DECEMBER 2003 NEWSLETTER
 
AND I HEARD HIM EXCLAIM ERE HE DROVE OUT OF SIGHT,
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!

As you celebrate this Christmas, may you find new blessings, new excitement,
and a higher threshold of living for yourself and your family. To me, CCMTA
means friendship, dedication, and commitment as I work with all 50 of our members.
You all mean the world to me. This year has meant extra blessings for me, working
as your president, and I thank you for that opportunity.

May God cradle you in his arms, and give you a rock solid foundation for teaching for 2004! As we
celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour, may you have a wonderful holiday season.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL1

   Your president,

       Rebecca S. May

Spring Theory Test Deadline: Although the test is not until February 7th, the deadline is January 9th, before our next meeting. Remember, even if your students took the fall test, they can take the spring test if they failed the first one or just want to shoot for a higher grade—the better grade is the one that counts. Send entries and fees by the deadline to Chairman Brad Love, 2107 Lexington Woods, Spring 77373.

Experienced Teacher Ready for More Students: While many of our teachers have waiting lists, Sharon Anthony has room for more students after years of teaching in a school district. She resigned from that position last summer and now is able to add to her private studio. She teaches both piano and voice, has been a member of CCMTA for 21 years, belonged to Guild for 23 years, has a Master’s Degree, and has been teaching privately for over 30 years. She lives in the Cutten Green subdivision, which is near FM 1960 and between Cutten Rd. and Champion Forest Dr. She can be reached at 281/580-7848 and 281/895-0944.

Last Remaining Yard Signs: Becky May announced that we still have 5 yard signs left. If you are interested, please collect your money, and send $20 per sign to our treasurer, JoAnne Griffith, and then call Lori or Luellen at Magnolia Sign Source, at 281/356-6399, and order the name you want on the sign.

TMTA Guitar Clinic: At our November meeting, the CCMTA Board voted to fund the Guitar Clinic at the 2004 TMTA State Convention in San Antonio. This will be in honor of Andrea Cannon and all the work she has done for guitar teachers and students in the state of Texas. Andrea is the very first guitar teacher in the state of Texas to ever apply for certification. Go, girl!

Questions About Guild? The speaker for our January meeting, Julia Kruger, is going to talk about National Guild and would like to know what you want to know. Please give our program chairman, Dorothy Kirkpatrick, some questions you’d like to have answered so that she can pass them along to the speaker in advance. You can e-mail her at dkirkpatrick@houston.rr.com, or check the yearbook for her address and telephone number.

Furthermore...   We’re sorry to have to report that Wendy Wells’ father, Robert Walzel, died on November 7th after a long illness. His extensive obituary in the Houston Chronicle highlighted a distinguished career. Our condolences to his family….We thought Andrea Cannon’s absence from our November meeting/lunch was due to having to deal with flood waters from the day before. It turned out she was dealing with water all right, but it was a plumbing clog caused by backwash in the sewers—no small matter, but at least it wasn’t due to rising water….Crystal Beltran had her baby on October 28th—a 7 lb. 12 oz. boy they named Beau Vincent. He joins a family with two brothers, one of whom, Jonah, had his first birthday the very next day….At the November get-together Barbara Cowen shared her excitement at the arrival of a new grandson, Tyler, who was already seven weeks old….Becky May is looking forward to a Christmas visit with her son, Roy, Jr., who will be coming home on a 12-day leave from the U.S. Army Old Guard in Washington, D.C.. When he returns to Ft. Myer, Virginia in January, he will be going to U.S. Army Ranger School at Ft. Benning, Georgia. Her daughter Amanda and son-in-law Justin Coussoule will visit for the weekend between Christmas and New Years. He is in his second year of law school at the U. of Maryland, and she was recently hired by Proctor and Gamble in the Baltimore-D.C. area.