There once was a school found in MO,
In a town named after St. Joe,
It was clean, it was neat
And the faculty sweet.
Just wish it weren't so far to go!

See you all at the conference!

I have always felt that the most enjoyable and relaxing part of a good meal was the dessert, like an encore at the end of a fine concert. It isn't listed on the main menu, but the pleasurable anticipation offers a complement that completes a meal. Many times I find myself waiting for dessert.

But there are other types of dessert that do not address the appetite.

Every day we plan menus for our students. The basic meal of teaching can be very satisfying. But the complement we receive from a student who practices and responds well to our instruction becomes the enjoyable, satisfying part of our work.

And there are organizational desserts. The 2003 Tri-State Conference continues to offer encores of positive feed back from those who gained from it, a very rich dessert that continues to complement what was accomplished.

Finally, during these past 2 years, we find ourselves working through still another menu that can bring advancement and satisfaction for MMTA.

Two years ago, our Executive Secretary Carol Borgstadt addressed the board about the problem of an aging membership. Why weren't we attracting new, young members? While this has plagued the association nationwide, it was of particular concern in Missouri, since it was accompanied by a declining membership. How could we attract new young members and have a better retention rate? Surely our members were educated about the benefits of MTNA. Surely they know that this association, unlike any other music organization, is the only one whose primary purpose is to support and enhance the independent teacher. Through the national magazine AMT, and through the very sophisticated and informative MTNA website, the information is all there. THERE IS

NO OTHER ORGANIZATION IN EXISTENCE WHICH DIRECTS ALL ITS BENEFITS TO THE INDEPENDENT TEACHER.

So there must be something lacking in the way we responded to the needs of our state members. If we wanted to attract new members, we needed to go to those members and find out what would benefit them. Otherwise, we ran the risk of losing good musicians, not just to MMTA, but to the field of music altogether.

We tried several things. We appointed a new mentoring chair to help us stay in closer contact with our present members. Our board members were encouraged to speak with colleges in their areas about establishing new student chapters. Our Local Association Chair Eunsil Stevenson contacted several colleges with the idea of stimulating interest in new student chapters. Our state collegiate chair Mia Hynes talked with students and gave us a list of incentives that she felt would stimulate interest among students and help attract new student chapters. The two most prevalent were scholarships and direct contact with MTNA at our national conference level.

Anew student chapter was formed at Calvary Bible College just south of Kansas City. A visit with these new students and with prospective MMTA music students from Webster College in St. Louis confirmed the preference and need for incentives in the form of more direct aid such as scholarships.

Since there are no financial resources in the MMTA budget to support such incentives, a "new menu" for MMTA was entertained. In the spring edition of NOTES, you read about a new development committee and a professional fundraiser having been authorized by the board. The development committee under the leadership of David Bennett met for the first time on July 22 with Robert Buchanan.

Since our first contacts with Robert Buchanan, we were made aware of certain fundamentals which needed to be in place before we began our work with him. Among these were the incorporation of a vision for MMTA, what our goals for MMTA should be, and a projection of where we need to be in, perhaps, the next 5 to 10 years. The executive board met with this in mind on June 17, and the conclusions reached were passed on to the development committee for future planning.

It is hard to say when the first results will be forthcoming. The menu continues to be created. The good meal has not begun on this one, but it is my hope that we will see programs set and progress toward the immediate goal of retaining and gaining members no later than midyear of 2005.

I am truly waiting for dessert.

But I can't leave this as my last presidential comment. As in everything, all those things you hope to accomplishment cannot be done in a prescribed length of time. As I prepare to leave office, I have the confidence of leaving this last initiated plan in the hands of so many good people. In the process, it could very likely take a completely different direction. But if that is the direction of progress for MMTA, then the new plan will work better as a result.

Many thanks to all of you for an opportunity to serve MMTA these past 4 years, both as President Elect and President. It is always hard for the person who leads an organization to assess what achievements were of lasting value during their term of office. That is for all of you to determine. But, because of your wonderful friendship and support, my own life has been enriched in ways that can't be measured. I will always be indebted to MMTA for that.

And, I'll still have 2 more years as immediate past president! So it really isn't over. Let's stay in touch.

Milllie Mehnert, NCTM

Jmehnert@everestkc.net

Our Missouri Music Teachers Association is active in efforts to recruit college students and younger music professionals into the membership of our organization. We need help from universities and colleges to inform their music students about MTNA.

