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With the MTNA conference right around the corner, we got Charles Harris, CPA back on the podcast to discuss tax deductions for business travel and attending conferences. We talk about common expenses associated with business travel, which ones are deductible and which ones aren't. We answer questions like: Are meals 100% deductible when I'm traveling? Can I deduct my plane ticket it I pay for it with points? If my family is traveling with me, can I deduct their travel expenses? If I book a local hotel for a staycation and teach a virtual lesson while I'm there, can I count it as a business trip? A full transcript and resources from this episode can be found at MusicStudioStartup.com/episode162.   FREE Webinar: Self-Employment Tax Crash Course   Tax help for music teachers: MSS Tax + Accounting Services Join the Hub: MSS Entrepreneurs Hub + Mastermind

Send us a textSarah Boyd, MM is a piano teacher, early childhood music specialist, and all-things music education enthusiast. She holds a Bachelor of Music Education  from Grove City College and a Master of Music Education from Eastern Michigan University where she studied with Dr. Heather Shouldice.  Sarah owns Piano Vine Studio, an audiation-based private and group piano studio founded in 2010 for students of all ages, both in-person and online. Sarah has completed GIML certification courses in Early Childhood, Piano Level 1 & 2, and joined as GIML faculty in 2024.In 2010, she founded Hummingbirds Music Together, an early childhood music program for children and the grownups who love them, which she continues to direct today.  Since 2018, she has been the Lead Teaching Artist for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. This position allows her to teach both students and teachers, develop educational concerts, teacher professional development and host onstage with the orchestra. Sarah completed a Graduate Certificate in Injury-Preventive Well-Coordinated Keyboard Technique with Dr. Lister-Sink at Salem College in 2022. She is a member of MTNA, NFMC, and is currently serving as VP for the Michigan GIML chapter. Sarah and her husband, Ryan, enjoy life near Detroit, MI with their four children Julia, JP, Luke, and Wesley.https://www.pianovinestudio.com/Top 5 Songs of Encouragement1) “Defying Gravity” from Wicked the Musical, performed by Idina Menzelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLb5LSlo1Y8&t=133s2) “Sheep May Safely Graze” by Bach, arr. by Egon Petri, performed by Leon Fleisherhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVVd-gjR8Qk&t=1s3) “You Cannot Lose My Love” by Sara Groveshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgsjC-j75e8&t=88s4) “For the Beauty of the Earth” from Be Thou My Vision by John Rutter, the Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfoniahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bDoMflYErE&t=178s5) “Halleluhah” (Improvisation on the Theme of the "Hallelujah" Chorus from Part 2 of Handel's "Messiah", HWV 56) by Gabriela Monterohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIftMhlD5XUSupport the show

Join Dr. Paloma Giangrande, Editor-in-Chief of Molecular Therapy Nucleic Acids, as she discusses RNA exon editing with Ascidian Therapeutics' leadership: CSO Dr. Robert Bell and CEO Dr. Michael Ehlers. Their conversation explores Dr. Bell's recent MTNA publication "RNA Exon Editing: Splicing the Way to Treat Human Diseases." Last Call: Submit your abstracts for ASGCT's 2025 Annual Meeting in New Orleans by January 31st, 11:59 PM ET. Present at cell and gene therapy's premier event and get published in Molecular Therapy. Details at annualmeeting.asgct.org/abstracts. In This Episode Paloma Giangrande, PhDEditor-in-Chief, Molecular Therapy Nucleic Acids and Chief Technology Officer at Eleven Therapeutics Robert Bell, PhDChief Scientific Officer at Ascidian Therapeutics Michael Ehlers, MD, PhDPresident and Chief Executive Officer at Ascidian Therapeutics 'Electric Dreams' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0.www.scottbuckley.com.auShow your support for ASGCT!: https://asgct.org/membership/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we sit down with DMA student Ellen Sirower as she discusses the upcoming Lunar New Year's concert and how to get involved. She also shares insights about her work incorporating music philosophy into the University of Texas Elementary School through the PLATO Foundation.

