M U S I C TEACHE 2018 - ismta.org

2018 Annual Conference

Illinois State Music Teachers Association

October 26 – 27, 2018

Northern Illinois University – DeKalb, Illinois

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NIUMUSICStudy with an extraordinary faculty

of artists and scholarsEnsembles include orchestra, choirs, concert bands, jazz, new music,

opera, chamber music, percussion, steelbands, gamelans, tabla, Latin jazz, Chinese music and others.

For detailed information about auditions, scholarships and admissionto the School of Music, please contact:

Lynn Slater, Coordinator of AdmissionsSchool of Music, Northern Illinois University

DeKalb, Illinois 60115-2889815-753-1546, [email protected]

Letters of Welcome 2, 3, 4

NIU Campus Map & Parking Information 4

Friday Conference Schedule 6

Saturday Conference Schedule 7

Session Descriptions 8 – 11

Featured Artist 13

Collegiate Chapter Poster Sessions 13

Conference Clinicians 14 – 19

Teacher of the Year 22

Foundation Fellow 22

Members of the Year 23 – 27

ISMTA Board of Directors & Advisory Council 28

Local Associations 29

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Welcome

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From Your ISMTA President

Dear ISMTA MembersIt is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2018 ISMTA Annual Conference. We are excited to return to Northern Illinois University. I am sure that you will ap-preciate the convenience of having the Hotel at Holmes within walking distance of the music building. All of our meals, including the Friday evening banquet and recital, will be at the hotel. We have built extra time into the schedule for lunch, so that you have time to visit with your colleagues, enjoy the exhibits, and encourage the young college students presenting poster ses-sions on Saturday.

Our conference clinician is Dr. Sylvia Wang from Northwestern University. She will present an en-lightening lecture called A Holistic Approach to Memorization: Thoughts and Strategies for Teachers, and an evening recital of the Schubert Sonata in B-flat, D. 960 and Debussy Preludes, Book II. On Saturday, she will conduct an inspir-ing masterclass with local students.

New in the conference schedule this year are several forums, short 25 minute sessions on top-ics from AIM to Wellness. Come share in these discussions with your colleagues. Meetings for the local association presidents and AIM coordi-nators are also in the forums format, so that you have more time to enjoy lunch.

Don’t forget to take in some of the MTNA student competitions, which run throughout the confer-ence. These young performers have worked hard and deserve an audience. Thank you to Jennifer Cohen and the competitions committee for their tireless efforts each year.

Thanks so much to the ISMTA Board of Direc-tors, especially Vice President for Conferences, William Phemister, for organizing this fabulous conference. Also thank you to the NIU School of Music faculty and staff, especially Eric Johnson, William Goldenberg, JeongSoo Kim, William Koehler, Lynn Slater, Janet Hathaway and Myron Myers for their assistance and guidance while planning this conference. The staff at Holmes, including Cindy Meeks, William Berg and Jack Stiles were also extremely helpful.

I am sure you will enjoy this conference. Attend the sessions, forums, recitals, and masterclass; visit with colleagues and share ideas for your own teaching; socialize with other ISMTA mem-bers at the cocktail hour before the Friday eve-ning banquet; celebrate the accomplishments of our Teacher of the Year Frances Larimer and our Foundation Fellow Lynette Zelis during the ban-quet as well. Many of us only get to see each other once year - make the most of it! Welcome to Northern Illinois University and the ISMTA Annual Conference!

Christopher Goldston, NCTMISMTA President

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NIU Welcome & Campus Map

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Dear Conference Attendees:

The Northern Illinois University (NIU) School of Music welcomes you and is pleased to host the 2018 Illinois State Music Teacher’s Association’s (ISMTA) conference. The close alignment to the missions of the NIU School of Music and the ISMTA make us natural partners for activities such as this conference and other collaborative efforts. Many of the School of Music’s graduates serve among you as music teachers in private studios, organizations, and institutions, including NIU’s Community School of the Arts.

It is our hope that NIU’s facilities and resources provide an engaging environment for the conference’s workshops, lecture-recitals, clinics, masterclasses, and performances and serves as a reminder of NIU’s role as a resource to teachers throughout the region and state. We look forward to future work with the ISMTA and you as individuals.

Sincerely,

Eric A. Johnson

Acting Director Northern Illinois University, School of Music

Parking at Northern IllinoisHolmes and the Music Building are a short walk from each other. Parking is complimentary for hotel guests in the visitor lot south of Holmes or in the parking deck. The lot south of the Music Building will be open with limited availability for free parking Friday, with more availabil-ity Saturday. Guests may buy a $5.00 parking pass on-line before they travel from Parking Services and then are welcome to park in any of the Music Building parking lots or surrounding lots: https://prkapp.niu.edu/

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Thank you to the 2018 exhibitors!

AIM Syllabi and Workbooks are now available as digital downloads. Print on demand or use on your iPad!

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Friday, October 267:30am – 5:00pm ....................... Registration in entrance hall of the Music Building8:0am – 9:15am ......................... Board Meeting - Concert Hall9:00am – 5:00pm ....................... Exhibits in entrance hall of the Music Building9:00am – 10:20am ..................... MTNA Competitions - Young Artist Strings, Room 1559:00am – 11:30am ..................... MTNA Competitions - Young Artist Piano, Recital Hall9:15am – 9:50am ....................... Advisory Council Meeting – Concert Hall10:00am – 10:30am .................. General Meeting - Concert Hall10:30am – 12:00pm.................... MTNA Competitions - Senior Strings, Room 15510:45am – 11:45am .................. Pedagogy Session with Dr. Sylvia Wang, Concert Hall12:00pm – 12:25pm ................... Forums: AIM Local Chairs Dr. Nancy Liley, moderator, 173 Lecture Hall

Local Association Presidents Linda Barker, moderator, 171 Choral Room 12:30 – 2:00pm .......................... Lunch - Duke Ellington Ballroom @ Holmes

1:30 – 2:45pm ............................ MTNA Competitions – Chamber Music Wind, Recital Hall

2:00 – 2:25pm ........................... Forums: Group Piano Dr. Yeeseon Kwon, moderator, 173 Lecture Hall

Wellness Dora Diephouse, moderator, 171 Choral Room 2:30 – 3:20pm ............................Session 1: The Bastien Family: A Tribute to Jane and Jim Bastien Lisa Bastien, 173 Lecture Hall

Messages from the New World: Piano Sonatas by American Composers Matthew Hagle, 171 Choral Room

