Maryland State Music Teachers As so ci a tion Affi liated with Music Teachers National Association www.msmta.org A bi-monthly publication of the Maryland State Music Teachers Association June 2007 A MESSAGE TO ALL MSMTA MEMBERS! Two important items: 1. It is undeniably true that one of the two most 2. For those of you who do have common ways of communicating in our society is email capability, our webmaster now by email, second only to the telephone, and in has recently made it possible many instances it is far preferable. It is efficient, for all of us to edit our own quick, and extremely convenient. MSMTA’s information on the MSMTA webmaster, John Ralph, has just told me that website. When your telephone 200 of our 700-plus members do not have email number, email address, street address, etc. change, addresses listed in the online database. What that you can make those changes on the website, means is that when an important mass email is thereby insuring that our information about you sent out to the membership, as has occurred twice is correct and current. Please avail yourselves of very recently, nearly one-third of our membership this new convenience by clicking on the will not receive it. I am encouraging those “Members/Member Login” members who do not yet have this capability to link on the website, or go to: think seriously about acquiring it. Free email is http://www.msmta.org/members/mem_login.php available from a number of sources; all that you Your password is your MTNA membership number, need is a means to access the internet. and your “login” is your name. It has been a great pleasure to serve MSMTA in the capacity of Membership Vice President for the past four years. With best regards, Richard Hartzell MSMTA CELEBRATES ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY When a small group of teachers gathered together in 1957 to form the nucleus of the Maryland State Music Teachers Association, they could not have envisioned the vibrant and professional organization of more than 700 members that is now today’s MSMTA. Of those original members who signed the incorporation papers in 1960, only Gail McDonald is still an active member, and the first president, Elizabeth R. Davis, is now remembered as the honoree of our Elizabeth R. Davis Memorial Piano Competition. To commemorate this golden anniversary, the Board of Directors of the MSMTA is asking each Local Association to conduct a state Fund-Raising Project of its own choice. The proceeds will benefit the Ronald McDonald Houses in the Washington Metropolitan area, who offer a home-away-from-home to families with very ill children in local hospitals. Further information will appear in next season’s newsletters, as the local associations share their ideas and suggestions with us all. Carol Wolfe-Ralph will present a plaque on behalf of the MSMTA to the local association which raises the largest contribution to the Ronald McDonald Fund through its event. What a great way to celebrate our 50th Anniversary and benefit children and their families at the same time! Carol Wolfe-Ralph PRESIDENT Carol Wolfe-Ralph 6102 Gallery Street from the President... Bowie, MD 20720 301-464-0146 As I sit at my computer preparing this message, I can’t help but VP CERTIFICATION think of all the teachers who are preparing for the end of the year Donna C. White 21815 Three Notch Rd Ste E studio recitals. The whirlwind activity can be quite draining, Lexington Park, MD 20653 and I’m sure we share a sense of relief when the conclusion of the VP MEMBERSHIP Richard L. Hartzell academic year is reached. It’s time to do something refreshing 1817 Arcola Avenue and energizing so that we can be ready to begin again in a few Silver Spring, MD 20902 months. I think of the hundreds of members in our organization VP PUBLICATIONS Claudette Horwitz and the number of students each one has . we touch a lot of 5004 Barkwood Place Rockville, MD 20853 lives with our work, so that they in turn can touch others. I’ve VP STUDENT ACTIVITIES been thinking of cutting back, because I need more balance in Carol Wolfe-Ralph my life. I shared that with a student who had a sibling sitting on 6102 Gallery Street Bowie, MD 20720 the couch in my studio. He saw a plaque on my windowsill, but it was partially hidden, CORRESPONDING SECRETARY so he only saw the first line. He said, “Oh, is that what you mean,” and he read from the Helen Smith Tarchalski 17737 Stoneridge Drive plaque, “One day I would like to teach just a few people?” I laughed, because he didn’t Gaithersburg, MD 20878 see the rest of the “Teacher’s Prayer: One day I would like to teach just a few people many RECORDING SECRETARY Betsy Green and beautiful things that would help them when they will one day teach a few people.” 