Stories Collection

  1. As summer wanes, music teachers thoughts inevitably turn to the school year and the o...
  2. The American Pianists Association (APA) awarded the 2004 Cole Porter Fellow title to ...
  3. The 2005 Corpus Christi International Competition for Piano and Strings will take pla...
  4. Three state MTAs recently were recognized in June for their years of affiliation with...
  5. MTNA thanks the following corporate members for their support: (as of June 7, 2004)...
  6. Instant Play Piano. Topics Entertainment (1600 S.W. 43rd St., Renton, WA 98055), 2004...
  7. A new State Affiliate Grant will be available through the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND beginn...
  8. Is it possible for music teachers to add anything to our schedules? Many of us teach ...
  9. Jie Chen, 18, and Wenbin Jin, 16, both of China, are the first-prize winners of the 1...
  10. Willis Francis Ducrest, MTNA president from 1965-1969, died April 29, 2004, at the ag...
  11. The National Piano Foundation (NPF) celebrates National Piano Month every September. ...
  12. Paul Bordeleau An MTNA-certified teacher and president of the New Hampshire MTA, Pa...
  13. Almaden School of Music, www.almadenschool.com Arkansas State University, www.astat...
  14. Instant Play Guitar. Topics Entertainment (1600 S.W. 43rd St., Renton, WA 98055), 200...
  15. My journey towards certification began in 1998. At that time, I was president-elect o...
  16. According to a survey by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), almost 40 percent...
  17. Stefani Collins of Greensboro, North Carolina, is the winner of the inaugural North C...
  18. Traveling is a funny thing. You think the excitement of the journey and the romance o...
  19. In an effort to better serve its collegiate members and chapter advisors, MTNA has re...
  20. President-Elect Gail Berenson, NCTM, is MTNA vice president and on the MTNA Board o...
  21. ARTICLE I. NAME The name of the corporation is MUSIC TEACHERS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,...
