2025

• Motivating Your Piano Students: Practical Strategies That Work
  Invited Speaker – Salas-Ruiz, C.
  MTNA Piano Teacher’s Forum, Central New Jersey (Nov). In-person event.

• Cultivating Motivation and Empowering Practice through Interest Development
  Invited Speaker – Salas-Ruiz, C.
  University of Missouri (Mar). Online event.

 

2024

• Navigating the Transition from Graduate School into Professional Life: Practical Tips and Effective Strategies
  Invited Speaker – Salas-Ruiz, C.
  University of Rhode Island (Apr). Online event.

• Music Educators as Scientists
  Invited Speaker – Salas-Ruiz, C.
  Brazosport College, TX (Feb). In-person event.

 

2023

• Peer Connections: Building Professional Spaces for Belonging
  Invited Speaker – Salas-Ruiz, C.
  Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy (Nov). Online event.

• Meeting Students Where They Are: The Power of Interest in Music Practice
  Invited Speaker – Salas-Ruiz, C.
  University of Houston (Nov). In-person event.

• Meeting Students Where They Are: The Power of Interest in Music Practice
  Invited Speaker – Salas-Ruiz, C.
  The University of Texas at Austin (Nov). In-person event.

 

2022

• My Journey to Healthy Musicianship: Practical Ideas for Exploration and Self-Reflection in the Piano Studio
  Invited Article Discussion – Salas-Ruiz, C.
  Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy (Nov). Online event.

 

2020

• Empowering Our Students with Effective Practice Strategies
  Invited Speaker – Salas-Ruiz, C.
  Piano Talks, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica (Jul). Online event.

 

2015

• Experiencing Tonal and Stylistic Differences in the Works of Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Debussy: A Guide for Advanced Students
  Lecture Recital – Salas-Ruiz, C.
  Louisiana State University (May).

 

2014

• The Costa Rican Repertoire as a Contribution to Teaching Piano at Early and Intermediate Learning Stages
  Lecture Recital – Salas-Ruiz, C.
  I Encuentro de Pianistas, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica (Jul).