The 2005-2006 Matching Grant Application Form will be distributed during our board meeting at St. Joseph Missouri on Friday, November 5. All local associations should plan early for projects that qualify for a grant, and submit your application for funding. Just fill in the form and send it in; it's that simple.

The matching grant for 2004-2005 was awarded to the Mid-Missouri Area Music Teachers Association. Therefore it will not be eligible to receive a grant in 2005-2006. However, other local associations are eligible to apply for the 2005-2006 grants.

I would like to meet all the Local Association presidents at the fall board meeting. Our work together now makes our organization stronger in the future as we pass it on to the younger generation.

Eunsil Stevenson, NCTM

eunsilstudio@sbcglobal.net

Strategic Planning

June 17, 2004

The MMTA Executive Committee met on June 7, 2004, at 1:30 P.M. in Room 146 of the Fine Arts Building on the campus of the University of Missouri-Columbia. Present were President Millie Mehnert, President-Elect Cameron Dibble, Co-Vice Presidents of Auditions, Brent Hugh and David Bennett (also Development Chair), VP Local ssociations Eunsil Stevenson, Secretary Ginger Schneider, Treasurer Barbara Hamel, and Executive Secretary Carol Borgstadt.

Development Chair David Bennett conducted the meeting.

Barbara Hamel introduced Matt Peiter, Investment Representative for Edward Jones in Columbia, Missouri. Mr. Peiter had been asked to present an investment strategy for our organization that would insure safety of the funds, along with higher return and accessibility.

It was moved, seconded, and passed (MSP) to authorize treasurer Barbara Hamel to meet with Matt Peiter and prepare an investment proposal for $30,000, to be presented to the MMTA Board for consideration.

MMTA will hire, for $500, the services of Dr. Buchanan, Fund Raising Council, Kansas City, Missouri. David Bennet will present Dr. Buchanan with the planning ideas formulated by the Executive Committee, including a realistic budget and suggestions for MMTA's mission, service to it's members, and vision for the future of our organization. David Bennett and five members of MMTA to be chosen by Mr. Bennett will meet with Dr. Buchanan in late July 2004.

MSP that the Executive Committee will meet three or four times a year: once in March, once in conjunction with the state conference, and once or twice in the summer.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 P.M.

Greetings from the MMTA treasury. I hope you all had a wonderfully restful summer. I'd like to give everyone an update on our current investment strategy.

At the urging of my husband (the accountant), I met with a representative from Edward Jones Company last December and listened to a sales pitch. I was encouraged enough to bring the matter up at the Executive Board meeting in the spring. We invited the same broker to give a short presentation at the next Board meeting held at UMC in June. The Executive Board members voted to invest $30,000 through Edward Jones, following a tiered system: Six thousand dollars will be invested at 1-year, 2-year, 3-year-, 4-year, and 5-year terms. This system is advantageous in that we can enjoy better interest rates for the more long-term investments, and something is coming due each year in case we need the money. The investments will consist of CD's, and perhaps some AAA rated bonds in the future. The good part of working with a broker is that he can watch for good deals (especially if we would someday wish to try longer investment periods), and there will be more continuity as the MMTA Treasurer job shifts from one member to the next.

With all current bills paid, this leaves us with $14,230.61 in liquid funds as we start off the new fiscal year. Being careful with how much we spend, raising entry fees, and our new investment strategy will hopefully keep MMTA going strong financially. Let me know if anyone has any questions, concerns, or suggestions. Have a great school year.

Barbara Hamel, NCTM

bhamel@cmc.edu

The Certification Examination as well as Proficiency Examinations in Music Theory, Music History/Literature and/or Pedagogy/Teacher Education will be offered at our mini-conference this coming fall at Missouri Western State College in St. Joseph on Saturday, November 6, 2004 starting at 8:30 a.m.

All prospective candidates are encouraged to start the process immediately. A short outline of what is entailed follows:

1. Candidates contact MTNA directly to request a certification packet. e-mail: mtnacertification@mtna.org OR: Download and print application packet from the website: www.mtnacertification.org

2. Request official transcript from college or university to show fulfillment of three academic competency requirements:

Music theory (4 semesters/6 quarters)

Music history/literature (3 semesters/5 quarters)

Pedagogy/teacher ed. ( 2 semesters/3 quarters)

1 semester/2quarters MUST be specific to music

OR: Schedule proficiency examination, if needed, in any or all of the above. You may request a Study Guide for the Certification Examinations from MTNA or download a copy from the MTNA website.

