Eastside Chapter, WSMTA Chapter Meeting

September 22, 2008

President Carol Hibbard opened the meeting at 9:37 am. The April minutes were approved as read.

Finance Report

Jeanine Edmonds reported the overall picture of the state of the finances. (see attached) This summer the finances were moved from Washington Mutual to Washington Federal Savings for stability. The Woodcock funds were also spread out over several banks to keep them safe. Please call Jeanine with whatever questions you may have.

Membership Report

Betty Mak was introduced as the Membership Chair. Betty spoke about the mentorship program and passed out a sign up sheet for those interested.

There will be a New Member's Tea at Sherry Owen's home on November 3rd from 10-12pm. Any new members in the last few years are welcome.

Members need to contact Betty if they are not receiving the Opus, or do not have name tags or their WSMTA certificates.

Yearbook

Olive thanked Betty and Carol for all their hard work towards the yearbook.

The participating members page is located on page 4; the goal of the participating member program is to help keep members involved.

Thanks to Tara Brase for taking care of the advertisers for the yearbook.

Board Changes

Carol clarified that Betty Mak is the new Vice President, and Carolyn Carson is the new Corresponding Secretary.

Teacher Referral Sign-up

Laurie Wright explained the teacher referral sign-up. The sheet was made available to the members.

Scholarship Recital Report

The 2008 Scholarship Recital will be October 24th at 7pm. The recitalist is Steven Spooner with a program aimed toward students. Thanks to Olive for designing the flyer and programs. The members were encouraged to get the tickets after the meeting. Spooner will also be available for private lesson at $100 per hour.

Workshops

There will be a workshop on Oct. 6th from 10-12:30 by Leonard Richter. He will speak on repertoire ideas and how to transition from the method books to the masters. Steven Spooner will give a workshop Thursday morning on October 23rd from 10-12:30 on how to use great piano recordings effectively in the studio. On January 12th from 10-12:30pm Jill Timmons and Judith Cohen will present and perform on duet and duo piano literature.

Scholarship Competition Report

The information on the upcoming Scholarship competition is on page 16 of the yearbook. The dates are April 15-18th. The rulebook was distributed. The registration form is due January 15th, no exceptions. Students must purchase tickets to the recital to participate in the competitions. There is also a new rule: Students must commit to performing in the state recital to be considered as a state recitalist.

District Conference

The District Conference will be October 11th in Marysville. Cassandra Carr and Victoria Sabo will present at the conference.

Adjudications

There is a correction to the adjudication dates in the yearbook: the dates are March 9-14th. There are 7 great adjudicators this year. Adjudications are an opportunity for all students to be heard. The Honors recital is available as a way to honor the top students in each studio.

Ribbon Festival

Carmen announced that the date for Ribbon Festival is January 24th, 2009 at Cedar Park Assembly. Registration is $25. There are more volunteer hours required this year, and teachers must be there the first 5 hours of volunteer time. The workshops this year include: Baroque and Renaissance instruments, African music presented by William Nyaho, Rhythm Jam, Violin, Brass, Introduction to Guitar, Music can Dance, Improvisation by Forrest Kinney. Mills Music will provide the instruments. The workshop levels will be determined by both the theory levels and age, and not by the adjudication levels as in previous years.

Musicianship Exams

Jeanine explained that the state is expanding the Musicianship Program and is using the Kansas program as a template. The chapter will start incorporating the state musicianship exams into the Ribbon Festival. Students may choose not to do the official musicianship exam but do Ribbon Festival theory and ear training tests as normal. If there are any questions about the musicianship exams please ask. There will be training sessions for the facilitators at the festival; one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

Pre-Meeting Recitals

Please contact Nicole Kim if interested in performing in a pre-meeting recital.

Library

Sherry Owen reported new materials this year. The list of materials is in the yearbook and on the website.

Certification

Gladys Bath announced that three people had certification action. Bonnie Debu received a certification grant, Carmen Still renewed her certification, and Elizabeth Yusim completed her certification.

New Business

Matt from Sherman Clay asked members not to park in the Aqua Quip parking lot, but to park in the Storeables parking lot when needed. He announced a luncheon after the meeting.

Matt informed the members of the teacher referral website on the Steinway website.

WSMTA study grants are available for hardworking students with severe financial need.

National certification grants are available as well.

MTNA.org has discussion boards and forums where many different topics are discussed.

Remember there is an upcoming vote for national and district board members.

MTNA competition is November 7-9th . Door monitors and timekeepers are needed. Please see Carol if interested in helping.

Sondra Hopper announced that the 10 Grands concert will be held on April 3rd at Benaroya Hall.

Nicole Kim will be in concert on Oct. 26th at 1pm.

Programs

Donald introduced Willard Schultz as the morning's presenter. He will present

'Thumbs: Their Training, Duties and Privileges."

The meeting adjourned at 10: 40am.

Respectfully submitted,

Stephanie Myers, recording secretary