American Music Teacher articles from August 2002

American Music Teacher archives from August 2002

One percent better. (Dear Reader).
August 1, 2002... Welcome to another year of membership in MTNA. This issue of the American Music Teacher (AMT) magazine is the first one of the 127th year of our association. Some of you are new members to MTNA; most of you are continuing your membership....

Corrections.(Correction Notice)
August 1, 2002... The state convention information for Utah, on page 51 of the June/July AMT, was incorrect. The Utah state convention will be held October 18-19, 2002, at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. The biography of Marilyn Brossard, on page...

Education + celebration = motivation. (In Unison).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Today's music students will determine the future of music in America and will determine the value society places on music, as we know it. I'm not talking about just those stars who win competitions nor even those who enter competitions; I'm...

Kids on the Web. (In Unison).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Independent Music Teacher Rachel Kramer, at my request, recently completed some intensive Web surfing and compiled a rudimentary list of websites that could be useful to those teachers/students wanting to supplement their lessons with computer...

National conferences. (In Unison).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... March 15-19, 2003 Salt Lake City, Utah March 27-31, 2004 Kansas City, Missouri

ASTA WITH NSOA releases string teacher research study. (Items of Interest).(American String Teachers Association, National School Orchestra Association)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The American String Teachers Association with National School Orchestra Association (ASTA WITH NSOA) released the results of a recent research study indicating there will be 5,000 openings for string teachers within the next two years, and not...

Indiana University offering online music degree program. (Items of Interest).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The Indiana University School of Music at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) is helping music teachers and musicians stay in step with changes in technology through the world's only music degree offered completely online...

Missouri International Piano Competition winners announced. (Items of Interest).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The ninth Missouri Southern International Piano Competition took place April 23-27, 2002, in Joplin, Missouri. The Senior Division (ages 18 to 30) award winners include Robert Henry, 28, Unites States, who won the grand prize of $10,000...

Fischoff Chamber Competition winners announced. (Items of Interest).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The Fischoff National Chamber Music Association named Quintet Attacca of Chicago the Grand Prize winner of the 2002 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, held May 10-12, 2002, at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend. As Grand...

Kingsville Competition winners announced. (Items of Interest).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Kamil Musaev, a twenty-two-year-old cellist from Uzbekistan, won first place in the 2002 Kingsville International Young Performers Competitions. Musaev, who studies with Eleanore Schoenfeld at the University of Southern California, will receive...

Van Cliburn amateur winners. (Items of Interest).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Three top amateur pianists were selected in Van Cliburn Foundation's 3rd International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs. The competition was held at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, June 3-8, 2002. Victoria...

American Academy of Arts and Letters music winners. (Items of Interest).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The American Academy of Arts and Letters recently announced the seventeen recipients of this year's awards in music, which total $175,000. The $7,500 Academy Award in Music, which honors outstanding artistic achievement, was given to...

American Federation of Musicians backs copyright decision. (Items of Interest).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) hail the Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP) decision setting the payment terms that will govern webcasters when they use...

New PIANO 300 book published. (Music Marketplace).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The National Association of Music Merchants, 5790 Armada Dr., Carlsbad, CA 92008; (800) 767-6266, ext. 114; jenniferh@namm.com. $10.95 each; for 10 copies or more, $8.95 each. The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) and...

Play Music software released. (Music Marketplace).(advertisement)
August 1, 2002... Notation Technologies, 4887 Church Rd., Doylestown, PA 18901; (215) 794-5886; Fax: (215) 794-7115; www.notationtechnologies.com. $49.99. Notation Technologies announces the release of Play Music, originally introduced as It's Music Time, an...

New tracking system for windows. (Music Marketplace).(advertisement)
August 1, 2002... Circular Logic, 4801 Linton Blvd., Ste. 656, Delray Beach, FL 33445; (561) 302-4320; jim@circular-logic.com. www.circular-logic.com. InTime Basic, $49; InTime Professional Edition, $195. Circular Logic, LLC, a music technology company based...

