LAPTF Events

Location: Livonia Rotary Park, Pavilion #5; Six Mile Rd between Farmington and Merriman Roads; second entrance past the play area.

Learn exciting news about the upcoming season.
New/gently used music swap materials (remember you must take home what you brought)
Bring a dish to pass: utensils, cups, and paper products will be provided.
Please invite a guest to learn about our LAPTF.

Guest Presenters: Jeff Stanek; Rebecca Mulaney; Jordan Christianson; Linette

Popoff-Parks (Well-Balanced Pianist Teacher Training Program Members)

Zoom Platform

Pre-concert: 9:30 am – Janice Derian will provide updates and changes to 2024 SAT

Guest Presenter Natalia Kazaryan

Dr. Kazaryan’s musical performing career began at age seven with the Tbilisi State Chamber Orchestra. She holds degrees from
Juilliard and University of Michigan, and has studied in Paris with Michel Béroff under a Fulbright Scholarship. She is on the faculty of Howard University and is a board member of the International Alliance for Women in Music. “Dedicated to giving equal platform to female composers in her
public appearances, she notably curated and performed a recital of all women composers at the Smithsonian Portrait Gallery in
Washington, D.C., a performance The Washington Post named “one of the best classical concerts of the summer 2019.” 

Location: Steinway Gallery 2700 E. West Maple Road (M-5 & Maple Road, just west of
Haggerty) Commerce Township, MI 48390

Location: Laurel Park PAVILLION 5
Chair: Joyce McClure
It is time to prepare for Rockin’ the Keys on December 2nd, 2023. This year’s information will be soon updated on the website.

Guest clinician: Eric Zuber

Assistant Professor at Michigan State University College of Music “Hailed as an ‘irresistibly fluid’ and ‘illuminating’ pianist by the New York Times and the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Eric Zuber has established himself as one of the leaders of a new generation of American pianism. In addition to a busy solo and collaborative career, Dr. Zuber is dedicated to helping the next generation of aspiring young artists.” https://www.ericzuberpiano.com

Location: Steinway Gallery 2700 E. West Maple Road (M-5 & Maple Road, just west of Haggerty) Commerce Township, MI 48390

Presenters TBD

LAPTF members will provide preparation instructions for aural awareness, theory, technique, sight-reading, and performance testing

Location: Steinway Gallery 2700 E. West Maple Road (M-5 & Maple Road, just west of Haggerty) Commerce Township, MI 48390

Guest Presenter Tian Tian

Associate Professor, Oakland University School of Music, Theatre,
and Dance Solo and chamber pianist, multi prize-winner, teaches at Oakland University, appears as lecturer and master class clinician in her
native China. www.tiantianpiano.com

Location: Steinway Gallery 2700 E. West Maple Road (M-5 & Maple Road, just west of Haggerty) Commerce Township, MI 48390

Facilitator: Linette Popoff-Parks, LAPTF Program Coordinator

Zoom Platform

Location: Steinway Gallery 2700 E. West Maple Road (M-5 & Maple Road, just west of Haggerty) Commerce Township, MI 48390

Topic: A Creative and Comprehensive Approach to Sight Reading at the Piano

This presentation will introduce a definition of sight reading and summarize research on this topic.  It will then talk about the importance of this skill and various materials to use.  It concludes with a discussion of how to teach sight reading.  There will be information and resources for students and teachers of all ages and experience levels.

Guest Presenter: Cole Burger

Cole Burger teaches piano and related subjects at Bowling Green. State University and Lutheran Summer Music.  Dr. Burger holds degrees in piano performance and economics from Northwestern. University and the University of Texas.  His CD, Beyond the Traveler: Piano Music by Composers from Arkansas, is available on MSR Classics, and his class piano textbook, Keyboard Skills for the Practical Musician, is available from Routledge.  For more
information, please visit his website at www.coleburger.com.

Location: Steinway Gallery 2700 E. West Maple Road (M-5 & Maple Road, just west of
Haggerty) Commerce Township, MI 48390

Business Meeting and Luncheon

Location: TBA