Missouri Music

Teachers Association

NOTES

Conference Issue

Reports

From the Editor's Desk 3

MMTA President's Message 5

MMTA President-Elect 7

MMTA Co-Vice-President for Auditions 11

MMTA Co-Vice-President for Auditions 13

MMTA Vice-President for Local Association 17

MMTA Treasurer's Report 19

MMTA Pre-College Auditions Chair 21

State MTNA Foundation Chair 23

Nominating Committee Report 26

Local Association Activities 52

Members in the News 53

FYI

MMTA Constitution 54

MMTA Officers 63 Local Association Officers 64

Important Dates to Remember 65 Index to Advertisers 66

Conference Information

Conference Artist 30

Commissioned Composer 32

Conference Personalities 33

Conference Schedule (Sessions) 43

Conference Schedule (Auditions) 49

Conference Registration Centerfold

The Official Journal of the

Missouri Music Teachers Association

Also available at www.missouriMTA.org/notes/html

Fall - September 2002 Vol. XXXIV No. 1

Missouri Music

Teachers Association

NOTES

Official publication of the Missouri Music Teachers Association

Kathy Miiller, 22110 Highway Y, St. Robert MO 65584

The purposes of MMTA are: The elevation of the standards of teaching and performance of music; the advancement of American musical composition; the cultivation of fraternal feeling among its members; the development of public taste for good music; and cooperation with the purpose and projects of the Music Teachers National Association.

MTNA/MMTA MEMBERSHIP $70.00 STUDENT $17.00

Send to MTNA, The Carew Tower, 441 Vine St., Suite 505, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-2814

The Missouri Music Teachers Association is a non-profit organization. Subscriptions are included in membership fees and advertising rates. Third class postage paid at Concordia MO 64020. Editorial and circulation address is 29327 Hwy PP, Concordia MO 64020. Phone: 660-463-2359, FAX: 660-463-2359 (Call before transmission), E-mail: cborgstadt@centurytel.net

Editorial Board: William Brown, Eunsil Stevenson, Ellen Bottorf

Vice-President for Publications, Advertising and Public Relations

kmiller@iland.net

Wingert Jones

1. Please attend to listen to the wonderful student performers.

• Please attend to participate in your MMTA members' sessions.

• Please attend to participate in the banquet festivities.

• Please attend to listen to the guest artist's recital.

• Please attend to participate in the always enriching luncheons.

• Please attend to support the many MMTA officers and chairs who work so wonderfully for you throughout the year.

• Please attend to support the new slate of MMTA officers.

8. Please attend to support the music vendors who will be present at the conference.

9. Please attend to meet and greet new and continuing MMTA members.

10. Please attend to contribute to MMTA growth, vitality, and enrichment.

11. Please attend in order to leave the conference fully empowered to spread your love of music.

12. Please attend to support the conference work of President-Elect Millie Mehnert and soon to be MMTA President Millie Mehnert.

Steven Houser, NCTM

janzstudio@mail.ultraweb.net

Steinway

REASONS TO MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER 1^ST AND 2^ND

• Have you ever thought of buying a used piano? What should you look for?

• How many of your students understand the art of accompanying? What are the skills they must learn?

• Does it take a lot of effort to teach composition to a student? When was the last time you tried?

• How about some tips on preparing your students for auditions?

• Or some ideas on how to prepare and stimulate interest for impressionistic music in the intermediate student?

• And how in the world do you maintain enthusiasm for piano through those teen years?!

If you are interested in answers to any of these questions, then this year's MMTA Conference in the new, beautiful, modern, Ophelia Parrish Fine Arts Center at Truman State University is for you. With the help of Janice Saffir, on-site coordinator and Robert Jones, Director of Fine Arts, 11 sessions and 3 programs have been planned which include presenters from St. Louis to Lawrence to San Francisco!

Among our presenters, we'll have 2 teachers of Music Teachers National Association 2002 collegiate winners as well as one of the winning students. We have a piano technician who has earned a reputation for excellence in rebuilding pianos throughout the Midwest. There is a well established composer of intermediate literature, and a panel of 4 successful teachers of teens.

Luncheon programs include: 1. performances by those very teens, subpoenaed by their teachers to appear in Kirksville on Saturday!, and 2. our nominee for President Elect, Cameron Dibble, who will speak at 12 noon on Friday, providing us with some information on a subject of interest not only to teachers, but parents and students alike at Friday's Deli Buffet luncheon. Consequently, we have an extended lunch time on Friday open to parents, students and teachers, if parents/students register and pay

Central Band

CMSU

through their teachers no later than 1 week ahead of the Conference. (This will also help you keep your very hard-to-get parking space on campus).

A banquet program on Friday evening will feature an award-winning student string quartet from Truman, "The President's Quartet." If you still need persuading, you can anticipate the Faculty Showcase recital on Friday as well as Jack Winerock and MTNA winner Amir Khosrowpour's session and performance on Saturday. Finally, check out the Liszt session and recital program for William Wellborn in this newsletter

Allow extra time to drive to Kirksville from most places in the state. The first session begins at 10:15 Friday with a lively panel of technology professionals that promise to help you get started with technology in your studio and/or supplement the teaching ideas and materials you already have.

It is a 3 ½ hour drive for me from south Kansas City. It could take a little longer from St. Louis. If you're pushing the clock on Friday morning, go straight to the first session and then register immediately after! (Remember the longer lunch period, although you don't want to miss that first session with Jennifer Linn right after lunch.) I do want to give special recognition to both Janice Saffir and Robert Jones for all their work in preparing for the Conference at Truman State University. Thanks to you both for wanting and having us! We look forward to being on your campus.

