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Montana Music NewsA Publication of the Published Since 1968MONTANA STATE MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION Issue No. 5Affiliated with Music Teachers National Association Fall 2010

Fall Festival Short Program ..................................9MSMTA Fall Festival Forms ..........................10–12Fall Festival Adjudicators ............................13–14Piano Pedagogy Scholarship ............................14In Memoriam: Emily Stearns ..............................15Local Association Announcements ............. 16–17MT State Music Teachers Association Website ...18MTNA Benjamin Whither Chapter of the Year .....18Treasurer’s Report .............................................19

MSMTA Officers ..................................................2Advertiser ’s Index ...............................................2President’s Message ............................................3MSMTA ConferenceSave the Dates ....................................................4Guest Artists Jane Magrath & Peter Miyamoto ...4 Registration Form ................................................6Master Class Application .....................................7Conference Site & Accommodations .................8

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MSMTA OFFICERS2010-2011

PRESIDENTChristopher Hahn

4511 Nicole CourtMissoula, MT 59803

Home: (406) [email protected]

SECRETARYDorothy Beck-Peterson

409 StephensMissoula, MT 59801

Home: (406) 549-3915

TREASURERCarla Bell

2700 1st Ave. NorthGreat Falls, MT 59401

Home: (406) [email protected]

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARYKaren Woodgerd

104 Southridge DriveMissoula, MT 59803

Home (406) [email protected]

NW CERTIFICATION COMMISSIONERKenneth Christensen

1611 West Koch StreetNumber Twenty-one

Bozeman, Montana 59715406-582-8759

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CHAIRS, DISTRICTREPRESENTATIVES ANDLOCAL ASSOCIATION

PRESIDENTSCHAIR PEOPLE: (Standing Committees)

Advertising ................................................................. Fall Competitions ........................Elinore QuanderMTNA Foundation .........Charlene WaddinghamIMTF .......................................................Eva MaxwellLegislative .................................... Palma WolvertonScholarship ....................................... Linda HoldenSpring Festivals .....................................Judy O’DellHistorian ............................................... Ruth RotundiCertification Chair .......................Elinore QuanderCollege Faculty ..........................Christopher Hahn

Composition Competition ........Leann VralstedLocal Associations ......................Leann VralstedTechnology/Web Page........................Carol BellMentoring .........................................Betty HanzelFinance .......................................Judy RiesenbergLibrary/Workshops .................... Jean Alexander

DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES

North Central ...................................Marilyn VinjeNortheast .........................................Linda DevriesSoutheast ..........................................Laura Morris

LOCAL ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS

Butte-Anaconda -- Ruth Rotondi3069 Atherton LnButte, MT 59701(406) 494-4340

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Billings -- Lee Hancock1804 Colton BlvdBillings, MT 59102

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Missoula -- Margery Whatley 1905 Dixon Ave.

Missoula, MT 59801(406) 542-0341

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Kalispell Area -- Suzanne Rohrbach2334 Mission Way NKalispell, MT 59901

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Great Falls -- Judy O’Dell1108 24th Ave SW

Great Falls, MT 59404406-761-4989

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Southwest Montana -- Trevor Ostenson324 Kimball Ave.

Bozeman, Montana 59718H 582-1545C 599-3360

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COLLEGIATE CHAPTERTHE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA

President—Heidi WaegeleAdvisor—Christopher Hahn

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ADVERTISERS INDEX

Popplers Music, Inc. .............3

Montana State University ............5

U of M Music School ..................8

Morgenroth Music .................... 11

Pianissimo .................................. 14

U of M Online ........................... 16

Montana Piano .......................... 16

Hansen Music ............................ 19

Eckroth Music ........................... 20

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MSMTA Fall NewsletterPresident’s Message

Greetings from Missoula! The members of the Missoula Music Teachers Association are excited to serve as hosts for your 83rd Annual Montana State Music Teachers Associa-tion State Conference, MTNA Competition and Fall Festival at the University of Montana.

Our profession is rewarding yet demanding, and while the subject remains the same, our approach needs to be continually refreshed and updated to keep pace with our fast-moving, on-the-go, “plugged in” clientele. Discovering a new way to say the same old thing, hearing an inspired performance by a student, or learning what the most current research suggests about teaching provides insights into our own approach and method, and can ultimately improve teaching effectiveness. The importance of our continued professional development must not be underestimated or undervalued. It keeps us motivated and stimulated in the studio, and relates directly to our student’s development.

We are not just teachers. We don’t offer our services simply to help ends meet. We are not the product of the ire-induc-ing quote, “Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.” We are professionals. Our profession requires commitment and a love of what we do. Our profession demands that we be creative and engaging, for this keeps the process stimulating for the students and the teacher. Our profes-sion uses music to encourage and challenge, and to instill a sense of pride in accomplishment. Our profession relies on learning through discussion, exploration, and discovery. Our profession requires that we charge a fee that takes into consideration our training, our experience and the value of what we have to offer, while still being sensitive to economic issues in our communities. Our profession is important, and requires individuals who are committed to professionalism.

