Stories Collection

  1. The following is from an address presented by MTNA Executive Director Gary L. Ingle f...
  2. Diane Higgins, NCTM, is an independent piano teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina, wi...
  3. It is quite amazing that, at least to my knowledge, no studies or research have yet b...
  4. Cheryl Pachak-Brooks, NCTM, is a faculty member at Eastern New Mexico University. Her...
  5. Performing artists often are looking for ways to capture an audience's attention and ...
  6. The 2006 Golandsky Institute Summer Symposium will take place July 15-23, at Princeto...
  7. * The Musician's Walk: An Ethical Labyrinth, by James Jordan. GIA Publications, Inc. ...
  8. It's a rainy Sunday. While I have plenty I should do--I have noted the piano in 10 da...
  9. Mary Ellen Moore, NCTM, (B.M., M.M.), is an independent piano teacher in Colorado Spr...
  10. Every other August, collegiate group piano and piano pedagogy teachers gather for a v...
  11. The National Flute Association (NFA) will host a meeting of more than 3,000 professio...
  12. * Teaching Genius: Dorothy DeLay and the Making of a Musician, by Barbara Lourie Sand...
  13. During the 2006 MTNA National Conference, 60 MTNA members participated in a research ...
  14. The MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Fellow Program honors deserving individuals who have made si...
  15. The 2005 MTNA-Shepherd Distinguished Composer of the Year Michael Djupstrom is, at ag...
  16. Pianist and prolific composer Dave Brubeck has been dubbed a "living legend"...
  17. * Beyond Talent: Creating a Successful Career in Music, by Angela Myles Beeching. Oxf...
  18. Fifteen teachers received grants this year from the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND. A total of ...
  19. With blueprint in hand, you are now ready to begin the actual development of your ass...
  20. Ginger Yang Hwalek, NCTM, a native of South Bend, Indiana, was honored as MTNA Teache...
  21. * Mastering the Art of Performance: A Primer for Musicians, by Stewart Gordon. Oxford...
  22. Call to Order MTNA President Paul Stewart called the meeting to order at 7:00 a.m. ...
  23. A total of $4,780 was distributed from the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND to 12 local associati...
  24. The annual Summit for MTNA Leadership was held in Cincinnati, Ohio, September 16-18, ...
  25. An article on page 33 of the April/May 2006 issue of AMT contained incorrect informat...
  26. Big Note Piano Standards, 2nd Edition. Hal Leonard Co. (7777 W. Bluemound Rd., P.O. B...
  27. Carmen Shaw Oshkosh, Wisconsin Carmen Shaw, NCTM, an independent teacher from Oshkosh...
  28. Two State Affiliate Matching Grants were awarded in 2006. These grants are awarded to...
  29. Rossi: 35 Selected Studies For String Bass, edited by Thomas Martin. International Mu...
  30. Deborah Martin, NCTM, is associate professor in performance studies at Ithaca College...
  31. Congratulations to the North Dakota Music Teachers Association (NDMTA), Mississippi M...
  32. The Quickstart Music Suite (DVDs 1-4). Midisoft Music Software (24325 Crenshaw Blvd.,...
  33. Kenneth Christensen is an independent piano teacher and active performer, adjudicator...
  34. In an effort to aid Certification candidates with their completion of the Standard I ...
  35. As we all know, daily life is changing rapidly and in countless ways. I'd like to foc...
  36. Ruth Pitts, NCTM, a music instructor at McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas, has ...
  37. Q: How can one add variety and not be repetitious in private instruction? A: This i...
  38. The idea of pairing musicians of varying performance abilities and intellectual matur...
  39. On March 29, 2006, Sylvia Coats, NCTM, became the new MTNA Certification Chair, succe...
  40. [website] Choral Music in the Twentieth Century, by Nick Strimple. Amadeus Press, LLC...
  41. [website] Vocal Workouts for the Contemporary Singer (w/CD), by Anne Peckham. Berklee...
  42. When I mentioned to my colleague, Judy Solomon, that I was compiling a reference book...
  43. This month's column addresses two very different aspects in teaching. The first porti...
  44. [website] Exploring Haydn: A Listener's Guide to Music's Boldest Innovator (w/Two Ful...
  45. I Read Music 1.0, (2 CD-Rom set). Midisoft Music Software (24325 Crenshaw Blvd., 108,...
  46. One day, two years ago, buoyed by the thought of a few successful performances at ret...
  47. I ask these questions seriously: should music making be fun? What is your experience ...
  48. [website] Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia (w/CD accompaniment), by Bil C...
