April 14, 2025

410: TEMPO – The New Online Conference from MTNA

18 minutes

Today, we’re having a chat with Michael Clark, who’s here to discuss MTNA's new online conference, TEMPO, which aims to be more accessible and cost-effective for music educators. We'll dive into the key features of TEMPO, including 40 prerecorded breakout sessions, live Q&A chats, and extensive networking opportunities. Michael highlights the importance of an international reach, unique content, and the flexibility of accessing sessions for two months. Stay tuned as Michael shares key highlights and insights into why this conference is a must-attend event for music educators worldwide.

Michael shared about the new online conference from MTNA called TEMPO.

He described his role in MTNA and as an assistant professor at Baylor University.

His project "Piano Tricks," focused on fingering redistributions for piano pieces.

The importance of TEMPO being an accessible and cost-effective online MTNA conference.

How is TEMPO different from MTNA’s national conference?

What are some of the highlights of TEMPO?

How can listeners attend and register?

He shared some of the topics that the sessions will cover, including international repertoire.

Guest Links

Michael's Website: MichaelClarkPiano.com

Michaels' Instagram: @michaelclarkpiano

Michael's YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@michaelwinstonclark

Links Mentioned

Click here to find out more about TEMPO and use code TOP25 at checkout for 20% off registration. (The conference is scheduled for April 25-26, with early bird registration available until April 15)

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Today's Guest

Michael Clark is a pianist, teacher, and scholar noted for his “natural, clear, and nuanced” performances (Piano Magazine). An advocate for the music of Florence Price, he made the first studio recording of her complete piano waltzes for Navona Records, edited the first publication of twenty of her intermediate pieces for Hal Leonard, and has performed her works around the United States. Clark also researches traditions of piano fingering and is the founder of PianoTricks.net, an online database of fingerings and redistributions for over 1000 passages from the piano repertoire. He serves as Assistant Professor of Piano at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

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