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The CLARION Official Bulletin of the Washington State Music Teachers Association

Volume LX, No. 8 66666666666666666 May, 2008

President’s Corner with Mary Kaye Owen, NCTM

The WSMTA state conference al-ways comes at a time when I’m ready to cut my students loose and head for the chaise longue with my People magazine and cute pink “Shopahol-ic” novels. For a few years, I’d tear myself away from the patio and carpool with other South King County chap-ter members for a one-day conference experience whenever it was on the west side of the state. When the con-ference was in Walla Walla, I even went for one day during a visit with my in-laws in Pendleton. But I never signed up for the whole conference until I had the task of arranging the Outstanding Washington Winners re-cital in Bellingham 5 years ago. The next year at Gonzaga, I had the same job, so I registered for the whole week again. That’s the year I had the pleasure of meeting my dorm neighbor and permanent conference pal, Elaine Fox from Tri-Cities Chap-ter (now she’s in Moses Lake). My absolute dream conference was at Ocean Shores (THE BEACH!!) in 2006 - my whole family went for the week. I was pretty occupied organizing the Honors Recitals, but I’ll never forget super-fit Mona Beach on her bicycle,

or the deer family who passed by our window every day! Last year’s con-ference at WSU was a great experi-ence all the way around, and room-ing with my friend Kaycee Groom was a lot of fun! This year I’ve been in on the con-ference details for months now. Claire Marshall and Gary Hind have a fantastic schedule lined up for us! I’ll pack my People magazine and pink novel, but not sure I’ll crack ‘em open until June 28th.

Bravo! National MTNA Competition

at the Denver Conference We were so very proud of our Washington students who were the Northwest Division representatives to the National MTNA Competition. Six of them placed in the 1st, 2nd or 3rd positions in their category. Congrat-ulations to each student who made the trip to Denver and represented us so very well. The following are the students who placed.

Category/Place Entrant/Teacher

Jr Strings 1st *Marie Rossano/Simon James & Kent Coleman

Jr Piano 2nd Min Joo Ye/Michi North

Sr Strings 2nd Paul Kim/Ronald Patter- son

Sr Wood- 2nd Lauren Glass/Bonnie winds Blanchard

Yng Artist 1st Jonathan Hill/Christo- Brass pher Olka

Yng Artist 3rd Leann Conley/James Voice Brown (*Marie Rossano, was a former student of Kent Coleman. It was a very memorable time, as Mr. & Mrs. J Coleman, Kent’s parents from Kan-sas attended the conference as did Jan Coleman, Kent’s wife in support

of Marie and to receive the Founda-tion Fellow Honor bestowed in Kent’s Memory at the Gala Banquet.)

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Future Events

Set Sail for WSMTA Conference 2008

More Attractions On the Waterfront!

DO let me draw your attention to more highlights of the upcoming con-ference, which is rich and diverse in content! Although we are featuring Musician Wellness, you will be temp-ted to find out the secrets of sequenc-ing repertoire which master teacher Willard Schultz will share. Members of collegiate chapters are cordially in-vited to join new teachers Stephanie Myers and Jennifer Morrison in a practical discussion of how their pri-vate studios were successfully launched. The benefits of including chamber music in pre-college teach-ing will be demonstrated, thanks to Kathy Strickland, Paul Twedt and Jody Graves.



WSMTA Contact Information WSMTA Executive Office Executive Manager: Judith Price, NCTM 4904 Hilton Rd. NE Olympia, WA 98516 Phone: 360-459-4338 e-mail: [email protected] WSMTA Website www.wsmta.net

WSMTA Board of Directors President: Mary Kaye Owen, NCTM 11445 SE 185th Place Renton, WA 98055-4370 Phone: 425-228-8721 e-mail: [email protected] President Elect: Jani Peterson, NCTM 2601 Mix Road Moscow, ID 83843 Phone: 208-883-3991 e-mail: [email protected] Immediate Past President: Margee Webster, NCTM 2246 S Rockwood Blvd. Spokane, WA 99203 Phone: 509-534-9678 e-mail: [email protected] Vice President: Dianne Johnston P.O. Box 655 Kingston, WA 98346 Phone: 360-297-3972 e-mail: [email protected] Executive Manager: Judith Price, NCTM (see above) Treasurer: Patti Robertson, NCTM 209 E Canyon Drive Kennewick, WA 99337-5824 Phone: 509-586-2219 e-mail: [email protected] Ed. Board Chair: Debra Florian, NCTM (see Ed. Board) Adjudications Chair: Janice Smith 15604 N Sycamore Mead, WA 99021-9376 Phone: 509-467-8147 e-mail: [email protected] District I VP: Mona Beach, NCTM 563 Walla Walla Way LaConner, WA 98257 Phone: 360-466-1703 e-mail: [email protected] District II VP: Patrick Stephens 2900 S Massachusetts St. Seattle, WA 98144 206-380-5579 e-mail: [email protected] District III VP: Julia Wentz 7911 258th Ave. E Buckley, WA 98321 Phone: 360-829-0836 e-mail: [email protected] District IV VP: Cinda Redman 14711 SE 29th St. Vancouver, WA 98684 Phone: 360-256-8888 e-mail: [email protected]