  49. The Golandsky Institute Discovery Series: The Art of Rhythmic Expression (3-Part DVD)...
  50. It's been more than seven months since the eye of Hurricane Katrina made landfall on ...
  51. Other than my academic degrees, nothing has shaped me more as a teacher, performer an...
  52. [website] Intelligent Music Teaching: Essays on the Core Principles of Effective Inst...
  53. Paul Stewart, NCTM President University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of...
  54. The Piano Technicians Guild Auxiliary recently awarded two $500 scholarships to the j...
  55. Can you imagine a world without music and the arts? Of course not! Why not? Perhaps, ...
  56. [website] Chopin Preludes (w/CD), edited by Brian Ganz. Hal Leonard Corp., (7777 W. B...
  57. In high school, forbidden stacks of pop sheet music bulged my creaking piano bench. I...
  58. Do you have a question for your fellow music teachers but don't have another local as...
  59. During her 40-year career as a music teacher, Jan Mouser, NCTM, has found that there ...
  60. [website] Heller Selected Studies, Opus 45 and Opus 46 (w/CD), edited by William West...
  61. Who are the members of MTNA and what are the issues facing them? The 2005 MTNA Member...
  62. Cloud Gazing, Level Three, by Lisa Bastien. Neil A. Kjos Music Co., (4,380 Jutland Dr...
  63. As part of MTNA's partnership with SupportMusic.com, the association exhibited at the...
  64. MTNA thanks the following corporate members for their support: Alfred Publishing Co...
  65. 30 Easy Piano Studies in Classical, Jazz and Popular Styles, by Mike Cornich. Theodor...
  66. Membership dues for the 2006-2007 year have been determined. Annual active member d...
  67. MTNA thanks the following corporate members for their support: Baldwin-Wallace Coll...
  68. [website] The Christopher Norton Latin Preludes Collection (w/CD), by Christopher Nor...
  69. This list includes individuals, associations, organizations and corporations who cont...
  70. [website] The Tactful Teacher: Effective Communication with Parents, Colleagues, and ...
  71. Sonata: For Piccolo and Piano, by Gary Schocker. Theodore Presser Co., (588 N. Gulph ...
  72. "Fortune favors the prepared mind." The primary mission of Music Teachers N...
