Session Proposals
Session Proposals are Currently Open for 2025
We look forward to receiving your proposal for the 2025 WMTA Conference. All accepted presenters will receive a $100 honorarium. Presenters are responsible for their own conference registration, hotel accommodations, and transportation. Session proposals must be submitted by January 31, 2025. Please note that conference registration is not included in your presenter contract. While participation in other conference activities is not required, it is strongly encouraged. All presentations must be non-commercial. If you are interested in delivering a commercial presentation, please refer to the information for sponsors or exhibitors.
You Will Need:
- Title of the Session, Max of 50 Character for the Schedule
- 150-200 Word Session Description to be used by the Selection Committee
- 30-60 Word Session Description for the Conference Booklet
- 30-60 Word Biography for the Conference Booklet
- Headshot of each presenter as .jpg file for the Conference Booklet
Get Wild About Teaching!
You spoke and we listened. Thank you for filling out the after conference survey, as this information is so valuable in planning the next conference. Our theme will be Get Wild About Teaching!
One thing we love is how social music teachers are. Our goal is for next year’s conference to provide more interaction, engagement, and idea sharing throughout every aspect. Past Conference attendees might even be excited to hear we might even bring back the BINGO game!
Session Proposals
Because we are seeking engagement or interaction in some manner, we are requiring an example of how you will facilitate this when submitting your proposal. Examples would be a quick discussion amongst the table, physical movement, volunteers for demonstration, creating a game to see who hears you say a certain word the most times, creating a digital open poll (many ideas on pigeonhole live blog). The possibilities are endless and the theme will definitely get those creative juices flowing!
For members who are looking to submit a proposal, these are topics or presentations that have been requested:
- Meeting needs of neurodivergent or special ed students
- Performance presentations
- Technique in beginners
- Pedagogy for those transitioning out of methods
- Progressing dedicated students to bigger repertoire-potentially preparing for eventual college auditions
- Brain based learning
- Legal resources and taxes
- General music topics- not just for piano such as theory, rhythm, practice motivation, goal setting, creating good practice habits for every age and stage, building a music community, etc
- Adjudicating – how to get started, how to give quality feedback in short time
- Duet/ensemble preparations
Conference Sessions Submissions
We are now seeking session proposals for the 2025 Annual Conference and all proposals must be received before the close date of January 31, 2025. Please note that presenters must be MTNA members and that general sessions are noncommercial in nature.
When you are ready, submit your conference proposals here: WMTA 2025 Conference Proposal Form.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the Conference Planning Committee by emailing wisconsinmta@gmail.com.
Let your thoughts go wild!