District V VP: Harriet West 2213 S Beaumont Moses Lake, WA 98837 Phone: 509-765-6585 e-mail: [email protected] District VI VP: Onnie Adams 1516 Goethals Richland, WA 99352 Phone: 509-943-1758 e-mail: [email protected] District VII VP: Karen Schaefer, NCTM 37 E 26th Ave. Spokane, WA 99203 Phone: 509-624-1560 e-mail: [email protected] Clarion Editor: Gary Alan Hind (see below)

WSMTA Education Board Ed. Board Chair: Debra Florian, NCTM 16725 Seminole Rd., NE Poulsbo, WA 98370 Phone: 360-697-1965 e-mail: [email protected] Ed. Board Member: Marilyn Linde P.O. Box 430 Granger, WA 98932 Phone: 509-854-2625 e-mail: [email protected] Ed. Board Member: Jeffrey Gilliam, NCTM Dept. of Music, WWU 516 High Street Bellingham, WA 98225-9107 Phone: 360-650-3709 e-mail: [email protected] Ed. Board Member: Margee Webster, NCTM (see Immediate Past President) Ed. Board Member: Colleen Hunter, NCTM 2911 N 5th St. Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 Phone: 208-664-0910 e-mail: [email protected] Ed. Board Members, Ex-Officio Mary Kaye Owen, NCTM (see President) Janice Smith (see Adjudications Chair) Judith Price (see Executive Manager) Diane Stober, NCTM 117 N Franklin Ave. Wenatchee, WA 98801 Phone: 509-663-7654 e-mail: [email protected]

The CLARION is published 9 times each year: Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec., Feb., March, April, May, and June. It includes membership news and an-nouncements, and pertinent news of the Music Teachers National Assoc-iation. Articles must be submitted no later than the first day of the pre-vious month.

Editor: Gary Alan Hind 20038 Lysir Ct. NE Poulsbo, WA 98370 (360) 697-2591 [email protected]

Corrections to State Recitalist Competition listings that appeared in the

April issue

Lewis County Alternate David Buker’s and Honorable

Mention Amanda Erickson’s last names were mispelled.

Membership Welcome New Members!

Puyallup Valley Chapter

Mary Minsk

Snohomish County Chapter Garth K. Regudon

Karen Rentko

South King County Chapter Sviatlana Riedel

Bravo!

(continued from Page 1) National MTNA Competition

at the Denver Conference (continued from Page 1)

Looking ahead, the 2008 State Competition will be held November 7-9, 2008 at Highline College in Des Moines, WA. Check the April/May Issue of AMT, pages 32-45 for detail-ed information about the competi-tion, registration etc. Teachers will find the Washington State Teacher entry form at the WSMTA Website, under forms, and also in the June Clarion. Congratulations to all the 2007-08 entrants, their teachers and their par-ents for their excellent performances.

Dianne Johnston WSMTA Vice President

MTNA Performance Competition Chair

Washington State Young Composers Project

2008 Winners’ List Although the Young Composers Project has primary interest in educa-tion, winners are selected by the jud-ges in each category, as follows. This year’s judges were Carolyn Malnes, Jan Rowen-Music, NCTM, Dr. Steven Nehrenberg, Victoria Ebel-Sabo


NCTM, Gregory Youtz, Lesley Som-mer, and Bob Lundquist. We extend our appreciation to them for their ex-cellence in evaluation and their en-couragement of our young compos-ers.

(Teacher/Chapter in Italics) Primary (K-grade 2) 1. William Zhang Sharon VanValin/ Eastside/Seattle 2. Daphne Aubrey Keva Vaughan- McMorrow/Edmonds 3. Kaitlyn Behrendt Steve Nehrenberg/ South King Co.


State Recitalist Competitions

Congratulations to the following chapter representative, alternate, and honorable mention recitalists and their teachers. We look forward to hearing chapter representatives per-form at the June Conference.

Piano

Edmonds Chapter

Student/Teacher Rep. Su Hyun Im/Carolyn Lee Jolie Shen/Mariya Koshkina Alt. Jackson Hu/Koshkina Daniel Pak/Lee H.M. Matt Watts/Warren Kunz Yvana Tran/Koshkina Lisa Hermanson/Marcile Mack Angela Birchman/Ruth Bradshaw Kristina Tkachenko/Koshkina Joshua Ruiter/Bradshaw Daniel Snitkovsky/Koshkina David Oh/Koshkina


Non-piano

District VI

Student/Teacher Rep. Susan Bengston (viola)/Melvina Romanelli Monica Powers (voice)/Elaine Scherperel-Burgess Devan Squires (voice)/Sue Mc- Nally Alt. Kati Zorich (viola)/Sherry Daniel- son Keith Meline (voice)/Scherperel- Burgess H.M. Vanessa Vega (voice)/ Scherperel- Burgess

District III

Student/Teacher Rep. Bethany Prindle (viola)/Carmen Gorak Alt. Timothy Angel (violin)/Cindy Angel

H.M. Verde String Quartet/Gorak Peter Gorak/Gorak Joseph Gorak/Gorak

Future Events

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More Attractions On the Waterfront!

Kitsap Conference Center Floor Plan

If you play or teach organ, be sure to join Joann Richardson for lunch on June 24th (see article on page 4). Ex-pand the horizons of your knowl-edge of 20th century music with the help of Regina Yeh (April Clarion) and Jeffrey Gilliam (see column on the right). Be one of the first to check out the repertoire in the Celebration Series Perspectives as Jennifer Snow showcases the new 2008 edition of this award-winning collection. Stret-ch your back and limbs with yoga ex-pert Louise Zamparruti (a fabulous teacher) or stretch your willingness to overcome fear and invite inspira-tion with Forrest and Akiko Kinney. Increase your technological confi-dence with Valerie Williams as she encourages media savvy for teachers. If you have never attended a WSMTA conference before, this is definitely the place to start. For all the “regu-lars”, I can’t wait to see you On the Waterfront. We are going to make a big splash!