3:30 – 4:20pm ........................... Session 2: AIMing for Success! Dr. Nancy Liley and Dr. Sonja Mihelcic, 173 Lecture Hall

How to care for the tools of our trade: Our Hands, Arms and Shoulders Eric W. Sutz, 171 Choral Room

4:30 – 5:20pm ............................ Session 3: Decoding the Bach Inventions Dr. Svetlana Belsky, 173 Lecture Hall

Timbre, Touch, Tuning and Me! (You) Jeff Cappelli, 171 Choral Room

5:30 – 6:30pm ............................ Cocktail Hour - Duke Ellington Ballroom @ Holmes6:30 – 8:00pm ........................... Dinner - Duke Ellington Ballroom @ Holmes8:00pm ...................................... Recital: Sylvia Wang – Sandburg Auditorium @ Holmes

Conference Schedule

Saturday, October 277:30am – 5:00pm ....................... Registration in entrance hall of the Music Building

9:00am – 12:10pm ..................... MTNA Competitions - Junior Piano - Room 155

9:00am – 5:00pm ....................... Exhibits in entrance hall of the Music Building

9:00am – 4:50 pm ...................... MTNA Competitions - Senior Piano - Recital Hall

9:00am – 9:50am ..................... Session 4: How to Make 30 Minutes Feel Like a Ton of Time Dr. Jeff Kleinsorge, 173 Lecture Hall

Anniversary composers Lili Boulanger and Frederic Mompou: Some Piano pieces to Play and Teach Dr. Janice Larson Razaq, 171 Choral Room

10:00 – 11:30am ....................... Masterclass with Dr. Sylvia Wang - Concert Hall

11:30am – 12:30pm ................... NIU Faculty Recital - Concert Hall

11:30am – 12:50pm ................... Collegiate Chapter Poster Sessions in entrance hall of the Music Building

12:30 – 2:00pm ......................... Lunch - Duke Ellington Ballroom @ Holmes

1:00 – 4:30 pm ........................... MTNA Competitions - Junior Strings - Room 155

2:00 – 2:25pm ........................... Forums: Independent Music Teachers LeAnn Halvorson, moderator, 173 Lecture Hall

Collegiate Chapters/College Faculty Dr. Chee-Hyeon Choi, moderator, 171 Choral Room 2:30 – 3:20pm ........................... Session 5: The Fortepiano – Demonstration or Teacher? Dr. Kenneth Drake and Jun-Hee Han, Concert Hall

Migraine-Free Management — Operating an Independent Studio with Less Stress! Clinton Pratt, 173 Lecture Hall

3:30 – 4:20pm ........................... Session 6: A Creative and Comprehensive Approach to Sight-reading Dr. Cole Burger, 173 Lecture Hall

The Intermediate Piano Student: Appealing Repertoire, New Performance Options, and Opportunities for Teacher Training Dr. Marcia Bosits, 171 Choral Room

4:30 – 5:20pm ............................ Session 7: Schubert: Man of Melody and Mystery Janna Williamson, 173 Lecture Hall

A No-Tears Guide to Accompanying Art Song plus What Pianists Should Know About Collaboration with Instrumentalists Dr. Joseph D. Welch, 171 Choral Room

5:30 – 6:30pm ........................... Competitions Recital – Concert Hall

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2018 Session Descriptions

(Session 1) Friday, October 26, 2:30 – 3:20pm

The Bastien Family: A Tribute to Jane and Jim Bastienwith Lisa Bastien173 Lecture Hall

Jim and Jane Bastien made differences in countless lives with their composing, teaching, writing, and performing. With more than 500 publications to their credit - some translated into 16 languages - they revolutionized the way piano is taught. As a tribute to them and the countless students they inspired, step back in time to hear how this remarkable couple met and began their storied careers as innovative piano pedagogues, and how that tradition lives on through their daughters, Lisa and Lori. Lisa will share anecdotes and insights that will make you laugh, cry, ponder, and understand the Bastien family “pas-sion for teaching.” You will be inspired to carry on this legacy in your own musical and life journeys.

(Session 1) Friday, October 26, 2:30 – 3:20pm Messages from the New World: Piano Sonatas by American ComposersMatthew Hagle171 Choral Room

The piano sonatas of Charles Griffes, Aaron Copland and Elliot Carter are emblematic of some important trends in American piano music. These sonatas, which are important works in a somewhat neglected tradition, are worth rediscovering as we consider our place as American musicians within a European art form, and how that art form has evolved over the past century and will continue to evolve. This session will feature performance of movements from the sonatas, as well as analysis and performance suggestions.

(Session 2) Friday, October 26, 3:30 – 4:20pm AIMing for Success!Dr. Nancy Liley and Dr. Sonja Mihelcic173 Lecture Hall

Learn what’s new in the ISMTA AIM world. Nancy Liley will share some tips on teaching ear training, and Sonja Mihelcic will introduce the new Voice Syllabus and Voice Workbooks.

(Session 2) Friday, October 26, 3:30 – 4:20pm How to care for the tools of our trade: Our Hands, Arms and ShouldersEric W. Sutz171 Choral Room

Our arms are our tools through which we interact as teachers and musicians, but sadly, they are too often taken for granted. Overuse, underuse, misuse plus lack of mobility leads to stiffness, limited ROM, adhesions, poor circulation and injuries. This presentation will teach you how to perform your own self care. You will learn how we build up dysfunction in our shoulder joints, elbows and arms, and how to begin the ungluing process for regaining healthy biomechanical function. It is vitally important to under-stand the steps to regain the use of your tools! No special clothing or props needed for this presentation.


Decoding the Bach InventionsDr. Svetlana Belsky173 Lecture Hall

While we teachers often treat the Inventions as mere finger exercises, they are much more than that. Bach wrote them for his own sons to teach, yes, finger independence, but, above all, compositional and contrapuntal techniques. Each one is a little gem, with surprises, puzzles and jokes just waiting to be dis-covered. This program will analyze several works, concentrating on those sadly neglected.


Timbre, Touch, Tuning and Me! (You)Jeff Cappelli 171 Choral Room

Jeff Cappelli will help you to discover the potential of tone color, the overall sensations of touch, control and dynamic balance from pp to ff available at the piano under your fingers. He will discuss reasonable expectations for proper tuning, regulation and voicing, help you to know how to determine the overall con-dition and potential of your own piano and those pianos with which you perform, teach or play regularly.

