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Webinar College Music Society., Oscar E. Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Minneapolis, Minnesota. College Music Society National Conference. September 24, 2010., Oscar E. Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Presented my book in a lecture-recital format.

The Tango in American Piano Music. Selected Tangos by: Thomson, Copland, Barber, Jaggard, Biscardi, and Bolcom.

College Music Society Press, June 2010

European Piano Teachers Association, World Piano Conference. Novi Sad, Serbia, August 28, 2010, Oscar E. Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Invited.

Presented a lecture-recital on my book "The Tango in American Piano Music. Selected Tangos by Thomson, Copland, Barber, Jaggard, Biscardi, and Bolcom.

Utep, "Job Alike." August 20, 2008, Oscar E. Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Presented 4 sessions for school teachers on Technology and Group Piano Repertoire. Hands-on workshop were school teachers were inform about the latest technology in group piano teaching and group piano solo and ensemble repertoire.

Oklahoma University. Gp3 National Group Piano And Piano Pedagogy Forum. August 2, 2008, Oscar E. Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Reporter

Presentation Panel

"From the Top: What Students Think About Their Group Piano Experience"

Utep, "Aware Program." February 22, 2008, Oscar E. Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Presented, by request of Dean Daudistel, a hands-on workshop on improvisation for a selected group of UTEP faculties who enrolled in this annual program.

El Paso Music Teachers Association. September 14, 2006, Oscar Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Invited by EPMTA. Addressed and demonstrated ornamentation, fingering, and sources on Baroque performance practices. Informed teachers about historical context, instruments, fingering and ornamentation performing excerpts of Baroque repertoire to be used in the EPMTA Baroque Contest.

Oklahoma University, Norman. Gp3 National Group Piano And Piano Pedagogy Forum. August 4, 2006, Oscar E. Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Reporter

Tamy Bush's presentation "Working With Special Needs Students." Published in Piano Pedagogy Forum, January 2007. See article under Publications.

University Of Cincinnati, College Conservatory Of Music. Gp3 National Group Piano And Piano Pedagogy Forum. August 7, 2004, Oscar E. Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Presenter. Invited to join panel with Dr. Ken Williams (Ohio State University) and Maria Balcon and Di Zhu (University of Cincinnati) on "Teaching and Mentoring International Students."

The University Of Arizona. American Musicology Society And The Society For Ethnomusicology. April 12, 2003, Oscar E. Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Peer-reviewed selection.

In the last ten years, perhaps more than ever, the Argentine tango has kept the attention of composers, performers, recording companies, film makers, and audiences all over the world. There are two major periods of time when the tango enjoyed international attention. The first period, in the early 1900's, was driven by the general fever for the exotic, supported by the world fairs, as well as by radio broadcasting and the development of the transportation, film, printing and recording industries. The second period, in the 1980's, was driven almost exclusively by the entertainment industry.

The purpose of this …

College Music Society National Conference, Kansas City. September 20, 2002, Oscar E. Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Peer- review selection. Lecture -Recital

Juan José Castro composed Tangos for piano in 1941. Perhaps, this is the first work for piano by a major Argentinean art-music composer that includes tango rhythm. Each tango describes a male character associated with the Argentine tango, exploring the musical, social, and cultural representation of these characters.

The first piece in the set “Evocación” (Evocation) serves as an introduction to the following four tangos. In an impressionistic and improvisatory manner, Castro evokes the famous tango La Cumparsita. The second piece “Llorón” (Whiner) portrays a common character of tango’s lyrics: a male whining, crying, and …

The University Of Arizona, Tucson. May 5, 2002, Oscar Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Doctoral Lecture-Recital.

Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, 36th International Council For Traditional Music World Conference. July 09, 2001, Oscar E. Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Peer-review selection. Presenter

Panel Presentation "Returning to the Sources: Hispanic Music from the Americas in the Reconstruction of Cultural Identity.

Arizona Music Teachers Association, Tucson. June 7, 2001, Oscar E. Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Presenter, Invited.

Presented and demonstrated how private studio teachers can enhance their teaching with the use of computer software for music theory and history. Also, attendees where informed about several free music sites where they can get music materials such as test, scores, sheet music, and where students can practice theory and aural skills.

The Colorado College, Colorado Spring. American Musicology Society And The Society For Ethnomusicology. May 9, 1999, Oscar E. Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Peer-review selection.

Lecture-Recital.