professional Development Program:
“Roberta Savler Piano Contest Repertoire”
Elaine Felder, Music Institute of Chicago
December 8, 2023 (ZOOM)
11:00 a.m. Professional Development Program:
“Game Music”
Andrew Olmstead
January 12, 2024 (ZOOM)
11:00 a.m. Professional Development Program:
“Gospel Travels and Ear Training Approach”
Elsa Harris,
Gospel Pianist and Independent Piano Teacher
February 9, 2024 (ZOOM)
9:00 a.m. Pre-Program Topic:
ISMTA CAMTA AIM Program: Judges’ Meeting
11:00 a.m. Professional Development Program:
“The Works of Misook Kim”
Dr. Misook Kim, Wheaton College
March 8, 2024 (ZOOM)
11:00 a.m. Professional Development Program:
“Unforgettable Summer Piano Programs”
Dr. Chee Hyeon Choi, University of Louisiana
April 12, 2024 (IN PERSON)
11:00 a.m. Professional Development Program:
“Playing Beyond the Dots: Rhythmic Flexibility through Early Recordings”
Dr. Geoffrey Duce, Illinois State
University
May 10, 2024 (IN PERSON)
11:00 a.m. Professional Development Program:
“A Look at Florence Price, Lita Grier, and S. C. Eckhardt-Gramatté and their connection to Chicago”
Dr. Karin Edwards, Wheaton College
June 14, 2024 (IN PERSON)
9:00 a.m. Pre-Program Topic:
ISMTA CAMTA AIM Program: Award Recognition of Levels 11 & 12
11:00 a.m. Professional Development Program:
Teacher Talk:
“Introducing the music of José Maria Usandizaga”
Julia Siciliano, Pianist and Independent Piano Teacher
“Myths and truths about Russian Piano School”
Regina Syrkin, DePaul
University