(Session 4) Saturday, October 27, 9:00 – 9:50am

How to Make 30 Minutes Feel Like a Ton of TimeDr. Jeff Kleinsorge173 Lecture Hall

Does jamming the AIM requirements for Levels 1A through 3 into a 30-minute lesson make it feel more like 30 seconds? With creative forethought, you can teach more in less time, without feeling rushed … and you can do it musically. In this session, you’ll learn about a multitasked teaching strategy stemming from the notion that music is more like a Spirograph than a scaffold. Although you can (and should) view and teach musical elements in isolation, those elements are interrelated. Why not, for example, layer geography, aural skills, harmonization, and transposition into a lesson that is ostensibly about technique?

(Session 4) Saturday, October 27, 9:00 – 9:50am

Anniversary composers Lili Boulanger and Frederic Mompou: Some Piano pieces to Play and TeachDr. Janice Larson Razaq171 Choral Room

This 2018 composer anniversary lecture/demonstration features the performance and teaching of piano pieces with relatively simple technical demands, but sophisticated musical challenges. This is something every good teacher deals with. Stimulating the musical imagination, teaching how to produce various tone colors and a wide variety of controlled dynamics can be exciting and inspiring for a pianist of any age. This session explores some works of the composers Lili Boulanger (1893-1918, France) and Frederic Mompou (1893-1987, Spain). A total of thirteen short pieces will be performed and discussed for their teaching potential.


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(Session 5) Saturday, October 27, 2:30 – 3:20pm

The Fortepiano – Demonstration or Teacher?Dr. Kenneth Drake and Jun-Hee HanConcert Hall

A fortepiano cannot tell us what Mozart actually heard any more than an early automobile can recreate the experience of a passenger in 1910. Mozart never heard the modern piano, while we hear his piano through the sound of our piano. The clarity of the fortepiano nevertheless teaches concentration on an expressiveness that is easily lost in the sonority of the modern piano. With a fortepiano and a modern grand piano side by side, transferring interpretation and technique to the modern piano in sound (ex-ploiting dynamic range), touch and articulation, and tempo and rhetorical pacing will be illustrated.


Migraine-Free Management — Operating an Independent Studio with Less Stress!Clinton Pratt173 Lecture Hall

“There’s a soccer game, can I reschedule?”… “Oops, my books are at Grandma’s.”… “Can I bring tuition next week?”… “Whaaaat?! There’s a recital?”… Sound familiar? Come learn the cure for many common studio headaches. With my experience teaching in several music academies and running my own suc-cessful studio for over 15 years, I have refined and reorganized my policies and procedures to the point where I rarely deal with these common problems anymore. These topics are universal and pervasive with both seasoned and novice independent music teachers, so there will be plenty of time for open discussion and questions.


A Creative and Comprehensive Approach to Sight-readingDr. Cole Burger173 Lecture Hall

In his book The Practice Revolution, Phillip Johnston astutely mentions that poor sightreading is often a reason students don’t practice. Let’s get our students practicing more by building this important skill! After an examination of the scholarly research, this presentation will describe ways to incorporate sight-reading, suggest a step-by-step progression of materials to use, and recommend approaches for develop-ing students’ skills, including ideas for before, during, and after any example. Closing the gap between piano students’ performance and sight-reading abilities is the surest way to develop lifetime learners and music lovers.

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The Intermediate Piano Student: Appealing Repertoire, New Performance Options, and Opportunities for Teacher TrainingDr. Marcia Bosits171 Choral Room

The intermediate years are challenging for many piano students. Limited practice time, longer periods for repertoire acquisition, and the “sameness” of recital performances cause some students to abandon lessons. How can we reignite their enthusiasm for piano study? Featured will be new pieces that are cur-rent, accessible, pianistic, and appealing. Also included will be practical ways to include sight reading and literacy in lessons without sacrificing repertoire. Finally, offering alternative performance options encourages participation and broadens experience for the maturing student. This session will explore activities, approaches, and rationale developed over years of teaching intermediate students and training young teachers.


Schubert: Man of Melody and MysteryJanna Williamson173 Lecture Hall

Reflecting upon the well loved, yet often mysterious and sometimes misunderstood Franz Schubert and his piano compositions, Janna Williamson will explore questions of meaning in the composer’s music and how known biographical information and historical context can inform our understanding and performance. Included will be an overview of pieces appropriate for pre college teaching found on the AIM Syllabus, incorporating technical tips and practice suggestions. The presenter will perform one of the Impromptus from Op.142/D.935 as part of the session.


A No-Tears Guide to Accompanying Art Song plus What Pianists Should Know About Collaboration with InstrumentalistsDr. Joseph D. Welch171 Choral Room

Classical art song is some of the most interesting, fun, and rewarding repertoire for the pianist. Preparing the score takes imagination, storytelling skills, creativity, and the most expressively nuanced technique. The process is both enthralling for the performer and an effective pedagogical tool. Using Moritz Mo-szkowski’s song cycle Thränen, we will explore the specific challenges and thrills of vocal accompany-ing. After demonstrating several concepts, the session will include a complete performance of the song cycle. Unique tips for instrumental collaboration will also be discussed.

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Featured Artist

Friday, 10:45am, Pedagogy Session, Concert Hall

Friday, 8:00pm, Recital, Sandburg Auditorium @ Holmes

Saturday, 10:00am, Masterclass, Concert Hall

SYLVIA WANG has performed as soloist and collaborative pianist across the U.S., Europe, Asia, Central America, Australia and Argentina. She has also recorded for the Newport Classic, CRI, Boston Records and Northeastern labels and been a winner and finalist for numerous awards and competitions. These include the Royal Overseas Music Fes-tival in London, the AVANTI award leading to a debut in London’s Pur-cell Room, Chamber Music Yellow Springs in Ohio and the J.S. Bach International Piano Competition in Washington, D.C.

Currently on the faculty at Northwestern University, she has served as adjudicator and presenter for such institutions as the Central Conserva-tory in Beijing, China, the Centre for Young Musicians in London, the Chautauqua Institution in New York and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in Australia. Her students have won prizes and awards at the Tokyo International Piano Duo Competition (Grand Prize and bronze medal), the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the Carnegie Millennium Book Project and the Concert Artists Guild and occupy teaching and playing positions in the U.S. and abroad.

At age 17, she left her native Penang, Malaysia to study at the Royal Academy of Music in London as a recipient of the prestigious Associated Board scholarship, earning the highest award in solo perfor-mance, the Recital Diploma. Thereafter, she graduated with the M.M. and D.M.A. with top honors from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. In recognition of “distinction in the field,” she was conferred an honorary Associateship of the Royal Academy of Music in London. Ms. Wang returns regu-larly to Asia to teach and perform, with recent engagements at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory in Singapore and a six-city tour of China. In addition to her work for “regular” audiences, she has presented animal-themed concerts for children in schools and concert halls across Southeast Asia.

