2012
March 17-18, 2012
Guest Clinician: International Music Festivals – Spring Festival
Rider University; Lawrenceville, New Jersey
March 24-28, 2012
Music Teachers National Conference
New York City, New York
Past President
April 29, 2012
Recitalist: Faculty Chamber Music Concert
Ohio University, Athens
Copland “Quiet City” with Michele Fiala, oboe and John Schlabach, trumpet
June 27-29, 2012
Music Teachers National Association/Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Associations
Co-Chair: Wellness Symposium – “Empowering the Whole Musician: Mind and Body”
New York City, New York
Guest clinician – Piano Celebration at Metro State (Metropolitan State College of Denver; Denver, CO)July 15-20, 2012
Guest Clinician: International Society of Music Education
World Conference; Thessaloniki, Greece
July 26-29, 2012
Presenter: Performing Arts Medicine Association
Wellness Symposium – 30th anniversary celebration
Snowmass, Colorado
“Advocating for Musicians’ Wellness: The Contributions of Professional Associations”
August 3-4, 2012
National Group Piano and Piano Pedagogy Forum
Austin, Texas
August 6, 2012
Guest Clinician: University of St. Thomas Summer Piano Pedagogy Workshop
St. Paul, Minneapolis
November 1, 2012
Guest Lecturer: Friends of the Kennedy Museum
Ohio University – Athens, Ohio
November 8-10, 2012
Ohio Music Teachers Association State Conference
Chair, 2012 OhioMTA Conference Planning Committee
Columbus, Ohio
Past Events
2011
February 11-12, 2011
Guest Clinician: Piano Celebration at Metro State
Metropolitan State College of Denver; Denver, Colorado
March 25-30, 2011
Music Teachers National Conference
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
MTNA Immediate Past President/Member – Board of Directors
Presenter: Pedagogy Saturday
April 10, 2011
Recitalist: Faculty Chamber Music Concert
Ohio University; Athens, Ohio
Faure Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 15; Madeleine Dring Trio for Oboe, Flute and Piano
July 19, 2011
Guest Clinician: Butler Piano Pedagogy Seminar
Butler University; Indianapolis, Indiana
July 21-24, 2011
Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA) Symposium
Snowmass, Colorado
Performer: Participants’ recital
July 27-31, 2011
National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy (NCKP)
Chicago, Illinois
Presenter: Wellness Committee – From Studio to Stage
September 13-24, 2011
Piano Instructor: Crystal Cruises #1221 – New York to Montreal
Yamaha/Crystal “Passport to Music”
John Schlabach, trumpet; Gail Berenson, piano; Christopher Hayes, trombone – State University of New York; Fredonia, New YorkOctober 8, 2011
Adjudicator: MTNA/OMTA Young Artist Piano Competition
Ohio MTA State Conference
Bowling Green, Ohio
October 13, 2011
Recitalist: Oboe/piano faculty recital with Michele Fiala, oboe
Ohio University, Athens
October 24, 2011
Guest Clinician: New England Piano Teachers Association
Watertown, Massachusetts
October 31, 2011
Guest Lecturer: Ohio Northern University School of Music
Ada, Ohio
2010
January 24, 2010
Recitalist: Violin/Piano faculty recital with Stephen Miahky, violin and Gail Berenson, piano
Ohio University, Athens
March 20-25, 2010
Music Teachers National Association Conference
Albuquerque, New Mexico
MTNA Immediate Past President/Member – Board of Directors
April 18-19, 2010
Recitalist: Lyric Duo – Alison Brown Sincoff, flute/piccolo and Gail Berenson, piano
Pacific Lutheran University; Tacoma, Washington
Guest lecturer
April 20, 2010
Guest lecturer: Seattle Music Teachers Association
Seattle, Washington
Lyric Duo – Gail Berenson, piano; Alison Brown Sincoff, flute – University of Florida; Gainesville, FloridaApril 30, 2010
Guest workshop clinician: Ohio Music Teachers Association – Southeast District Fall Conference
Athens, Ohio
June 7-8, 2010
