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GCMTA News
Happy 2014 to everyone!
Let’s go SKYDIVING! I often use skydiving as a word picture for my
students. I tell them that once a skydiver jumps
out of the plane that he/she can NOT go back
and do it again. The skydiver is on the ride
down and because of gravity must follow
through all the way to the end. In the same
way, a musician does this in a performance;
once a note has been played (or sung), the
performer must not return to make corrections
but must continue forward to the music’s
end. For some piano students this is very
difficult because when they practice and miss a
note, they immediately return to fix the
mistake. I have given this mishap many names:
hiccups, breaks, pauses, stops, corrections, and
going backwards or in reverse. This, of course,
whatever it is called is not desirable in
performances. To perform music without a
break is an important skill to help our students
learn. One thing I do to encourage follow through is
to always allow the student to sing/play a
selection of music at least once in its entirety
during each lesson. This gives them
opportunity to have a ‘performance’ during
each lesson. For the longer pieces, I write my
comments on a notepad and discuss them
afterwards instead of stopping them mid-
performance. If the student stops in the
performance, I will then speak to the problem
but I encourage them to continue through to
the end of the piece or portion. I tell them in
advance that I will listen as an audience
member and ask that they do their best.
Sometimes I sit in a different location to
enhance the pretense of ‘this is a
performance’ plus it helps me resist the
temptation to speak. When asked about how
many times they thought they ‘stopped’ or
made a mistake, students always guess less
times than it actually was. I then locate each
place they hesitated or made a mistake and
then help them make corrections on the
individual spots. We discuss it and talk aloud
about why the mistake was made.
...continued on page 7
Rhapsody –a piece of music that is meant to express a lot of
emotion and does not have a regular form
Rhapsodic –extravagantly emotional; enthusiastic, excited, joyous
Teachers, please join us as we enthusiastically enjoy our January
gathering on Wednesday the 22nd at Brightwater Clubhouse,
1420 Water Shine Way, Snellville Ga 30078, for our annual
Brunch. Bring a dish to share, including a serving utensil. Many
of you signed up at our November meeting for the item you are
planning to bring. Several folks said they would bring whatever
was needed, and, based on the list, we could use another casserole
or two. If someone wants to bring juice, let me know, otherwise,
I’ll bring that.
Our January program is an opportunity to share and learn from
each other. Please come with three teaching ideas written down
on an index card (ex. - teaching tip, problem you’d like input on,
creative student motivator, etc) to share with fellow teachers.
We’ll share these ideas with those at our table, then the “table
secretary” will write down the top 2-4 favorite ideas and share
them with the entire group. Combined, we have several decades
of musical experience and knowledge! Join us for a time of
enrichment through our fellow members. And, yes, there will be
door prizes to be won too!
So, please come join the fun! See you there!
Mary Ann McTier, program chair
January Meeting –“Rhapsodic Roundtables!”
Notes From The President Inside this issue:
February, March Meetings 2
GCMTA Music Day Winners 3-6
Atlanta Music Club 7
Local Auditions, Federated 8
UGA Symposium 9
Website 9
VOLUME 2014, ISSUE 1
JANUARY 2014
Do you ever get frustrated because your students aren’t practicing enough, efficiently,
….at all, sometimes?! Rebecca Bonam, one of our own members, did a seminar on this
topic in September at the Berean Baptist Church Music Academy. She has willingly
agreed to share some tips on teaching students to practice that will be helpful to all of us
in GCMTA. Becky also is a published arranger of over two dozen books of hymn arrange-
ments for intermediate-advanced levels. Join us February 26 for a presentation that is sure to
enhance your teaching as we focus on this fundamental element of learning any instrument.
You don’t want to miss this!
February Meeting “Practicing –In Plain Black and White”
by Rebecca Bonam
Join us March 26 when three GCMTA teachers’ students will play for us and have Dr. Dinkins-Matthew teach them,
thereby teaching us. This will be a great time for us to learn from a Master Teacher and delightful individual. Patti is a
piano professor at Emory University as well as a member of our local chapter. Students and music will be listed in next
month’s newsletter.
March Master Class q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
ENSEMBLE EXTRAVAGANZA CONCERT
is on Saturday, May 3. It will be held at Harmony Grove Methodist
in Lilburn. Entrants can be duets, duos, trios and quartets.
All music entrants that are eligible for the competition must be from
the 2013 or 2014 National Federation Handbook. No
exceptions. Teachers may enter as many ensembles as they
wish. The fee to enter this event is $10 per student with a $25 cap
per family.
