April 2019

Volume 19, Issue 9

Dr. Kari Johnson

President

Kellie Harvey,

President-Elect

Dr. Christina Liu, NCTM

Newsletter Editor

Upcoming Dates of

Note:

Apr 1: Deadline for

Nominations for KCMTA

Outstanding Teacher

Award

Apr 5: KCMTA

Meeting and Workshop

Apr 9: Executive Board

Meeting

Apr 12-13: Music

Progressions in Lawrence

Apr 13: Deadline for

Achievement Auditions

Enrollment

Inside This Issue:

April Workshop 2

Achievement 3

Auditions

Concerto Winners 4

Concert

Elections 2019-20 5

New Members 5

Dear KCMTA Members,

Welcome back to those of you who attended the MTNA national

conference in Spokane! I'm sure you are all filled with ideas and

motivation for your next studio year. Keep that momentum going by

attending our final workshop of the year, “Taming the Jungle: Digital

Management Strategies for the Independent Music Teacher” by Amy

Chaplin, 10 A.M. Friday, April 5 at Schmitt. Also, don't forget to enroll

in the Achievement Auditions-- the deadline is April 13.

Hope you are all enjoying our spring weather! See you in April!

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Jazz Appreciation Month April is

Jazz Appreciation Month (fondly known as "JAM") was created by the

National Museum of American History in 2001 to recognize and celebrate

the extraordinary heritage and history of jazz for the entire month of April.

Have fun exploring jazz, from its origins as ragtime with rags by

UPCOMING WORKSHOP Be sure to come to our April workshop! We are combining with the

Federated Music Teachers and are bringing in an out-of-town guest who spoke at

last year’s MTNA Convention.

Friday, April 5—10 AM meeting; 10:15 AM workshop

SESSION DESCRIPTION

Learn invaluable time-saving strategies for managing information and communication as a

music teacher and professional. Increase your ability to cull, absorb, and retrieve your most

valued content using tools such as Evernote, Feedly, and more.

ABSTRACT

Unlimited and continuous content is a reality of the world in which we live. Everywhere we

turn, there are new webinars, membership sites, online courses, blogs, Facebook groups, pod-

casts and more. Emails inboxes are overflowing with not just daily communication but online

subscriptions. Information is available at any time, place, and comes at us from many

directions. While unlimited content has its benefits, a new challenge is arising – digital con-

tent overwhelm.

This session will equip attendees with tools and time-saving tips for managing the jungle of

information. Demonstrations of apps like Feedly and Evernote and their content-management

power will change the way teachers engage in, cull, absorb, and retrieve not only information

but business and professional communication.

Attendees will learn how to gain control of their email inbox and newsletter

subscriptions, best practices for following websites, and will learn how to gain clarity and fo-

cus amongst the seemingly infinite. With over one billion websites, managing content and

thus our biggest commodity, time, has become ever increasingly important.

This session will support teacher’s skills on the “other” side of the profession. Business man-

agement and communication, digital content consumption for professional development, and

our general daily online engagement. Teachers will learn how to sharpen their tools, re-

sources, and skills so they control their incoming information, the information doesn’t control

them.

GOOGLE FORM ENROLLMENT LINK IS ACTIVE

ENROLLMENT NOW OPEN

Congratulations to the 2019 Concerto Competition Winners!

CONCERTO COMPETITION 2019

The 2019 KCMTA-Heritage Philharmonic Young Artist Competition Winners Concert will be held on

Saturday, May 4 at 7:30pm at Blue Springs High School Performing Arts Center, 2000 NW Ashton Drive, Blue

Springs, MO 64015, conducted by Mr. James Murray.

Sol Park, winner of the piano division, will perform the first movement of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18.

Cooper Smith, winner of the instrumental division, will perform the first movement of Paul Creston’s

Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra.

Admission is free.

Sol Park, from South Korea, is a high school senior of Bishop Seabury

Academy in Lawrence, Kansas. She currently studies with Dr. Jack

Winerock, Chair of the Piano Department of the University of Kansas.

She began playing piano and violin at age four and has won multiple

awards for piano performance in South Korea and the United States.

Some of her accomplishments include first prize at the Topeka Symphony

Young Artist Competition, the KCMTA Heritage Philharmonic Concerto

Competition, the Haneum Music Competition, the Kansas Music Teachers

Association, and the Music Teachers National Association. Sol has

participated in master classes with renowned artists including Robert

McDonald and Alexander Braginsky. She also made her orchestral debut

performing with Busan Neo Philharmonic Orchestra and has been fea-

Cooper Smith is currently a senior at Liberty North High School in Liberty, MO.

He studies privately with Professor Zachary Shemon at UMKC. Cooper has

been in the KC Metro All-District Band for four years and in Missouri All-State

Band for three years. He has consecutively received exemplary ratings at dis-

trict and state solo and ensemble festivals throughout his high school studies.

In 2018, Cooper won the North Winds Symphonic Band Solo Competition. In

2017 and 2018, he attended the Interlochen Saxophone Institute in Interloch-

en, Michigan. During the 2017 year at Interlochen, he was selected to be a so-

loist at the final concert. Cooper was also selected to play as a soloist at the

Indiana University - Jacobs School of Music Saxophone Academy. Recently dur-

ing his senior year, Cooper won the Missouri MTNA Competition in the senior

woodwind performance category. Later, he won 2nd place in the regional

round. Cooper plans to further his studies in music education and saxophone

performance. Cooper served as an Associate and Head Drum Major in the Lib-

erty North Screaming Eagle Marching Band. Cooper also enjoys conducting,

ELECTIONS SLATE 2019-2020 Below is the nominative slate for 2019-2020! Note the available positions-- if you'd like to be part of what

makes KCMTA work behind the scenes, please let me know! We will vote and transition in May.

President: Kellie Harvey

President Elect: Melody Stroth

Corresponding Secretary: Lisa McLuer

Recording Secretary: Larkin Sanders

Treasurer: Linda Featherston

VP Achievement Auditions: ?????

VP Concerto Competition: Emily Yeh and Maya Tuylieva

VP Fall Festival: Lisa Wilson

VP Master Lessons: Melody Stroth; "internship/ tran-

sition position available"

VP Membership: Joyce Berg

VP Multi Piano: Committee TBA

VP Music Progressions: Aurelien Boccard

VP Workshops: Janet Fetterman

Yearbook: Kellie Harvey

Development: Joyce Berg

Website: Roxie Hamill

Holiday: Melissa Falkner

Teacher Service: Lisa Cattanach

Hospitality: ?????

Certification: Lisa Cattanach

Social Media: Beci Lankford

NEW MEMBERS

I want to give a warm welcome new and reinstating members.

A reminder that April is time to renew your membership. Remember that if you want to enter students

without the extra charge, please renew your membership in a timely manner.

—Joyce Berg NCTM KCMTA Membership Chair

Natalie Bergin Rachel Knott Renewing Members:

Liberty Mo 64068 Olathe, KS 66061-4163 June Bonge

natbergin@gmail.com lessons@rrpianostudio.com Olathe, KS 66062

Master’s (913) 549-0249 junebonge@yahoo.com

Piano High School (913) 912-9117

Piano Piano

Matthew Chang

Independence, MO 64057-1102 Paul Rudy Charlotte Garwood

matthew.chang88@yahoo.com KCMO 64110-2229 Overland Park, KS 66214-2645

(816) 215-9050 rudyp@umkc.edu (913) 438-9593

Bachelor Doctorate Piano

Cello, Marimba, Percussion Composition

Caroline Neal

Paul Rudy Overland Park, KS 66210