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Music Teachers Association Suburban Northwest

Music Teachers Association Suburban NorthwestMusic Teachers Association Suburban NorthwestMusic Teachers Association Suburban Northwest

Music Teachers Association Suburban Northwest

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MEMBERSHIP

 

The mission of the Music Teachers National Association is to advance the value of music study and music making to society and to support the professionalism of music teachers. 

Special note:  For 2020, the deadline for membership renewal has been extended to August 31.

  

2020-2021 OFFICERS of the ASSOCIATION 

 

President                                Ni Nyoman Dhitasari  

First VP: Programs                                Edna Dieter  

Second VP: Membership                 Linda Enright  

Third VP: Publicity                            Elizabeth Witt  

Fourth VP: Activities                              Jean Carter  

Treasurer                                         Vicki Duckworth

Secretary                                                  Tami Meise



COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Festival                                    Vicki Duckworth

Achievement Day                     Elisabeth Kern

Collaborative Recital                Elizabeth Witt




OTHER POSITIONS                                               

Hospitality                                         Sylvia White      

Mentoring                                           Edie Dieter

Newsletter Editor                             Tami Meise  

Church Liaison                                Sylvia White  

Website                                          Elizabeth Witt



MEETINGS 

Special note:  All meetings for the year 2020 will be held via Zoom.  Please contact us to be sent a Zoom invitation. 

Meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month, September-May, excluding the month of January. (December holiday lunch and May luncheon meeting locations to be announced.) We meet at Community in Christ Church, 12229 West 80th Avenue, Arvada, CO 80005 (303.421.6732).  

Programs begin at 10:00 am and our business meeting at 11:00 am. 


 

RECITALS

Your desired recital date may be written on the church calendar or you may call the church office at 303.421.6732.  

Rental fee: $35 to Community in Christ (sanctuary only) or $50 for additional use of the kitchen and fellowship hall. An additional $15 is due to MTASN for the use of the piano for 3 hours and then $5 per additional hour.   

Submit a check to the Treasurer, Vicki Duckworth and contact the church liaison, Sylvia White to obtain the church entry code.


Yearbooks with Constitution & By-laws and Standing Rules​



UPCOMING CSMTA & MTNA EVENTS 2020-21 


Application deadlines (dates TBA unless otherwise marked):   

September 16, 2020    MTNA Competition application deadline

October 17, 2020          MTNA Performace video submission deadline

October 24, 2020         MTNA Online Performance Competition held

January 27, 2021           Student Theory Activity entry deadline

February 27, 2021         Rising Stars Festival application deadline 


March 5, 2021                CSMTA Concerto video application deadline

March 27, 2021              Rising Stars Url submission to chair  

March 13-17, 2021          MTNA Virtual Conference from Atlanta, GA


April 2, 2021                   Concerto Concert, CSMTA YouTube channel

April  10, 2021                 Rising Stars Festival online 

April 17, 2021                  STA test results submission to chair


May 1,  2021                   CSMTA Virtual Conference registration is FREE this year,  no deadline for registration.

June 3-5, 2021              CSMTA Conference

                        

For more information or application forms, visit www.comusicteachers.net or MTNA online.  


  

Helpful Teaching Sites 

88 Piano Keys & the iPad Piano Studio: www.leilaviss.com  Teach Music Today Learning Solutions: www.teachpianotoday.com  

Local Area Music Store

Music and Arts (Instruments and print music in store) Westminster phone:     303.427.0601    website:   www.musicarts.com  




Holiday Luncheon 2019

                     Holiday Luncheon

PROGRAMS

2020-21

Programs are held the first Wednesday of each month, September-November and February-April. We meet at Community in Christ Church, 12220 West 80th Avenue, Arvada, CO 80005 (303.421.6732).  

Refreshments begin at 9:30 am, followed by the program at 10:00 am and business meeting at 11:00 am.   For the rest of 2020, there will only be the program and business meeting beginning at 10:00 am on Zoom, contact us for an invitation.



  • September 2:         Roundtable:  Teaching Ideas and Experiences in These Times    
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  • October 7:               A "Groove" Approach to Teaching, develop the feel and musicality of your students immediately, by Curtis Madigan

  • November 4:         A Glimpse into Haydn' s Life and his Piano Sonatas, by Elizabeth Witt, NCTM.
  • December 2:         Holiday Card Exchange

  • January 2021       NO MEETING. Happy New Year!

  • February 3:             Creative Improvisation for Increasing Students' Confidence
  • by Sara Flores
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  • March 3:                  Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words, by Jennifer Hayghe,  CU Boulder professor
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  • April 7:                      The Leveling of Difficulty in Repertoire, by Alejandro Cremaschi, NCTM, CU Boulder professor

  • May 5:                       Musicale, Installation of Officers and Luncheon (location TBA)


NCTM=Nationally Certified Teacher of Music by Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)

                                                                                                   

If you are a teacher or musician interested in giving a presentation next year, please contact us using the contact form on the Contact page.    

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Newsletters

October 2020 (pdf)Download
September 2020 (pdf)Download
February 2020 (pdf)Download
November 2019 (pdf)Download
October 2019 (pdf)Download
September 2019 (pdf)Download
May 2019 (pdf)Download
April 2019 (pdf)Download
March 2019 (pdf)Download
February 2019 (pdf)Download
November 2018 (pdf)Download
October 2018 (pdf)Download
September 2018 (pdf)Download
April 2018 (pdf)Download

Yearbooks

Yearbooks with Constitution & By-laws and Standing Rules

2019-2020 MTASN Yearbook (pdf)

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2018-2019 MTASN Yearbook (pdf)

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2017-2018 MTASN Yearbook (pdf)

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