386 Riverside Drive And that’s what we do! Have a wonderful summer! Pasadena, MD 21122 TREASURER Judith E. Parks 6300 Farmington Lane Woodbine, MD 21797 HISTORIAN NEW OFFICERS FOR MSMTA BOARD Kathryn P. Stansbery 16130 Patapsco Overlook Ct st Mt. Airy, MD 21771 July 1 will usher in several new officers for the Board of MEMBER-AT-LARGE Directors. The positions of Vice President for Membership, Maxine Lewack Student Activities and Publications will see new officers, as well as 1614 Peacock Lane Silver Spring, MD 20904 Recording Secretary and treasurer (see page 11). IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Joselyn Cross Makowski This is the last issue of the MSMTA Newsletter to be published LOCAL ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS during my two terms. It has been a great honor and a fascinating ANNE ARUNDEL MTA experience to gather, edit and bring to you all the news and William Bloomquist results of our wonderful student activities program, our growing MTA GREATER BALTIMORE Faith Wenger membership rolls, the exciting news from our Local Associations, MTA BOWIE MTNA, and our colleagues in other organizations. We also took a moment to reflect Marcia Slentz-Whalen on and remember our fellow teachers who have passed away. CARROLL COUNTY MTA Karen Mihalko Our web site at www.msmta.org is included in the office of publications. The site has MTA CHARLES COUNTY grown enormously and now brings together all the information you need to be aware of Judith Dalton and to participate in our many activities. The newsletter is posted on the site, and can GREATER COLUMBIA MTA Helen Weems be read even before it reaches your mailbox. Online registration will be available for EASTERN SHORE MTA most events starting next season, and you are strongly urged to take advantage of it as Raymond Hobbs the number of participants continues to grow in our performance events. FREDERICK COUNTY MTA Karen Skelly MSMTA is an active and vital organization, with excellent teachers who are friends HOWARD COUNTY MTA Kathryn Stansbery as well as cooperative colleagues. The newsletter is an important link keeping us in GREATER LAUREL MTA touch with each other throughout the state. So keep sending us your pictures and your Douglas Guiles reports and any news you feel would be of interest to us all, and we’ll share them. MONTGOMERY COUNTY MTA Jean Lauderdale Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be the conduit of this information. PRINCE GEORGES MTA Linda Head Claudette Horwitz, VP for Publications MTA SOUTHERN MARYLAND Donna White 2 STANDING COMMITTEE STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIRS DISTINGUISHED MUSIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS ADVERTISING Robert Hauptman This year’s Distinguished Music Achievement Awards were given to 45 students in the Junior BYLAWS/ PARLIAMENTARIAN division and 28 in the Senior division, from the studios of 26 MSMTA teachers. As the David Holmes chairperson of the DMA Awards, I would like to express my gratitude to all the participating CERTIFICATION teachers, and my congratulations to all the recipients for their outstanding accomplishments Ann Matteson over the years. COLLEGE FACULTY 2007 DMA RECIPIENTS Matt Edwards SENIOR: COMMUNITY OUTREACH Caleb Fan................... (Faye Bonner) Kelly Kim .................. (Sima Elkis) AND EDUCATION Ben Strauss ................ (Dr. Deborah Brown) Chi Chi An ............... (Christopher W. Hall) Deborah White-Bondhus Roisin Anne Bautista . (Gary W. Dinn) Allan Huang .............. (Christopher W. Hall) Jamie L. Garcia .......... (Gary W. Dinn) Kevin Yu ................... (Christopher W. Hall) COMPOSITION COMMISSIONING Jeffrey Chu ................ (Bonnie Kellert) Radd Guarin ............. (Claudette Horwitz) Li-Ly Chang Monica Hwang ......... (Bonnie Kellert) Daniel Miller ............. (Claudette Horwitz) CONVENTION Neena Satija .............. (Bonnie Kellert) Wanida Suanpan ....... (Claudette Horwitz) Ann McCandliss Casey Jao ................... (Dr. Bok Hwa Kim) Cynthia Chiang ......... (Cherie Jeng) Caroline Kim ............ (Dr. Bok Hwa Kim) Matthew Lu .............. (Cherie Jeng) FINANCE Charles Pao ............... (Dr. Bok Hwa Kim) Joshua Tseng ............. (Cherie Jeng) Lois Jones Melody Kung ............ (Teresa Kung) Andrew Hwang ......... (Bonnie Kellert) FUND RAISING Henry Chen .............. (Olga Kuperstein) Eunice Hwang ........... (Dr. Bok Hwa Kim) TBA Alan Drayton ............ (Olga Kuperstein) Gabrielle Le ............... (Dr. Bok Hwa Kim) INDEPENDENT MUSIC Hannah Silverman .... (Olga Kuperstein) Jessica Park ................ (Dr. Bok Hwa Kim) TEACHERS Pamela Hsu ............... (Hyun Park) Jonathan Gao ............ (David Kuperstein) Helen Smith Tarchalski Andrew Hung ........... (Hyun Park) Jeanny Wang ............. (David Kuperstein) LOCAL AND STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS Ruby Wang ............... (Hyun Park) Elissa Lin ................... (Mei-Yu Lin) Kathryn Stansbery Vicky Yao .................. (Hyun Park) Andrea Yang .............. (Hyun Park) Lucas Roe .................. (Marcia Slentz-Whalen) Jiaqi Liu .................... (Ruth Peng) MTNA FOUNDATION Daniel Choi .............. (Shisa H. Suskey) Evan Peng ................. (Ruth Peng) Michele Hobart Rohan Jenifer Mohler ........... (Janet Swaney) Henry Van Engen ...... (Marcia Slentz-Whalen) MSMTA FOUNDATION/ FUNDRAISING Tiffany Chao ............. (Luba N. Turkevich) Sarah Hefner ............. (Shisa H. Suskey) TBA Erica Duh ................. (Luba N. Turkevich) Julia Gao ................... (Luba N. Turkevich) Baijia Jiang ................ (Luba N. Turkevich) Caleb Lee .................