  22. Sibelius Educational Suite, Sibelius USA, Inc. (1407 Oakland Blvd., Ste. 103, Walnut ...
  23. College faculty, public school teachers, business employees and public officials are ...
  24. Daryl Silberman, a nationally recognized performer and clinician, has been named a pr...
  25. Maxine Kuo, a twenty-two-year-old violinist from New York City, took first place in t...
  26. Piano students have little opportunity to work with their peers, both in their isolat...
  27. The Student Achievement Recognition (StAR) Award is given to outstanding graduating m...
  28. VISION AND VALUES The mission of MTNA is to advance the value of music study and mu...
  29. Phyllis Pieffer, NCTM President 4852 Wishkah Rd. Aberdeen, WA 98520-9628 (360...
  30. Hal Leonard Corporation President Larry Morton and Boosey & Hawkes President Jenn...
  31. Kawai recently introduced the VT132 Vari-Touch Piano that adjusts to the player's tou...
  32. Musicians usually are amazed when they hear stories bout those who perform remarkably...
  33. Most of us are teachers and performers, and although we all use technology to one deg...
  34. The Blue Piano and Other Stories, by Carol Montparker. Amadeus Press, LLC (512 Newark...
  35. I don't remember a time when music wasn't special to me. Music, the universal languag...
  36. I join the members of the Northwest Division in thanking outgoing President Marilyn B...
  37. Ohio Music Teachers Association (OMTA) has received $1,000 from the Royal American Co...
  38. Electronic Courseware Systems, Inc., 1713 S. State St., Champaign, IL 61820; (217) 35...
  39. Over the years I have noticed that when students arrive for their lessons, many are t...
  40. It's time to prepare for a new school year and plan those fall and winter activities....
  41. Office Skills = Computer Skills Had anyone told me years ago I would someday be joi...
  42. The Death of Franz Liszt, introduced, annotated and edited by Alan Walker. Cornell Un...
  43. I would like to thank Karen Harrington, NCTM, immediate past president of the divisio...
  44. Robert Kemble Dodson, former dean of the Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College, ha...
  45. PG Music Inc., 29 Cadillac Ave., Victoria, BC V87. 1T3 Canada; (888) 746-8742; www.pg...
  46. I am 80 years old. Time magazine has the same number of years with Times Square, only...
  47. Correction: An article in the June/July AMT announcing the winner of the MTNA Studio ...
  48. Maurice Hinson is senior professor at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary's Sch...
  49. Solutions for Singers: Tools for Performers and Teachers, by Richard Miller. Oxford U...
  50. As we continue to travel around the Southern Division states, our next stop will be i...
  51. In a victory for school music education programs across the country, the U.S. House o...
  52. The 2005 WAMSO Young Artist Competition for Piano and Orchestral Instruments will tak...
  53. A.D.G Productions 15517 Cordary Ave. Lawndale, CA 90260 Phone/fax (310) 379-1568 adgo...
  54. We've recently been experiencing another wave of dire statements about classical musi...
  55. Artistic Pedal Technique: Lessons for Intermediate and Advanced Pianists, by Katherin...
  56. In this issue we feature California, the 2004 MTNA State Affiliate of the Year winner...
  57. The Music for All Foundation, www.music-for-all.org, announces the launch of the Musi...
  58. VSA arts invites musicians to apply for the 2005 Panasonic Young Soloists Award. Winn...
  59. MTNA is partnering with MENC: The National Association for Music Education, the Music...
  60. The members of the Eastern Division extend their sincere thanks to Debra Ronning, NCT...
  61. My mom told me that college is one of the hardest jobs HI ever have. But even though ...
  62. Pathways to Artistry: A Method for Comprehensive Technical and Musical Development; T...
  63. Flute Quartet No. 1, by Gary Schocker. Theodore Presser Company (588 N. Gulph Rd., Ki...
  64. "Women and Creativity 2004: Examining the Past, Composing the Future" will ...
  65. Digby Bernard Bell, NCTM, died March 5, 2004, at age 79. He had been active in the Ok...
  66. Liduino Pitombeira has been selected as the 2003 MTNA-Shepherd Distinguished Composer...
  67. The arrival of July begins a new membership year. This is the perfect time to recruit...
  68. I join the members of the Southwest Division in thanking outgoing President Geri Chen...
  69. Easy Songs for Shifting in the First Five Positions: A Violin Technique Book for Grou...
  70. NAMM, the International Music Products Association, and Boys & Girls Clubs of Ame...
  71. I am a strong advocate of all undergraduate music students being the best possible pe...
  72. Marienne Uszler is the recipient of the 2004 MTNA-Frances Clark Keyboard Pedagogy Awa...
  73. Independent music teachers often are faced with zoning guidelines that restrict teach...
  74. The official meeting at the MTNA National Conference in Kansas City included the inst...
  75. The Corpus Christi International Competition for Piano 2004 winners recently were ann...
  76. Four years ago, when my seven-year-old student was a beginner, I said things such as,...
  77. Joanna Grace of Madison, Wisconsin, is the recipient of the MTNA Studio Fellowship Aw...
  78. MTNA has added an "online community" feature to its website. "MTNA i...
  79. Congratulations to the Wyoming Music Teachers Association (WMTA), the Arkansas Music ...
  80. Carl Fischer has entered into an agreement in principle to acquire Theodore Presser C...
  81. The Twenty-Second Annual Symposium on Medical Problems of Musicians and Dancers will ...
  82. There are certain fundamental differences between teaching and coaching. Teaching inv...
  83. "Where the Sidewalk Ends," by Linda Holzer, NCTM, was selected as the 2003 ...
  84. Eleven teachers received grants this year from the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND. A total of $...
  85. Editor's Note: As a membership service, MTNA has, for the past several years, been of...
  86. This article was inspired by a request to be on a panel addressing the above topic fo...
  87. A Ravel Reader: Correspondence, Articles, Interviews, compiled and edited by Arbie Or...
  88. Conn-Selmer, Inc. recently announced the promotion of Jim Catalano to director of mar...
  89. INTRODUCTION This year's bibliography contains some of the latest books related to ...
  90. Heidi Mayer, NCTM, of Chicago, Illinois, received the 2004 Piano Technicians Guild Fo...
  91. BOARD OF DIRECTORS The following were elected to the MTNA Board of Directors by the...
  92. A total of $5,451 was distributed from the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND to seventeen local as...
