American Music Teacher articles from December 1 2001

American Music Teacher archives from December 1 2001

Investing in your future. (Dear Reader).
December 1, 2001... Although the economists are predicting a recession, it still is important to invest in your future. This issue of AMT offers a number of ways to help with your commitment to your career. Music teaching is a multi-faceted profession. At any...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
December 1, 2001... The article "Stellar Studios" in the October/November issue of AMT incorrectly stated that the group piano award grew out of an after-school program in Dallas, Texas. In fact, the After-School Program was in Richardson, Texas. AMT apologizes...

MTNA responds to your needs. (In Unison).(Music Teachers National Association)
December 1, 2001... American Music Teacher: We've been hearing a lot about a new program. What is the name of this program and what's it about? Dr. R. Wayne Gibson: First of all, the name: At this point, six months into the new biennium, the program remains...

Items of interest. (Impromptu).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... States Ranked on Entrepreneurship Policies The Small Business Survival Committee (SBSC) has released its sixth annual state rankings according to its respective policy climates for small business and entrepreneurship in the Small Business...

Music marketplace. (Impromptu).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... eCatalog Now Available from The Music Link The Music Link Corporation recently released its eCatalog, an electronic version of its Counter Catalog. The eCatalog is a complete guide to its entire product line that includes Johnson...

Competitions. (Impromptu).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... The Society of American Musicians Announces Annual Competition The Society of American Musicians announces its seventy-seventh annual contests in Chicago, between January and April 2002. Cash prizes and performance opportunities are...

Violinist Isaac Stern dies at 81. (In Memoriam).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Violinist Isaac Stern, 81, passed away September 23, 2001. His impact on the American classical music scene throughout the twentieth century, including his 1960 campaign to save Carnegie Hall from demolition, elevated him to icon status. A...

Teachers are not criminals: the Stokes zoning case.(music teacher Nancy Stokes)(Interview)
December 1, 2001... Over the years, zoning has been an issue for independent music teachers (IMTs) with home-based studios. Now, with more and more planned suburban communities where homeowners associations set rules, the issue is gaining prominence. In Atlanta,...

Shaping perception: taking responsibility for our profession: the manner in which we present ourselves shapes the perceptions of those around us.(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... Misconceptions about independent music teaching abound in our society. "It is not really a job," "That is parttime work," "Anyone who has had piano lessons as a kid can teach piano lessons," "People who teach in their homes cannot do anything...

Sued for malpractice?
December 1, 2001... Imagine picking up your daily newspaper and reading this 'headline and subsequent copy: "Runner-up in the Prestigious XYZ International Piano Competition Sues Former Teacher for Malpractice. Twenty-three-year-old pianist John Keybanger filed...

Imagine, if you practice ...(music practice)
December 1, 2001... Any ambitious collegiate musician who is considering a music career needs consistent, focused practice and the benefits it can reap. While this article will concentrate on the human instrument--the voice, a correlation may be drawn to other...

It's supply and demand stupid!(musicians)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Musicians are supposed to have an affinity for mathematics. If this is so, how do we explain the huge imbalance between the few job opportunities in our symphony and opera orchestras and the thousands of music majors that graduate each year...

Get the royal treatment in the Queen City: March 16-20, 2002.
December 1, 2001... Conference Events (Information subject to change) Conference Artists William Bolcom and Joan Morris Pianist and composer William Bolcom and Joan Morris, mezzo-soprano, have been concertizing together as husband and wife since 1972....

Insurance and financial products exclusively for MTNA members. (National Association News).(Music Teachers National Association)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Professional Liability Insurance Included MTNA is proud to offer its members new insurance and financial products in conjunction with Robert H. Clarkson Insurance Agency and Financial Services, Inc. (RHC) and Raymond James Financial...

Successful Summit. (National Association News).(Music Teachers National Association)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... MTNA held the annual Summit for MTNA Leadership in Cincinnati, Ohio, September 7-9, 2001. "After spending a weekend working with a hundred of the strongest leaders in the musical world, I am most enthusiastic about the future of our...

Nelita True adjudicates Japan piano competition. (National Association News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Nelita True, NCTM, professor of piano at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, represented MTNA and the United States as a final-round adjudicator for the Piano Teachers' National Association (PTNA) of Japan's 25th annual...

Promotions at National Headquarters. (National Association News).(Music Teachers National Association)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... MTNA Executive Director Dr. Gary L. Ingle is pleased to announce recent staff changes at National Headquarters. Jennifer Martin has been promoted to director of meetings and special projects. In this position, she will coordinate details of...

East Central Division. (MTNA Division News).(Music Teachers National Association)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... In the last issue, the East Central Division news highlighted a project undertaken by the Independent Music Teachers Forum of the Wisconsin Music Teachers Association. The Indiana Music Teachers Association has another exciting initiative...