Millie Mehnert, NCTM

jmehnert@everestkc.net

Hal Leonard

Where has the time gone? It seems the summer months flew by. I hope you all had a productive, yet relaxing vacation. The 2002 State Auditions are rapidly approaching, and we, as your executive committee, are making plans for an exciting conference!

As the nominee for co-vice-president of auditions, I would like to take this opportunity to greet you and to thank three wonderful people. First, Brent Hugh put hours of hard work into last year's conference, as well as establishing a website for this organization. He has continued to provide support and encouragement as I take the reins. Also, I appreciate Mary Bronaugh Davis' willingness to take over the scheduling for the upcoming conference. Her experience and expertise are valuable. Furthermore, I am grateAugust 5, 2002ful to Shun-Lin "Sam" Chou for his enthusiasm and wonderful organizational abilities, and for accepting the nomination for co-vice-presidency. To all of you, "Thank you!"

I look forward to seeing and meeting many of you in Kirksville this fall. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions concerning the upcoming conference.

Ellen Sommer-Bottorff

bottorff@mwsc.edu

My being retired and turned out to pasture didn't last forever! The scenario changed rather quickly when President Steve Houser called this summer recruiting emergency help. At the time Steve called I had one piano student on the bench, I was running late, another student waiting, and the rest of the evening was jammed packed with a line-up of anxious fingers waiting to tickle the ivories of my Steinway (some more anxious than others). The quickest way to get back on schedule was to say, "Yes, Steve; whatever you want, Steve."

Really, I am excited about helping out and also returning to Kirksville this fall for our second state conference there. I was helping with auditions the first time we convened at Kirksville in 1989 when Jan Houser was MMTA President. I am anxious to see the Ophelia Parrish Fine Arts Center at Truman State. It is just open and will be ready for use starting this fall. We will be among the first to enter its doors!

The motel situation in Kirksville has improved since we were there in 1989. The conference motel is Day's Inn. It is my understanding we have more than enough rooms on hold there and at the Best Western Shamrock and Holiday Inn Express. Deer season opens the next weekend after our MMTA conference.

I remember keeping the phone lines hot while preparing for past upcoming conferences and also the hours of re-re-scheduling. E-mail was not around the last time I was involved with auditions, so it will be interesting to see if I can actually learn something new.

Keep in mind, the audition schedules listed in this issue of NOTES are our best guess at this time. Depending upon heavy or light enrollments, audition times, or even the day of the audition, may be changed to fit the circumstances. The latest information will be listed on our web site. Check it out at www.missourimta.org/notes/html. I just discovered this web site address is printed on the front cover of our MMTA notes. See, I am learning new things.

It will be good once again to be in "the swing of things" as auditions roll, teachers gather from all parts of Missouri, and clinicians inspire us for

Luyben Music

another year. We all gain from attending these state conferences-hearing and sharing. Our students benefit from the stimulus we receive, and it's great to enjoy with others the wonderful world of music we all so much enjoy.

Sounds like Truman State University is the place to be on October 31-November 3, 2002, for our 95^th Annual Conference. I will be there greeting you and your students.

Mary Davis, NCTM

gofarm@swbell.net

Lincoln University

Music Time

We all benefitted as Kathy Miller served diligently for many years as MMTA Vice President-Local Associations, and now she leaves that post. We owe her a debt of gratitude for her great energy and good work. Thank you, Kathy, for serving us well, and thank you also for not going too far away. She's "just changing hats," as she describes it, switching to Vice President for Publications and Advertising.

Then I got the call. Kathy was asking me to follow her as VP-Local Associations, a tough act to follow. There's much work involved, requiring much time and energy. My first reaction was "no thanks," but then I accepted the position. The reason is simple. Others have served and I benefitted. Now its my time to give back. However, I will need much support and assistance from all of Missouri's presidents and teachers. Our MMTA State Conference Board meeting will be October 31, 2002, 7:30 p.m. in Kirksville. It is very important that ALL local association presidents attend the board meeting. Grant applications for next year will be distributed at the MMTA board meeting.

Our State Conference-Local Association Luncheon is Friday November 1(not Saturday). The speaker will be Cameron Dibble (our new President Elect) speaking on "The Strongest Link....Not the Weakest". I would like to see all the Local Association members attend this Luncheon meeting. You will enjoy it and we will enjoy your company. See you at MMTA State Conference.

Eunsil P. Stevenson NCTM

EunsilStudio@aol.com

Seitz Violin

Checking Account $3,918.07

Money Market $7,638.80

CD#1 $21,542.65

CD#2 $18,095.00

At the end of the fiscal year in April, I spent some time writing a report that includes all actual expenses and receipts in categories, which was sent to the accountant and also used by President-Elect Millie Mehnert to plan for upcoming conferences. Copies of this report are available to members upon request. We are once again in good financial shape for this year's auditions and conference. Please e-mail any questions or requests to me at the below address, and enjoy the rest of the summer.

Barbara Hamel, NCTM

bhamel@cmc.edu

CMC

American College

MMTA District Honors Auditions are Sept. 21 and/or Sept. 22.

The registration deadline is September 4th and there is a $15 fee.

Brass and Wind State Honors Auditions may be on November 1^st.

Voice and String State Honors Auditions may be on November 2^nd.

Piano State Honors Auditions are Sunday, November 3^rd.

State registration forms must be postmarked by Sept. 28^th, and there is a $15 fee.

Watch out -- the Sept. 28th state registration deadline is earlier than usual this year, but it was necessary because the state conference is scheduled earlier than usual. Please plan ahead so you are prepared!

We had a wonderful turnout last year -- let's do it again in Kirksville!

Meg Gray

graym@lincolnu.edu

Margaret Woods

"We make a living by what we get;
We make a life by what we give."