WAMSO Young Artist Competition in January. (Competitions).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The 2003 WAMSO Young Artist Competition for Piano and Orchestral Instruments will take place January 11-12 in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota. Sponsored by WAMSO Minnesota Orchestra Volunteer Association in cooperation with the Minnesota...

2003 Honens International Piano Competition. (Competitions).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Canada's Honens International Piano Competition will take place in Calgary, October 23-November 7, 2003, awarding prizes totaling more than CAD $100,000. Applications are being accepted online at www.honens.com. The new competition...

AGO Choral Composition award available. (Competitions).(American Guild of Organists )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The American Guild of Organists (AGO) and E. C. Schirmer Publishing announce the 9th Biennial Competition for the 2004 AGO/ECS Publishing Award in Choral Composition. The winner receives a $2,000 cash prize from ECS Publishing, a performance at...

13th Haverhill Sinfonia Soloist Competition in September. (Competitions).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The 13th Haverhill Sinfonia Soloist Competition will take place September 28, 2002, in Haverhill, United Kingdom. Competitors may be of any age and nationality but must have attained the minimum standard of ABRSM Grade 8 distinction, or...

International Clarinet Competition in Paris. (Competitions).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The International Clarinet Competition will take place March 10-11, 2003, in Ville d'Avray, Paris, and is open to clarinetists of any nationality and age. The first-place winner will receive 1,500 [euro], with second- and third-place winners...

Cross-cultural communication in the music studio.
August 1, 2002... It is the last day of class for the spring term. I am meeting with the five students in my graduate seminar in piano pedagogy for the last time at the end of a productive year. The students are waiting outside the seminar room with a thank you...

An elegy to Bela Boszormenyi-Nagy.
August 1, 2002... It has been over ten years since the death of Hungarian Pianist Bela Nagy (pronounced "Nahj"), a brilliant pianist with a keen intellect, and my teacher and mentor for seventeen years. He was mysterious, gentle, marvelously eccentric and...

The multifaceted nationalism of William Grant Still.(African American Musician)
August 1, 2002... To glean the essence of William Grant Still's contributions to American music, it will be useful to capture briefly the views expressed during the formative years of this country's nationhood about the creativity of African-Americans. Thomas...

Musician's performance anxiety and coping strategies: "in recent years, researchers and pedagogues have recognized performance anxiety as a normal phenomenon that happens to most performing artists at some time, and that it can be dealt with during the preparation phase of the performance".
August 1, 2002... Problems dealing with musician's performance anxiety have been neglected ill traditional music curricula. The reality is music students and professionals alike experience performance anxiety that can affect the outcome, resulting in less than...

Folk music, mythology and enlightenment. (Music, Creativity and the Transformation of Education).(Transcript)
August 1, 2002... Editor's note: This speech is a transcript of Hollander's keynote address given March 17 at the Opening Session of the 2002 MTNA National Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. There is much to explore today. I also want to perform music for you...

Directory of new music and instructional materials.
August 1, 2002... Accolade Press 6303 Homestake Pl. Bowie, MD 20720 (301) 464-6969 bbuck@ccconline.net Free catalog available. Remembering, by Mary Ann Parker. This is a set of five pieces for solo piano. Pieces are contrasting in style and...

Redesigned website launced. (Association News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... MTNA has redesigned its website and established new sites for the MTNA FOUNDATION (www.mtnafoundation.org) and the MTNA Professional Certification Program (www.mtnacertification.org). The new sites can be accessed from the main MTNA site...

New e-mail address! (Competitions Updates).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Linda Stump, director of competitions, has a new e-mail address: lindastump@adelphia.net.

Corrections. (Competitions Updates).(Correction Notice)
August 1, 2002... The second- and third-place winners of the Collegiate Artist Organ and Woodwind Competitions were incorrectly listed in the June/July AMT. The correct winners are: Organ: Second Place: Susan De Karo, East Central Division (Michigan); Huw...

State competitions. (Competitions Updates).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... California: November 10-11, 2002, at the Colburn School, Los Angeles District of Columbia: October 26, 2002, at The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. Maryland: Date TBA, at the University of Maryland, Baltimore...