Guest workshop clinician: Minnesota MTA State Conference
Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis
June 25-26, 2010
Workshop clinician and recitalist: Ohio University Keyboard Pedagogy Seminar
Athens, Ohio
July 28-August 6, 2010
Conference presenter: International Society of Music Education – World Congress
Beijing, China
Forum member – Forum on Instrumental and Vocal Studio Teaching
September 25, 2010
Recitalist: Lyric Duo – Alison Brown Sincoff, flute/piccolo, Gail Berenson, piano
Ohio University faculty recital
Athens, Ohio
October 8, 2010
Guest clinician: Ohio Music Teachers Association
Summit County Fall Conference
Akron, Ohio
November 7, 2010
Recitalist: Martin Schuring, oboe, Gail Berenson, piano
Ohio University visiting artist recital
Athens, Ohio
2009
March 25-April 1, 2009
Music Teachers National Association Conference
Atlanta, Georgia
Presiding MTNA National President
April 13, 2009
Recitalist: Lyric Duo – Alison Brown Sincoff, flute/piccolo and Gail Berenson, piano
University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
June 5-6, 2009
Clinician and recitalist: Ohio University Summer Keyboard Pedagogy Seminar
Athens, Ohio
June 7-8, 2009
Guest workshop clinician: Iowa MTA State Conference
Morningside College – Sioux City, Iowa
June 22-23, 2009
Featured workshop clinician: Piano Pedagogy Workshop – Rochester, New York
Rochester Piano Teachers Guild, NYSMTA District 12 and the Nazareth College Department of Music
July 15, 2009
Guest workshop clinician: Portland Piano International: Summer Festival – Portland, Oregon
“Focus on Artistry”
Master class artist
Gail Berenson at the 2009 MTNA Gala at the Atlanta AquariumJuly 30-August 1, 2009
Guest clinician/panelist: National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy – Chicago, Illinois
Pre-conference seminar – The Healthy Pianist (NCKP Committee on Wellness for the Pianist)
September 10-12, 2009
Music Teachers National Association Board of Directors meeting
Cincinnati, Ohio
September 14, 2009
Guest workshop Clinician: Indiana Piano Teachers Guild
Carmel, Indiana
October 13, 2009
Recitalist: OctubaFest recital with Jason Smith, tuba and Gail Berenson, piano
Ohio University, Athens
October 21-24, 2009
World Piano Pedagogy Conference
Mesa, Arizona
November 5-8, 2009
Guest workshop clinician: Virginia MTA State Conference
Virginia Tech University – Blacksburg, Virginia
2008
January 21, 2008
Recitalist – Ohio University, Athens
Ohio University Lyric Duo, with Alison Brown Sincoff, flute/piccolo
January 27, 2008
Recitalist – West Virginia University, Morgantown
Ohio University Lyric Duo, with Alison Brown Sincoff, flute/piccolo
February 28, 2008
Guest lecturer – George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
March 4, 2008
Guest lecturer – University of South Florida, Tampa
March 29-April 2, 2008
Music Teachers National Association Conference
Denver, Colorado
Presiding MTNA National President
June 6-7, 2008
Recitalist and Clinician – Ohio University, Athens: Keyboard Pedagogy Seminar
Ohio University Lyric Duo, with Alison Brown Sincoff, flute/piccolo – Faculty recital
Lyric Duo – Gail Berenson, piano; Alison Brown Sincoff, fluteApril 30, 2010
September 27, 2008
Presenter – College Music Society National Conference; Atlanta, Georgia
Co-presenter with Barbara English Maris
“21st Century Independent Music Teachers: Musician/Teachers as Resources in Our Communities”
October 13, 2008
Guest clinician – Michigan MTA State Conference; Grand Rapids, Michigan
October 23, 2008
Guest lecturer and panelist – Tainan University of Technology; Tainan, Taiwan
2007
March 23-27, 2007
Music Teachers National Association Conference
Toronto, Canada
Installed as MTNA National President
April 23-24, 2007
Recitalist – University of Florida, Gainesville