I promise I won't fly this year, but I'll have my hand outstretched for you to hand me a donation check made out to the MTNA Foundation. This check will also purchase raffle tickets for your chance to win fabulous prizes!

Did you know?

1. Missouri Music Teachers Association awarded $450 to each Division Student Competition winner to help cover expenses to compete at the national conference in Cincinnati. In addition the MTNA Foundation recognizes the hard work and abilities of talented music students across the nation and provides a $50 Travel Grant for each Division Student Competition winner (all states-all categories). We had eleven (count them - 11!) Division winners this year. As our grandson would say, "Wow-Wee!" (Additional travel grants are available to the national finalists in the amount of $200 to $350 for the industry-sponsored competitions, i.e. MTNA--Steinway & Sons Collegiate Artist Piano Competition)

2. Donations to the MTNA Foundation provide funding for additional programs (see MTNA newsletter for guidelines):

*Teacher Enrichment Grants, providing assistance for music teachers wishing to continue their education.

*Local Association Matching Grants, offering matching grants for community projects carried out by local MTNA-affiliated music teacher associations.

*MTNA Studio Fellowship program, providing a $3000 cash award to a new teacher to use for independent studio development.

3. By giving to the MTNA Foundation, you are helping to perpetuate the joy of music education and are giving back to the profession.

4. In an upcoming NOTES you will see printed the names of your MMTA teachers and friends who have given donations.

5. Only individual member contributions will be counted toward state

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recognition. So be ready with your checkbooks please. States who donate generous sums can win prizes, too.

6. Check page 72 of your April/May 2002 American Music Teacher journal for planned giving suggestions and sources.

7. A FOUNDATION Fellow Program is in place to honor teachers. (See below.) If you have nominations for this program, please let me know at janzstudio@mail.ultraweb.net

FOUNDATION Fellow Program
In the fall of 2001, the MMTA Board voted to honor JANE ALLEN, Deceased, as a FOUNDATION Fellow with a $1000 donation in her name. This program offers a meaningful way to honor individuals who have made a difference in the music teaching profession. A certificate in her name was presented to Jim Bond, her son from Michigan, who attended the MTNA National Conference Gala in Cincinnati. MMTA was so pleased to honor Jane Allen's musical legacy in this way.

Proposed Slate of Officers for 2002-04

Nominating Committee: Bill Brown, Kathy Miller, Mary Davis

President: Millie Mehnert, NCTM (Picture P. 7)

Millie Mehnert, NCTM, received her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) and has been an independent piano teacher for 27 years. She is past president of the Kansas City Music Teachers Association and of Federated Teachers of Music and Fine Arts in Kansas City. In 1999, she initiated and chaired the first "Concerto Showcase" concert, which gave a student winner of the KCMTA concerto competition an opportunity to play with the Kansas City Youth Symphony. From 1998 until 2000, she served on the Lenexa Arts Council of Kansas. In 1997 and 1998, Millie planned and participated in certification sessions for the Missouri Music Teachers Association Conferences with state Certification Chair Anne Manahan and 4 members of KCMTA. At the Music Teachers National Association Conference, she was a member of a panel of presenters for local association sessions in 1998, 1999, and 2000. She has served on the Local Associations National Committee for the past 3 years. Since November of 2000, she has been MMTA President Elect, organizing the state Conference in 2001 at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield with the help of on-site coordinator Sam Chou. She is presently working on both the 2002 MMTA Conference at Truman State University in Kirksville with the help of on-site coordinator Janice Saffir and the 2003 tri-state Conference in Kansas City which includes Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. For KCMTA, Millie currently serves as National Liaison. She continues applied piano study with Karen Halverhout from the University of Missouri in Kansas City.

President-Elect: Cameron Dibble

Picture and Bio P. 30-31

Co-Vice President for Auditions: Shun-Lin "Sam" Chou

Shun-Lin Chou is Associate Professor of Piano at Southwest Missouri State University. As a soloist, he has performed to critical acclaim with over a dozen orchestras in such prestigious venues as the National Concert Hall in Taipei, Victoria Concert Hall in Singapore, and the Eastman Theatre. Recently, he completed an around-the-world recital tour to Europe and Asia, with successful appearances in Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and the United States. Chou earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree and the prestigious Performer's Certificate from the Eastman School of Music after being awarded a Graduate Fellowship. He received a Masters in Piano Pedagogy and Performance degree from the University of Michigan. His principal teachers include Nelita True, Louis Nagel and Reginald Gerig. An active adjudicator and clinician, Chou has judged in numerous competitions, and has presented master classes and lecture recitals in colleges and universities in several continents. For MMTA, "Sam" has previously served as Pre-College Honors Auditions Chair, On-Site Conference Chair, and District Auditions Co-Chair.

Co-Vice President for Auditions: Ellen Bottorf (Picture p. 11 )

Ellen Sommer-Bottorff is a sought-after accompanist with numerous artists. She has toured extensively throughout the United States as a collaborative pianist. Her experience has resulted in two compact disc recordings: the 1999 release of Arrows of Time with trombonist David Vining and the Kansas Brass Quintet's 2000 recording, Rare Breeds and Dog-Eared Classics. Recently, Bottorff was a featured soloist with the St. Joseph Symphony, performing Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2. Currently she is touring with Don Hite's production of Lullaby of Broadway. She will also be traveling to Alaska with World Explorer Cruises as a featured pianist. A graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory and Missouri Western State College, Bottorff studied with Richard Cass and Jerry L. Anderson. Presently she is a doctoral student in piano performance and chamber music at the University of Kansas, her primary teacher being Robert Koenig. Since 1994, Bottorff has taught piano and voice at Missouri Western State College with her students receiving high honors in local, state, and national competitions.

