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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