Ohio University Lyric Duo, with Alison Sincoff , flute/piccolo
May 17, 2007
Recitalist – Ohio University, Athens
Trumpet/Piano recital with visiting artist, Vince DiMartino
June 2, 2007
Recitalist – Music at Penn Alps Summer Chamber Music Series; Grantsville, Maryland
Cardinal Trio with Marjorie Bagley, violin and Michael Carrera, cello
September 25, 2007
Guest lecturer – University of Oklahoma, Norman
October 5, 2007
Guest clinician – Idaho MTA State Conference, Boise, Idaho
Idaho Teachers’ Recital – Two-piano performance with Kenneth Christensen (Montana)
November 2, 2007
Guest Clinician and banquet keynote speaker – Georgia MTA State Conference, Dahlonega, Georgia
2006
March 12, 2006
Recitalist – Sundays at Central Chamber Music Series
Central Presbyterian Church; Columbus, Ohio
Cardinal Trio with Marjorie Bagley, violin and Michael Carrera, cello
Gail Berenson trying out a red Steinway D at Steinway Hall, New York City.April 1, 2006
Recitalist – University of Arizona Flute Festival 2006; Tucson, Arizona
Ohio University Lyric Duo, with Alison Sincoff , flute/piccolo
April 8, 2006
Guest lecturer/Master Class Artist – Schubert Club; Stamford, Connecticut
April 22, 2006
Guest clinician – University of Colorado, Boulder and the Boulder MTA
July 25-3, 2006
Guest presenter and panelist– European Piano Teachers Association Conference; Madeira, Portugal
November 9, 2006
Recitalist – Ohio MTA State Conference
Ohio University Music Faculty – A Musical Sampler
Cardinal Trio with Marjorie Bagley, violin and Michael Carrera, cello
2005
March 16, 2005
Recitalist and Guest lecturer – Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa
Ohio University Lyric Duo, with Alison Sincoff , flute/piccolo
March 18-19, 2005
Guest lecturer – University of South Dakota, Vermillion
Master Class Artist and Adjudicator for Eleventh Annual Genevieve Truran Piano Competition
Recitalist – University of South Dakota, Vermillion
Ohio University Lyric Duo, with Alison Sincoff, flute/piccolo
April 4, 2005
Guest lecturer – University of Washington, Seattle
Gail Berenson, piano; Alison Brown Sincoff, flute; Marjorie Bagley, violin – Washington County Museum of Fine Arts Recital Series – Hagerstown, MD
April 9, 2005
Recitalist – West Virginia Festival of Trumpets; Charleston, West Virginia
With John Schlabach, trumpet
April 27, 2005
Recitalist and Guest lecturer – State University of New York – Fredonia
Trumpet/Trombone/Piano recital – John Schlabach, trumpet and Christopher Hayes, trombone
State University of New York – Fredonia
April 28, 2005
Recitalist – Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Indiana, Pennsylvania
Trumpet/Trombone/Piano recital – John Schlabach and Christopher Hayes
July 20-21, 2005
Recitalist, featured guest clinician and panelist – Wichita State University; Wichita, Kansas
Ohio University Lyric Duo, with Alison Sincoff , flute/piccolo
August 3, 2005
Presenter – National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy; Chicago, Illinois
Pre-conference seminar – Making the Transition from Student to Professional
September 2-3, 2005
Guest presenter and panelist – European Piano Teachers Association Conference; Manchester, England
October 14, 2005
Presenter – Ohio Association of Music Therapists Conference; Athens, Ohio
October 21, 2005
Presenter – World Piano Pedagogy Conference – Anaheim, California
November 6, 2005
Recitalist –Washington County Museum of Fine Arts Recital Series, Hagerstown, Maryland
Ohio University Cardinal Trio. with Alison Sincoff, flute and Marjorie Bagley, violin
December 18, 2005
Recitalist – “Sundays at Five” Recital Series – Graves Piano and Organ Co.; Columbus, Ohio
Ohio University Cardinal Trio, with Marjorie Bagley, violin and Michael Carrera, cello
Cardinal Trio – Majorie Bagley, violin; Michael Carrera, cello; Gail Berenson, piano