Collegiate Chapter Poster SessionsSaturday, October 27, 11:30am – 12:50pm

Bradley UniversityExperiential Learning for the Young Musician in Composition: VariationsEva Corona and Aileen Kuypers

Northwestern UniversityInspiring Productive Practice and Musical Independence in Non-major PianistsRodolfo Faistauer, Nansong Huang and Yangmingtian Zhao

University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAchievements of recent UIUC Music Club Students RecitalsGang Zhu

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2018 Conference Clinicians

Svetlana Belsky Critically acclaimed as “a passionate pianist and scholar,” Svetlana Belsky is an in-demand recitalist and chamber pianist, noted for stylistic versatility and remarkable rapport with audiences with appearances in the Ukraine, Russia, Poland, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and throughout the United States. She has many awards for her performances in international piano competitions and for her advocacy of new American music. Her recordings appear on radio stations worldwide. American Record Guide hails her re-cent Centaur CD of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, solo version, as an “extraor-dinary performance.” Dr. Belsky’s annotated translation of Busoni as Pianist was nominated for an American Musicological Society award. Following emigration from the Soviet Union, Dr. Belsky studied with Emilio Del Rosa-

rio before earning her Bachelor of Music summa cum laude and Master’s degrees from the Peabody Conservatory, studying with Ann Schein. Her DMA mentor at the Manhattan School of Music was Nina Svetlanova. As Coordinator of Piano Studies at the University of Chicago, she teaches students from four continents, among many other academic responsibilities.

Lisa BastienLisa Bastien began piano lessons at the age of four, studying with her moth-er, Jane Smisor Bastien. She received her Bachelor of Music in Piano Perfor-mance from Drake University and her Master’s degree in piano pedagogy from Arizona State University. After completing her master’s degree, Lisa moved to New Orleans and taught in the Preparatory Department of Loyola University. Collectively the Bastien family has authored over five hundred publications that have taught millions of students worldwide how to play piano. Lisa Bastien and her husband Basil Hanss now reside in New York City, where Lisa maintains a full-time teaching studio offering private and group lessons to students of diverse ages, abilities, and interests. Lisa adores

teaching piano, and finding new ways to encourage and inspire her students.

Marcia BositsMarcia Bosits is Associate Professor of Piano and Director of Piano Peda-gogy at Northwestern University. Dr. Bosits has held national positions in the Music Teachers National Association, the College Music Society, the Na-tional Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy and the World Piano Conference. Her articles have appeared in such recognized journals as Clavier, Keyboard Companion, Piano Journal, and the American Music Teacher. Active as a cli-nician and chamber musician, she was a guest performer for European Piano Teachers Association (EPTA) Conferences in Rome, Portugal, and Serbia. Her recent work on the educational connections among engagement, mentoring, and pedagogy has been featured at the National Group Piano and Pedagogy

Forum, the Mentoring Institute, and the 2017 National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy.


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Cole BurgerCole Burger teaches and coordinates class piano and piano pedagogy at Bowling Green State University. He is also a member of the piano faculty at Lutheran Summer Music. In 2016, he was a visiting professor at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, as a member of the Fulbright Spe-cialist Roster. He has given presentations at the local, state, national, and international levels, including the MTNA Group Piano and Piano Peda-gogy Forum, Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, the Milan Conservatory (Italy), and the Greek chapter of the International Society for Music Education. Dr. Burger holds degrees in piano perfor-mance and economics from Northwestern University and the University of Texas. He is grateful to the many piano instructors with whom he has studied, including Anton Nel, David Renner, and Sylvia Wang. He also thanks Martha Hilley, So-phia Gilmson, and Marcia Bosits for their deep influence on his teaching.

Jeffrey L. Cappelli Jeffrey Cappelli is the founder of the Cappelli Institute of Music in Oak Park, a private music academy offering piano, vocal and instrumental instruc-tion for students of all ages and abilities. He also founded Chicago Piano Service Inc. which is a piano restoration firm dedicated to the rebuilding, refinishing and complete restoration of traditional, vintage and heirloom pianos. He is a graduate of Indiana University School of Music, with a BM and MM in piano performance. His teachers have included Dr. and Mrs. Amo W. Cappelli, Dr. Donald Isaac, Dr. Karen Shaw, and Michel Bloch. He is the former President and Education Chair of the Chicago Chapter, Piano Technicians Guild with which he is also a Registered Piano Technician (RPT). Previously, he was an Adjunct Instructor at The Chicago School for Piano Technology.

Kenneth DrakeKenneth Drake is an early exponent of performing music of the classic pe-riod on early pianos, promoting interest with recitals and workshops us-ing an 1816 Broadwood – the same model given to Beethoven in 1818 – and a replica of an Anton Walter fortepiano, visiting many colleges, the Cambridge Early Music Society, the Midwest Historic Keyboard Society, the Michigan Mozartfest, the University of Michigan Beethoven symposium, and MTNA state and national conventions. Dr. Drake is professor emeritus at the University of Illinois. An alumnus of Eastman and the University of Illinois, he authored two books, The Beethoven Sonatas as He Played and Taught Them (his doctoral thesis) & The Beethoven Sonatas and the Creative Experience, Indiana University Press.

Jun-Hee HanJun-Hee Han, an American citizen from Korea, studied with Ludmila Lazar, Edmund Battersby, Christopher Taylor and Malcolm Bilson, plus conducting with Paul Vermel and Kirk Muspratt. Mr. Han conducted college orchestras in five cities in northern Illinois in 2014-2015 and has conducted and performed concerts of Mozart concertos in Rock Valley College, Judson University, Bob Jones University, and Presbyterian Col-lege (SC). Mr. Han has given workshops at the University of South Ala-bama, East Central College (MO), and the Piano Teachers Round Table in St. Louis.

Matthew HagleMatthew Hagle is a musician of great versatility and depth, whose performances are a rare mixture of musical understanding, imagina-tive programming, pianistic command, and beauty of sound. He has recently finished performing the 32 Beethoven Sonatas in a series of live radio recitals. Mr. Hagle is also highly valued as a collaborator by many other artists. With violinist Rachel Barton Pine, he has released two acclaimed CDs on the Cedille label, and performed many recitals across North and South America. His piano duo performances with Mio Isoda-Hagle are highlights of the annual Chicago Duo Piano Festival. Other chamber music partners have been the Parker Quartet, the Ava-lon Quartet, Quintet Attacca, and members of the Chicago Symphony

Orchestra. He is currently on the faculty of the Music Institute of Chicago, where he teaches piano, music theory and composition and is director of the Musicianship program.

