IN THIS ISSUE
DATES TO REMEMBER
May 1-2 - Music Progressions
Jun. 1 - Recap/Social
Jun. 10-12 - KMTA Conference
NEWSLETTER
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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
We
are so grateful for the following organizations that sponsored our Back
to the Future Festival!
WMMTA
Year-End Social - New Beginnings!
All WMMTA members and their guests are invited to join us for
an evening of reflection, inspiration, and refreshment! Since several
of our members have welcomed new little ones into their families this
year, we are focusing the evening on the theme of "New Beginnings."
Come prepared to share new ideas you tried this year, new ideas you want
to try next year, and with a pen and paper to write down all the new ideas
you're sure to glean from everyone else!
The event will be held at the home of Natalie Wickham - 1101 N Briarwood in Derby at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 1. Please bring a finger food to share. Drinks and table service will be provided.
KMTA
State Conference
If you haven't made plans yet to attend, be sure to check out
the great conference program lined up for our annual KMTA
state music teachers conference! The conference will begin with a
concert on Thursday evening, June 10, and will run through the remainder
of the weekend. The featured clinicians are Randall and Nancy Faber, authors
of the acclaimed Piano Adventures method.
The Faber's will be presenting several workshops during the conference, and Randall will be giving a recital on Friday evening featuring the following works:
• Mozart
: Sonata in B-flat Major
• Debussy : Pour le Piano
• Gershwin : Three Preludes
• Chopin : Etude in C Minor and Etude in F Minor
• Chopin : Berceuse
• Liszt : Mephisto Waltz
Nancy's work, The Snow Queen, will be performed in a special Community Children's Concert on Saturday late afternoon. Numerous other presenters will be giving workshops on a variety of topics throughout the weekend. You can view the complete schedule on the conference page of the KMTA website.
Early registration
ends on May 15, so register
now to receive the early bird price!
Wendy
Stevens
Wendy
Stevens' new book Returning to the Piano is a 96 page instructional
book for adults that took lessons as a child and are returning to the
piano! No longer will adults have to play "methody" or juvenile
pieces since this book uses a great mix of popular music, folk songs,
classical tunes, and original pieces to assist adults in learning to play
the piano again. Some of the titles include: Amazing Grace • Eine
Kleine Nachtmusik • Forrest Gump – Main Title (Feather Theme)
• I Walk the Line • Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring • Let It
Be • The Music of the Night • Stand by Me • and many more!
The book comes with 2 MIDI enhanced CDs which include practice and performance
tracks. This book is published by Hal Leonard and is available at Senseney
Music. For more information, visit: http://www.composecreate.com/archives/2765
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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