StAR Award recipients announced. (Association News).
August 1, 2002... The Student Achievement Recognition (StAR) Award is given to outstanding graduating music students intending to become independent music teachers or collegiate music professors. Faculty and music administrators of the National Association of...

Best 100 communities for music education. (Association News).
August 1, 2002... The results of the third annual nationwide survey of best communities for music education has been announced. MTNA co-sponsored the survey, along with the American Music Conference (AMC), the National School Boards Association (NSBA), VH 1 Save...

MTNA represented at DeBose. (Association News).(Music Teachers National Association)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Earlier this year, MTNA President Dr. R. Wayne Gibson, NCTM, and Executive Director Dr. Gary L. Ingle attended the DeBose National Piano Competition Festival in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Held at Southern University, the competition is named...

MTNA represented on Capitol Hill. (Association News).(Music Teachers National Association)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... MTNA Executive Director Dr. Gary L. Ingle represented the association when a group of music education experts met with the U.S. House of Representative's House Education Caucus to discuss the new "No Child Left Behind Act." Among its many...

Oklahoma artist commissioned. (Association News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The Oklahoma artist who painted the piece donated to MTNA national headquarters by the Oklahoma MTA has been commissioned to make a sculpture that will be placed on the new dome of the state capitol building. Kelly Haney, a state senator and...

Insurance and financial services available. (Association News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Insurance and financial issues are pressing concerns on the minds of most selfemployed people, and music teachers are no exception. MTNA members are eligible for a variety of insurance and investment services offered by Robert H. Clarkson...

East Central Division. (Division News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The members of the East Central Division (ECD) thank Kathleen Murray, NCTM, for her leadership as ECD president for the past two years. As Kathy moves to the MTNA Board of Directors, we know she will be a distinct voice for all MTNA members....

Eastern Division. (Division News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The New York State MTA has enthusiastically voted to support a new statewide competition to be named the Empire State Competition. This will be a single-tiered event for high school and college students in either piano or voice. Paul...

Northwest Division. (Division News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Oregon MTA held its state conference in July in conjunction with the Piano Festival Northwest, sponsored by Portland State University at the World Forestry Center in Portland. The Washington State MTA (WSMTA) Convention was held in June,...

Southwest Division. (Division News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... As incoming president, I am excited to be involved with the leadership of the Southwest Division. My goals are to establish good communication among states that will allow us to work together and share ideas, promote professionalism through...

West Central Division.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The eight states in the West Central Division have planned exciting conferences for summer and fall 2002. Many have Internet sites with further information about their programs, and this column highlights some of their summer events. The...

Southern Division.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Greetings to all in this time of transition and transformation in the Southern Division. First, let me take this opportunity to thank Sigrid Luther, NCTM, for all the wonderful work she has done for our division. We all will rely on her...

South Central Division.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... May and June were convention months for three of the four states in our division. Arkansas held its convention, May 31-June 1, on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Jason Issokson, the MTNA Arkansas high school string...

Two named endowment funds established. (Foundation News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Friends and colleagues of Natalie Matovinovic of Ann Arbor, Michigan, bestowed the Fellow designation on her at the FOUNDATION Gala during the MTNA National Conference in Cincinnati in March. Subsequently, she joined the FOUNDATION Legacy...

Foundation fellows named at MTNA Conference. (Foundation News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Ten new Fellows were named at the FOUNDATION Gala during the MTNA National Conference in Cincinnati in March. Jane Allen, Constance Knox Carroll, Benjamin Caton, Annette Conklin, James Edmonds, Dr. R. Wayne Gibson, Martha Hilley, Dr. Gary L....

MTNA professional certification: 2002-2003 official examination sites and dates.
August 1, 2002... MTNA PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION 2002-2003 OFFICIAL EXAMINATION SITES and DATES Candidates for MTNA Professional Certification may schedule and take the Music Theory, Music History/Literature & Pedagogy/Teacher Education...

Grant applications available. (Foundation News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Applications and guidelines for the 2003 Teacher Enrichment, Local Association Matching and New Local Association Start-Up Grants will be available September 2, 2002. Teacher Enrichment Grants provide financial support for music teachers...

