October 27, 2023
Mental skills for peak performance
guest lecture
University of Colorado Boulder
MTNA collegiate chapter
October 23-25, 2023
Managing academic anxiety and performance stress
Trauma-sensitive techniques for stress and anxiety management
A presentation about nothing
faculty residency
Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts
Glenn Korff School of Music
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
October 19-20, 2023
The paradox of performance preparation
Mindfulness for teacher and student well-being
Nailing Jell-O to a tree: Centering the distracted student
A global perspective of music performance anxiety
guest clinician
Nebraska Music Teachers Association state conference
University of Nebraska at Omaha
October 5-6, 2023
Music and the brain: Applications of neuroscience for the innovative teacher
Nailing Jell-O to a tree: Centering the distracted student
guest clinician
Louisiana Music Teachers Association state conference
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
September 9, 2023
Leadership from the inside out
invited keynote speaker
Summit for MTNA Leadership
Music Teachers National Association
Cincinnati, OH
August 15-16, 2023
The riddle of the pianist's paradox
Music @ 10,000 Lakes
St. John's University
Collegeville, MN
July 26-29, 2023
A session about nothing;
Teaching in Turkey as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar (PEDx)
National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy
Chicago
July 3, 2023
Performance anxiety experiences among Turkish musicians
College Music Society International Conference
Vilnius, Lithuania
June 11-13, 2023
Nailing Jell-O to a tree: Centering the distracted musician
invited presenter
Minnesota Music Teachers Association state convention
Minneapolis
March 31 - April 1, 2023
Performance anxiety management for musicians;
Mindfulness practices for musicians;
Mental skills for peak performance
faculty residency
Mead Witter School of Music
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
March 25-29, 2023
A global perspective of music performance anxiety
MTNA 2023 national conference
Music Teachers National Association
Reno, NV
March 16, 2023
Mindfulness for academic anxiety;
Mindful practice for performers
visiting artist
Dana School of Music
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH
March 8, 2023
Music and the brain:
Applications of neuroscience for the innovative teacher
invited presenter
Richardson Music Teachers Association
Dallas, TX
February 20-21, 2023
Performance anxiety management for musicians;
Mindfulness practices for performers
faculty residency
Baylor University School of Music
Waco, TX
January 27, 2023
Ankara Müzik ve Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi and the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
The Turkish Fulbright Commission
Fulbright Türkiye
İstanbul
September 2022 - January 2023
Performance skills seminar for conservatory students;
Piano lessons and studio performance classes;
Popular influences in American compositions for solo piano;
Politics and protest in American compositions for solo piano;
Geleğecin piyano öğretim programı: Grup piyano modeli (with Dr. Ann DuHamel)
Fulbright U.S. Scholar
senior lecturer
Ankara Müzik ve Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi
Ankara, Turkey
November 18, 2022
Mental wellbeing:
The inner landscape of music teaching and learning
invited presenter
Seattle Music Teachers Association
Seattle, WA
November 11, 2022
Performance anxiety management for musicians
guest artist
Faculty of Music and Performing Arts
Bilkent Üniversitesi
Ankara, Turkey
June 9-10, 2022
Music performance as a transpersonal and integrative spiritual practice
12th International Conference on Religion and Spirituality in Society
University of Córdoba
Córdoba, Spain
March 26-30, 2022
The pedagogy of resilience;
Lessons learned: Teacher well-being in a post-pandemic world
MTNA 2022 national conference
Music Teachers National Association
Minneapolis
October 15, 2021
The inner landscape of teaching:
Cultivating well-being in turbulent times
invited presenter
Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association
Hamilton-Halton Branch
Ontario, Canada
July 28-31, 2021
Self-care for teachers in turbulent times
with Laura Amoriello and Jessica Johnson
National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy
virtual conference
July 18, 2021
The counterculture of contemplative education
2021 Jane Frazee Distinguished Scholar-Artist Series
Graduate Programs in Music Education
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul, MN
April 17, 2021
Cognitive strategies for performance anxiety management;
Attentional skills and the distracted student
2021 Piano Pedagogy Symposium
California State University East Bay
Hayward, CA
April 7, 2021
Mindfulness and peak performance
guest lecturer
Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
March 6, 2021
The inner landscape of teaching: Cultivating well-being in turbulent times
MTNA collegiate chapter
Florida State University College of Music
March 5, 2021
Performance anxiety management for musicians
Àkójọpọ̀ Music Foundation
Lagos, Nigeria
January 29, 2021
Performance anxiety management for musicians,
actors, and dancers
musical theatre program
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
September 11, 2020
Mental skills for performance anxiety management
Southeast District of OhioMTA fall conference
Ohio Music Teachers Association
April 17, 2020
"One University - One Breath": Changemaking through mindfulness for the common good
with Dr. Erika Scheurer
Ashoka U. Exchange 2020
Minneapolis
February 7, 2020
The riddle of the pianist's paradox
Piano Teachers Forum of Central New Jersey
Princeton, NJ
February 4-6, 2020
Contemplative pedagogy and teaching excellence: Mindfulness for music instructors and students.
