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Join us for KCMTA Founder’s
Luncheon and May Workshop
Inside this issue:
Pianos on Parade 2
Music Progressions
Concerto Competition
3
Multi-Piano
Sunflower Journeys
4
KMTA Conference 5
2015-2016 Officers
100th Anniversary
6
May Birthdays
Spring Calendar
7
May Dates of Note:
May 2
Concerto Winners Concert
May 5
May Workshop & Founder’s
Luncheon
May 19
Executive Board Meeting
23-24
Pianos on Parade Kickoff &
Community Play-Along
May 2015
Volume 15, Issue 8
Jennifer Fink, NCTM,
President & Newsletter Editor
Dr. Janet Fetterman, NCTM,
President-Elect Tuesday, May 5
Union Station 30 W. Pershing Road Kansas City, Missouri Grand Hall (East Side)
Schedule of Events 9:30 Meet & Greet
10:00 Workshop & Premiere Featuring composer Stephanie Berg
11:30 Installation of Officers
12:00 Lunch at Harvey’s Union Station
To learn more about our guest artist, visit her website at http://www.stephaniejberg.com/
to develop that kind of thinking for yourself.”
At the conclusion of Stephanie’s talk,
listeners will be treated to the premiere
performance of her new piano piece
Knockout, commissioned in honor of
KCMTA’s Centennial Anniversary.
Following the Installation of Officers and
Chairs we will adjourn to Harvey’s for
lunch. The Noted Grands will present a
Memory Book, featuring the last 25 years
of KCMTA’s history. Memorabilia from
KCMTA’s archives will also be on display.
Please make plans to join us for this
end-of-year celebration!
Our final workshop of the year will be an
event you won’t want to miss! We welcome
Stephanie Berg, composer and daughter of
our own Steve and Joyce Berg to present a
workshop on composition and premiere a
newly commissioned work.
Developing Your Compositional Voice:
Music as a Language
“Imitation is a useful tool when learning to
compose, but how does one truly develop their
own unique compositional voice? Through this
topic, I take an in-depth look at how true
listening builds one’s knowledge of the musical
language, and how to wield it. We will also
examine the precision of the great composers in
crafting timeless masterworks, and tips on how
The Kick-Off event for the Pianos on Parade 2015 will be in Union Station on Memorial Day weekend, May 23-24, 2015. All of the pianos will be painted by local artists on Saturday, May 23, in the Sprint Festival Hall, with live entertainment and children’s activities providing a festive atmosphere. Come join the fun and stay for Celebration at the Station on the 24th, featuring an evening performance by the KC Symphony,followed by fireworks over the WWI Memorial!
Pianos on Parade Grand Kickoff
May 23-24 at Union Station
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On Sunday May 24 at 2:00, we will host a Community Play-Along for anyone who would like to play in a piano orchestra. This will be a fun afternoon for students, teachers, friends and family to make music together on our newly painted POP pianos. Teachers and advanced pianists are invited to improvise duet parts to accompa-ny these selections.
The music is free (and easy) at www.makingmusicfun.net.
Click on Free sheet Music under the purple PRINT IT
button. Scroll down a little and click on the piano. Scroll down just past the black and blue “No More
Excuses” box to find the music listed by levels. Select and print!
Play List Level 2 Vivaldi Spring Star-Spangled Banner
Level 3 Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Maple Leaf Rag Sugar Plum Fairy America the Beautiful
Level 4 Alexander’s Ragtime Band Hall of the Mountain King Happy Birthday
Level 5 Entertainer March from the Nutcracker Suite Rage Over a Lost Penny
Students and Teachers Needed for POP
Community Play-Along
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!
We need your help to make this event a “grand” success. Volunteers are needed for Saturday,
May 23rd and Sunday, May 24th. If you can help, please contact Michelle Gehring at
[email protected] or 913.961.4983
KCMTA-Heritage Philharmonic Young
Artist Concert
Congratulations to all participants and their teachers in this year’s Music Progressions held April 11 and 12 at Village Music Academy in Prairie Village, KS and April 18 and 19 at South Middle School in Lawrence, KS. A total of 157 students from 22 studios completed performance, theory, musicianship and listening requirements and earned certificates and colorful rosette ribbons indicating level of achievement. Special thanks go to our wonderful judges, Dan Bruggeman, Julie Dean, Jean Drumm, Elizabeth Grace, Karen Halverhout, Janet Johnson, Myra Lemons, Karen McClellan, Michelle Rautmann, Lisa Studtmann and Olivia Zimmerman; and the teachers who all pitched in to make the events run smoothly.
If you are interested in incorporating Music Progressions in your studio, you may access the curriculum guide and resource handbook at www.ksmta.org.
Julie Dean, NCTM, VP, Music Progressions
Editor’s Note: KCMTA expresses a special thanks to Julie
Dean, Music Progressions Chair, and Janet Johnson,
Lawrence coordinator for their work in making this year’s
events so successful. Thank you!
The winners of the 2015 KCMTA-Heritage Philharmonic Concert
Competition will perform in concert with the orchestra on May 2,
2015 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held at Tri-City Ministries, 4500
Little Blue Parkway, Independence, MO. Free admission.
Daniel Mangiaracino, piano, Jake Kwon, cello student of Dr. Scott McBride Smith student of Allen Probus
Performing the Grieg Piano Performing the Dvorak Cello
Concerto in a minor, Concerto in A Major, Allegro molto moderato Allegro
Music Progressions
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Members, we need your help! KCMTA relies on a team of dedicated volunteer leaders who make all of our wonderful events
and programs for students and teachers possible each year.
We are currently seeking someone to fill the
following role for the coming school year. Interested? Contact Jennifer Fink at
[email protected] or 913-710-0382.