Claire Marshall, NCTM 2008 Conference Co-Chair

P.S: Don’t forget to make your hotel reservations ASAP. Hampton Inn rooms for late June were 50% booked as of April 1. Call direct to get your special WSMTA rate: 360-405-0200.

Remember: The Conference parking garage ceiling is only

6’-8” high and there is no other free parking in the vicinity.

Conference 2008 70th Birthday Tribute to

Frederic Rzewski

Jeffrey Gilliam with the composer

“Frederic—WHO?” A 70th birthday lecture-recital tribute to

the great American composer-pianist.

Composer Frederic Rzewski (pro-nounced zheff-skee), who turns 70 in 2008, has been described by Nicholas Slonimsky in his Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (1993): "He is furthermore a granitically over-powering piano technician, capable of depositing huge boulders of sonor-istic material across the keyboard without actually wrecking the instru-ment." Rzewski has been recognized as one of the leading American compos-ers of piano music for more than 30 years. For me, knowing Rzewski over the past 15 years has been the closest experience I could have in this lifetime to knowing Beethoven. Like Beethoven, Rzewski is equally ingen-ious in both composition and in free improvisation, and indeed Rzewski has sought to revive the discarded practice of improvisation into many of his piano works. In some of his works Rzewski intentionally blurs the line between notated music that sounds like improvisation, and free improvisation itself. In keeping with the humanitarian spirit of Beethoven, many of his works touch on secular and political themes. The presenta-tion will be filled with anecdotes about what it means to know and befriend one of America’s greatest living pianist-composers.

Jeffrey Gilliam, NCTM Professor of Piano

Western Washington University WSMTA University Faculty Forum

Chair


Kitsap Conference Center Ballroom Banquet Configuration

Organists to Meet,

Greet, and Eat at WSMTA Conference

Plan on attending the organ meet-ing over lunch at the conference in June. Meet Joann Richardson, WSMTA Organ Chair, get to know other organists, and share meal to-gether. This will be an open meeting, so if you are an organist, organ teach-er, or an organ enthusiast, you are welcome at this lunch meeting. If you are attending the conference and would like to join the organists at lunch, please RSVP Joann at: [email protected] so she can have enough tables and chairs set up for all who wish to attend.

Education

Scholarship Fund

Please be sure to contact Cinda Redman regarding your chapter’s donation for the WSMTA Scholarship Fund Raffle/Silent Auction in Brem-erton. Many of you have already vol-unteered wonderful items for the silent auction and the raffle. Thank you so much!! If you would like to make a cash contribution in the honor or memory of someone special, please complete the form found on page 11 and mail it, along with check made out to WSMTA, to Cinda Redman, 14711 S.E. 29th St., Vancouver, WA 98683. Or you may bring your donation to the Conference. Thank you for supporting the 2008 WSMTA Scholarship Fund!

Cinda Redman

WSMTA Scholarship Fund Chair [email protected]

360-256-8888

Certif ication Corner

Famous Advice Columnist at the Conference

Make plans now to attend the con-ference in Bremerton. On Tuesday, June 24 the famous advice columnist, Certa Faye Cation and her cousin, Mota Vator will be answering ques-tions about the certification process. Certa Faye will be responding to let-ters from teachers who are interested in certification. If you are your chap-ter’s certification chair or you are a teacher who is thinking about becom-ing certified or a potential mentor teacher, you won’t want to miss this session! Or just come to be entertain-ed! At the January 2008 meeting, the WSMTA Board of Directors voted to reimburse one half ($100) of the Cert-ification Application Fee for the first five teachers who apply. Documen-tation of submitting an approved cer-tification application and fee must be sent to the WSMTA Certification Chair before reimbursement is made. As of this writing April 1, there are 2 grants left. Congratulations to the following teachers who have qualified for a grant:

Andrea Llafet, Vancouver Rebecca Hedman, Burlington

Congratulations to the following certified teacher!

MTNA & Washington Certification in Piano

Stephanie Hill, NCTM, Lewiston, ID

Diane Stober, NCTM WSMTA Certification Chair

117 N. Franklin Ave. Wenatchee WA 98801

509 663-7654 [email protected]

Bremerton Symphony Conductor Elizabeth Stoyanovich

PEDAL POINTS

The Icing on the Cake In the last issue of the CLARION, I wrote about preparing a hymn for singing. One of the most important things we can pass on to our students is the importance of preparing well. We must also convey to our students that, when playing in public, it is far more important to play a simple piece well than to play a difficult piece poorly. A congregation does not care how difficult the music is, but they will care if it sounds bad. I cannot stress enough the impor-tance of preparing the basic hymn. No one in the congregation will care how fancy the descant is if the hymn is difficult to sing. In my experience, most complaints received in church music deal with hymns—not with prelude, postlude, offertory, or even the choir anthem--the complaints come because of the hymns. If peo-ple complain about a new hymn, or even an old one, it is generally be-cause they feel uncomfortable when singing it. It is the organist’s respon-sibility to prepare the hymns so thor-oughly that even an unfamiliar hymn is easy to sing. Only after the details of phrasing, breathing, and matching the text to the music have been worked out can creativity enter the picture. Here are some ideas for you to use with your students to add another dimension, but not overpower, a well-prepared hymn. As always, listen carefully. The point of this is to enhance the hymn, not distract the singers.