Send us a Text Message.Today's episode is an interview with Elizabeth Grace. Her's is a story of incredible strength and resolve in discovering how to play the piano with ease and without pain through the Taubman Approach. Her harrowing journey in the Taubman work, through the support and encouragement from her family and husband, was accompanied with superior focus and determination to learn all that she could. The end result is stunning. She is a master teacher and is performing at the highest level. Don't miss a second of this interview. www.bethgrace.com Elizabeth Mueller Grace, NCTM, enjoys a multi-faceted career as performer, teacher, clinician and adjudicator. An award-winning pianist, her performances have been praised for their “depth of sound, intelligent interpretation and fluid technique.” (Omaha World Herald)A frequent collaborator, Ms. Grace is a member of the Capriole Duo with Barbara Leibundguth, former co-principal flutist in the Minnesota Orchestra. The acclaimed ensemble has performed extensively together throughout the United States since 1984. The Duo was chosen to perform at the National Flute Conference in Chicago, toured under the auspices of the Midwest Arts Council and was featured on the Ruel Joyce Series in Kansas City. Ms. Grace has appeared with the Ives Quartet on the Chamber Music Tulsa Series, and has performed in ensembles nationwide, including at the University of Texas, University of Denver, Drake University and the Lawrence Conservatory of Music. Ms. Ms. Grace regularly concertizes with Dr. Janet Fetterman in duo-piano and four-hand collaborations. The duo was featured as the Conference Artists for the Missouri Federation State Convention.Ms. Grace was selected as a 2021 Steinway and Sons Top Teacher and was the winner of the 2014 Kansas Outstanding Teacher of the Year. A dedicated and enthusiastic teacher, she has taught at Rice University, Houston, Texas and Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Her students frequently win top prizes in competitions and festivals.Ms. Grace is certified at the Master Level of the Taubman Approach through the Golandsky Institute, New York City, and has been involved with the Taubman Approach since 1986.  She regularly coaches with Edna Golandsky and John Bloomfield, New York City. She has extensive experience teaching the principles of injury prevention and recovery. Her work with injured musicians is described in Preventing and Resolving Piano Injury and is featured onMajoringinMusic.com and MTNA.org.The recipient of numerous prizes and awards, Ms. Grace served as Keyboardist in the Houston Symphony, Topeka Symphony and as PrincipaThis Summer, Edna Golandsky, renowned pedagogue and leading expert on the Taubman Approach will release her first book with Amplify Publishing Group. Entitled ‘The Taubman Approach To Piano Technique: A Comprehensive Guide To Overcome Physical Limitations and Unlock Your Full Pianistic Potential.' Visit: www.ednagolandsky.com to learn more.The Golandsky Institute's mission is to provide cutting-edge instruction to pianists based on the groundbreaking work of Dorothy Taubman. This knowledge can help them overcome technical and musical challenges, cure and prevent playing-related injuries, and lead them to achieve their highest level of artistic excellence.Please visit our website at: www.golandskyinstitute.org.

Sharing a few takeaways from the latest MTNA conference in Atlanta.Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

With the MTNA conference in March, I guess you could say I've been on a conference kick. We talked about Networking with Stephanie Bonte-Lebair in Episode 141, I shared my takeaways from MTNA in Episode 142, and then last week I did a live Networking Debrief workshop with a group of teachers and, together, we went through our own lists of people we want to build deeper relationships with and figured out next steps. (Teachers on the call identified some really neat opportunities that have the potential to seriously impact their businesses.) Today we're covering another conference-related topic: how to get started speaking at conferences. My guest is one you've heard from before on the podcast - and maybe even heard present in person. Amy Chaplin has given over 35 presentations for state and national events and local teacher groups. Today she's sharing with us some tips for writing proposals and getting accepted to speak at conferences. Here's my conversation with Amy.   A full transcript and resources from this episode can be found at MusicStudioStartup.com/episode144.   MSS Entrepreneurs Hub + Mastermind MSS Studio Launch Grant Competition Music Studio Business Building 101 Business Finance for Music Teachers  

Welcome to the first-ever “ICYMI: In Case You Missed It” episode of The Piano Pantry Podcast! ICYMI episodes will feature anything from opportunities and resources I feel those in our profession should know about to items from the archives of the Piano Pantry blog that - if you've not been following me since 2016 - you might not know about! Today's episode features three free student “awards” made available to members of Music Teachers National Association. Find the full transcript and show notes (including any links mentioned) here: https://pianopantry.com/podcast/episode114 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/piano-pantry-podcast/message

Last week I was at the MTNA National conference in Atlanta. Georgia. It was a whirlwind - as conferences usually are - and I think I'm still absorbing everything. I wanted to go over three things today: first - some personal reflections from MTNA, second - I want to share some of my business takeaways, and third - I want to invite you to a workshop next week. A full transcript and resources from this episode can be found at MusicStudioStartup.com/episode142.   MSS Entrepreneurs Hub + Mastermind MSS Studio Launch Grant Competition Music Studio Business Building 101 Business Finance for Music Teachers  

You will surely be delighted by Amy's conversation with Seattle-based pianist, teacher, and clinician Peter Mack, current President of Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)! They chat on a variety of topics, including teaching specialties, Peter's natural knack for using visual descriptors, what it's like to be on a conference planning committee, tips on the proposal submission process, and much, much more. Find the full transcript and show notes (including any links mentioned) here: https://pianopantry.com/podcast/episode110 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/piano-pantry-podcast/message

Will you be in Reno, NV for the MTNA conference next week? Find out how we can meet! Not attending? No worries. We've got a great episode coming your way about starting group lesson programs in local schools. A full transcript and resources from this episode can be found at MusicStudioStartup.com/2023mtnaconferenceannouncement.