Vice-President for Local Associations: Eunsil Stevenson

(Picture P. 17)

A private piano instructor in St. Louis, Missouri, Eunsil Stevenson earned her Bachelors and Masters Degrees of Music from Webster University in St. Louis. She serves as choir director and organist for the Korean Hope Presbyterian Church in St. Louis. She is active in professional music associations including the St. Louis Area Music Teachers Association, the Missouri Music Teachers Association, and the National Guild American College of Musicians. She has served as Vice President for Programs in the St. Louis Area Music Teachers Association.

Vice-President for Publications, Advertising and Public Relations:

Kathy Miller, NCTM (Picture P. 3)

Kathy Miller, NCTM, owns and operates a private piano studio in St. Robert, Missouri. Although piano is her main area of concentration, she also taught elementary general music for five years in the Waynesville School District. She is a graduate of Southwest Baptist University and a former piano student of Peter Collins at Southwest Missouri State University. She currently serves as Vice-President for Publications, Advertising and Public Relations for MMTA.

Secretary: Ginger Schneider

Ginger Schneider received a Bachelor of Science degree from North Dakota State University in 1968. Following graduation she worked in Europe for a Swedish furniture company. Since 1977, she has operated a private piano studio in Rolla. She currently serves as Secretary of MMTA and Vice-President for Programs for Rolla Area MTA.

Treasurer: Barbara Hamel, NCTM (Picture P. 17)

Barbara Hamel is Assistant Professor of Music at Central Methodist College in Fayette. She received a B.S. in Music from Dana College, an M.A. degree in Piano Performance from the University of Nebraska, and a PhD in Music Education from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She performs solo recitals (piano and organ) and serves as keyboardist for the Missouri Symphony Society Chamber Orchestra. Hamel has written several published articles concerning many aspects of music education. The most recent is "Playing piano across the curriculum: Preparing our music majors for the real world," Teaching Music, June 2000. She currently serves as Director of Music, Organist and Pianist for St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Columbia. She is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society, Alpha Chi National Honor Society, MENC, National Guild of Piano Teachers and American College of Musicians.

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An active pianist, teacher, and lecturer, William Wellborn has given concerts in 15 states and 6 countries. Guest artist appearances include the American Liszt Society, the Chopin Foundation of San Francisco, the New Orleans Institute for the Performing Arts, the Paderewski Festival, and the Chopin chez George Sand festival de piano (LaChâtre, France). A faculty member of the San Francisco Conservatory since 1989, Wellborn also teaches students from around the world each summer at the Masterclasses of Saint Malo in St. Malo, France. His lectures and masterclasses include presentations at the Nadia and Lili Boulanger Conservatory in Paris. Since 1996, Welborn has been involved with A CONCERTed Effort, a concert series for the benefit of various AIDS organizations. From 1999-2001 he co-directed the Heritage of Frédéric Chopin Tours; he is currently leading a similar tour exploring the life and career of Franz Liszt. Wellborn is also the founding president of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the American Liszt Society.

In addition to Chopin and Liszt, he is a noted exponent of lesser-known piano music by composers such as Herz, Thalberg, Rossini, and the French composer Charles-Valentin Alkan. In 1999, he presented a program of these composers entitled "The Age of the Parisian Virtuoso" at the Galerie Victoria Châtelet in Paris, a concert he was invited to repeat the following year. For three years Wellborn created and hosted the San Francisco radio program "Piano Legacy." American Record Guide wrote of a recent MARCO POLO disc of the Shakespeare Songs of Castelnuovo-Tedesco with soprano Anne-Victoria Banks that "Wellborn is a splendid accompanist." In his spare time, Wellborn is a contributing editor to the web-site magazine San Francisco Classical Voice, and enjoys teaching courses in piano and opera. Wellborn holds degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and the New England Conservatory.

2002

COMMISSIONED COMPOSER

Composer Leonard Mark Lewis (b. 1973) (D.M.A., Composition, University of Texas; M.M., Composition, University of Houston) is Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he teaches composition, arranging, orchestration, and music theory. Lewis, a member of B.M.I., is the recipient of awards from ASCAP (Morton Gould Young Composer Award), BMI., Columbia University (Bearns Prize), Voices of Change (Russell Horn Young Composers Award), and MACRO. His Concerto for Orchestra, was chosen for inclusion in the 2001 American Composers Orchestra Whitaker New Music Readings series, and was conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. Compositions by Lewis have been commissioned and performed by the North/South Consonance, Truman State Orchestra, pianist James Dick, oboist Erin Gustafson, AURA (University of Houston), Symposium for New Band Music, flutist Christine Gustafson, University of Texas Composer's Orchestra, and New Music Camerata (East Carolina University), NACUSA, among others. New Music Camerata premiered his wind ensemble piece Black Against White Sky at The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. in March 2000. Lewis' main composition teachers were Dan Welcher (University of Texas) and Carlisle Floyd (University of Houston); he has also worked with several other important American Composers including David Del Tredici. In addition to his compositional activities, Lewis also maintains an active performing career as a pianist and conductor of new music.

