CAMTA Monthly Professional Programs
MONTHLY PROGRAMS
When: 2nd Friday of each month.
Where: This year our meetings will be held both in-person and on Zoom.
Meetings will be on Zoom in September, December, January, February, and March. The Zoom link is published in the Newsletter and on our Facebook page.
In-person meetings will be held at PianoForte Studios, 1335 S. Michigan Ave. in Chicago in the months of October, November, April, May, and June.
Meeting Schedule
9:00 a.m.: Pre-Program Topic
10:00 a.m.: CAMTA Business Meeting
11:00 a.m.: Professional Development Program (unless otherwise noted)
Contact: 2nd Vice President & Program Chair Terry Tennes, programs@camta.org
Click the + to expand any of the dates and read more about each program.
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Helen Marlais
September 22, 2024: Workshop & Masterclass
September 23, 2024: Presentation at the NSMTA Monthly Meeting
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9:00 a.m. Pre-meeting
ISMTA CAMTA AIM Program: "Introduction to AIM"
11:00 a.m. Professional Development Program:
Dr. Anne Marie Kuhny, Artistic Director and Piano Educator, DuPage Musical Arts Academy
"Multi-Cultural Repertoire: Turnkey Solutions for Piano Teachers and Students"
Click this link to read the program synopsis and presenter’s biography: www.camta.org/calendarofevents/meetingsept24
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10:45 a.m. Professional Development Program: (75 minutes)
Svetlana Belsky, Artistic Director, Belsky Piano Studio
“Roberta Savler Piano Contest Repertoire”
Click this link to read the program synopsis and presenter’s biography: www.camta.org/calendarofevents/meetingoct24
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9:00 a.m. Pre-Program Topic:
ISMTA CAMTA AIM Program: AIM Theory Volunteers and Judges Meeting
11:00 a.m. Professional Development Program:
Thomas Zoells, President
PianoForte 20th Anniversary Presentation: “Pianos and Technology as Seen through Yamaha Instruments”
Click this link to read the program synopsis and presenter’s biography: www.camta.org/calendarofevents/meetingnov24
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11:00 a.m. Professional Development Program:
Aspen Buckingham, CAMTA member & CEO of Overture Games
“Setting Your Studio Apart: New Tools and Technologies”
Click this link to read the program synopsis and presenter’s biography: www.camta.org/calendarofevents/meetingdec24
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11:00 a.m. Professional Development Program
Kristine Konrad and Dr. Heidi Hamernik
“Discovering the Process of Reading Music: How to Teach Piano Students of All Reading Abilities”
Click this link to read the program synopsis and presenter’s biography: www.camta.org/calendarofevents/meetingjan25
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9:00 a.m. Pre-Program Topic:
ISMTA CAMTA AIM Performance: Judges’ Meeting
11:00 a.m. Professional Development Program:
Kasia Szczech-Dlugosz, Pianist, Harpist, Composer, Author@Magical Keys
“Teaching music theory, circle of fifths, notation and composition that engages the student to think creatively.”
Click this link to read the program synopsis and presenter’s biography: www.camta.org/calendarofevents/meetingfeb25
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11:00 a.m. Professional Development Program:
Karen Szczech, Chicago Center for Music Education: Violin Teaching Artist, Magical Keys: Principal Violinist & Instructor
“Large Room Music”
Click this link to read the program synopsis and presenter’s biography: www.camta.org/calendarofevents/meetingmar25
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11:00 a.m. Professional Development Program:
Arlene Sharp, Owner and Publisher of Jacksonian Press
“The Life and Music of Betty Jackson King”
Click this link to read the program synopsis and presenter’s biography: www.camta.org/calendarofevents/meetingapr25
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11:00 a.m. Professional Development Program:
Ellena Chen, Music Educator, Financial Coach, FINRA Registered Representative
“Money Talk with Music Teachers”
Click this link to read the program synopsis and presenter’s biography: www.camta.org/calendarofevents/meetingmay25
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11:00 a.m. Professional Development Program:
Regina Harris Baiocchi, Composer, Poet, Author
“Compositions for Piano by Regina Harris Baiocchi”
Click this link to read the program synopsis and presenter’s biography: www.camta.org/calendarofevents/meetingjun25