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Today the conferences officially began and the Exhibition Hall opened. It\u2019s been a hectic day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 8 AM, I attended the presentation by Vibrant Music Teaching. Nicola Cantan, the founder of Vibrant Music, wasn\u2019t there, but two of her team members led the session. The presentation was titled \u201cPractice Power: Giggly Games and Creative Concepts for Practice.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We started the session with a physical warm-up using animal movements. Then we played different rhythm games and moved on to the piano, where they introduced various improvisation activities. They also shared creative ways to play scales and fun, original approaches to practicing repertoire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I highly recommend all of Nicola Cantan\u2019s materials, which you can find at Colourful Keys<\/a>, Vibrant Piano Teaching<\/a> and Vivid Practice.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At Vibran Music Teaching Showcase<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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The next session I attended was titled \u201cMusicians as Health Workers? Developing a New Creative Workforce in Community and Clinical Health\u201d<\/em>, presented by Sarah Hoover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This talk explored the growing importance of the arts in health, the most recent developments in the field, and how musicians are beginning to take part in multidisciplinary teams that promote well-being in both clinical and community settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traditional music education has not prepared musicians for these kinds of challenges. That\u2019s why new approaches and training resources are needed\u2014so that musicians can meaningfully contribute to these initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After that, I attended a keyboard lab titled \u201cIntegrating Improvisation into Piano Lessons: Hands-On Sessions.\u201d<\/em> The workshop took place in a room equipped with sixteen digital pianos, allowing all attendees to participate actively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three presenters\u2014Joseph Harkins, Agnieszka Lasko, and Kristina Lee\u2014shared countless ideas for incorporating improvisation into piano lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Katherine Fisher\u2019s talk, \u201cEducation is an Atmosphere, a Discipline, a Life: Applying General Education Philosophy to Piano Teaching,\u201d<\/em> connected the fascinating ideas of 19th-century British educator Charlotte Mason with selected pieces from the Piano Safari catalog and the overall Piano Safari philosophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Katherine Fisher, Piano Safari.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Next came the session by jazz pianist Jeremy Siskind, titled \u201c6 Blues Improvisation Lessons for Beginners.\u201d<\/em>
It\u2019s always a pleasure to hear Jeremy speak. This time, he shared a wealth of blues ideas we can bring directly into our teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jeremy Siskind<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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As I mentioned on Day 0, the number of sessions and activities on offer is huge\u2014but there\u2019s simply no way to do it all. This is just a glimpse of what I managed to see in a single day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also spent some time in the Exhibition Hall, where I met lots of interesting people. But I\u2019ll save that for another post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the evening, I had dinner with the PIANO SAFARI team: Katherine and Christopher Fisher, Chee-Hwa Tan, Janna Williamson, Amy Glennon, Wendy Blackwood, and myself. It was the perfect way to end the day\u2014we had a great time sharing a classic Chicago-style pizza. It was absolutely delicious!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More to come tomorrow\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NCKP DAY 1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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