Yi Shan is our NVMTA spotlight member this month! She has been NVMTA’s Bach/Baroque Festival and Competition chair for the past 5 years. She says that she enjoyed being the Bach/Baroque chair because it was a good opportunity to serve others with her whole heart. NVMTA P
After 2 years and 2 cancellations due to Covid-19, the Young Artist Musicales have returned to George Mason University's Center for the Arts. Anna Hsu, student of Robert Bond Kelley, and Nicole Papenfuss, student of Silva Blazquez, were two who were originally scheduled to perfor
NVMTA Concerto Winners Perform with the Amadeus Orchestra April 24, 2022 On Sunday, April 24, 2022, Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association’s Concerto Competition prizewinners will perform with the Amadeus Orchestra under the direction of A. Scott Wood at Saint Luke
Studio Horowitz in Falls Church seeks a piano teacher to join our studio for the 2022-23 school year and beyond. We feature highly supported independent teaching in a beautiful piano-only studio. We offer the most supportive and collaborative teaching environment of any similar s
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Emily has been taking piano lessons for a while now. Today in her lesson a light bulb went on in her head. We were both so surprised, excited, and happy to experience her nearly effortless playing of the next four measures in her piece which she seemingly was reluctant to try. Mu
We were so pleased to host the NVMTA Bach-Baroque Festival on February 29, 2020, held at The Falls Church Episcopal. This day was full of beautiful performances by so many fine students. Two-hundred and seventy students participated! In addition to many wonderful perform
On Sunday, May 19, 2019, the Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association’s 2018-2019 Concerto Competition prizewinners performed with The Amadeus Orchestra under the Direction of A. Scott Wood at Saint Luke Catholic Church in McLean. The students were chosen from three concerto
by Amy Rothstein Young Artists Musicales (YAM) are presented in conjunction with Jeffrey Siegel's Keyboard Conversations performances at George Mason University Center for the Arts. The YAM series features students selected by the Liaison Committee from NVMTA keyboard events. In