1. Work out the bass line and play it in the pedals. A lot of pedal tech-nique can be learned this way. If the pedal line is interesting, add a reed stop to it, but listen carefully. The reed should enhance the sound of the moving pedal line without overpowering the rest of the hymn.

2. Alter the registration on each stanza. It is a nice touch to match the registration to the text. Practice changing registration so there are no awkward pauses.

3. If the tenor line is interesting, play the bass in the pedals, the alto and soprano with the right hand, and solo the tenor line an octave higher on a different manual using


a solo stop. Presto--an instant des-cant!

4. Play the melody in the right hand, the alto and tenor in the left hand, and the bass in the pedals. Practice this a lot before attempting it with a congregation. This is not as easy as it appears.

5. A nice change that reinforces the melody for the men is to play the hymn as in number 4 above, but lower the melody one octave, and add a strong stop (a reed, for instance) to the melody. Play the alto and tenor part in its usual regi-ster with a quieter set of stops on another manual.

6. If playing for a denomination that is accustomed to a key change, take the time to work out a few connecting bars and be able to play the hymn securely in the new key. The last thing a congregation needs is for the hymn to fall apart as the organist attempts to ‘bring it one step closer to the Lord.’

7. If the congregation knows a hymn very well, consider letting them sing it a cappella. If you have a choir, warn them ahead of time so they can be prepared to lead. If not, start a stanza, and gradually reduce stops until the congregation finishes the stanza on its own. This is especially effective for who already sing well.

It took me years to realize how important a hymn is to the average congregation. Like most organists, I preferred spending my time learning and performing great organ litera-ture. The average congregation, how -ever, does not really listen to the prelude or the postlude-- they pay attention to the hymns. Careful pre-paration of the hymns yields happier congregations and a better work en-vironment for the organist. Intimate knowledge of hymns helps an organ-ist when preparing everything from Bach’s many chorale settings to the newer organ literature based on hymn tunes. Learning to enhance hymns is a springboard to further im-provisation, aids in developing tech-nique, and is a medium for experi-mentation with different registra-tions. But most of all, playing with the hymns is fun! Enjoy baking (prepar-ing the basic hymn) and icing (embel-

lishing) the hymns you play every week.

Joann Richardson, NCTM WSMTA Organ Chair

Leaving Seattle on the way to Bremerton

Bravo!


Washington State Young Composers Project

2008 Winners’ List (continued from Page 1)

Honorable Mention (Grade 2 cont’d.) Mathias Caldwell Carolyn Friedkin/

Seattle Maggie Lai Frances Goei/

Edmonds. Jillian Ran Krista Seely/ Kitsap Co. Grade 3 1. Bryan Zhao VanValin 2. Nicholas Valdman VanValin 3. Kusiima Boswell Akiko Kinney/ Eastside Honorable Mention Alexandria Sowers Dorothy Elfin/ Spokane Matthew Gibbs Goei Brooke Starbard Carolyn Malnes/ Edmonds/Seattle Michael Fishman Tim Saye/Edmonds Rebecca Ledsham Saye Grade 4 1. Nicholas Woo VanValin 2. Sonja Traubeck VanValin 3. Jessica Otto Elizabeth Ackerman/ Clark Co. Honorable Mention Kia Burt Goei Cristen McCann Darden Burns/ Kitsap Sarah Gibbs Marcia Wilke/ Walla Walla Zachary Wilson Vaughan-McMorrow Grade 5 1. Nathan Woo VanValin 2. Anna Thackray Burns 3. Stone Cao VanValin Honorable Mention Courtney Skalley Jacqueline Marais/ Snohomish Co. Vienna Sebasstian Goei Connor Jensen VanValin

Grade 6 1. Oliver Hu VanValin 2. Krista O’Neill Holly Harty/ TriCities 3. Emma Howeiler Vaughan- McMorrow Honorable Mention Bhavani Kotha Nancy Otness Bent/ Eastside Boyd Marler Joan Harrison/ Seattle Mackenzie Alvarez Vaughan-McMorrow Madeline Schultz Vaughan-McMorrow Elise Williams Andrea Rackl-Rose/ Bellingham Angela Shen Cathy Baylor/ Edmonds Grade 7 1. Benjamin Davis VanValin 2. Benjamin Davis VanValin 3. Aya Osias A. Kinney Honorable Mention Eliza Block Jacqueline Block/ Tacoma Christina Sun VanValin Linnea Brown Cynthia Whalen/ Snohomish Co. Grade 8 1. (tie)David Lien Diane Williams/ Seattle Miles Friday Rackl-Rose 2. Will Lewis Rackle-Rose 3. Derek White A. Kinney. Honorable Mention Michelle Timmerman Roz Nau/ Okanogan Co. Sam Du Selina Chu/Eastside Elliot Fisher Bonita MacPhail/ Edmonds Blazing Angels MacPhail Grade 9 1. Ian Guthrie Barbara Roberts/ Clark Co. 2. Campbell Brett Ignacio Diaz, Jr./ Olympia 3. AsiaRose Aguilar- Marilyn Linde/ Sunn Valley Honorable Mention Savannah Bukant Ackerman Drew Swatosh Ackerman Grade 10 1. Eric Solms McElroy Maria Sier/ Snohomish Co. 2. (tie) Ernest So VanValin Sterling Radliff Tim Strong/ Tacoma 3. (tie) Evan Ingalls Rackl-Rose Emily Hie Vaughan-McMorrow Honorable Mention (ranked) Becca Miller Karen Scholten/ Lynden Emily Plata Meg Krieg/ Lynden Gus Epstein Malnes Grade 11 1. (tie)Samantha Leck VanValin Kevin Ke VanValin 2. William Sheng VanValin