Jeff KleinsorgeDr. Jeff Kleinsorge is the director of the Community Piano Program at Concordia University, Chicago, where he also teaches piano pedagogy and keyboard skills. As a former faculty member of the New School for Music Study, his mentors include Louise Goss and Marvin Blickenstaff. Dr. Kleinsorge studied at both Michigan State University and the Man-hattan School of Music. He holds two B.Mus. degrees (theory/composi-tion; piano performance with a minor in pedagogy), an M.Mus. in piano performance, and a Ph.D. in composition with performance emphasis (a deliberate resurrection of the now almost-forgotten notion that the com-poser and performer might be the same person). He has studied with

some of the most important pianists of our generation, including Ralph and Tina Votapek, Constance Keene, John Browning, and Gary Graffman, and can trace his pedagogical pedigree – working back-ward from student to teacher – to Chopin, Liszt, Beethoven, and Haydn.


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Sonja MihelcicSonja Mihelcic holds D.M.A. degree in vocal performance from the University of North Texas, a M.M. degree in vocal performance from Southern Methodist University, and B.A. in English and Russian languages and literature from the University of Belgrade, her home town. Sonja has been teaching for 30 years. She was on the faculty of SMU, UNT, and St. Mary’s College. She has taught piano and voice to students ages 4 to 70, but most of her students are of middle school and high school age. Sonja’s professional singing career included appearances as a princi-pal soloist with the Dallas Opera, Forth Worth Opera, Florentine Opera, Ash Lawn Opera Festival, Pacific Music Festival in Japan, East Slovak National Opera and Belgrade Opera. She also appeared as a principal soloist with South Bend Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Wichita Symphony, Wis-consin Chamber Orchestra, East Texas Symphony, Downer Grove Choral Society and Northwest Indiana Symphony. Sonja is the founder and CEO of Naperville Music Academy, LLC.

Clinton PrattClinton Pratt maintains a successful studio in Cincinnati and has a diverse background including a Master’s degree in Piano, training in Jazz, Recre-ational Music Making, Alexander Technique, and Dalcroze Eurhythmics. He is an active member of MTNA and has served on local and state boards. He became Nationally Certified in 2009 and was “Teacher of the Year” for his district in 2016. Clinton has given multiple presentations at local and state conferences, MTNA, and NCKP. He has been published in American Music Teacher, and is on the Editorial Committee. He is an experienced adjudicator not only as an RCM examiner, but also for numerous other festivals and com-petitions. Clinton prides himself as being an expert at studio policies, helping other teachers become more organized and less stressed! Don’t mistake his organizational skills as being serious, though. His students laugh and have lots of fun in lessons!

Nancy LileyDr. Nancy Liley holds the Bachelor, Master and Doctor of Music degrees in Piano Performance from Indiana University, where she studied with Karen Shaw and Menahem Pressler. She has appeared frequently as a re-citalist in the South and Midwest, and has several solo performances with orchestra to her credit. Currently an independent teacher in Naperville, she also has served on the piano faculties of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida and Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, Florida. Dr Liley actively participates in the events of the Illinois State Music Teachers As-sociation, the Illinois Federation of Music Clubs and the National Guild of Piano Teachers, and holds National Certification through MTNA. She served as State Theory Chairman for ISMTA for several years and as a member of the syllabus revision committee, and is currently the ISMTA State AIM Director and AIM Coordinator for Naperville MTA.


Janice Larson RazaqJanice Larson Razaq has a DMA from Texas Tech University, and other de-grees from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Illinois. She has the Licentiate Diploma from the Royal Academy of Music. A Fulbright scholar to London, she performed at Wigmore Hall. She was an award winner in the Canals International Competition in Barcelona. Dr. Razaq is heard on WFMT and Minnesota Public Radio and plays concertos with area orchestras. Recent performances/presentations were for the American Matthay Association at Eastman School of Music, and in Arizona and Ten-nessee. She is President of the American Matthay Association. Dr. Razaq

recently presented a session for the Canadian Federation of MTA in Nova Scotia. She is Past-Pres-ident of ISMTA and is East Central Division Director of MTNA. As Director of Keyboard Studies at Harper College, she teaches applied piano and piano ensemble and is in demand for judging competitions.

Eric W. SutzEric Sutz has a 1980 Bachelor of Music from DePaul University where he played a wide variety of engagements and taught piano and guitar. Working as a musician, accompanist, arranger, conductor and teacher for over forty years, from 1981-1993 he was a full time music director, and rehearsal pianist for the Candlelight, Marriot Lincolnshire, Wisdom Bridge and Goodman Theaters. Eric taught at Carmel High School for three years, including being choral director as well as the pianist for their Concert Choir’s European tour. Eric’s mentors include Eloise Niwa and Joyce Sklar, Dr. William Huber and Kevin Stites, Judy Roberts, Howard Levy, Larry No-vak, Willie Pickens, John Campbell, Joel Daley, Mike Kocour, Greg Fish-

man and Erwin Helfer. An active member of NSMTA since 1978, he is a faculty member of MIC, Stevenson HS, and teaches in his Wheeling, IL studio. His 1986 book How to Play and Teach Popu-lar Music Creatively has had three printings.

Joseph WelchHaving grown up on a small farm outside a rural community, Joseph Welch did not begin studying classical music until college. Until then he accompa-nied his church choir, congregation, and soloists. These experiences would lay the foundation for his career accompanying vocal music. As founder of St. Louis Art Song, Joe leads an organization dedicated to the performance of lieder. In addition to his recital work, he performs as chamber musician, orchestral pianist, opera and musical theatre music director, and choral ac-companist. He is a vocal coach for the Opera Theatre of St. Louis Artist-in-Training program and accompanist for the St. Louis Symphony’s Holiday Festival Chorus. He accompanies the choir and Christine Brewer for the an-

nual Arts & Faith St. Louis concert. Teaching at three universities, he maintains a combined studio of approximately forty students. Joe earned his DMA in Collaborative Piano and Vocal Coaching at the University of Minnesota.

