Our CFMTA Programs generally occur between many of our larger events and encompass a variety of platforms.
Please visit our Upcoming Programs page to check out our current headliners and workshops! You can also visit our Solo Recitalist Series Page for videos of past performers.
Please visit our Upcoming Programs page to check out our current headliners and workshops! You can also visit our Solo Recitalist Series Page for videos of past performers.
Presentations
Classroom-style presentations are an amazing opportunity to hear from some of the most accomplished educators and musicians in the state of Georgia.
Classroom-style presentations are an amazing opportunity to hear from some of the most accomplished educators and musicians in the state of Georgia.
2025
2024
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Kemal Gekić - In Recital Sunday, April 14, 2024 Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church 101 N Peachtree Pkwy, Peachtree City, GA 30269 2:30pm Doors Open at 2:15pm |
Flamboyant, daring, provocative, exciting, seductive and sensitive are some of the words used to describe one of today's most formidable pianists, Kemal Gekic, whose playing has been acclaimed worldwide by public and critics alike. Born in Split, Croatia, Gekic entered the Art Academy of Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, graduating in 1982 with the highest mark ever granted on a diploma exam recital. He was immediately given a faculty appointment as assistant professor and eventually headed the piano department until 1999. He has won prizes at the Franz Liszt Competition in Parma (1981), the Viana da Motta in Lisbon (1983) and the Yugoslav Artists' Competition in Zagreb (1984). Since then, Gekic has been artist-in-residence at the Florida International University in Miami.
His venturesome manner of approaching sound and form prove him to be a maverick in the music world: "Gekic moves on the charismatic threshold to genius," pronounced Richard Dyer in the Boston Globe. His oustanding recording of the Rossini-Liszt transcriptions (Naxos) won "The Rosette" of the Penguin Guide for Music, the recording of the 12 Transcendental Etudes by Franz Liszt is considered one of the best cycles overall.
2023
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Pam Asberry presents Teaching the Transfer Student Tuesday, October 17, 2023 The Music Garden 2860 GA-54 Peachtree City, GA 30269 10:00am |
Transfer students come with a unique set of challenges and opportunities. In this workshop, we will explore ways to assess skill level, choose teaching materials, break bad habits, and keep motivation high.
Described as “a new age solo pianist of uncommon melodic grace, insight and heartfelt intuitiveness,” Pam Asberry is an award-winning performing artist and composer who combines contemporary, new age and classical sounds to create music that is alternately melodic and graceful, dramatic and powerful, peaceful and hypnotic. Classically trained from the age of seven, she completed a master’s degree in piano performance and piano pedagogy and maintains a private teaching studio in Lawrenceville, Georgia, offering lessons in piano, clarinet, music theory, and composition. She has played concerts across the United States and abroad and her twin passions are sharing her music and the stories behind them with listeners around the world and inspiring others, especially young people, to find their own joy in music making.
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CFMTA presented our Annual Solo Recitalist Event Dr. You Ju Lee - In Recital Sunday, January 29, 2023 3:00pm Fayette Friendship Community Church 847 New Hope Road Fayetteville, GA 30214 |
2022
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Dr. Beibei Lin presents An Elephant's Memory: Constructing, Securing, and Stabilizing Memorization for Piano Students Tuesday, October 18, 2022 North Fayette United Methodist Church 847 New Hope Road, Fayetteville, GA 30214 10:00am Business Meeting / 10:30am Presentation This presentation explores the science of memory and its application to music.
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Piano Guild Discussion with Jan Adams
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - 11:00am
Zoom
Notes from this discussion are available in our Essential Documents area.
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - 11:00am
Zoom
Notes from this discussion are available in our Essential Documents area.
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Dr. Jerico Vasquez presents My Friends Chuck and Sid: A Fresh Approach to Traditional Technical Exercises Tuesday, September 20, 2022 North Fayette United Methodist Church 847 New Hope Road, Fayetteville, GA 30214 10:00am Business Meeting / 10:30am Presentation This presentation explores creative approaches to Hanon's The Virtuoso Pianist and Isidor Phillip's Exercises for Independence of the Fingers, with the goal of making these technical exercises relevant and enjoyable to young piano students.