A few years ago, we were invited by some good friends to see a Christmas concert their kids were participating in. We were happy to be invited, and of course, wanted to support our friends and their kids! So we headed to Salt Lake City expecting a fun evening.But when we walked into Abravanel Hall, we knew something was going on that we didn't understand. The place was buzzing — it was packed full of people, with a tangible excitement in the air. We took our seats, and when the lights went down, nearly 1000 musicians flooded the stage and filled the balconies around us. When the music began, we were hit with a wall of sound unlike anything we'd ever heard. The quality of instrumentation, singing, and arrangement was truly incredible — by the time the concert was over, it felt like every person in attendance had been profoundly moved.That was our first introduction to Millennial Choirs and Orchestras, known as MCO, founded in 2007 by Brett and Brandon Stewart — and now home to over 4,000 musicians in five different chapters. Brett and Brandon are brothers, both with incredible musical resumes. Brett received a doctorate degree in choral conducting with cognate studies in composition from the University of Cincinnati College–Conservatory of Music, a master's degree in choral conducting from California State University, Long Beach, and a bachelor's degree in piano performance from BYU. All in all, he's been teaching music for nearly three decades, and is an accomplished conductor, composer, pianist, and vocalist. Brandon received a bachelor's degree from BYU before going on to receive a Master's Degree from Juilliard, and being invited to complete a doctorate program and teach at Juilliard — before choosing to instead join his brother Brett and found MCO. In addition to his talents as a conductor, composer, and vocalist, Brandon has been second-prize winner of the Juilliard Concerto Competition and the first prize winner of the MTNA national collegiate piano competition.Brett and Brandon tell the  founding story in the episode itself, but here we'll just say that these two have felt guided each step of this journey over the last fifteen years, including in some difficult moments that have turned into remarkable blessings for the choir and for audiences around the world.We're releasing this episode this week because over the next few weeks, MCO will be conducting its Christmas Concert series, with concerts in Utah, Arizona, California, Texas, and Idaho. You can still find tickets to the concerts and we can promise that you won't be disappointed. To get those tickets, head to millennial.org. You can also find a book about the MCO story, called Divine Orchestration,  written by our friend Greg Trimble and available on Amazon.

Thanks for joining me, Dr. Benjamin Harding, on the Piano Explored Podcast. Follow us at www.benjaminharding.net.I am so thrilled to welcome Dr. Paul Barnes on the podcast today. His website is at www.paulbarnes.netPraised by the New York Times for his “Lisztian thunder and deft fluidity," and the San Francisco Chronicle as “ferociously virtuosic,” pianist Paul Barnes has electrified audiences with his intensely expressive playing and cutting-edge programming. He has been featured seven times on APM's Performance Today and on the cover of Clavier Magazine with his recordings streamed worldwide.Celebrating his twenty-five-year collaboration with Philip Glass, Barnes commissioned and gave the world premiere of Glass's Piano Quintet "Annunciation." The work is Glass's first piano quintet and first work based on Greek Orthodox chant. Barnes recording of the quintet with string quartet superstars Brooklyn Rider was released in October of 2019 to critical acclaim.  ResMusica in Paris wrote: "Paul Barnes, whose pianistic lines are always clear, is a marvel of dialogue with Brooklyn Rider." Barnes twelfth CD New Generations: The New Etudes of Philip Glass and Music of the Next Generation has also received rave reviews. Gramophone Magazine wrote, "Pianists of Barnes's great technique and musicality are a boon to new music." And American Record Guide commented, "This disc provides further proof of Barnes's ability to communicate new music with flair and passion." Produced by Orange Mountain Music, the recording features the world-premiere recording of Dreaming Awake, a selection of Glass's etudes and works by N. Lincoln Hanks, Lucas Floyd, Jason Bahr, Zack Stanton, Ivan Moody, and Jonah Gallagher. Barnes is Marguerite Scribante Professor of Music at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music. He was recently appointed Artistic Director of the Lied Center Piano Academy which welcomes several high-school pianists to Lincoln each summer for an intensive week of piano, composition, improvisation and collaboration. He will also be teaching this summer in Greece at the Piano Plus Summer Institute. In great demand as a pedagogue and clinician, Barnes has served as convention artist at several state MTNA conventions, most recently at Virginia and was recently named "Teacher of the Year" by the Nebraska Music Teachers Association.Barnes latest recital Illumination features a contemplative and cathartic program of piano works inspired by the mystical world of chant. Barnes, also a Greek Orthodox chanter, has collaborated most recently with Philip Glass and Victoria Bond to create piano works based on ancient byzantine and Jewish chant. New chant-based works by Native flutist Ron Warren and David von Kampen were also given their premiere performances. Barnes gave the world premiere of Victoria Bond's Illumination on Byzantine Chant at New York's Symphony Space in April of 2021. Barnes released his fourteenth recording last fall on Albany Records entitled Illumination: The Piano Works of Victoria Bond including the world-premiere recording of Illuminations on Byzantine Chant. American Record Guide wrote "he sings with haunting musicality...and plays with fervid virtuosity...the music is calm and meditative, perfect for these troubled times." Barnes' recordings are available on Spotify, Pandora, ITunes, Apple Music, YouTube, and Amazon.