Your Montana State Music Teachers Association member-ship is your investment in professional development, and the Annual State Conference brings educational opportuni-ties right to your doorstep! This year boasts a terrific line up of artists, clinicians, educators and practitioners to stimulate and motivate your teaching. Dr. Jane Magrath from the University of Oklahoma is well known as an author, clini-cian, and pianist. Her book The Pianist’s Guide to Stan-dard Teaching and Performance Literature has become a classic reference work for pianists throughout the country, and Magrath’s work in the area of the standard classical teaching literature has been central to the current revival of interest in this music throughout the U.S. Dr. Peter Miya-moto from the University of Missouri-Columbia will present a recital and a master class. Gramophone magazine raves about his playing: “Throughout, he uses a velvet touch and luminous clarity to illuminate the music… transcriptions are not merely brilliant, effervescent cascades of homogenised sound; instead they clearly differentiate between the singer and the song. [He has] the ability to brush upwards through a slow melody and leave a trailing wake of harmonically decaying musical stardust…” To round out the offerings, we will have presenters Dr. Lori Gray, music education specialist from the University of Montana discussing “Intel-ligent Music Teaching and Learning,” pianist Dr. Lee Han-cock leading us through the Chopin Etudes, and former UM music professor, now massage thearapist and certified BodyTalk practitioner Debra Shorrock will be helping us get in tune with our bodies and minds.All in all, this should be a conference worthy of our profes-sion! I hope you will join us in Missoula!Yours,

Dr. Christopher Hahn, NCTMMSMTA President

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Save the Dates

MSMTA Conference Nov 4-6 2010, University of MontanaOn behalf of the Missoula Music Teachers Association, we are pleased to invite you to join us in Missoula for the upcoming Mon-tana State Music Teachers Association State Conference, scheduled for November 4, 5, and 6 at the University of Montana. Highlighting this year’s conference will be well-known and highly sought-after author, clinician and pianist Jane Magrath as our guest clinician and internationally acclaimed pianist Peter Miyamoto as our guest artist. In addition, of course, will be stimulat-ing and motivational events and presentations that will inspire us all! Your conference committee has been hard at work to bring to fruition all the exciting ideas our state president, Christopher Hahn, has for this year’s conference. Rest assured that this conference will not be like any other you’ve attended in Missoula! We’re looking forward to the camaraderie we share at these events as well as the opportunity afforded us to continue to learn and grow in our professional lives.

See you soon in Missoula!Margery Whatley, NCTM and Sharon Weaver-Knowles, NCTMMSMTA 2010 Conference Co-Chairs

2010 State Conference Guest Artists

Jane MagrathJane Magrath is well known as an author, clinician, and pianist. Her book The Pianist’s Guide to Standard Teaching and Performance Literature has become a classic reference work for pianists throughout the country, and Magrath’s work in the area of the standard classical teaching literature has been central to the current revival of interest in this music throughout the U.S. She currently has more than thirty five volumes published with Alfred Publishing, and her music editions are used widely throughout the U.S. and abroad. Her classical series include the Masterwork Classics series in 9 volumes, Encore, Masterpieces with Flair, Me-lodious Masterpieces, Sonatina Masterworks, Modern Masterworks, and the Classics Alive series. Her newest literature series is titled Audition Repertoire for the Advancing Pianist.

Dr. Magrath is frequently in demand as a clinician and teacher, and during the last twenty years has performed and given presentations in over forty states including Alaska, and on

three continents. Her workshops and master classes have drawn international acclaim. Magrath has served as Piano Coor-dinator for National Conventions of Music Teachers National Association and givenpresentations at MTNA National Conven-tions, the European Piano Teachers Association Conference, the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy, theWorld Piano Pedagogy Conference and at many stateMTNA conventions. Her articles have appeared in the major pianojournals. She was named the first recipient of the MTNA/Frances Clark Keyboard Pedagogy Award for the Outstanding Contribution to Piano Pedagogy. For many years she contributed New Music Reviews to Clavier and the column Polyphony, to The American Music Teacher and continues her column Musingsi through Clavier Companion. Magrath currently serves as an editor for the Piano Pedagogy Forum.

A native of South Carolina, Magrath received her education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and at Wesleyan College, and was the first person to receive the D.M. in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Northwestern University. A faculty member at the University of Oklahoma since 1981, she received a Regents’ Award for Superior Teaching as well as an Associates’ Distinguished Lectureship Award on two occasions and a Rinsland Award for Excellence in Educational Research. She was named McCasland Presidential Professor by the University, Oklahoma Music Teachers Association Teacher of the Year by that association, and also Oklahoma Musician of the Year by the Oklahoma Federation of Music Clubs. Currently, Magrath is Regents’ Professor and holds the Grant Endowed Chair in Piano Pedagogy at the University of Oklahoma, where she was recently named Rothbaum Presidential Professor of Excellence in the Arts and serves as Director of Piano Pedagogy. In 2009 she received the Neustadt Award from the University, given to an advocate for studens and nominated by students. She advises masters and doctoral students in the piano pedagogy degree, and has chaired many documents and dissertations in the department. Her students have won numerous prizes and competitions. Magrath is most at home working in the studio and classroom with students, and collaborating with faculty colleagues, pianists, and teachers.“Listening to Miss True was a memorable experience. Rarely have I heard anything so sublimely poetic.” —Kansas City Times

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Peter MiyamotoPianist Peter Miyamoto has already enjoyed a brilliant international career, performing to great acclaim in Canada, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Switzerland, China, and Japan, and in major US cities such as Boston, Chi-cago, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco. In 1990 he was named winner of the Irving S. Gilmore Young Artist Award. He also won the American Pianists Association National Fellowship Competition, the D’Angelo International Competition, the San Francisco Symphony Competition and the Los An-geles Philharmonic Competition, and was a prize-winner in the National Chopin Com-petition.

Currently Associate Professor of Piano and Chamber Music at the University of Mis-souri, Peter Miyamoto holds degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music (B.M.), Yale Uni-versity (M.M. and A.D.), Michigan State University (D.M.A.), and the Royal Academy

of Music (A.D.) in London. His teachers have included Maria Curcio-Diamand, Leon Fleisher, Claude Frank, Peter Frankl, Aube Tzerko, and Ralph Votapek.

