January 2012 CE District

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Other announcements:

From member Bradley Sowash:
“Here’s a bit of news I’m proud to pass along.  My composition, Septendecim, which was commissioned and recorded by Central Ohio’s Carpe Diem String Quartet just came in 4th place in an international competition sponsored by Clefworks in conjunction with ETHEL String Quartet.”

More info here: http://clefworks.org/?page_id=687

Congratulations, Bradley!

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Don’t forget about the IMTF this Friday morning!

http://www.ceomta.com/conferences-workshops/independent-music-teachers-forum

Date:   Friday, February 3, 2012

Time:   10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Location:   Singleton Piano Studio

                          3327 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43202 (Note new address!)

Singleton Piano studio is on the west side of High street between the cross streets Brighton and Longview.  

There is parking on High Street and Brighton.

Program:    Lyrical Gems of the 20^th and 21^st Century for Beginning and Intermediate Piano Students

Presenter:  Lynn Singleton, NCTM

                                Throughout her teaching career, Lynn has been a leader in the search for quality piano literature written by well-recognized 20^th and 21^st century composers.  She has presented several workshops on the subject.  At this forum,Lynn will play and share music that you can use in working with piano students of beginner and intermediate levels.  We will spend some time discussing techniques for teaching and learning this literature.    You don’t want to miss the chance to learn about some excellent contemporary piano literature!

 Chairperson:

Sharon Walton, NCTM

(614) 451-4820 

skrwalton@gmail.com

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Reminder: District Festival Registration is due Saturday!

http://www.ceomta.com/student-events/district-festival

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OhioMTA has until the end of this month to collect $1,000 for the MTNA Foundation in honor of Virginia Marks.  Please donate by clicking on the link below (specify Virginia Marks), or send a check to MTNA with “Virginia Marks” in the memo.  Thank you!

http://www.mtnafoundation.org/Contribute/ContributeNow/tabid/213/Default.aspx

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The Central East District is accepting nominations for Nationally Certified Teacher of the Year.  The district may select both an Independent and Collegiate teacher.  Nominations may be made by any member in the form of a letter to the District Certification Chairman.  Nominations are due by February 15, and may be sent by U.S. mail or as a document via email.  The district Teacher(s) of the Year is then nominated to receive OhioMTA Teacher of the Year honors!

 Our district is privileged to include many certified teachers who give hours and years of service to our members, our students, and to the central Ohio music community.  Please take this opportunity to honor a deserving colleague for Independent Certified Teacher or Collegiate Certified Teacher of the Year.  Refer to the Certification page in the directory for more details, or contact the certification chairman.

 Carol Rein, NCTM

1365 Tiehack Court

Columbus, Ohio  43235

(614) 558-8185

crein@columbus.rr.com

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Other announcements:

Norman Greenberg release

9:30              Madeleine Connolly (Age: 17)

                     Teacher: Dr. Suzanne Newcomb

                     Prelude and Fugue in G Major (WTC Bk. II), BWV 884 ….….J. S. Bach (1685-1750)

 10:00            Eugene Lee (Age 13)

                     Teacher: Linda Lusch

                     Sonatina in F major, op. 41, no. 2 ……………….Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813)

                                  I.      Andantino

                                II.  Allegretto

 10:30            Michael Tiger Qi (Age: 13)

                         Teacher: Kathleen Sadoff
                          Rhapsody, Op. 79, No. 2 ………………………………Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

11:00            Wooju Lee (Age: 15)

                     Teacher: Vivian Ripley

                     Sonata in D minor, Largo/Allegro, op. 31, no. 2. …………… Beethoven (1750-1827)

11:30            Lindsey Pfeifer (Age: 17)

                     Teacher: Donna Kurtz

                     Prelude and Fugue in F# major, BWV 858 (WTC I)… ……… J. S. Bach (1685-1750)

12:00            Emily Ghazarian (Age 8), primo & Jason Lin (Age 10), secondo

                     Teacher: Dr. Gulimina Mahamuti

                     Marche Militaire, op. 51, no. 1 …………………………Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Things really pick up during the next few months in our district.  Below is a calendar of events and deadlines for this month: 

January 6 – Deadline for OhioMTA/Graves Piano Solo & Ensemble Contest Registration (postmark is strictly enforced)  

 http://www.ceomta.com/student-competitions/omta-graves-piano-solo-ensemble-contest

January 9 – Winter Executive Board Meeting

January 16 – Piano Workshop II Master Class – click below for a copy of the program.  Bring your scores! 