3. Angela Hess Rackl-Rose Honorable Mention Colin Luh Helen Murray/ Clark Co. Taiyo Sogawa MacPhail Kristen Corwin Vaughan-McMorrow Grade 12 1. (tie)Jonathan Potter Seely Ben Beezhold Mary Beth Cecil/ Edmonds 2. Loni Grinnell Kayla Dyment/ Olympic Peninsula 3. Tessa Rath Malnes

Courtyard Fountain

State Recitalist Competitions


Piano (cont’d.)

Bellingham Chapter

Student/Teacher Rep. Nigel Packer/Judith Widrig Kevin Dallasanta/Daniel Sabo Alt. Nicole Wakabayashi/Kagari Tanabe Katie Kim/Widrig H.M. Kenneth Brown/Janice Gifford Jody Sharninghausen/Widrig Katy Nazaretova/Widrig

Walla Walla Chapter

Student/Teacher Rep. Annette Olivares/Leonard Richter Alt. Carson Schmidt/Kraig Scott

Olympic Peninsula Chapter

Student/Teacher Rep. Sydney Gordon/Thelma McCoy Alt. Hunter Gordon/McCoy H.M. Benjamin Thomas/Svetlana Panetovic Niki Liu/McCoy Ellen Pederson/McCoy

Olympia Chapter

Student/Teacher Rep. Matthew Pouw/Brooke Beecher Loc Hua/Lorraine Musson Amy Thomas/Nancy Adsit Alt. Danzhou Zhao/Beecher Aoi Kitaoka/Beecher Steven Damouni/Beecher H.M. Will Wertjes/Carol Crawford Alyssa Hancock/Jan Rowen-Music Chris Chen/Beecher Kyndal Meister/Musson

Sunn Valley Chapter

Student/Teacher Rep. Michelle Munck/Marilyn Linde Alt. Jason Friend/Brenda DeVries H.M. Rosemary Porter/Linde Jackie Kilian/DeVries

Gig Harbor Chapter

Student/Teacher Rep. Brianna Spargo/Tanya Stambuck Alt. Kassia Joe/Kathy Strickland H.M. Jonathan Gross/Susan Luebeck Neell Farr/Suzanne Gillman Maria Frisby/Chris Rogers Mary Cassio/Luebeck Christian Winslow/Rogers

Mt. Rainier Chapter

Student/Teacher Rep. Nathan Bosen/Dr. Merilyn Jacobson Alt. Grace Josten/Jacobson H.M. Leon Hardman/Jacobson Mitchell Walle/Jacobson Nathan Colllier/Jacobson Danny Serna/Jacobson

South King County Chapter

Student/Teacher Rep. George Fricks/Dianne Nichols Michael Messer/Nichols Thomas Rothschilds/Julie Swienty Alt. Pearl Lam/Sharon Clark Janine Wei/Clark Brenda Miller/Swienty H.M. Jenny Gao/Nichols Adrianna Svitak/Clark Heather Messer/Nichols Iris Hwang/Clark Diana Chen/Clark Christian Halvorson/Clark Anthony Li/Clark Emily Hsieh/Clark Jenny Li/Clark Hannah Dokupil/Nichols Irene Hwang/Clark Kendra Poel/Swienty Kari Poe/Swienty l Simon Li/Eleonora Voronchuk Francis Hunsberger/Nichols

Puyallup Valley Chapter

Student/Teacher Rep. Alexander Kerl/Amy Grinsteiner Sarah Stark/Mary Ellen Cavelti Alt. Maria Niki/Carol Champney Michael Pinkard/Cavelti H.M. Emerson Matson/Kathryn Horntvedt

Kitsap County Chapter

Student/Teacher Rep. Megan Liebold/Debra Florian Danny Nakahara/Georgene Corey Alt. Dashle Hodge/Corey Lucille Hosford/Sally Carey H.M. Thomas Sugimoto/Corey Derek Lee/Gary Hind

Pullman Chapter

Student/Teacher Rep. Paul Adams/Harry Wells Alt. Dogyang Chen/Sharon Wells H.M. Katey Feng/S. Wells Vishaka Muhunthan/S. Wells Jinglin Tang/S. Wells

Okanogan County Chapter

Student/Teacher Rep. Michelle Timmerman/Roz Nau Alt. Brendan Colbert/Kathleen Christensen H.M. Madelyn Dykes/Nora Ridenour Ethan Colbert/Christensen

Whatcom County Chapter

Student/Teacher Rep. Daniel Caldwell/Robert Lundquist Alt. Marc Horan-Spatz/Lundquist

Tacoma Chapter

Student/Teacher Rep. Joseph Williams/Paul Twedt Kaleb Shelton/Twedt Alt. Daniel Bahr/Duane Hulbert Catherine Skreen/Marjorie Skreen- Dickerson H.M. Bradley Mitcham/Duane Hulber

