9:30-10:00 Pre-Meeting Discussion
Presenter: Jia-Yee Tang
Program: Introducing the New NSMTA Website, Member Portal, Find a Teacher database and more!
Jia-Yee will reveal the advanced features of the new NSMTA website built by her husband, Jason Craft. NSMTA members who have not already migrated to the new platform by the time of the meeting can learn:
How to register your new member accounts on our new platform
How to create, customize and edit your Teacher Profile for maximum public visibility (and how to disable the public profile if you wish)
How to add students to your personal student roster
How to use the Event Portal to register for AIM, SSF and Competition (which will be a different process from before)
Bring your personal device (computer, mobile or table) to the meeting and register your account and/or interact with the site live during the discussion! Jia-Yee can answer any questions or address any issues during the Q&A.
10:00-11:00 Business Meeting
Meeting will be led by NSMTA President, George Radosavljevic
11:00-12:00 Program
Presenter: Dr. Janice Razaq
Program: Exploring Some Unfamiliar Contemporary Gems from AIM Levels 8-9-10
This presentation will introduce you to some contemporary repertoire that you may not have used for your students. It’s a good way to get out of the habit of always assigning the same tried and true pieces year after year! The pieces will be performed after briefly giving some teaching and practicing tips. Repertoire may include these pieces plus a few others: “Petite Berceuse” by Barber (8); “Kaleidoscopes” by Lees (8 & 9); “Rivers of America” by Matz (8); “The Firefly” by Bilotti (9); “Songs Without Words” by Tsitsaros (9); “Portraits in Jazz” by Capers (10); “Le Cahier Romand” by Honegger (10).
BIOGRAPHY
Janice Larson Razaq has a DMA from Texas Tech University and other degrees from The Eastman School of Music and the University of Illinois. She has the Licentiate Diploma from the Royal Academy of Music, London. During three years as a Fulbright scholar to London she performed at Wigmore Hall. She was an award winner in the Canals International Competition in Barcelona.
Dr. Razaq is heard on WFMT and Minnesota Public Radio and plays concertos with area orchestras. Recent performances/presentations were for the American Matthay Association for Piano at College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN, The Eastman School of Music, at Arizona State University, and in Tennessee at Union University. She presented a talk on Matthay Technique for the Canadian Federation of MTA in Nova Scotia and was also featured at the MTNA National Conference in 2020. Professional offices held include Past President of the American Matthay Association for Piano, Past-President of ISMTA and Past ECD Director of MTNA. She is Director of Keyboard Studies at Harper College in Palatine, IL, where she teaches applied piano and piano ensemble. She was just named ISMTA Teacher of the Year,