APRIL 2008 NEWSLETTERDATE: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 PLACE: Sherman Clay PianoMax. 7530 FM 1960 West (The Commons at Willowbrook) TIME: 9:30 AM—Board Meeting; 10:15 AM—Program; 11:00 AM—CCMTA General Meeting GUEST: John Hendrickson PROGRAM: Pedaling *************************************************************************** CALENDAR OF EVENTS
• Saturday, April 12th, — CCCCC — Piano Contest 8AM to 4 PM, Winners’ Recital 6 PM
• April 15th—by mail—Entries for Harris Activity Awards—(see attached insert) Nominating Committee’s Proposed Slate: The following will be voted upon at the April meeting if there are no additional nominations from the floor, (nominee’s consent required):
President: John Hendrickson *We need a member to come forward for the position of 1st Vice President.. As Program Chairman, he/she arranges speakers for the year’s monthly meetings, sends biographical information to the newsletter editor, and introduces them the day of the performance. The only other duty required is to preside at a meeting if the president cannot. Please telephone Nominating Committee Chairman JoAnne Griffith at 281-537-0344 if you are willing to serve. Proposed Amendment to Constitution & ByLaws: The following, having been published here, will be voted upon at the April General Meeting. In Article VII, Section 1A, eliminate the position of Parliamentarian Eliminate Article VII, Section 2A,8 re: the duties of the Parliamentarian Article III, Section 2 makes it clear that we are free to amend the Constitution accordingly by stating "The LOCAL organization shall operate under THIS constitution and ByLaws, the SPIRIT of which is in accord with the aims and purposes of the State and National organization." New CCMTA Competition: The new Young Artist Solo & Ensemble Competition will be held on Saturday, April 19th at Cypress Creek Christian Community Center. For our first year, we are very excited to have 49 entries in piano solo competition, 32 in instrumental solo competition, and 5 entries in ensemble competition. The competition will run between 8 AM and 5 PM, and the Winners’ Recital will be held at 7 PM. Everybody s welcome to join us at the Winners' Recital.
Linda Herring, Chairman May Luncheon: Just as last year, it is for teachers only. Student winners will perform at the May Awards Ceremony. If you haven’t signed up and would like to go, please contact Shirley Annis. All money must be turned in by April 25th. You can bring your payment to the April meeting, or mail to Shirley Annis, Chairman, 19123 Gettysburg Valley Dr., Katy, TX 77449. Location: Hasta La Pasta Cypresswood Dr. @ Stuebner-Airline Rd. 6915 Cypresswood Dr. Ste A Spring, TX 77379 Date and Time: Tuesday, May 13th at 11:00 AM. Cost: $23.00 Our menu will be (Choices will be made at the restaurant) A House Salad Dinner rolls with mogeha sauce Choice of Entrée: Lasagne, Fettucini Alfredo or Chicken Fresco Choice of Dessert: New York Cheesecake, Death-by-Chocolate or Vanilla Ice Cream Coffee, Tea or Soda CCMTA Scholarships: It is that time of year again. Time for the Memorial Summer Camp Scholarship deadline. Please see page 60 of the yearbook for all of the rules. Typically, CCMTA has awarded around $300 per student to attend camp, or more, depending upon available funds. In past years, we have awarded as many as four scholarships, depending upon the number of applicants, and as mentioned above, available funds. The deadline is the April meeting, April 15th. Please see attachment for suggested camps. Also, the April meeting is the deadline for the CCMTA Scholarship, which goes to a graduating senior who plans to major or minor in a music field in college. See page 53 of the yearbook for details on this scholarship application. Best wishes on all applications for these scholarships!