AND: Satisfy Performance requirement with ONE of the following options:

Program of repertoire: MUST get MTNA approval

Jury Evaluation Form

Official letter from teacher

Download copy of the MTNA Professional Certification Performance Competency Requirements and Example Repertoire from website or request a copy.

3. Obtain three letters of reference.

4. Provide a copy of your teaching schedule or tuition records to verify 2 years or 4 semesters (minimum) of teaching experience.

5. At any point during process, candidates may contact MTNA at:

mtnacertification@mtna.org or call 888-512-5278 for

information, clarification or outcome.

I would be happy to help. Call me at 573-442-8564, or e-mail: amanahan@coin.org.

Anne Manahan, NCTM

amanahan@coin.org

MMTA 2004 COMMISSIONED COMPOSER: STEFAN FREUND

Stefan Freund has degrees in composition and cello from Indiana University (BM) and the Eastman School of Music (MM and DMA). His primary composition teachers include Christopher Rouse, Joseph Schwantner, Augusta Read Thomas, Frederick Fox and Don Freund, his father. He studied cello with Steven Doane, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi and Peter Spurbeck, among others.

Freund is recipient of two William Schuman Prizes and the Boudleaux Bryant Prize from BMI, five ASCAP Morton Gould Grants, six ASCAP Standard Awards, a Music Merit Award from the National Society of Arts and Letters, and the Howard Hanson Prize. He has received commissions from the Phoenix Symphony, New York Youth Symphony, the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, and many other performing organizations. His music has been performed at such venues as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Queen's Hall (Denmark), the National Gallery of Art, the Irish Academy of Music, the Messiaen Festival, the Aspen Music Festival and the Art Institute of Chicago.

Active as a cellist and producer of new music, Freund is principal cellist of Alarm Will Sound, and serves on its production board. He has performed widely, and recorded on Nonesuch, Cantaloupe and I Virtuosi labels.

Stefan's commissioned work, scored for saxophone and piano, is entitled Screams and Grooves. The composer provides the following description: "The 'Screams' section basically has the saxophone settled on one note, but approaching it by different licks and runs. The piano interrupts these gestures with runs and attacks of its own. The 'Groove' employs a very funky mixed meter groove that serves as the basis for the other section."

The premiere of this exciting, intriguing work will be at the MMTA mini-conference in November. The composer will speak about the composition prior to the performance on Saturday afternoon, November 6, 2004.

Warren Gooch

wgooch@truman.edu

Some really cool WEB SITES for music teachers and students!

http://www.nyphilkids.org/main/phtml

New York Philharmonic Kids Zone

A truly creative, original, fully interactive site for kids of all ages. You must look at this!

http://www.pianoeducation.org/index.html

The Piano Education Page is a one-stop resource for teachers, students, parents of students, and fans of the piano with over 700 pages of free information, upgraded monthly.

http://www.toddfamily.com/policies/

Pno-Ped-L Policy Site and Great Ideas Exchange!

This collection of studio policies, parent letters, game and camp ideas, website listings and other great stuff gleaned from the great international group of piano teachers participating in the Pno-Ped-L. Ideas here are meant to be shared, so adopt what you like for use in your own studio.

http://www.serve.com/marbeth/piano.html

Piano Home Page by Martha Beth Lewis, Ph.D.

Everything from student motivation to what foods to choose for after-recital treats. An incredible site with so much information that you are assured not to agree with all of it. The sheer amount of information and its organization is mind boggling!

Janice Saffir

jsaffir@truman.edu

During our board meeting held in conjunction with the MTNA national conference in Kansas City we met with Robert Buchanan, a professional fundraiser who works with non-profit organizations. This was followed by a June meeting of the Executive Board in Columbia. Last month the newly formed committee met with Mr. Buchanan in Kansas City.

The members of the committee are Meredith Taylor of Springfield, Jennifer Spohr of St. Louis, Jan Houser of Jefferson City, Barbara Hammel of Columbia, Carol Borgstadt of Concordia, Cameron Dibble of Kansas City and Chair David Bennett of St. Joseph. The members of the committee are a very creative group with many ideas for improving the organization. Some of the priorities we have set are: making the web page more effective for members, prospective members and the general public; attracting new, young teachers to the organization; and, continuing to offer our conference and auditions in a fiscally viable manner.