National Officer Candidates.
August 1, 2002... In accordance with Article VI, Sec. 2. of the MTNA Bylaws, this slate of two candidates per office was prepared by the MTNA Nominating Committee, consisting of: Joan Reist, NCTM, Lincoln, Nebraska, chair; Arlene Krueger, NCTM, Sioux Fall& South...

Polyphony. (Professional Resources).
August 1, 2002... Student Practice For more than twenty-five years, I have approached the beginning of the teaching year with excitement, exhilaration, renewed creativity and passion. I am certain I am no different from most music teachers in this country,...

Random access: have you been burned by fearful technology companies? (Professional Resources).
August 1, 2002... Imagine that your day starts like this: The alarm goes off at the usual time. You stumble out of bed, and to use your electric toothbrush; however, it refuses to run. Why? Because it was not authorized to operate in your mouth! Yesterday, your...

It's all of your business. (Professional Resources).
August 1, 2002... Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series on the issue of rates for the independent music teacher. This column addresses specific and practical issues to consider when determining rates. The focus of the second column, which will...

The possibilities of time. (Independent Music Teachers Forum).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
August 1, 2002... Lately, I've been thinking a lot about time. I read articles in music publications talking about the incredibly (and not-so-incredibly) talented students we teach. I hear teachers discussing the gifted students fortunate Teacher X acquires, and...

National recognition and support for local programs. (Local Association News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Local Association of the Year Award Congratulations to the local association of Abilene, Texas, the 2002 Local Association of the Year. With only thirty-one members, this busy association, under President Shirley Anderson, manages to...

Tools to promote arts advocacy. (Music in the Community).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... We are living in a remarkable era right now, especially related to the arts! People care about the arts. I don't know about your state, but in Oklahoma the economic future is a little bleak because of the September attack, and budget cuts are...

MTNA corporate members (as of May 23, 2002).(Music Teachers National Association)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... MTNA thanks the following corporate members for their support: Adventus, Inc., www.adventus.com Alfred Publishing Company, Inc., www.alfredpub.com All Things Musical, www.allthingsmusical.com Associated Board of the Royal Schools of...

MTNA institutional members (as of May 23, 2002).(Music Teachers National Association)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... MTNA thanks the following institutional members for their support: Arkansas State University, www.astate.edu Azusa Pacific University, www.apu.edu Berry College, www.berry.edu Carroll College, www.cc.edu Columbia College-Chicago,...

MTNA Bylaws.(Music Teachers National Association)
August 1, 2002... ARTICLE I. NAME The name of the corporation is MUSIC TEACHERS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC., hereafter referred to as MTNA or the Association. ARTICLE II. PURPOSE The purpose for which this corporation is organized and operated is...

MTNA code of ethics.(Music Teachers National Association)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... We, the members of Music Teachers National Association, having dedicated ourselves to advancement of musical knowledge and education, recommend the following principles of ethical practice as standards of professional conduct. ...

Expressive Etudes--Traditional Studies for Artistic Development at the Piano, Book I.
August 1, 2002... compiled and edited by Suzanne W. Guy The FJH Music Company, Inc. (2525 Davie Rd., Ste. 360, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33317-7424), 2001. 29pp., $4.95. Easy. Mention the word "etude," and compositions by Chopin, Debussy or Czerny may come to...

On the Other Hand ... Pieces for One Hand or the Other?
August 1, 2002... by John Robert Poe, The FJH Music Company, Inc. (2525 Davie Rd., Ste. 360, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33317-7424), 2002. 15pp., $4.50. Easy. On the Other Hand... is a collection of twelve sixteen-bar pieces written for one hand alone, allowing...

Festive Piece on "Simple Gifts" for piano, four hands.
August 1, 2002... arranged by Joseph M. Martin. GlorySound/Shawnee Press, Inc. (49 Waring Dr., P.O. Box 690, Delaware Water Gap, PA 18327), 2002. 10 pp., $9.95. Advanced. Inspired by the occasion of the arranger's twentieth wedding anniversary and certainly...