CONFERENCE PERSONALITIES

Elaine Boda, Assistant Professor of Music at Truman State University teaches cello and bass, music theory, string techniques, and is coach of the President's String Quartet. She received the B.M. degree from Eastman School of Music, and both the M.M. and DM degrees from Florida State University. She has been a member of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra and the Tallahassee Symphony as well as performing with other orchestras in the U.S. She joined the Truman faculty in August 1999 following teaching at both Palm Beach County School of the Arts and the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University. The President's String Quartet of Truman State University has entered competitions and performs for numerous functions at Truman and the surrounding communities. The members must audition each fall for the four highly competitive positions. During the 2000-2001 year, the quartet placed first in the MTNA State Collegiate Chamber Music Competitions and second in the regional MTNA West Central Division. This past year, the quartet placed first in both the State and Division MTNA competition and then placed second in the 2002 National competition held in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Cameron Dibble received the Bachelor of Music degree from Oberlin Conservatory, where he studied with Professor John Perry. His Masters and Doctoral degrees are from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music, where he studied under Joanne Baker. He studied vocal coaching and accompanying in Austria with Mario Salerno and Jan Meyerowitz. His various appearances as soloist and collaborative pianist include a piano concerto performance as soloist with the Kansas City Symphony, a solo piano Scholarship Benefit performance for the Kansas City Musical Club, solo piano recitals on a local series, as well as pianist in an ensemble with the local Kansas City Young Audiences chapter for seven years. With nearly thirty years teaching experience, Dibble's students have won local, regional and national competitions. He recently served as an adjunct assistant professor at the UMKC Conservatory of Music, teaching piano pedagogy. As an executive board member of the local KCMTA, Dibble is in his third year as vice president for the growing concerto competition/recital, and has served in several other positions. For MMTA, Dibble has been nominated for the position of President-elect. Dibble has made several forays into musical theatre, working either as musical director or pianist for the Theatre for Young America, the Coterie Theatre, American Heartland Theatre and the Topeka Recreation Commission. Dibble has a large class of students in the UMKC Conservatory of Music's Community Music and Dance Academy and maintains a position as a church organist

Warren Gooch's music has been performed throughout North America and Europe. His work has been recognized by the NFMC, Minnesota Orchestra, ACDA, MTNA, Percussive Arts Society, International Trumpet Guild, College Music Society, MENC, the Composers Guild, American Composers Forum, and numerous other organizations. Gooch has been the recipient of over thirty composition awards and paid commissions. Publishers include Southern, Kjos, Alliance, Flammer, Plymouth, and others. Clockwork for orchestra is available on compact disk, recorded by the Slovak Radio Orchestra under the direction of the late Robert Black (MMC Recordings). Gooch received his doctorate in composition from the University of Wisconsin. He studied with several teachers representing the philosophies and stylistic positions of composers such as George Crumb, Milton Babbitt, Howard Hanson, and Nadia Boulanger. He is currently coordinator of the Theory-Composition area at Truman State University where he has twice been named a finalist for the university's "Educator of the Year" award.

Jan Houser maintains a large independent piano studio in Jefferson City (age 3 to 63), is the Music Director for Our Savior's Lutheran Church where she conducts the adult choir and plays organ/piano/keyboards, and is pianist for Cantorum, a community chorus. Past president of MMTA and Mid-Missouri Area MTA, she holds degrees from the University of Indianapolis and Ball State University and a certificate from Ecoles D'Art Americaines with unforgettable classes taught by Mademoiselle Nadia Boulanger. She has been on the faculties of the University of Missouri, William Woods College, Wright State University, and Miami University of Ohio. She has been music director/pianist for 30 Jefferson City Little Theatre and ACTPAC (childrens' theatre) productions and has served as a board member of Jefferson City Community Concert Association and the Capital City Council on the Arts.
Greg Hulme has worked as a piano technician, piano rebuilder, and concert tuner in the Kansas City area since 1974. He returned to Kansas City, his hometown, in 1972 to finish his college degree in piano performance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory. As a musician and pianist, as well as a piano technician, he has always held the concept that the piano is as important as the pianist. As the technician for the Kansas City Symphony, Folly Theater, William Jewell Fine Arts Series, Friends of Chamber Music, Hulme has prepared concert pianos for most of the artists appearing in Kansas City over the past 28 years. The heart of Hulme's work is in piano restoration. At his shop in Greenwood, he is involved in all aspects of piano restoration. Specializing in vintage Steinway Grands as well as other quality grands, he has rebuilt pianos for many pianists, piano teachers, and music institutions. In the past twenty years, his shop has rebuilt close to 500 grand pianos.

Amir Khosrowpour is a junior at the University of Kansas studying piano performance under the direction of Jack Winerock. A native of Irvine, CA, where he was a student of Scott McBride Smith, Khosrowpour has won awards in the Los Angeles area from such organizations as the Young Musicians Foundation, the Leni FeBland Foundation, the Sunrise Exchange Club, and the Music Teachers Association of California. At KU, he has won several prizes including the Naftzger Young Artists Competition in Wichita, the Kansas City Musical Clubs, and just recently the top prize in the MTNA Collegiate Artists Competition. Khosrowpour has performed with the Long Beach Mozart Festival Orchestra, the Irvine Youth Symphony, and twice with the KU Symphony Orchestra; he gave the Los Angeles premiere of Lowell Liebermann's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Young Musicians Foundation Debut Symphony Orchestra this May.

Ernest Kramer is Professor of Music at Northwest Missouri State University. He teaches theory, composition, arranging, piano, and harpsichord. Kramer is an active performer and composer. His compositions have been published by Alfred Publishing, Willis Music Company, Myklas Music Press, Seesaw Music Publish, and Da Capo Music Ltd. Numerous articles of his have appear in Clavier Magazine. Kramer received the Ph.D. in Music Theory with a minor in composition from North Texas State University. His composition teachers include Thomas Clark, Milan Kadaverak, Gilbert Trythall, and Martin Mailman. He is a pianist, harpsichordist, organist, and violinist. He is also the recipient of numerous grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Deutsche Akademischeraustauschdienst.

Jennifer Linn, an accomplished performer and composer in St. Louis, Missouri, is a contributing composer and arranger for the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library. Linn has maintained a private studio for over 18 years. Her compositions have been selected for the National Federation of Music Clubs festival list and have been featured in Keys Magazine. In 1999-2000, Linn served as Visiting Lecturer in Piano Pedagogy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has served on the faculty of the Illinois Summer Youth Music Piano Camp since 1998. She received her BM and MM in Piano Performance from the UMKC Conservatory of Music where she was the winner of the Concerto-Aria Competition.

