MARCH 2007 NEWSLETTERDATE: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 PLACE: Brook Mays Piano Store, 7530 FM 1960 West (The Commons at Willowbrook) TIME: 9:30 AM-Board Meeting; 10:15 AM-CCMTA Meeting; 11:00 AM-Program GUEST: Noe Marmolejo PROGRAM: Teaching Jazz Noe Marmolejo leads the Moores School Jazz Orchestra in the many styles of jazz big bands. Concerts include swing, Latin music, and more contemporary styles like funk, rock, and hip-hop. In February of each year, the Moores Jazz Festival features international jazz artists as part of an adjudicated program for middle schools, high school, and college jazz groups. Marmolejo is an active jazz and classical trumpet performer. He is also an active adjudicator and clinician in the Houston area and is director of the Jazz Institute of the Texas Music Festival. He will discuss how to go about teaching jazz. Kevin Guess, Program Chairman *************************************************************************** CALENDAR OF EVENTS
• Sat/Sun March 10th—District 2 Performance Contest—Baylor University, Waco
• March 20th meeting—Grants-in-Aid entries to Chairman Dorothy Kirkpatrick May Awards Ceremony: As you know, the Executive Board voted at last summer’s planning meeting to replace the May Luncheon with a Sunday afternoon May Awards Ceremony.. It will be held on Sunday, May 6th in the Forum of the Cypress Creek Christian Community Center from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. Cookies and punch will be served at a reception in the Activity Room afterwards until 5:00 PM. Chairman Nancy Johnston was able to secure the facilities for us. As always, the event will feature installation of officers, various awards, and musical performances by our contest winners. Member of the Year: Be thinking about the person you might like to nominate for this honor at the March meeting. If more than one nominee, their accomplishments will be printed in the April newsletter, and a secret ballot will be taken at the April meeting, with the name of the winner kept secret by Chairman JoAnne Griffith until the May Awards Ceremony. (There is to be only one Member of the Year, except in case of a tie, in which case two can share.) Piano for Sale: CCMTA member Ellen Bush is selling one of her grand pianos. It’s a shiny black Kohler & Campbell 500-S, 5 feet 3 inches, only 5 years old, priced at $10,000. Call her at 281-374-9303.CCMTA Piano Contest: We have 180 students participating and 27 teachers in the event to be held at the Cypress Creek Christian Community Center on Saturday, March 31st. Everyone is invited to attend the winners recital in the Centrum at 6:00 PM. From the President: The National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy 2007 will be held in Oakbrook Illinois, Thursday-Saturday, August 2-4 with Pre-Conference Seminars on August 1. Early registration ends May 1 and the cost is $225.00. Price goes up after that. I am speaking from experience when I say that this is truly a remarkable experience. This event is sponsored by the Frances Clark Center, the same people who publish the Keyboard Companion. Plan to attend and get ready for days packed full of lectures and small group discussions as well as demonstrations on pedagogy; and evenings with wonderful performers. For those who cannot attend the conference this year, consider joining me in ordering the Keyboard Companion at a group rate. You will receive a magazine with insightful and in depth articles of pedagogy and other topics to enhance your private studio or classroom teaching. Teachers across the nation and Canada are calling this the #1 must have publication for teachers of piano. I will have sample issues at the meeting on March 20. I hope to see all of you at the meeting at the new Brook Mays store, located across the parking lot from the old one. The nominating committee will present their recommendations for officers for the upcoming year. Dorothy Kirkpatrick, NCTM Student Winners Headed for District 2 Performance Contest:
Congratulations Teachers and Students! Thank you for the great job each of you do. Best wishes and good luck! Sharon Peng, Chairman Furthermore. . . The following were named at the last meeting to be on the Nominating Committee to propose a slate for next year’s officers: Wendy Wells, Chairman; John Hendrickson; and Armando Rodriguez. They will report their choices at the March meeting. |