American Music Teacher articles from October 2002

American Music Teacher archives from October 2002

Keeping America's musical future alive. (Dear Reader).
October 1, 2002... In 1989, a significant event took place in the life of MTNA. A "new and improved" MTNA FOUNDATION was chartered. The new MTNA FOUNDATION possesses a broader vision than its predecessor. In fact, since 1989, the process has been underway to...

Music for Everyone--successful. (In Unison).(music study program)
October 1, 2002... At this writing, I've recently returned from a very productive meeting of your Board of Directors, and I would like to take this opportunity to tell you about some of the more significant details and decisions. We now are just over halfway...

American Pianists Association announces award finalists. (Items of Interest).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The 1999 MTNA Collegiate National Piano Competition winner Thomas Rosenkranz is one of five candidates selected by the American Pianists Association (APA) to compete for the 2003 Classical Fellowship Awards. Each finalist will be featured...

BMI Student Composer Award winners announced. (Items of Interest).(Broadcast Music Incorporated )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Previous MTNA National Competition winner Sebastian Chang, age 14, is one of nine 2002 BMI Student Composer Award winners. This award recognizes superior creative talent, and winners receive scholarship grants to be applied toward their musical...

Cutietta appointed dean of USC School of Music. (Items of Interest).(Robert Cutietta)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Robert Cutietta, a specialist in music education, is the new dean of the University of Southern California (USC) Thornton School of Music. For the past three years, Cutietta has been professor and director of the School of Music and Dance...

Barber appointed dean of DePauw School of Music. (Items of Interest).(percussionist Amy Lynn Barber)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Internationally renowned percussionist Amy Lynn Barber has been appointed dean of the DePauw University School of Music. Barber, who recently served as director of percussion at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, earned a bachelor of...

Fred Anton named to college posts. (Items of Interest).(chief executive officer of Warner Bros. Publications)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Fred S. Anton, CEO of Warner Bros. Publications, has been named a trustee at his alma mater Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. He also was recently appointed to the Miami-Dade Community College School of Entertainment Technologies...

Steinway donates unique piano to music museum. (Items of Interest).(Steinway and Sons)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... A one-of-a-kind Steinway Model B grand piano--commemorating the 100th anniversary of the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM)--has been presented to the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad, California. According to Frank Mazurco,...

ASTA solo competition draws top string artists. (Items of Interest).(American String Teachers Association)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The ASTA 12th National Solo Competition at Michigan State University in May included fifty-four finalists competing for prizes totaling $30,000, sponsored by members of the String Industry Council. Chosen from more than 350 entrants from...

Grace Welsh prizes awarded. (Items of Interest).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Chu-Fang Huang, a native of the People's Republic of China, received the 2002 International Grace Welsh Prize for Piano, worth $5,000. She will be presented in her Chicago debut recital in May 2003. Huang attends The Curtis Institute of...

MakeMusic! Introduces Finale 2003 for Mac. (Music Marketplace).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... MakeMusic!, 6210 Bury Dr., Eden Prairie, MN 55346-1718; (952) 937-9611; Fax: (952) 937-9760; finalesales@makemusic.com; www.makemusic.com. Contact company for price. MakeMusic!, formerly Coda Music Technologies, is now offering Finale 2003...

Music worksheets available online at Music Fun. (Music Marketplace).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Music Fun, P.O. Box 342, Katoomba, NSW Australia 2780; 61-2-4782-3073, Fax: 61-2-4782-6362; enquiries@musicfun.biz; www.musicfun.biz. Contact company for price. Music Fun is offering free music worksheet samples, which can be downloaded at...

e-Stand electronic music stand introduced. (Music Marketplace).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... e-Stand, Inc., 8340 N. Lincoln Ave., Ste. 201, Skokie, IL 60077; (847) 329-3000; Fax: (847) 677- 4550; dsitrick@estand.tv; www.estand.tv. Contact company for price. The e-Stand Performer Digital Music Workstation is a state-of-the-art,...

ezLaminator preserves sheet music. (Music Marketplace).(protecting sheet music )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Henkel Consumer Adhesives, Inc., 32150 Just Imagine Dr., Avon, OH 44011-1355; (440) 937-7000 or (800) 321-1733; Fax: (440) 937-7077; www.henkelca.com or www.ezlaminator.com. $59.99. The ezLaminator offers a safe, effective way to preserve...

University of Louisville Grawemeyer Awards. (Competitions).
October 1, 2002... The University of Louisville announces its Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition 2004, worth $200,000. This international prize recognizes outstanding achievement by a living composer in a large musical genre: choral, orchestral, chamber,...

