The Tristate Winter Piano Pedagogy Conference is an annual event held at Northern Kentucky University, sponsored by the NKyMTA, OhioMTA-SW, and the NKU: School of the Arts -Music Program, promoting topics pertinent to all levels of piano pedagogy The Sixteenth Northern Kentucky Winter Piano Pedagogy Conference will take place on the campus of Northern Kentucky University (NKU) in Greaves Concert H
all on February 2-3, 2024. The conference is co-sponsored by Northern Kentucky University, the Northern Kentucky Music Teachers Association, and the Ohio Music Teachers Association, Southwest District. A Pre-Conference recital will feature a solo Harpsichord recital by Dr. Michael Delfin, performing the Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 by Johann Sebastian Bach in Recital on Friday, February 2 at 7 p.m. Praised for “beautiful performances of great warmth” (Classical Voice of North Carolina), Michael Delfín captures the listener with sensitivity and flair on both the modern piano and historical keyboards. Additionally, he is the artistic director of Cincinnati-based ensemble Seven Hills Baroque and the harpsichordist for the Bach Ensemble of St. He serves on the piano faculty at Cedarville University and has taught figured bass and improvisation at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He was also recently appointed to the board of directors of the Historical Keyboard Society of North America. The Pedagogy Conference will convene on Saturday, February 3, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM, focusing the Adult Learning Process. Michelle Conda, PhD, an internationally regarding specialist in andragogy, will present the Keynote Address, “"Tales from the Crypt: growing old with my students.”
● What: Northern Kentucky Winter Piano Pedagogy Conference
● When: Feb. 2-3, 2024
● Where: NKU Greaves Concert Hall
● Information: nku.edu/piano
Dr. Michelle Conda, PhD, serves as the Head of Keyboard Studies, Coordinator of Secondary Piano and Piano Pedagogy and Professor of Piano at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). As a specialist in andragogy, she has given presentations and workshops nationally as part of MTNA and the Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy. She wrote a chapter forthcoming on Andragogy for Cambridge Companion. Dr. Conda is still actively performing with orchestra, with her latest performance of the Concerto #2 by McDowell with the Cincinnati Community Orchestra. She received the Lifelong Achievement Award from the Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy in the Summer of 2023. Afternoon Mini-Sessions:
Beyond Category: Duke Ellington for the Practical Piano Teacher: Lecture/Presentation by Louie Hehman, DMA, Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY
Celebrate Keyboard Ensembles! Interactive RMM Session presented by Amy Immerman, MM, NCTM, Cincinnati Music Academy, Cincinnati, OH
Let’s Make Something Up! Interactive Improvisation Session presented by Clinton Pratt, MM, NCTM, Piano Sensei, Cincinnati, OH
NKU Honor Students Scholarship and Capstone Projects: Presented by Maria Huff, BM-piano; Noah Jacobsen, BM-piano; Meg Booker, BM-voice
The Northern Kentucky Winter Piano Pedagogy Conference is a unique opportunity for piano teachers, students, and music enthusiasts to learn from world-class artists and experts in the field of piano pedagogy. Past artists and pedagogues performing/presenting at the Conference include, Dr. Frederick Chiu, Dr. Leah Claiborne and Marvin Blickenstaff. To attend please register online at https://nku.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/preview/previewId/52192629-6df0-4f30-b6c7-350b8ef426c1/SV_0k6jZyPWaN4Ys0C?Q_CHL=preview&Q_SurveyVersionID=&Q_ShowMobile=0&Q_Loader=0