Mark Linn is the Director of Bands at Parkway North High School in St. Louis, Missouri. In addition to conducting the Symphonic, Jazz and Marching bands, his duties also include teaching class piano. He has taught and adjudicated all levels of music students from elementary to collegiate in Missouri, Wyoming and Colorado. Mark is currently the principal horn for the Kirkwood Symphony where he recently performed Robert Schumann's Konzertstück for Four Horns and Orchestra, under the direction of Edward Dolbashian. Linn holds a MA from the University of Wyoming and a BME from the UMKC Conservatory of Music where he was the winner of the Concerto- Aria Competition.

Christopher Moore, native of Florida, holds a BM degree from Florida State University, an MM in performance from the University of New Mexico, and is currently pursuing a DMA from the Eastman School of Music. He has won numerous solo competitions including top prizes at the International Trumpet Guild competition, and at state and regional MTNA competitions. Moore's ensemble experience includes the Jeunesses Musicales World Orchestra, the Kansas City Symphony, and the Lawrence Chamber Orchestra among several others. He served as the principal trumpet of the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra and as Assistant Professor of Music at Morningside College. From 1994-1996, Moore was a full-time member of the Chestnut Brass Company, an internationally recognized brass quintet that earned acclaim for brilliant performances on modern as well as historical brass instruments. "Hornsmoke," a CD which Moore recorded with the Chestnut Brass Company won a Grammy Award in February of 2000. Most recently, he adjudicated and performed at the National Trumpet Competition at George Mason University as well as performed as a member of the "Festival of Trumpets" at the International Trumpet Guild Conference in Manchester, England. Moore is currently Associate Professor at the University of Kansas where he directs the trumpet studio, conducts the KU Trumpet Ensemble, and performs with the Kansas Brass Quintet.

Janice Ragland is retired from 29 years of experience in public schools in Missouri. She is currently an adjunct voice teacher at Maple Woods Community College and Missouri Western State College. In addition, she has a private voice studio of 50 high school students with numerous students recently named to the Missouri All State Choir, Missouri 7-8 and 9-10 Honors Choirs, SWACDA Honors Choir and the National ACDA Junior High Honors Choir. Ragland is active in MENC and ACDA and is the KC Metro district director for the Missouri Choral Directors Association. She is a graduate of CMSU with a BME in Vocal Music and an MA in Music History and Literature. Additional study includes Georgia State University, Colorado University, SMSU, UMKC, and others.

Marc Rice is currently Assistant Professor of Musicology at Truman State University. He holds degrees in Musicology and Ethnomusicology from the New England Conservatory and the University of Kentucky. His research interests include jazz in the Midwest, French music in Louisiana, and Medieval sacred music. He has delivered papers at conferences including the American Musicological Society and the Society of American Music, and has publications for Garland Press and the Musical Quarterly.

Janice Saffir, Professor of Music at Truman State University, received her BM and MM degrees from the University of Illinois, and her DMA degree from the University of Iowa. She is active in both solo and chamber music performance. As a soloist, one of her projects has been the complete Chopin Etudes, Op. 10, which she has performed several times in recital, and which she has also recorded on an authentic Pleyel grand from the time of Chopin. Another project culminated with her participation in a Recital of Chamber Music by Women Composers at the 2002 MTNA National Conference. As a collaborative performer, she has appeared with such recording artists as violinist Robert McDuffie, trumpeter Allan Dean, and Swiss cellist Markus Stocker. At Truman, she has performed as pianist in the Truman Piano Trio, as well as pianist in duo recitals with faculty and guest artists.

Jo Ella Todd's solo engagements number over fifty roles in opera houses and concert halls around the world including New York, Vienna, Munich, Verona, Prague, Paris and the world famous Salzburg International Music Festival. Winner of the International Vocal Competition of Antwerp, Belgium, finalist in the Belevedeer International Competition in Vienna, and recipient of the Belgian Prix de Culture, she was a soloist with the Munich State Theater for eleven years. Her students have enjoyed success in major national competitions and can be found in the competitive graduate vocal programs of the leading conservatories and schools of music. A former member of the Metropolitan Opera's Apprentice Program, Todd has been a frequent judge for the Metropolitan Opera Auditions. When her schedule as Associate Professor of Music at the UMC allows, Todd continues to sing, teach, and present master classes in the United States, Europe, and South America.

Anita Eggert Werling is professor of music at Western Illinois University where she teaches all graduate and undergraduate organ lessons and courses. Her education includes an MMA. degree from Northwestern University and a DMA. degree in organ performance from the University of Michigan where she studied with Marilyn Mason. As a concert organist, Werling has performed throughout the United States and in Canada and Europe. Among her special interests are the music of Bach, the 20^th century French repertoire, and music of women composers. She won the Gruenstein National Organ Playing Competition and received critical acclaim for her recording of the 19^th and 20^th century French organ music on a historic Mller organ in Galesburg, Illinois. She and a former student recently performed the complete organ works of Maurice Duruflé in honor of the 100^th anniversary of his birth. Werling is the dean of the Western Illinois University Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. She has acted as a reviewer for The Diapason, judged organ competitions, and served as a consultant for organ building and restoration for many churches.

