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8800 Grossmonc College Dr., El CajonConcacr:LeeGallowayat619-281-8118

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-r a, soa <smmrdayBscmata GmlRulOnline Reg. only -deadline to be announcedWhere: San Diego State UniversiContact: Tam Bastien at 8584592154

FRhNRlT7-S.WUU~- Y~iSmder)conmrt.mcompetitionWhere: University of San Diego, Camino Hall-Shiley ThearreContact: Kay Ethetidge 858-551-6

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Bw..-d Members 0 Ered Chdr.Nsnn & eTracy Lovley, President 619-465-6215 [email protected]

Mei Fang Yu, 1 st Vice President 858-672-l 628 [email protected]

Larisa &is, Treasurer 858-487-5793 [email protected]

Victoria Kuzminska, Membenhip Set 858-569-7180 [email protected]

Dorothy Winnard, Recording Secretary 858-268-8715 [email protected]

Diana Amov, Corresponding Secretary 619-668-0690 [email protected]

Lee Galloway, Padiamentarian 619-281-8118 [email protected]

Leslie Olson, Historian 619-660-6685 [email protected]

Lee Galloway, Popular Music Festiva 619-281-8118 [email protected]

lane 6astien, Sonata Contest 858459.6154 [email protected]

Anna Yal, Bach Festival 858452.9914 annastalpianof&ahoo.com

Tracy Lo&y, Certificate of Merit 61 q-465-621 5 cmpianoprc@aoLcom

Betty Martocchio, Spring Festival 858-488-6683 blmusef&bcglobal.net

Kay Etheridge, Concerto Competition 858-551-0996 [email protected]

Lillian Chen, VOCE 858-693-6278 [email protected]

Kathy Shoemaker, Composers Today 619-596-7983 [email protected]

Ken Ard. Cal Plan 619-696-5369 [email protected]

Jackie Watson. Duet Festival 610-421-9446 jackiemus@aoLcom

Rose Scozzaro, Goodlin Scholarship Chair 858-455-9484 [email protected]

Mei Fang Yu, Goedlin Chair 858-672-1628 [email protected]

Stephen Mergener, Websiie 858-270-6155 [email protected]

Tracy Lo&y, Newsletter 619-465-6215 cmpianopro@aolcom

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MTAC SAN D IEGO

NEWSLETTER

SEPTEMBER 2003

Tracy Lwley, President8287 Hudson Dr.

San Diego, CA 92119619465-6215

[email protected]

The MTAC San Diego BranchNewsletter is published monthly(except july and August) by theMusic Teachen’Association ofCidifomia San Diego Branch

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Message from the President

Hello to everyone and welcome back to another year of contests, festivals, board meetings, generalmeetings, lessons plans, recitals, CM, registration, deadlines, etc. etc.

yikesll! I don’t know about you but sometimes I don’t think I’m ready for the school/music year tostart no matter how much I think I’ve prepared for it. I ask myself ‘Why do I do this?‘. But, then Ihear those first few measures of ‘Ode to Joy’ (the Primer version) and I see the concentration andsense of accomplishment in a 6 year olds eyes, and I know exactly why I do it. I, like all of you, havegiven another human being the gift of music. I feel excited, happy for that student, and completelyconfident about what I am doing. It doesn’t matter if they turn out to be the next Vladamir Horowitzor Dave Brubeck or just playing for a hobby. I have started them down a beautiful road and that’sall that matters. That’s the great thing about music. It can take you anywhere you m to go.

But there is another reason why I am excited about this upcoming year and that is because of mynew postion in this organization. I spent July going through historical papers and articles relating toour branch and while I knew we had many wonderful teachers, I did not know all the facts aboutmany of you. I took this job as President because I saw that the talent we have in this branch isremarkable and provides a rare opportunity for a person like myself who is fairly new to the field.

Last year, a teacher casually asked me “What do you think is going to happen to our littleorganization?” An innocent enough question, but I never forgot it. I know exactly what I want tohappen to our organization. I want teacher involvement, teacher interaction, increasedmembership, stronger recruiting, and ongoing teacher education. I want us to check our egos at thedoor and foster a welcoming and respectful environment that encourages teachers who feel isolatedand atone. With 160 members, there should never be a teacher feeling like they have been left outin the cold in this very difficult business. && have successes and failures and sometimes justsharing those experiences can make a difference between a talented teacher staying in the field orcal l ing i t qui ts .

