Upcoming General Meetings
June 2, 2009 (Tuesday)
MTAC-WLA Alice Frazier Kitchen Memorial
Scholarship Competition Winners Recital
The Atelier, 7:30 p.m.
3587 Ocean View Avenue
Mar Vista 90066 The Atelier is
an outdoor performance space located amidst residential property in the hills of
Mar Vista.
Steingraeber concert grand piano.
2009
Alice Frazier Kitchen
Memorial Scholarship Competition Winners
Past General Meetings
October 7,
2008 (Tuesday)
Fields Pianos, Steinway Hall, 9:30 a.m.
Dr. Lucinda Carver,
piano/harpsichord
Baroque Dance
Carver:
Biography
December
2, 2008 (Tuesday)
Home of Ellen Batzdorf, 8:00 p.m.
(Please see Directory listing in the 2008-2009 MTAC-WLA Yearbook &
Directory for address.)
Brian Asawa, operatic countertenor
Vicki Kirsch, piano
Brian Asawa:
Biography
Asawa as Tolomeo at the Met
February 3, 2009
(Tuesday)
Home of Sharon Lipman,
9:30 a.m.
(Please see Directory listing in the 2008-2009 MTAC-WLA Yearbook &
Directory for address.)
George Kahn, jazz piano
Improvisation
Kahn:
Biography
April 7, 2009 (Tuesday)
Teachers on Stage!
Home of Sylvie Ollivier, 9:30 a.m.
(Please see Directory listing in the 2008-2009 MTAC-WLA
Yearbook & Directory for address.)
Upcoming Teachers' Round Tables
May 12, 2009
Dr. Byron Adams & Lisa
Donovan Lukas
The Art of Composition
Home of Susan Sayah, 10:00 a.m.
(Please see Directory listing in the 2008-2009 MTAC-WLA Yearbook &
Directory for address.)
Biographies:
Adams:
www.music.ucr.edu/people/faculty/adams/index.html
Lukas:
www.lisalukas.com
Past Teachers' Round Tables
October 21, 2008 (Tuesday)
Julie Johnson, State CM
Assistant Coordinator
All About Certificate of
Merit™ & Navigating the MTAC State CM Website
Home of Susan Sayah, 10:00 a.m.
(Please see Directory listing in the 2008-2009 MTAC-WLA Yearbook &
Directory for address.)
November 18, 2008 (Tuesday)
Charlene Welch, MTAC-WLA CM
Chair
Certificate of
Merit™ Ear Training: Preparing your students for CM
listening!
Home of Susan Sayah, 10:00 a.m.
(Please see Directory listing in the 2008-2009 MTAC-WLA Yearbook &
Directory for address.)
March 10, 2009 (Tuesday)
Dr. Neil Galanter
Brazilian Music
Home of Susan Sayah, 10:00 a.m.
(Please see Directory listing in the 2008-2009 MTAC-WLA Yearbook &
Directory for address.)
Biography:
www.neilgalanter.com
www.myspace.com/neilgalanterpianist
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 2008-2009 Rules,
Guidelines, and Application Forms for each Branch Event will be provided as
information becomes available. STAY TUNED!!!
Daniel Pearl
World Music Days Event
Music Students'
Service League (MSSL) with the Crossroads School EMMI Program
October 5, 2009
Crossroads School,
Community Room (Lower School Campus)
Romantic Festival
November 23, 2008 (Sunday)
Kevin
Fitz-Gerald, piano
ONLINE Application Deadline:
October 28, 2008
Crossroads School, Roth
Hall (Middle & Upper School Campus)
Student Branch Recital
February 8, 2009 (Sunday)
ONLINE Application Deadline: January 17, 2009
Steinway Hall, Fields Pianos,
2:00 p.m.
WMF Robert Turner Piano Concerto Competition
February 15, 2009 (Sunday)
ONLINE Application Deadline: January 15, 2009
Pierre's Fine Pianos, 2:00 p.m.
March 8, 2009 (Sunday)
WMF Robert Turner Concerto Competition Winners Concert
Culver City Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, 3:00 p.m.
Young Artist Guild Recital
March 8, 2009
Pierre's Fine Pianos, 3:00 p.m.
Kristina Jacinth, piano
Brooke Parker, violin
Certificate of Merit™
MTAC-WLA CM October Information Packet
ONLINE Registration Begins:
September 15, 2008 (Monday)
ONLINE Registration Deadline: November 15, 2008 (Saturday)
www.mtac.org
(click on Certificate of
Merit)
POSTMARK Deadline: November
17, 2008 (Monday) for the following materials to reach Christina J. Hopkins
- one check for all student registration fees made
out to MTAC-WLA
- a copy of your student list from the online
registration site
- a copy of your student fee total from the online
registration site
- your signed MTAC-WLA CM Agreement Policy
sheet
ONLINE Student Evaluation Form
Certificate of Merit™
WLA Branch Evaluations
Strings: date
TBA
Los Angeles Valley
College, Van Nuys
Voice: March 15,
2009 (date tentative)
Location TBA
Winds: March 29, 2009
(Sunday)
Home of Ellen Burr,
Venice
Piano: April 4 &
5, 2009 (Saturday & Sunday)
New Roads High School
(location tentative)
Certificate of Merit™
WLA Branch
Honors Festival
April 19, 2009 (Sunday)
ONLINE Application
Deadline: April 10, 2009
Pierre's Fine Pianos,
West Los Angeles
Contemporary Music Festival
April 26, 2009 (Sunday)
Crossroads School, Roth
Hall (Middle & Upper School Campus)
Teresa McCollough, piano
Extended Keyboard Techniques
McCollough:
Biography
What is
the
Music Teachers' Association of California (MTAC)?
The Music
Teachers’ Association of California (MTAC) is a statewide, non-profit,
professional music
organization with approximately 4,000 members. MTAC
has over sixty branches throughout the state,
each dedicated to excellence in
teaching, performance, and music education. Each branch offers its own
program
for professional growth and participates in state-sponsored projects.
MTAC
Mission Statement
The
mission of the Music Teachers’ Association of California is the
pursuit of excellence in music education:
1)
To promote the stability of the music teaching profession;
2)
To maintain the high professional standards of our members;
3)
To maintain the exacting qualifications for membership in the
organization,
establishing the active member as a qualified, accredited teacher;
4)
To promote the development of musical potential and ability in students.
MTAC
Code of Ethics
The Music
Teachers’ Association of California is an organization founded and
incorporated in 1897
under the laws of the State of California to promote the
welfare of the music teacher, and to elevate
the educational and teaching
standards of its members. The
exacting qualifications for membership
in the association establish the member
as a qualified and accredited teacher in the community, thus insuring
a
professional status. The code of
ethics maintains a high standard
of personal and professional conduct.
We, the members of
the Music Teachers’ Association of California, having dedicated ourselves to
the
advancement of the standards in music education shall:
·
Maintain the highest moral standards and conduct towards colleagues,
students, and the community;
·
Participate in the activities of the Association;
·
Respect the dignity and work of our colleagues;
·
Develop and maintain a professional relationship between teachers
and students;
·
Encourage, guide, and develop students toward fulfillment of their
musical potential;
·
Participate in and encourage students to be involved in community
music activities.
What is
MTAC-WLA?
The West
Los Angeles Branch (MTAC-WLA) was organized in 1954 and currently has over 120
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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