Tom Pearsall shares about his self-taught beginnings, how group piano has changed in the last 30 years, and an insider's history into the GP3 Conference and its association with MTNA.

Hi! It's spring break here at Music Studio Startup headquarters, so I'm just jumping on the mic to give you some details on the 2022 studio launch grant competition. This program is for new and newish teachers who have been in business for fewer than three years. If this describes you - I hope you'll apply. If it's not, I hope you'll share this with anyone you know - a former student, your MTNA group, or your social media friends and followers. We're all about helping teachers launch successful careers here at Music Studio Startup and this grant is one way we get to do that. We're joined by some amazing sponsors who are also huge champions of music teachers. $500 cash grant from Music Studio Startup $500 cash grant from Duet   This year's grand prize package includes a $1000 cash grant, funded by Music Studio Startup and Duet studio management software. It also includes a year membership to the Cascade Method teacher training program created by the amazing Tara Boykin - who you might remember as the creator of NoteMatch, which we featured waaaaay back in Episode 007 of Music Studio Startup. Stephanie Smith of Dynamic Doodle Co, which we featured in Episode 080 is giving the grand prize winner a $100 gift card to her shop of beautifully handcrafted teaching tools, stickers, buttons. Steve Hughes of Virtual Piano Studio will be helping our grand prize winner up their technology game with a 1:1 technology session. Steve was featured in Episodes 033 and 034. And because no studio is complete without instruments, Alamo Music is generously setting our winner up with a $500 gift card toward instruments and accessories. In addition to all those prizes, the grand prize winner will get startup coaching with yours truly through the next Business Building 101 course. This prize package and the generosity of these sponsors has me super excited. I don't know if you were adding up the value of that prize package as we went along, but there's like $1600 of cash and gift certificates in there, plus the training program, consulting, and course. Incredible! This grant competition is open to current college students who intend to open studios this year and studio owners who have been in business for fewer than 3 years and the deadline is May 15. For all the details, go to musicstudiostartup.com/grant again, that's musicstudiostartup.com/grant. Don't delay in getting those apps in. If you're not eligible, hit that share button in your podcast app and send this to the first person who pops into your head. That's all for today. Thanks for listening! I'll be back next week. A full transcript and resources from this episode can be found at MusicStudioStartup.com/2022grantcompetitionannouncement.

A casual teacher-friend chat with Karen Thickstun, President of Music Teacher's National Association (MTNA), 2021-2023. Karen Thickstun, NCTM, teaches piano pedagogy at Butler University, operates an independent studio, and recently retired as founding director of the Butler Community Arts School. She holds degrees in music, economics and business administration. Thickstun is currently serving as national president of Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). Contact Karen: kthickstun@butler.edu OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE'S CONVERSATION (1) Karen's background including a business degree in economics (2) Butler University pedagogy position (3) Her path to MTNA President (4) Begin engaged in the profession - Say YES! (5) Attending Conferences / MTNA 2022 (6) An organizational tip - she says it's “old school” but I think it's great! (7) The non-teacher side of Karen - including auto racing! (8) Silly/Fun Fact about Karen (involves March Madness!) SUBSCRIBE Click here to subscribe to Piano Pantry's GENERAL email list to keep up-to-date on all things new! ITEMS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Podcast Episode: 001 Organizing Student Files (The Piano Pantry Podcast) Blog Post: File Fever: Organizing Student Files (PianoPantry.com) Blog Post: Tips for Presenting: Tools, Resources, and a Pep-Talk OTHER RELATED RESOURCES Blog Post: Organizing Your Hard Copy Music Books (labeling file folders) CONNECT PianoPantry.com/podcast/ Facebook @PianoPantry Instagram @amychaplinpiano TRANSCRIPT: There is no transcript available for this episode. SEND ME A VOICEMAIL --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/piano-pantry-podcast/message