So, my questions to you are: Where do m want the organization to go? What are m goals forthe organization? How are you helping to bring those goats to reality? Are you networking withother teachers to initiate positive change? Music can take us wherever we want to go so don‘t be astranger. Come to meetings and socials. Get to know other teachers. Turn negative complaints in topositive change. Put your knowledge to good use and make this organization worth the dues we are

paying.

I look forward to getting to know all of you and working closely with you and I encourage you to callme with your ideas and concerns.

T==?Pg+

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Meet Your New Board Membersand Program Chairs

Kathy Shoemaker -Composers T&v Pronram

Kathy Shoemaker is a native San Diegan who has been teaching piano

(and a wonderfu l Kindermusik program) in her hometown s ince

relocating back here from New York with her husband Richard in 1992.

She graduated cum laude with a degree in Jazz Composition and

Arranging from Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she was the

recipient of the Hank Jones Jazz Masters Award and The Berklee

Faculty Association Award. At that time she composed the music for

numerous concerts with various instrumentations, from Big Band

arrangements to Jazz Quartets.

Tracv Lovlev -President

Tracy is an Arizona native who received her Bachelor of Muscic

Degree in Piano Performance f rom Concordia Col lege in Moorhead,

Minnesota where she was a finalist in the Concordia College

Concer to Compet i t ion . Tracy a lso s tudied ce l lo and was a member

of the Concordia College orchestra which routinely toured the 5

state area. She continued with post graduate studies at the

University of Arizona where she was the pianist for the Arizona

Contemporary Music Ensemble which debuted works of regional

composers .

In New York Kathy continued her studies with Kenny Barron and

Harold Danko ( jazz p iano) J im Carson (vo ice) and extended

contemporary music s tud ies a t Julliard. As a per former there , she

became a solo pianist/vocalist with a passion for the music of

Gershwin, Cole Porter and Duke Ellington.

Tracy resides in San Diego with her husband and 4 dogs and runs a

full time teaching studio. She has also worked in retail management,

payroll and accounting and brings a business sense to her music

career . Tracy is a member and par t ic ipant o f many of the many

music orgaizations here in San Diego and is the current Chair of the

Certificate of Merit Program.

She is very happy to be chairman of the Composer’s Today program,

as composition and improvisation are an exciting part of her teaching.

The Composer’s Today syllabus is a great jumping off point for any

teachers interested in getting their students writing. Get started NOW!!!

M&Pane Yu - MTAC 1st Vice President

Mei has been a member o f MTAC s ince 1988 . She served on the

referra l commit tee f rom 1999-2001. Mei has a Bache lors Degree in

Piano Performance from Taiwan National Normal University and a

MA Degree in Piano Pedagogy from San Diego State University.

Besides teaching at her studio in Ranch0 Penasquitos, she enjoys

teaching group piano lessons at Oak Knoll Montessori School in

Poway. Mei loves to play trios with her children, Tim age twelve and

Andrea age ten. They perform frequently at Fairbanks School of

Performing Arts.

Larisa Sosis - MTAC Treasurer

Born and raised in Odessa, Ukraine, Larisa began music studies at

the age of five. She graduated music school with honors and was

admitted to a music college in Vologda, Russia. Six months after

graduating, her family immigrated to the United States and soon afte

larisa began building a private studio in Chicago, Illinois. Three year:

ago she and her family moved to San Diego due to her husband’s jot

in the computer industry. Even though it was very hard to leave

successful studio in Chicago, she is thoroughly enjoying her new

music career and quality of life in San Diego. Larisa has three

daughters: Esther, Bella, and Ariella. The rest of her family still lives i

Chicago.

We are excited to have Lansa as part of our team and welcome her a

a new member of our organizat ion.

Mei has been a huge help at many MTAC events and we are excited

to have her on the Board this year. We also thank her for bravely

stepping up to serve on the Goodlin Board.

Next month...look for a bio of our new Southern California

N Bach Fest iva l Cha i r Anna S ta l

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A tip from one of our finest tawhers...

Students will forget most of what you tellthem but they will never forget

how you made them feel.

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IOnline Rekstration for MTACSD Student Pronrams

The MTACSD Board has passed a mot ion to begin onl ineregistration for all student programs beginning this fall with thePopular Music Festival. Registration will be accessed through ourbranch website wwwsdiegomtaccom. Registration will be similar toCM registration except that it is through our branch website andnot the state website.