SEILER international piano competition. (Competitions).
October 1, 2002... The 3rd International SEILER Piano Competition Kitzingen 2003 will take place May 13-25. The First Prize is a SEILER 180 Maestro grand piano, worth 25.000.00 [euro], with the First Prize for the young pianists section being a SEILER 116...

Santa Fe 2003 young artist competition. (Competitions).
October 1, 2002... The Santa Fe Pro Musica Young Artist Scholarship Competition is awarding $2,000 and a performance opportunity to the winner. The competition is open to instrumentalists who are New Mexico residents born on or after January 1, 1985....

Lynn Freeman Olson Awards.
October 1, 2002... The National Federation of Music Clubs Lynn Freeman Olson Composition and Scholarship Awards will be presented in May 2003. These awards offer creative and financial opportunities in two categories: pedagogical keyboard compositions, open...

9th Concourse Geza Anda for Pianists.
October 1, 2002... The 9th Concourse Geza Anda for Pianists will take place June 12-24, 2003, in Zurich. This event, established to find and promote young pianists who will propagate the musical spirit of the late Gdza Anda, awards the winner CHF 30,000 and gives...

Juenesses Musicales international violin competition.
October 1, 2002... The Juenesses Musicales Montreal International Competition (JMMIC) will take place May 27-June 6, 2003, in Montreal and is open to young instrumentalists and singers from around the world who intend to pursue a professional career in music. ...

Exploring Learning Styles: Developing a Flexible Teaching Approach. (Pedagogy Saturday VI).
October 1, 2002... The sixth annual Pedagogy Saturday was titled "Exploring Learning Styles: Developing A Flexible Teaching Approach." This all-day event was devoted to an in-depth study of how different students learn, and how to reflect those differences in our...

No dumb students: teaching the non-intuitive student. (Pedagogy Saturday VI).
October 1, 2002... Opening Session Report Peter Jarjisian, commentator As director of choral activities at Ohio University and a church choir director as well, I work most often with groups--ensembles of singers and instrumentalists--but also one-to-one,...

Ages and stages: is that the same child I taught last year? The very young child. (Pedagogy Saturday VI).
October 1, 2002... Kenneth K. Guilmartin, speaker The following comments apply, I think, to any age, but especially to children up to age 8 or 9. Why include these older ages in an article about the "very young" child? Because it's important to understand...

Ages and stages: is that the same child I taught last year? The elementary-aged student. (Pedagogy Saturday VI).
October 1, 2002... Donna Brink Fox, speaker Early childhood is my current area of specialization as a music teacher, and it is often said that the early childhood years are the "getting ready" phase of development and learning. If that's the case, then the...

Ages and stages: is that the same child I taught last year? The adolescent student. (Pedagogy Saturday VI).
October 1, 2002... Kim Dolgin, speaker It is not unusual for children reaching adolescence to change in ways psychological as well as physical. The same hormonal changes that make them grow taller and sexually mature trigger brain growth that leads to...

Ages and stages: is that the same child I taught last year? The college student. (Pedagogy Saturday VI).
October 1, 2002... Judith Piercy, speaker When thinking about teaching, a fundamental question is, "Who are these students anyway?" As a college administrator, each year the students entering my university are the same age (18-22), while I am a year older....

Lunchtime round table discussions.
October 1, 2002... Following the morning sessions that explored the topic of learning styles, attendees met over lunch to share ideas and engage in further dialogue. The exchange was lively and enthusiastic, and response to the morning sessions was very positive...

Introducing the animal kingdom--it's a jungle out there! (Pedagogy Saturday VI).
October 1, 2002... Keith Golay, speaker If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far-away.--Henry David Thoreau Science tells us...

Ages and stages: what do you see? The young child and elementary-aged students. (Pedagogy Saturday VI).
October 1, 2002... Martha Baker-Jordan, moderator This panel discussed video clips of lessons taught to young and elementary-aged students. The excerpts were reviewed, in advance, by Martha Baker-Jordan, panel moderator, as well as Kenneth Guilmartin and...

Ages and stages: what do you see? Adolescents and college students. (Pedagogy Saturday VI).
October 1, 2002... Edward Adelson, moderator A distinguished panel of three music educators and two child development experts were brought together during an afternoon panel discussion to react to a series of video clips of studio teachers interacting with...

Looks like an ape to me! (Pedagogy Saturday VI).(child learning styles)
October 1, 2002... Michelle Conda, commentator I love watching the behaviors of others. I think that is what we find thrilling about teaching--watching our students react and grow. However, I know there are many times I witnessed a student's frustration as...