  93. Summer can be a great time to introduce our students to exciting collaborative experi...
  94. That's a Good Question ... How to Teach by Asking Questions, by Marienne Uszler The F...
  95. Sibelius USA, Inc., 1407 Oakland Blvd., Ste. 103, Walnut Creek, CA 94596; (925) 280-0...
  96. All photos [c] 2004 Harry Butler, Nashville WORKSHOPS James Byo, Louisiana State ...
  97. Michelle Gordon, NCTM, was selected by the National Piano Foundation to receive the N...
  98. East Central Division placed well at the MTNA Competitions in Kansas City. Congratula...
  99. MTNA is pleased to announce the establishment of the Maurice Hinson Endowment Fund. I...
  100. Hello! I'd like to introduce you to Liduino Pitombeira, currently of Baton Rouge, Lou...
  101. Little Mushrooms, by Peter Schickele. Elkan-Vogel, Inc./Theodore Presser Company (588...
  102. Suzuki Corp., P.O. Box 261030, San Diego, CA 92196; (858) 566-9710, ext. 145, fax: (8...
  103. Karl Bruhn and Guy Duckworth were honored with the 2004 MTNA Achievement Award at the...
  104. The Chattanooga Area Student Chapter (CASC) has been selected as the Collegiate Chapt...
  105. Eastern Division officers were installed at the recent Kansas City National Conferenc...
  106. "The Professional Keyboard Teacher." This is the actual title of, not just ...
  107. People can be divided into three groups: Those who make things happen, Those who watc...
  108. The Joy of Duets, by various artists. Hal Leonard Corporation (7777 W. Bluemound Rd.,...
  109. At the Annual Meeting of the MTNA membership at our 2004 National Conference on March...
  110. Baldwin Piano, 309 Plus Park Blvd., Nashville, TN37217; (615) 871-4500, fax: (615) 88...
  111. At the 2004 MTNA National Conference in Kansas City, Eileen Geske was honored as MTNA...
  112. At the 2004 National Conference, MTNA recognized twenty-one members for their fifty y...
  113. The Northwest Division held its annual meeting at the 2004 MTNA National Conference i...
  114. Band-in-a-Box. PG Music, Inc. (29 Cadillac Ave., Victoria, B. C. Canada V8Z 1T3), 200...
  115. Sunday Morning Pianist, arranged by Gail Smith. Creative Keyboard Publications, a div...
  116. An association such as MTNA cannot function without the constant support and work of ...
  117. The Montreal International Musical Competition for Voice, formerly the Jeunesses Musi...
  118. California Association of Professional Music Teachers (CAPMT) is this year's MTNA Sta...
  119. Division Presidents honored at the Annual Meeting included Eileen Keel, East Central ...
  120. As outgoing division president, I give my best wishes to the incoming officers and my...
  121. Gail Lew, Warner Bros. Publications, Inc., is pictured with Zachary Garcia, winner of...
  122. My role model, as a piano teacher, was my mother, who died fifteen years ago at age 8...
  123. Jazz Chord Hanon: 70 Exercises for the Beginning to Professional Pianist, by Peter De...
  124. Steinway & Sons and Amadeus Press recently announced a new venture to create a se...
  125. The Stravinsky Awards 2004 Competition for Young Pianists is seeking applicants, and ...
  126. The Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association (NVMTA) is the recipient of the 2004...
  127. An annual survey by a partnership of leading music and educational organizations name...
  128. As I take on my new position as Southern Division president, my first thought is to t...
  129. Student Composition Competitions Sponsored by Warner Bros. Publications, Inc. Eleme...
  130. MTNA member Jean Barr, professor of piano accompanying and chamber music at the Eastm...
  131. Latin Percussion, Inc., a Division of Kaman Music Corporation, 160 Belmont Ave., Garf...
  132. The MTNA Student Competitions consist of three levels: State Competition, Division Co...
  133. Accelerando (Books 1, 2 and 3) Piano Techniques to Accelerate the Progress and Develo...
  134. MTNA members now can receive discounted office supplies through Viking Office Product...
  135. This list includes individuals, associations, organizations and corporations who cont...
  136. Our collective angst about emerging trends in the music profession is undoubtedly roo...
  137. Piano and Keyboard Method: The Easiest Way to Learn Piano! Vol. 1. eMedia Music Corp....
  138. Warner Bros. Publications, 15800 N. W. 48th Ave., Miami, FL 33014; (800) 327-7643, ex...
  139. Stories of the Great Christmas Carols, by Kenon Renfrow and June Montgomery. Alfred P...
  140. Did you know that in addition to providing member benefits to individuals, MTNA also ...
  141. Have you considered the different kinds of people who teach music? After thirty years...
  142. Touted as "One of Austria's most prestigious contemporary composers ...", J...
  143. MusicGoals by Eye and Ear and MusicGoals by Rhythm Version 1.5, by Gregory Roy Giese....
  144. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced it will award more than $25.3 mil...