Further details for our first annual EEC can be found online. Please
plan to participate in our first Ensemble Extravaganza! It will be
unlike anything that GCMTA has done before and we are planning a
very fun day for the audience and participants
as well. Please call Ruth Mantooth for
additional answers regarding this event.
As always, those teachers who
enter students must be prepared
to serve in some capacity that
day to make the event successful.
Welcome
New
Members!
Brooke Burkholder
Ashlee Cave
Dr. Jose Manuel Garcia
Katie Grouch
Mary Francis Katz
Carol Taylor
GCMTA Music Day Winners
Congrats
to this year’s
Winners and
Honorable
Mentions!
Great job
everyone!
Page 3 GCMTA News
Winner
or HM
Ra�ng Teacher Name Student
Last Name
Student
First Name
Grade Instrument
HM S Kathy Dawal Williams Nigel 5 guitar/strings
HM S Kathy Dawal Johnson Ethan 7 guitar/strings
HM S Deb Brady Rhilinger Angela 9 guitar/strings
HM S+ Marion Compton Bhadani Riya 4 piano
HM S Susan Andrews Andrews Madeline 5 piano
HM S Susan Andrews Clack Esther 5 piano
HM S Julie Smith Davis Ansley 5 piano
HM S Lisa Gaal Gavriliuc Nathan 5 piano
HM S Stacy Marie Walker Greene Savannah 5 piano
HM S Marion Compton Hursey Nate 5 piano
HM S Pa- Benne. Hwang Timothy 5 piano
HM S Janet Will Karikaran Anjali 5 piano
HM S Pa- Benne. Kim Sean 5 piano
HM S Mijung Kim Kim Charlie 5 piano
HM S Young-Hae Kim Koo Mina 5 piano
HM S Lisa Gaal Kosasi Jocelyn 5 piano
HM S Pa- Benne. McDaniel Sydney 5 piano
HM S Sarah Cochran Nguyen Miki 5 piano
HM S Lois Simon Nguyen Ashley 5 piano
HM S Pa- Benne. Nguyen-Phan Bri.any 5 piano
HM S Rie Hosoi Ramineni Meghana 5 piano
HM S Melinda Hubbell Sharma Arnav 5 piano
HM S Linda Walker Shevchuk Innessa 5 piano
HM S Natalie Hardy Shust Dylan 5 piano
HM S Susan Andrews Boone Harrison 6 piano
HM S Rie Hosoi Chu Joann 6 piano
HM S Kathy Dawal Fields Tyler 6 piano
HM S Marion Compton Hester Anna 6 piano
HM S Pam Asberry Kim Heeyeon 6 piano
HM S+ Natalie Hardy Monjure Abigail 6 piano
HM S Gloria Park Choi Annie 7 piano
HM S Marion Compton Claymore Sophia 7 piano
HM S Judy Harper Ducheine Kay6 7 piano
HM S Michelle Peck Endalk Ewunet 7 piano
HM S Sarah Cochran Garcia Sofia 7 piano
HM S- Nora Mar6n Jasani Anand 7 piano
HM S Kathy Dawal Johnson Ethan 7 piano
GCMTA Music Day Winners
GCMTA News Page 4
HM S Melinda Hubbell Jung Eden 7 piano
HM S Linda Walker Kagansky Sophia 7 piano
HM S Mijung Kim Kim Bona 7 piano
HM S Rie Hosoi Sanikapally Shaili 7 piano
HM S Yumi Pa.erson Thomas Dawson 7 piano
HM S Stacy Marie Walker Jones Ryan 8 piano
HM S Melinda Hubbell Kim Minsong 8 piano
HM S Young-Hae Kim Mai Kristy 8 piano
HM S+ Pa- Benne. McDaniel Savannah 8 piano
HM S Susan Andrews Rollins John 8 piano
HM S Nora Mar6n Shepard Ben 8 piano
HM S Jean Mann Biederman Eric 9 piano
HM S Michelle Peck Campbell Morgan 9 piano
HM S Lisa Gaal Coliba Crina 9 piano
HM S- Rie Hosoi Ho Chris6ne 9 piano
HM S Debbie Hughes Hughes Andrew 9 piano
HM S+ Cathy Thacker Pastore Sean 9 piano
HM S Deb Brady Rhilinger Angela 9 piano
HM S Brooke Burkholder Rogers Hinton 9 piano
HM S+ Lois Simon Rosas Julia 9 piano
HM S Yumi Pa.erson Sharma Aanya 9 piano
HM S+ Gloria Park Yu Diana 9 piano
HM S Judy Harper Hudgins Leeann 10 piano
HM S+ Susan Andrews Landers Catherine 10 piano
HM S+ Sarah Cochran Willet Ruth 10 piano
HM S Michelle Peck Bonilla Jackie 11 piano
HM S Judy Harper Jiang Angela 11 piano
HM S Debbie Hughes Rodriguez Samantha 11 piano
HM S Debbie Hughes Siffel Gabor 11 piano
HM S+ Lois Simon Burton Kris6n 12 piano
HM S Yumi Pa.erson Doyle Hayley 12 piano
HM S Marcia Rygh Hannah Jonathan 12 piano