  73. Growing up in Fort Worth, Texas, as an aspiring concert pianist, it was impossible fo...
  74. I may finally understand what it means to be a professionally certified music teacher...
  75. For many years I would have called myself primarily a private/applied music teacher, ...
  76. As a professor of piano pedagogy, I expend a great deal of time and effort training p...
  77. The 2006 PianoArts Biennial National Competition, open to contestants aged 14-18, wil...
  78. The Right Way to Sing, by Linda Marquart. Allworth Press (10 E., 23rd St., New York, ...
  79. Results from the 2005 MTNA Member Survey, conducted in July 2005, are available on th...
  80. This is the first "Polyphony" column I have written since Hurricane Katrina...
  81. Harmonic Vision, Casio Keyboards and Conn-Selmer donated software, keyboards and band...
  82. Robert Moog, who created the electronic music synthesizer that bears his name and bec...
  83. Gospel Music Made Easy, arranged by Gail Smith. Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (#4 Indust...
  84. I am writing this to you as both the newest and most recently returning member of the...
  85. Regardless of the age, ability level or instrument, a students musical growth can ben...
  86. MTNA South Central Division had an excellent meeting at the 2005 Summit for MTNA Lead...
  87. Of course you have studied music history in school and (hopefully) have continued you...
  88. Gibson Guitar has announced several key executive appointments. Joining the company...
  89. One of the most valuable ways to increase professionalism in the independent studio i...
  90. The Piano Lesson: A Graduated Piano Curriculum, by Elise Beckett Russell. The Piano C...
  91. The eighth annual Summit for MTNA Leadership was held in Cincinnati, Ohio, September ...
  92. The Florida State MTA is divided into nine district associations that contain 23 loca...
  93. MTNA member Charles Norman Mason, of Alabama, has been awarded the Rome Prize in Musi...
  94. Although many states have in place a high school credit program for applied music stu...
  95. The Dounis Collection: Eleven Books of Studies for the Violin, by Demetrius Dounis. C...
  96. Through the implementation of the Music Achievement Award Program, MTNA has affirmed ...
  97. MTNA President Paul Stewart, NCTM, was interviewed for the October 2005 issue of Real...
  98. The Future of the Music Business: How to Succeed with the New Digital Technologies (A...
  99. Murray State University's Department of Music has established a scholarship honoring ...
  100. Each year MTNA presents the MTNA Collegiate Chapter of the Year Award to an outstandi...
  101. Virtual Grand Piano, by Art Vista Productions. www.artvista.net. Virtual Grand Pian...
  102. A Harris Poll released earlier this year on the attitudes of Americans toward arts ed...
  103. The Southwest Division competitions will be held January 20-22, 2006, at the Universi...
  104. Apple for the Teacher: Thirty Songs for Singing While You Work, collected and introdu...
  105. The Story Teller, Inc., 308 E., 800 S., P.O. Box 921, Salem, UT, 64653; (800) 801-686...
  106. For most music teachers, the primary focus and goal is, and always should be, their s...
  107. Paul Stewart, NCTM President University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of...
  108. Judith Lang Zaimont is the winner of the 2005 Jabez Press Composition Invitational. H...
  109. On fall the skills required to master a musical instrument, perhaps none is more impo...
  110. MTNA and the Group Piano and Piano Pedagogy Forum (GP3 Forum) recently formed a partn...
  111. West Central Division states are gearing up for the MTNA Division Competitions at the...
  112. MusicLearningCommunity.com is a new website with more than 160 levels of 37 animated,...
  113. Souled American: How Black Music Transformed White Culture, by Kevin Phinney. Billboa...
  114. Accordion: A hollow device that produces sounds by means of billowing air (see also &...
  115. Piano teachers continually search for new and exciting repertoire pieces tailored to ...
  116. Margaret Lorince Endowment Fund Established Following a generous bequest from the l...
  117. Jazz 'n Rags at Your Fingertips, Books 14; Folk Songs 'n Favorites at Your Fingertips...
  118. Yamaha Corporation of America, Band & Orchestral Division, P.O. Box 6600, Buena P...
  119. Guitar: An American Life, by Tim Brookes. Grove Press/Atlantic, Inc. (841 Broadway, 4...
  120. Dear Colleague: You are invited to attend the 2006 MTNA National Conference in Aust...
  121. Richard Letts, the executive director of the Music Council of Australia, has been ele...
  122. The Eastern Division column this issue features the state of Maryland, as we hear fro...
  123. Two-Minute Offertories: Concise Hymn Settings for Piano, by Cindy Berry. 2005. 48pp. ...
  124. The Golandsky Institute; (877) 343-3434: DVDsa/es@golandskyinstitute.org; www.go/ands...
  125. Democracy and Music Education, Liberalism, Ethics and the Politics of Practice, by Pa...
  126. Indiana MTA held its state conference November t 1-12, 2005. The theme of the confere...
  127. While attending the Certification Open Session during the 2005 M/NA National Conferen...
  128. Traditional Hymn Favorites: Ten Hymn Favorites Arranged for Solo Piano, by Carolyn Se...
  129. The Music Club of Kingsville, Inc., will hold its 25th annual Kingsville Internationa...
  130. Igor, the Bird Who Couldn't Sing, by Satoshi Kitamura. Farrar, Straus and Giroux (19 ...
  131. Paul Sheftel is an extensively published editor, composer and pioneer in MIDI technol...
  132. MTNA began Hurricane Katrina relief efforts to support the reestablishment of members...
  133. The Northwest Division meeting at the 2005 Summit for MTNA Leadership in Cincinnati, ...
  134. The American String Teachers Association (ASTA) with National School Orchestra Associ...
  135. Applications for the State and Local Affiliates, Collegiate Chapter and Teacher of th...
  136. State presidents from the West Central Division met at the National Summit for MTNA L...
  137. Guide to the Practical Study of Harmony, by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky. Dover Publicat...
