There are some fantastic workshops and conferences available for teachers this summer! I’ll actually be speaking two times at NCKP so I hope you can make it there. Here is information on that conference as well as others. Please let me know if you know of a conference or workshop and I’ll add it to this list.
National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy
- Dates: July 25-27 with pre-conference seminars available the 26th
- Features: Peter Mack, Alan Walker, Pete Jutras, Jane Magrath, Gail Bereneson, Sylvia Coats, Christopher Fisher, Melody Bober, Craig Sale, Wendy Stevens, and many more!
- Graduate credit? No, but this counts toward NCTM Certification
- Housing: Westin Lombard, right where the conference is!
- Cost: $325 by June 1st, $350 after June 1st
- Noteworthy: Here’s why I think NCKP is “all that!”
- More information
If you sign up, please let me know you are going! We’ll have having some kind of ComposeCreate® get together!
Ohio University Piano Pedagogy Seminar
- Dates: June 21-22, 2013
- Features: Peter Mack, Gail Berenson, Christopher Fisher
- Graduate credit? Not clear
- Housing: Hotels available
- Cost: $55 by June 1st, $65 after June 1st’
- Noteworthy: There is now an Ohio Music Summer Camp for High school students June 16-22. The students involved will be performing for the masterclasses of Peter Mack at the conference. Information about high school camp.
- More information; Brochure
University of St. Thomas
- Dates: August 7-9, 2013
- Features:  Marvin Blickenstaff, Catherine Rollin
- Graduate credit? Yes
- Housing: On-campus housing is available in air-conditioned apartments with private bedrooms, semi-private baths, living room and kitchen for $54 per night. If interested in on-campus housing, participants must submit a Housing Request Form no later than July 15, 2013.
- Cost:Â Workshops are $45 each, $25 for full-time UST and ACTC students. Discounted registration for the entire week is available.
- More information
88 Creative Keys Workshop and Camp
- Dates: Teacher workshop August 2-3; Church Musician Clinic: July 28
- Features: Bradley Sowash, Leila Viss
- Graduate Credit? No
- Housing: Contact Creative Keys for info on this
- Cost: Teacher workshop: $125 Church Musician Clinic: $50
- More information; Interview with Bradley and Leila about why teachers should consider coming
 
Cover Photo by US Department of Education