HM S+ Debbie Hughes Bui David 10 voice
HM S+ Debbie Hughes Dorman Mikayla 10 voice
HM S+ Debbie Murphy Greenberg Olivia (Libby) 10 voice
GCMTA Music Day Winners
GCMTA News Page 5
Winner
or HM
Ra�ng Teacher Name Student Last
Name
Student First
Name
Grade Instrument
W S+ Deb Brady Ceballos Alexandra 3 guitar/strings
W S Kathy Dawal England Caden 7 guitar/strings
W S+ Kathy Dawal McCurdy Daniela 9 guitar/strings
W S+ Susan Andrews Arne. Ben 4 piano
W S+ Susan Andrews Clack Lydia 4 piano
W S+ Jean Mann Gemmell Catherine 4 piano
W S+ Pa- Benne. Gheorghies Sophie 4 piano
W S+ Jean Mann Kim Daniel 4 piano
W S+ Young-Hae Kim Kim Patrick 4 piano
W S+ Lisa Gaal Kwan Vanessa 4 piano
W S+ Pa- Benne. McDaniel Lee 4 piano
W S+ Young-Hae Kim Oh Suah 4 piano
W S+ Pa- Benne. Park Ellie 4 piano
W S+ Michelle Peck Bora Aditya 5 piano
W S+ Pa- Benne. Chan Tiffany 5 piano
W S+ Kathy Dawal Gavriliuc Timothy 5 piano
W S+ Pam Asberry Hardy Erin 5 piano
W S Melinda Hubbell Kishore Krishi 5 piano
W S+ Lusia Glagoleva Kozhanov Dmitry 5 piano
W S+ Cathy Thacker Le Tina 5 piano
W S+ Susan Andrews Mallory Sydney 5 piano
W S+ Gloria Park Park Sarah 5 piano
W S+ Julie Smith Wise Kathryn 5 piano
W S+ Yumi Pa.erson Woollery Jennifer 5 piano
W S+ Kathy Dawal Fujikawa Elisha 6 piano
W S+ Pa- Benne. Gidwani Diya 6 piano
W S+ Cathy Thacker Gwynn Jackee 6 piano
W S+ Mijung Kim Kim Jennifer 6 piano
W S+ Stacy Marie Walker Tong Elise 6 piano
W S Gloria Park Yu Vicky 6 piano
W S Janet Will Aguirre Georgia 7 piano
W S+ Cathy Thacker Compau Brian 7 piano
W S+ Kathy Dawal Ly Alexander 7 piano
W Lois Simon Ngan Nicole 7 piano
W S+ Gloria Park Park Elise 7 piano
W S+ Pa- Benne. Park Hana 7 piano
GCMTA Music Day Winners
GCMTA News Page 6
W S Debbie Hughes Siffel Adam 7 piano
W S+ Pa- Benne. Greene Annie 8 piano
W S+ Debbie Hughes Hinson Riley 8 piano
W S+ Yumi Pa.erson Johnston Jack 8 piano
W S+ Mijung Kim Kim Ma.hew 8 piano
W S+ Susan Andrews Payton Adam 8 piano
W S Linda Walker San6ago Ethan 8 piano
W S+ Pa- Benne. Woo Sean 8 piano
W S+ Lisa Gaal Du.on Natalie 9 piano
W S+ Linda Walker Grossman Emily 9 piano
W S+ Yumi Pa.erson Ivemeyer Abi 9 piano
W S+ Debbie Hughes Joel Andrew 9 piano
W S+ Yumi Pa.erson Lloyd Kylie 9 piano
W S+ Mary Ann McTier Shuman Emma 9 piano
W S+ Yumi Pa.erson Stewart Abbie 9 piano
W S+ Susan Andrews Baron Catherine 10 piano
W S+ Lusia Glagoleva Cassim Marion 10 piano
W S Marion Compton Frick Maggie 10 piano
W S+ Lisa Gaal Shivananda Chatur 10 piano
W S+ Pa- Benne. Nguyen-Phan Emily 11 piano
W S+ Cathy Thacker Pastore Travis 11 piano
W S+ Linda Walker San6ago Jonah 11 piano
W S+ Sarah Cochran Willet Gabrielle 11 piano
W S+ Pa- Benne. Aus6n Julianne 12 piano
W S+ Lusia Glagoleva Duon Dennis 12 piano
W S+ Susan Andrews Hofer Olivia 12 piano
W S+ Deb Brady Simpson Kimberly 12 piano
W S+ Yumi Pa.erson Wong Shawn 12 piano
W S+ Debbie Murphy Brandenburg McKenna 11 voice
W S+ Debbie Murphy Ivon Alyssa 11 voice
W S+ Debbie Hughes Rodriguez Samantha 11 voice
W S+ Stacy Marie Walker Stallworth Allison 12 voice
Notes From the President...continued from page 1
Did you know that when you tandem jump out of a plane at 14,000 feet that you go head first? (I didn’t!) Tandem skydivers tumble
in a flip out of the side door! So there is another application to performing! Our head is to be the first part engaged when we begin
our performances. Performers can’t be mentally unaware. I remind them that they will at some point in any performance do
something that is wrong and they must think forward not backwards about the mistake. I remind them to ‘forget what is behind and