  138. Hymns and Spirituals at Your Fingertips, Books 1-4, compiled and edited by Janet Vogt...
  139. The goal of this year's Pedagogy Saturday was to explore some of the ways in which we...
  140. Welcome to this special Pedagogy issue of AMT. The very concept of music pedagogy, an...
  141. Winners of the second annual Amadeus 20th Century Piano Competition have been announc...
  142. March 25-29, 2006 Austin, Texas March 23-27, 2007 Toronto, Canada COPYRIGHT 2005 ...
  143. James Johnson, of Omaha, Nebraska, maintains an active career as a concert pianist, o...
  144. Intertextuality in Western Art Music (Musical Meaning and Interpretation), by Michael...
  145. Modern Jazz Piano, An Intermediate Guide to Jazz Concepts, Improvisation, Technique, ...
  146. It is always an amazing phenomenon when music teachers gather, but particularly when ...
  147. Hal Leonard Corporation has acquired exclusive long-term publishing and distribution ...
  148. Performing music is very similar to competitive sports. The long hours of practice, t...
  149. An article on page 61 of the August/September 2005 issue of AMT contained incorrect i...
  150. I am probably "preaching to the choir," since many of you who read this col...
  151. Samuel Barber and Benjamin Britten--A Listener's Guide: Their Lives and Their Music (...
  152. Music Ace Maestro: Music Educator's Professional Edition (w/CD). Harmonic Vision. htt...
  153. After inviting people to remove shoes and come into an open space, Julia Schnebly-Bla...
  154. A groundbreaking study published in the international research journal, Medical Scien...
  155. The International Society for Music Education (ISME) and NAMM, the International Musi...
  156. The foundation of teaching should be close relationships. The better you know your st...
  157. Featured in this edition of the MTNA Division News is the state of Connecticut as we ...
  158. EAST CENTRAL DIVISION January 20-22, 2006 * Ball State University Muncie, Indiana ...
  159. A Brief Legal Guide for the Independent Music Teacher Compiled by attorneys, this b...
  160. Paul Stewart, NCTM President University of North Carolina at Greensboro School ...
  161. New England Conservatory's Career Services Center has launched Bridge: Worldwide Musi...
  162. From the Top, the non-profit organization best known for its hit national radio showc...
  163. Your work as music teachers and mine as a clinician may be different, but they doveta...
  164. Wisconsin MTA held a leadership summit on June 4, 2005, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. ...
  165. Occasionally in this column I like to highlight information from a lesser-known book ...
  166. Circle of Sound Voice Education, by Doreen Rao with Bill Pierson. Boosey & Hawkes...
  167. When I was very young, I had an accident and was in pain and in bed for many months. ...
  168. The University of Arizona College of Fine Arts in Tucson, named Peter A. McAllister a...
  169. My grandfather began taking violin lessons in his late 70s. After a time, he was aske...
  170. Montana MTA will hold its state conference November 3-5, 2005, in Billings, Montana, ...
  171. A Piano Teacher's Legacy: Selected Writings by Richard Chronister, edited by Edward D...
  172. Eugenie Rocherolle, renowned composer, lyricist, pianist, teacher and one of the lead...
  173. For the closing panel, moderator Rebecca Shockley invited each of the seven presenter...
  174. Arkansas State MTA will hold its MTNA Performance Competitions November 4-5, 2005, at...
  175. Every MTNA National Conference has scheduled times for various constituencies to soun...
  176. Attwood: Four Sonatinas, by LeAnn House. Carl Fischer (65 Bleeker St., New York, NY 1...
  177. Yamaha Corporation of America, Piano Division, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622; (...
  178. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Suzanne Guy, NCTM, an independent piano teacher, an...
  179. In this issue, our division tour takes us to Tennessee, where the 2005 Tennessee MTA ...
  180. When music students show an extraordinary gift for performance and the willingness an...
  181. Jerome Kern Classics for Piano Solo, arranged by Eugenie Rocherolle. Hal Leonard Corp...
  182. The Corpus Christi International Competition will take place February 16-19, 2006. Co...
  183. Certification Program Updates Applying for MTNA Professional Certification has been...
  184. A candidate for South Central Division Director was incorrectly identified on page 74...
  185. How honored would you feel to have been present at the premiere of a Beethoven piano ...
  186. Jazz Piano for the Young Beginner, by Misha V. Stefanuk. Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (...
  187. When the Code of Ethics Revision Committee considered the formation of an Ethical Con...
  188. Under the patronage and the presidency of Renee Magnin, mayor of Galliard, the Intern...
  189. During the months of September and October, MTNA members have been randomly selected ...
  190. Arizona State MTA lost one of its "pioneers" in May 2005, when Janice McCur...
  191. In September 2004, five music teachers from Washington State traveled to Estonia, Rus...
  192. Poetry at the Piano: Original Compositions Inspired by Favorite Poems, Books 1-3, by ...
  193. Morty and Iris Manus are members of the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND'S Legacy Society. Morty ...