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In Their Words: BSU Collegiate Chapter reflects on 2010 MTNA National Conference
by Lori Rhoden
Three members of the Ball State University Collegiate Chapter represented the state of Indiana at the 2010 Music Teachers National Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Each student submitted a conference retrospective on what this experience meant to them. We attended the collegiate chapters forum as well as the collegiate members reception and got to interact with a lot of other chapter members and their advisors. The national conference will be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 26-30, 2011. Make your plans now to attend the conference – let’s have a great representation from Indiana next year!
Conference Retrospective from Yuka Nakayama, Doctor of Arts Candidate at BSU
While I have attended the IMTA state conference several times in the past, this was the first time for me to attend the MTNA national conference. I had a great experience; I made many musical contacts, was musically inspired by the master classes and performances, and gained a new respect for piano pedagogy. There were many sessions and master classes on Chopin’s works, some of which I have played in the past, but not to the level of detail that was taught. I especially enjoyed attending the master classes where the pianism as well as the teaching were of the highest caliber.
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