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Janna WilliamsonJanna Williamson holds piano performance degrees from the Chicago Col-lege of Performing Arts (Roosevelt University) and Wheaton College Con-servatory of Music. She studied principally with Winston Choi and Karin Redekopp Edwards and has performed in master classes for Edward Auer, Kenneth Drake, James Giles, Martin Katz, Abbey Simon, and William West-ney. Janna studied collaborative piano with Dana Brown and Angela Yoffe and has extensive accompanying experience with individuals and groups including the Wheaton Symphony Chorus, the St. Charles Singers, and the String Academy of Chicago. Janna has been a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music since 2004. In addition to teaching privately, Janna has been a faculty member at the Wheaton Yamaha Music School since 2001 where she has taught traditional students as well as the Yamaha and Musikgarten methods. Janna is an active church musician playing in both traditional and contemporary styles, and has experience directing her church’s children’s choir.

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Frances Larimer, NCTM, Piano Professor Emerita, created the master’s and doctoral degree programs in Piano Performance and Pedagogy at the Northwestern University School of Music and served as director of these programs for over 25 years. Prior, she established the group piano programs for music and non-music majors. Since her retire-ment in August 1998, Larimer has served as consultant in piano pedagogy for Yamaha.

Larimer has been active in MTNA for many years. From 1975 to 1979 she served as national group piano chair for MTNA. She has served two, four-year terms on the edito-rial board of The American Music Teacher and for five years was a music reviewer for Clavier. She has written numerous articles and music reviews for music periodicals. Frequently she is invited to give presentations at national conferences and educational institutions throughout the United States.

Larimer was active in the National Conference on Keyboard (Piano) Pedagogy. Co-author of The Piano Peda-gogy Major In The College Curriculum, she was invited to serve as chair of a task force on pedagogy curricula that has prepared updated guidelines for piano pedagogy programs at undergraduate, masters and doctoral degree levels, available at FrancesClarkCenter.org. In July 2011, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy “for substantial and enduring contributions to the field of piano pedagogy.”

Her international activities include lecture-series for teacher workshops at the Rubin Academy of Music in Jeru-salem, the International School of Music in Hong Kong and the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music in Russia. In 1991 she was invited to Leningrad (St. Petersburg) to give lectures on piano pedagogy, teacher training, and group piano. From 1993 to 2004 she organized annual summer piano institutes for American students and teachers held at the St. Petersburg State Conservatory of Music in association with the International Center of Russian Musical Culture.

Graduates from her pedagogy programs are well-known pedagogues, educators, performers and composers. Some notable graduates include Fred Kern, Gayle Kowalchyk, E. L. Lancaster, Jane Magrath, Helen Marlais, and Jennifer Snow, as well as many who have served on the ISMTA board.

Lynette Zelis, NCTM is the owner of Noteable Notes Music Academy in Wheaton, IL. She teaches private lessons and maintains studios for 14 other music teachers. She is currently the director-elect for MTNA and past-president of the Illinois MTA.

Lynette is an active member of ISMTA and her local chapter, where she has served as the Achievement in Music (AIM) State Repertoire Chair, AIM Performance Chair, vice president, president and treasurer for the West Suburban Chapter. She was awarded Member of the Year for ISMTA in 2002.

Permanently certified by the ISMTA & the MTNA, Lynette was one of only five teach-ers in the country to win the 2001 Group Piano Teachers Award from MTNA and the National Piano Foundation.

Lynette writes new music reviews for AMT magazine. Lynette received her BM & MM, & MA degrees from Hope College and NIU, where she studied with Donald Walker, in piano performance and pedagogy.

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Members of the Year

Champaign-Urbana MTA (CUMTA)Lenrose Jahiel, NCTM, was born in Mississippi in 1926. She attended the Mississippi State College for Women and later transferred to the University of Michigan where she received dual Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music degrees in piano, studying with John Kollen. She earned her Master’s degree in Piano from the University of Michigan while on a teaching fellowship, work-ing primarily in the theory department. After graduation Lenrose maintained a studio of 40 students in Ann Arbor. In 1956, she and her husband moved to Ur-bana, Illinois where she continued her teaching, and joined several local pro-fessional music clubs. She did post-masters study with U of I professors How-ard Karp, Ludwig Zirner, Hubert Kessler and Clara Rolland. She was a member of Mortar Board, Honorary Scholastic and Sigma Alpha Iota. She joined MTNA in 1974 and has been an active and vital member of Champaign-Urbana Music Teachers ever since.

Bloomington Normal MTA (BNMTA) Pam Dunlap is AIM Coordinator for the one-year-old chapter BNMTA and is excitedly preparing to host the exams this coming year! Her students have benefited enormously from their participation in AIM through PAMTA, where she has been a member for four years and is currently on the board serving as VP, Programs. She is on the Sonata/Sonatina Festival committee and is Newsletter Editor for both chapters. She also maintains the BNMTA website, email correspondence, and handles publicity for BNMTA events. The privilege of membership in these amazing organizations has enriched her life immeasurably. The outstanding presentations and the exchange of ideas with colleagues and mentors have been invaluable resources which have made her a better teacher. She treasures the friendships she’s made through ISMTA, PAMTA, and BNMTA. Pam helped form BNMTA, and is enthusiastically looking forward to the coming years in which the chapter will continue to thrive.

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Chicago Area MTA (CAMTA)Christopher Narloch has been teaching at his studio in Ravenswood Manor, Chicago since 2011. He has 75 private students who perform at venues all around the city including the Chicago Cultural Center, PianoForte, and the Horner Park Advisory Council Summer Concert Series. As a passion-ate advocate of contemporary classical music, he regularly performs with a variety of musicians throughout Chicagoland. He converted his studio into a free performance venue for the local community, where he has hosted over 50 professional concerts and numerous student recitals in the past two years. Christopher also makes his studio available for other teachers to host their own student recitals. Christopher received degrees from Bowling Green State University and Viterbo University in Piano Performance and Piano Pedagogy. He has been the CAMTA newsletter chair from 2011 to 2018. He enjoys running out-side and spending time with his wife, Vilmarie.

Members of the Year

Decatur Area MTA (DAMTA)Dr. Samuel Gingher is adjunct faculty at Millikin University, and has main-tained a private piano studio since 2002, with additional teaching at UIUC, Bradley University, C4A, Brevard Music Festival, Stella Royce Music Festival, and ISYM. Sam was prize-winner in many piano competitions, including Krannert Center’s Debut Artist Award, first prize in Brevard Festival’s Interna-tional Solo Piano Competition, and concerto competition winner at UNC-Chapel Hill and UIUC. Sam has performed in music festivals in Austria, Switzerland, and throughout the US. Sam’s research interests include classi-cal improvisation pedagogy, and discovering unknown masterworks. Sam’s world-premiere recording of two piano trios and three sonatinas by Carl Cz-erny was released in August on the Naxos label. Sam received DMA Piano

Performance, MM Piano Pedagogy and MM Piano Performance degrees from UIUC, with Drs. Timothy Ehlen, Reid Alexander, and Christos Tsitsaros, and BM in Piano Performance from UNC-Chapel Hill, with Dr. Thomas Otten and Edmund Paolantonio.

