Day One
Monday 8 July
14.00-17.00
Registration
Advanced Engineering Building, R. 301
18.00-18.30
Official Opening
Advanced Engineering Building, Auditorium R.200
18.30-19.30
Recital
Celebrating Max Olding’s 90 Years
Advanced Engineering Building, Auditorium R.200
NO TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR
EVENT IS SOLD OUT
19.30-20.30
Cocktail Reception
Advanced Engineering Building, Foyer R.301
NO TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR
EVENT IS SOLD OUT
Day Two
Tuesday 9 July
08.30-09.00
Registration
Advanced Engineering Building,
R. 301
09.00-09.15
Daily Announcements
Advanced Engineering Building,
Auditorium R.200
09.15-10.15
Keynote
Pianists of the future
Advanced Engineering Building, Auditorium R.200
10.15-10.45
Morning Tea
Advanced Engineering Building,
R. 301
10.45-11.45
Keynote: The Well-Connected Pianist
11.45-12.45
Hal Leonard Solutions Stream: Lessons with Friedrich (Burgmuller, that is…)
Advanced Engineering Building, Auditorium R.200
10.45-11.45
Masterclass: Advanced Students
11.45-12.45
Harpsichord Recital: Bach’s Goldberg Variations BWV 988 (1741)
Zelman Cowen Building, Nickson Room R.434
Wirripang
10.45-11.15
Introducing Australian Women Composers’ Anthology Vol. 2
Katie Zhukov
11.15-12.00
Double trouble, treble trouble: a portfolio of duets
Ann Carr-Boyd and friends
12.00-12.45
Ad libitum
Keyna Wilkins
Zelman Cowen Building, R.460
10.45-11.15
Do we need music performance anxiety? Misconceptions in MPA research and pedagogical strategies for relief
Katrina Rivera
11.15-12.00
The fundamentals of co-ordination, posture and balance: a body-minded approach to teaching.
Greg Holdaway
12.00-12.45
The silent influence
Jane Shellshear
Zelman Cowen Building, R.207
12.45-13.45
Lunch
Advanced Engineering Building,
R. 301
Hal Leonard Solutions Stream
13.45-14.30
Unveiling Exploring Grade One and Grade Two
Angela Turner
14.30-15.15
I want to play that!
Thembi Harris & Carly McDonald
Zelman Cowen Building, Nickson Room R.434
13.45-14.30
Inventions
Alex Raineri
14.30-15.15
America-Britain-Australia: The overview of pedagogical repertoire composed by Alexander Peskanov (USA), Elena Cobb (UK) and Sam Wedgwood (Australia)
Mira Jakopanet & Irina Cherkasski
Zelman Cowen Building, R.460
13.45-14.30
Interactive teaching games for the modern studio: Effectively using technological and hands-on tools to enhance the piano learning experience
Melody Deng
14.30-15.15
The versatile studio teacher: Modern tools for your portfolio from ANZCA syllabus
Karen Henderson
Zelman Cowen Building, R.207
15.15-15.45
Afternoon Tea
Advanced Engineering Building,
R. 301
15.45-16.30
Baroque masterclass
Erin Helyard
16.30-17.15
A grand tour of works for two harpsichords
Juanita Simmonds and Catherine Stirling
Zelman Cowen Building, Nickson Room R.434
15.45-17.15
Fit 4 Piano: A fun resource for establishing a coordinated piano technique
Rae de Lisle
Zelman Cowen Building, R.460
15.45-16.30
Fun and games
Karen North
16.30-17.15
Improvisation… what is it really?
Nick Peterson
Zelman Cowen Building, R.207
17.15-19.30
Dinner // Break
19.30-21.00
Recital
Works by Schubert, Stravinsky, Grainger, Gershwin, Neal and Davidson.
