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Sweetwater Piano Pedagogy Conference 2024

Sweetwater Sound

5501 US-30, Fort Wayne, IN 46818, USA Indiana

41.1237364 -85.21236520000001

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Sweetwater Piano Pedagogy Conference 2024: Inspiration and Motivation Through Pedagogy Keynote Presenter: Marvin Blickenstaff Featuring: Dennis Alexander and Victor Labenske Enhance your knowledge of piano pedagogy with respected lecturer and pedagogy expert Marvin Blickenstaff. This three-day workshop for music educators and students includes invigorating lectures, extensive masterclasses, interactive peer discussions, and exciting performances presented by top-rated clinicians, composers, and musicians to help you elevate your educational approach. Conference tickets include the Tuesday and Wednesday box lunches, the Thursday buffet, and admission to the evening recitals at PFW. Save $50 when you register before May 24: Presented in partnership with the Purdue Fort Wayne Community Arts Academy Gene Marcus Piano Camp and Festival. Monday, June 10, 2024 9AM–12PM Check-in at PFW for teachers on the Residential plan 12PM Lunch on your own 1–3PM Check-in at PFW for teachers (both residential and commuter) 3:30–5PM Session (PFW) 5–7PM Dinner and free time 7:30PM Recital (PFW) Tuesday, June 11, 2024 8:30–9AM Check-in at PFW for teachers (both residential and commuter) 9AM–12PM Masterclass with Students from Piano Camp Marvin Blickenstaff (PFW) 12:30–1:30PM Box lunch (Sweetwater) 1:30–3PM Hidden Motives: Quotes, Symbols, and Other Compositional Techniques Found in the Works of Composers Victor Labenske (Sweetwater) 3–3:15PM Break 3:15–4:45PM Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Sacred Piano Books Victor Labenske (Sweetwater) 5–7PM Dinner and free time 7:30PM Recital (PFW) Wednesday, June 12, 2024 8:30–9AM Check-in at Sweetwater for teachers (both residential and commuter) 9–10:30AM Inspired Piano Teaching: Wisdom and Expertise from over 60 Years of Celebrated Piano Teaching Marvin Blickenstaff (Sweetwater) 10:30–10:45AM Break 10:45AM–12:15PM The Joy of Teaching Adult Students Dennis Alexander (Sweetwater) 12:30–1:30PM Box lunch (Sweetwater) 1:45–3PM Performance Practice in Contemporary Stylings: Strategies for Playing Celtic, Jazz, Gospel, Pop, and Latin Music with Confidence Victor Labenske (Sweetwater) 3:30–5PM Teaching the Romantics to Young Pianists (for all teachers and students) Dennis Alexander (PFW) 5–7PM Dinner and free time 7:30PM Recital (PFW) Thursday, June 13, 2024 9–11AM Practical, Purposeful, and Plentiful Dennis Alexander (Sweetwater) 11:15AM–12PM Closing Remarks and Thoughts Marvin Blickenstaff (Sweetwater) 12PM Buffet lunch (Sweetwater) ABOUT THE PRESENTERS Marvin Blickenstaff is known among piano teachers throughout the country for his publications, lectures, masterclasses, and performances. He received performance and academic honors at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music (BM) and Indiana University (MM) and studied at the Frankfurt (Germany) Hochschule für Musik. He was named a Fellow of the Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto) and received the Music Teachers National Association’s highest honor, the Achievement Award. He has been named “Teacher of the Year” in both Indiana and Pennsylvania. Blickenstaff lives in the greater Philadelphia area where he teaches in his home studio and at the New School for Music Study in Princeton. Victor Labenske is professor of music at Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU), where he has taught piano and composition on the faculty for over 35 years. A summa cum laude graduate of PLNU, he earned his master's degree in piano performance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Conservatory of Music and the doctor of musical arts in piano performance at the University of Southern California. He was honored to play during the opening ceremonies of the 1984 Olympic Games. An Academic All-America Scholar, his nearly 800 published compositions and arrangements include sacred piano collections, educational piano music, and chamber, vocal, and handbell works. He remains active as a concert artist both as soloist and as a collaborative performer. With over 450 publications and recordings, Dennis Alexander has earned an international reputation as a prolific and popular composer of educational piano music for students at all levels. He taught applied piano and piano pedagogy at University of Montana, Missoula, Cal State, Fullerton, and Cal State, Northridge. He was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy and the prestigious MTNA/Frances Clark Award for Keyboard Pedagogy for his two collections of Nocturnes for Piano. He was invited to conduct the intermediate masterclass at the MTNA National Conference in Reno, Nevada, in 2023. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he maintains a studio of adult students and continues to present workshops for local, state, and national organizations.

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