Effectively Teaching Past the Method Book and into the Intermediate Repertoire

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Quality beginning piano methods are vital for student success in their earliest years of study. But what do teachers do after the method? How do we navigate the vast sea of repertoire available to piano students and teach the intermediate level with success? In this session, Janna Williamson will offer tips and resources on how to transition out of the elementary and into the intermediate level with confidence as well as cover what a well-rounded intermediate curriculum might look like, casting a vision for excellent teaching at the intermediate level.

North Shore Music Teachers Association monthly meeting.

Program presented by Janna Williamson

When faced with an upcoming memorized performance, most students will practice their piece by playing through over and over, and then, in the moment of performance, “hope for the best.” In this presentation, Janna Williamson will discuss the physiological and psychological realities of memory. Offering over 35 practice techniques for students of all levels, Janna will empower teachers to help students build their memorization muscles, overcome typical memorization problems, and rebound from memory slips. Specific repertoire examples from the intermediate levels will be used.

Piano students of Janna Williamson perform in recital works for 1 piano, 4 hands.

Effectively Teaching Past the Method Book and into the Intermediate Repertoire

Webinar for Michigan Music Teachers Association

FREE to MMTA Members!

West Suburban Music Teachers Association monthly meeting.

Intermediate masterclass presented by Janna Williamson for students of WSMTA members.

Central Oklahoma Music Teachers Association monthly meeting.

Program presented by Janna Williamson.

Southwest Area Music Teachers Association monthly meeting.

Program presented by Janna Williamson

Waubonsee Valley Music Teachers Association monthly meeting.

Intermediate masterclass presented by Janna Williamson for students of WVMTA members.

Do you feel intimidated by judging AIM exams and other festivals? Does giving feedback “on the clock” cause you anxiety? Or would you simply like to refine your judging technique? In this interactive session, Janna Williamson and Stephanie Myers will help teachers improve and gain confidence by sharing their experiences as well as offering practical tools, such as setting goals prior to hearing a performance. Teachers will have the opportunity to judge pre-recorded student performances.

Session is part of the Illinois State Music Teachers Association - register at https://ismta.org/conference/

Northwest Ohio Music Teachers Association Teacher Exchange Fest.

Presentation and masterclass by Janna Williamson.

Piano students of Janna Williamson perform in recital.

Pianist Christopher Harding will perform Beethoven's final Piano Sonata, Op.111, in lecture-recital format, marking the 200th anniversary of the piece. Following his performance, audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions about life and work as a Christian pianist, performer, and teacher.

This FREE event is hosted by the Chicago Hub of Crescendo North America. Janna Williamson is Hub leader and will moderate the evening.

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Piano students of Janna Williamson perform in recital.

Waubonsee Valley Music Teachers Association monthly meeting

Program presented by Janna Williamson

Daniel Quinn, trombone, and Janna Williamson, piano, will perform Chicago composer Shawn Okpebholo’s Excursions for Trombone and Piano at the Ear Taxi Festival.

Admission is free, but registration is required. Click here to register and view Epiphany Center for the Arts’ COVID-19 policy.

The livestream for this event can be found here.

Ear Taxi Festival is a presentation of New Music Chicago, a membership organization with a mission to support and advance Chicago’s robust cultural scene with resources for artists, composers, and audiences. 

With over 110 proposals received from Chicago-centric artists, eight venue partners from around the city, four commissioned composers, and many more premieres, Ear Taxi Festival 2021 promises to be a world-class celebration of Chicago music. With the theme HEAR CHICAGO, we offer a call to engage with the vast multiplicity of styles and traditions that constitutes Chicago’s expansive musical identity in the 21st century; it is an invitation to challenge, collaborate, and change together as artists and listeners. 

Gateway Arch East Music Teachers Association monthly meeting.

Program presented by Janna Williamson

Come celebrate four students of the Janna Williamson Piano Studio as they present their senior recital featuring works of Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Debussy, Joplin, and more.

Janna will give her popular Schubert session at the Minnesota Music Teachers Association convention. This will be presented online via Zoom for those registered for the convention.

West Suburban Music Teachers Association monthly meeting. Click here to join via Zoom.

Program presented by Janna Williamson

This event will be presented online! Click back for more information.

Lecture by Janna Williamson given as part of the Illinois State Music Teachers Association Conference 2020.

Part of the Wednesdays @One series The Dellora A. Norris Cultural Arts Center

Lecture presented by Janna Williamson

THIS EVENT WILL BE PRESENTED ONLINE. Click here to join us!

Ruth Mudge, cello, and Janna Williamson
Solo and duo music for cello and piano by two of the greats: Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven.

Want to support performing musicians affected by COVID-19? Suggested donation: $10 adults, $5 seniors, free for students at gf.me/u/x7865x

Come celebrate two long-time students of Janna’s as they present their senior recital featuring works of Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Debussy, and Poulenc.

THIS EVENT WILL BE PRESENTED ONLINE - click here to join us!

Waubonsee Valley Music Teachers Association monthly meeting

Program presented by Janna Williamson