MEETINGS FOR 2023-2024

Monthly Keyboard Club meetings are held at 9:00 on the second Thursday of the month.

Thursday, September 14th, 2023  - 9:30AM
Lunch at Centerstone Hotel
PRESENTER:  Dr. Sara Miller - “Fun with Analysis"  

Dr. Sarah Miller will share “Fun with analysis – What do all those accidentals mean?”  Every accidental in a piece of music is a clue that leads to understanding how a composer wants a performer to play the piece. Let’s take a look at accidentals in analysis pieces from Level 3 through Level 7 and decipher their true meanings.
Sarah has been teaching composition, theory, and piano at MacPhail Center for Music since 1997, after receiving her Master’s in piano performance and PhD in music composition from Michigan Sate University.  Sarah’s students have received numerous awards in composition contests both state-wide and nationally, and Sarah is actively composing for piano and other instrumental ensembles. 

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Thursday, October 12th, 2023 -  9:00AM

Mount Olive Lutheran Church
PRESENTER:  Jeff Butorac will share “Silence Your Inner Rival.”  

Your Inner Rival knows your biggest fears, what makes you nervous, and how to make you lose focus. Jeff will details the mindset solutions and emotional regulation necessary to mute the enemy within. His book shows you how to take control and Silence your Inner Rival. You'll find new ways to perform to your potential and enjoy peace of mind no matter the stakes. Jeff has put together numerous resources to prepare you for whatever battles are ahead. These simple yet actionable tools can be used daily by anyone looking for more inner calm and outer strength.

Jeff received his degree in Sociology from Saint John’s University, and then spent over a decade coaching NCAA and high school basketball and tennis, as well as getting his Master’s in Coaching.  A setback from anxiety and panic attacks caused Jeff to step away from coaching, but motivated him to understand the psychology behind mental strength.  He learned to control his focus and quiet the negative voice in his head, and now he uses his expertise by working with people to strengthen their mental game, improve their performance, and Silence their Inner Rival.

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Thursday, November 9. 2023   9:00 AM
Mount Olive Lutheran Church 

Book Club: Discussing

"Music Practice Makeover by Christine Goodner"

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Thursday, January 12th, 2024   9:00am

Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Master Class for beginning and intermediate students with Dr. David Shaffer-Gottschalk critiquing.

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Thursday, February 8, 2024   9:00 AM
Mount Olive Lutheran Church 

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Thursday, March 14th, 2024   9:00 AM 

Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Presenter:  Dr. Ann DuHamel (TBA)

 mmediate Past President of MMTA, Dr. Ann DuHamel currently serves as Associate Professor of Music, University of Minnesota Morris.  Her performances in 18 countries have been praised as poetic and “… a delight for the ears and the soul.”  Hailed as a “forward thinking classical pianist” and applauded for “the depth of programming and playing” for her album Rückblick:  New Piano Music Inspired by Brahms, Ann champions contemporary composers. 

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  Thursday, April 13th. 2023
Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Spring Brunch & Musicale:
Light-Hearted Ensembles of Members and Friends

We will be exploring the light-hearted and creative side of our club! We know there are hidden talents of many kinds within this group. “Ensembles” can mean many things and could include friends outside of Keyboard Club. 

Let your imagination take off.