IN THIS ISSUE
Back to the Future Festival Update
DATES TO REMEMBER
Mar. 6-7 Back to the Future Festival!
Mar. 20-24 - MTNA Conference
Apr.
9 - Coffee Chat
(Topic: Sharing Ideas for Personal and Professional Growth)
May 1-2 - Music Progressions
Jun. 1 - Recap & Potluck Dinner
Jun. 11-12 - KMTA Conference
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TEACHERS
NEEDED!
If
you have any openings in your studio, please let WMMTA Referral Chairperson,
Margaret Dietz, know (whd9@juno.com
or 722-2554). We are receiving numerous calls from families looking for
teachers and want to make sure we have a current list of potential teachers
to whom we can refer them. Thanks!
FESTIVAL
SPONSORS
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are so grateful for the following organizations that are sponsoring our
Back to the Future Festival!
Back
to the Future Festival Update - Joanne Ehrlich
The
Back to the Future Festival is this weekend! With well over 100 students
participating, we are looking forward to a grand time with lots of musical
performances and fun activities.
Here is an overview of the Festival Schedule:
| Saturday 9:30 - Doors Open 10:00-11:15 - Recital #1 11:15-11:45 - Demonstration and Activities (11:30 - Dance Demonstration) 1:00-2:15 - Recital #2 2:15-2:45 - Demonstration and Activities (2:30 - Dance Demonstration) 3:30-4:00 - Demonstration and Activities (3:30 - Dance Demonstration) 4:00-5:00 - Recital #3 |
Sunday 12:30 - Doors Open 1:00-2:15 - Recital #4 2:15-2:45 - Demonstration and Activities (2:30 - Dance Demonstration) 3:30-4:00 - Demonstration and Activities (3:30 - Dance Demonstration) 4:00-5:00 - Recital #5 |
Accompanists
Needed - Margaret Dietz
With contests coming up in April, calls have started flooding
in from instrumentalists and parents looking for accompanists. If you
are interested in being included on the referral list for accompanying
needs, please let Margaret Dietz know right away! She may be contacted
via e-mail at whd9@juno.com.
Music
Progressions - Julie Brown
The 2010
Music Progressions Enrollment Form is now available on the WMMTA website.
The deadline for enrollment is March 15. Please send ONE check per teacher
made payable to WMMTA.
Please note: Students should commit to a block of time for their exams.
As usual, the choices are Saturday morning or afternoon, May 1, or Sunday
afternoon, May 2. We will not be able to accommodate specific requests
(i.e. Saturday before 10:00 or after 2:00/Sunday between 2:00-4:00, etc.).
Questions? Please contact Julie Brown at julieabrown@cox.net.
Thank you!
Wendy
Stevens
Wendy
Stevens had her baby, Anna Catherine Stevens on Thursday, February 11th
around noon. She weighed 5 lbs, 13 ounces and was 19 ¼ inches long.
Both mother and baby are doing well!
Wendy
Stevens has composed a set of 12 reproducible Practice Sight Reading Pieces
to help students prepare for the 2010 Music Progressions tests. This set
of printable tests contains two pieces for each level 1-6. As you may
know, the MP program is continuing to be revised and improved and the
sight reading portion of this year’s test contains all new music
(Wendy was comissioned to compose levels 1-6). To order the Practice Sight
Reading Tests, visit Wendy’s
Blog or contact Wendy via email: wendy@composecreate.com.
Natalie
Wickham
MTNA is having Natalie Wickham live blog the national conference
in Albuquerque this year. The conference will be held March 20-24, 2010,
and up-to-the-minute updates will be available throughout the week on
Music Matters Blog - http://musicmattersblog.com.
Even those who can't attend in person will get to experience glimpses
of the conference virtually!
If you have any news you'd like to submit for inclusion in the next issue of WMMTA eNews, please submit it to Natalie Wickham by e-mail.
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