2022-2023
All meetings will be held at the Faculty Lounge in Perkinson Music Center (Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois.) Members who live out of town and are unable to join in-person may opt to join remotely via Zoom.
DATE | EVENT |
Friday, September 2 | 9:15 am – Business Meeting 10:00 am – Roundtable discussion: “How to Build and Run a Successful Piano Studio” |
Friday, October 7 | On ZOOM 9:15 am – Business meeting 10:00 – Presentation and Forum: “Teaching Piano to Neurodiverse Students” with Dr. Yu-Ling Chen from Queens University of Charlotte, NC |
Friday, October 14 | DEADLINE to enroll students in Duet Festival |
Friday, October 21 | DEADLINE to enroll students in AIM theory examinations |
Sunday, October 30 | DUET FESTIVAL |
Friday-Saturday, November 4-5 | ISMTA Conference (Eastern Illinois University, Charleston) |
Saturday, November 12 | AIM Theory Examinations |
Friday, December 2 | 9:15 am – Business meeting 10:00 am – Program: “Careers in Collaborative Piano” with Dr. Casey Robards from University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign 11: 00 am – Voice/Piano Collaborative Masterclass |
Friday, January 20 | 10:00 am – Board Meeting All officers are expected to attend; members are encouraged to attend. |
Friday, February 3 | 9:15 am – Business meeting 10:00 am – Program: “Shining Light at Neglected Keyboard Masters” with Dr. Natalie Landowski from Western Illinois University 11: 00 am – Masterclass |
Friday, March 3 | 9:15 am – Business Meeting 10:00 am – Program: “Applying the NAfME Standards in the Studio to Empower and Sustain Learning” with Prof. Amy Catron |
Saturday-Wednesday, March 25-29 | MTNA Conference (Reno, Nevada) |
Friday, March 31 | DEADLINE at 9 am to enroll students in AIM Performance Examinations and DAMTA Music Camp Scholarship Auditions 9:15 am – AIM Prep Meeting: REQUIRED for all teachers who have students participating in AIM exams |
Saturday, April 15 | AIM Performance Examinations & DAMTA Music Camp Scholarship Auditions |
Friday, May 5 | 9:15 am – Business Meeting End-of-year brunch afterwards! |