Thank you for listening. Please subscribe, hit the like button, and get notifications for the new episodes! If you're new to Tuesday Conversation with Friends, it is a conversation series featuring world-class musicians with their work, and who they are as people. It is like overhearing a very interesting chat two people are having at a coffee house! You can watch the video version of the interview on YouTube. Please see link in description. Joining me here is award-winning American composer, Glenda Austin from Joplin, Missouri. As a composer, pianist, and educator, Glenda is known and loved by piano teachers and students through out The United States and Canada. But did you know she has a CD, "William Gillock: New Orleans Jazz Style," released in Japan (1998) as a solo pianist? You can find it on Apple Music! Many of you have come to know Glenda through her work, and her Facebook Lives. In this episode, we will get to know her more personally. We will learn how she grew up, her early music education (by ear as well as by reading, the golden oldies from the 40s as well as the classical composers!) We will hear about her special friendship and collaboration with William Gillock. How her first compositions came about, and the transition to go from someone who composed incidentally, to working with commissions, requirements, and deadlines. Glenda graduated from The University of Missouri (Columbia) with a bachelor's degree in music education, and a master's degree in piano performance. She is a frequent adjudicator and clinician, having presented workshops for teachers and students through out the US, Canada, and Japan. In addition, she serves as an adjunct faculty member at Missouri Southern State University, accompanying jazz and choral groups as well as individual vocal students. Many of her compositions appear on state repertoire lists, (MTNA) published by Willis Music Company. In addition, "Jazz Suites No.2" and "Sea Nocturne" are perennial favorites on the National Federation (NFMC) list. Because of her association and friendship with William Gillock, renowned composer, she was chosen by Willis to simplify the ever-popular New Orlean Jazz Styles and arrange it for four-hand duets. You will hear 2 selections from her CD by the same name in this episode. I hope you enjoy this conversation between Glenda and I. Below is a chapter list, and links to both mine, and Glenda's social media. Stay connected, and stay tuned! 0:00 Sea Nocturne Performance 0:55 Welcome 1:11 Early Start - Childhood 2:37 "You Make Me Feel So Young / Frank Sinatra" Special edition by Glenda Austin for this episode 3:34 Prolific composer? Other aspects of Glenda's Music Life and meeting William Gillock 6:04 More On The Friendship with William Gillock 6:04 New Orlean Blues (William Gillock/Glenda Austin) 7:54 After Midnight (William Gillock/Glenda Austin) 11:42 How Did Glenda Start Writing Music? 16: 37 Her Creative Process and Jazz Suite No.3 24:27 Jazz Suite No.3 Performance Social Media Shirley Wang, Your Host: Linktree: https://Linktr.ee/ShirleyWang Instagram: @Ms.Shirley.Wang Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/XiaoLingSoprano YouTube Episode Link: https://youtu.be/TykuewwTT_g Glenda Austin, Your Guest: Facebook:@GlendaAustinPiano Instagram:@GlendaAustin22 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shirley-wang6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shirley-wang6/support

Susan Andrews, past GMTA president and winner of the Teacher of the Year Award, talks about her career as a piano teacher and her involvement with MTNA at various levels of the organization. To read the Teacher of the Year Article on Susan Andrews, go to: https://georgiamta.org/teachersOfTheYear/2017SusanAndrews.pdf

0:27 Introductions1:42 Alison shares her very beginnings in music.2:40 Alison shares her memories of those early piano lessons. 4:12 Alison reflects on the transition to lessons at the New England Conservatory prep school. 6:20 Alison shares what music meant to her childhood.8:26 Alison tells us the story of how she decided on a career in music.10:50 Alison shares her career path through school that led to her independent studio.13:15 How Alison puts the "I" in "independent."16:09 Alison reflects on how she first became involved with MTNA.18:12 Alison discusses what she loves most about teaching the piano. 21:20 Alison shares a powerful teaching story.24:49 Alison explains how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted her teaching and her students.For more on how music education is changing lives, visit us at https://southshorepianoschool.com!

I’m taking a spring break from podcasting this week to attend the virtual MTNA conference! If you’re registered for the conference, I gave my presentation “Let the Website Speak: Crafting a More Effective Studio Website” on Sunday, but it’s not too late to view! It will be available for registered attendees through June 1. I’ll be back next week with a regular podcast interview. :) For more entrepreneurial resources for music teachers, including a FREE Vision & Values course, check out musicstudiostartup.com.

Today I’m talking to Joey Lieber, a music teacher and virtual music school owner, about how he’s made a shift from thinking about income goals to lifestyle goals and how that impacts the way he manages his personal budget and his time. A full transcript for this episode can be found at musicstudiostartup.com/episode076. Upcoming workshop: I will be presenting a session called “Let the Website Speak: Crafting More Effective Studio Websites” at the MTNA virtual conference this weekend. That session will go live on Sunday at 11am Eastern and I will be around to answer questions afterward. I hope to see you there! “Let the Website Speak: Crafting a More Effective Studio Website” Sunday, March 14 at 11am Eastern

