Music Teachers' Association of Californhia
West Los Angeles Branch
organized 1954

MTAC-WLA 2011-2012

2012 Contemporary Music Festival Application Form

2012 Kathryn Gawartin Chopin Piano Competition Results

2012 SCJBF Bach Branch Festival Results

2012 Alice Frazier Kitchen Memorial Scholarship Competition Winners List

MTAC-WLA CM August 2011 Preliminary Information Letter
 

Dear MTAC-WLA Members,

Hope everyone is having a relaxing and musical summer!

The first MTAC-WLA CM Branch Information Packet usually goes out in early October, but here are some preliminary details to help your studio plan for the upcoming academic school year.

STAY TUNED!  Further CM details and clarifications will be included in the MTAC-WLA October 2011 CM Information Packet (available online and distributed by e-mail on October 4, 2011).

Best,

MTAC-WLA CM Branch Co-Chairs

Agy Norris (voice & strings)

Emily Senchuk (winds & brass)

Deborah How (piano & info/data/scheduling)

2011-2012 Certificate of Merit™ Preliminary Branch Evaluations Information

Branch Evaluation Dates (piano, winds, brass, strings, voice)

February 25-26, 2012 (Saturday & Sunday) CONFIRMED

New Roads Middle & High School

Santa Monica Campus 90404

Branch Honors Festivals

March 11, 2012 (Sunday) VERY TENTATIVE: Date and Location TBA

Registration Begins: September 15, 2011

Registration Ends: November 15, 2011 (11:59 PM)

2011-2012 CM Policy & Procedures, Registration Instructions, and State/Branch Path A & Path B Fee Schedules will be forwarded by e-mail as soon as the materials are released from the MTAC State Office.

Attached find the latest CM Newsletter (August 2011).  PLEASE READ!  The CM Newsletter should also soon be available via your MTAC Teacher Home Page > CM Resources > CM Newsletters.

MTAC-WLA CM Branch Information Session

TUESDAY October 11, 2011 (10:00 AM – Home of Sylvie Ollivier, Santa Monica)

TOPICS

Online Teacher Education PowerPoint Tutorial

Online Registration Tutorial

Syllabi: Repertoire Rules and Requirements

Remain At Level (RAL), Ineligible for Certificate (IC), Make-Up Evaluation (MUP)

All new CM Teachers must attend this session.

All other CM Teachers are STRONLGY encourage to attend this session; there have been many questions and issues concerning acceptable repertoire, repertoire levels and classifications, RALs, ICs, and MUPs.

*NEW THIS YEAR* (list may be revised)

1)      MTAC-WLA Students will only be able to request Saturday or Sunday, not AM or PM.
         (Please be sure that your students block the entire day for CM; they are being given over 6 months advance notice!)

2)      In addition to the current performance requirements, MTAC-WLA students must receive an 80% or higher on the written theory examination
         to be eligible for the Branch Honors Festival.

3)      Minimum age for students participating in CM: 5 years old

4)      New SYLLABI for 2012 CM Evaluations in Voice, Winds, and Harp

5)      On the 2011-2012 MTAC-WLA CM Teacher Agreement Form, there will be a signature line for each of the following statements
         (as outlined by the MTAC State CM Council):

1)      I have read ALL the 2011-2012 MTAC State CM Materials available from my
    MTAC Teacher Home Page > CM Resources (CM Help, CM Documents, CM Newsletters)

1.       I have read the MTAC Privacy Policy.

2.       I have read the CM Policy and Procedures.

3.       I have read through the CM Teacher Education PowerPoint (.pdf format) available from my   

          MTAC Teacher Home Page > CM Resources > CM Documents > Teacher Education PowerPoint

2)      I am the primary teacher of all my registered students. I risk losing CM and MTAC privileges if I enter students of another teacher.

3)      I am aware of each of the following:

1.       If a student receives Remain at Level or fails theory, that student must repeat the same Path A level.

2.       Evaluators’ decisions are final.

3.       All CM registration deadlines are final.

4.       Students who bring photocopies to CM evaluations will receive an automatic Remain at Level (RAL).

4)      I am familiar with and agree to follow my branch CM work policy.

1.       I understand that my teacher work hours are based on the number of students REGISTERED as of 11:59 PM on November 15, 2011,
     not the number of students who actually participate in the CM Branch Evaluations on February 25-26, 2012.