Presenter Handouts

2026-2027:

• Lynda Lybeck-Robinson, NCTM (September 9, 2026) - Never Underestimate the POWER of Simplicity.

2025-2026:

• Dr. Barbara Baird (November 6, 2025) - Performance Practices in Baroque Keyboard Music.

• Dr. Lisa Neher (January 7th, 2026) - Burnout Prevention Kit for Music Teachers.

2024-2025:

• Dr. Joseph Hoffman (September 11, 2024) - Teaching Rhythm with the Child’s Brain in Mind.

• Andrew D’Antonio (November 13, 2024) - Teaching Adult Piano Students (Handout available by email:  hillsboro@oregonmta.org, for members only)

• Melissa Terrall (January 8, 2025) - Turning Performance Anxiety Into A Superpower.

• Heidi Evans (March 12, 2025) - Point of View: Syllabus as a Teacher, Syllabus as an Adjudicator.

2023-2024:

• Dr. Michelle Huang (September 13, 2023) - The Art of Memorization

• Dr. Lisa Nehar (April 10, 2024) - The Sustainable Studio (also see Hillsboro Are Business Practices Survey and YouTube link to the presentation)

2022-2023:

• Dr. Lark Powers - Practice smarter, not longer.

• Dianne Davies - Lower Division Chord Progression Song Charts

• Dianne Davies - Upper Division Chord Progression Song Charts

• Dr. Ricardo de la Torre - Getting to Know Our Neighbor: A Pianist's Guide to Pedagogical Repertoire by Mexican Composers