We will be meeting again in late August and hope to have some proposals for the board meeting in November. We value the input of all members of MMTA and encourage you to contact the committee with your suggestions. Together we can help MMTA reflect its mission statement.

David Bennett, NCTM

bennett@mwsc.edu

Is It Live? Or is it Digitally Remastered?

-- Paul Horsley,

Classical Music Critic for The Kansas City Star

Recently I asked a classical-friendly colleague why he preferred listening to recordings to attending live concerts. "For the same reason I don't go to the movies any more. There are so many people who just won't shut up."

Statistics have shown there are vast numbers of Americans -- 60 percent, according to a Knight Foundation study -- who like classical music in some capacity. Yet only a small fraction of them attend concerts.

That's a pity, because they are missing a critical human element that's been a part of the exchange for millennia. The tension in that first silence. The breathless thrill when things go well. The adrenaline rush when they don't. ("Oh nooo! The horns came in a measure late!") Some, like my colleague, stay home because they prefer their tranquil living rooms. Others cite high ticket prices and stuffy fellow patrons -- objections based more on perception than reality.

In the 1970s, Glenn Gould predicted that concerts would die out, and he took to the recording studio to prove it. Instead, live music increased in America. Recordings fed public interest in the artists. People wanted to see Martha Argerich, feel her electricity.

Kansas City ranks high in the value it places on the live experience. It's a function of our conservatism, perhaps, that we prefer doing things "the old way," which in this context translates to concert attendance.

There are lots of offerings locally, and they're affordable. Many groups offer packages that break down to $15 or $20 per ticket. If subscriptions aren't your thing, presenters often have last-minute "rush tickets" for five or ten bucks.

As the classical season starts up, it's we musicians who should be asserting the preeminence of live music, by getting out and listening. If we don't set the pace for America's musical future, who will?

Now Available On-line:

Missouri State High School Activities Association

Graded Music List

- Janice Wenger, NCTM

Professor of Music, University of Missouri-Columbia

Good news! The newest version of the MSHSAA Graded Music List is now available on-line for all patrons to access. All instrumental and vocal lists are there, and the graded lists (all but piano) can be found as well. The printed version is no longer available, but this access will allow everyone to keep up-to-date. Please note that you do need to accept cookies (automatically or manually) to get in.

Here is how to access the list from the web-site.

1. Go to www.mshsaa.org

2. Click on Graded Music List

3. Select instrumental or vocal from the 1st drop box

4. Click on the 2nd drop box and scroll until you get to the instrument you wish.

5. Click/highlight the choice of instrumentation

6. Select grade level (A, B, C, or All)

7. Click submit

You may also search by title or composer. This page is user friendly and I don't think anyone would have trouble figuring out what to do.

Tentative Schedule for

MMTA Mini-Conference

November 4-7-2004

Missouri Western State College - St. Joseph, Missouri

Thursday, November 4, 2004

MTNA Collegiate Artist Competition - Piano

Friday, November 5, 2004

MTNA Competitions and MMTA Auditions - College

MMTA Executive Committee Meeting w/Box Lunch - 5:30 p.m.

MMTA Board Meeting - 7:30

Saturday, November 6, 2004

MTNA Competions and MMTA Auditions - Pre-College

SESSIONS:

9:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Registration

9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Exhibits Open

9:00-10:00 a.m. "Louis Vierne's 24 Pieces: Some Performance Considerations Based upon Latest Research

Gary Miller, presenter

First Presbyterian Church (Exit campus on the north side, using McCarthy Drive to Faraon. Go west on Faraon to 7th Street. The church will be on your left. Please refer to enclosed map.)

VISIT EXHIBITS

Please take advantage of this ample opportunity to visit the exhibits, presented by our musicadvertisers. Exhibits are located in the Fine Arts building.

Mini-Conference Schedule (cont.)

3:00-3:30 p.m. General business meeting

Kemper Recital Hall

Leah Spratt Multi-purpose Classroom Building

3:30-3:45 p.m. 15 minute break with minimal refreshments

(iced tea, water, cookies)

3:45-4:15 p.m. Commissioned Composer Composition

Screams and Grooves for Piano and Saxophone By Stephan Freund,Univ. of Missouri-Columbia

Kemper Recital Hall

4:15-4:30 p.m. 15 minute break with minimal refreshments

(iced tea, water, cookies)

4:30-5:30 p.m. Student Winners Recital

Kemper Recital Hall

Reception Immediately Following

6:30-7:30 p.m. Cocktail hour

Cash bar, continuing concurrent with dinner

Veranda, Ramada Inn

7:30 p.m. Dinner at Ramada Inn, Barlett Room

Students and parents are invited to join us for the dinner.

