September 4, 2024 - Panel
Cydnie Fox and Whitney Hawker
"Batter Up with Studio Curveballs"
Handling tricky and unexpected situations with students, parents, and policies.
You'll feel ready to handle curveballs that come your way after this "What would you do?"
October 2, 2024 - Teacher Talk
Eugene Watanabe
"The Whole Musician"
November 1–2, 2024 - UMTA State Conference at Thanksgiving Point
November 6, 2024 - No meeting! Attend State Conference
December 4, 2024 - Teacher Talk
Josh Wright
"Building an Online Presence"
January 8, 2025 (not January 1) - Panel
Leah Drake and Andrea Miller
"Business Advice for Creative Thinkers"
As musicians, we think creatively, and have turned our creative outlet into a business for ourselves.
However, we are not naturally business-minded thinkers, at least not all of us. We are creatives!
In this panel discussion, we will be discussing some business admin tips,
tricks, and tasks that'll improve your studio.
February 5, 2025 - Presentation
Dr. Stephen Thomas
"Best Practices for Best Performances"
This addresses how to prepare mentally and physically for a positive performance experience
and attempts to address how we can avoid psychological self-sabotage.
March 5, 2025 - Masterclass
April 2, 2025 - Teacher Talk
May 7, 2025 - Panel
Becki Tapia Laurent and John Kozicki
"Lasting Connections in the Lesson and Studio"
With students of various learning styles and personalities, it's easy to get stuck in one teaching style that doesn't connect with some students. We'll be discussing some ideas for ways to connect with all of our students through the ways we teach, speak, connect, as well as some tips for activities and such that can be done in the lessons with individual students, or all together as a studio.