Exploring learning styles: developing a flexible teaching approach: reflections on Pedagogy Saturday VI.
October 1, 2002... If only one size did fit all.... If only teaching were as easy as one plus one equals two--a mathematical problem with a single solution. But teaching involves people, not numbers, and while numbers can be plugged into formulae to yield...

Call for nominations of candidates. (National Association News).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The MTNA Nominating Committee invites the membership to recommend candidates for the following two positions in all seven divisions: * Division President-elect * Director (elected from each Division to serve on the MTNA Board of...

Discounted office products for members. (National Association News).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... MTNA members now can receive discounted office supplies through Viking Office Products. MTNA members will receive an extra 10 percent off products that already have been discounted up to 69 percent. Viking offers more than 16,000 products...

Seeking MTNA Collegiate Chapter Award applicants. (National Association News).
October 1, 2002... Presented annually by the MTNA FOUNDATION, the MTNA Collegiate Chapter of the Year Award recognizes outstanding collegiate chapter members for showing an exceptional level and depth of activities. The winning chapter will be recognized at...

Studio teacher fellowship program. (National Association News).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... If you are under age 35 and have taught four or less years since completion of a degree, you are eligible to apply for the MTNA Studio Teacher Fellowship Award. This $3,000 grant, funded by the MTNA FOUNDATION, is presented annually to an...

Group Teaching Seminar held. (National Association News).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Nearly 100 music teachers, clinicians and guests met in Irving, Texas, August 9-11 to delve into the world of group piano teaching. In addition to exploring what constitutes a group class, other topics included conceptual teaching, teaching...

Clarification. (National Association News).(Correction Notice)
October 1, 2002... The Collegiate Artist Woodwind Competitions winners were correct as published in the June/July AMT. They are: First Place: Michael Ibrahim, East Central Division (Ohio); John Sampen, teacher Second Place: Erica J. Hendryx, West Central...

East Central Division. (MTNA Division News).(Music Teachers National Association)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The East Central Division is composed of five states: Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. The state presidents are very active in ensuring communication among the five states. The Summit for MTNA Leadership held in Cincinnati in...

South Central Division. (MTNA Division News).
October 1, 2002... The Louisiana MTA (LMTA) will hold its 51st convention October 10-11 at Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge. The featured clinician will be Dr. Dee Joy Coulter, a neurologist from Colorado who will present sessions on cognitive...

Eastern Division. (MTNA Division News).
October 1, 2002... Massachusetts MTA will hold its state conference on October 26 at Berklee College of Music. The featured presentation is entitled "The Flight of Time--Keeping Students Focused and Motivated" by Paul Sheftel, noted educator, composer and...

Southern Division. (MTNA Division News).(Music Teachers National Association)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... I would like to introduce our new Southern Division officers. I am pleased to announce Jeanette Winsor, NCTM, past-president of Virginia MTA, as our competitions chair. In this year of transition, please remember to be on your toes, read...

Northwest Division. (MTNA Division News).(Music Teachers National Association)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The Northwest Division is preparing for an active fall season of conferences and competitions. Alaska will hold its state MTNA competitions at the University of Alaska, Anchorage Recital Hall, November 16-17. Wyoming held its state...

Southwest Division. (MTNA Division News).(Music Teachers National Association)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... In July, Hawaii MTA (HMTA) sponsored Pianomania 2002. More than 270 students performed, representing twenty-six HMTA teachers. Two concerts were directed by volunteer band and orchestra conductors and attracted an audience of more than 2,000...

West Central Division. (MTNA Division News).(Music Teachers National Association)
October 1, 2002... The earliest competitions in the West Central Division will be held in several states, all on the weekend of October 26-27. Minnesota competitions will be held at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth. Nebraska competitions will be held at...

MTNA Foundation.(Music Teachers National Association)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... October 2002 Dear Members of MTNA: Fall, with its beautiful color palette, always brings a sense of new beginnings for each of us. The terrible events of last fall remind us that we must seize opportunities to make the most of every...

2001-2002 Foundation contributors.
October 1, 2002... MTNA FOUNDATION Legacy Society Brian K. Chung Frances Clark * Annette & Dick Conklin W. Earl Cox * Jerry Davidson Evelyn Lindblad Folland R. Wayne Gibson Louise Goss Aart and Robert Hennekes Margaret S. Lorince Iris and...

Celebrating certification: why should MTNA have a Professional Certification Program? The MTNA Board of Directors responds.(Music Teachers National Association)
October 1, 2002... The MTNA Certification program provides perhaps the single best indicator to our society that MTNA and its members view the teaching of music as a profession requiring not only dedication but also intense preparation. --R. Wayne Gibson,...