SHOW NOTES:  Trumpet Player Elmer Churampi, from Peru talks about how discipline has been key for his success as a musician and how having a positive mindset have help him overcome challenges in his career He began playing the trumpet when he was four years old with his father who is also a trumpet player that plays on street bands. Elmer was invited to be part of the National Youth Orchestra of Peru when he was seven years old and was a soloist three times with the National Symphony of Peru at the ages of 7, 8 and 9 performing Carnaval de Venecia, the Haydn Trumpet Concerto and the Arutunian Trumpet Concerto. When he was 10 years old, he was accepted to the National Conservatory of Music from Peru. Elmer was invited to be part of the professional orchestra of the Conservatory of Peru as a second trumpet when he was 12. At the age of 13, he played concerts with the Orquesta de los Reyes, the Opera Orchestra from Peru. In 2010 he attended the Interlochen Summer Camp with a full scholarship, playing first trumpet in every concert. Elmer was accepted to the Interlochen Arts Academy with a full scholarship and studied for three years with Ken Larson. During that time, Elmer won competitions including Young Artist in 2013, Jack Kent Cooke Award in 2013 and the Interlochen Young Artist Award in 2013. Elmer was also interviewed and featured on the radio program From the Top. He was invited by Mark Gould and Jen Lindemann to perform at the Banff Center of Arts in the brass festival in 2013. During his freshman year, Elmer won the concerto competition at New England Conservatory as well as the MTNA brass competition in Chicago. In 2015 and 2016, Elmer won first place in the National Trumpet Competition in the undergraduate division. He also won the Young Artist brass award in Texas. In 2017, Elmer was the soloist for the Boston Philharmonic in the South America tour, recently Elmer was the winner of the Boston Pops concert Competition. Elmer recently graduated from the New England Conservatory with a bachelors in trumpet performance under the instruction of Ben Wright and Tom Rolfs, Second and Principal Trumpet of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Elmer has played with the Boston Pops, the Boston Symphony and the Chicago Symphony. Look up more information: Support the show: If you find value in this Podcast, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcast. It would help me reach more people and I would be forever grateful! You can make a donation to the show via venmo @satsvara or Paypal punsuspensivo@gmail.com It helps me to keep creating content for you. You can also make a donation through anchor here to help me keep creating content for all of you https://anchor.fm/satsvarapodcast/support CONNECT WITH(guest) : * Instagram: @Elmerchurampitrumpet CONNECT WITH ME : * Instagram : @sat.svara * YouTube Channel : http://www.youtube.com/puntosuspensivo * Website: http:/www.satsvara.squarespace.com OTHER: This Podcast was distributed by Anchor: anchor.fm/app Cover art: Natalie Osorio Intro Music: Blossom - SOMM --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/satsvarapodcast/support

We cover: * Why you don't have to be rich to make a difference * How to see the rainbows in people * What if kindergarteners were in charge of the world And much more Jen Vanella is a Vocal Coach, Vocalist, and Philanthropist, who specializes in Classical, Broadway, Auditions, Pop, Piano, Vocal Pedagogy, and Specialized Voice Lessons. Her certifications Include: a AD MM Of Opera and Jazz Performance from Duquesne University, Undergraduate in MDS BAA from West Virginia University, Certificates in Alexander Technique, A certificate in Vocal Ped from NYU, Affiliated with NATS, American Women's Business Bureau, and the MTNA. She has finalized and competed in numerous National vocal competitions and has sung all over the World. Some of her recent Magazine features include Modern Singer Magazine, Pop Dust, Sexi Soprano, and has written numerous Teaching Articles for various online teaching and advocacy websites. Jen is a Professional Voice Coach who believes everyone deserves a chance to find and free their Voice. Some of her recent projects in Pittsburgh PA include: Call backs for Americans Got Talent, American Idol, Audition Prep for the Voice, and International Online Master Classes with “ Follow the Mentor UK. This Season she aspires to offer various performance and Educational experiences to the local Artists and Emerging Educators in Pittsburgh PA expanding the educational forum and offer new and exciting opportunities for local Musicians for many years to come. Stay connected with Jen: Website: https://vanellajennifer.wixsite.com/sing (https://vanellajennifer.wixsite.com/sing) Instagram: @Jen.1253 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/jennifer-vanella-aa96a840 (https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/jennifer-vanella-aa96a840) Catch up on past conversations as well as see the entire lineup of contributors at the "A Handful of Hope" website: https://jessebrisendine.lpages.co/a-handful-of-hope (https://jessebrisendine.lpages.co/a-handful-of-hope) Stay connected with Jesse: Website: https://jessebrisendine.com/ (https://jessebrisendine.com/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessebrisendine (https://www.facebook.com/jessebrisendine) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JesseBrisendineCoaching/ (https://www.facebook.com/JesseBrisendineCoaching/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessebrisendine/ (https://www.instagram.com/jessebrisendine/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessebris (https://twitter.com/jessebris) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JesseBrisendine (https://www.youtube.com/user/JesseBrisendine) Grab Your Free Copy of The Happiness Guide:  https://jessebrisendine.leadpages.co/happiness-guide/ (https://jessebrisendine.leadpages.co/happiness-guide/)

In the continuation of the discussion Jonathan has with University of Memphis students, he discusses the role of social media and competitions in forming a career after graduation as well as sharing his journey post-doctorate

In this episode, Jonathan sits down the the University of Memphis chapter of MTNA to talk about life after getting a degree.

Thanks for reading CPTP173: MTNA President Martha Hilley on 49 Years of Teaching and Mentoring the Next Generation from Top Music Co. How did your journey to music education start and where is it now? Are you engaging yourself in conferences, associations, and getting certifications that can support and build you up as a professional music educator?  My guest today has had over 49 years of teaching in music education and has definitely made a mark in […] The post CPTP173: MTNA President Martha Hilley on 49 Years of Teaching and Mentoring the Next Generation appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

A lot of songwriters, producers, and artists ask me questions about tax deductions in the music industry. Normally I don't have time to get in too deep with them about how they can make everyday purchases in their lives deductible for their music career. During the Music Teachers National Association conference in 2018, I took the time to breakdown what the IRS requires for you to write off something and how you can achieve that in the easiest way possible... Hopefully, you can extract a TON of value from this!