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Egyptian Chapter MTA (ECMTA)The Egyptian Chapter has chosen Donna Glaub as their Member of the Year. Donna has been a member since 1985 and over the years has served as secre-tary, treasurer, syllabus chair, and continues her role as president which she has held for 18 years. The Egyptian Chapter is very appreciative of Donna’s many years of service which has helped the small chapter continue to grow. Donna currently teaches piano and flute and enjoys playing her flute in the Southern IL Flute Choir. Donna has adjudicated for local musical events. She is active in her church, serving as organist and accompanist for the choir and working with children. Donna received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education from

Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She has always lived in Southern Illinois and is thankful to be a member of the Egyptian Chapter where she has developed a camaraderie with her fellow teachers.

Gateway Arch East MTA (GAEMTA) Huei Li Chin, PhD, is Professor of Music at Southern Illinois University Edwards-ville where she coordinates the class piano program and teaches graduate and undergraduate piano pedagogy. She is also Director of Keyboard Development Program, a piano preparatory program, at the institution. Dr. Chin holds a Licenti-ate Teacher’s Diploma from Trinity College of Music in London, England. Prior to earning her Ph.D. from The Ohio State University, she obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in piano performance from West Virginia University. A class piano and piano pedagogy specialist, Dr. Chin has received awards for her re-search in college group piano instruction. Her research on learning styles, critical

listening skills, student practice, and music theory was presented at the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy and International Society for Music Education in Malaysia, Italy, China, and Greece. Huei Li is a strong advocate of teaching music theory while refining aesthetic skills in performance. Since her promotion to Professor in 2014, she is devoting her time to writing music theory workbooks.

Members of the Year

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Naperville MTA (NMTA)A Maryland native residing in Chicago, Rhapsody Snyder holds a B.A. in Music from DePaul University, which she attended after graduating from Interlochen Arts Academy as a piano performance major. She recently completed a Masters in Performing Arts Administration from Roosevelt Uni-versity. Rhapsody has worked as the Program Coordinator for PianoForte Foundation, as Chicago Institutional Sales Manager for Steinway & Sons, and as Music Department Director at the School of Performing Arts (SPA) in Naperville. She is currently the Director of Operations & Student Af-fairs at Chicago’s New Music School. When newly employed in Naperville, Rhapsody made a point to meet and network with area music professionals, including the Naperville Music Teachers Assn. She coordinated the newly-revived Sonata-Sonatina Festi-val, and deftly put together NMTA’s Calendar/Directory booklet. Rhapsody’s upbeat professionalism and wide experience in many areas of music have been valuable assets to the Naperville Chapter.

North Shore MTA (NSMTA)Susan Corkum was born and raised in Nova Scotia, Canada where she at-tended Acadia University majoring in piano, receiving a Bachelor of Music Education degree. She also did post graduate work in piano at University of Alberta in Edmonton from 1984-1986 and Mount Royal College in Calgary, Alberta from 1988-1989. In 1989 after teaching 2 years in Calgary, she became an itinerant Christian minister and after 6 and a half years went to China in 1996. She taught English at university and studied Mandarin, liv-ing in several cities there until 2008. In 2009 she married and moved first to Laos where she taught English for 18 months and then moved to Wilmette. She has a full schedule of piano students in her home in Wilmette. She also teaches English as a foreign language and tutors children in Chinese in the North Shore area. She has been in charge of hospitality for NSMTA since 2012.

North Shore MTA (NSMTA) Jennifer Merry maintains a busy home studio in Glenview, where she offers piano and voice lessons. Additionally, she is on the faculty of the Northwestern University Music Academy, where she teaches private and group piano lessons and Kindermusik classes. Jennifer holds Master of Music degrees from North-western University in piano performance and pedagogy, and in music educa-tion. She has taught general and vocal music in public and private schools, directed the early childhood music program, Music Together, and has led both youth and adult choirs. She has reviewed new music for Clavier and American Music Teacher magazines, and has contributed articles to Keyboard Compan-ion magazine. She currently sings alto in the Apollo Chorus of Chicago. Jennifer has been a member of the NSMTA since 1986. She has served on numerous committees, and has held the offices of Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Program Chair and most recently, President.

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Members of the Year

Northwest Suburban MTA (NWSMTA)Diane Capman Adamek grew up on the southwest side of Chicago, attended Calumet High School, and graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she met her husband John. They live in Mundelein, Illinois and have four daughters and three grandchildren. A member of NWSMTA for over 20 years, Diane has been Second Vice President/Membership Chairperson and worked on various committees (currently, the Multi-Piano Festival and AIM committees). She is also a member of the Libertyville Piano Club. Besides teaching piano and

keyboard full time, Diane’s other jobs/activities have included: organic chemist; special needs substitute teacher; church musician and solo-ensemble accompanist; assistant land planner; waitress, cashier, and bookkeeper; Girl Scout leader, 4H leader, and prairie restoration volunteer. She also loves gardening, swimming, and painting. She believes that these diverse life experiences have helped her better under-stand her diverse students and their families.

Peoria Area MTA (PAMTA) Rosa Chang, a native of Taiwan, is currently president of Peoria Area Music Teachers Association. She has chaired PAMTA’s bi-annual Monster Concert in 2018, and co-chaired the Sonata/Sonatina Festival in 2017. Rosa runs a flour-ishing private piano studio, and enjoys sharing her love of music with students. She also collaborates and performs in a wide variety of musical activities, most recently including performances with Peoria Players Theatre, Ignite Peoria, and Peoria International Choir. Rosa holds a Masters of Music in Piano Performance from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Bachelor in Music/double major in Education from Soochow University in Taiwan. Outside of mu-

sic, she enjoys salsa dancing, yoga, and traveling with friends and family.

South Suburban MTA (SSMTA)Sally DuBois has just finished her fourth term as South Suburban Music Teach-ers’ president. Other duties she has done include recital chair, organ reper-toire chair, piano repertoire chair, AIM chair, yearbook editor, Vice President/Program Chair and her favourite position, Past President. In that position she has enjoyed sharing musical anecdotes in the “Thought for the Day”at the beginning of the monthly meetings. Sally has taken it as her mission to help her colleagues and her students see the humour in any situation. As a mem-ber of SSMTA since 1984 she has had the benefit of observing many wise and gracious musicians who served before her. She is grateful for their example and for the beautiful organization they provided.

