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August 14, 2007
First NFMTA Meeting Northminster Presbyterian Church
9:30 a.m. Coffee
9:45 a.m. Meeting
10:15 a.m. Program |
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September 11, 2007
NFMTA Meeting
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October 18, 2007
Dalcroze Workshop
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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October 27, 2007
Fall Festival
Northview High School
Duluth, Georgia
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November 1-3, 2007
GMTA Conference
North Georgia College and State University
Dahlonega, Georgia
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November 13, 2007
NFMTA Meeting
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December 1-2, 2007
Celebrate with Music
North Point Mall
Alpharetta, Georgia
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December 11, 2007
Holiday Luncheon
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January 8, 2008
NFMTA Meeting
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February 12, 2008
NFMTA Meeting
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March 11, 2008
NFMTA Meeting
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March 15, 2008
Local Audition
PianoWorks
Duluth, Georgia
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March 29, 2008
Local Audition Outstanding Performers Recital
PianoWorks
Duluth, Georgia
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April 15, 2008
NFMTA Meeting
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May 13, 2008
Spring Luncheon
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| Message from the President |
Welcome Back! I hope everyone had a good summer and is ready to get back to
work. This year marks North Fulton Music Teachers Association's 10th
Anniversary and we plan to celebrate it accordingly! More on that later...
This time last year, I challenged us all to become better teachers through
various means. This year, I continue that challenge and up the ante by asking
you to seriously consider serving NFMTA.
Thank you to Rhonda Freeman for taking over Celebrate with Music! Rhonda is an
inspiration and a great role model for us all. She only became an active member
last spring and is already jumping in with both feet! We really appreciate you,
Rhonda, as well as all of those who have stepped up to the plate in the last 12
months!
By contrast, we have several members who have been active in the chapter for
years, but who have never felt comfortable serving as committee chairs or
assisting. Please consider serving. Maria Kransmo, our President-elect, will
soon be contacting many of you as she begins to build a strong board and
committee chairs for 2008-2010! I encourage you to step out of your comfort
zones to serve. You will be glad if you do...it is immeasurably gratifying to
serve and know you have given back to the group.
Did you attend the GMTA conference last year? If not, this is the year to make
it! This year it is in our own backyard, in Dahlonega. We will provide several
$50 stipends to help alleviate the cost of attending, but you must be present
at the meetings to be eligible.
In March of 2008, I will travel to Denver to attend the MTNA Conference and
hope to bring back many good ideas for furthering NFMTA's goals.
On a sad note, we mourn the passing of Keith Sills, a talented teacher, who
passed away from pneumonia while working in Spain this summer. He will be
missed. What a poignant reminder of how fragile our lives are and that we must
live our lives to the fullest while we are here together.
Gratefully,
Lori Bennett Hamrick
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| Fall Festival |
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This year the NFMTA-sponsored Fall Festival will be held Saturday,
October 27, 2007 at Northview High School. The Festival is a
noncompetitive one-day event that is open to all students of NFMTA members,
regardless of age or playing level. Last year we had a very successful Festival
with over 300 students participating! The goal of our Festival is to provide to
students a non-competitive performing experience, with encouraging and
constructive comments from the judge. It can be a great self-esteem builder and
first-time festival experience for young students. While non-competitive, each
judge may select outstanding performers to receive small cash "scholarship"
awards.
Students are required to play two pieces from memory, as well as scale and
cadence for each piece and a brief sight-reading example, all level-appropriate
(level chosen by the teacher). The competition is open to pianists, singers and
other instrumentalists. The student fee is $16.
To encourage performance of standard repertoire, each judge will award a
special Prize for best performance of a Baroque Period piece.
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| 2007-2008 Executive Board |
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| Meeting Location |
Northminster Presbyterian Church
2400 Old Alabama Road
Roswell, Georgia 30076
9:30 a.m. Coffee
9:45 a.m. Meeting
10:15 a.m. Program
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| GMTA Convention |
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| Do not miss the GMTA Convention! |
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When? November 1-3, 2007
Where? North Georgia College and State University in Dahlonega, Georgia |
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On October 18, 2007
we will be drawing
10
lucky winners to receive
$50
stipends to attend the
GMTA
convention in November |
| Placement |
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| If you are in need of students, please contact Debbie Dickensheets at
dickensheets@comcast.net. Include the following information:
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Your geographic area and neighborhood
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What ages and levels of students you seek
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What performance opportunities in which your students participate such as Fall
Festival, Local Audition, Celebrate with Music, ABRSM, Piano Guild, Federation,
etc.
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Your educational background
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Please let me know if you would like to be referred as a teacher.
If you were on the list last year and still need students let me know that also
so I can keep sending referrals. Last year most inquiries were for piano
teachers. That does not have to be the case if other teachers are interested in
participating.
I expect to get the highest volume of inquiries right after school begins.
Please give my name and email to potential students you cannot accommodate.
That's where most of our student referrals are coming from--other teachers
within our organization.
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| 2007-2008 Programs |
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| August 14, 2007 |
Handbook Distribution |
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| September 11, 2007 |
Bring your favorite game or games. We will share tips, play, and have fun! |
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| October 18, 2007 |
Dalcroze Workshop from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. with Dr. Annabelle Joseph,
co-sponsored with North Dekalb, Decatur, Atlanta, and Cobb County MTAs |
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| November 13, 2007 |
Essential Piano Repertoire of African American Composers, Portia Hawkins |
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| December 11, 2007 |
Holiday Luncheon |
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| January 8, 2008 |
Master Class, Dr. Sergio Gallo, Georgia State University |
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| February 12, 2008 |
Ensemble Music, Jeannine Morrison |
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| March 11, 2008 |
Visual Images in Debussy's Piano Music, Dr. Carol Gingerich, West Georgia State
University |
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| April 15, 2008 |
Certification, Robin Engleman |
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| May 13, 2008 |
Spring Luncheon |
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| 2007-2008 Standing Committee Chairpersons |
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Hospitality |
Open |
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Certification |
Robin Engleman |
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Publicity |
LaNelle Nash |
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Certification |
Robin Engleman |
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Historian |
Paula Wamsley |
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Fall Festival |
Jenny Sutton and Sharleen Mancini |
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Celebrate with Music |
Rhonda Freeman |
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Local Auditions |
Hwee Boon Ng |
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Placement |
Debbie Dickensheets |
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IMTF |
Julie Soh-Harbin |
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MTNA Foundation |
Jenny Sutton |
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Librarian |
Debby Shilling |
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10th Anniversary Celebration |
Lori Bennett Hamrick and Maria Kransmo |
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Kathleen Cardwell Piano Scholarship Committee |
Lori Bennett Hamrick and Kathleen Cardwell |
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