Moses Lake Chapter

Student/Teacher Rep. Sheri Tao/Marina Aur-Munter Alt. Jordan Brzezny/Preta Laughlin H.M. Daniel Carter/Laughlin Kennadi/Laughlin

Wenatchee Chapter

Student/Teacher Rep. Heather Weirich/Oksana Ezhokina Claire Min-Venditti/Ezhokina Alt. Brendan Bassett/Jill Larson Michael Sauer/Larson H.M. Dimitri Smith/Larson Whitney Reigert/Larson Cassandra Peterson/Diane Stober Matthew Taylor/Larson Robert Graham/Linda Butler Sarah Eisert/Stober

Clark County Chapter

Student/Teacher Rep. Elisabeth Messing/Joanna Hodges Daniel Dickson/Hodges Alt. Ludmila Nikolenko/Lena Vezheiko- Wheaton Mary Stone/Barbara Roberts H.M. Christine Wang/Hodges Victoria Yeh/Cinda Redman Colin Luh/Helen Murray Nicholas Maupoux/Genie Hoffman Ian Guthrie/Roberts

Cowlitz County Chapter

Student/Teacher Rep. Jake Klopp/Sharon Moe Alt. Matthew Campbell/Moe H.M. Matt Pollock/Moe


MTNA

MTNA Marketplace Did you know the MTNA Market-place offers a variety of publications and musically themed items for use in your studio? MTNA’s new publi-cation Making the Connection: A Guide for Talking to Parents and Stu-dents is just one of the informative publications available through the Marketplace. This brief guide looks at the relationship between the child and music and also addresses topics such as establishing studio policies/ agreements, discipline, student ac-countability and addressing difficult statements. Also available are a Teacher Assessment Tool, Brief Legal and Tax Guides, Proceedings from Pedagogy Saturdays I–X and more. New note cards can help with catch-ing up on everyday correspondence. These cards feature the colorful art-work of past AMT covers. In addi-tion, holiday note cards can be pur-chased to send seasonal greetings to students, family and colleagues. Program covers that feature AMT artwork also are available. These col-orful programs will provide a nice keepsake for students to remind them of their performances. For more information or to place an order, visit the MTNA Marketplace www.mtna.org/Marketplace/tabid/158/Default.aspx.

Bulletin Board

Pipe Organ Encounter (POE):

Wonderful Opportunity for Keyboard Students Ages 13-18!

Prior organ study is not necessary, but basic keyboard skills (piano or organ) are required.

What: 4 ½ day Pipe Organ Camp in Seattle Play some of Seattle’s finest pipe organs Visit an organ builder’s shop Daily Private and Group In- struction, Special Presenta- tions, Concerts

When: July 27- July 31, 2008

Housing: On Campus of Seattle Pacific University (full time su- pervision provided)

Registration Limited to 24; Registration Deadline May 31, 2008 or until registration limit is reached

Cost: Fees covers tuition, materials, local transportation, room & board, special events. Scholar- ships available

Information: http://www.ago seattle.com/POEbrochure.pdf Carl Dodrill, POE Director: 206.236.0067; [email protected]

Note from Joann Richardson: My son attended a POE when he was 14 years old. It was an excellent experience for him. I highly recommend the POE for other young people who may have an interest in the pipe organ.

Joann Richardson, NCTM WSMTA Organ Chair

Summer Keyboard

Explorations at WSU Interested in an exciting summer program for your middle school and high school piano students? WSU's award-winning piano faculty will lead Summer Keyboard Explorations (SKE) for the 18th consecutive year. Held from June 29th to July 4th, stu-dents will have the opportunity to work with each faculty member indi-vidually. They will also participate in master classes, ensemble playing, jazz piano, and organ, as well as classes on technique and music liter-ature. Visit SKE’s website at http:// libarts.wsu.edu/music/camp/ske/ or contact Dr. Jeffrey Savage at [email protected] or (509) 335-3991 for more information. Don’t forget to make your reser- reservations at the Hampton Inn As of April 1, they were already

50% booked for June 23 - 27!

Summer on the Hood Canal - Olympic Peninsula from Kitsap Peninsula.


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WSMTA Conference 2008 Schedule KITSAP CONFERENCE CENTER (KCC)