Eastern Division. (MTNA Division News).(Music Teachers National Association)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Kathryn Southworth Lundahl received the Sister Anita Marchesseault Award for outstanding teaching and service to New Hampshire Music Teachers Association, presented October 20 at the Quad State Convention. The New Jersey State Convention...

Northwest Division. (MTNA Division News).(Music Teachers National Association)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Washington State music teachers are excited to be the recipients of new scholarship funds. Washington State Music Teachers Association was challenged a year ago to match up to $3,000 by a donor trust. Students and teachers held...

South Central Division. (MTNA Division News).(Music Teachers National Association)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... The South Central Division News was inadvertently omitted from the October/ November column. News from that submission is included below. AMT regrets the error. South Central Division is looking forward to its annual meeting and...

Southern Division. (MTNA Division News).(Music Teachers National Association)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... I am pleased to announce that MTNA President Dr. Wayne Gibson, NCTM, will be the speaker at the Southern Division banquet in Athens, Georgia, on January 26, 2002. In this issue, we spotlight Mississippi and Virginia. The Hattiesburg Music...

Southwest Division. (MTNA Division News).(Music Teachers National Association)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... The first meeting of the Southwest Division Council of State Presidents took place at the 2001 Summit for MTNA Leadership in Cincinnati, Ohio. Here is a brief synopsis of items discussed. * Daily Business: We agreed to continue a...

West Central Division. (MTNA Division News).(Music Teachers National Association)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... The presidents of the West Central Division states always have words of wisdom to offer their members through their newsletters. Here are some of their inspiring thoughts. Trilla Lyerla, NCTM, of Kansas reflected on her tribute to a...

Legacy testimonial. (MTNA Foundation News).(Music Teachers National Association)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... "What a joy it has been for me to be involved in the MTNA FOUNDATION as it grew from a brave, but limited, concept of funding travel for competition winners to its present broad educational goals for the twenty-first century! "MTNA has...

Janie Green remembered as Foundation Fellow. (MTNA Foundation News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... The MTNA FOUNDATION honors the late Janie Green, NCTM, as the newest MTNA FOUNDATION Fellow. She will be remembered at the 2002 MTNA National Conference in Cincinnati this March for her dedication to MTNA, as well as to the piano students she...

Grant applications available. (MTNA Foundation News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Applications and guidelines for 2001-2002 Teacher Enrichment, Local Association Matching and New Local Association Start-Up Grants are now available. Teacher Enrichment Grants provide financial support for music teachers wishing to pursue...

Designate a Foundation Fellow: a great way to honor a teacher. (MTNA Foundation News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... When Brian Chung proposed his idea for initiating MTNA FOUNDATION Fellows, I immediately began thinking of my thirty-year relationship with Anna McGrosso. Brian's plan would make it possible for former students and colleagues to honor someone...

Kathleen Rountree to head AMT editorial committee.(American Music Teacher )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... MTNA President Dr. R. Wayne Gibson proudly announces the appointment of Dr. Kathleen Rountree as chair of the American Music Teacher editorial committee. "Kathleen is eminently qualified to head the editorial committee," says Gibson. "She...

Welcome! New members.
December 1, 2001... Alabama Joy C. Allen, Prattville Chandra R. Irby, Wilmer Tracey H. Leary, Montgomery Donna May, Anniston Jonathan Noffsinger, Tuscaloosa Michelle J. Spears, Geneva Bruce F. Stephens, Gadsden Rebecca Thornton, Birmingham...

Will your student get a good music education in college? (Random Access).
December 1, 2001... No doubt, many readers of this column are working hard to prepare high school students for upcoming college applications and auditions. This extensive ritual involves clarifying educational goals, carefully selecting possible schools that will...

A viable career. (Independent Music Teachers Forum).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... I feel a bit like those wonderfully patient radio astronomers who have continued to send their beam out into space and continue to await a reply. By the time you read this, all who have read the October/ November 2001 column will have flooded...

Composers and their music come alive in magical assembly. (Local Association News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Imagine 550 captivated elementary students staring in awe as they watch Bach, Mozart, Chopin and Gershwin suddenly appear and share their wonderful music. This is the setting of Edmonds Music Teachers Association's (EMTA) elementary school...

Why we teach music. (Music In The Community).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... The writing of this article took place during the week of reverent response following the terrorist attacks on Washington, D.C., and New York City. On September 11, 2001, our country sustained a deep wound that did not defeat us as...

