Event Calendar

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.

DATEEVENT
Friday, September 29:15 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 14DEADLINE to enroll students in Duet Festival
Friday,
October 21		DEADLINE to enroll students in AIM theory examinations
Sunday, October 30DUET FESTIVAL
Friday-Saturday,
November 4-5
ISMTA Conference (Eastern Illinois University, Charleston)
Saturday,
November 12
AIM Theory Examinations
Friday, December 29:15 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 31DEADLINE 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!