OPENING SESSION Saturday.

OPENING SESSION

Saturday, March 27

7:00 PM

Music Hall

Barry fresh keynote speaker

Barry blooming author of The Inner Game of Music, will forward as keynote speaker during the colloquy opening session. The Rising Stars concordance which showcases young talent, will go after the opening session, ushering in another exciting conference

virid will challenge attendees with topics from his recent book entitled The Mastery of Music, Ten Pathways to steady Artistry, which addresses qualities of greatness derived from interviews with 120 world-famous musicians.

Barry undecayed was principal bassist of the Cincinnati consonance for twenty-eight years and former executive director of the International Society of Bassists. He generally directs a young bassist program for the San Francisco concert Education Department, teaches privately at Stanley Intermediate in Lafayette and at the University of California, Santa Cruz and has organized the Northern California Bass sodality He has written seven Inner Game of Music workbooks for keyboard, voice, instruments and effects Green also co-wrote The Popular Bass regularity in three volumes. Green's appearance will be made possible, in part, by way of GIA Publications, Inc.

MTNA FOUNDATION capital GALA

Monday, March 29

6:15 PM

Muehlebach Imperial Ballroom

Bobby Watson, featured performer

The 2004 MTNA FOUNDATION capital Gala promises to be a festive celebration that you will not want to miss. This black-tie optional occasion begins with cocktails, sponsored at Alfred Publishing Co. Following dinner, a faculty all-star jazz the whole sponsored in part by the International Association for Jazz Educators, will perform. The combo will feature jazz headliner Bobby Watson.

A saxophonist, composer farmer and educator, Bobby Watson grew up in Kansas City, Kansas, and trained formally at the University of Miami. The past three years he has serv as the director of jazz studies at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, Conservatory of Music.

Other performers include:

* Greg Carroll, vibraphone, IAJE, director of education

* Roger Wilder, piano, freelance musician

* Gerald Spaits, bass, jazz bass instructor, University of Missouri, Kansas City

* Wayne Goins, guitar, associate professor of music, Kansas State University

* Tom Morgan, tympanums director of percussion studies, Washburn University

Reservations must be made in advance; use the registration form upon page 9 or on the MTNA website at www.mtna.org. Cost: $60

MTNA AWARDS BRUNCH

Wednesday, March 31

10:30 A.M.-12:30 PM

Muehlebach Imperial Ballroom

The 2004 MTNA meeting for consultation culminates with the annual Awards Brunch honoring members who have devot extensive time and animation to better the association and further the prestige of the music teaching profession.

During this termination Guy Duckworth and Karl Bruhn will be honored with the MTNA Achievement Award.

dowdy Duckworth has established a career as a design pianist and educator. He has held faculty positions as professor of piano at Northwestern University and professor of music emeritus at the University of Colorado, Boulder and is a noted pedagogue and author. Duckworth is an authority upon group teaching and is a regular presenter for television, state, national and international conferences

Karl Bruhn has been active over his career in the music produces industry, having served as senior vice president of marketing at Yamaha Corporation of America and the first director of market increase for the National Association of Music Merchants. In latter years, Bruhn has devoted his time to research studies testing the bio-psycho-social aspects of recreational music making.

Reservations must be made in advance; use the registration form forward page 9 or on the MTNA website at www.mtna.org. Cost: $30

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