October 2-3, 2026 | Indiana Wesleyan University
The IMTA State Conference brings Indiana’s studio music teachers and collegiate faculty together in one place. Come be with a community that understands the work you do every day.
WHY ATTEND
MTNA President
DR. KEVIN CHANCE
FEATURED CLINICIAN
Community
SAME FRIENDS
NEW ENERGY
Fresh Take
SCHEDULE RE-IMAGINED
MORE TIME FOR COMMUNITY
The one weekend a year Indiana’s studio music teachers come together
01
Learn from colleagues AND top artists.
Sessions and performances from featured artists and clinicians, and a curated roster of colleagues in the trenches sharing knowledge and inspiration.
02
Recharge and network with your people.
Teaching music is often solitary work. Spend time with colleagues who understand exactly what you do. Network and make new friends and connections.
03
Celebrate each other.
Come together to celebrate your colleagues from around the state including the IMTA Teacher of the Year, Local Member Awards, and Distinguished Service Awards.
FEATURED ARTIST and CLINICIAN
COMMISSIONED COMPOSER
Harry Bulow received his bachelor’s degree with distinction in music from San Diego State University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in music theory and composition from UCLA.
His principal composition teachers include Aaron Copland, Peter Mennin, Henri Lazarof, Roy Travis, and David Ward-Steinman. His works have received numerous awards including 1st Prize at the International Composers Competition in Trieste, Italy, the “Oscar Espla” Prize from the city of Alicante, Spain, a National Endowment for the Arts Composer Fellowship, and 35 consecutive ASCAP Plus Awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
His music is published by Alfred Publications, Robert Martin Editions, Northeastern Music Publications, Imagine Music, JW Pepper and Silver Mace Publications. Recordings of his works can be heard on North/South Consonance Records, Beauport Classical Records, PARMA/Navona Records, and PnOVA Recordings.
He is Professor and Chair of Music at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. Learn more at HarryBulow.net
PEDAGOGY CLINICIAN & KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Kevin Chance serves as associate Professor of Piano at the University of Alabama, where he coordinates the Gloria Narramore Moody Piano Area. As soloist and collaborator, Kevin has performed throughout the United States and abroad, and recent orchestral appearances have included Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto and Triple Concerto, Bernstein’s Age of Anxiety, Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Finzi’s Eclogue, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, concertos by Ravel and Grieg, and Saint-Saëns’s Le Carnaval des animaux. He also serves are principal keyboard of the Tuscaloosa Symphony. Performing regularly as a chamber musician, Kevin has been a member of the Semplice Duo
with flutist Cristina Ballatori for the past 25 years, and their performances have included world premieres at the National Flute Association Conference as well as recitals in Wisconsin, Texas, Colorado, Virginia, Alabama, and New York as well as Mexico, South America, and Europe. In 2025, they released Night Surrendering to
Dawn, a disc of American flute music on the Centaur label.
Kevin has recently received a number of accolades for his teaching. Most recently, he was named a 2025 Foundation Fellow of Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), and he was named as a Leadership Board Faculty Fellow for the University of Alabama College of Arts and Sciences for excellence in research and teaching. In 2019, he was inducted into the inaugural class of the Steinway and Sons Music Teacher Hall of Fame in New York City and was named 2019 Music Educator of the Year by the Arts Council of Tuscaloosa. Additionally, he was named the 2015 Teacher of the Year by the Alabama Music Teachers Association. Kevin maintains an
award-winning studio of college and pre-college students, and his students have garnered awards at the national and international levels. In demand as a clinician and adjudicator, he frequently presents at the MTNA National Conference as well as state and local music teacher organizations throughout the country. In January
2021, Kevin served as the headliner clinician for the University of Georgia Piano Symposium, and each summer, he serves on the faculty of the New Orleans Piano Institute.
Kevin holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music, Louisiana State University, and Birmingham-Southern College, and his former teachers include Barry Snyder, Constance Knox Carroll, Anne Koscielny, Ann Schein, William DeVan, and Betty Sue Shepherd. Kevin recently served as President of the American Matthay Association for Piano, and he currently serves as President of MTNA for the 2025-2027 biennium. He also recently joined the roster of Alfred Publishing with his first three-volume series co-authored with Ingrid Clafield, Rare Recital Treasures.
VOICES FROM THE FIELD
“The pedagogy sessions alone are worth the registration — and the community is priceless.”
— Independent studio teacher, Indianapolis
“As a collegiate member, presenting here launched my career.”
— Graduate student, Ball State
SCHEDULE (full schedule TBA)
Friday
October 2
LATE MORNING
Board Meeting
NOON
Registration Opens
AFTERNOON
Sessions, commissioned composer performance, clinician session, & networking event
EVENING
Eric Zuber Recital & Banquet
Saturday
October 3
MORNING
Eric Zuber Advanced Masterclass + Sessions
LATE MORNING
Winners Recital + Sessions
NOON
Membership meeting & luncheon
AFTERNOON
Kevin Chance Intermediate Maserclass + Sessions
REGISTRATION (coming soon)
MTNA/IMTA Member
$125
Full conference
(one meal included each day)
Collegiate Students
$35
Full conference
(one meal included each day)
Non-Member
$180
Full conference
(one meal included each day)
On-campus and area hotel options available. Details to come (see more below).
Free parking is provided at Indiana Wesleyan University.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
MTNA members from other states will pay the member price, not the non-member price.
Proposals submissions are now closed. For future reference, they generally open in late April and close around July 1.
The Friday evening banquet and Saturday member luncheon are included in the price. There is no separate pricing for members opting out of meals unless you are a collegiate student.
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Registration is not yet open for the 2026 Conference. Stay tuned!
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