He has given lectures and master classes through the Irving S. Gilmore Keyboard Festival, the Amadeus Piano Festival, the American Pianists Association, and Young Audiences of America, and at major music institutions including the Colburn School, Interlochen Academy of the Arts, Oberlin Conservatory, Northwestern Uni-versity, and the University of Connecticut, among many others. Internationally, Dr. Mi-yamoto has presented master classes and lectures in Canada, China, Greece, Japan and Serbia.

As a collaborative and chamber musician, Peter Miyamoto continues to perform with musicians from around the world, including Victor Danchenko, Lara St. John, the Eu-clid Quartet, and members of the Borromeo Quartet. He is a former member of both the August and Beaumont Trios, and was a founding member of the Quadrivium Play-ers (resident chamber group of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts), a group dedicated to building a new generation of classical music lovers through innovative programs linking classical music with other art forms such as literature, painting, sculpture, and philosophy.

Dr. Miyamoto previously served on the faculties of Michigan State University and California Institute of the Arts. He continues to serve as head of the piano department of the New York Summer Music Festival (nysmf.org). His CDs, Chopin: Ballades and Fantasies and A Schubert Recital, released on the Blue-Griffin Label (blue-griffin.com), have received outstanding reviews in ma-jor recording review periodicals including American Record Guide (January/Febru-ary 2009), Gramophone (April 2009), and International Record Review (March 2009).

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83nd MSMTA ANNUAL CONFERENCEREGISTRATION FORM

November 4-6, 2010

Dr. Jane Magrath, The University of Oklahoma Dr. Peter Miyamoto, The University of Missouri-Columbia

Name _____________________________________________________________________

Address ___________________________________________________________________

Phone _______________________________________E-mail ________________________

Check only one:Early Registration Deadline: October 16________$140.00 MSMTA Member Full Registration. Each Full Registration fee includes: Admission to all MSMTA conference sessions, conference recitals, all competitions, members’ luncheon, and MSMTA banquet

________$100.00 First Time Attendees, one time only (do not have to be members)

________$90.00 First Time Attendees (with paid membership)

________$70.00 Daily Registration (please circle which day(s) you wish to register for). Daily registration does not cover luncheon, Friday’s recital, or Saturday’s Banquet.

Thursday Friday Saturday

________$40.00 Student Registration for all sessions, including one concert ticket

________$35.00 Banquet fee – for daily registrants or extra banquet tickets purchased in advance (may not be purchased during the conference)

________$10.00 Adults, $5.00 Students (extra tickets) Friday night’s recital at the door, regular price: $15 adults/$10 seniors/$5 students

Late Registration (after October 18)_________$185.00 MSMTA Member (Full Registration)

_________$90.00 MSMTA Member (Daily registration)

$________Total Enclosed – Please make a copy of this for your records and send original to the Registration Chair:

Karen Woodgerd104 Southridge DriveMissoula, Montana 59803

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APPLICATION FOR MASTER CLASSESMSMTA CONFERENCE 2010

______________Advanced Piano with Dr. Peter Miyamoto, Friday, November 5

______________Intermediate Piano with Dr. Jane Magrath, Saturday, November 6

Student’s Name: _____________________________________________________________

Address:______________________________________________City: __________________

Zip Code:__________________________________ Phone: ___________________________

E-mail: _____________________________________________________________________

Length of Study:___________________________ School and Grade: ___________________

Title/Composer & Performance Time of Selection to be performed for the master class:

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________(one movement or shorter works recommended, as 20 minute time slots planned)

Teacher’s Name: ____________________________________________________________

E-mail:_______________________________________Phone # : ______________________

Accompanist’s Name (If Applicable) ______________________________________________

There is a fee of $25.00 per student for the master class session, which may be paid at the time of registration or prior to the master class. Please submit an audiotape and teacher’s letter of recom-mendation to the address listed below. You will be contacted as to which students are selected to participate. (Your tape may be picked up at the class.) Postmarked deadline for entries is October 18, 2010

Molly Morrison106 Westview DriveMissoula, MT [email protected]

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Conference Site

University of MontanaMissoula, Montana

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Hilton Garden Inn – Missoula (Banquet site)3720 North Reserve Street, Missoula MT 59808 • 406-532-5300 Standard King - $91.00 plus tax, Two Queens - $91.00 plus tax.When making you reservation, please mention that you are attending the MSMTA Conference and you will receive the $91.00 rate. Book by 10/5/10 – Directions to Hilton Garden Inn from I-90. Exit 101, then south on North Reserve. www.missoula.hgi.com

Best Western Grant Creek Inn5280 Grant Creek Road, Missoula MT 59808 • 406-543-0700Two Queens Single $89.00 plus tax, Dual $89.00 plus tax, Triple $99.00 plus tax, Quad $109.00 plus tax. Rooms include a deluxe hot breakfast When making your reservation please mention that you are attending the MSMTA Conference and you will receive the rates given above. For reservations call 1-888-543-0700. Book by 10/4/10. Directions to Best Western Grant Creek Inn from I-90. Exit 101, then North on Grant Creek Road. [email protected]

Doubletree Hotel Missoula-Edgewater100 Madison Street, Missoula MT 59802 • 406-728-3100Standard King $99.00 plus tax, Two Queens $99.00 plus taxWhen making you reservation, please mention that you are attending the MSMTA Conference and you will receive the $99.00 rate. Book by 10-15-10. Directions to Doubletree Hotel Missoula-Edgewater from I-90. Exit 105, then south on Van Buren Street. www.missoulaedgewater.doubletree.com

