Music is CENTRAL!
June 27-29, 2026
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Daily Schedule
Presenters
An-Lin Bardin and Naomi Niskala • Susan Chan • Mengyiyi Chen • Rose Freeman, NCTM • Jody Graves, NCTM • Eleanor Gummer • Eleanor Gummer with Sarah Silvia, NCTM •Leann Osterkamp He • Meg Krieg, NCTM • Stephen Lewis, NCTM • Szu-Chia Lin • Christina Liu, NCTM • Roger McVey, NCTM • Kira Miller, NCTM • Marina Munter, NCTM • Jan Rowen Music, NCTM • Dilyara Oliver • Greg Presley, NCTM • Melody Puller • Representation and Advocacy Committee • Karen Scholten • Anna Schultz • Sarah Silvia, NCTM • Jeff Snedeker • Rhonda Snook • RoseMarie Tamburri • Ricardo de la Torre, NCTM • Ryan Worswick • Chiao-Yu Wu
Concerts, Recitals, and Student Performance Sessions
Honors Recital No. 1 – Saturday at 11 am
More Music with Mengyiyi Chen – Saturday at noon
Honors Recital No. 2 – Saturday at 3 pm
Guest Artist Bardin-Niskala Duo – Saturday at 8 pm
Honors Recital No. 3 – Sunday at 11 am
More Music with Carter Mitchell, euphonium; Flora Cummings, viola; and Izel Ochoa-Read, piano – Sunday at noon
Young Composer Project Recital – Sunday at 3 pm
Works in Progress with Naomi Niskala and An-Lin Bardin – Sunday at 4 pm
WA Winners and Commissioned Composer Concert – Sunday at 7 pm
Honors Recital No. 4 – Monday at 11 am
More Music with Central West Quartet, Donut Friday Quartet, and Burrow Vision Quartet – Monday at noon
Lesson with the Artist: Naomi Niskala – Monday at 1 pm
Honors Recital No. 5 – Monday at 3 pm
Meetings, Meet-ups and Other Events
MAP and Visiting Artist meeting – Saturday at noon
Sip & Stitch, Drink & Draw, Crafts & Coffee – Sunday at noon
Annual Member Meeting – Sunday at 12:45 pm
Trivia night – Sunday at 8:30 pm (after the WA Winners Concert)
MLP Chair Meeting – Monday at 8 am
WSMTA President and Chapter Presidents – Monday at noon
Food service
Coffee and treats
Saturday 9 am and 2:45 pm
Sunday 8 am (top-up at 9:45 am) and 2:45 pm
Monday 8 am (top-up at 9:45 am)
Box Lunch – Everyday at noon (you can eat your lunch in the Band and Choir rooms)
Banquet Dinner – Saturday at 5 pm (Happy Hour) and 6 pm (Dinner)
Post Concert receptions – After both evening concerts (Saturday and Sunday)
PLEASE NOTE
• Times and presenters are subject to change. Look here during the conference for the most up-to-date schedule.
• All presentations are 45 minutes unless otherwise noted.
• More Music sessions vary in length and recitals and concerts may last an hour or more.
• Most events will be held in the Jerilyn S. McIntyre Music Building at Central Washington University. For a floor plan of the building, click here.
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2026
9:00 am
10:00 am
Silent Auction
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
• McIntyre Hall
11:00 am
Honors Recital No. 1
Piano
• McIntyre 175 / Recital Hall
Shades of Childhood: The Poetic World of Mel Bonis’ s Scènes enfantines
Mengyiyi Chen
• McIntyre 150 / Band Room
Taking Back Your Power and Finding Strength Within
Marina Munter, NCTM, Kira Miller, NCTM, and Rhonda Snook
• McIntyre 153 / Choir Room
12:00 noon

More Music
Mengyiyi Chen, piano
• McIntyre 150 / Band Room
1:00 pm
Clara Schumann: Romantic Trailblazer
Sarah Silvia, NCTM and Eleanor Gummer
• McIntyre 150 / Band Room
Healthy Piano Technique: An Introduction to the Taubman Approach
Dilyara Oliver
Click here for session handout.
