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
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
July 24-27
“Teaching Scenarios: Handling the Realities of Life”
National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy
panel discussion
Chicago
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 7-8
Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association
State Convention Guest Artist
Indiana, PA
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
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
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
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