Holiday Inn Express Hotel-Riverside1021 East Broadway Street, Missoula MT 59802 • 406-549-7600 Standard King $89.00 plus tax, Two Queens $89.00 plus tax. When making your reservation, please mention that you are attending the MSMTA state conference to receive the $89.00 rate. Book by 10-4-10. Directions to Holiday Inn Express-Riverside from I-90: Exit 105, south on Van Buren Street, left on East Broadway. [email protected]

Keyboard FacultySteven Hesla - piano, keyboard literature Christopher Hahn - piano, piano pedagogyNancy Cooper - organ, harpsichordBarbara Blegen - collaborative piano

Bachelor of Music in PerformanceBachelor of Music in Performance & PedagogyMaster of Music in Performance

Assistantships, Fellowships, and Scholarships Available

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MSMTA Fall Festival: Short ProgramDates: November 5 & 6, 2010

Location: University of Montana, Music BuildingMissoula, MT

Entry Deadline: Postmarked October 1st (Friday)Fall Festival Fees: (No Refunds)Elementary---- $25.00 Jr. High-------- $30.00High School--- $35.00 Piano Duet------$30.00Teacher Fee: $20.00 (this is a one-time fee only and is not charged if teacher has paid conference fee). Teachers must pay membership dues before August 31, 2010. Entry Forms: Entry forms are in this newsletter on the next page. Send entries and fees (checks made out to MSMTA) to: Elinore Quander 492 Tabriz Drive Billings, MT 59105 (406) 248-9302 Cell: (406) 698-1281 E-mail: [email protected] Fall Festival may be entered for comments only or for competition. Adjudicators’ decisions are final.Students who are entered in the MTNA competition may not be entered in the Fall Festival competition.

PIANO DUET: Junior or Senior levels. Students must be able to perform on ONE piano. Program requirements are the same as listed below. Music does not have to be memorized. Fees are $30.00 for the duo (not $30.00 each). Students entering the duo competition may also enter the solo competition in Fall Festival. Teachers may jointly enter a duet team. Page turners are allowed.

Elementary: Ages 9 - 12 as of Jan. 1, 2011Maximum performance time: 10 minutes.Open to all instrumentalists. No Voice.Repertoire requirement: At least 2 pieces of contrasting styles. Good pedagogical material is acceptable. Pianists: memorization is required. Other instrumentalists are not required to memorize.

Junior: Ages 12-15 as of Jan. 1, 2011Maximum performance time: 15 minutes.Open to all instrumentalists and vocalists.Pianists: Memorization is required. Programs must include works from at least 2 contrasting style periods of the following:Baroque or Classical (including Beethoven).Romantic Impressionistic or Contemporary.Vocalists: Memorization is required. Program must be made up of three art songs; one non-English and two English. Difficult arias are discouraged. Instrumentalists: Memorization is not required. Program must include selections from at least two contrasting style periods. Entrants may perform on any instrument(s) of their choice within a category.

Senior: Ages 15-19 as of Jan. 1, 2011Maximum performance time: 20 minutes.Open to all instrumentalists and vocalists.Pianists: Memorization is required. Program must include one composition from each of the following classifications:Baroque or Classical (including Beethoven)Romantic Impressionistic or ContemporaryVocalists: Memorization is required. Program should include only 4 selections: (include the name of any identifying work from which a song is taken). Two non-English art songs, one English art song, one song of the entrant’s choice (difficult arias are discouraged). Instrumentalists: Memorization is not required. Program must include compositions representing at least two contrast-ing style periods. Entrants may perform on any instrument(s) of their choice within a category. Memorization is not required

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TEACHERS, PLEASE NOTE: Because of time constraints and the number of students who compete in Fall Festival, your student’s performance may be stopped if they go over their time limit. If your student wins or has won Fall Festival, they cannot compete in the same division this year or next year. Your options are to perform “for com-ments only”, to move up a division, or compete in the MTNA competition. If your student has won MTNA in a previ-ous year, but wants to perform in Fall Festival, they can only perform “for comments only”.

2010 Fall Festival Application Application Deadline: POSTMARKED October 1st, 2010 (Friday)

Name(s): ______________________________________________________________________________

Instrument or Voice Classification: _______________________________________________________

Duet _____________ Elem. _________________ Jr. ________________ Sr. ___________

E-mail Address: _______________________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________________________

City: ________________________________________________ State/Zip ________________________

Telephone: ____________________________________________________________________________

Age as of Jan. 1, 2010: __________________________________________________________________

Teacher’s Name: _______________________________________________________________________

Teacher’s E-Mail Address: _______________________________________________________________

Accompanist’s Name: __________________________________________________________________(An accompanist is needed for vocalists and instrumentalists. Teachers may accompany their own students.)

Choice of Entry: Competition or Comments Only (Circle One)

Repertoire to be performed:Include tempo marking, Opus #, & any other title of a movement, as well as 1st, 2nd, 3rd:

I. Title: _______________________________________________________________________________

Movement(s): _________________________________________________________________________

Composer’s Full Name: _________________________________________________________________

Performance Time: _____________________________________________________________________

Style Classification: ____________________________________________________________________

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II. Title: _______________________________________________________________________________

Movement(s): _________________________________________________________________________




III. Title: ______________________________________________________________________________

Movement(s): _________________________________________________________________________




IV. Title: ______________________________________________________________________________

Movement(s): _________________________________________________________________________




(Do not remove this application, please make a copy to send to coordinator).

