Maryland State Music Teachers Association Affiliated with Music Teachers National Association www.msmta.org A bi-monthly publication of the Maryland State Music Teachers Association December 2012 MSMTA STATE CoNFereNCe “Celebrating Musical Diversity” SATURDAY aNd sUNDAY JaNUarY 12 & 13, 2013 RegistRation FoRm and details begin on page 2 From the President… News From the Board I wish all of you a happy holiday Fourteen Board members attended the meeting on Monday, season! December 3, 2012. A few items were discussed which As you see in this newsletter, we resulted in the following: have a fantastic conference planned for you. Since this year’s MTNA • Donation plan for Sandy Relief effort was discussed conference is in California, many and devised. It was moved, seconded and passed of you may not be able to attend, (please see the detailed info in the newsletter). but we are hoping we can bring a smaller-scale but equally high quality conference to Maryland. • Concerto competition chair, Hyun Park, proposed So I hope you can rest up during the holidays and attend our dividing the junior division to the following: conference to be rejuvenated at the start of the new year. Junior I: up to 5th grade. You have also probably gotten my global e-mail about the board decision to contribute to the Superstorm Sandy Relief Fund, which MTNA has specifically set up for our Eastern Junior II: up to 8th grade. Division colleagues in need. Some are left without a home in which to teach, others have damaged instruments, plus many The rule for winners will remain the same: previous other causes of financial strain. Some of our colleagues say winners of each level must skip a year before the devastation was such, they decided to leave the profession competing at a higher level. It was moved, seconded altogether. The MSMTA Board devised the plan which is and passed. detailed in this newsletter. We are fortunate that our current financial status is healthy and can make a small contribution • High School examination chair, Debbie White- to our neighboring colleagues. I hope you will consider donating to this worthy cause. Bondhus, formed a monitoring committee to make sure the repertoire is placed at appropriate levels for As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact me. the students registered for credit. See you all at our conference on Jan. 12th and 13th! President Continued from Page 1 Junko Takahashi MSMTA STATE CoNFereNCe 2013 10503 Redosier Court Bethesda, MD 20814 Maryland State Music Teachers Association treasurer & VP Finance Claudette Horwitz "MSMTA… celebrating Musical Diversity" 5004 Barkwood Place 2012-2013 Conference Rockville, MD 20853 Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center VP student actiVities University of Maryland Yoon Huh College Park, MD 21200 Dorsey Spring Place Germantown, MD 20876 PIANO and STRING Registration Form –Deadline: January 7, 2013 VP MeMbershiP Ann McCandliss 4429 Buena Vista AvenueName: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Baltimore, MD 21211-1206 VP Publications Address: _________________________________________________________________________________________ Kathryn Stansbery 16130 Patapsco Overlook CourtPhone: ____________________________Email:_________________________________________________________ Mount Airy, MD 21771 VP certiFication Local Association: __________________________________________________________________________________ Ann Matteson 5204 Paducah Road College Park , MD 20740MSMTA, ASTA, SAGWA Members: recording secretary 2 DAY Advanced Registration (Until January 7, 2013) $90.00 ____________ Daniel Lau 2 DAY Onsite Registration $95.00 ____________ 507 Walker Avenue Baltimore, MD 21212-2624 corresPonding secretary Lori Davis ASTA, VASTA, SAGWA String Members: 2848 Ridge Road Waldorf, MD 20603 SUNDAY ONLY Advanced Registration historian (Until January 7, 2013) $40.00 ____________ Bonnie Kellert SUNDAY ONLY Onsite Registration $45.00 ____________ 9140 Falls Chapel Way Potomac, MD 20854-2454 MeMber-at-large MSMTA Piano Members: Douglas Guiles 10359 Cullen Terrace 1 DAY Advanced Registration (Until January 7, 2013) $55.00 ____________ Columbia, MD 21044 **Please circle which day: Saturday January 12 or Sunday January 13 iMMediate Past President 1 DAY Onsite Registration $60.00 ____________ Carol Wolfe-Ralph local association Presidents STUDENTS: anne arundel MTA Adriana Schueckler 2 DAY Registration $25.00 ____________ 1 DAY Registration $12.00 ____________ MTA greater baltiMore **Please circle which day: Saturday January 12 or Sunday January 13 Barbara Stumpf MTA bowie Jeannine Case NON MEMBER: 2 DAY $95.00 ____________ carroll county MTA 1 DAY $45.00 ____________ Jane McIlvain MTA charles county Mary Wolf MEALS WITH ADVANCE