Members of the Year

Southwest Area Suburban MTA (SAMTA)formerly Joliet Area MTA (JAMTA)

Sarah Maranto is a local private lesson teacher in the Lincoln-Way school district area, who has been running a successful in-home studio for the last 13 years. She gives private instruction for piano, violin, and flute for all ages. Aside from her full teaching schedule, she serves as the Assistant Band Direc-tor on her church worship team and plays keyboard regularly for 2 services a week. She also accompanies local students for their school events and is the piano accompanist for South West Chicago Christian Schools.

West Suburban MTA (WSISMTA)Marcia Lehe studied piano with Harold Cadek at the Cadek Conservatory, University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, and then with Reginald Gerig at Wheaton College Conservatory, earning a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance. She presented solo recitals at the American Conservatory in Chicago while coaching with William Browning. A member of the National Guild of Piano Teachers, she maintains a private piano studio, preparing stu-dents for annual auditions, including Bach Medals and Senior Diplomas. She has served WSISMTA as First Vice President of Programs and as President. Other service includes Judges Coordinator for Berkley-Pendell Piano Com-petition and Chair of the Joint WS Committee co-sponsoring the 2018 Work-shop which highlighted Beethoven sonatas presented by pianist/scholar William Kinderman. Marcia enjoys performing duo piano and chamber music repertoire, and with Karol Sue Reddington presented a program of piano works by Piazzola at the 2015 ISMTA State Conference

ISMTA Board of Directors & Advisory Council

Board of Directors

President Christopher Goldston, NCTMChicago, IL(773) [email protected]

Vice President / ConferencesWilliam PhemisterWheaton, [email protected]

Vice President / Local AssociationsLinda Barker, NCTMChicago, IL(773) [email protected]

Vice President / MembershipYeeseon Kwon, NCTMMorton Grove, IL(847) [email protected]

TreasurerJeff KleinsorgeChicago, IL(773) [email protected]

Competitions DirectorJennifer Cohen, NCTMHawthorn Woods, IL(847) [email protected]

Education/AIM DirectorNancy Liley, NCTMNaperville, IL(630) [email protected] Immediate Past PresidentLynette Zelis, NCTMWheaton, IL(630) [email protected] Director at LargeJanice Razaq, NCTMAlgonquin, IL(847) [email protected]

Competitions Committee

DirectorJennifer Cohen, [email protected](847) 438-7971

Judges CoordinatorBrenda Conroy, [email protected]

South District CoordinatorSilvan [email protected]

North District CoordinatorGrace Juang, [email protected](240) 515-6666

Junior Competitions CoordinatorChee-Hyeon [email protected]

Senior Competitions CoordinatorGrace Trang, [email protected]

Young Artist Competitions & Chamber Music Coordinator Hue Jang, [email protected]

Composer Commissioning CoordinatorAmy Jo Sawyer, [email protected](618) 632-2859

Composition CoordinatorMarie [email protected] Education/AIM Committee

DirectorNancy Liley, [email protected](630) 983-3826

Theory CoordinatorRita Brown, [email protected](630) 668-0649

Piano/TheoryLinda Barker, [email protected](773) 327-5667

Piano/TheoryMarlene Chatain, [email protected]

PianoStephanie [email protected]

Strings CoordinatorSue Hofmann [email protected](630) 759-9493

Strings Revision AdvisorMary Beth [email protected]

Voice CoordinatorSonja [email protected](630) 585-6000

Other Committees and Coordinators

CertificationSusan [email protected](815) 776-0223

College FacultyOPEN

Collegiate ChaptersChee-Hyeon [email protected](217) 721-9882

FoundationDebi [email protected](630) 802-3466

Independent Music TeachersLeAnn [email protected](618) 281-6286

Newsletter EditorLaurie M [email protected] (269) 277-9091

ParliamentarianLaurie M [email protected] (269) 277-9091

WellnessDora [email protected](708) 361-1352

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Local Associations

Bloomington Normal MTAIlia RadoslavovNormal, IL (312) [email protected]

Geoffrey DuceNormal, IL (347) [email protected]

Champaign Urbana MTA (CUMTA)So Jung KwakChampaign, IL (217) [email protected]

Chicago Area MTA (CAMTA)Christie Chiles TwillieChicago, IL (501) [email protected]

Decatur Area MTA (DAMTA)Pei-I Wang, NCTMChatham, IL (217) [email protected]

Egyptian Chapter MTA (ECMTA)Donna M. GlaubCarbondale, IL (618) [email protected]

Fox Hills MTA (FHMTA)Cheryl SaathoffMcHenry, IL (815) [email protected]

Gateway Arch East MTA (GAEMTA)Deb MeierCollinsville, IL (618) [email protected] http://gatewaymusicteachers.org

Greater Rockford MTA (GRMTA)Patricia JeskeRockford, IL (815) [email protected]

Kankakee Valley MTA (KVMTA)Lydia Most, NCTMKankakee, IL (312) [email protected]

Naperville MTA (NMTA)Jane BrueggemannNaperville, IL (630) [email protected]

North Shore MTA (NSMTA)Debbie GilletteAntioch, IL (224) [email protected]

Northwest Suburban MTA (NWSMTA)Carol Walgren-GeorgasLong Grove, IL (847) [email protected]

Peoria Area MTA (PAMTA)Rosa ChangPeoria, IL (309) [email protected]

Quincy Conservatory of Music - ISMTA (QCM-ISMTA)Adair SpencerQuincy, IL (217) [email protected] Salt Creek MTA (SCMTA)Pamela ChristensenLaGrange, IL (708) [email protected]

South Suburban MTA (SSMTA)Dora Diephouse, NCTM Palos Heights, IL (708) [email protected]

Southwest Area Music Teachers Association (SAMTA) Kathy HosterMokena, IL (708) [email protected]

Waubonsee Valley MTA (WVMTA)Nancy SenBatavia, IL (630) [email protected]

West Suburban ISMTA (WSMTA)Carol IshmanGlen Ellyn, IL (630) [email protected]

Collegiate Chapters

Northwestern UniversityMarcia L. BositsEvanston, IL (847) 328-8001

Western Illinois UniversityJeffrey BrownMacomb, IL (309) [email protected]

University of IllinoisChristos TsitsarosUrbana, IL [email protected] Illinois State UniversityTuyen Tonnu, NCTMBloomington, IL(216) [email protected]

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