Westminster Choir College of Rider University presents Damien Dixon Memorial Piano Scholarship Recital and Master Class with Professor Ingrid Jacobson Clarfield
Featuring students of Larissa Korkina, Julia Lam, Phyllis Albert Lehrer, Chiu-Tze Lin, Lillian Livingston, Veda Zuponcic and the world premiere of a work by Ryan Brechmacher, first recipient of the Damien Dixon Memorial Scholarship.
Liszt Master Class - featuring WCC College and Conservatory students
Featuring performers from Westminster Conservatory of Music, The Young Artist Program and the Young Musicians Program
National Piano Institute for Teachers and Young Artists
with Guest Left Hand Artist Mona Rejino
Iowa MTA Conference
Keys to Stylistic Mastery: Students are Never Too Young or Too Old to Understand Style
This workshop examines the essential elements of building a solid technique that leads to greater musicality and stylistic awareness. Attention will be given on how to achieve the correct sound that will result in desired musical purpose. An overview of the stylistic traits of the musical periods will be presented as they relate to how a student learns and polishes their repertoire for performance. Repertoire and exercises will be demonstrated from Elementary through Advanced levels.
Developing a Basic Technical/Musical Vocabulary to Inspire Artistry!
Master Class
The goal is to present a conference that helps us better appreciate our musical heritage, challenges our imagination as we look to the future, and provides sessions that offer practical advice that will improve our day to day effectiveness as teachers. It will also be a chance to gather with good friends and colleagues in a beautiful setting to share our passion for music.
Master Class Featuring the Students Of Chang Liu
Name of Students/Repertoire:
Susanna Lo - Doll's Dream by Oesten
Amber Wang - Sonatina in G Major: Rondo by Diabelli
Amy Deng - Evening in the Country by Bartok
Yufei Tian - April from "The Seasons" by Tchaikovsky
Adrienne Wang - Nocturne in C# minor, Op. Posth by Chopin
Yanjie Qui - Nocturne in B Major by Chopin
All Day Pedagogy Workshop and Master Class
with Guest Left Hand Artist Alejandro Cremaschi
The Road to Technical and Stylistic Mastery
This workshop examines the essential elements of building a solid technique that leads to greater musicality and stylistic awareness. Attention will be given on how to achieve the correct sound that will result in desired musical purpose. An overview of the stylistic traits of the musical periods will be presented as they relate to how a student learns and polishes their repertoire for performance. Repertoire and exercises will be demonstrated from Elementary through Advanced levels.
Keys to Artistic Performance: Color, Choreography, and Characterization
Once students have learned all the correct notes, rhythm, and basic dynamics of their pieces, teachers are faced with the challenge of making their performances truly artistic. This workshop will provide teachers with useful information on how to develop greater artistry by guiding students in 3 Ô«eyÔ areas: Color, Choreography, Characterization. Teachers and students can apply these principals to all their repertoire to achieve a higher level of artistic performance, to sound and look like a concert pianist. Repertoire will be performed and discussed from Professor ClarfieldÓ³ unique series with well known composer, Dennis Alexander, Keys to Artistic Performance Books 1-3 (Alfred Publishing Co.), as well as other music from upper elementary through advanced levels. Participants are invited to bring in additional repertoire for discussion.