November 18, 2022
Mental wellbeing:
The inner landscape of music teaching and learning
Seattle Music Teachers Association
November 11, 2022
Performance anxiety management for musicians
Faculty of Music and Performing Arts
Bilkent University
Ankara, Turkey
Fall 2022 at Ankara Müzik ve Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi, Turkey
- Oct. 20 - Dec. 29 Performance skills seminar for university and conservatory students
- Nov. 9 Political and popular influences in new American compositions for solo piano, composition seminar
- Nov. 14 Politics and protest in selected American compositions for solo piano, graduate musicology seminar
- Dec. 20 Curriculum development for university group piano and piano skills classes with Dr. Ann DuHamel
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"
Music Teachers National Association
2022 national conference
Minneapolis
January 29, 2022
Willmar Music Teachers Association
Willmar, MN
virtual
October 15, 2021
"The inner landscape of teaching: Cultivating well-being in turbulent times"
Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association
Hamilton-Halton Branch
virtual
July 28-31, 2021
"Self-care for teachers in turbulent times"
with Laura Amoriello and Jessica Johnson
National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy
virtual
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"
Piano Pedagogy Symposium 2021
California State University East Bay
virtual
April 7, 2021
"Mindfulness and peak performance"
Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
virtual
March 18, 2021
"Strategies for leading guided meditations"
Project for Mindfulness and Contemplation
Center for Well-Being
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul
March 6, 2021
"The inner landscape of teaching: Cultivating well-being in turbulent times"
Florida State University College of Music
MTNA collegiate chapter
virtual
March 5, 2021
"Performance anxiety management for musicians"
Àkójọpọ̀ Music Foundation
virtual mentorship program
Lagos, Nigeria
virtual
January 29, 2021
PLAYfest 2021
Playful Learning Lab
St. Paul, MN
virtual
January 29, 2021
"Performance anxiety management for musicians,
actors, and dancers"
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
musical theatre program
Greensboro, NC
virtual
January 16, 2021
Chippewa Valley Music Teachers Association
Eau Claire, WI
virtual
November 17, 2020
"Mindfulness for Academic Anxiety"
University of St. Thomas
virtual
September 11, 2020
"Mental skills for performance anxiety management" Southeast District of OhioMTA fall conference
virtual
September 8, 2020
"Nurturing mindful musicians: Mental skills for peak performance"
St. Paul Piano Teachers Association
virtual
October 8-9, 2020
Louisiana Music Teachers Association state conference
postponed due to COVID-19
June 29 - July 2, 2020
GMUS 544: Performance Anxiety Management
Graduate Programs in Music Education
University of St. Thomas
June 25-27, 2020
Ohio University Piano Pedagogy Seminar
Ohio Music Teachers Association state conference
Athens, OH
cancelled due to COVID-19. See you soon, Ohio!
April 17, 2020
"One University - One Breath: Changemaking through mindfulness for the common good"
with Dr. Erika Scheurer
Ashoka U. Exchange 2020
Minneapolis
online due to COVID-19
February 7, 2020
"The riddle of the pianist's paradox"
Piano Teachers Forum of Central New Jersey
Princeton
February 4-6, 2020
faculty residency
New School for Music Study
Kingston, NJ
January 13, 2020
"Mental skills for peak performance"
Carleton College
Northfield, MN
2019
Oct. 14 and Oct. 28, 2019
"Performance anxiety management for music students and teachers" music director workshop
High School Honor Band
High School String Day
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul
October 24-26, 2019
"How can I teach what I don't know? Closing the knowledge gap on
musicians' health"
with G. Berenson and members of the Committee on Musicians' Health
College Music Society national conference
Louisville
October 19, 2019
"Nailing Jell-O to a tree: Centering the distracted musician"
Wisconsin Music Teachers Association
state conference
Eau Claire
July 24-27, 2019
"Interactive wellness cafe"
with C. Leone, B. Wristen, J. Johnson, L. McAllister, L. Cockey, J. Litzelman.
National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy
Chicago
July 24-27, 2019
"Put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others"
with Brenda Wristen and Jessica Johnson
National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy
Chicago
July 24-27, 2019
"The riddle of the pianist's paradox"
National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy
Chicago
June 17-21, 2019
"Contemplative practices in music education" (1 credit course)
University of St. Thomas
Graduate Programs in Music Education
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, Aksaray, 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
April 6, 2019
"Mindful living: Music as meditation"
Humanists of Minnesota
Edina, MN
March 16, 2019
"Practice strategies for performance anxiety management"
MTNA National Conference
Spokane
March 5, 2019
"Art and music as contemplative experiences" with Dr. Craig Eliason
noonartsound
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul
2018
October 11, 2018
Panel: "Musician Wellness Education: The 5 Ws and 1 H" with G. Berenson, L. Cockey, W. Dawson, R. Gates, H. Malyuk, and L. Svard
CMS National Conference
Vancouver
September 28-29, 2018
piano pedagogy conference clinician
Crane School of Music
SUNY Potsdam
August 3, 2018
"Nailing Jell-O to a Tree: Centering the Distracted Student"
National Group Piano / Piano Pedagogy Forum
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 Music School of Stolyarsky
Odessa, Ukraine
June 13, 2018
"The Words we Speak: The Power of Language in Nurturing Confident Musicians"
Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy
webinar
June 8, 2018
music teacher workshop
Association of Professional Piano Instructors
Minneapolis
March 17-21, 2018
"Attention, Please!"