Welcome to Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast #107! http://www.organduo.lt/podcast Today's guest is an American organist ​and pianist Kae Hannah Matsuda. She began piano lessons at age 9. In junior high school she accompanied her youth group's weekly hymn sing, and at 13 began her ongoing involvement in church music. She's a performer at heart, and church music offered a challenging but forgiving way to develop this skill! So throughout her years at Covenant High School in Tacoma, she accompanied weekly chapel and school choir concerts. At the prodding of her piano teachers at the time, Paul Twedt and later Chris Rogers, she also competed and placed as a soloist in local MTNA competitions. In 2013 she began attending Seattle Pacific University, where she collaborated with SPU choir and solo vocal performances and recorded several student-led ensembles, while continuing private lessons with Dr. Wayne Johnson. He retired in 2014, and she joined the studio of Dr. Dainius Vaičekonis. Kae lives in Lake City, Seattle, and teaches in-home lessons. She's currently employed as pianist/organist at Haller Lake United Methodist Church, seasonally accompanies the Norwegian Ladies' Chorus of Seattle, and have been occasionally teaching elementary piano students since 2012. She graduated from SPU in June 2017, one of just two students with a BA in piano performance. She's excited to announce she is now reopening her studio full-time! In this conversation Kae shares her insights about overcoming her 3 main challenges - developing hands and feet coordination, getting on the organ bench every day and dreaming big. Enjoy and share your comments below. ​And don't forget to help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with your organist friends. And if you like it, please head over to iTunes and leave a rating and review. This helps to get this podcast in front of more organists who would find it helpful. Thanks for caring. Listen to the conversation Related Links: Kae Hannah Matsuda on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIjPtoQ1_bxt38oGTCLOJiw and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hannah.matsuda.39

Dr. Anne Foradori has appeared in recital, concert, and opera in the Midwest. She has performed works by several American composers, and has presented at national MTNA and NATS conventions. She made her New York debut at Symphony Space in 2007. Dr. Foradori has published in the Journal of Singing and contributed to the American National Biography. Dr. Foradori teaches voice and coordinates opera and musical theatre at the University of Nebraska at Kearney where she is Professor of Voice. Mentioned in this episode: Prairie Suppers www.prairiesuppers.com University of Nebraska at Kearney

Episode 45: Finding the Beauty in Your Sound - A conversation with Dr. Christopher Moore Grammy Award-winner, Professor Christopher Moore has been teaching trumpet at FSU since 2003. Prior to his appointment at FSU, Dr. Moore was Associate Professor of Trumpet at the University of Kansas, where for seven years he directed the trumpet studio, conducted the trumpet ensemble and performed as a member of the Kansas Brass Quintet. Dr. Moore also served as Assistant Professor of Music at Morningside College from 1989 to1993, and from 1994 to 1996 was a full-time member of the Philadelphia professional brass quintet, The Chestnut Brass Company, recording 4 CD’s with that group and winning the Grammy Award in their field in 2000 with Hornsmoke, a CD that featured the brass chamber music of Peter Schickele. Dr. Moore holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music, a Master of Music in Performance from the University of New Mexico, and a Bachelor of Music in Performance from The Florida State University. He has won numerous solo competitions, including top prize at the ITG competition and at state and regional MTNA competitions. Professor Moore has also been a finalist at the Ellsworth Smith International Trumpet Competition as well as the MTNA National Finals. Dr. Moore has presented clinics at the Midwest Clinic, the NACWPI National Convention, and has performed at the National MENC. He is on the Executive Board of the National Trumpet Competition, is a Selmer Artist, and can be heard on his first solo CD, Trumpeting the Stone, on the Mark Masters label, and most recently recorded the Progressive Etudes by Sigmund Hering for Carl Fischer Publications. Email: crmoore@fsu.edu Website: www.fsutrumpetstudio.com    

Happy New Year Everyone! This is Mike Epstein and welcome to Speaking of the Arts. At the end of 2016 I made a special announcement on behalf of our booking agency, Epstein & Company. In case you missed it, starting in 2017, we have decided to give back in the form of a special fund for music students who would otherwise not be able to afford private lessons. This means that from now on, every time you book one of our artists, you are helping to empower a music student in need. To accomplish this, we are partnering with an organization called The MusicLink Foundation and today’s guest just so happens to be the founder and director, Dr. Joanne Haroutounian. Before we begin the episode, here’s a little about Joanne - She currently serves on the George Mason University piano faculty and coordinates the various piano pedagogy programs as well as the Music Education Graduate Seminars covering topics concerning artistic and musical talent development. Active internationally as a consultant in the areas of piano, music, artistic thinking, creativity, and the arts, Joanne regularly presents sessions at MTNA and NAGC conferences. She recently was plenary speaker at the Pacific Asian Conference on Giftedness in Singapore and the International Symposium on Gifted Arts in Seoul Korea, speaking on musical talent identification and gifted/arts education for all students. Joanne is well known for editing and writing almost 30 teaching publications including Explorations in Music, a comprehensive curriculum in theory, ear training, analysis, and creative composition. Her pedagogy text, Fourth Finger on Bb: Effective Strategies for Teaching Piano is a major text for college pedagogy programs across the country. The MusicLink Foundation is a non-profit organization located in Arlington Virginia with a twenty five year program history of developing the talents of promising students in financial need across the country. MusicLink professional teachers have provided over 450,000 hours of instruction to over 6500 students in 50 states and 4 Canadian provinces. equivalent to over $11million of in-kind service to the program.