Hudson Festival Overture for Two Pianos.
August 1, 2002... by Robert Baksa. Composers Library Editions/T. Presser (588 N. Gulph Rd., King of Prussia, PA 19406), 2001. 16pp., $7.50. Late intermediate. If you are looking for a new and interesting addition to your two-piano selections for you or your...

Complete Works for piano, Volume I.
August 1, 2002... by Anatoly Lyadov. Edited by Victor Yekimovsky. Konemann Music Budapest/Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (P.O. Box 66, Pacific, MO 63069), 2001. 102pp., $7.98. Late intermediate. Anatoly Lyadov is probably better known in music history for the...

24 Character Preludes.
August 1, 2002... by Dennis Alexander. Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. (16320 Roscoe Blvd., P.O. Box 10003, Van Nuys, CA 91410-0003), 2001. 39pp.; $7.50 for book one, $17.50 for book with CD. Late intermediate-early advanced. This collection of preludes for...

The Great Composers Fake Book, Revised and Expanded Edition.
August 1, 2002... compiled and arranged by James H. Bryan. Amsco Publications (315 Hudson St., New York, NY 10013), 2001. 240pp., $19.95. The Great Composers Fake Book is a delightful collection of 140 renowned classic melodies excerpted and arranged for...

Six Carols for Christmas.
August 1, 2002... arranged by Robert J. Powell. H. W. Gray/Warner Bros. (15800 N. W. 48th Ave., Miami, FL 33014), 2001. 20pp., $7.95. Easy. This collection contains fairly easy settings of carols, some lesser known, from various countries. Even the more...

Henry the Steinway and the Piano Recital.(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... by Sally Coveleskie and Peter Goodrich; illustrated by Laura Friedman. Bright Sky Press (P.O. Box 416, Albany, TX 76430), 2002. 32 pp., $15.95. Certainly with the spring rain comes the recital pain--or so thinks Ana in Henry the Steinway...

Performance Success: Performing Your Best Under Pressure.
August 1, 2002... by Don Greene, Ph.D. Routledge Press, (29 W. 35th St., New York, NY 10001), 2002. 149 pp., $16.95. This book represents a methodical approach to every musician's greatest challenge: the seemingly insurmountable pressure of performance. ...

The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Opera.
August 1, 2002... by William Berger; forward by Placido Domingo. Perigee Books/Penguin Putnam (375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014), 2002. 221 pp., $13.95. This all-too-short book is for anyone interested in opera, from the dilettante (Are there any such?)...

American Musical Traditions, Volumes 1-5.
August 1, 2002... edited by Jeff Todd Titon and Bob Carlin. Schirmer Reference/Gale Group/Thompson Learning (300 Park Ave. S., New York, NY 10010), published in collaboration with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2001. 1,064 pp. in five volumes, $450 for...

Ornamentation According to C. P. E. Bach and J. J. Quantz.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... by Kris Palmer. 1st Books Library (2595 Vernal Pike, Bloomington, IN 47404), 2001. 188 pp., $11.95. Kris Palmer writes in the forward to Ornamentation According to C. P. E. Bach And J. J. Quantz that her goal is to give insight to the...

Beethoven's Piano Sonatas: A Short Companion (with CD).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... by Charles Rosen. Yale University Press (P.O. Box 209040, New Haven, CT 06520-9040), 2002. 256 pp., $29.95. Musicians have learned to open a new book by Charles Rosen with happy anticipation; we appreciate the combination of lucid style and...

Concerto Conversations.
August 1, 2002... by Joseph Kerman. Harvard University Press (79 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138-1423), 1999. 174 pp., $19.95. In 1997-1998 Joseph Kerman, professor emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley, became the Charles Eliot Norton...

Leadership.
August 1, 2002... Board of Directors Wayne Gibson, NCTM President 5201 Highland Trl. Acworth, GA 30102-2544 (770) 926-8700 Fax (770) 926-7188 waygib@aol.com Phyllis Pieffer, NCTM President-elect 4852 Wishkah Rd. Aberdeen, WA 98520-9628...