Music Teachers National Association
national conference
Orlando
2017
October 31, 2017
"Mindfulness for Academic Success"
student workshop
Dougherty Family College
Minneapolis
October 17, 2017
"Performance Anxiety Management"
University of St. Thomas Music Dept.
St. Paul
August 23, 2017
"The Road Less Traveled:
A Mindful Alternative to Toxic Busyness"
MTNA webinar
August 3, 2017
"Contemplative Practices in Higher Education" Dougherty Family College faculty workshop
Minneapolis
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"
The Institute of Registered Music Teachers of New Zealand, Auckland Branch
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 2, 2017
"Performance Anxiety and Mental Skills Workshop for Educators"
Colorado State Music Teachers Association State Conference
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley
June 1, 2017
"Contemplative Practice and a New Teaching Paradigm"
keynote address
Colorado State Music Teachers Association State Conference
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley
March 18-22, 2017
"What Can Musicians Learn from Sport Psychologists?"
MTNA National Conference
Baltimore
March 18-22, 2017
"North American Lightning Talks:
Innovative Teaching in the USA and Canada"
with L. Wanzel, L. Linton, P. Frehlich, and A. Immerman
Music Teachers National Association National Conference
Baltimore
January 13, 2017
"Teacher Burnout: Renewing Body, Mind, and Spirit"
West Suburban Music Teachers Association
Plymouth, MN
2016
December 2, 2016
"Mindfulness Practice for Collegiate Music Students and Faculty" CMS webinar series on musicians' health
College Music Society
July 24-29, 2016
"Teaching Strategies that Promote Healthy Practicing and
Lifetime Music Making"
with Gail Berenson, Linda Cockey, and Phyllis Lehrer
International Society for Music Education
Glasgow, Scotland
July 24-29, 2016
"Portraits of Innovative Independent Music Teachers
in North America"
with Dr. Lorna Wanzel et al.
International Society for Music Education
Glasgow, Scotland
June 22, 2016
"Hypnotherapy and Creativity with Vanessa Cornett-Murtada" on ComposerQuest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast with Charlie McCarron
May 10, 2016
"Music and the Mind"
Selim Center for Learning in Later Years
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul
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
February 5, 2016
"Mindfulness for Performance Anxiety Management"
Northwest Suburban Music Teachers Association
Brooklyn Center
January 8, 2016
"Mental Skills for Peak Performance and Anxiety Management"
West Suburban Music Teachers Association
Minneapolis
2015
December 1, 2015
"Mindfulness Practice for Academic Anxiety"
University of St. Thomas
Project for Mindfulness and Contemplation; UST Wellness Center
St. Paul
September 16, 2015
"Performance Anxiety Management: The Teacher's Role"
St. Croix Valley Music Teachers Association
Hudson, Wisconsin
July 29 and July 31, 2015
"Pathways of Music and Emotion: Mental Health Principles for Teachers"
with Dr. Julie Nagel
National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy
Chicago
June 28-30, 2015
West Virginia University Piano Festival and Competition
competition adjudicator and guest presenter
Morgantown
June 17-24, 2015
"Applications of Sport Psychology to Music Performance"
CMS 2015 International Conference
Helsinki, Finland
Stockholm, Sweden
March 25-27, 2015
"Music, Transformation, and the Contemplative Mind"
Third International Conference on
Spirituality and Music Education
North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus
South Africa
March 21, 2015
"Mindfulness Practice for Musicians"
Music Teachers National Association national conference
guest presenter
Las Vegas
January 23, 2015
"Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation"
The Bridgewater Salon
Minneapolis
January 10, 2015
"Mental Skills for Church Musicians and Performers"
Twin Cities Chapter American Guild of Organists
St. Paul
January 8, 2015
"Mental Skills for Peak Performance and Anxiety Management"
Rochester Area Keyboard Club
Rochester, MN
2014
2013-2014 academic year : university sabbatical.
