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Fall 2008 Newsletter
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posted Aug 26, 2008
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Greetings to all CMTA Members,
I trust that you have had a good summer and are ready to enter the new teaching year with anticipation of great things to come!
Please make plans to attend the 49th annual NCMTA Conference October 24-26 at NC School of the Arts, Winston-Salem. Check your May and September issues of the NCMT Journal as well as www.ncmta.org for conference details. Our conference is a fabulous chance to network with teachers from across the state, to hear wonderful performances by student competitors, faculty and guest artists, and to get some new pedagogical ideas to try in your own studios. Come and enjoy reconnecting with old friends and make some new friends, too!
NCMTA Piano Contest-Festival Repertoire Workshop
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Queens University, E.H. Little Fine Arts Center, corner of Selwyn and Wellesley Avenues
Piano teachers, plan to attend one of the NCMTA 2008-2009 Piano Contest/Festival Repertoire Workshops to be held in September 2008. You and your students will benefit greatly from all you learn at the workshop. Attending a workshop is a must if you plan to enter students in the 2009 Piano Contest-Festival. Even if you have no students participating, attendance at a workshop is a terrific opportunity to brush up on pedagogical literature of all eras. You may also discover some lovely and interesting pieces previously unknown to you.
We are proud to feature clinicians Cynthia Lawing and Rob Hallquist to present the literature this year. The clinicians will present each piece by offering a few pertinent insights and then performing the piece. You will receive a detailed handout which may be taken home to help you recall relevant details about each work.
Date: Saturday, September 6, 2008; 8:30 AM-5:00 PM
Location: Queens University of Charlotte (1900 Selwyn Ave.),
(map at www.queens.edu); clinic to be held in Dana Auditorium in the E.H. Little Fine Arts Center (corner of Selwyn Ave. & Wellesley Ave.)
Local Host: Lib Hughston libhugh@carolina.rr.com
Lunch: Bring your own sandwich OR place an order upon your arrival for a deli lunch. Drinks & desserts will be provided.
Registration: Fee is $25 ($5 for students). You may register in advance by contacting Lib Hughston or at the door on the day of the clinic.
No partial fees will be permitted.
8:30 Registration
9:00 Junior A literature
10:20 Break
10:30 Junior B literature
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Senior A literature
2:50 Break
3:00 Senior B literature
5:00 End of workshop
If you are unable to attend the NCMTA Contest-Festival Repertoire Workshop in Charlotte on September 6, the same clinic will be presented in Raleigh on September 13. See www.ncmta.org - “Piano Contest” for details.
CMTA Student Musician Certification
Charlotte Music Teachers Association Proudly Sponsors: The Student Musician Certification Program.
Objectives: To encourage students to observe and explore the world of music beyond their private lessons and to provide teachers with an educational program that will encourage students to seek a well-rounded education.
THIS PROGRAM IS FOR ALL MUSIC STUDENTS (any instrument or voice) - Students who complete the program with sufficient point totals will receive an engraved plaque. Points will be tallied on activities April 1 through March 31. These points are given by the student’s teacher on a scale of 5 to 10 points per activity. The number of points needed for certification is 200, with a minimum of 60 points from each of three categories: Participation, Observation and Exploration. Points and activities are recorded on a folder provided by CMTA at the time of registration. This folder will be returned to the Chairman by April 15.
Registration: Fee is $15.00 per student. The teacher must be a member of CMTA. Teachers who are not CMTA members must pay a $25.00 fee to enter students. Those teachers who are not CMTA members are encouraged to join CMTA/NCMTA/MTNA.
Teachers must submit the following along with the registration fees: Teacher name, address, phone, fax, e-mail, list of student participants with grade level. One check made payable to CMTA, including all registration fees.
Registration Deadline: October 15. Please submit the above to:
Chairman: Sue Dorsett, 3409 Chilham Place, Charlotte, NC 28226 email: suedorsett@bellsouth.net Telephone: 704 541-4776
Please contact Sue Dorsett if you have further questions.
CMTA Proudly Sponsors
The Beethoven Composition Event (A Celebration of Musical Creativity) and asks…“Does a Beethoven Live in Charlotte?”
Purpose
- To encourage young composers and to give them a venue to perform their music.
Student Eligibility
- Students must study with a teacher who is affiliated with the organizations listed above, or who has paid a non-member entry fee.
Teacher Eligibility
- Teachers must hold current membership with the organizations listed above.
- Non-members must pay a teacher entry fee of $40.00. This fee will allow a teacher to enter one or more students.
- The teacher, the student or the place of instruction must be located in North Carolina.
- A teacher may enter an unlimited number of students.
Composition Manuscript
- Each student may enter only one composition.
- Each composition must be at least 16 measures in length, and must be in the composer’s handwriting or in the form of a computer printout, produced by the composer. A fully realized score is required.
- Measures should be numbered at the beginning of each system.
- Each page should be labeled with the student’s name and category (Elementary, Junior, or Senior)
- The teacher’s name should not appear on the manuscript.
- Students are encouraged to design a colorful cover page (with title and student’s name) for their composition. Composition Covers should not exceed 8 x 11 size.
Entry Deadline: November 1, 2008. Deliver to: Diane Higgins, 4625 Mullens Ford Rd., Charlotte, NC 28226
Entry Fees: Elementary (grades K-5) $15, Junior (grades 6-8) $20, Senior (grades 9-12) $25
Composers’ Recital: January 11, 2008
Co-chairmen: Diane Higgins (704-366-4323) dwhiggins@carolina.rr.com and Juliusz Bujalski (704-549-8555) jbujalski@carolina.rr.com
Complete rules and application form are posted on this website under EVENTS.
MTNA Professional Certification
If you are interested in national professional teacher certification through MTNA, whether you are an independent teacher or a college professor, please contact NC’s MTNA Certification Chairman Dr. Victoria Fischer Faw at fischer@elon.edu .
I would also be happy to share my own experience in going through the certification process last year if you have questions.
All best wishes,
Margaret Louise
Margaret Louise Norwood, NCTM
Piano Contest Director, NCMTA
President, Charlotte MTA
margaretnorwood@earthlink.net
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