  145. The Music Link Corporation; www.themusiclink.net. See area dealer for price. Palati...
  146. Rock Hanon: 70 Exercises for the Beginning to Professional Pianist, by Peter Deneff. ...
  147. Celebrating its fortieth anniversary in May, the Robert H. Clarkson Insurance Agency ...
  148. Compared to the classroom teacher, the private music instructor has a tremendous adva...
  149. As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a pianist. Nobody could understan...
  150. NEWS FLASH: The advent of the "American Idol" FOX TV show has spawned at le...
  151. Craig Braasch was named Gibson Guitar Corp.'s chief marketing officer in January, ove...
  152. The Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University is seeking com...
  153. Patapan: Traditional Burgundian Carol (w/CD), edited by Michael Story. Belwin-Mills P...
  154. School boards across the nation are struggling with severe budget cuts. Gail Heywood,...
  155. As an independent music teacher, I have taught piano and group keyboard from 1980 thr...
  156. Camden County, Georgia--it doesn't exactly conjure up images of a hotbed of thriving ...
  157. Sibelius USA, Inc. recently appointed Greg Smith as central region manager, responsib...
  158. Vermont is the featured state for this issue. President Camille Brubaker, NCTM, has b...
  159. (as of February 20, 2004) MTNA thanks the following corporate members for their sup...
  160. One day, while riding the bus to work, I decided I wanted to give a solo piano recita...
  161. Conductor Jung-Ho Pak has been appointed the first director of orchestral activities ...
  162. After many years of service to MTNA, Shirley Raut will retire on April 15. In 1988, R...
  163. As I write this last article to complete my term as Northwest Division president, I w...
  164. (as of February 20, 2004) MTNA thanks the following institutional members for their...
  165. Q: What inspired you to write this column about "art as process"? A: Rece...
  166. MTNA membership recruitment displays are appearing in music stores across the nation....
  167. Joan Reist, NCTM, former MTNA president, has been appointed to the Advocacy Committee...
  168. Three of the four states in our division will have state conferences during the month...
  169. On page 58 of the December/January AMT the second sentence of the second paragraph sh...
  170. Ah, spring, a time of renewal and flesh air! Time to deep clean the house, organize c...
  171. "If you do not think about the future, you cannot have one." Those words by...
  172. In April The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, the nation's oldest m...
  173. The seventh annual National Summit for MTNA Leadership will take place in Cincinnati,...
  174. The Perfect Wrong Note: Learning to Trust Your Musical Self, by William Westney. Amad...
  175. William Black, a respected performer and professor of piano at the University of Cinc...
  176. By the time you read this, my term as Southern Division president will have ended. Pl...
  177. A review of A Symposium for Pianists and Teachers: Strategies to Develop the Mind and...
  178. Teaching music in an independent studio has changed drastically over the last thirty ...
  179. With each new day come additional signals that resources for the arts will be less an...
  180. The American Music Research Center (AMRC) and College of Music, University of Colorad...
  181. MTNA STUDENT COMPOSITION COMPETITIONS Sponsored by Warner Bros. Publications ELEM...
  182. The Music Lover's Quotation Book, by David W. Barber. Firefly Books Ltd. (3680 Park A...
  183. Frank Mantooth, Grammy-nominated jazz pianist and composer, died January 30, 2004, fr...
  184. For the first time in 127 years, this year the Southwest Division held the division c...
  185. Phyllis Pieffer, NCTM President 4852 Wishkah Rd. Aberdeen, WA 98520-9628 (360...
  186. Three Mystery Pieces for Flute and Piano, by Gary Schocker. Theodore Presser Company ...
  187. Danny Rocks has been appointed vice president, educational development for Alfred Pub...
  188. Piano Logic; www.pianologic.com. $99.99, DVD; $89.95, two-volume VHS set directly fro...
  189. Stage Presence from Head to Toe: A Manual for Musicians, by Karen Hagberg. The Scarec...