Eastside Chapter,  WSMTA General Meeting

March 27, 2006      

President Carol Hibbard opened the meeting at 10:00.  The minutes of the February meeting were approved.

Library Report  Sherry Owen reported that the library survey statistic will be available in next meeting.

TreasurerÕs Report   The treasurerÕs report was presented by Egle Peller. An attachment is included with this report.

 

Membership    Carol Hibbard reported there is no new member this month.

 

Teacher Referral   The teacher referral sheet was passed around.

Nominating Committee  Carol announced that Jeanine Edmonds has accepted the nomination to be the recording secretary. The committee is still looking for the vice president nominee. Members who have suggestions please contact the committee.

Correspondence Report   Carol Hibbard announced for Donna Sams that Mary Toy had a hip  surgery and a get well card was sent to Mary.

Adjudications   Sheri Skidmore reported that over five hundred students participated in the WSMTA piano adjudications. Sheri thanked some teachers for opening their studio and also reminded teachers to fill out the adjudicator comment sheet. Some teachers gave suggestion about pianos and churches for adjudications next year.

Honor Recital  Sondra Hopper announced that the honor recitals were organized and went well.

Scholarship Competition Report   Nancy Jang announced that the Scholarship Competition is coming from March 29th to April 1st. Copies of program will be available. Nancy also thanked Nicole Kim for spending lots of time to find better quality paper for Certificates and awards.

Certification  Barbara Dietrich congratulated Carol Hibbard, Jessica Chiu and Robert Pager receiving the MTNA National Teacher Certification.

Other Business   Carol Hibbard announced that teachers who would like to subscribe to Keyboard Companion can register at the table. Notification of membership renewal will be sent to members soon. Members who want their information in the yearbook must renew before July 15th.

Program  Jennifer Li announced that todayÕs program will be presented by Forrest and Akiko Kinney. The topic is ÒCreativity of All: Ten Misconceptions about CreativityÓ.

Meeting adjourned at 10:20am

Respectfully submitted,

Paiyu Jessica Chiu, recording secretary