Media Librarian We have an exciting opportunity to bring our
vast media library (an incredible resource) into the 21st century! Seeking a project leader who
can oversee the digitization of our library. Tech skills not required, creativity a plus!
KCMTA Needs
YOU!
Pianos on Parade to be featured on
Sunflower Journeys
The Multi Piano Concerts are returning in 2016! The first rehearsal will be December 19, 2015 at Schmitt Music. The second rehearsal will be January 9, 2016 at the Bell Center, and the concerts will be January 10, 2016 at the Bell Center. Please contact Linda Featherston at [email protected] if you are interested in helping out.
Multi-Piano Concerts to
return in 2016!
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Support KCMTA programs
with a donation to Music
Circles
Your tax-deductible donation to the Music
Circles program helps our organization
continue to provide exciting and
dynamic opportunities for young
musicians throughout the Kansas City
community.
Donations can be made online at
www.kansascitymusicteachers.org
/contribute
Pianos on Parade is proud to announce that we
will be featured on one of the programs for KTWU
Public Television’s Sunflower Journeys! The show
director is planning on taping the Memorial Day
weekend as the pianos are moved into Union
Station and while they are painted by local artists.
This episode will be aired in our area on KCPT
Public Television at a later date.
Stay tuned for more details!
KMTA Conference -
Early Bird Deadline
Approaching!
The KMTA conference will be held June 4-6, 2015 at Friends University in Wichita. Featured presenters and performers include: Gila Goldstein, Lisa Hittle, Dan Racer, The Tower Wind Quintet, Sylvia Coats, DeeAnn Brown, and Natalie Weber. Both KMTA and MMTA members are welcome to attend, as guests of KMTA members. The early bird registration deadline is May 15, 2015. Go to www.ksmta.org/conference.php for complete details.
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Please be sure to contact Lisa Cattanach,
Certification Chair, who just went through
this process, receiving her certification
two years ago.
What an opportunity to get advice and
help from someone who just went
through the steps!
Lisa Cattanach, Certification Chair
Interested in pursuing
your national
certification (NCTM)?
Top 10 Reasons to Attend the KMTA Conference
This Year
1. To know how to use music-writing software in the studio.
2. To know how to use jazz improvisation in the lessons.
3. To have more off-the-bench discovery/reinforcing activities.
4. To have more discussion about student concerns and retention, as well as teaching issues.
5. To hear more ideas for getting your busy students to practice.
6. To recognize those who do great service for us or who keep the teaching bar high.
7. To hear inspirational artistic performances.
8. To experience master classes and to see new teaching concepts at work.
9. To find help for students with performance anxiety.
10. To have some time to be a part of discussions for furthering the future of music study in Kansas.
Officers
President Janet Fetterman
President-Elect Kari Johnson
VP Achievement Auditions Vania Todorova
VP Concerto Competition
& Recitals Kari Johnson
VP Fall Festival Emily Yeh
VP Master Lessons Linda Chen
VP Membership Joyce Berg
VP Multi-Piano Linda Featherston
VP Music Progressions Veronica Nalley
VP Workshops Melody Stroth
VP Yearbook Kellie Harvey
Recording Secretary Mary Davis
Corresponding Secretary Aine Wendler
Treasurer Linda Featherston
Registrar Mary Davis
Auditor Steve Berg
Parliamentarian Kellie Harvey
Immediate Past President Jennifer Fink
KCMTA Officer Nominees: 2015-2016 School Year
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May 5 May Workshop and Founder’s Luncheon, 9:30 a.m. at Union Station
Featuring a workshop and premier by Stephanie Berg, composer of the KCMTA commissioned centennial piece, followed by lunch at Harvey’s Union Station.
May 23-24 Pianos on Parade Kick-Off at Union Station May 23: Artists will be painting POP pianos all day in Sprint Festival Hall to the sounds of live entertainment. Open to the public for viewing. Children’s activities. Volunteers needed!!
May 24: Community Play-Along on the painted pianos, 2 p.m.
100th Anniversary Calendar of Events
The following officers were elected by a vote of our membership at our April meeting and will be installed at
our end-of-year luncheon on May 5th.
May 25 POP Pianos Delivered to Summer Homes Sept. 19 KCMTA Fall Kick-Off Featuring a fabulous day of workshops by Phillip Keveren and Jennifer Linn, sponsored by Luyben Music.
Committee Chairs
Certification Lisa Cattanach
Development Michelle Gehring
Holiday Program Myra Lemons
Media Library
Newsletter Jennifer Fink
Publicity/Social Media Julie Watson
Service Project Materials available online
Social/Hospitality/Courtesy Lisa McCluer
Website Roxie Hammill
Would you like to join our team of
officers? Contact Jennifer Fink
([email protected] or 913-710-0382)
for more details on our current openings.
1 Cynthia Scully
3 Emily Rowland
5 Jeanene Bartel
8 Charlotte Garwood
15 Emily Miles
15 Janice White
17 Nathanael May
17 Patricia Plake
18 Karen McClellan
19 Julie Bosworth
22 Angela Cannon
24 Barb Nelson
26 Nancie Dalke
26 Kayo Hasegawa
27 Kathy Scherer
29 Melanie Vandenberg
30 Julie Watson
May Birthdays
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May
2 Concerto Competition Winner’s Recital @
Tri-City Ministries, 7:30 p.m.
5 Workshop & Founder’s Luncheon @ Union
Station, 9:30 a.m.
19 Executive Board Meeting @ Schmitt Music,
9:30 a.m.
23-25 Pianos on Parade Grand Kick-Off @
Union Station
June
4-6 KMTA Conference @ Friends University
KCMTA Calendar REMINDER
KCMTA Board Members:
All receipts for the 2014-2015 Fiscal Year are due to treasurer Linda Featherston by May 31, 2015.