Eastern Division Competitions. (2003 Division Competitions and Conferences).
October 1, 2002... Elizabethtown College Department of Fine and Performing Arts Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania January 10-12, 2003 Eastern Division President: Debra Ronning, NCTM, 102 Meadowbrook Ln., Elizabethtown, PA 17022; home: (717) 367-7871,...

East Central Division Competitions. (2003 Division Competitions and Conferences).
October 1, 2002... Milkin University Decatur, Illinois January 17-19, 2003 East Central Division President: Eileen Keel, 6550 Old River Trl., Lansing, MI 48917; (517) 321-7285; keelstudio@aol.com President-elect: Carol Winborne, NCTM, ...

Southern Division Competitions. (2003 Division Competitions and Conferences).
October 1, 2002... University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi January 24-26, 2003 President: Roy Wylie, NCTM, 101 Goodwin Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849-5420; home: (334) 749-1220, work: (334) 844-3165, fax: (334)...

South Central Division Competitions. (2003 Division Competitions and Conferences).
October 1, 2002... University of Oklahoma Cattlet Music Center Norman, Oklahoma January 18-19, 2003 South Central Division President: Karen Harrington, NCTM, 1556 E. 37th St., Tulsa, OK 74105; (918) 742-4349; kharrington2@mindspring.com...

Northwest Division Competitions. (2003 Division Competitions and Conferences).
October 1, 2002... Boise State University Boise, Idaho January 17-19, 2003 Northwest Division President: Marilyn Brossard, NCTM, 11103 View Ridge Dr., Burlington, WA 98233; phone/fax (360) 757-0587; K_Brossard@msn.com Immediate Past President:...

Southwest Division Competitions. (2003 Division Competitions and Conferences).
October 1, 2002... University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona January 3-5, 2003 President: Geri Cheney, NCTM, 215 E. London Rd.,Centerville, UT 84014; home: (801) 292-8666, fax: (801) 292-1753; gcheney@burgoyne.com Competitions Chair: Mary...

West Central Division Competitions. (2003 Division Competitions and Conferences).
October 1, 2002... Augustana College Humanities Center Sioux Falls, South Dakota January 10-12, 2003 West Central Division President: Janice Wenger, NCTM, University of Missouri-Columbia, School of Music, 138 Fine Arts Bldg., Columbia, MO ...

Polyphony. (Professional Resources).
October 1, 2002... Q: Should teachers assign piano literature based on hand size? A: Hand size with respect to performing piano literature is an issue affecting a large percentage of all pianists, especially young children whose performance ability may...

What's new in pedagogy research? (Professional Resources).
October 1, 2002... Everyone knows that positive comments in the lesson are better than negative or critical responses, right? Well, maybe not! Robert Duke and Jacqueline Henninger recently published a study titled "Teachers' Verbal Corrections and Observers'...

It's all of your business. (Professional Resources).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Are You at Risk? Many music professionals are now taking their business inside their homes, and with this comes an important question, "Am I at risk?" Businesses today often begin as part-time activities in the home, with little or no...

Pauses that refresh. (College Faculty Forum).
October 1, 2002... I am writing on a hot and lazy summer day, but as you read, the leaves will have begun to turn, the days have become noticeably shorter, and we will have been back at work for a month or more. Arrangements for lessons and classes are in...

Looking at the record. (Composer Commissioning).(history of composer commissioning program)
October 1, 2002... One of the established goals of the MTNA Composer Commissioning Advisory Committee is to improve visibility, awareness and participation in the MTNA Composer Commissioning Program. When the committee met last March at the MTNA National...

The possibilities of time II: flow. (Independent Music Teachers Forum).(enjoyment and human behavior )
October 1, 2002... Forty years ago Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi began his study of why people do things that have no extrinsic rewards. Contrary to models of human behavior based on survival, libido, fame, status or prestige, he observed that many people found...

Expressive Etudes, Book Two.
October 1, 2002... compiled and edited by Suzanne W. Guy. The FJH Music Company, Inc. (2525 Davie Rd., Ste. 360, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33317-7424), 2002. 31 pp., $6.50. Late elementary-intermediate. "Does the music world need yet another collection of etudes?"...

Cityscapes: Eight Later Elementary Level Piano Solos.
October 1, 2002... by Eric Baumgartner. The Willis Music Company (P.O. Box 548, Florence, KY 41022-0548), 2001. 20 pp., $4.95. Late elementary. Honking horns and busy city streets, shimmering city lights and the excitement at a baseball game or a parade all...