• McIntyre 153 / Choir Room
2:00 pm
The Forbidden Pleasures of Playing, Teaching, and Creating Transcriptions
Roger McVey, NCTM
• McIntyre 150 / Band Room
Applying Montessori Methods to teach students with ADHD, Disabilities, and preschool age
Anna Schultz
• McIntyre 153 / Choir Room
2:45 pm
3:00 pm
Honors Recital No. 2
Piano
• McIntyre 175 / Recital Hall
Travel the World through Music
Representation and Advocacy Committee
• McIntyre 150 / Band Room
4:00 pm
The Art of Subtraction: Accompanying at the Highest Level
Leann Osterkamp He
• McIntyre 150 / Band Room
Nuts and Bolts of Teaching Music Online
C.R. Ryan Worswick
• McIntyre 153 / Choir Room
5:00 pm
8:00 pm
Guest Artist Concert
Bardin-Niskala Duo
• McIntyre 175 / Recital Hall
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SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2026
8:00 am
Silent Auction
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
• McIntyre Hall
9:00 am
From Hymns to Harmonies: The Creative Art of Worship Through Music
Meg Krieg, NCTM, and Karen Scholten
• McIntyre 150 / Band Room
9:00 am – 9:25 am
Evocation of Childhood in Piano Music, Painting and Poetry
Chiao-Yu Wu
• McIntyre 153 / Choir Room
9:30 – 9:55 am
Notes Across Time: Selected Taiwanese Children’s Piano Works and Musical Identity
Szu-Chia Lin
• MMcIntyre 153 / Choir Room
9:45 am
10:00 am
Using Music for Social Change – Music that Fosters Empathy and Compassion Towards Others
Guest artists: An-Lin Bardin and Naomi Niskala
• McIntyre 175 / Recital Hall
11:00 am
Honors Recital No. 3
Piano
• McIntyre 175 / Recital Hall
The Historical Status of Women in Music
Eleanor Gummer
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• McIntyre 150 / Band Room
12:00 noon
More Music
Carter Mitchell, euphonium
Flora Cumming, viola
Izel Ochoa-Read, piano
• McIntyre 150 / Band Room
12:45 – 2:00 pm
2:00 pm
Make the Art of Your Work…A Work of Art
Jody Graves, NCTM
• McIntyre 150 / Band Room
MTNA Certification Toolbox
Rose Freeman, NCTM
• McIntyre 153 / Choir Room
2:45 pm
3:00 pm
Young Composers Project Recital
• McIntyre 175 / Recital Hall
4:00 pm
Works in Progress
Cellist An-Lin Bardin and pianist Naomi Niskala work with composers and their competitions
• McIntyre 153 / Choir Room
(Please note this session will end at approximately 5:30 pm)
Essential Elements of Music Analysis as a Resource in the Studio
Ricardo de la Torre, NCTM
• McIntyre 150 / Band Room
5:00 pm
7:00 pm
WA Winners Concert / Commissioned Composer of the Year Concert
• McIntyre 175 / Recital Hall
8:30 pm
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2026
8:00 am
Silent Auction
8:00 am to 1:00 pm
ITEM PICK-UP by 3:00 pm
• McIntyre Hall
9:00 am
9:45 am
10:00 am
Improvise…With Words!
RoseMarie Tamburri
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• McIntyre 150 / Band Room
Rhythmic Concepts and Movement
Jan Rowen Music, NCTM
• McIntyre 153 / Choir Room
11:00 am
Honors Recital No. 4
Vocal and Instrumental
• McIntyre 175 / Recital Hall
Training the Tactile Sense at the Piano
Greg Presley, NCTM
• McIntyre 150 / Band Room
12:00 noon
More Music
Central West Quartet
Donut Friday Quartet
Burrow Vision Quartet
• McIntyre 150 / Band Room
1:00 – 2:15 pm
Lesson with the Artist
With pianist Naomi Niskala
• McIntyre 175 / Recital Hall
1:00 – 1:50 pm
Improvisation Games: Expanding Comfort Zones for Students and Teachers
Jeff Snedeker
• McIntyre 150 / Band Room
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
Playing to Personalities: Enhancing Learning Using Bartle’s Player Types
Christina Liu, NCTM
• McIntyre 153 / Choir Room
The Mighty Wrist: Mastering the Motions of the Wrist for Optimal Piano Technique
Stephen Lewis, NCTM
• McIntyre 150 / Band Room
3:00 pm
Honors Recital No. 5
Piano
• McIntyre 175 / Recital Hall


























































