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General Meetings
October 6,
2009 (Tuesday)
Santa Monica Main Public Library,
10:00 a.m.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Auditorium
601 Santa Monica Boulevard
Santa Monica 90401
Karen Benjamin, soprano & Dr. Alan Chapman, piano
The Great American Songbook
Benjamin & Chapman:
Biography
Chapman:
KUSC Biography
December 1, 2009
(Tuesday)
Home of Ellen
Batzdorf, 8:00 p.m.
(Please see Directory listing in the 2009-2010
MTAC-WLA Yearbook & Directory for address.)
George Kahn Jazz Trio
Kahn:
Biography
http://www.georgekahn.com/albums/cover-up.php
February 2, 2010
(Tuesday)
Santa Monica Main Public Library,
10:00 a.m.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Auditorium
601 Santa Monica Boulevard
Santa Monica 90401
Dr. Scott McBride Smith, piano
Topic: Cures for the Technique Blahs
Smith:
Biography
April 13, 2010
(Tuesday)
Home of Sylvie Ollivier, 9:30 a.m.
(Please see Directory listing in the 2009-2010
MTAC-WLA Yearbook & Directory for address.)
Teachers on Stage!
June 1, 2010 (Tuesday)
Crossroads School, 7:30 p.m.
Roth Hall
1714 21st Street
Santa Monica 90404
MTAC-WLA Alice Frazier Kitchen
Memorial Scholarship Competition Winners Recital
Teachers'
Round Tables
November 10,
2009 (Tuesday)
Location: Home of Susan Sayah, 10:00 a.m.
(Please see Directory listing in the 2009-2010
MTAC-WLA Yearbook & Directory for address.)
Dr. Nancy Fierro
& Scott Hiltzik
Improvisation
Fierro:
Biography
Hiltzik:
Biography
March 9, 2010
(Tuesday)
Location: Home of Susan Sayah, 10:00 a.m.
(Please see Directory listing in the 2009-2010
MTAC-WLA Yearbook & Directory for address.)
Shilla Hekmat
Teaching Methods for
Young Children
Hekmat:
Biography
May 11, 2010
Location: Home of Susan Sayah, 10:00 a.m.
(Please see Directory listing in the 2009-2010
MTAC-WLA Yearbook & Directory for address.)
Sharon Collins &
Robert Johnson
Perspectives of Piano
Playing: A Comparison of Recorded Performances
from the Early Twentieth Century Romantics to Those of Today's Generation
Collins:
Biography
Johnson: Biography
Select Branch
Events
(for a complete list of
MTAC-WLA events, please click on the Events/Yearbook in the left-hand links
column)
Links to 2009-2010 Rules,
Guidelines, and Application Forms for each Branch Event will be provided as
information becomes available. STAY TUNED!!!
MTAC Certificate of Merit™ Evaluations
2009 MTAC-WLA
October CM Information Packet
2010 MTAC-WLA January CM Information Packet
ONLINE Registration Begins:
September 15, 2009 (Tuesday)
ONLINE Registration Deadline: November 15, 2009 (Sunday)
ONLINE Evaluation Information
Form Fill-In Begins: January 2, 2010 (Sunday)
ONLINE Evaluation Information Form (Non-Panel) Deadline: February 1, 2010 (Monday)
at:
www.mtac.org (click on Certificate of Merit)
POSTMARK Deadline: November
16, 2009 (Monday)
for the following materials to reach Sharon Collins
(Please see Directory listing in the 2009-2010
MTAC-WLA Yearbook & Directory for Ms. Collins' address.)
1)
one check for all student registration fees made out to MTAC-WLA.
2) a copy of your student list from the
MTAC State CM online registration site
3) a copy of your student fee total from
the MTAC State CM online registration site
4) your
signed MTAC-WLA CM Teacher Agreement
Policy sheet
Certificate of
Merit™ WLA Branch Evaluations
Piano
March 27 & 28, 2010
(Saturday & Sunday)
New Roads High School,
all day
3131 Olympic Boulevard
Santa Monica 90404
Strings
Date: TBA
Location: TBA
Voice
Date: TBA
Location: TBA
Woodwinds &
Brass
March 20 & 21, 2010
(Saturday & Sunday)
Studio of Ellen Burr, all
day
(Please see Directory listing in the 2009-2010
MTAC-WLA Yearbook & Directory for address.)
Certificate of
Merit™ Branch Honors Festival
April 11, 2010
(Sunday)
ONLINE
Application Deadline: April 3, 2010 (Saturday)
Pierre's Fine Pianos,
afternoon
11039 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles 90064
Daniel Pearl World Music Days Event
Music Students' Service League
(MSSL)
with the Westside Music
Foundation
October 25, 2009
(Sunday)
Santa Monica College
Performing Arts Center & Music Academy, 1:00 p.m.