The Best of Stevie Wonder.
October 1, 2002... by Todd Lowry. Hal Leonard Corporation (7777 W. Bluemound Rd., P.O. Box 13819, Milwaukee, WI 53213), 2002. 31 pp., $22.95. Intermediate. The Best of Stevie Wonder is a new publication of Hal Leonard's Keyboard Signature Licks featuring such...

Essential Keyboard Duets, vol. 2.
October 1, 2002... selected and edited by Gayle Kowalchyk and E. L. Lancaster. Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. (16320 Roscoe Blvd., Van Nuys, CA 91410), 2002. 160pp., $15.95. Intermediate--late intermediate. How often do you find twenty-five compositions by...

Berceuse, pour deux pianos.
October 1, 2002... by Roman Maciejewski. PWM/Theodore Presser Company (588 N. Gulph Rd., King of Prussia, PA 19406), 2000. 10 pp., $11.95. Advanced. The Berceuse is a wonderful introduction to the piano music of Roman Maciejewski, an undeservedly little-known...

Hercule en Dieu.
October 1, 2002... by Carl Ditters Von Dittersdorf and edited by Allen Badley. Artaria Editions/Theodore Presser Company (588 N. Gulph Rd., long of Prussia, PA 19406), 2O00. 31 pp., $28. Intermediate--late intermediate. Artaria Editions (Wellington, New...

'Le Boeuf sur le Toit' for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 58 (The Nothing Doing Bar).
October 1, 2002... by Darius Milhaud. Dover Publications (31 E. 2nd St., Mineola, NY 11501), 2002. 56pp., $10.95. Advanced. A most welcome addition to Dover's publications is Darius Milhaud's duet version of Le Boeuf sur le Toit. This score, which has been...

Instants D'un Opera de Pekin pour piano.(Moments from a Beijing Opera)
October 1, 2002... by Qigang Chen. Gerard Billaudot/Theodore Presser Company (588 N. Gulph Rd., King of Prussia, PA 19406), 2000. 19pp., $19.95. Advanced. Instants d'un Opera de Pekin (Moments from a Beijing Opera) was composed as the required piece for the...

Cecile Chaminade: Piano Music.
October 1, 2002... by Cecile Chaminade. Dover Publications (31 E. 2nd St., Mineola, NY 11501), 2001. 59pp., $7.95. Advanced. Cecile Chaminade (1857-1944) was a renowned French pianist and prolific composer, known especially for her 200-plus short piano...

Instruction: To compose without the least knowledge of Music so much German Waltzer of Schleifer as one pleases, by throwing a certain Number with two Dice.
October 1, 2002... by W. A. Mozart and Edited by Fritz Spiegl. Emerson Edition/Theodore Presser Company (588 N. Gulph Rd., King of Prussia, PA 19406), 2000. 6 pp. piano, $14.95. This little musical curiosity, supposedly by W. A. Mozart, was thought to be a...

Little Children's Suite.
October 1, 2002... by Tadeusz Baird. PWM/Theodore Presser Company (588 N. Gulph Rd., King of Prussia, PA 19406), 2000. 5 pp. violin, 10 pp. piano; $16.95. Early intermediate. Little Children's Suite by Tadeusz Baird is a short, four-movement work for the...

Kindling the Spark: Recognizing and Developing Musical Talent.
October 1, 2002... by Joanne Haroutounian. Oxford University Press (198 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016), 2002. 366pp., $65. In her book Kindling the Spark: Recognizing and Developing Musical Talent, Joanne Haroutounian takes the reader on a quest to answer...

You've Got Rhythm: Read Music Better By Feeling the Beat.
October 1, 2002... by Anna Dembska and Joan Harkness. Flying Leap Music (1348 71st St., Brooklyn, NY 11228), 2002. 126 pp., $27.95 plus shipping. One seldom encounters a book of interest to all musicians--this may be one of those unusual books. The concept of...

Featured conference speakers and performers. *.
October 1, 2002... Sunday, March 16 Gala Speaker Keith Lockhart Keith Lockhart is conductor of the Boston Pops and Utah Symphony. Lockhart also guest conducts major orchestras throughout the world. Monday, March 17 Piano Duo Concert Cipa and...

Leadership.(Directory)
October 1, 2002... Wayne Gibson, NCTM President 4 Ivy Chase N.E. Atlanta, GA 30342-4500 (404) 816-9910 WayGib@aol.com Phyllis Pieffer, NCTM President-elect 4852 Wishkah Rd. Aberdeen, WA 98520-9628 (360) 537-6863 Fax (360) 537-6852...