Performances + Events
Community Performances and Partnerships
Designing a Stress-Free Studio: Creating a Performer/Teacher Life of Balance
Establishing a teaching studio can be daunting to any musician, particularly if you have the desire to balance teaching with a performance career.This workshop explores common pitfalls of studio development, studio structure, best policies, and how to build community. If you are interested in creating your own private studio now or in the future, this workshop will provide resources and action ...
From Performance Degree to Classroom Teaching: Career Conversation
Are you interested in working in classrooms as a teaching artist, but worry about needing to earn a Music Education degree? Would you like to learn more about the credential process? Have you ever wondered what skills you are developing in your performance training could translate well to the school classroom? Join NEC alum Dave Cordes for a conversation detailing his journey from NEC to the sc...
Working with Adult Learners and Trust-Building in a Teaching Artistry Practice
Burnes Hall
One of the most common ways of practicing teaching artistry is working with adult learners in a variety of settings. Given the rise of fields like creative aging, there are many opportunities available for working with adults and seniors. In this workshop, we will discuss some of the primary considerations to keep in mind that support a successful teaching artist practice when working with adul...
Welcome to the Music Circle: An Insiders' Guide to Music Teaching for Early Childhood
CEPS Office - St. Botolph 231
Are you a musician or music educator interested in a hands-on workshop to learn and practice creative music teaching techniques to engage infants, toddlers, preschoolers and early elementary students? Would you like to learn more about how music learning in early childhood fosters foundational musical skills and benefits the "whole child," including children's cognitive, social-em...
Where are the Women? Highlighting Women and Gender-Marginalized Composers in the Classroom
Brown Hall
Culturally Responsive Teaching includes working to diversify content and repertoire taught in the classroom and music settings. Historically, women composers have often not been taught or covered in official curriculum, and therefore have needed their work and voices to be highlighted and included in topics that are overtly taught. Join Dr. Laura Colgate (NEC alum) and Kathryn Radakovich from t...
What Musicians Can Learn About Practicing from Current Brain Research
This presentation will focus on what neuroscientists have discovered about how our brains learn and how to apply these insights to practicing and teaching so that practicing becomes more efficient and effective, leading to enhanced performance ability, enjoyment, and confidence. Topics include: how to get rid of bad habits, how to make things automatic/reliable on stage, the role of sleep in le...
