When: Friday, September 17, 2010

Time: 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Where: Senseney Music (2300 E. Lincoln) 

What: Wichita Area Piano Teachers League has graciously invited WMMTA members to join them for the September program which features Wendy Stevens and her compositions.

Wendy Stevens talks about the inspiration and creative process of her new Hal Leonard publications for students and how to apply this to your teaching. Do you feel you lack creativity or inspiration in your teaching? Do you need an inspirational boost but don't know where to find it? Do you struggle to be creative in teaching new concepts? Do you feel you are stuck in a rut? If so, please join us in a practical workshop on nurturing creativity and inspiration in your life and your teaching.

Wendy Stevens will be sharing about how composers are not the only "creatives" in music. Every human possesses creativity and can learn to utilize their creative potential in ways that are unique to their personality and ambition. Wendy will talk about how she found the inspiration for her latest books and how she brainstorms for creative ideas in her composing. She will demonstrate how the same creative and inspirational process can be used by teachers to solve student problems, create fresh activities for teaching, and connect with students.

Wendy Stevens is the composer of 13 collections and solos published by Hal Leonard, Augsburg Fortress, and Concordia Publishing House. Her newest publications are Returning to the Piano and American Portraits, published by Hal Leonard.