Online registration will eliminate late or lost snail mail registrationsand will provide program chairs with a complete database that willeliminate the retyping of all student information from paper forms.The information can then be used to create evaluation forms,mailing labels, certificates, etc., making the job of the programsdirectors a little easier. Teachers must ensure all students’ namesare spelled correchy as programs and certificates will be printeddirectly from the online registration information provided byteachers. Registration fees for the following programs will beincreased to $20 .00 per s tudent to pay for th is program and i tsmaintenance: Sonata Contest, Popular Music Festival, Duo Festival,and Spring Festival.

There will be a training session for all teachers during the generalmeet ing on Tuesday October 7 th a t the P iano Exchange a t1 Oz30a.m. We will be discussing both online registration and CMregistration at this meeting so please be sure to attend.

2004 ScraDbookAll members are invited to submit pictures and programs to be in theScraobook this year. Chairmen of all Festivals are to submit oicturesand the programs of their events. Pictures from parents w&Id alsobe appreciated. Let’s have every member and every event includedin this year’s book. It 1s our goal to have a complete Scrapbook toenter in the Conventron in San Diego next luly.

Have your camera ready at all events! If you need help gettingpictures of your event, please contact Leslie. Send your pictures andprograms to our Branch Historian: Leslie Olson, 4220 Lovett Lane,La Mesa, Ca 91941

Attendance at October’s General Meeting is very important this year,as we will be discussing both Certificate of Merit online registration andonline registration for branch Festivals and Programs. All programs willbe using online registration either through the Branch website or theState website so please plan on attending. The meeting will be held atthe P iano Exchange a t 1233 Camino de l R io South a t 10:30 a.m.

er EmadsIn this day and age of fast paced schedules and busy lives, the quickestway to reach many people at the same time is through electronic mail or‘email’. With a group as large as ours, email is the most effective way toreach all of you in a timely manner. We encourage all teachers to updatetheir email information so that we can contact you with time sensitiveinformat ion, updates and reminders .

As you know, Certificate of Merit registration already requires that youprovide a working email address. The soon to be released onlineregistration for other MTACSD sponsored programs will also have thisrequirement. Even if you are not registering students in MTAC programs,please take a moment to send me your correct email so that we cannotify you of MTAC teacher workshops and socials.

Please email me at [email protected] with your correct emailaddress as soon as possible. Please email me rather than call me sothat there will not be any question about what your correct emailaddress is. Also, please check that your computer is set to acceptcorrespondence from my email address as some of you have addressblocking through your online carriers.

All articles should be submitted to Tracy Lovley via emailby the 15th of each month. Refer all advertising issues

to Tracy Lovley.

******JOB OPENINGS ******Tierrasaata Recreation Center lob Omxxtunity Granite Hills Hi-h Accompanist Position

(approx. 1 O-l 5 hours per week)

Tierrasanta Recreation Center has an opening for a music teacherto teach four groups of students ( 5 or 6 in each group) usingkeyboards in the Tierrasanta Recreation Center. The centeroffers 10 week sessions with classes held on Fridays. Interestedteachers should call Galina Talis at (858) 637-9285 beforeAugust 2lst or contact Tierrasanta Center at (858) 573-l 393(ask for Michelle or Susan).

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We are looking for a positive individual who is an accomplishedmusician/pianist to accompany, assist in leading sectional rehearsals, andhelp administrate an excellent high school choral department.Comprehensive keyboard skills, including experience rn accompanying choirsand reading open score, are needed as well as support in all aspects of thechoral program.

Granite Hills High School has a student population of 2600. There are fivechoirs involving 185 students. The choral tradition is outstanding. The choirshave performed and received superior awards in regional and nationalfestivals. All musical styles are presented with an emphasis on traditionalchoral literature.

Please contactMerry1 Nelson, Choral Director (619) 463.3216Granite Hills High School El Cajon, CA (15 miles East of San Diego)[email protected]

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September Social 1 Qualified CM Kevboard Evaluators Needed

This years September Social will be heldat lane Bastien’s house (243 1 Vallecitos Ct.) in La Jolla. Allmembers from both MTAC and CAPMT are invited. Please comeand get to know your colleagues and new Board Members. Wewould love to chat with you and hear your ideas before the yeargets into full swing. Please mark your calendar now for SundaySeptember 28,3:00-500 pm Wine and Cheese Party! Wetillprovide wine and soft drinks, and teachers are aked to bringtheir favorite cheese or dessert. Any questions please call MeiYu at 858-672-1628 or email Mei at [email protected].

Because of the great increase in numbers of students participating inCertificate of Merii over the past few years, we are in need of additionalqualified keyboard evaluators. Prospective evaluators should beexperienced as teachers in CM and have some evaluation experience(Guild, Royal Conservatory, MTNA, etc.). Candidates must enjoy workingwith precollege students, be able to communicate with them both verballyand in writing, and be willing to travel to evaluation sites.

