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2025

  • Lead Where You Are: Practical Ways Piano Teachers Can Make a Broader Impact

    Salas-Ruiz, C., Sanford, M., Gao, X., & Levins, C.

    New Jersey Music Teachers Association (NJMTA) Conference · Drew University, Madison, NJ · Nov 22

  • Rethinking Success in the Profession: Innovation, Adaptability, and Career Diversity

    Pavey, C., Jenkins, S., Kim, H., & Salas-Ruiz, C.

    College of Music Society National Conference · Spokane, WA · Oct 31–Nov 2

  • Motivación y desarrollo del interés en estudiantes adolescentes de piano: Un estudio cualitativo y reflexiones para la educación musical

    Salas-Ruiz, C.

    Encuentro Pianistas Guatemala · Virtual conference · Jul 30–Aug 1

  • Writing Skills for Creative Expression: Practical Tips for Pianists' Career Development

    Salas-Ruiz, C.

    National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy · Lombard, IL · Jul 23–26

  • Perspectives on Success in the Piano Profession

    Pavey, C., Jenkins, S., Kim, H., & Salas-Ruiz, C.

    National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy · Lombard, IL · Jul 23–26

  • Motivación y desarrollo del interés en estudiantes adolescentes de piano: Un estudio cualitativo y reflexiones para la educación musical

    Salas-Ruiz, C.

    National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy · Virtual conference · Jun 7–8

  • Resonances of Nature and Landscapes: Costa Rican Works for Beginning Pianists

    Salas-Ruiz, C. & Gonzalez, R.

    National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy · Virtual conference · Jun 7–8

  • Networking Session on Interdisciplinary Research

    Salas-Ruiz, C.

    MTNA Collegiate Symposium · University of Oklahoma · Jan 18–19

2024

  • Sparking the Fire Within: Cultivating Motivation and Empowering Practice through Interest Development

    Salas-Ruiz, C.

    MTNA Group Piano/Piano Pedagogy (GP3) Conference · University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music · Aug 2–3

2023

  • Designing a Culture of Community with New MTEs: What Worked, What Didn't, and What You Should Try

    Stanley, A.M., Brown, E., Jenkins, S., Liu, J., & Salas-Ruiz, C.

    Symposium on Music Teacher Education · Salt Lake City, UT · Oct 12–14

  • Understanding Intermediate Students' Motivation to Practice through the Lens of Interest Development: A Multiple Case Study

    Salas-Ruiz, C.

    National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy · Lombard, IL · Jul 26–29

2022

  • A Multiple Case Study of Adolescent Piano Students: Examining Motivation through the Lens of Interest Development

    Salas-Ruiz, C.

    Louisiana Music Educators Association Conference · Baton Rouge, LA · Nov 17–21

  • "Nobody Wants to Be the First One to Say Anything About It": Opening Up Space for Dialogues in Healthy Musicianship

    Salas-Ruiz, C.L., Stanley, A.M., & Burgos, J.

    Mid-South Music Education Research Symposium · Oxford, MS · Feb 10–12

2021

  • "Nobody Wants to Be the First One to Say Anything About It": Opening Up Space for Dialogues in Healthy Musicianship

    Salas-Ruiz, C.L., Stanley, A.M., & Burgos, J.

    Symposium on Music Teacher Education · Virtual conference · Sep 23–25

  • A Descriptive Pilot Study of the Use of the Interest Development Scale to Measure Interest Development in Instrumental Practice in Adolescent Piano Students

    Salas-Ruiz, C.

    Louisiana Music Teachers Association Conference · Virtual conference · Sep 15