Eastside Chapter, WSMTA Chapter Meeting

February 23, 2009

President Carol Hibbard opened the meeting at 9:46 am. The January minutes were approved as posted.

Finance Report

Jeanine Edmonds gave the finance report. (see attached) All the event registration funds are in. She will

be moving some more funds in order to get the best rate.

Ribbon Festival

Jeanine Edmonds reported that the tests are being revised for next year. One new workshop for next

year will be Introduction to bass guitar. Each teacher will be receiving the Musicianship certificates from

WSMTA, and Jeanine will send student scores to each teacher so they can fill out the certificates. If a student

received a 94% or higher on the theory exam, they get a gold seal.

Membership Report

Betty Mak made a sign up sheet available for those interested in the mentorship program.

Members need to contact Betty with any updates to their personal information, including teaching

categories. Email her at emtamembers@gmail.com

Correspondence

Carolyn Carson sent a thank you card to Mark Mills for their help with Ribbon Festival. She will send a

thank you note to Mary Kaye Owen for her visit to our chapter last month.

Nominating Committee

The nominees for the executive board for the upcoming term were announced: President: Kai-Li Yang;

President-Elect: Julie Howe; Corresponding Secretary: Carolyn Carson; Treasurer: Jeanine Edmonds;

Recording Secretary: Stephanie Myers. The names will be put into the Opus and the vote will occur next

month.

Teacher Referral Sign-up

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

Scholarship Competition

Julie informed the members that timekeepers are needed. Please contact Donna Sams if you are willing

to be a timekeeper. The competition will be held April 15-18, and the outline for the competition will be in the

Opus.

Adjudications

The packets for Adjudications may be picked up at the front table.

WSMTA Clarification

Carol Hibbard clarified the situation mentioned last month with the Musicianship Exams. She shared

that the volunteer Exam Chair had been unable to continue, so many pieces had been dropped. She emphasized

that WSMTA is fully supportive of the exams, and that once a new chair is in place, these issues should be

resolved. Carol also read an excerpt from a letter from Debra Florian, WSMTA Education Chair, responding to

communication from some EMTA teachers regarding the temporary removal of an adjudicator from the state

list. This was done to help clear any misunderstandings or miscommunication between WSMTA and EMTA

teachers. Carol expressed appreciation for

WSMTA as a volunteer organization which supports music teaching throughout our state.

Library

Sherry Owen shared that there are two new CDs on Granados. The library will be open after the

business meeting.

New Business

Congratulations for the awards won by the students of Sharon Van Valin.

Congratulations to Sondra Hopper on her nomination for the Sammy Award.

Programs

Eric introduced Carolyn Carson as the program presenter. The program was on Anton Bilotti.

The meeting adjourned at 10: 12am.

Respectfully submitted,

Stephanie Myers, recording secretary

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