press forward’. The ultimate goal is a continuous performance in spite of mistakes. But nothing takes the place of good
preparation! If the student is not well-rehearsed or even able to do it well before the performance then there is not much hope for a
continuous piece in front of an audience! So they have to get their ‘head in the game’! When I played my flute, I never was able to return to fix a musical error in band rehearsals. I was forced to continue in spite of a
blunder. Performing with a CD can help a student to continue forward and not do a ‘reverse’. There are a lot more CD
accompaniments available with many teaching series for a reasonable price now. Also playing duet with beginning students will
encourage them to keep going in spite of a slip-up. Asking them to sing the note names or melody line on a single syllable while the
instructor plays is helpful to strengthen one hand. Ensemble music is extremely useful for this issue for intermediate students. (Are
you considering placing students in this year’s Ensemble Extravaganza? I hope so!) Of course, recording students with immediate play
back while asking them to mark their own music for when they hear the breaks is useful as well. Sometimes they don’t realize where
the mistakes are so a recording shows you both where review is needed. I went skydiving at Thanksgiving. (Yep! It was crazy!) I was harnessed VERY securely to the tandem instructor. It was extremely
tight! Similarly, I must really reign in the students to doing it ‘my way’. To successfully perform we sometimes can’t give them
freedom to do their own thing. I was so closely attached to the tandem instructor when I skydived that I had no choice but to trust
that he knew how and when to do what was necessary to make it a successful jump. I sometimes ask my student whether they trust me
and then tell them to that they must if we will continue successfully together. But remember students won’t trust you if you break
their spirit. Be sure to encourage them and laugh along the way! Making them practice VERY slowly is a superb way to show them
how to perform without those hiccupping backups! They will often resist but you must harness them closely! Teaching is sometimes as exhilarating as skydiving! At Fry’s there were so many wonderful performances, I was really excited by them.
I am glad to be part of a GCMTA where teachers are caring enough to help each other be better teachers and provide various
opportunities for students to perform. It can be frightening to perform so the more a student can be in front of others, the better
they will become at doing it well, discovering what is necessary and being able to express themselves well musically. Yes, performing is
a little like skydiving - landing well at the end is a great feeling of accomplishment! Federated Festival is the next excellent opportunity
for each of your students to participate. I know you also have excellent ideas to encourage ‘play through’. What is your best teaching technique to assist in learning this
skill? I encourage you to dialogue with fellow GCMTA members about this and other ideas. That is one of the blessings of being
part of our organization! Nevertheless, I hope you all can help your students have superb performances! Wheeee!!
- Deb Hughes, GCMTA President
Atlanta Music Club
sponsors Young Performers
Concerts on Sundays at 3
PM on January 26, February
23 & April 6. They are held
at Piano Distributors, 1736
Cobb Parkway, Marietta. It
is free for students to
participate! Three students
per teacher per concert is
the limit and they are always
looking for more students
and teachers to participate.