Jack Winerock received his undergraduate and masters degrees at the Juilliard School of Music and his doctorate from the University of Michigan. His teachers included Sascha Gorodnitzki, Gyorgy Sandor, and Leon Fleisher. In 1976, Winerock received Second Prize in the International Bach Competition and made his orchestral debut with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C. In 1979, he made his New York debut at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center. Since that time he has performed in Europe, Asia, and South America as well as in the United States. In 1986, he gave the first performance of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue in the People's Republic of China and in l988, performed for the first time in Japan. He recorded the Sonatas of Alexander Reinagle for the Musical Heritage Society and the Concerto for Piano and Winds by Stravinsky for Golden Crest Records. His students have won prizes in national and international competitions, including the Chopin Competition in Warsaw, the MTNA, and the Johanna Hodges. In addition to his duties at the University of Kansas, he has served as visiting professor at the Chopin Academy in Warsaw and at Middlesex University in London.

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Tentative Sessions Schedule for the

MISSOURI MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

95^th Annual Conference

Truman State University

Kirksville - October 31-November 3, 2002

Look for additional mailings in September and October to provide more information about the MMTA Conference events of November 1 and 2, 2002. These mailings will also notify you of any changes in the schedule as they occur.

Thursday, October 31

5:30 Executive Committee Supper Meeting

Classic Turkey Club Croissant/Cashew Chicken Salad Croissant, Potato Chips, Pasta Salad, Brownies, Coffee, Tea

7:30 MMTA Board Meeting

Friday, November 1

10:15-11:15 "Technology, Inc." A diverse panel of private and college teachers presenting individual uses of technology in their teaching area.
Panelists: Janice Saffir, Diane Gillam,

Ernest Kramer, Kathy Miller, and Janice Ragland

11:30-1:00 Local Association Luncheon

"The Strongest Link --- Not the Weakest"

Cameron Dibble, speaker

Georgian Room, Student Union

(Deli Express Buffet: Sliced Ham, Roast Beef, Turkey, and Salami; Sliced Big Eye Swiss, Cheddar, Hot Pepper, and Provolone Cheeses; Fresh Baked Breads and Assorted Rolls, Sliced Onions, Tomatoes, Shredded Lettuce, and Pickles, Dijon Mustard, Horseradish Spread, and Mayonnaise, Potato Chips, Brownies, Coffee, and Iced Tea)

Friday, November 1 (cont.)

We are encouraging parents and students to attend, since parking on campus is very limited and may prove especially difficult if you leave campus. Consequently we have an extended time period of 11:30 to 1:00 so that people can come at any time during this time and eat. The

program will be at 12 noon and all are invited to hear Cameron Dibble

since the subject matter should be of interest to everyone. However, we will need reservations, with money, no later than 3 days ahead. It will be best if the teachers handle this rather than having parents/students send it in separately. Money is not refundable!

12:30 - 1:30 "Young and Impressionable? Introducing Impressionism to the Intermediate Student"

Jennifer Linn, speaker

Looking for "stepping stone" pieces to introduce your students to the world of Impressionism? Take a look at some exciting new repertoire which prepares the early intermediate to late intermediate student for the unique pianistic challenges that lie ahead in the beloved works of Debussy and Ravel.

1:30 - 2:50 "Franz Liszt: the Quintessential Pianist and

Romantic Artist"

William Wellborn, speaker

This session includes some rare recordings of Liszt's pupils and a brief slide presentation of sites in Hungary, Austria and Switzerland which have special relevance to Liszt.

2:00-2:50 Brass Master Class

Christopher Moore, clinician

3:00-5:15 General Business Session

Commissioned Composer Leonard Lewis

Commissioner Composition Performance

Mirror Scherzo, String Trio written for the Concordia String Trio with the composer as pianist. The title "Mirror Scherzo" was inspired by the Sylvia Plath poem "Mirror" from a collection of her 1961 poetry. The opening bar of the scherzo was borrowed from the climax of Aaron Copland's Piano Quartet. Mirror

Friday, November 1 (cont.)

Scherzo embraces this opening bar and moves into an alternate world. Marked "hit the ground running," Mirror Scherzo is a fast paced tempest of perpetual motion. Out of the opening "monsoon" comes a slower middle section (where the basic beat is actually "l'istesso"). In it, crystalline textures of string harmonics and high register piano make way for lyrical lines. The piece closes with a reflection of the opening "Copland-bar." It was not the composer's aim to change what Copland had written. It is an adoration, a passageway to a mirror.

5:30 - 6:30 Truman State University Faculty Showcase

"Notes Before a Faculty Recital Showcase: Introduction by Marc Rice."

An informal discussion in order to increase the listening experience for this special concert.

7:00 - 7:30 Social Hour (Beverage included in banquet price.)

7:30 Conference Banquet

Program: "President's Quartet," an award-winning

string quartet from Truman State University

Georgian Room, Student Union

(Dinner Buffet: Marinated Chicken Breast, Carved Roast Beef, 8 Assorted Salads, Lasagna Blanco, Apple Cinnamon Rice, Scalloped Potatoes, Green Beans Almondine, Tuscany Blend Vegetables, Dinner Rolls, Chocolate Cake, Yellow Cake, Coffee and Tea)

Saturday, November 2

8:00-11:00 Certification Test Anne Manahan, administrator

8:45-9:45 "Promoting Student Creativity Through Composition

Projects"

Warren Gooch, speaker

While some student musicians are active and enthusiastic composers, others are intimidated by the thought of composing their own music. This session will provide suggestions for composition projects that can be used with both student composers and non-composers. Project ideas are

Saturday, November 2 (cont.)

based on material from a composition web course developed by the presenter.

9:00-10:00 "Service Music by Women Composers"

A discussion of organ music suitable for church services by women composers.

Anita Werling, speaker

9:45-10:45 "What's luck got to do with it?"