MTNA institutional members. (as of October 12 2001).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... MTNA thanks the following institutional members for their support: Arkansas State University, www.astate.edu Azusa Pacific University, www.apu.edu Barclay College, Barclaycollege@havilandtelco.com Berry College, www.berry.edu Carroll...

MTNA corporate members. (as of October 12, 2001).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Adventus, Inc., www.adventus.com Alfred Publishing Company, Inc., www.alfredpub.com Allegrezza Piano Company, Inc., cwroten@webtv.com All Things Musical, www.allthingsmusical.com Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music,...

Play Piano Now!, Book 1. (Keyboard).
December 1, 2001... Play Piano Now!, Book 1, by William A. Palmer, Morton Manus and E. L. Lancaster. Alfred Publishing Co., Inc., (P.O. Box 10003, 16320 Roscoe Blvd., Van Nuys, CA 91410-0003), 2000. 152pp., $24.95. Easy. This beginning piano method for adult...

Amy Beach: Piano Music. (Keyboard).
December 1, 2001... Amy Beach: Piano Music, selected and with an introduction by Adrienne Fried Block. Dover Publications, Inc., (31 E. 2nd St., Mineola, NY 11501), 2001. 58 pp., $7.95. Intermediate to moderately difficult. The eminent Beach scholar Adrienne...

Portraits in Style (Volumes 1-4). (Keyboard).
December 1, 2001... Portraits in Style (Volumes 1-4), by Marilyn Briant and Andrew Zatman. The Piano Teacher's Press/Manduca Music Publications, (P.O. Box 10550, Portland, ME 04104), 2001. 22-26pp. each, $8 each. Intermediate to moderately difficult. The warm...

Piano Discoveries: Discovering the World of Music at the Keyboard, Off-staff Starter, On-staff Starter and Levels 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3 and 4. (Keyboard).
December 1, 2001... Piano Discoveries: Discovering the World of Music at the Keyboard, Off-staff Starter, On-staff Starter and Levels 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3 and 4, by Janet Vogt and Leon Bates and illustrated by Joseph Stokes. Heritage Music Press, a division of the...

Lead Yourself To Music: Bach. (Keyboard).
December 1, 2001... Lead Yourself To Music: Bach, by Susan Cheung. Futurific Music, (2299 Dundas St. W., Ste. 302, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6R 1X7), 2001. 11 pp., $3.95. Intermediate. As a child, I loved playing my big-note arrangement of Beethoven's Fifth...

Heartetudes: Four Intermediate to Advanced Level Piano Solos. (Keyboard).
December 1, 2001... Heartetudes: Four Intermediate to Advanced Level Piano Solos, by Seymour Bernstein. The Willis Music Company, (P.O. Box 548, Florence, KY 41022-0548), 1998. 12 pp., $4.95. Moderately difficult. Upon first reading through this new set of new...

Romantiques: Trois poemes pour voix et piano. (Voice).
December 1, 2001... Romantiques: Trois poemes pour voix et piano, by Andre Jolivet. Gerard Billaudot, Paris, distributed by Theodore Presser Co., (588 N. Gulph Rd., King of Prussia, PA 19406), 2000. 20 pp., $14.95. Difficult. Andre Jolivet (1905-1974) is known...

Don Pasquale (nocturne). (Woodwinds).
December 1, 2001... Don Pasquale (nocturne), by Gaetano Donizetti and arranged by Francois Nerini. Editions Henry Lemoine, distributed by Theodore Presser Co., (588 N. Gulph Rd., King of Prussia, PA 19406), 2000. 3 pp. flute, 2 pp. piano; $10.95. Intermediate. ...

Six Duo Concertans for Two Clarinets, Op. 9, Nos. 1 & 2. (Woodwinds).
December 1, 2001... Six Duo Concertans for Two Clarinets, Op. 9, Nos. 1 & 2, by Jean Xavier Lefevre, edited by Georgina Dobree. Emerson Edition Ltd., distributed by Theodore Presser Co., (588 N. Gulph Rd., King of Prussia, PA 19406), 2000. Score and parts, 41 pp.,...

The Pianist's Guide to Transcriptions, Arrangements, and Paraphrases. (Books).
December 1, 2001... The Pianist's Guide to Transcriptions, Arrangements, and Paraphrases, by Maurice Hinson. Indiana University Press, (601 N. Morton St., Bloomington, IN 47404), 1990 (paperback edition 2001). 192 pp., $19.95. To any professional pianist the...

Making Music at the Piano: Learning Strategies for Adult Students. (Books).
December 1, 2001... Making Music at the Piano: Learning Strategies for Adult Students, by Barbara English Maris. Oxford University Press, (198 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016), 2000. 227 pp., plus appendixes, notes and index. Barbara English Maris, professor...

Leadership.(Directory)
December 1, 2001... 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...