Please email or call Mrs. Nancy Plourde ([email protected]) as soonas possible to receive an application. Applications need to be received byNovember 15th. Mrs. Plourde’s phone and address may be found in theMTAC Membership Directory.

2004 Szwina Libfusic ‘festivalThem

Slovak RootsIncludes music from Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia,

Czechoslovakia and Poland.

Prepare now for an exciting Festival

CalI Betty Lea Martocchio at 858488-6683 forcomposer ideas.

New VOCE InformationAll VOCE information is now online and must be downloadedfrom MTAC’s $tat+ website (not the branch website). Go toMTACorg and ckck VOCE. On the website, you will find thedeadlines, applications, and guidelines.

Our branch VOCE date for 2004 has not yet been confirmed,but will be announced soon. If you have any questions aboutprinting the application, please do not hesitate to call me at(858)693-6278 or email me at: [email protected].

Lillian Chen-VOCE Chair

Comoosers Todav!!Give your students the ooportunitv to be evaluated on theirskills’to communicate “in’their owi works” through thelanguage of music. You and your students will have goals,awards and certificates, recognition. recitals, and professionaladvice regarding their compositions. Now is the time to beginoutlining motifs, ideas and getting something on paper.Please call if you have any questions about how to getstarted, or order the CT syllabus from the MTAC office-it is agreat place to start. Kathy Shoemaker - Composers TodayBranch Chair (619) 596-7983

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CM SvlIa ub s Revised for 2004 EvaluationsThe CM Keyboard Syllabus has been revised effective immediately. It is reauiredfor the 2004 CM Evaluations!! The new syllabus may be attained through StateOlfice only and will u be on sale at music stares. You must call the State Officeat i-800-834-3340 to order your copy. The cost for the new syllabus is $22.00.It comes packaged in a loose-leaf format with three holes punched. It can be put

into a three ring binder with dividers for the different sections.

Section 1: There is a lot of general information given in the first 10 pages.Please be sure to read over these pages first.

Please examine the Reference Section at the back of the Syllabus. It starts onpage 77. There IS a list of the composers separated into chronological periods.There is an extra category added on to the Twentieth Century penod. Italphabetically lists the Pedagogical Composers of our day. These composers arealso Contemporary, and should not be considered a separate group.

The Literature Index on pages 90 through 101 is a great help! Pages 90 to 98combines all of the music in the Single Composer section of each level into oneindex. You can have an overview of pieces and books at all levels for eachcomposer. Pages 99 to 101 compiles the Collections section of each level intoone index.

Please make note of the followina corrections to the new Svllabus:

w-the keys for the Major arpeggio should be Db and Gb, not D and Gb.Please make that correction on pages 13 and 62.

The Celebration Series, published by Hanis, has been wwed in a new editionPiano Odvssey. All editions of this fine series are approved for the syllabus andC M petiormance.

The Technical Guide that was published by MTAC and available at the State Officeis no longer current. A new guide will be published in the future, but be sure tonotice that the old wide does not conform to the new svllabus reauirements.

Concert AnnouncementKay Etheridge. piano, and Holly Hofmann. flute in Concert

Classical and jazz featuring music by Hindemith, Roussel, L.&a, Boiling,Aden and Sting.

Saturday, October 4 7:30 pmFirst Unitarian-Universalist Church of San Diego

4190 Front street

B r a n c h E v e n t s , F e s t i v a l s a n d C o m p e t i t i o n s < c o n t i n u e d )

The Sixth Annual Popular Music Festival

Grossmont CollegeNovember 16, 2003

Application Deadline, October 24, 2003Contact: Lee Galloway [email protected] or 619-28 1-8118

Once again the Popular Music Festival, which celebrates music that speaks to many of today’s students, willbe held at on SUNDAY, November 16, 2003. The Festival consists of Recitals--featuring “popular music”,jazz, blues, ragtime, new age music as well as themes from Broadway, movies, and TV--occurringthroughout the day at the Music Department of Grossmont College. Application will be made on linethrough our website, www.sdiegomtac.com. See details on this change elsewhere in this newsletter.

Choice of repertoire is unrestricted. An updated sample repertoire list (of popular piano music) can beobtained at McEvoy Music Store (619-291-4400) or by request from Chairperson, Lee Galloway(619-281-8118 or [email protected]) and will be posted on our branch website. The repertoire list is alist of suggestions only; students are not restricted to this list. Transcriptions are allowed, as well asadaptations. For example, a pianist can arrange from a vocal arrangement, or any instrumentalist can usemusic of another instrument (for example use a piano or vocal arrangement) and play or arrange it for his orher particular needs. Performers are also encouraged to embellish and/or rearrange the music in a musicallypersonal way, although this is optional.

