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General Meetings
(first Tuesday, alternate months)
October 7,
2008 (Tuesday)
Fields Pianos, Steinway Hall, 9:30 a.m.
December
2, 2008 (Tuesday)
Location and Time TBA
February 3, 2009
(Tuesday)
Location and Time TBA
April 7, 2009 (Tuesday)
Teachers on Stage!
Home of Sylvie Ollivier, Santa Monica, 9:30
a.m.
June 2, 2009 (Tuesday)
MTAC-WLA Alice Frazier Kitchen Memorial
Scholarship Competition Winners Recital
Fields Pianos, Steinway Hall, 7:30 p.m.
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 Festival
Music Students'
Service League (MSSL) with the Crossroads School EMMI Program
October 5, 2009
Crossroads School,
Community Room (Lower School Campus)
Romantic
Festival
ONLINE Application Deadline: TBA
November 23, 2008
(Sunday)
Crossroads School, Roth
Hall (Middle & Upper School Campus)
Student Branch Recital
February 8, 2009 (Sunday)
Steinway Hall, Fields Pianos,
2:00 p.m.
WMF Robert Turner Piano Concerto Competition
February 15, 2009 (Sunday)
Pierre's Fine Pianos, 2:00 p.m.
WMF
Santa Monica College Concerto Competition
for Instrumentalists& Vocalists
February or March 2009 (Sunday)
Santa Monica College, Madison Campus
Certificate of Merit™
Information &
Guidelines
MTAC-WLA CM October Information Packet (will
be posted when available)
ONLINE Registration Begins:
September 5, 2008 (Friday)
ONLINE Registration Deadline: November 11, 2008 (Tuesday)
www.mtac.org (click on Certificate of
Merit)
POSTMARK Deadline for Branch
Registration Fees, Student List,
and signed MTAC-WLA Agreement Policy: November 12, 2008 (Wednesday)
Certificate of Merit™
WLA Branch Evaluations
Winds: March 29, 2009
(Sunday)
Home of Ellen Burr,
Venice
Piano: April 4 &
5, 2009 (Saturday & Sunday)
New Roads High School
(location tentative)
Strings: date
TBA
Los Angeles Valley
College, Van Nuys
Voice: date TBA
Location TBA
Certificate of Merit™
WLA Branch
Honors Festival April 19, 2009 (Sunday)
Pierre's Fine Pianos,
West Los Angeles
MTAC-WLA Alice
Frazier Kitchen Memorial Scholarship Competition
ONLINE Application Deadline: April 25, 2009
(Saturday)
Competition: May 17, 2009
(Sunday) (date tentative)
Location TBA
Winners Concert: June
2, 2009 (Tuesday)
Fields Pianos, Steinway
Hall 7:30
p.m.
Contemporary Festival
May 26 or June 3, 2009 (Sunday)
Location TBA
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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