 2011-12 CEOMTA Piano Workshop II, master class

 http://www.ceomta.com/conferences-workshops/piano-workshop-ii

January 26 – Deadline for Solo & Ensemble Registration  http://www.ceomta.com/student-events/recitals-solo-ensemble

January 28 – Deadline for District Festival Registration  http://www.ceomta.com/student-events/district-festival

January 29 – Deadline for Out & About Registration http://www.ceomta.com/student-events/out-and-about

January 30 – Deadline for Monday Morning Musicales Registration

 http://www.ceomta.com/conferences-workshops/monday-morning-musicales

http://www.ceomta.com/conferences-workshops/piano-workshop-ii

Here’s other exciting news about one of our members!

Mansfield pianist Dr. Gulimina Mahamuti, currently an Assistant Professor of Music at Ohio Wesleyan University and CEOMTA piano workshop chair, will perform piano solo and violin-piano duo with violinist Dr. Selim Giray from Pittsburg State University at Carnegie Hall on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 7:30 pm.  In addition to playing Shi Fu’s Xinjiang Suite No. 2, she will premiere Chen Yi’s Variations on “Awariguli,” a solo piano composition recently published by Theodore Presser Company.  A native of Karamay City in Xinjiang, China, Gulimina enjoys an active career as a soloist, collaborative pianist, piano teacher, and lecturer in both China and the United States.  She performs extensively in major cities in the US, Canada, and China, with broadcasts on radio and State TV.  For more details, click “Events” at www.gulimina.com; for tickets, visit http://www.carnegiehall.org/Event.aspx?id=4294978981

Pianist Dr. Reena Berger Natenberg will give the first piano workshop, on Musical and Extra-Musical Inspirations in the Compositions of Sergei Rachmaninoff,  on Friday, November 11 at 10 am at the Graves Piano & Organ.  Dr. Natenberg has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout North America, South America, Asia, and in Europe.  Since moving to the U.S. in 2000, she has performed as a guest artist at many university music schools in this country.  A noted pedagogue, Dr. Natenberg has presented master classes, lectures, and conducted workshops throughout the world.  Currently she is coordinator of the piano area and Associate Professor of Piano at Pittsburg State University in Kansas.  Students of Dr. Natenberg have won numerous awards and competitions.  Many are frequent performers who are on the piano faculties of reputed universities and conservatories in the U.S. and abroad.  For more information, go to http://www.ceomta.com/conferences-workshops/piano-workshop-i.

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An announcement from one of our collegiate members at OSU:

It’s not too late for “Technology Treasures”

Tonight!!

Fall Conference

Date: Monday, September 12, 2011

Registration:  9:15 a.m.

Conference Begins: 9:30 a.m.

Location:Graves Piano and Organ Company

Program: “Technology and the Teaching Profession in the 21^st Century”

Guest Speaker: Dr. Courtney Crappell, NCTM

Click below for a copy of Dr. Crappell’s powerpoint presentation:

21stC Technology Crappell Workshop

Dr. Courtney Crappell, NCTM, is Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) where he teaches piano, piano pedagogy, and class piano.  In addition to his teaching activities, he coordinates the class piano program and maintains the music department’s Piano Pedagogy Resource Center.  A native of South Louisiana, he earned his BM in Piano Performance at Louisiana State University and then traveled to the University of Oklahoma to complete his MM and DMA degrees in Piano Performance and Pedagogy.  During his graduate studies, he was a winner of the OU concerto competition, and also a contributing recording artist for the CD accompanying the text, “The Music Effect  Kindergarten,” by Dr. Joy Nelson.