Dr. Benjamin Killey has been practicing emergency medicine for the past 10 years. He was trained at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, did his internship at The University of Chicago and his emergency medicine residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. He began practicing in the Puget Sound region in 2007. He received his training in medical aesthetics from the American Board of Aesthetic Medicine and successfully completed and passed the board certification course. Dr. Killey has always believed in pursuing multiple interests in life. He received a bachelor of music in piano performance from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1999. While at IWU, he was the 1997 MTNA collegiate state champion in piano for Illinois and was named the top graduate in the school of music at graduation. He continues to perform concerts today. He was also featured on the television series Untold Stories of the ER on the TLC network in December 2010. He is currently singing with the Seattle Men’s Chorus. His favorite hobbies are volleyball, tennis, running and reading.   Jeremy Baker is the host of the Day Spa Med Spa internet radio show.  http://dayspamedspasuccess.com/ 

The central goal of this dissertation is to understand the genetic and functional aspects of how populations adapt to new or changing environments. Genetic variation within a population, either at protein coding genes or at regulatory elements, provides the substrate upon which natural selection can act to drive adaptation. There is considerable evidence that changes in gene expression account for a large proportion of morphological, physiological and behavioral variation between and within species that can contribute to adaptation and speciation. Due to the major role that gene expression changes can have in shaping phenotypes, the first three chapters of this dissertation deal with the study of how changes in gene expression can facilitate adaptation. I use Drosophila melanogaster from ancestral and derived regions of the species' range as a model system for studying local adaptation. In chapter 1, I perform high-throughput RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) of brain tissue of flies from an ancestral (Zimbabwe) and a derived (the Netherlands) population. The whole brain transcriptome was assayed for differences in gene expression between African and European flies in order to understand how differences in brain expression may lead to local adaptation. I found over 300 candidate genes that differed significantly in expression between the populations, including a cluster of genes on chromosome arm 3R that showed reduced expression in Europe and genetic evidence for positive selection. Other candidate genes involved in stress response, olfaction and detoxification were also identified. Additionally, I compared brain gene expression between males and females and found an enrichment of sex-biased genes on the X chromosome. Chapter 2 presents a detailed study of one of the candidate genes identified in chapter 1. The metallothionein gene, MtnA, shows over four-fold higher expression in the brain of European flies than of African flies. I found a derived deletion in the 3’ untranslated region (UTR) of MtnA that segregates at high frequency within the Dutch population, but is absent from the Zimbabwean population. The presence of the deletion was perfectly associated with the observed variation in MtnA expression. When additional populations of D. melanogaster were screened for the presence of the deletion, I found that it showed a clinal distribution that was significantly correlated with latitude and temperature. Furthermore, using population genetic data and a selective sweep analysis I show that the MtnA locus is evolving under positive selection. In Chapter 3 I report a population genetic analysis of the enhancer region of CG9505, a gene that shows significantly higher expression in European than in African populations of D. melanogaster. A previous study found that there was very low nucleotide polymorphism in the enhancer region of CG9509 in flies from the Netherlands, a pattern that is consistent with a selective sweep. I analyzed an additional set of five populations from Zambia, Egypt, Malaysia, France and Germany in order to gain a better understanding of how selection has affected the evolution of this enhancer. I found that there is a depletion of nucleotide diversity in all of the non-sub-Saharan populations (Egypt, Malaysia, France and Germany), which share a common high-frequency derived haplotype. Population genetic analyses suggest that a selective sweep took place in the enhancer region of CG9509 just after D. melanogaster migrated out of sub-Saharan Africa. Finally, in chapter 4 I performed in situ hybridizations to examine the expression of tissue-specific reporter genes in the D. melanogaster testis. In the male germline of D. melanogaster, reporter genes that reside on the X chromosome show a reduction in expression relative to those located on the autosomes. This phenomenon was demonstrated by randomly inserting reporter gene constructs on the X chromosome and the autosomes. By doing in situ hybridizations on testis of flies having reporter gene insertions on the X chromosome and autosomes, I could show that the expression difference mainly occurs in meiotic and post-meiotic cells. For most constructs, expression was very low or absent in the testis apex, which is enriched with pre-meiotic cells. These results suggest that the suppression of X-linked gene expression in the Drosophila male germline occurs through a different mechanism than the MSCI (meiotic sex chromosome inactivation) known to occur in mammals.

Hosts Tom and Jake feature Dorothy Yan, pianist, discuss her senior recital, work with MTNA, and "performance mode".