{"id":61823,"date":"2024-10-28T13:10:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T17:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/?p=61823"},"modified":"2024-10-28T13:11:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T17:11:29","slug":"piano-professor-wins-state-teaching-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/2024\/10\/28\/piano-professor-wins-state-teaching-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Piano Professor Wins State Teaching Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Professor of Piano Dylan Savage has been named the 2024 \u201cTeacher of the Year\u201d by the <a href=\"https:\/\/ncmta.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">North Carolina Music Teachers Association<\/a> (NCMTA). Founded in 1959, the NCMTA is an affiliate of the Music Teachers National Association and represents some 500 music teachers from across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Savage received the award at the NCMTA annual conference, held October 10-12 in Greensboro, where he also presented the session \u201cHow to Use the Music Lesson to Teach and Advance Human-Centered Qualities and Relevance in the Age of AI.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people\/dylan-savage\/\">Dr. Savage<\/a> is the author of the book <em>The Transposed Musician: Teaching Universal Skills to Improve Performance and Benefit Life<\/em>, the first book to present a comprehensive and systematic method for teaching universal skills within the context of the music lesson. 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