For more information please
contact Deb Hughes or
AtlantaMusicClub.org
FRY’S PERFORMANCE DAY was a wonderfully beautiful success! We had
87 students play on Saturday, December 14 as they ‘brought their music to the people’ of Fry’s
Electronic store! Eleven teachers participated: Mary Ann McTier, Sarah Cochran, Natalie
Hardy, Deb Hughes, Patti Bennett, Lois Simon, Pam Asberry, Nora Martin, Julie Mitchell
Smith, Teal Justice and David Peoples. A special thank goes to Julie Mitchell Smith & Patti
Bennett who both had the most students participating – 16! Patti also stayed and helped with
check in during the day! A special thanks to all the teachers who prepared their students to
play! It was a very positive and rewarding time for the musicians who played holiday music,
classical & standard educational pieces. Performance Day is a superb way of sharing our music
craft with the community while also encouraging our protégées! It was a win/win/win
situation. Fry’s got additional customers and exposure, our students got to have a positive
musical performing experience and GCMTA earned some money. The manager said that we can
come anytime! Deb Hughes is currently coordinating this project but is looking for a person
who would like to take it over. Please contact her if you are interested. We are particularly
interested in any new members to consider this project and be part of the Executive Board.
Page 8 GCMTA News
2014 Local Auditions will be held on March 1, 2014 at Berean Baptist Church.
The registration deadline is January 22.
Please read the information in the Directory and if you have any questions
contact Yumi Patterson.
February 15
West Federated Festival,
Berean Baptist Church, Lilburn, GA
Applications for Jr/Sr due
Applications for GMTA Theory Test due
February 23
AMC Young Performers Concert,
Piano Distributors, Marietta
February 26
GCMTA Meeting, Lawrenceville Church of God
March 1
GCMTA Local Auditions, Piano Works, Duluth, GA
March 15
Jr./Sr. Scholarship Audition, Piano Works, Duluth, GA
March 22-26
MTNA Conference, Marriott Hotel, Chicago, IL
March 29
Regional Auditions, Brenau University, Gainesville, GA
GCMTA Local Auditions
Calendar Reminders
Your check for fees and/or any
transfer forms need to be postmarked
by January 8 and mailed to your
District Chairman. Any literature changes after the
deadline much be approved by your
Chairman.
Remember to fill in your Applicant
List before entering your students
online, so that you will have your
information to refer to as well as for
your records. This form and all others
are available on the website under the
Federated Festival link. It is not
necessary to try and print from the
online Directory.
If you have students that will need to
play at another Gwinnett location
because of a date conflict, you will still
enter them in YOUR own District with
your other students. You will only need to
request they play at the other festival with
that District Chairman and notify your
Chairman of the same.
All students will need to have a rating
sheet filled out and brought with them to
their Festival location.
Please let me or your District Chairman
know of any questions or concerns.
Judy Harper
770-476-3950
The deadline for entering students in
Federated Festivals is
JANUARY 4, 2014.
The early date is necessary because of the
dates of two of our festivals this year:
North - February 1,
Central - February 1,
West - February 15.
Federated Notes q q q q q q q q qq q q q q q q q qq q q q q q q q qq q q q q q q q q
January 4
Registration for Federated Festival due
January 8
Fees for Federated Festival postmarked
January 22
GCMTA Brunch Meeting
Auditions Registration due
January 26
AMC Young Performers Concert,
Piano Distributors, Marietta
February 1
Central Federated Festival,
Berean Baptist Church, Lilburn, GA
North Federated Festival,
First Baptist Church, Duluth, GA
February 8
UGA Piano Pedagogy Symposium,
with Randall Faber
April 4
Registration for Ensemble Extravaganza due
April 6
AMC Young Performers Concert,
Piano Distributors, Marietta
April 12
GMTA State Auditions for College, Instrument, &
Voice
April 23
Executive Board Meeting, at the home of Deb Hughes
April 26
GMTA State Auditions for Pre-College & Concerto
May 3
Ensemble Extravaganza,
Harmony Grove Church, Lilburn
May 14
GCMTA Luncheon Meeting
Announcement of TOTY
GCMTA News
Deborah Hughes, President
Georgia Music Teachers Association
www.georgiamta.org
Name: Georgia Password: music
Music Teachers National Association
www.mtna.org
Gwinnett County Music Teachers Association
www.gcmta.org
Have you been to our website lately?
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