2026-27 Monthly Presentations
*Meetings take place on the first Tuesday of each month at Riverton Music in Sandy.
Teacher Discussion 9:30 (watch for a sign up to participate as a moderator)
Presentation 10:15
September 1 - In Time is where the music exists - Helping students with rhythm and timing issues - Gerta Wiemer, UVU
October 6 - Roland Digital Piano Presentation - Latest digital technology and features. How to retain students and actively encourage them to continue playing the piano.
October 13 - Stephen Nelson, music arranger for Gentry – The SLC Chapter has invited us to meet with them for this presentation from 10:00-12:30.
November 3 - AIM Presentation - Bonnie Jack – This presentation is mandatory training for teachers who have students participating in the AIM program during the year. We would also like to encourage teachers who are new to the AIM program to join us to gain information and get their questions answered.
December 1 - Madrigal Choir - Corner Canyon High School and luncheon for teachers. Give & Take Table - music teaching items ready to donate and exchange with each other. Come join us for a festive holiday event with beautiful music, yummy food, and exchanging music and learning material with each other.
January 5 - Repertoire Progression - Cassandra Broadhead (includes specific teaching order, how to pace your teaching, multi-year level strategies for technique/theory, and ideas for teaching music more quickly.)
February 2 - Tabernacle Choir experiences and how to build foundational skills to prepare students for auditions - Melinda Baros and Kim Fairbourn. Melinda has been a member of the choir for several years and will share her favorite experiences as she has toured with the choir. Kim has just recently been accepted into the choir and will share how she prepared for the audition.
March 2 - How I Revolutionized my Teaching - Ruth Barnes (new method book she has written) How this method revolutionized her teaching.
April 6 - From Pages to I-Pads - Mark Atencio (SLCAGO) - (Digital organization tools for music educators) Mark will do a presentation on ForScore sheetmusic app.
May 4 - Fostering Music Collaboration with different Instruments - Alan Sedgley, Riverton Music. Alan will talk about specific strategies to help students listen and pay attention to partner’s line, how to prepare students for competitions, and give recommendations on favorite collaborative music. Alan and his wife, Tiffany will perform a Trumpet/Flute ensemble of “Consider the Lilies" – A luncheon will be served for the teachers.