Abbreviations: A, B, C, D, or any combination = Puget Sound Ballroom Sections; G = Sinclair Gallery; O = Oyster Bay Room; R = Rotunda (entrance lobby); Raffle = Silent Auction/Raffle; Registr. = Registration Monda y, June 23 3:00 pm Official Conference Opening - Registr. and Raffle in the Rotunda. Exhibits in the Sinclair Gallery, connecting to the Puget Sound Ballroom Sections and Oyster Bay Rm. 5:00 pm CD: Reception - Music by the Verde String Quartet 6:00 pm BCD: Banquet (buffet tables will be open for 45 min.) Master of Cerimonies, Paul Twedt, Tacoma Chapter Pres- ident. Welcome by Kitsap Chapter President, Mary Rey- nolds. Blessing by Chris Rogers, Gig Harbor Chapter. DINNER. Greetings and Introductions by WSMTA Presi- dent Mary Kaye Owen and MTNA Secretary-Treasurer Judy Price; Hall of Fame and Honorary Life Member pres- entations by Jane Campbell and Mary Jane Clarke. 7:30-8:30 BREAK: Registr., Raffle, Exhibits open in the Gallery 8:30 pm AB: Washington Winners Recital 10:30 pm KCC close for the night. Tue sda y, Jun e 2 4 7:30 am KCC open. Registr., Raffle & Exhibits open until 9:45. 8:00 am AB: Opening Session - Welcome by Bremerton Sym- phony Conductor, Elizabeth Stoyanovich. Greetings by MTNA Northwest Division Director Debra Florian. Business Meeting conducted by WSMTA President. Key- note Speaker Julianne Miranda, NCTM, Deputy Execu- tive Director and CIO MTNA, will speak about “Music- ian Wellness”, the theme of this conference. She draws on her experiences as a Certified Life Coach. 9:30-9:45 BREAK 9:45 am AB: Recital of Spanish Piano Music - with Geisa Dutra, concert pianist, master teacher, lecturer, recording artist and ambassador for Brazilian music and culture. 9:45 am O: Certification Program - The famous advice columnist Certa Faye Cation and her cousin Mota Vator will answer questions sent in by teachers. 10:45-11:00 BREAK 11:00 am AB: “The Joy of Piano Trios” - Kathryn Strickland, NCTM and Paul Twedt will show how chamber music can be successfully implemented into your chapter and/or studio. Student groups and professional string players will perform. 12:30-12:45 BREAK: Registr., Raffle, Exhibits open until 2:00pm.

12:45 pm CD: Buffet Luncheon* - Buffet closes at 1:30 pm. O: Chapter Presidents Lunch Meeting. 1:45-2:00 BREAK 2:00 p.m. AB: Young Composers Recital and Composer of the Year Award 3:30-3:45 BREAK: Registr., Raffle & Exhibits open until 5:00pm.

3:45 pm AB: Master Class - Spanish Piano Music with Geisa Dutra. 3:45 pm O: “The Silk Road in Your Studio” - “Exploring Con- temporary Piano Music from the Far East” with Dr. Regina Yeh. 4:45-5:00 BREAK 5:00 pm AB: Honors Recital No. 1. 6:00 pm Dinner break: Two free hours (Raffle & Exhibits open). 7:00-8:00 Registr. open for public admittance to Recital. 8:00 pm AB: Piano Recital - Melica Jelaca-Jovanovic, MA, PhD, NCTM, playing works by Prokofiev, Haydn, Rachmaninoff and Schumann. 10:30 pm KCC close for the night. Wedn esd a y, June 25 7:30 am KCC open. Registr. & Raffle open until 9:30. *Exhibits open until 9:00. 8:00 am AB: “Armonioso” - Music arranged for FIVE pianos and played by WSMTA members from different chapters. 9:00-9:30 BREAK: *Gallery closed for piano moving. 9:30 am AB: “Avoiding Vocal Dysfunction” - A workshop with Dr. Sandra Glover, B.M., B.F.A., M.M., D.M.A., WSMTA Voice Chair. 9:30 am O: Showcase - Celebration Series PERSPECTIVES Jennifer Snow, Senior Examiner for the Royal Conserva- tory of Music, will introduce the new 2008 edition of this award-winning series of repertoire and etude books published by Frederick Harris. 10:30-10:40 BREAK: 10:40 am AB: “Social Networking Sites and the Private Music Teacher” - Valerie Williams, WSMTA Technology Chair will explain why a presence on these sites can be beneficial to music teachers and musicians. 11:40-11:50 BREAK: Registr., Raffle & Exhibits open until 2:10 pm. 11:50 am CD: Buffet Luncheon - Buffet closes at 12:35 pm. O: Adjudication Chairs/District VP Lunch Meeting. 12:50-1:00 BREAK 1:00 pm AB: Honors Recital No. 2. 2:00-2:10 BREAK 2:10 pm AB: Master Class - Melica Jelaca-Jovanovic, NCTM 2:10 pm O: “Developing the Whole Musician” - Akiko and Forrest Kinney explore music’s immense expressive powers and how we can help our students become whole musicians. 3:40-3:50 BREAK: Exhibits open until 5:00 pm. 3:50 pm AB: “70th Birthday Tribute to Rzewski” - presented by Jeffrey Gilliam, NCTM, Professor of Piano at Western Washington University, and former teacher at Julliard, the University of Michigan, visiting professor at Thai and South African universities, and recipient of multiple Fulbright Fellowships.


3:50 pm O: “Performance Technique” - Deborah Rambo Sinn, BA, MA, PhD. With first-hand experience of performance injury, Dr. Rambo will discuss healthy and practical playing techniques. 4:50-5:00 BREAK: Registr. & Raffle open to 8:00 pm. 5:00 pm AB: Honors Recital No. 3. 6:00 pm Dinner break--two free hours. 7:00-8:00 Registration open for public admittance to Recital. 8:00 pm AB: Recital - Guest Artist Barbara Lister-Sink, NCTM will perform works of Mendelssohn, Schoenberg, and Gershwin, against a backdrop of visual artwork of these composers, Artwork of Ms. Lister-Sink will be shown as she performs Ravel’s “Gaspard de la Nuit”. 10:30 pm KCC close for the night. Thu rsd a y, June 2 6 7:30 am KCC open. Registr., Raffle, and Exhibits open until 10:20. 8:00 am AB: Arm, Hand, & Vocal Health

(1) 8:00 - Dr. Scott Ekin and Dr. Ernie Franz will introduce “Anatomy of the Arm and Hand”, a slide presenta- tion unravelling the amazing labyrinth of muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, bones and blood vessels which we use and try not to abuse as we practice, perform and teach at the piano.