Edye Second Space at the Broad Stage
1310 11th Street
Santa Monica 90401
Romantic Festival
Dr. Louise Lepley, piano
Lecturer and Adjudicator
November 22, 2009 (Sunday)
Pierre's Fine Pianos,
afternoon
11039 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles 90064
ONLINE Application Deadline:
October 25, 2009 (Sunday)
POSTMARK Entry Fees Deadline: October 24, 2009 (Saturday)
Musicales for
Adult Students
February 7, 2010 (Sunday)
Home of Nora Chiang
(Please see Directory listing in the 2009-2010
MTAC-WLA Yearbook & Directory for address.)
Deadline for Application Form and Entry Fees: January 18, 2010 (Monday)
May 16, 2010 (Sunday)
Home of
Louisa Wong
(Please see Directory listing in the 2009-2010
MTAC-WLA Yearbook & Directory for address.)
Deadline for Application Form and Entry Fees: April 26, 2010 (Monday)
Student Branch Recital
February 14,
2010 (Sunday)
Pierre's Fine Pianos, 2:00
p.m.
11039 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles 90064
ONLINE Application Deadline:
January 23, 2010 (Saturday)
POSTMARK Entry Fees Deadline: January 23, 2010 (Saturday)
WMF Robert Turner Piano Concerto Competition
February 21, 2010 (Sunday)
Pierre's Fine Pianos,
afternoon
11039 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles 90064
ONLINE Application Deadline:
January 21, 2010 (Thursday)
POSTMARK Entry Fees Deadline: January 21, 2010 (Thursday)
WMF Robert
Turner Piano Concerto Competition Winners Concert
with the
Los Angeles Doctors
Symphony Orchestra
March 7, 2010 (Sunday)
Culver City Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, afternoon
4117 Overland Avenue
Culver City 90230
Contemporary
Music Festival
April 25, 2010
(Sunday), early afternoon
Location: Crossroads School,
Community Room (Elementary School/Norton Campus)
Guest Artists:
Formalist String Quartet
ONLINE
Application Deadline: April 17, 2010 (Saturday)
POSTMARK Entry Fees Deadline: April 17, 2010 (Saturday)
MTAC-WLA Alice
Frazier Kitchen Memorial Scholarship Competition
May 16, 2010
(Sunday)
Steinway Piano Gallery
314 N. Robertson Boulevard
West Hollywood 90048
ONLINE
Application Deadline: April 24, 2010 (Saturday)
POSTMARK Entry Fees Deadline: April
24, 2010 (Saturday)
MTAC-WLA Alice
Frazier Kitchen Memorial Scholarship Competition Winners Concert
June 1, 2010 (Tuesday)
Crossroads School, 7:30 p.m.
Roth Hall
1714 21st Street
Santa Monica 90404
What is
the
Music Teachers' Association of California (MTAC)?
The Music Teachers' Association of California,
incorporated in 1897, is a professional organization of approximately 4,500
members.
Throughout its 100 year history, MTAC has dedicated its efforts towards the
pursuit of excellence in music education.
Each of the more than sixty branches throughout the
state - from Humboldt County to San Diego - maintains its own schedule of
programs and activities and participates in state wide projects and programs.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Music Teachers’
Association of California is to promote excellence in the music teaching
profession.
We do this through high membership standards, strong ethical values and
continuing professional education.
For more information, click the
Membership,
Information
or Programs
links or contact;
Music Teachers' Association of California (State Office)
833 Market Street, Suite 900
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: (800) 834 3340 or (415) 978-9668
Facsimile: (415) 978-9695
State Board President,
Susan Clark
Finance Coordinator,
Rhonda Williams
Member Services Associate,
Emily Dengler
Programs Associate,
Casey Botkin
What is
MTAC-WLA?
The West
Los Angeles Branch (MTAC-WLA) was organized in 1954 and currently has over 135
members
teaching a variety of instruments and voice. MTAC-WLA
meets bimonthly from October through June,
providing enriching programs through
recitals, lectures, and discussions, giving members new teaching ideas,
methods,
and tools to take back to their studios.
MTAC-WLA publishes a monthly newsletter
(Con Brio)
and offers several continuing professional workshops for
its members, including master classes, teachers’
performing workshops, and
teachers’ round-table forums.
MTAC-WLA students participate in numerous
projects and programs, both at the
State level and at the Branch level.
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