KEYNOTE & PLENARY SPEAKERS 2017
Michael Campbell
Michael Campbell is a pianist, author and teacher. He was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He attended Amherst College, where he graduated magna cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa...
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Michael Veerapen
His name is synonymous with Malaysian Music, particularly in the field of Jazz where he is widely acknowledged to be the driving force behind the Jazz Scene in Malaysia. His career began even before graduating...
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| Presenters | Workshop/Topic Presented |
|---|---|
| Professor Emeritus Dr Michael Campbell | Preparing to Practice a Piece |
| Michael Veerapen | Building a Jazz Solo from Simple Exercises |
Conference Presenter and Topic Presented
| Presenters | Workshop/Topic Presented |
|---|---|
| Keynote Speaker: Professor Emeritus Dr. Michael Campbell | Keynote Speech: What could 21st-century piano teaching be? |
| Unmastered class session | |
| Conference Talk: Talking Music | |
| Recital: The Golden Age of the Piano | |
| Plenary Speaker: Mr. Michael Veerapen | Forum: Preparing Yourself to Enter the Professional Music Industry |
| Masterclass session | |
| Recital: An evening piano recital | |
| Ms. Chan, Mei Xuan | Performance Perspectives on Ng Chong Lim’s A Distant Voice of the Rain Forest: Musical Elements, Performance Guidelines and Interpretations |
| Dr. Cheong, Yew Choong | Decoding Idiosyncratic Hairpins of Schubert, Chopin and Brahms—Dynamics or Rubato? |
| Dr. Eggertsberger, Andreas | Focal Dystonia: My Experience with the Injury |
| Ms. Leong, Grace Zhe Fui | Introduction to Brazilian Jazz: Bossa Nova for Piano |
| Dr. Lim, Chan Kiat | Plotting the Drama of Mozart’s Keyboard Sonatas |
| Mr. Lye, Yong Cheong | A Constructive Analysis on Young Beginner Tutor Books for Aged 5 in Relation to Teaching in Pitch, Rhythm and Technique Using Piano Adventures by Nancy and Randall Faber Compared with Encore On Keys by Mark Gibson, Morna Robinson, and Jane Stavrinoudis |
| Mr. Ng, Jun Ling | An Introduction to the Etudes of William Bolcom, Philip Glass and Nikolai Kapustin |
| Ms. Ng, Ying Ying | POCO Music Series and Tools: Supporting Teachers to Teach Music Effectively and Efficiently Helping Students to Learn Music Confidently and Joyfully. |
| Dr. Nitisingkarin, Onpavee | Nurturing Musical Abilities: A Creative Movement in Piano Lessons Using Dalcroze Eurhythmics Approach |
| Dr. Pokaratsiri, Duangruthai | A Survey of Selected Intermediate-Level Chamber Repertoire with Piano from 1750–1900 |
| Ms. Spanswick, Melanie | Developing an Effective Programme for Those Returning to Piano Playing |
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