(2) 8:30 -“ Vocal Health in the Teaching Studio” - Valerie Williams, CWU graduate, voice teacher, performer writer and lecturer, will demonstrate that by simply changing our habits and awareness, we can develop a speaking voice with strength, resonance and stamina. 8:00 am D: Adjudications Program; “Simplifying the Pro- cess” - Janice Smith, WSMTA Adjudications Chair. 8:00 am O: Yoga for Music Teachers - Louise Zamparutti, certified yoga instructor, professional dancer, choreographer, sports trainer and coach, injury and disability specialist. 9:00-9:10 BREAK 9:10 am AB: Teaching Music Through Pictures - with Joanna Robertson, NCTM, now completing her PhD in Literacy Education. Through her Master’s and PhD work she has explored educational connections between music and literacy. 9:10 am D: “Chamber Music for the Pre-College Student” Dr. Jody Graves, WSMTA Chamber Music Chair, will present ideas and specific projects on how to introduce chamber music and accompanying into the private studio as a viable and long-lasting skill. 9:10 am O: “Inviting Inspiration / Overcoming Fear” - Akiko and Forrest Kinney will examine ways to create a support- ive environment in which teachers and students can step beyond fear into the love of creating. 10:10-10:20 BREAK 10:20 am AB: “Freeing the Caged Bird” - Guest Artist, Barbara Lister-Sink, NCTM, introduces concepts of her highly- acclaimed work on teaching healthy, injury-preventative technique. 11:50-12:00 BREAK: Registr., Raffle, and Exhibits open until 2:20.

12:00 pm CD: Buffet Luncheon - Buffet closes at 12:45 pm. O: Certifications Chairs/Adjudicators Lunch Meeting. 1:00-1:10 BREAK 1:10 pm AB: Honors Recital No. 4. 2:10-2:20 BREAK 2:20 pm AB: Master Class - with Barbara Lister-Sink. 3:50-4:00 BREAK: Exhibets open until 5:00. 4:00 pm AB: Taubman Technique - with Kendall Feeny, BA, MA, nationally recognized as a leading pedagogue of the Taubman approach to piano playing. 4:00 pm O: “Sequencing Repertoire” - with Willard Schultz, Chair of Piano at the Academy of Music Northwest Pro- fessor Schultz has taught, performed, lectured and conducted master classes in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia. 4:40-5:10 Registr. & Raffle open until 6:00. 5:00-5:10 BREAK 5:10 pm AB: Honors Recital No. 5. FREE EVENING 6:10 - 8:00 pm Exhibitors move out. Fri da y, June 27 7:00 am KCC opens. Registr. & Raffle open until 10:30. 8:00 am AB: “Directing the Voice in My Head: Applying Attachment Theory to Conquer Performance Anxiety for Ourselves and Our Students” - with Michelle Mielke, NCTM, B.S, M.A. in Piano Performance. 8:00 am D: Musicianship Examinations Program - Chair, Julie Mandery illustrates features of this new program (formerly the State Theory Program) offered through WSMTA. 8:00 am O: “So You Want to Start a Music Studio?” - with piano teachers Stephanie Myers, B.M. in Musicology, and Jennifer Morrison, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Education, will present ideas on getting your studio off the ground, stim- ulating musical growth, and running a business. 9:00-9:15 BREAK 9:15 am AB: Closing Session 10:15-10:30 BREAK 10:30 am AB: “Freeing the Caged Bird” - follow-up interactive session. Be prepared to move!!

12:00 pm Avast ye Buccaneers! Time to set sail for home port! 1:00 pm KCC closes. Footnote: * Organists meet with WSMTA Organ Chair, Joann Richardson at Tuesday Buffet Luncheon. (see article in this issue)


WSMTA MATERIALS TO ORDER Item Price Quantity Cost

Piano Syllabus, 2004 $13.00

WSMTA lapel pin (Silver on black) 6.00

Student Record Forms (25 sheets) 4.50

Statement Forms (50 sheets) 3.25

WSMTA Notepads 1.50

Musicianship Examinations Handbook 4.00

Item Price Quantity Cost

High School Credit Packet Free Applied Music for HS Credit requirements Request for Credit Applied Music Study Report

(postage and handling are included in the above prices)

TOTAL ENCLOSED $

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f Dates & Deadlines s May 1: Deadline for 2008-2009 Student Study Grant Applications. May 15: Deadline for receipt of Registration Forms for lower Conference fee. June 23-27: WSMTA 2008 Conference in Bremerton. June 29-July 4: Annual Keyboard Explorations at WSU. (see page 8) July 6-27: Icicle Creek Chamber Music Institute & Festival, Leavenworth, WA. July 7-9: MTNA & Canadian Federation of Music Teachers Symposium in New York. July 12-20: Portland International Piano Festival. July 27-31: Pipe Organ Encounter. (see page 8)

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In This Issue

✺ Washington Winners at MTNA National Competition (page 1)

✺ More Attractions on the Waterfront! Conference 2008 (page 1)

✺ Young Composers Project & State Recitalist Competition Winners (page 3)

✺ Tribute to Composer-Pianist Frederic Rzewski at the Conference (page 3)

✺ Advance CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (page 9)

✺ Remember to visit your WSMTA website at : www.wsmta.net & see The CLARION in full color!

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