Piano Pedagogy Workshop 2026 

Jeremy Siskind, Featured Clinician
Beverly Smoker, Guest Clinician

Dates: Mon/Tues, June 22–23, 2026

Early Bird Registration (ends June 1)
In-Person/Virtual: $111
Virtual Only: $101
Student: $25
Lunch: $17

Regular Registration (June 2-June 16)
In-Person/Virtual: $131
Virtual Only: $121
Student: $25
Lunch: $17

Online Registration (coming soon)

(To register after the deadline, please contact Dr. Jacob Ertl, jertl2@naz.edu

Call for Masterclass Participants: Submission Form (coming soon)

  • Deadline: June 15, 2026
  • Ages 5-18, all levels and repertoire accepted
  • Participating students must be in-person

Schedule 

Monday, June 22, 2026

1:00-2:30 ~ 5 Things Every Piano Teacher Should Know

2:30-2:45 ~ Break

2:45-3:45 ~ Starting From the Core (Abby Whiteside's Pedagogy)

4:00-4:00 ~ Break

4:00-5:30 ~ Brief History of Jazz Piano (Lecture Recital)
Potentially at a casual venue in the evening.

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

9:30-10:30 ~ From Scale to Melodies (Improvisation

10:30 -10:45 ~ Break

10:45-11:45 ~ My Arrangement is Better than Yours

11:45-1:00 ~ Lunch

1:00-2:00 ~ 6 Blues Lessons

2:00-2:20 ~ Q & A Grab Bag 

2:20 -2:35 ~ Break

2:35-3:35 ~ Theory and Truth with Beverly Smoker

3:35-3:45 ~ Break

3:45-5:00 ~ Masterclass with Students from the Community

Pedagogy Workshops

    Dennis Alexander 2022
    Theresa Bogard 2024
    Nancy O'Neill Breth
    Jeremy Siskind

    Past Presenters

    2025: Nancy O'Neill Breth
    2024: Theresa Bogard
    2023: Peter Mack
    2022: Dennis Alexander
    2021: Marvin Blickenstaff
    2019: Ingrid Clarfield
    2018: Julie Knerr
    2016: Forrest Kinney
    2015: Wendy Stevens
    2013: Scott McBride Smith

    Contact

     Dr. Jacob Ertl, jertl2@naz.edu