Middle Tennessee

MTMTA offers guest artist presentations for its members each year. These offerings typically include a guest artist masterclass in February and occasionally a featured speaker on a pedagogical topic of interest to the group in the fall and/or the spring.

 

The following are the guest artists scheduled for 2025-2026:​

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Sunday, September 21, 2025 – 2:00pm

Panel Discussion: Preparing pre-college students for auditions.

Panel Membrers: Adam Clark, Sheri Harris, Arunesh Nadgir, 

Jerry Reed, and Sharon Stanczak.

Location: MTSU, SFA 207

Refreshments and panel followed by brief business meeting.

 

Saturday, February 21, 2026 – 1:00-3:00 pm

Guest Masterclass by Dr. Graciella Kowalczyk

Location: Dow Street Community Music School

Participation Deadline: Saturday, February 13*

APPLICATION (pdf) (coming soon)

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*Students interested in participating in the masterclass should send 

the information below to Samantha Rothschell (Samantha@rothschell.com) 

by Saturday, February 13. Since time for the class is limited, selection to

perform depends on the overall number of requests and the specific repertoire

submitted. The final selection of participants is left to the instructor for the

class, however, a variety of repertoire styles and levels are encouraged and

typically included.

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     Student name:

     Student age:

     Exact title: (sample: Sonatina in G Major, Op. 20, No. 2)

     Specific movement: (sample: II. Adagio e sostenuto)

     Composer's complete name: (sample: Friedrich Kuhlau)

     Composer dates: 

     Piece length:

     Approximate level (use Primer, followed by levels 1-10)

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