This noncompetitive festival is open to vocalists and instrumentalists of all ages (including adults), all levels(beginner to advanced) and all instrumental combinations (including duets and “combo” ensembles). Thisevent is open to all San Diego County teachers and their students. All performers will receive an awardcertificate, a winner’s trophy and positive and helpful comments from evaluators who specialize inperforming popular music. We have received many positive comments on the “comfortable” feel of thisFestival as well as the fun time that students have.

Please note the following rules for participating performers: You must brmg the ortgmal (not a Xeroxw) music with measure numbers written in. This music is for the evaluators reference only; if you areimprovising or ad-libbing, realize that you are not expected to recreate the music exactly as written. Yourperformance must be memorized and played within a S-minute time limit. A maximum of 12 students isallowed from each studio.

Application deadline is FRIDAY, October 24, 2003. Teachers must make the application by applyingonline and sending a check for the total amount ($20 Per student) made out to MTAC, San Diego Branch.Send check to Popular Music Festival; Lee Galloway, Chair; 2409 Boundary Street; San Diego CA 92104.For additional information, call Lee Galloway at 619-281-8118 or email: [email protected].

DIRECTORY CHANGESI f you have a change to your name, address, phone number , or

email, please send your new information to Tracy Lovley [email protected]

MEW MEMBERSPlease call the Referral Committee at 858-270-6621 to verifythat your name and phone number have been added to the

Master Referral List

The MTACSDGoodlin Foundation is funded primarily from the Helen B Goodlin estate donated to theMTACSD ten years ago to provide scholarships for young San Diego area music students. This non-profitFoundation was established by MTACSD to carry out her wishes by opening our scholarship auditions tonon-MTACSD teachers (IRS requirement) and awarding cash prizes using the interest earned on the Goodlinprinciple.

This Foundation was established by and is supervised by MTACSD. Because it is a public non-profitfoundation it must serve the needs of the larger community within the terms of Helen Goodlin’s wishes asstated in her will.

The Foundation has also received funds for specific prizes from individual trust funds: the Chet and JuneSchmidt award for first place Sr. Keyboard and the Apollo award for first place Sr. Instrumental. Theseprizes are paid annually in the amounts of $3200 and $3000 respectively. When interest rates on CDs were6%, the Foundation also awarded the graduating CM Seniors honoraria. For this 2002-3 season the interestrates were a measly 2% and we had to ask MTACSD teachers to contribute to the CM awards. This you didmagnanimously and saved the day!!! Interest rates are still very low and in 2004 and we will need MTACSDteachers to contribute again to the CM graduate awards. Unless we get a vocal prize donor we may have tosuspend that category in 2004.

By the time this newsletter is received, the Goodlin Winners Recital at the downtown San Diego public libraryon August 24th, will be over. It will be televised again this year and the broadcast times will be announced onthe website. The 2003 winners are also currently posted on the MTACSD website.

A huge ‘thank you’ to Scholarship Chair Rose Scoztaro who ran the auditions professionally, efficiently, andeven enthusiastically! Many thanks to Susan Fee, the outgoing Treasurer, for doing a magnificent job underdifficult circumstances.

The 2003-4 Goodlin Scholarship Fouw is as follows:Chairman of the Goodlin Board: Mei Fang-Yu.MTACSD President: Tracy LovleyGoodlin Treasurer: Dorothy WinnardMTACSD Treasurer: Larisa SosisGoodlin Scholarship Chair: Rose ScozzaroGoodlin Past Scholarship Chair: Lillian Chen (MTACSD VOCE)

In addition to the voting Board, the Foundation enjoys the services of advisors: Lea Schmidt-Rogers(newsletter) and Betty Martin (publicity and historian). These fine ladies donate many hours and dowonderful, and much-appreciated work.

Welcome to the three MTACSD oversight members: Tracy Lovley, Larisa Sosis and Lillian Chen. Our bestwishes to Mei Fang-Yu as incoming Goodlin Chair. Please contact her if you have any concerns or ideasregarding the Foundation or the auditions or if you wish to help as an advisor, donate money or assist infund-raising activities etc. Like California, we are hoping for improved financial health!!!

Respectfully submitted Dorothy Winnard (outgoing Goodlin Chair)

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