Dr. Crappell’s research in piano literature, piano pedagogy, and ethnomusicology has been featured at international and national conferences and he is active as a clinician for state and local teachers inTexas.  In 2008, he was invited to join the executive steering committee of the National Group Piano and Piano Pedagogy Forum.  He has published articles and reviews in the Music Teachers’ National Association journal, “American Music Teacher,” and he is author of a regular column geared toward young professional music teachers for that journal.  He has also published articles in the online journal, “Piano Pedagogy Forum.”  His current research focuses on exploring non-Western pedagogical paradigms within the oral tradition.

An advocate for the seamless integration of technology in the teaching studio and classroom, Dr. Crappell has presented workshops for collegiate and independent music teachers introducing pedagogical techniques using digital keyboards, computer software, Internet utilities, and SMART Board technology.  He is also co-creator and designer of the website www.findpianoworks.com.  The site aims to systematically catalog piano teaching repertoire and anthologies in an effort to simplify the literature search process.

Dr. Crappell is an active member of the Music Teachers’ National Association and serves locally as the 1^st Vice President of the San Antonio Music Teachers’ Association.  Before joining the faculty at UTSA, he taught piano pedagogy and class piano atOklahoma CityUniversity.  As a graduate teaching assistant at OU, he taught courses in class piano, secondary applied piano, aural skills, music theory, and world music.  He has maintained a private studio and taught pre-collegiate beginner, intermediate, and advanced students since 1998.

Chairperson:

Tim Huffman, NCTM

2544 Glenmawr Avenue; Columbus,OH43202

614-268-0220;  thuffman@otterbein.edu

In other news, OhioMTA has adopted this program below, formerly the NMCP.  A portion of the proceeds help establish the State Scholarship fund.  We extend our apologies for posting this after the date of the Columbus session.  Other sessions are still being held throughout Ohio.

Carnegie Hall Contact: Synneve Carlino | Tel: 212-903-9750 | E-mail: scarlino@carnegiehall.org For The Royal Conservatory: Jeff Embleton | Phone: 416-408-2824, x461 | E-mail: jeff.embleton@rcmusic.ca THE ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM HOSTS FREE INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOPS FOR OHIO TEACHERS ON SEPTEMBER 9, 16, AND 17New National Program Created By Carnegie Hall and The Royal Conservatory Encourages Musical Excellence Across The United States (For Immediate Release – August 23, 2011)—Carnegie Hall and The Royal Conservatory invite Columbus-area music teachers to learn about The Carnegie Hall Royal Conservatory Achievement Program (The Achievement Program), a national system of music study and assessment for educators and people of all ages independently studying music throughout the United States. Free information sessions take place: Friday, September 9, at Church of The Redeemer, United Methodist in Columbus, and in Cincinnati on Friday, September 16 and Saturday, September 17 at the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music and Church of the Saviour, respectively. Each session features an interactive information seminar highlighting benefits for local private music teachers and students. This is among dozens of Achievement Program sessions held across the United States since early June. Ohio teachers are also invited to an information session in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on September 9.Launched in March 2011 by New York’s Carnegie Hall and Canada’s Royal Conservatory, The Achievement Program provides a national standard for musical achievement, offering a sequential course of study from beginner through advanced levels for people of all ages studying music. Modeled on the acclaimed examination system of The Conservatory, which assesses 100,000 students annually in communities across Canada, the program was created in response to feedback from parents and teachers throughout the US, requesting a top-quality nationally-recognized system to track students’ musical progress, celebrating their accomplishments. The Program has been adopted by the state of Ohio as the official music teacher association state curriculum. “The Achievement Program complements existing local and state music assessment programs, connecting students across the country through its national standard,” said Dr. Jennifer Snow, Chief Academic Officer, The Achievement Program. “This leading program provides a clear and meaningful path for recognizing musical achievement, empowering teachers to measure progress beyond regional borders and inspiring students to strive for excellence at a national level.” Each interactive information session features an in-depth program overview and a demonstration assessment presented by leading pedagogues, including Dr. Snow. Hosting the Columbus event is local music teacher Jenni Kristoff, an Adjunct Professor at Capital University and a Center Representative of The Achievement Program. The September 16 Cincinnati session is led by Takako Hayase, a faculty member at the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music and an adjudicator for The Program. The September 17 session is led by Sheila Vail, former faculty member of the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music Preparatory Department, and Jo Ellen, a Center Representative of The Program. All attendees will receive a complimentary teacher support resource package that includes a syllabus (vocal or instrumental), theory syllabus, online theory module, online ear training module, and certificate of completion. The program centers on periodic assessments for students—one-on-one adjudicator-to-student performance evaluations that also function as valuable teaching and learning opportunities. In each practical assessment, a certified professional adjudicator evaluates a student’s performance of repertoire, studies (etudes), and musical proficiency skills. Assessments are offered for keyboard, string, woodwind, and brass instruments; voice; and the academic subjects of music theory, music history, and pedagogy. The Achievement Program differs from comparable assessment systems in its absence of membership fees, paperwork, or required volunteer hours for participating music teachers. The Program has been adopted by the states of Ohio, Massachusetts, and Wyoming as the official music teacher association state curriculum. Students of all ages can currently take assessments in 90 US locations, including several communities in Ohio, with the number of locations expected to grow as The Program develops. The Program will hold assessments several times a year with upcoming dates and registration information listed on TheAchievementProgram.com. The Achievement Program – Free Teacher Information Sessions in OhioFriday, September 9, 2011, 9:00am-12:00pm Church of The Redeemer, United Methodist 235 McNaughten Road, ColumbusFriday, September 16, 2011, 11:00am-2:00pm University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music Master Classroom, Mary Emery Hall Saturday, September 17, 2011, 9:30am-12:30pm Church of the Saviour (Sanctuary) 8005 Pfeiffer Road, Cincinnati For registration information, including details of Program fees, materials, and locations, please visit TheAchievementProgram.org/teachers/tis or call 1.866.716.2223 # # # #