October 23, 2014
"Performance Anxiety Management for Musicians"
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul
March 22-28, 2014
"Mindfulness and Mental Wellness for Musicians"
Music Teachers National Association national conference
guest presenter
Chicago
2013
July 24-27
“Teaching Scenarios: Handling the Realities of Life”
National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy
panel discussion
Chicago
July 15-18
“Mindfulness Meditation in Teaching” with Dr. William Brendel
Faculty Summer Seminar, University of St. Thomas
St. Paul
June 17-25
“Global Perspectives in the Local Classroom:
Traditional Arabic Music and the Western Student"
College Music Society 2013 International Conference, Argentina
Buenos Aires
June 10-11
“Conference Proceedings from the 2012 MTNA-CFMTA Wellness Symposium”
with Ann DuHamel
Minnesota Music Teachers Association State Convention
Minneapolis
June 7-8
Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association
State Convention Guest Artist
Indiana, PA
May 19
Adjudicator for MMTA Level XI piano exams
College of Saint Benedict
St. Joseph, MN
Feb. 21
Global Improvisation Workshop with Dr. Sarah Schmalenberger
McNally Smith College of Music
St. Paul
Jan. 23-24
Guest Artist
University of Alabama - Birmingham
Jan. 11
"Mindfulness Practice for Musicians"
Association of Professional Piano Instructors
St. Paul
2012
Nov. 18
David Byrne’s “Play the Building”
The Improfs
Aria at the Jeune Lune
Minneapolis
Nov. 16
"On Common Ground: Uniting the Youth of Israel and Palestine Through Music"
College Music Society National Conference
San Diego
Nov. 2
“Music and the Brain: Learning, Memory, and Peak Performance”
Guest Artist (with Dr. Suzanne Schons)
Madison Area Piano Teachers annual workshop
Madison, WI
Oct. 26-27
Performance Anxiety Management Workshop
Guest Artist
Ontario Registered Music Teachers Associations
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Oct. 18
“Mindfulness for Stress Management”
University Advocates for Women and Equity
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul
Fall 2012
"Cognitive Psychology: Implications for Piano Pedagogy and Performance"
University Grant with Dr. Suzanne Schons and Dr. Greg Robinson-Riegler
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul
July 26-29
“The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Performance Anxiety Management”
30th Annual Symposium of the Performing Arts Medicine Association
Snowmass, CO
July 15-20
“Mental Wellness for Musicians: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Psychology and Performance Anxiety Management”
30th World Conference on Music Education
International Society for Music Education
Thessaloniki, Greece
June 29
Guest Conference Presenter
Music Teachers Association of California State Conference
San Diego
June 27-29
"Nurturing the Whole Musician: Mindfulness, Psychology, and the Mind-Body Connection"
International Wellness Symposium
Organized by Music Teachers National Association and the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers Associations
New York City
Apr. 3
Guest Lecturer
Augsburg College
Minneapolis
Mar. 14
“Creating Dialogue Through Collective Improvisation”
with Dr. Sarah Schmalenberger
McNally Smith College of Music
St. Paul
Mar. 1-3
"Angham al-Salaam / Melodies of Peace: Uniting Israel and Palestine Through Music"
with Salam Murtada
Nobel Peace Prize Forum
Minneapolis
Mar. 1-3
"Musicking Peace: Conflict Resolution Through Collaborative Improvisation"
with Dr. Sarah Schmalenberger
Nobel Peace Prize Forum
Minneapolis
Feb. 3
Guest Artist
Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Keyboard Division Guest Artist Series
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Jan. 30
“Nailing Jell-O to a Tree: Centering the Distracted Musician”
Guest Lecturer
Carleton College
Northfield, MN
Jan. 15
“Performance Preparation: Strategies for Anxiety Management”
BrassChix regional clinic
Guest Lecturer
St. Paul
2011
Dec. 9
"This is Your Brain on Group Piano Pedagogy"
Invited Lecture
California State University - Fullerton
Los Angeles
Nov. 12
“Crush the Jitters! Drug-Free Solutions for Performance Anxiety Management"
Apple Valley Music Teachers Association
St. Paul
Sept. 2
“Stage Fright and Self-Esteem: Helping Students Conquer Their Gremlins”
Northwest Suburban Music Teachers Association
Minneapolis
July 3-5
Guest Artist
Music Teachers Association of California State Convention
Oakland
June 6-7
"Preparing Students for Success as Music Majors" panelist
Minnesota Music Teachers Association State Convention
Minneapolis
May 17
“The Art of Creative Visualization”
Suzuki Piano Teachers Guild
St. Paul
Jan. 17
Guest Lecturer
Carleton College
Northfield, MN
Jan. 7
“Performance Preparation: Strategies for Anxiety Management”
BrassChix regional clinic
Guest Lecturer
St. Paul
Jan. 4
Guest Presenter
South Suburban Music Teachers Association
Burnsville, MN
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