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MSMTA FALL FESTIVAL: Solo CompetitionThis will be offered for piano only. Students may enter performing only ONE piece of repertoire. We will have the following levels: Elementary, Junior, High School Solos and Junior and High School Duets. AGE GROUPS DIVISIONSElementary: Ages 9 - 12 as of Jan. 1, 2011 BaroqueJunior: Ages 12-15 as of Jan. 1, 2011 ClassicalSenior: Ages 15-19 as of Jan. 1, 2011 Romantic Contemporary (Impressionism) Educational ComposersPlease note: there is a division for Educational Composers (i.e. Dennis Alexander, Melody Bober, etc.). Good pedagogical repertoire is required.

Ribbons will be awarded for each level. So, example: a student may enter Junior Classical. All the students in that level will compete against each other. Students entered in Junior Romantic will only compete against each other.

Entries will be $10 for each student but there will be a $20 teacher fee if the teacher does not register for the conference (a one-time fee for all entries – doesn’t matter how many entries you have.) NO REFUNDS.

Entry Forms: Entry forms are below. Deadline is Friday, October 1st, 2010.Send entries and fees (checks made out to MSMTA) to: Elinore Quander 492 Tabriz Drive Billings, MT 59105 406) 248-9302 Cell: (406) 698-1281 E-mail: [email protected]

2010 Solo Application Application Deadline: POSTMARKED October 1st, 2010 (Friday)

Name(s): ______________________________________________________________________________

Duet _____________ Elem. _________________ Jr. ________________ Sr. ___________

Division of Music ______________________________________________________________________

E-mail ________________________________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________________________

City: ________________________________________________ State/Zip ________________________

Telephone: ____________________________________________________________________________

Age as of Jan. 1, 2010: __________________________________________________________________

Teacher’s Name: _______________________________________________________________________

Teacher’s E-Mail Address: _______________________________________________________________

Repertoire to be performed: Include tempo marking, Opus #, & any other title of a movement, as well as 1st, 2nd, 3rd:

I. Title: _______________________________________________________________________________

Movement(s): _________________________________________________________________________



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MSMTA Fall Festival Adjudicators

Dr. Kay ZavislakDr. Kay Zavislak is an Assistant Professor of Piano at the University of Idaho Lionel Hampton School of Music. Born and raised in Japan, Ms Zavislak attended the Toho Gakuen High School of Music, one of the most prestigious conservatories in her native country. From 1996 to 2007, Ms Zavislak resided in Michigan, where she earned the degrees Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, and Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Michigan. Prior to her appointment at the University of Idaho, Ms Zavislak held positions as an applied and classroom piano instructor at Schoolcraft College (Livonia, MI), Albion College (Albion, MI) and the University of Michigan.Ms Zavislak has performed extensively in Michigan and Idaho, in addition to public appearances in Florida, Illinois, Louisi-ana, New York, Ohio, Texas, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Japan and Poland. Concert appearances include featured soloist with the University Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 1 at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, lecture recitals featuring the piano music of Toru Takemitsu and Women Composers of Asia, and appearances in the Chopin Project at the University of Michigan, which was received with much enthusiasm and ovation.

In 2001, Ms Zavislak was named a winner of the Concerto Competition at the University of Michigan. Her other awards include second prize in the Richardson Young Artist Award Competition and third prize in the William Byrd International Con-certo Competition. Among the scholarships and fellowships Ms Zavislak has received are the Benning Dexter Scholarship for Piano, Elsie Gardner Stanley Piano Scholarship, Joseph Brinkman Memorial Scholarship, Alice Kern Pedagogy Award, a University of Michigan Graduate Fellowship and MTNA Teacher Enrichment Grant.Ms Zavislak has studied under the guidance of Arthur Greene, Logan Skelton, Yoshie Kora and Miyoko Hamamoto.

Dr. David Cody, voice Dr. David Cody, is active as a tenor soloist in opera and in concert, as a conductor and musical director, and as a stage director. He has sung many leading and supporting roles with such companies as The Opera Theater of St. Louis, The Ohio Light Opera, Intermountain Opera, Rimrock Opera, and Nevada Opera Theater. He is also a frequent guest soloist in the region and has sung with the Bozeman Symphony, the Billings Symphony, the Glacier Orchestra, the Great Falls Symphony, the Helena Symphony, and the String Orchestra of the Rockies.

As a stage director, David Cody was the founder, director and producer of the Intermountain Opera Chamber Ensemble, a professional touring company specializing in one-act operas. The ensemble’s repertoire (2000 - 2002) included Mark Buc-ci’s Sweet Betsy From Pike, Menotti’s The Old Maid and the Thief, and Von Suppé’s My Fair Galatea. He was also chorus master and assistant conductor for Intermountain Opera from 1995-2001 in productions of Il Trovatore, Don Giovanni, La Traviata, Le Nozze di Figaro, and Rigoletto. Recently he directed Poia: The Blackfeet Story of Scarface, an American opera written in 1907 by Arthur Nevin. This opera was the signature event for Explore the Big Sky as part of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial, which took place in Great Falls, Montana.

At The University of Montana, Dr. Cody teaches voice, co-directs the UM Opera Theater, and directs the UM Women’s Chorus. Dr. Cody’s voice students have gone on to professional careers in opera, musical theater, and music education.Dr. Cody received his training from Truman State University and the Indiana University School of Music, where he performed extensively with its noted opera theater. He was also a member of the Pro Arte Singers with the Early Music Institute, direct-ed by Thomas Binkley. He is an active member of NATS and served as the Montana Chapter president from 2002 - 2005.