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Dr. Elena Dorozhkina in Recital - Russian Piano Music of the 19th and 20th Centuries
Sunday, May 15th, 2022, 3:00pm - North Fayette United Methodist Church, Fayetteville
Inaugural Soloist Recital
Sunday, May 15th, 2022, 3:00pm - North Fayette United Methodist Church, Fayetteville
Inaugural Soloist Recital
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Recital Program
Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857) / Miliy Balakirev (1837-1910) The Lark, piano transcription of a song (1864) ~ Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Dumka (Rumination) “Russian Rustic Scene”, Op. 59 (1886) ~ Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Etude, Op. 65 No. 3 (1912) Etude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 42 No. 5 (1903) Etude in D-flat Major, Op. 8 No. 10 (1898) Two Poems, Op. 32: F-sharp Major and D Major (1903) Prelude for the Left Hand, C-sharp Minor, Op. 9 No. 1 (1894) ~ Alexander Mosolov (1900-1973) Sonata No. 4, Op. 11 (1925) ~ Nikolay Medtner (1880-1951) Canzona Serenata, No. 6 from “Forgotten Melodies”, Op. 38 (1919-1922) ~ Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Morceau de fantaisie (Fantasy Piece) in G Minor (1899) Untitled Composition in D Minor, Op. Posth. (1917) Prelude in G-sharp Minor, Op. 32 No. 12 (1910) Elegie in E-flat Minor, Op. 3 No. 1 (1892) Prelude in C Minor, Op. 23 No. 7 (1901-1903) |
Alexander Scriabin - Etude, Op. 65 No. 3 (1912) Alexander Scriabin - Two Poems, Op. 32: F-sharp Major and D Major (1903) |
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Nikolay Medtner - Canzona Serenata, No. 6 from “Forgotten Melodies”, Op. 38 (1919-1922) |
Sergey Rachmaninov - Morceau de fantaisie (Fantasy Piece) in G Minor (1899) |
Sergey Rachmaninov - Untitled Composition in D Minor, Op. Posth. (1917)
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Sergey Rachmaninov - Prelude in G-sharp Minor, Op. 32 No. 12 (1910) |
Sergey Rachmaninov - Prelude in C Minor, Op. 23 No. 7 (1901-1903) |
2021
Understanding the GMTA Theory Exam presented by Diane Boyd, NCTM
Saturday, October 23rd, 2021, 10:00am - Zoom Virtual Program
Beethoven's Transition from the Classical to Romantic Period presented by David Watkins
Tuesday, September 14th, 2021, 10:30am - Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church, Peachtree City
Saturday, October 23rd, 2021, 10:00am - Zoom Virtual Program
Beethoven's Transition from the Classical to Romantic Period presented by David Watkins
Tuesday, September 14th, 2021, 10:30am - Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church, Peachtree City
A discussion of Beethoven's work and how he influenced compositional form and piano technique throughout his career, from the historical perspective of what came before and after his work.
2020
Little Fingers Taking Their First Steps on the Ivories presented by Dr. Elena Dorozhkina
Tuesday, October 13th, 2020, 10:30am - The Music Garden, Peachtree City
Tuesday, October 13th, 2020, 10:30am - The Music Garden, Peachtree City
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Dr. Elena Dorozhkina discussed how to work with a piano beginner in the tradition of the Russian Piano School Method, reviewing aspects of posture, articulations, repertoire, self-listening, music image-making for the production of tone quality, and piano movement exercises such as Humpty-Dumpty, Mill, The Tree, Grab a Pencil, Rainbow, Glued Fingertip, Dangled Hand, and 5-Finger Exercises. Some important methodical books were presented and explored. Click to view: Book 1 | Book 2 | Book 3
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Dr. Elena Dorozhkina and her student.
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Part 1
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Part 2
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Dr. Elena wanted everyone to watch the video below toward the end of her presentation. Please jump ahead to timestamp 2:30.
Taking Online Music Lessons to the Next Level presented by J. T. Lee
Tuesday, September 8th, 2020, 10:30am - Online Workshop
Tuesday, September 8th, 2020, 10:30am - Online Workshop
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Other recent headliners included:
George Mann - An Introduction to Romantic Repertoire (2019) Portia Hawkins - The Challenges of Teaching Private Lessons (2019) George Mann - Haydn Piano Sonatas (2018) Huu Mai - The Art of Practice (2017) |
George Mann 2018 Presentation - Haydn Piano Sonatas
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Roundtable Discussions and Social Luncheons
Our roundtable discussions are simply that. It's a great networking opportunity as fellow members sit with coffee and finger foods discussing a pre-selected topic. Our last discussion covered Contemporary Repertoire along with a Book Swap.
Our roundtable discussions are simply that. It's a great networking opportunity as fellow members sit with coffee and finger foods discussing a pre-selected topic. Our last discussion covered Contemporary Repertoire along with a Book Swap.
Twice a year in May and December, members gather at a favorite local restaurant to chat, mingle, and enjoy lunch together. These are a lot of fun with a nice mixture of business talk and storytelling. Join us at the next one!
2019 Christmas Luncheon - Fernando Ramos, Eunkyung Hwang, Inna Satunovsky, Inyoung Choi, LuAnn Latzanich, Eric Clay (Left to Right)
