EVMTA Events

All are welcome to participate in a members’ concert and forum for EVMTA teachers. Stay tuned for an open invitation to perform and/or participate in a panel discussion in the EVMTA bi-monthly newsletters.

Piano Ensemble is one of the events our students enjoy the most, and look forward to each year.  Our "duet concert," features ten groups of varying musical difficulty,  performing two duets together as an ensemble.  Each group can have up to twelve pairs of participants, giving each participant the opportunity to play Primo in one duet, and Secondo in the other.  Each group is directed by a conductor, who will help students play as an ENSEMBLE during their three rehearsals and final performance.  This is an event you don't want to miss!  

Presenters: Lin-Linder Piano Duo
The Lin-Linder Duo (Fanya Lin and Daniel Linder, Associate Professors of Practice in Piano at the University of Arizona) will present a recital showcasing vibrant 20th- and 21st-century works for two pianos. Their Program will include Gabriela Lena Frank's Danza de los Saqsampillos, an exciting dance-toccata inspired by the image of the Peruvian jungle-warrior, alongside Three Seascapes by UA Professor of Composition Yuanyuan (Kay) He, a three-movement work depicting paintings inspired by the ever-changing ocean waves. Finally, the program will conclude with Francis Poulenc's exuberant Concerto in D Minor for Two Pianos.

Entrants will perform for a panel of three judges. Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Honorable Mention Awards are given to the top performers in each category.

The Spring Student Recital is open for students of all levels to play one memorized, polished piece.

Presenter: Nancy Keuper
There are a lot of technology tools out there that can help streamline teaching and studio management tasks, but technology often comes with a learning curve. This technology roundtable will offer some tips and tricks for wrangling some of these technology challenges.

All graduating Seniors are invited to perform 1 piece or 2 short pieces. Seniors receiving the Senior Award (by separate application) will perform in this recital.

Join us for the last social gathering of the year where teachers discuss anything and everything music over a meal!

This event provides a competitive performance opportunity to students of all levels and ages in a recital format. Thank you to Jason Sipe, the owner of Arizona Piano Company, for donating the prize money for this competition.

The Arizona Study Program is a twelve-year graded course of study developed by the Arizona State Music Teachers Association to provide for the development of musical performance, technique, and theory.