Dr. Jennifer Cavanaugh, woodwindsDr. Jennifer Gookin Cavanaugh, oboist, joined The University of Montana School of Music in August, 2009, as Assistant Professor of Double Reeds and Theory. Professor Cavanaugh is thrilled to return to her native state of Montana after ten successful years of teaching in the Midwest at Luther College, where she was Assistant Professor of Oboe, Bassoon, and Theory, and most recently at Central Michigan University’s School of Music, where she was Assistant Professor of Oboe.While at Central Michigan University, Dr. Cavanaugh was a member of the Powers Woodwind Quintet. She can be heard on their forthcoming 2009 release on the White Pine Music Label, which features “Gems” for the Woodwind Quintet. She frequently performs solo and chamber music recitals throughout the United States and enjoys presenting master classes to students of all ages. Currently she plays English horn with the Missoula Symphony Orchestra and has held principal English horn positions with the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra in Wisconsin and the Yakima Symphony Orchestra in Washing-ton, as well as principal oboe with several other orchestras throughout the Midwest and Northwest. While in the Midwest,

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she served as a faculty member at the Interlochen All-State Summer Music Camp and also taught at the Central Michigan University and Luther College Summer Music Camps.

Dr. Cavanaugh is a member of the International Double Reed Society and a member of Pi Kappa Lambda. Her interests in-clude relaxation techniques for oboists as well as commissioning and performing new compositions for the oboe and English horn. She is an active performer and presenter at international, national, and regional conferences. Recent engagements include performances at the International Double Reed Society Conference (2006, 2005), the Midwest Clinic (2006), and the Michigan Music Conference (2009, 2007). Professor Cavanaugh studied with Rebecca Henderson at the University of Washington (D.M.A), James Brody at the University of Colorado at Boulder (M.M.), and Tad Margelli at Central Washington University (B.M.). She lives in Missoula with her husband, Brian, and their daughter Carmen.

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2010 MSMTA Cinda Tompkins Piano Pedagogy Scholarship

Hello! I am Janell Zerbe, and I am a senior piano pedagogy major at the University of Montana. Thank you for naming me the recipient of the MSMTA Cinda Tompkins Piano Pedagogy Scholarship. It is quite an honor, and I am so grateful to all of you for creating this scholarship fund..

I am a farm girl from northeast Montana, a small town known as Lustre. Growing up on a farm had its advantages and disadvantages. From a young age, I was taught the value of hard work and the importance of working together. Attending a small school allowed me to receive more individual teaching than the average student. It also permitted me to be involved in sports and many other activities. Due to our remote location, it was difficult to hire teachers, especially music teachers. The lack of consistency in the music program did not supply the music education I would have liked. However, I had three excellent piano teachers who gave me a solid background in music. Their influence caused me to take music seriously. I have always wanted to be a teacher. Thus being a music teacher and a piano teacher seemed to be the most rewarding of all career options. I would also like to open a

private piano studio after I finish school. The piano pedagogy program has already provided me with some piano teaching experience. I am entering my second year of teaching private piano lessons, and I am enjoying my students tremendously.

I have been a part of MNTA and MSMTA ever since I started my education at the University of Montana. I have learned so much by attending the annual MSMTA conference, and I have enjoyed getting to know teachers from around the state. I look forward to getting more involved in years to come.

Thank you again for presenting me with this scholar-ship. Your generosity has enabled me to pursue my dreams. As a teacher, I want to help students grow and succeed in whatever they do. So not only are you involved in my piano education experience, but you are also contributing to the piano education of future gen-erations. Thank you for your generosity and for helping make my college education possible.

Sincerely,Janell Zerbe

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In Memoriam

University of Montana sophomore Emily June Stearns, age 20, died Friday, April 23, 2010, in a Seattle hospital after a valiant, but all-too-brief effort against leukemia.

Emily was born to Noriko Mizoguchi and Tom Stearns in Kumamoto City, Japan, on June 12, 1989. She was baptized at the Cathedral of St. Helena in 1990 during her first visit to Montana. She spent the first nine years of her life in Japan with a strong foothold in Japanese as her English conversational and grammatical skills gradually improved.

She quickly attained native-speaker proficiency in English as her American roots took hold after her family moved to Montana in 1998. By the time she was in the eighth grade, her aptitude for spelling -along with lots of preparation - carried her to the Montana State Spelling Bee in Helena, where she was one of two students representing Butte-Silver

Bow; she finished among the top 15 spellers at the competition.

This diligent and creative young woman graduated from Butte High School in 2008 where she did well in her studies and became a member of National Honor Society. She was adept in subjects ranging from draftsmanship to French to AP classes. In high school music circles, she was renowned throughout the state as that amazing piano accompanist for the “Top Sixteen” choir and for all those choral and instrumental soloists from Butte High. Throw in her “superior-rated” solo piano performances at district and state music festivals and she was conceivably the busiest musician in the state, four years running.

Outside of school, her talent and dedication to the piano led her to wins and runner-up finishes in numerous state and regional competitions. Audiences and judges everywhere were impressed with her superb ear for music. Her piano playing was recognized, too, for its beautiful tonal quality. She was also proud to have been chosen to play in the Butte-Anaconda Accredited Music Teachers’ Association Spring Festival Sampler Recital every year while she was an area student. At various Musicfest Northwest competitions held in Spokane each May, she received numerous medals for every genre of classical music. While there, she performed live on Spokane NPR radio and on the stage for the Honors Recital held in downtown Spokane.

For these accomplishments, she was chosen from among a select group of young musicians deemed worthy of per-forming in Bozeman in 2007 on National Public Radio’s “From the Top” program. For her participation in the broadcast event, she received one of the few Jack Kent Cooke Scholarships awarded that year. She would soon put it and various other scholarships to use, including the Phyllis Wolfe Foundation Scholarship, grants and loans to attend UM in Mis-soula the following autumn, where she was studying piano performance and taking up the life of a UM coed.