Sunday, November 7, 2004

Exhibits Open 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.

All MMTA Pre-Collegiate Piano Solo and Ensemble Auditions

Additional Hotels in St. Joseph

for the

2004 MMTA Mini-Conference

GIA Publications, Chicago, announces the 2004 release of a revolutionary new beginning piano method, Music Moves for Piano, by Marilyn Lowe in cooperation with Edwin E. Gordon. This "sound to notation" approach applies audiation skills to piano instruction. Students, kindergarten-age through adult, build a foundation for playing by ear, improvising, reading and writing music notation, and memorizing and performing with ease. It is the first piano method based on Gordon's Music Learning Theory. Lowe presented workshops on her new piano method in Rome, Italy, and at Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti in May and June.

Seventeen piano students of Marlita Weiss qualified to attend the World Piano Competition in Cincinnati July 2-5. Medalists were: Aasha and Anisha Thanki, gold medals at levels 1 and 2; Stephanie Zhang, bronze medal level 5; Douglas Archibald, silver medal level 9 Concerto; and Alison King, Silver medal, level 10 Concerto. Honorable mentions were received by Kevin Cao, level 1, and John Strand, level 7. In other competitions, Christopher Yost won the Washington University Concerto Competition and played the original version of Rhapsody in Blue, with the WU Jazz Ensemble. Douglas Archibald played Mozart Concerto #12 with the University City Orchestra under Leon Burke, as winner of its concerto competition. Alison King was gold medalist of the Senior Level, SLAMTA young artist competition, and Katy Doyle received Bronze in the middle school category. In District IV B Federation actitivities, Desiree Rindahl won a scholarship to the CMSU Summer Camp and she and Douglas Archibald were selected to perform at the Federation State Convention.

Several students of Cameron Dibble recently received honors and awards. Clarissa Hong was one of three selected for study with Stanislav Ioudenitch at the Summer Piano Academy, Youth Conservatory for Music at Park University in Parkville Missouri. She also received $1000 scholarship from the Muriel McBrien Kauffmann Foundation for piano study during the 2004-2005 academic year at the UMKC Community Music and Dance Academy. In addition, she was awarded the $200 Alternate scholarship in the KCMTA Concerto Competition. Noah Siegel was invited to play for Nina Drath, president of the Fryderyk Chopin Society in a master class sponsored by Northeast Kansas Music Teachers Association at Washburn University in Topeka Kansas. Three additional students, Barri Pruitt, Eric Dobson, and Juliana Gensheimer played in a master class at the MTNA National Conference in March for pianist Keith Snell, editor for Kjos music publishers.

Three piano students of Noemi Chertok will perform in Weill Auditorium at Carnegie Hall having won medals at the World Piano Competition in Cincinnati. Connor Jenkins received a gold medal;.Craig White received a bronze medal; and Michael Johnson received Honorable Mention. At the SLMTA Pops Festival Jacqueline Carson won first prize in her category and Erica Ream received an honorable mention.

Guild

Chords of Discovery - 2004
MMTA Composition Competition Results

Winner Junior 5-6 Division

"Jardin Enchante" by Elizabeth Salley - Teacher: Kathy Miller

2^nd Place Junior 5-6 Division
"Mixalaneous Blues" by Reetom Bera - Teacher: Jennifer Linn

Winner Junior 7-8 Division

"Petit Valse" by Taylor Burkhardt - Teacher: Karen Larvick

In this newest MMTA competition, first place winners receive a trophy and second place winners receive medals. The deadline for 2005 Chords of Discovery is May 30, 2005. For more information and entry forms contact Jennifer Linn at <linnote@earthlink.net>

Our Apologies:

The name of the winner of the MMTA Pre-College Piano Auditions-Grade 3A was listed incorrectly in the Winter Issue of NOTES. The correct name is Julie Wei Wei Sun.

