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General Meetings

 

October 4, 2011 (Tuesday) - 10:00 AM

Santa Monica Main Public Library

Multipurpose Room

601 Santa Monica Boulevard

Santa Monica 90401

 

Speaker: Deborah H. How, Ph.D.

Topic: The Well-Oiled Music Studio: Efficient, Scheduled, and Organized:

A Look at Legal, Tax, and Accounting Issues

Biography: http://www.musette.org/biography.htm

 

 

2011-2012 MTAC-WLA Yearbook & Directories will be available to be picked up at this meeting.

 

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October 11, 2011 (Tuesday) - 10:00 AM

Home of Sylvie Ollivier

Santa Monica 90402

 

SPECIAL MEETING
MTAC-WLA Certificate of Merit™ Branch Information Session

All Instruments: Piano, Voice, Strings, Winds & Brass

 

TUESDAY, October 11, 2011, 10:00 AM

Home of Sylvie Ollivier, Santa Monica

 

TOPICS

Online Teacher Education PowerPoint Tutorial

Online Registration Tutorial

Syllabi: Repertoire Rules and Requirements

Remain at Level (RAL), Ineligible for Certificate (IC), Make-Up Evaluation (MUP)

 

ALL NEW CM TEACHERS MUST ATTEND THIS SESSION.

All other CM Teachers are *STRONGLY* encouraged to attend this session;

there have been many questions and issues concerning acceptable repertoire, repertoire levels and classifications, RALs, ICs, and MUPs.

 

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December 6, 2011 (Tuesday) - 7:30 PM

Home of Shilla Hekmat

Beverly Hills 90210

 

Speaker/Performer: Emil Richards, vibraphone

Topic: Jazz Improvisation and Odd Time Rhythms as They Relate to 4/4 Playing

(IMPORTANT: Bring paper & pencil to take LOTS of notes!)

Biography: http://www.emilrichards.com/biography/

 

 

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February 7, 2012 (Tuesday) - 9:30 AM

Home of Sharon Lipman

Santa Monica 90405

 

Speaker/Performer: Carl Matthes, piano

Topic: Contemporary Music with a Salute to Aaron Copland

Biography: coming soon!

 

 

Contemporary American Piano Music: Includes excerpts and discussion of music for students of various levels by Aaron Copland, Wallingford Riegger, Wynn-Anne Rossi, Emma Lou Diemer, Dianne Rahbee, Martin Cuellar, Robert Russell, George Crumb, Martin Mailer, and others.  Includes handouts plus performances of Copland's Piano Variations and five of his Piano Miniatures, and "Fanfare for an Uncommon Man, A Tribute to Aaron Copland" by Oleta Diamond.

 

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April 3, 2012 (Tuesday) - 9:30 AM

Home of Sylvie Ollivier

Santa Monica 90402

 

MTAC-WLA TEACHERS ON STAGE PREVIEW RECITAL

 

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*** DATE CHANGE ***

June 9, 2012 (Saturday) - 7:30 PM

Crossroads School - Roth Hall

 

MTAC-WLA Alice Frazier Kitchen Memorial Scholarship Competition Winners Concert

 

 

MTAC-WLA Teachers' Round Tables

Co-Chair: Barbara Roe
Co-Chair: Nannette Kliger

November 9, 2011 (Wednesday)
Home of Nannette Kliger (WLA), 10:00 AM
Ferris Gluck, Round Table Leader
Beginning Jazz Lessons

March 7, 2012 (Wednesday)
Home of Nannette Kliger (WLA), 10:00 AM
Shula Sendowski, Round Table Leader
Alexander Technique: Alleviating Tension in Musicians

 

May 9, 2012 (Wednesday)
Home of Nannette Kliger (WLA), 10:00 AM
Sharon Collins & Robert Johnson, Round Table Leaders
Perspectives on Musical Interpretation: A Comparative Analysis

 

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MTAC-WLA Teachers' Works-in-Progress Classes
Chair: Sylvie Ollivier

November 15, 2011 (Tuesday)
Home of Sylvie Ollivier (SM), 10:00 AM
Two Pianos are available.
Please feel free to bring brown-bag lunch.

January 17, 2012 (Tuesday)
Home of Deborah How (SM), 10:00 AM
Two Pianos are available.
Please feel free to bring brown-bag lunch.

March 20, 2012 (Tuesday)
Home of Sylvie Ollivier (SM), 10:00 AM
Two Pianos are available.
Please feel free to bring brown-bag lunch.

 

May 15, 2012 (Tuesday)
Home of Deborah How (SM), 10:00 AM
Two Pianos are available.
Please feel free to bring brown-bag lunch.

 

 

Upcoming Student Events

 

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SCJBF Bach Region IV Festival

May 20, 2012

 

Contemporary Music Festival

June 2, 2012

2:30 PM

Crossroads School - Roth Hall

 

 

What is the
Music Teachers' Association of California?

The Music Teachers' Association of California, incorporated in 1897, is a professional organization of approximately 4,500 members.
Throughout its 100 year history, MTAC has dedicated its efforts towards the pursuit of excellence in music education.

Each of the more than sixty branches throughout the state - from Humboldt County to San Diego - maintains its own schedule of programs and activities and participates in state wide projects and programs.

Mission Statement
The mission of the Music Teachers’ Association of California is to promote excellence in the music teaching profession.
We do this through high membership standards, strong ethical values and continuing professional education.

For more information, click the Membership, Information or Programs links or contact;
 

Music Teachers' Association of California (State Office)

    833 Market Street, Suite 900
    San Francisco, CA 94103
    Phone: (800) 834 3340 or (415) 978-9668
    Facsimile: (415) 978-9695

 

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What is MTAC-WLA?

The West Los Angeles Branch (MTAC-WLA) was organized in 1954 and currently has over 135 members teaching a variety of instruments and voice.  MTAC-WLA meets bi-monthly from October through June, providing enriching programs through recitals, lectures, and discussions, giving members new teaching ideas, methods, and tools to take back to their studios.  MTAC-WLA publishes a bi-monthly e-newsletter (Con Brio) and offers several continuing professional workshops for its members, including master classes, teachers’ performing workshops, and teachers’ round-table forums.  MTAC-WLA students participate in numerous projects and programs, both at the State level and at the Branch level.

 

 

MTAC-WLA
Official Website Sponsors

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BRUCE HANIFAN PRODUCTIONS
 

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For information
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please contact
Dr. Heather Schmidt, editor.
 

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