During the course of the five or six rounds of the chemotherapy routine which everyone had hoped would cure her of the leukemia, Emily had taken an interest in sewing. She wanted to sew her own clothes when she got well. And get back to playing her beloved pianos.

In what turned out to be her final performance, Emily humbled family and friends with her grace, determination, warmth and positive outlook. These were the lifelong characteristics that defined her as an exceptional human being, daugh-ter, sister, niece, cousin, musician, piano student, teacher and friend. She was blessed to have special friendships to cherish and comfort her in her greatest time of need. We will be listening for the soft and powerful sounds of Emily’s piano and her gentle laughter in the whispers and howls of the Montana wind. We are just so grateful to have had her grace our lives.

Emily is survived by her parents, Noriko Mizoguchi and Tom Stearns, and her cherished younger brother, Colin, of Butte; her special friend and fiancé-to-be, Tim Huntting; aunts and uncles, Hal Jo and Sheila Stearns, Jim Stearns, Nancy and Jim O’Kief, Michelle Stearns and Pat Smith, Jeanie B. and Dave Schmidt, and gracious Seattle hosts of

3½ months, Tim Stearns and Linda Clark; great-aunt, Bern Connor; numerous American and Japanese cousins and other relatives; countless friends, including her closest girl friend, Katherine Schiedermayer; and her faithful and be-loved border collie, Diamond, of her Butte family home.

She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Shoichi and Tatsuko Mizoguchi of Kumamoto City, Japan, and by her paternal grandparents, Hal G. and Jean K. Stearns of Helena. Cremation has taken place and no interment is planned as yet.

Well-attended concerts dedicated to Emily’s memory were held at UM-Missoula and Butte in May. The memorial ser-vice itself was held on Friday, May 28, at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Uptown Butte.

Emily June Stearns

ButteButte-Anaconda Accredited Music Teachers’ Spring Festival, March 12th and 13th, included 47 area students who played for adjudicator Lynn Petersen of Helena. Lynn offered wonderfully helpful suggestions and was much appre-ciated by the students as well as their teachers. The Festival Sampler recital took place March 14th at the Montana Tech Auditorium. Our final event of the season was a student recital at the Assembly of God Church in Anaconda on March 28th. Several of our members helped in planning and publicizing the Emily Stearns Memorial Benefit Concert at Aldersgate Methodist Church in Butte on May 13th. University of Montana faculty members Steven Hesla, Barbara Blegen and Christopher Hahn, plus several of Emily’s student friends, gave a magnificent musical tribute to Emily, who was well known for her many musical appearances in our area prior to her tragic death from leukemia in April. The community response was huge--there was an overflow crowd who cheered the music with enthusiasm and opened their hearts and pocketbooks to help with Emily’s medical expenses. Our fall plans include a workshop by Dr. Scott McBride Smith on September 19th @ 1:30 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Butte. We’re hoping music teachers from Dillon, Helena , Whitehall and Deer Lodge will join us--and any of you from farther away are welcome. The workshop, sponsored by Novus Via Music Group, is free.

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BillingsGreetings from the Billings chapter of MSMTA! We are looking forward to a number of exciting events this Fall and Winter. Our Fall Marathon showcases the talents of local piano students while providing entertainment for those working and visit-ing at the Billings Clinic. The Fall Festival Recital in late October provides a performance opportunity for students playing in MSMTA’s events. As always, the Christmas Clavinova Festival, sponsored by Eckroth Music in Billings, will surely be a treat for the many participants that it hosts each year. We look forward to seeing you all in November, 2011, when the MSMTA annual conference comes to Billings!

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Local Association Announcements

Great FallsGreat Falls Music Teachers Association is looking forward to another eventful year. We’re planning on taking advan-tage of MSMTA’s wonderful video library for many of our programs this year. And we’re thrilled to have our former MSMTA Conference clinician, Peter Mack, as our Spring Festival Adjudicator. Many of our members are looking forward to attending the competitions and conference in November. We were also excited by the announcement of our own GFMTA Vice-President, Judy Pleskac, as the YWCA’s Salute to Women Honoree in the Creative Arts and Communications category. In addition to performing at the 1988 Super Bowl halftime show, Judy has performed in 6 different countries and at international bible conferences. While maintaining her piano studio, she is also the church musician for Valley Community Bible Church. She is a dedicated teacher and known around the community as an excellent musician and a caring and compassionate person.

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Southwest Montana Music Teachers AssociationSouthwest Montana Music Teachers Association in Bozeman, Montana is busy preparing for a very active and informative year for our members and students. SMMTA is in the process of our annual fall membership drive, recruiting area music teachers in all instruments as well as voice. SMMTA will be hosting a fall open house October 13 inviting area teachers to attend and become acquainted with SMMTA, MSMTA and MTNA. Presentations at that open house will include informa-tion about MTNA as well as the new MTNA Certification Program. SMMTA will be presenting several educational sessions throughout the teaching year for our teachers as well offering a fall, winter and spring recital for our students to participate in. The student recitals will consist of students performing both solo and collaborative piano. April 2, 2011 is the date scheduled for the SMMTA Spring Festival.

Kenneth Christensen, NCTM

KalispellGreetings from the Kalispell Area Music Teachers Association. We are looking forward to another year of music teacher enrichment, support, and friendship! In September we will have a program about student ensembles and the MTNA Year of Collaborative Music. We wish to encourage inter-studio student ensembles and maybe host an ensemble recital later in the year.