President-Elect Cameron Dibble, NCTM

Co-Vice-President for Auditions David Bennett, NCTM

Co-Vice-President for Auditions Brent Hugh, NCTM

Vice-President for Local Associations and Student Chapters

Eunsil Stevenson, NCTM

Vice-President for Publications/Advertising/Public Relations

Kathy Miller, NCTM

Secretary Ginger Schneider

Treasurer Barbara Hamel, NCTM

Immediate Past President Steven Houser, NCTM

Executive Secretary Carol A. Borgstadt, NCTM

Awareness and Advocacy Chair Mary Davis, NCTM

Certification Chair Anne Manahan, NCTM

College Faculty Chair Jerry Anderson, NCTM

Commissioned Composition Chair Warren Gooch, NCTM

Composition/Student Chair Jennifer Anne Linn

Constitution/Bylaws Chair Marilyn Lowe, NCTM

Development Chair David Bennett, NCTM

MMTA Development David Bennett, NCTM

Membership Mentoring Chair Lynda Quistorff, NCTM

MMTA Collegiate Auditions Chair Wei-Han Su

MMTA K-12 Auditions Chair Meg Gray

MTNA College Competitions Chair Troy Marsh

MTNA Junior/Senior Competitions Chair Rebecca Briggs

MTNA College Chapters Chair Mia Kim

Music Technology Co-Chair Janice Saffir, NCTM

Music Technology Co-Chair Kathy Miller, NCTM

Orchestral/Instrumental Chair Marc Fulgham

Piano/Pedagogy Chair Annette Burkhart, NCTM

Pre-College Chapters Chair Connie Osgood, NCTM

Voice Chair Sharon Gray, NCTM

President Janice White

President Elect *Myra Lemons, NCTM

Vice President-Achievement Auditions *Linda Kennedy

Vice President-Concerto Competition *Marles Dudley, NCTM

Vice President-Concerto Recital Christy Dolan

Vice President-Fall Festival *Sonja Battin

Vice President-Master Lessons *Janet Hart Johnson, NCTM

Vice President-Membership *Kathy Judd

Vice President-Yearbook *Diana Stocksdale

Vice President-Multi Piano Concert *Carla Allenstein

Vice President-Music Progressions *Annette Gerner NCTM

Vice-President-Workshops Julie Watson NCTM

Recording Secretary *Lisa McCluer

Corresponding Secretary *Susan Akin NCTM

Treasure *Brenda Cahill

Assistant Treasurer *Jolene Zimmerman

Registrar *Sheila Dacus NCTM

Auditor *Margie Edgar

Mid-Missouri MTA

President Karen Larvick, NCTM

1^st Vice-President/President-Elect Meg Gray

2^nd Vice-President Carrie Conklin

Secretary Sara Renaud

Treasurer Cathy Troyer

Northeast Missouri MTA

President Randall Smith

Rolla Area MTA

President Kathy Miller, NCTM

Vice-President/Programs Ginger Schneider

Vice-President/Student Activities Mary Kwantes

Secretary Jeannene Silleck

Treasurer Leslie Denning

Southeast Missouri MTA

President James Sifferman

Secretary/Treasurer Rebecca Fulgham

Springfield Area MTA

President Greg Morris

Vice-President Larry Dissmore

Secretary Marilyn Lowe, NCTM

Treasurer Adena Holsinger

St.. Louis Area MTA

President Mary Anderson

Vice-President for Program Nancy Schaaf

Vice-President for Membership Jill Kirk

Vice-President for Publicity Kathleen Trolinger

Recording Secretary Wendy Martin

Corresponding Secretary Marlana Strasburg

Treasurer Cheryl Stewart

Auditor Diane Pfleger

Immediate Past President Mary Anderson

Warrensburg Area MTA

President Wendy Inman

Vice-President Anita Grigsby

Secretary Rita Resch, NCTM

Treasurer Denise Robinson

*Member through Kansas

Important Dates to Remember

November 4-7, 2004 MMTA/MTNA State Auditions and

Mini-Conference

Missouri Western State College

St. Joseph, Missouri

Where to Find MMTA Information

SUBJECT ISSUE

Advertisers Index All Issues

Annual MMTA Conference Outline Spring/Fall

Conference Pre-Registration Forms Fall

Annual MMTA Convention Reports Winter

Audition Guidelines, Entry Forms Spring

Certified Members Winter

Local Association Officers All Issues

Membership Directory Winter

State Officer/Chairs All Issues

Constitution and Bylaws Fall

MMTA NOTES Deadlines

Articles and reports for inclusion in NOTES are to be sent to

Carol Borgstadt. Advertisements are sent to Editor Kathy Miller.

Spring Issue - May March 15 (Mail May 1)

Fall Issue - September July 15 (Mail September 1)

Winter Issue - January December 15 (Mail February 1)