This site will have periodic CEOhioMTA-related announcements during the summer, especially ones concerning Scale Olympics.  We will also include other concert and workshop announcements, like the ones below.  Otherwise, check back by September 1 for the complete line-up of our 2012-13 Central East District Events!

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Announcement from one of our members:

Dr. Gulimina Mahamuti’s CD recording, Xinjiang Piano Music from Western China, is recently released.  This premiere recording presents the U.S. Premiere of Chinese Xinjiang piano music by Chen Yi and Shi Fu, including Chen’s Variations on “Awariguli” and Shi Fu’s three Xinjiang Piano Suites, previously performed at Carnegie Hall by Mahamuti in January of 2012.

Residing in Mansfield, Ohio, Dr. Mahamuti is a part-time Assistant Professor of Music at Ohio Wesleyan University and chairs piano workshops for CEOMTA. 

For more information about her CD, visit: http://www.gulimina.com/xinjiang-piano-music-from-western-china.html

http://music.osu.edu/event/arthur-greene-present-all-scriabin-recital

Date: Monday, April 16, 2012

Registration: 9:15 a.m.

Conference Begins: 9:30 a.m.

Location: Graves Piano and Organ Company, Columbus

Program (Updated Topic): Music, The Brain, and the iGeneration: Teaching the Acoustic in a Digital Age

Guest Speaker: Dr. Andrea McAlister, Oberlin Conservatory of Music

What is your play personality? The brain learns best in a state of play and play is assumed when one makes music. Children can be found singing, dancing, and experimenting with music with no rules to follow and no outside forces to please. We encourage this behavior because play is how children learn about the world around them. But what about our adolescent students? Do we allow them to play music, find new ways of learning through technology, ask questions and uncover their own answers? Time is precious in the 21^st century and today’s students are heavily scheduled, academically pressured, and socially active. While play may be considered a luxury, neuroscientists and psychologists are proving that this luxury is actually a necessity.

             Today’s play is much different than it was just ten years ago. Technology has advanced rapidly and play now translates to spending time online, playing video games, and texting. But the rise of technology also means that our students have access to a wealth of information, the ability to virtually visit any location in the world, and watch performances of musical masters at the click of a button. Dr. McAlister’s presentation will explore the use of technology by adolescents, the impacts of music study and technology on neural development, new technology for music education, and how teaching to a student’s play personality can result in more motivated and engaged students. The session will also examine Dr. McAlister’s survey of independent music teachers and their use of technology in the studio.

            Dr. Andrea McAlister, NCTM, is Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy at Oberlin College where she teaches piano pedagogy and class piano. In addition to her teaching activities, she coordinates the class piano program and the secondary piano lesson program. She earned her DMA at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music where she held a graduate assistantship.

Dr. McAlister’s research in piano pedagogy and technology, and their effects on neural development has been featured at international and national conferences, and she is active as a clinician for state and local teacher activities in Ohio. In 2011, she presented at international conferences at Michigan State University and in Barcelona and Valencia, Spain and also at the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy in Lombard, Illinois and the 2012 MTNA Conference. Presentations for the International Society for Music Education in Thessaloniki, Greece as well as the Group Piano and Piano Pedagogy Conference in Austin, Texas will be upcoming in the summer of 2012. She has published articles and reviews in the MTNA’s American Music Teacher, the MTNA e-journal, and Keyboard Companion.

As a performer, Dr. McAlister has appeared in festivals and recitals throughout the United States, Europe, and Canada, including performances at the Aspen Music Festival, the Rome Festival, the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, and Opera Cleveland on Tour.
Dr. McAlister is an active member of the Music Teachers National Association and serves as the Vice President for Membership with the Ohio Music Teachers Association. Before joining the faculty at Oberlin, she taught piano pedagogy and class piano at Capital University and Ohio Wesleyan University.

Note: Dr. McAlister’s presentation will follow the annual district membership meeting.

Chairperson:  Tim Huffman, NCTM

                         2544 Glenmawr Avenue

                         Columbus, OH 43202

                         (614) 268-0220

                         thuffman@otterbein.edu

 
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Please click below to view the 2012 Summer Study Scholarship Award winners:

Scholarship Winners List 2012

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 Concert announcement from one of our members:

 20120414 British Invasion 

Dr. Gulimina Mahamuti Performs Benjamin Britten

March 2012 CEDistrict

This Newsletter contains important information about our upcoming Conference, as well as district OhioMTA/Graves Competition winners!

 Piano Workshop III       THIS FRIDAY!!

Piano Technique Revisited:

Shortcuts to Physical Competence Through a

Bio-Mechanical Perspective  

Seymour Fink is presently Adjunct Professor of Piano in the Conservatory of Music of Capital University.  He holds the Artist’s Diploma from the Peabody Conservatory, and BA and MM degrees fromYale University.  He has studied additionally with Ralph Kirkpatrick, Eduard Steuermann, Nadia Boulanger, Arthur Craxton, and Paul Baumgartner.  Performing solo and chamber concerts in this country and Europe, he has also toured extensively as part of the Brady-Fink violin-piano duo, and recorded on the CRI label.  His long teaching career included appointments at Vassar College, and the Yale School of Music.  He is Professor Emeritus from BinghamtonUniversityof the SUNY system, from which institution he retired in 1995.  Fink has published extensively in such journals as the Piano Quarterly, Piano and Keyboard, American Music Teacher, Keyboard Companion, and Piano Life.  He is the author of the highly acclaimed book and video, Mastering Piano Technique, published by the Amadeus Press.  He was a substantial contributing author of the book, A Symposium for Pianist and Teachers, published by the Heritage Music Press.  He often lectures and gives master classes and workshops on piano technique, musicality, and their pedagogy.  Most recently, one of his Capital University students won the statewide Ohio Buckeye College Competition.  Professor Fink was honored in 2006 by being chosen Collegiate Certified Teacher of the Year in Ohio.  In recognition of his significant contribution to the music world in general, he was named an MTNA Foundation Fellow in 2010.

Date:          Friday, March 9, 2012

Time:         10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Location:   Graves Piano & Organ Company

Event:        Professor Fink will share what has proved to be some of his most successful technical interventions throughout his teaching years.   

Fees:          No fee for OhioMTA members or non-members.

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This coming weekend, our district will co-host with Graves the OhioMTA/Graves Solo & Ensemble Competition

Click below for details:

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

The winners’ recital will be on Sunday, March 25th.  Check back for the posted program.

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Mark your calendar for Monday, April 16th, our District Conference and Annual Membership Meeting.

http://www.ceomta.com/conferences-workshops/district-conferences

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Other Concert announcements:

Symphony Orch Glaser Mozart Concerto

LesDelicesRelease.cwk (WP)

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