In October we will meet Mary Bang, the new director of the North Valley Music School located in Whitefish, Montana. Then in November we will have a program presented by licensed counselor, Leigh Schickendantz, M. A. about promoting excel-lence in practice and performance.

Our 12th Annual KAMTA Fall Vocal Festival is scheduled for Saturday, November 13. Our adjudicator this year is Ms. Katie Martin, a former voice student of KAMTA teacher Marcia Siblerud. Katie recently completed her Master of Vocal Arts degree from the University of Southern California and participated in the prestigious Songfest Professional Program at Pepperdine University.

In December we will gather for our annual Christmas Teacher Musicale and cookies. We will also host our annual Scholar-ship Alumni Concert at which KAMTA Scholarship recipients perform.

KAMTA is also busy organizing a special Friday Concert and Saturday Workshop with Dr. Jody Graves, NCTM on February 18 -19, 2011. Stay tuned for more information about this exciting event in the months to come. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us in the Flathead Valley!!

Suzanne Rohrbach, PresidentKalispell Area Music Teachers Association

MissoulaThe Missoula Music Teachers Association is excited about the upcoming year! We have a wonderful array of pro-grams planned, including such enticing topics as Behind the Scenes at the Met and A Trip inside the Piano and at the Piano. Scott McBride Smith will “open” the season with a workshop on his new Series, American Popular Piano. Plans are underway for our spring fundraiser, From the Studio to the Stage – a fun and entertaining concert show-casing our members and raising money for student scholarships. On a festive note, one of our long-time members, Dr. Gerald Doty, celebrated his 100th birthday last October. In his honor, MMTA will be having a tree planted on the University of Montana campus with a plaque to commemorate his many years of service as a musician and teacher.

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Be sure to take a moment to visit your online source for all information that pertains to the MSMTA. New items are being added all the time, and we are asking for your help to make the site as useful for you as possible. As you visit the site and navigate around it, please feel free to make comments, good or constructive, to either myself or Carla Bell. We want this to be a useful tool for you, and we are still very much in the “adding information” stages. We also added a “Find a Teacher” function, to which you can add information about yourself.

Check it out and let us know what you think!

2010 MTNA Benjamin Whitten Collegiate Chapter of the Year

Elaine Bennion, presidentUniv. of Montana Keyboard Society Collegiate Chapter Dear Elaine: It is my pleasure to inform you that the collegiate chapter of the University of Montana has been selected as the 2010 MT-NA-Benjamin Whitten Collegiate Chapter of the Year. This honor recognizes the University of Montana Keyboard Society Collegiate Chapter’s commitment to the music teaching profession and MTNA. The committee felt that your activities were strongly oriented toward excellent music making and teaching and that the chapter was doing great work in advancing the profession among the next generation of teachers. Your collegiate chapter will be recognized at the MTNA National Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Annual Business Meeting of the Association. During the presentation, MTNA President Ann Gipson will present the award along with a check in the amount of $1,000 in recognition of the chapter’s accomplishments. The event will take place on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 11:45 a.m. in the Brazos Room of the Albuquerque Convention Center. We hope that you, as president of the collegiate chapter and Dr. Christopher Hahn, the chapter advisor, will be present to represent the chapter and to ac-cept this award. Congratulations to you and the membership of the University of Montana Keyboard Society Collegiate Chapter upon receiv-ing this significant honor. I look forward to seeing you in Albuquerque. Sincerely,

Gary L. IngleExecutive Director and CEO

cc: Ann Gipson, MTNA President Timothy Shafer, Chair, Collegiate Chapter of the Year Award Committee Christopher Hahn, Advisor, Univ. of Montana Keyboard Society Collegiate Chapter

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Treasurer's Report - MSMTA July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010

Income

CONFERENCE 2009Registration $8,115.00Commissioned Composer $0.00 (fm MTNA)Donations $1,000.00Exhibitors $250.00Program Ads $0.00Concerts $675.00Miscellaneous $0.00Banquet Tickets $30.00Master Classes $120.00

Total Conference Receipts: $10,190.00

Dues $3,687.50Newsletter Ads $858.00MTNA Competition Rebate $920.00Fall Festival Fees $1,010.00Raffle $302.00Notepad/Notecard Sales $0.00Spring Festivals $272.00Student Travel Grants $200.00Scholarships $0.00Video Rentals $100.00Curriculum Guide $0.00Memorial Fund $0.00Miscellaneous $0.00

TOTAL RECEIPTS: $17,539.50Expenses

CONFERENCE 2009Facilities $3,255.00Banquet, Lunches, Catering $3,355.44Guest Artist/Clinicians $4,874.04Commissioned Composer $0.00Concert Expense $379.55Printing Expenses $274.63Miscellaneous $22.12

Total Conference Expenses: $12,160.78

Auditions/ Competitions $694.16President's Expenses $2,331.22Membership Expenses $71.41Scholarships $500.00Spring Festivals $279.69Student Travel Grants $1,000.00Web Site Expense $221.72Video Rentals $51.94Curriculum Guide $0.00Newsletters $738.40MTNA Expenses $0.00Office Expenses $8.98Miscellaneous $2.50

TOTAL EXPENSES: $18,060.80

Net Gain/(Loss) ($521.30)

ACCOUNTS (Balance as of June 30, 2010)

Checking:1st Interstate Bank $10,821.59

Investments 6/30/09 CHANGE

Waddell & Reed (Money Market) $5,027.81 $4,139.03 $888.78American Funds (Money Market) $3,840.03 $3,581.40 $258.63

Total Investments: $8,867.84 $7,720.43 $1,147.41


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