For now, put the following on your calendar so you won’t miss a thing!

CALENDAR OVERVIEW

Fall 2011

September, 2011

Monday, 12          Fall District Conference

                                9:30 AM, Graves Piano & Organ Company

                                Dr. Courtney Crappell, NCTM

                                Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy at the University of Texas at San Antonio

                                “Technology and the Teaching Profession in the 21^st Century”

Monday, 19          Fall Board Meeting

                                9:30 AM, Fireside Room at Westerville Christian Church

October, 2011

Sunday, 2              An Evening of Music with the CEOMTA

                                5 PM, Graves Piano & Organ Company

                                A Concert by Our Members

Friday, 7                Independent Music Teachers Forum

                                10 AM – 12 PM, The Old Worthington Library, Meeting Room

                                “Technology Treasures for the Studio Teacher”

                                Kick-off Presentation:  Liz Atkinson

Sunday, 23           Solo & Ensemble Recital

                                2 PM – 5 PM

                                Graves Piano & Organ Company

These recitals are an opportunity for students of all instruments and voice to gain additional performance experience in a non-competitive setting.

November, 2011

                Saturday, 5           Pianorama Concert at Gahanna Middle School West

Pianorama is a multi-piano ensemble in which elementary through advanced students perform duets in groups conducted by an OhioMTA teacher/conductor.  Concerts at 6 and 8 PM

Monday, 7            Monday Morning Musicales

                                10 AM – 12 PM

                                Graves Piano & Organ Company

                                Our teachers perform for each other.

Friday, 11              Piano Workshop I

                                                10 AM – 12 PM

                                                Graves Piano & Organ Company

                                                Reena Berger Natenberg, Pianist

                                                Ms. Natenberg has performed as a soloist and chamber musician  throughout North America, South America, Asia, and in Europe.

                                                “Musical and Extra Musical Inspirations in the Compositions of  Sergei Rachmaninoff: Lecture and Performance of Rachmaninoff’s  Second Sonata for Piano”