Piano Track

Faculty | Schedule

Daily Festival Activities Include:

  • 30 Minute Private Piano Lesson
  • 30 Minute Piano Duet/Ensemble and/or  Chamber Ensemble Coaching
  • Practice Time
  • Music Theory – 2 sections
  • Music Understanding (Music Listening and Appreciation) – 2 sections
  • Evening Activities – Performances and Entertainment


Faculty

Timothy ShookDr. Tim Shook, piano, festival dean. Dr. Shook is chair of the Division of Performing Arts at Southwestern College and operates a large independent piano studio in Wichita. He has coached several state winners of the KMTA Honors Auditions, serves on the MTNA board of directors, and is past president of KMTA. He co-chaired the designing of Music Progressions, a non-competitive syllabus of independent music study, for KMTA. Shook has presented workshops for piano teachers throughout the Midwest, as well as in New York City, Malaysia, and Singapore.


Piano Track Schedule 2012

Monday, June 4, 2012

11:00 am – 2:00 pm Festival Move-in
Lunch – On Your Own
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Scott Lang – Music Leadership
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Scott Lang – Advanced Music Leadership
6:30 pm – 7:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Graduate Students meet with SC Faculty, Placement Hearings for chamber ensembles, Assistant Faculty Meetings, Practice and First Rehearsals

Tuesday, June 5 - Friday, June 8

7:30 am – 8:30 am Practice Time/Free Time
8:30 am – 9:00 am Breakfast – Dining Hall
9:00 am – 10:30 am Private Lessons, Piano Ensemble Coaching, Practicing (30 min. blocks)
10:30 am – 11:00 am Music Theory - 2 Sections
11:10 am – 12:30 pm Private Lessons, Piano Ensemble Coaching, Practicing and Chamber Groups Rehearsal
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Private Lesson, Piano ensemble Coaching, and Practicing (30 minute blocks)
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Musical Understanding - 2 Sections (Music Listening and Appreciation)
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm Break and Snacks – Java Jinx
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Private Lessons, Piano Ensemble Coaching, Practicing (30 min. blocks)
5:45 pm – 6:30 pm Dinner
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Faculty and Student Chamber Practice Time / Practice Time / Free Time
8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Evening Activities
  • Tuesday – Jazz Faculty and Student Loans
  • Wednesday – Festival Participant Talent Show
  • Thursday – Worship Concert
  • Friday – Faculty Showcase

Saturday, June 9

7:30 am – 8:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am – 10:00 am Final Rehearsals
11:00 am Family Day Begins
Detailed schedule coming soon!