Rebecca S. May, BM, ACM, NCTM Member of the Year: Our president, Dorothy Kirkpatrick, was unanimously voted at the April meeting to be the recipient of our Member of the Year Award, to be presented to her at the May Awards Ceremony on May 4th. She is most deserving of this honor—not just for this year’s presidency, but for the whole three years she has more than ably served in that capacity. Congratulations, Dorothy! District Performance Competition: We recently received the following results from the March 15th District Piano Performance Competition held at Baylor University. Only two winners in each division could be selected to advance to the state competitions which will be held in June at the TMTA Convention here in Houston. The winners from CCMTA selected to advance to state-level were:
7-8 Solo Piano Solo: Congratulations to all winners and teachers! Student Wins Four Special Medals: A student of Becky May, Romero Santiago, 11th grade student at Klein High School, has completed all four special medals from the Guild. With the 2007 auditions, he completed the last one, the Sonata Medal. He completed the Early Bach Medal in 2004, the Sonatina Medal in page 2 of 4 2005, the Advanced Bach Medal in 2006, and then the Sonata Medal in 2007. This is a very remarkable accomplishment. It means that he learned and memorized 15 pieces each year for 4 years, having learned and memorized each medal in one year's time! Romero will be a Senior at Klein High School in 2008-2009, and plans to perform his Senior Recital in September, 2008. Furthermore. . . Long-time member Cindy Mackay has been ill for quite a while, and doctors haven’t been able to determine the cause. She is feeling a little better now, even though she is undergoing chemotherapy to treat stage four bone cancer The doctors don’t think, though, that her present illness is connected to that. I know we all wish her well...Marilyn Johnson’s mother passed away last month with her family at her side..Our condolences to Marilyn and her family….On a happier note, Becky May's son, Roy, Jr., is getting married in June. He is a Staff Sergeant in the U. S. Army, stationed in San Diego, CA as a recruiter. He formerly served as a sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Washington, D. C. The bride is Megan Wikary, from Chicago, Ill. They will be getting married here in Houston….We read in the Conroe MTA newsletter that Doris Lum Meyer has just earned her certification (NCTM). Congratulations!….Martha Hilley, NCTM from the University of Texas in Austin, one of the favorite presenters at TMTA conventions, received the Distinguished Service Award from MTNA. It was given to her at the MTNA Conference in Denver.
Suggested summer camps: 1. Baylor University 2. Central Texas College 3. Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY 4. University of Houston Junior Camp 5. University of Houston High School Camp 6. Indiana University 7. Interlochen Michigan 8. Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 9. New Orleans Institute at Loyola University 10. University of North Carolina at Greensboro 11. University of Pennsylvania 12. Rice University 13. Sam Houston State University (website: http://www.shsu.edu/~music/camps/) 14. International Institute, U. of California, Santa Barbara 15. Southern Methodist University 16. Stanford University 17. Texas Christian University, in Ft. Worth, TX 18. University of Texas at Austin, for High School Pianists 19. University of Texas at San Antonio 20. Texas State University (formerly Southwest Texas State) 21. Texas Conservatory in Plano, TX Try Google search to find websites. Application Procedures for the Harris Activity Awards • The deadline for turning in entries for the Activity Awards is on or before April 15. Please mail all entries to: Don H. Harris, 3218 Forest Glen St., Spring, TX 77380. (Entries should not be left at The Music Rack!) • Please use the application form found on page 58 of the yearbook to list accumulated points earned from May l, 2007 to April 30, 2008. A separate form must be filled out for each individual student applying for the awards. (The application form may also be found on the CCMTA Website under “forms”.) Important: Grade level refers to the school grade at time awards are presented, even though points actually start accumulating from May of preceding school year. • We will be confirming points for all Student Affiliate events through the participation records of our SA chairmen, therefore, no extra documentation (copies of theory tests, critique sheets, etc.) will be required. • We will, however, need documentation for the last three categories related to “non-SA performances” (Solo Recital, Studio Recital, and Other Performances). If no programs or other printed forms of documentation were available for a specific performance in this category, a brief note describing nature of the event and signature from the teacher will be considered acceptable. (When several entering students from the same class performed on the same program, turn in only one copy of the program with the appropriate names highlighted.) • Please read pages 57-58 in the yearbook thoroughly before sending in entries. The information contained on these pages should clarify all present specifics of the awards. However, if there should be any further questions, feel free to e-mail or call chairman Don Harris for assistance. ( donhharris@charter.net or (281) 367-4473) (Emails are preferred over calls when possible.) • Teachers of Cash Award Winners will be notified by phone and/or email shortly after winners are determined. In addition, a complete breakdown of winners will appear in the May newsletter. • Cash awards and honorable mention awards will be presented at the May Awards Ceremony (May 4) to teachers of winning students for convenient and flexible distribution within each individual class. (Any involved teachers of winning students who are unable to attend the May Awards Ceremony on May 4 should contact chairman to arrange delivery/pickup of awards.) Summarization of Significant Specifics Related to the Awards for This Year - Teachers must verify points and submit entries on or before the deadline (April 15) - All entries should be mailed to chairman, rather than left at The Music Rack. - A minimum of 14 points for grades 1-8, and 17 points for grades 9-12 are required to submit an entry. - Cash awards and honorable mention awards will be presented to teachers of winning students at the May Awards Ceremony on May 4. - Points earned for Original Composition Contest now include one point for state entry. - Points for local, district and state TMTA Performance Contest are now based solely on entry, rather than on winning. - Points for Solo Recitals and Studio Recitals will only be given if such recitals are open the public and publicly attended. (Studio group classes are not acceptable for credit.) - The year of application must now be included on to the application form. |