Saturday,
August 26, 2006
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church Parlor
525 N Broadway in Wichita
Developing
Beautiful Tone Without Tension
Guest Presenter: Elizabeth Grace
COST:
$15 - WMMTA Members
$25 - Non-WMMTA Members
Includes all sessions, continental breakfast and catered lunch.
Retreat Schedule
9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast 9:30 a.m. Sessions with Ms. Grace, including student demonstrations 12:00 p.m. Catered Lunch (by Bella Luna Café) 1:00 p.m. Sessions with Ms. Grace, including demonstrations of
answers to questions from participating teachers 4:30 p.m. Retreat concludes
RECAP DINNER/MUSIC SALE
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
The Barn at Prairie Pines
4050 N Tyler Rd in Wichita
You won't want to miss this favorite event of the year! Bring
a finger food to share and come prepared to discuss a new idea you tried this
year that did or didn't work and an idea that you would like to try this summer.
Also bring any music that you would like to contribute to the WMMTA (really,
really cheap!) music sale. And bring a list of what music you need and go
home with an armful of goodies!
Wendy will be sharing highlights from her trip to the MTNA Collaborative
Conference in Toronto, Canada.
This is the perfect event for guests, so if you have music-teaching
friends, invite them to join us for a great time of food and fellowship!
Click the event on the left to view additional details. For more information,
please contact the 1st Vice President/Programs
Chair.
Get
Jazzed Up Is A Huge Success!
Willie Myette performs
with percussionist Steve Hatfield and string bassist Dan Racer
Willie Myette works with students to create an ensemble
Willie Myette explains that improvisation is not coming up with something
off the top of your head, but putting together musical ideas you've previously
learned to create a new piece.
MUSIC PROGRESSIONS
MEETING
Friday,
September 1, 2006
9:30-11:00 a.m.
Julie Brown's Studio
Find out
about the Music Progressions revisions and discuss great ideas for preparing
your students.
SACRED MUSIC FESTIVAL
Saturday, March 3, 2007
Eastminster Presbyterian Church Chapel
1958 N Webb Rd in Wichita
You are cordially invited to participate in our 2007 Sacred
Music Festival on March 3, 2007. This will be an excellent opportunity for
students of all instruments to prepare music which could also be useful for
performance in their churches, retirement homes or other settings. Hymns,
folk and gospel, contemporary Christian, praise music or any other sacred
music would be appropriate. In addition to solo performers, we are encouraging
ensembles with varied instrumentation to participate as well. The chapel at
Eastminster Presbyterian Church has a grand piano and pipe organ, and a Clavinova
will be available, if needed. Music stands for voice, wind and string performers
will also be provided. Please encourage your students to take part in this
event! (Ensembles may include friends or family members of your students,
as long as one person in each group is a student of a WMMTA teacher.) Please
do not use photocopied music.
Registration fees are $8.00 for individual performers or $15.00 for duets
or other ensembles. If a teacher plays a duet with a student, the fee is $8.00
for that entrant.
Click here to open and print off as many
registration forms as you need and return with payment by February 1, 2007
(sooner, if possible) to:
Marlene Hallstrom
5311 East 27th Street North
Wichita, KS 67220.
For ease of bookkeeping, please send one check per studio. Checks should
be made payable to WMMTA.
More "Delicious" Playing! Sat., Feb. 3, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Location TBA
Beth Grace, featured presenter at WMMTA's mini-retreat
in August, will be joining us for an afternoon of discussion related to helping
students achieve "beautiful tone without tension." Beth will be
available to answer questions or concerns you have run across as you've been
working with your students in this area. Please e-mail specific questions
to Sally Buxton by January 13 (strbux@cox.net).
Beth is also offering slots to individual teachers who would like to schedule
a session for themselves or members of their studio. Time slots must be scheduled
with Sally Buxton by January 13 via e-mail (strbux@cox.net) or phone (744-3577)
and are available at the rate of $25/half hour or $45/hr.
A Vocabulary for
Preparing for Excellence
Sat., January 6, 3:30-5:00 p.m. Senseney Music
2300 E. Lincoln
Presenter: Christy Williams Panel: Christy Williams (piano), Annetta Smith (violin, viola), Marilyn
Hitchcock (flute), Loretta Ewing (guitar), Laura Vollen (saxophone)
Observe first-hand as Christy opens this presentation by working
with a student who is willing to work purposefully toward a stated goal.
The presentation will continue with an informative discussion
by panel members of the musical terms used when dealing with different instruments.
Sure to expand our own vocabulary, this discussion will help teachers find
new and innovative ways to work with students to help create a heightened
awareness of all the tone and shape possibilities of their own instruments.
CHRISTMAS
RECITAL OPPORTUNITIES
Saturday, December 2, 2006
Senseney Music Recital Area
10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Saturday,
December 9, 2006
Newman University Rehearsal Hall
(2nd floor DeMattias Fine Arts)
10 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Teachers
may sign up for a 1 hour (or more) or 1/2 hour Christmas performance time
at either location or day (first come/first served). There is no fee
for participation. A grand piano and Clavinova will be available at
both locations as well as music stands. We can also accomodate a group
of teachers who might like to "pool" student entries to form a complete
performance. There will be no musical programs made (unless an individual
teacher plans to do so).
Deadline: November 15, 2006
Please send the following info to Carole
Pracht:
teacher name, address, phone, e-mail, date & location requested, amount
of time requested (or number of students for a larger group recital)
IMPROVISATION
THAT WORKS!
Saturday,
October 28, 2006
3:30-5:00 p.m.
Sally Buxton's Studio
Instrumentalists
David and Sarah Baxter
will be sharing exciting techniques to teach your students melodic improvisation!
DISTRICT
AUDITIONS RECITAL
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Miller Concert Hall, WSU
Fall Auditions is early this year, so start planning now! Students should
plan to play a selection from the repertoire they are preparing for District
Auditions.
Recitals will take place at 2:00 and 4:00 (in the event of small enrollment,
only one recital may be offered).
Deadline: Saturday, September 16.
Please send the following information to Carole
Pracht:
* Performer Name
* Composition title and composer
* Teacher name, address, phone number and e-mail address
KMTA
FALL CONFERENCE
September 22 - Saturday, September 23, 2006
Washburn University
Topeka, KS
Make plans now to attend
what promises to be a great conference! Several of our own WMMTA members will
be giving presentations.