REGISTRATION ONLY: greater coluMbia MTA David Holmes Brown Bag Lunch (Saturday) $12.00 ____________ eastern shore MTA Buffet Dinner (Saturday) $25.00 ____________ Raymond Hobbs Business Luncheon (Sunday) $13.50 ____________ Frederick county MTA Laurel Carroll Evening Piano Concert, January 12th: Number of Tickets needed (FREE) ___________ howard county MTA (If you need more than 6 tickets, please contact Junko at [email protected]) David Kuperstein greater laurel MTA TOTAL: $__________ Douglas Guiles Please make your check payable to MSMTA, and mail it along with your registration form to: MontgoMery county MTAJunko Takahashi, 10503 Redosier Ct., Bethesda, MD 20814. Lori McCarthy NOTE: On line registration will be available soon. Payment may be made on line either by credit card or PayPal. Prince georges MTA June Miller Contact John Ralph, [email protected] if you have any questions or problems. MTA southern Maryland Continued on Page 3 Patricia Blanchard 2 MSMTA STATE CoNFereNCe 2013 Continued from Page 2 STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS adVertising Claudette Horwitz bylaws/ParliaMentarian David Holmes certiFication Piano Schedule of Events Anne Matteson college Faculty TBA coMMunity outreach and education SATURDAY, JANUARY 12TH Deborah White-Bondhus 8:30 – 9:30 Registration – Coffee and Exhibits coMPosition 9:30 – 11:00 Dennis Alexander – Masterclass coMMissioning 11:00 – 11:15 Break – Please enjoy the vendors! Li-Ly Chang conFerence 11:15 – 12:45 Alexander Peskanov – Piano Olympics Carol Wolfe-Ralph 12:45 – 1:45 Brown Bag Lunch (Pre-purchased on registration form) Junko Takahashi 1:45 – 2:45 Judging Panel Finance Claudette Horwitz 2:45 – 4:00 Dennis Alexander – Showcase Fund raising 4:00 – 4:15 Break – Please enjoy the vendors! TBA 4:15 – 5:30 Nancy O’Neill Breth – Inside the Inventions indePendent Music 5:45 – 7:30 Dinner (Pre-purchased on registration form) teachers Helen Smith Tarchalski 7:30 Concert – Alexander Peskanov, Gildenhorn Recital Hall legal adVisor Randy Reade local and student associations SUNDAY, JANUARY 13TH Kathryn Stansbery 9:00 – 9:30 Registration – Coffee Hour Mtna Foundation Carol Wolfe-Ralph 9:30 – 11:00 Alexander Peskanov – Masterclass MsMTA Foundation/ 11:00 – 11:15 Break – Please enjoy the vendors! Fundraising 11:15 – 12:45 Dennis Alexander – Teaching the Romantics to Young Pianists TBA 12:45 – 2:15 MSMTA Annual General Membership Meeting and Lunch MeMbershiP Ann McCandliss (Pre-purchased on registration form) noMinations 2:15 – 3:30 Steph Scaggari– Better memory, Better listening, Better music-making Anne Matteson 3:30 – 5:30 Composers’ Circle Publications Kathryn Stansbery Publicity Christine Couch student actiVities Yoon Huh technology Continued on Page 4 Helen Smith Tarchalski 3 MSMTA STATE CoNFereNCe 2013 Continued from Page 3 Piano Session Descriptions SATURDAY, JANUARY 12TH 8:30 - 9:30 Registration – Coffee and Exhibits 9:30 – 11:00 Dennis Alexander – Intermediate Masterclass Dennis Alexander began his affiliation with Alfred Music Publishing in 1986. Mr. Alexander’s over 350 publications and recordings created with Alfred have earned him an international reputation as one of the world’s most prolific and popular composers of educational piano music for students at all levels. Professor Alexander retired from his position at the University of Montana in May 1996, where he taught piano and piano pedagogy for 24 years. Upon moving to California, he taught privately in addition to serving on the faculties of Cal State Fullerton and Cal State Northridge. He currently lives in Albuquerque, NM, where he maintains an active composing and touring schedule for Alfred Music Publishing. MTNA has commissioned Mr. Alexander to compose a chamber music work for the upcoming national conference in Anaheim, CA this coming March. 11:00 - 11:15 Break – Please enjoy the vendors! 11:15 – 12:45 Alexander Peskanov – Piano Olympics 1. About the Piano Olympics 2. Preparing students for a Piano Olympics event 3. Piano Olympics evaluation with demonstration of the Piano Olympics requirements 4. Supplementing technical requirements with “mini” master classes devoted to standard repertoire and works by Alexander Peskanov 5. Piano Olympics Ceremony 6. Questions and answers 12:45 – 1:45 Brown Bag Lunch (Pre-purchased) 1:45 – 2:45 Judging Panel: An open discussion with Grace McFarlane, Nancy O’Neill Breth, Carol Wolfe-Ralph and Helen Smith Tarchalski 2:45 - 4:00 Dennis Alexander – Showcase 4:00 – 4:15 Break – Please enjoy the vendors! 4:15 – 5:30 – Nancy O’Neill Breth – Inside the Inventions An appreciation of the beauty behind the genius of Bach’s two-part inventions. A brief historical setting followed by a detailed discussion of selected Inventions. Suggestions on fingering, phrasing,