Jo Ella Todd, speaker

A lecture about working with singers and accompanists in preparation for competitions and performances

10:45-11:45 "Teaching Teens: A Panel Discussion"

Panelists: Jan Houser, Jennifer and Mark Linn, and

Cameron Dibble

This panel of experienced and successful teachers of teenaged students, moderated by Karen Larvick, will discuss the challenges and strategies of both "typical" and highly motivated teen students. Teen performers from each panelist's studio will be encouraged to add perspectives, too, followed by their solo performances during the IMTF luncheon at noon

11:45-12:45 IMTF Luncheon

Program: Teenage Students of the teachers from the "Teaching Teens" session will perform.

Student Union, Georgian Room

(Taste of Italy: Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Fettuccini with Alfredo Sauce, Baked Cheese Mostaccioli, Green Beans, Tossed Salad, Garlic Bread, Coffee and Iced Tea)

1:00-2:00 "The Piano, The Pianist, The Purchase"

Greg Hulme, speaker

This seminar explores the challenges faced by pianists in purchasing the new or used piano of their dreams. Some of the topics discussed will be the history of modern piano manufacturing, the present state of the piano industry, problems unique to new and rebuilt pianos, follow-up servicing, and tips to the pianists on how to better maintain their pianos.

Saturday, November 2 (cont.)

2:00-3:00 "More about the New Certification" Anne Manahan, Certification Chair, presiding

2:00-3:00 Poster Sessions/Visit the Exhibits

3:00-4:00 "Motivation and Competition Preparation" Jack Winerock, speaker

Amir Khosrowpour, performer

4:00-5:00 MTNA Winners Recital

7:30 Conference Artist Recital

William Wellborn, piano

Reception following

(Program on p. 48)

Schmitt Music

MISSOURI MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

presents

William Wellborn, piano

Truman State University - Kirksville, Missouri

Saturday, November 2, 2002 - 7:30 p.m.

P R O G R A M

Sonatina A Minor, K. 310 A. Mozart

Allegro maestoso (1756-1791)

Andante cantabile con espressione

Presto

Four Mazurkas op. 33 F. Chopin

G-Sharp Minor (1810-1849)

C Major

D Major

B Minor

Scherzo in B Minor op. 20 F. Chopin

Intermission

Sonatine (1905) M. Ravel

Modéré (1875-1937)

Mouvement de menuet

Animé

Three Spanish Dances E. Granados

#7 in G Major (1867-1916)

#5 in E Minor

#6 in D Major

Mephisto Waltz #1 F. Liszt

(1811-1886)

Tentative Auditions Schedule for the

MISSOURI MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

95^th Annual Conference

Truman State University

Kirksville - October 31-November 3, 2002

Thursday, October 31

MTNA Collegiate Piano

MTNA Collegiate Brass

Friday, November 1

MMTA Collegiate Piano

MTNA and MMTA Collegiate Woodwinds

MMTA Collegiate Voice

MMTA Collegiate Brass

Saturday, November 2

MTNA and MMTA Organ

MTNA and MMTA Strings

MTNA Collegiate Voice

MTNA Senior High School and Junior High School Piano

MMTA Percussion

MMTA Pre-College Voice, Brass, Woodwind

Sunday, November 3

MMTA Pre-College Piano

2001 MMTA Pre-College Auditions Winners Recital

Exhibits Open 8:00-12:00 Noon

American Music

Looking Ahead to Tri-state Conference 2003

States: Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska

Location: Carlsen Cultural Arts Center on the Campus of Johnson

County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas at

111^th (College Boulevard) and Quiverar (2 Blks. South of

I- 435 in Overland Park, Kansas)

Dates: Friday, October 31^st and Saturday, November 1^st

Conference Artist: Stephen Hough, pianist

Winner of MacArthur Award

Artist: Stanislav Ioudenitch, pianist

Winner of Van Cliburn Award in 2000

Schaum

Our Sincere Apologies to . . .

Brian Mengwasser

2^nd Place Finish

MTNA Junior High Percussion Competition

2002

Chris Treloar, teacher

Brian's name was inadvertently omitted in the Spring-Summer Issue of NOTES. Congratulations Brian!

On Saturday, September 7, at Jan Houser's studio, 1108 Booneville Rd, Jefferson City, 9:30-3:30, Mid-Missouri Music Teachers Association will host a workshop featuring Marvin Blickenstaff from Catholic University, Washington, D.C. A potluck lunch will be held at noon. The workshop is free for MMAMTA members and $15.00 for guests. Blickenstaff's topics will include: How Children Learn; What Do You Do When the Magic Stops? (The Case of the Potential Drop-Out); Bach Short Preludes; Grieg Lyric Pieces. Everyone is welcome!

UMC

Members in the News

Virginia Schilb attended 10th Conference of the Suzuki Association of the Americas on May 24-27 in Minneapolis.

Results from the 2002 Missouri Western State College Young Artists Competition are as follows: Lower Division (Grades 9-10) - First Place, Hubert Lau, Iris Logeman, teacher; Second Place, Daniel Poindexter, Iris Logeman, teacher; Third Place, Amber Thornton, Brent Hugh, teacher. Upper Division (Grades 11-12) - First Place, Julius Abrahams, Cameron Dibble, teacher; Second Place, Amber Kao, Iris Logeman, teacher; Honorable Mention, Meron Squires, Diane Stolz, teacher.

MISSOURI MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION CONSTITUTION

PREAMBLE

The Missouri Music Teachers Association, Incorporated, an affiliate of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), in order to further the art of music; and to promote the growth and professional development of its members by providing programs that encourage and support teaching, performance, composition and research; and being a not-for-profit organization whose funds are used solely to accomplish these objectives, does hereby adopt this Constitution and Bylaws.

ARTICLE I - MEMBERSHIP

Section 1. Membership classifications and privileges shall be prescribed in the Bylaws of Missouri Music Teachers Association, hereinafter designated as MMTA or as the Associat