FEBRUARY 2004 NEWSLETTER

 
DATE: February 17, 2004
PLACE: H&H Music, 713 FM 1960 W.
TIME: 9:30 AM—Board Meeting 10:15 AM—CCMTA Meeting 11:00 AM--Program

GUEST:  LINDA  ANTHONY

PROGRAM: CREATIVE IDEAS FOR TEACHING 

Linda earned a Bachelor of Music with Honors in Piano Pedagogy from the University of Texas at Austin, then did graduate work in Piano Musicianship at San Diego State University. She’s a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music and is active as a judge in the area.

She has held many offices and chaired countless committees in CCMTA, and she’s ready to share with you some of the teaching ideas she has used in her own studio.

 

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
 •  Saturday, February 7—8:00 AM to noon—Spring Theory Test—CCCCC  (Map)
 •  Sunday, February 15—1:00 PM—TMTA Local Performance Contest—H&H Music
 •  Saturday, February 21—World of Music Test—to be given in teachers’ studios
 •  Saturday, February 28—8:00 AM to 4:00 PM—Piano Contest—CCCCC  (Map)
 •  Saturday, February 28—after end of contest—Piano Contest Winners’ Recital--CCCCC  (Map)
DEADLINES
 •  February 17th meeting—H&H High School Piano Competition entries & fees to Chairman Linda Herring
 •  February 17th meeting—CCMTA Festival entries & fees to Chairman Gena Hughey (see below)
 •  Saturday, February 28th—March newsletter copy to Editor Doris Erickson (March meeting a week early)

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CCMTA Festival: Thanks in advance for making the CCMTA Festival a success! The festival will be held at the Cypress Creek Christian Community Center on Saturday, April 3rd. Master lists and fees are due at the CCMTA meeting on February 17th. Enclosed is a revised master list form which will make it much faster and easier to schedule the festival.

No late entries will be accepted, although critique sheets for students already entered may be turned in as late as March 20th.

Gena Hughey, Chairman                        

E-Mail Changes: Please make the following changes in your Yearbook:
                              Dorothy Kirkpatrick d-kirkpatrick@sbcglobal.net 
                              Robert Erickson surferrob6551@sbcglobal.net 
We urge you to correct your Yearbook, but if you didn’t and have an e-mail to one of our members returned, check out the Membership List on our website www.ccmta.org  You’ll find the up-to-date one there.
 

Need Students for Masterclass: Program Chairman Dorothy Kirkpatrick is asking for one student from three different teachers to participate in a masterclass at 11:00 AM on March 9th: one high school student with a piece memorized and almost ready for performance, and two middle school students who are somewhat advanced. Please contact her immediately for this opportunity to appear with Dr. Leslie Spotz from Tarleton State University of Stephenville.

From Your President:      “Roses are Red, Violets are Blue,                            Do something special for your
                                           Sugar is Sweet, and do                                          sweetie this month, as it is
                                           we have to do this again?”                                      the “love” month.

Urgent message for the February general meeting: We will be voting on whether or not to have the Piano Contest Winners Recital and perhaps others of our events televised on family channel PAX 49 (Channel 7 on Warner Cable). You will want to be there to be a part of this vital discussion. Upward, and onward.

Thanks for your attendance at the January meeting. I do believe that it was a record. The program was fabulous, and we could have gone another hour, I am sure. Julia Kruger has already written to thank us for having her. She thoroughly enjoyed the meeting.

The February program will be Linda Anthony, and her unique ideas for our studios. Come and enjoy her wonderful suggestions to “spruce up things” for your students.

"Every Child Can!" - An Introduction to Suzuki Education: CCMTA member Andrea Cannon would like to announce a Suzuki Training Course coming up soon. If you have heard about Suzuki teaching and are interested in getting the facts, this session is for you.

The new Course was designed by the Suzuki Association as the first required step in the process of Teacher Training. This course is not instrument-specific and is open to teachers, parents and interested supporters of music and education. Class size is limited to thirty people, so it is an exciting, hands-on type of learning experience. (NOTE: 6 hours of In-Service Credit is available to school-district personnel.)
Here are the details:
DATE: Saturday, March 27, 2004
TIME: 12:30-7:30pm
PLACE: Andrea Cannon Studios in Spring, Texas
(map and directions will be forwarded upon acceptance of your application)
COST: $85.00
Learn more about "Every Child Can!" at
http://www.suzukiassociation.org/SuzukiWeb/Teachers/ECC/ECCHome.htm
You can find an application form here: http://www.AndreaCannon.com/GuitArt.htm
Thanks and hope to see you there!!
Andrea Cannon, Suzuki Teacher Trainer, (281) 320-9656 Suzuki@CannonSong.com 

Furthermore...    Colleen Bell ran the Houston Marathon (her first one) and finished! Congratulations!….
Gena Hughey broke her right foot in a bathtub accident, but was observed expertly pedalling the piano with her slippered left foot—amazing!