Advanced Engineering Building, Auditorium R.200
Day Three
Wednesday 10 July
08.30-09.00
Registration
Advanced Engineering Building,
R. 301
09.00-09.15
Daily Announcements
Advanced Engineering Building,
Auditorium
8.30-9.15
Hal Leonard Solutions Stream:
The Best Beginnings
Carly McDonald
Zelman Cowen Building, Nickson Room R.434
09.15-10.15
Keynote
With utmost moderation: Rethinking the use of the pedal in nuanced and expressive performances of Baroque and Classical works
Advanced Engineering Building, Auditorium R.200
10.15-10.45
Morning Tea
Advanced Engineering Building,
R. 301
10.45-11.45
Keynote, Hal Leonard Solutions Stream: Fuelling Student Creativity: Fostering improvisation and composition skills from the beginning
11.45-12.45
Recital: Works by Field, Chopin, Schumann, Brahms and Reinecke
Advanced Engineering Building, Auditorium R.200
10.45-12.45
Masterclass: Advanced students
Zelman Cowen Building, Nickson Room R.434
Wirripang
10.45-11.30
Establishing a connection to my musical heritage
Jeanell Carrigan
11.30-12.15
Miriam Hyde: Variations on Rachmaninov and Debussy
Jo-Anne Kemp
12.15-12.45
Variations on a teaching theme: Creative teaching, inspiring constructive learning
Joanne Burrows
Zelman Cowen Building, R.460
10.45-11.30
Posture at the piano: A wellness approach for the 21st century pianists
Christina Browning
11.30-12.15
Focal dystonia: My experience with the injury
Andreas Eggertsberger
12.15-12.45
A sense of play: Overcoming technical obstacles to playing the Goldberg Variations
Colin Noble and Stephen Emmerson
Zelman Cowen Building, R.207
12.45-13.45
Lunch
Advanced Engineering Building,
R. 301
Hal Leonard Solutions Stream
13.45-14.30
A piano teacher’s guide to unravelling the mysteries of ADHD and Dyslexia
Thembi Harris
14.30-15.15
The importance of Whole Body Learning
Paul Myatt
Zelman Cowen Building, R.434
13.45-14.30
Incredible Paderewski: a journey through his life and music
Zofia Lalak
14.30-15.15
A confluence of artistic realms
Hui Ling Khoo
Zelman Cowen Building R.460
13.45-14.30
Bridging the gap: Making connections from young beginners to diploma level
Mark Gibson
14.30-15.15
Beyond playing the correct keys: Inspiring student interpretations through non-pianistic associations
Nadia Koudasheva
Zelman Cowen Building, R.207
15.15-15.45
Afternoon Tea
Advanced Engineering Building,
R. 301
15.45-16.30
Exploring the new AMEB piano syllabus – Level 1 (Preliminary to Grade 4)
Angela Turner
16.30-17.15
Exploring the new AMEB piano syllabus – Level 2 (Grade 5 to Certificate of Performance)
Helen Smith
Zelman Cowen Building, Nickson Room R.434
15.45-17.15
Masterclass: Romantic repertoire
Neal Peres da Costa
Zelman Cowen Building, R.460
15.45-16.15
Debussy, General Lavine: Pedagogical and interpretative strategies for the developing pianist
Glenn Riddle
16.15-16.45
Incorporating Bartók’s For Children in the piano teacher’s portfolio
Helen Kasztelan Chapman
16.45-17.15
Celebrating our pioneers – Selected case studies of early Queensland’s piano teachers
Peter Roennfeldt
Zelman Cowen Building, R.207
17.30-18.30
APPC National Committee Meeting
Zelman Cowen Building, Nickson Room R.434
19.00-22.00
Conference Dinner
Dinner tickets are additional to the conference fee and can be purchased here
St Lucia Golf Links,
Hillstone
Day Four
Thursday 11 July
08.30-09.00
Registration
Advanced Engineering Building,
R. 301
09.00-09.15
Daily Announcements
Advanced Engineering Building,
Auditorium
8.30-9.15
Hal Leonard Solutions Stream:
Managing parents
Samantha Coates and Carly McDonald
Zelman Cowen Building, Nickson Room R.434
09.15-10.15
Keynote
Reigniting artistic freedom and expression in piano playing: Acknowledging the past for greater diversity in the future
Advanced Engineering Building, Auditorium R.200
10.15-10.45
Morning Tea
Advanced Engineering Building,
R. 301
10.45-12.45
Masterclass with piano duets
Viney-Grinberg duo
Advanced Engineering Building, Auditorium R.200
10.45-11.45
Masterclass with younger students
11.45-12.45
Hal Leonard Solutions Stream: Lessons with Dmitry (Kabalevsky, that is…)
Zelman Cowen Building, Nickson Room R.434
Wirripang
10.45-11.30
Colour play: Note reading from a child’s perspective
Jocelyn Kotchie
11.30-12.15
Pedagogically speaking…
Mark Matthews
12.15-12.45
The power of team teaching: Collaborative teaching and piano classes
Joanne Burrows and Hamish Tate
Zelman Cowen Building, R.460
10.45-11.30
Reliable paper, digital and practical resources for aural and theory development
Julie Kirchhubel and Juanita Simmonds
11.30-12.15
Perfect Rhythm Reading
Nick Peterson
12.15-12.45
No time for Aural?
