2008 MMTA Conference Schedule (Updated 8-12-08)

Sunday, October 12

8:30-9:30 a.m.Executive Board Meeting
9:30-11:00 a.m.Full Board Meeting
12:00 p.m. Registration Opens
MMTA Members and Vendors Displays Open
Mackinaw and Petosky Rooms
1:00 p.m.Conference Opening: Opening Remarks by the President
1:15-2:15 p.m.General Session I: Midland Suzuki Strings
2:15 p.m.Break
2:30-3:15 p.m.SAT Breakout Session
3:15-4:00 p.m.Certification Breakout Session
4:00-4:15 p.m.MMTA Business Meeting I:Treasurer's Report
4:30-530 p.m.MMTA/MTNA Winner’s Recital
6:00 p.m.Dinner on Your Own
SAT Handbook Dinner Meeting
Local Associations Presidents Meeting
8:00 p.m.Concert: Michael Coonrod and the MMTA Commissioned Composer
9:30 p.m.Reception: Hosted by the Piano Teachers Forum of Grand Rapids

Monday, October 13

7:30-9:00 a.m.SAT Local Chairpersons' Meeting
8:00 a.m.Registration Opens
*Exhibits Open
9:00-10:15 a.m.General Session II: Guest Clinican: Gail Berenson
"Strategies for Handling Performance Anxiety"
10:15-10:30 a.m.Break
10:30-11:45General Session III: Guest Clinican: Gail Berenson
"An Injury-Preventative Prescription: Healthy Practicing Stratgies"
11:45-1:00 p.m.Lunch on Your Own
Certification Committee Meeting
1:00-2:15 p.m.General SessionIV: Guest Clinican: Gail Berenson
"The Art of Communication:Nurturing Resourceful and Spirited Students"
2:15-2:30 p.m.Break
2:30-3:30 p.m.Special Session: Guest Speaker: Maria Holian
"The Anatomical Basis of Performance"
3:00-3:45 p.m.Break
3:45-4:45 p.m.IMTF Session:Mary Siciliano
"Leaving Method Books Behind:The Transition into Intrmediate Repertoire"
5:00 p.m.Break
5:30-6:15 p.m.Cash Bar: Atrium
6:15-8:00 p.m.Gala Banquet: Grand Centennial Ballroom
8:15 p.m.Gala Concert: Leon Harshenin, pianist
Grand Centennial Ballroom
9:30p.m.Reception

Tuesday, October 14


7:30-9:00 a.m.Advisory Council Meeting
8:00 a.m.Registration Open
*Exhibits Open
9:00-10:00 a.m.General Session V: Guest Clincian: William Westney
"How Can a Wrong Note Be Perfect?"
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15-10:30 a.m.MMTA Business Meeting II:Presentation of Slate of Officers
Room: Charlevoix Ballroom
10:30-11:30 a.m.General Session VI: Guest Clinician: William Westney
"Bartok's Mikrokosmos: A Goldmine for Teachers"
11:45 a.m.- 12:00 pmConference Wrap Up
12:00 pmConference Ends