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The recipient of the 2007 MTNA Teacher of the Year Award is Naegeli von Bergen Metcalf.
Born in York, Nebraska, Metcalf began piano lessons at age 7. At age 13, she began attending Rocky Ridge Music Center near Estes Park, Colorado. When Metcalf was a senior in high school, she began teaching in the Beth Miller School of Music. She received the Nebraska Church School scholarship that enabled her to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University, where she continued studying with Beth Miller. Many years later, Metcalf was honored to receive the 1991 Nebraska Wesleyan University Music Alumni Award of the Year.
In 1953, Metcalf moved back home to care for her ill mother. At that time, she continued teaching and became the youngest MTNA Certified teacher in Nebraska. From there, she attended The Juilliard School where she studied with James Friskin. Metcalf returned to Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1955 and completed her music studies, graduating in 1956 with a bachelor of ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Naegeli von Bergen Metcalf named MTNA Teacher of the Year.(National...