Valerie Lang
Zelman Cowen Building, R.207
12.45-13.45
Lunch
Advanced Engineering Building,
R. 301
13.15-13.45
APPC Biennial General Meeting
Nickson Room R.434
Hal Leonard Solutions Stream
13.45-14.30
“What grade is this?” – Reflections on the minefield of grading piano pieces
Angela Turner
14.30-15.15
Developing your student community with whole studio challenges
Thembi Harris
Zelman Cowen Building, Nickson Room R.434
13.45-14.30
From Sonatina to Cinderella: A creative approach to enhance expressive playing in elementary and intermediate students through story telling
Melody Deng
14.30-15.15
Teaching and creating music with imagery: Exploring the evocative piano suites of NZ composer Janet Jennings
Katherine Austin
Zelman Cowen Building, R.460
13.45-14.15
Promoting student creative identities: A conceptual framework for fostering creativity within the one-to-one piano teaching studio
Bonnie Green
14.15-14.45
Scaffolding self- accompanying for students
Helen Perris
14.45-15.15
Curating your student’s library
Susan Deas
Zelman Cowen Building, R.207
15.15-15.45
Afternoon Tea
Advanced Engineering Building,
R. 301
15.45-16.30
Exploring the new AMEB piano syllabus – Level 3 (Associate and Licentiate)
Glenn Riddle
16.30-17.15
Exploring the new AMEB piano syllabus – Collaborative piano options (Grade 5 to Grade 8)
Jeanell Carrigan
Zelman Cowen Building, Nickson Room R.434
15.45-16.15
Teaching piano in a multicultural world: attempting to make ‘classically’-oriented beginner piano pedagogy more accessible
Nadia Koudasheva
16.15-16.45
Greater expectations: Can the profession do better for young beginners?
Rodney Smith
Zelman Cowen Building, R.460
15.45-16.15
Becoming a portfolio teacher: Looking beyond teaching when evaluating other directions for career and business growth
Lynda Irvine
16.15-16.45
Creating collaborative pianists: Teaching small group lessons in the private piano studio
Amber Harnisch
Zelman Cowen Building, R.207
17.15-19.30
Dinner // Break
19.30-21.30
Recital
Works by Beethoven, Chopin, Ginastera, Nina Simone and Fazil Say
Advanced Engineering Building, Auditorium R.200
Day Five
Friday 12 July
08.30-09.00
Registration
Advanced Engineering Building,
R. 301
09.00-09.15
Daily Announcements
Advanced Engineering Building,
Auditorium
8.30-9.15
Hal Leonard Solutions Stream: Creating expert sight-readers
Samantha Coates
Zelman Cowen Building, Nickson Room R.434
09.15-10.15
Keynote
Technique as the Pathway to Artistry
Advanced Engineering Building, Auditorium R.200
10.15-10.45
Morning Tea
Advanced Engineering Building,
R. 301
Kawai
10.45-11.45
What I’ve learnt form 150 podcasts… and counting!
Tim Topham
11.45-12.45
Recital: Stalin’s Piano
Sonya Lifschitz
Zelman Cowen Building, Nickson Room R.434
10.45-11.45
Exploring excerpts from the AMEB 2019 Technical Exercises: Applying basic principles of the Taubman Approach to help create healthy technique across all levels of development
APPC 2019 Presentation TMilanovic
Therese Milanovic
11.45-12.45
The new AMEB piano syllabus and publications: Principles and processes behind development
The AMEB Piano syllabus and publications team
Zelman Cowen building, R.460
12.45-13.45
Lunch
Advanced Engineering Building,
R. 301
15.00-15.30
Official Closing
Zelman Cowen Building, Nickson Room, R.434