Article of the Year
Established in 2014, the MTNA e-Journal Article of the Year Award recognizes outstanding contributions to MTNA's professional online journal. Members of the MTNA e-Journal Editorial Committee select an article from those written expressly for the e-Journal and published online during a calendar year. Articles are judged on the basis of the quality of writing and relative importance of the subject matter.
| Year |
Title |
Author(s) |
| 2024
|
Analysis of Practice
by Novice Musicians
in a Piano Class |
Margaret L. Brown and Robert A. Duke |
| 2023 |
Reaching Out to the Youth: The Guia Prático, Álbuns Para Piano by Heitor Villa-Lobos |
Verena Abufaiad |
| 2022 |
Breathe and Move: Effects of a 12-Week Yoga Curriculum on Pre-Collegiate And Collegiate Pianists |
Elaina Burns, NCTM, Christopher Madden, NCTM, and Paola Savvidou, NCTM |
| 2021 |
The Inclusive Studio: Teaching Students with Disabilities in the Private Piano and String Lesson Settings |
Diana Dumlavwalla, NCTM, and Katarzyna Bugaj |
| 2020 |
Music Performance Anxiety: The Role of Teachers in Addressing Anxiety in Adolescent Students and Beyond |
Clara Boyett Hassen, NCTM |
| 2019 |
The Best Of The British: Selected Educational Piano Works By Alec Rowley |
Adrienne Wiley, NCTM |
| 2018 |
Transitioning From Traditional To Online Piano Lessons: Perceptions Of Students, Parents and Teacher |
Diana Dumlavwalla, NCTM |
| 2017 |
The Pedagogical Value Of 'Enjoyment' In The Classical Piano Studio: A Research Report On A Transdisciplinary Study |
William Westney, Cynthia M. Grund, James Yang, Aimee Cloutier, Jesse Latimer, Michael O’Boyle, Dan Fang and Jiancheng Hou |
| 2016 |
Assessing Injury Risk In Pianists Using Objective Measures To Promote Self-Awareness |
Paola Savvidou, NCTM; Brad Willis; Mengyuan Li and Marjorie Skubic |
| 2015 |
Colorful Illustrations In Piano Method Books: A Pilot Project Investigating Eye Focus |
Gilles Comeau |
| 2014 |
Non-Traditional Notation And Techniques In Student Piano Repertoire |
Kevin D. Richmond |