faculty residency
New School for Music Study
Kingston, NJ
October 24-26, 2019
How can I teach what I don't know? Closing the knowledge gap on musicians' health
with Gail Berenson and members of the CMS Committee on Musicians' Health
College Music Society national conference
Louisville, KY
July 24-27, 2019
Put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others
with Brenda Wristen and Jessica Johnson
The riddle of the pianist's paradox
National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy
Chicago
May 16-30, 2019
Performance anxiety management (Performans kaygı yönetimi) and Music education opportunities in the U.S. (A.B.D.’de müzik eğitimi fırsatları)
Faculty residency and cultural exchange
Ankara, Diyarbakir, and Antalya, Turkey
Gazi Üniversitesi
Hacettepe Üniversitesi
Dicle Üniversitesi
Akdeniz Üniversitesi
Diyarbakır Fine Arts High School
Ankara Fine Arts High School
Ankara Müzik ve Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi
March 16, 2019
Practice strategies for performance anxiety management
MTNA National Conference
Spokane
September 28-29, 2018
piano pedagogy conference clinician
Crane School of Music
SUNY Potsdam
Potsdam, NY
August 3, 2018
Nailing Jell-O to a tree: Centering the distracted student
invited presenter
GP3: Group Piano / Piano Pedagogy Forum
Music Teachers National Association
Oberlin College
June 28-30, 2018
What can pianists learn from athletes?
International Conference on Piano Teaching
European Conference on Social and Behavioral Sciences
Odessa Special Stolyarsky Music School
Odessa, Ukraine
June 13, 2018
The words we speak: The power of language in nurturing confident musicians
Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy
webinar
March 17-21, 2018
Attention, please!
Music Teachers National Association national conference
Orlando
August 23, 2017
The road less traveled: A mindful alternative to toxic busyness
Music Teachers National Association
webinar
July 26-29, 2017
Help! I have a student who...
with G. Berenson, L. Cockey, and B. Wristen
National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy
Chicago
July 20, 2017
Performance anxiety workshop for music teachers
Auckland Branch of the
Institute of Registered Music Teachers of New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand
July 10, 2017
Echoes of the Old World: The life and piano works of Beatrice Ohanessian
College Music Society International Conference
Sydney, Australia
June 1-2, 2017
Contemplative practice and a new teaching paradigm
Performance anxiety and mental skills workshop for educators
conference clinician
Colorado State Music Teachers Association state conference
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley
March 18-22, 2017
What can musicians learn from sport psychologists?
North American lightning talks: Innovative teaching in the USA and Canada with L. Wanzel, L. Linton, P. Frehlich, and A. Immerman
MTNA National Conference
Baltimore
December 2, 2016
Mindfulness practice for collegiate music students and faculty
CMS series on musicians' health
College Music Society
webinar
July 24-29, 2016
Teaching strategies that promote healthy practicing and
lifetime music making
with Gail Berenson, Linda Cockey, and Phyllis Lehrer
Portraits of innovative music teachers in North America
with Lorna Wanzel et al.
International Society for Music Education
Glasgow, Scotland
April 2, 2016
At the movies: A glimpse into student/teacher relationships on the big screen with Dr. Steven Levy
Pedagogy Saturday: "Developing Self-Confident and Resilient Musicians: Teaching the Whole Person"
MTNA 2016 National Conference
San Antonio
2015-2012 highlights
National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, 2015 and 2013, Chicago
West Virginia University Piano Festival and Competition, Morgantown
College Music Society International Conference, Helsinki, Finland
Third International Conference on Spirituality and Music Education, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Music Teachers National Association 2015 national conference, Las Vegas
Music Teachers National Association 2014 national conference, Chicago
College Music Society 2013 International Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association state convention
Music Teachers Association of California state conference
University of Alabama - Birmingham
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
McNally Smith College of Music
College Music Society 2012 national conference, San Diego
Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association
30th Annual Symposium of the Performing Arts Medicine Association, Snowmass, CO
30th World Conference on Music Education, International Society for Music Education, Thessaloniki, Greece
International Wellness Symposium, Music Teachers National Association and the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers Associations, New York City
2012 Nobel Peace Prize Forum, Minneapolis
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