MTAC OCC NEWSLETTER November 2015

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1 MTAC OCC NEWSLETTER November 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS President s Message President s Message 1 2 Branch Meeting Preview 2 3 Calendar 3 4 Certificate of Merit 5 6 Baroque Festival Bach Festival Branch Recitals 10 News & Announcements Member Information Updates - Studio News - Upcoming Saddleback Concerts Greetings to all! It's November so Halloween is behind us and that means that the holiday season has officially begun! And speaking of Halloween, hopefully you registered your CM students by the Oct. 31 deadline. I want to thank those that contributed to a great branch meeting on Oct. 14th at LHCC. Dr. Katya Gliadkovsky gave a very inspiring talk on "Recreational Music Making" and provided us with motivating ideas on ways to approach our teaching and our studios. She talked about maximizing the potential in our studios and shared with us ideas like teaching group lessons. She even teaches entire families in group lessons, students and their parents! Advertisements 13 Also at that meeting was an opportunity to honor our past Editor: Abra West abrakwest@gmail.com president, Pam Worcester. The OCC Board presented her with a beautiful Waterford crystal tray which included the branch logo and her years of service engraved on it. Pam has given much to our branch in many ways, and continues to! With her great ideas and dedicated service, she implemented many things, like forming small committees when things needed to be accomplished. Pam is a great organizer, team leader, and delightful person. We all thank you Pam! Thank you to Jennie Huang, our hospitality chair and her helpers, Diana Chu, Linda Wells Sholik, and Masako Griffin for providing the goodies for our Oct. meeting. You won't want to miss our November branch meeting!!! We are very lucky to have Composer Dr. David Karp do a presentation for us! Our wonderful program chair, Angela Leu has worked hard to arrange this for us! It will be a very special event by Dr. Karp on "Developing Pianistic Skill Through Practicing and Performing". I hope you can join us on Wed., Nov. 11 at LHCC. I want to thank Ana de Vries and Keiko Ikeda for handling the Showcase Recitals on Oct. 25 and Nov. 8. I also want to thank Laura Combs and Angela Leu for chairing our Community Service Recitals (CSR) on Oct. 24 and Nov. 15. Thank you Ladies for your continued dedication to these programs! For more info. on entering your students in these events, please see our branch website or contact these chairpeople directly. MTAC OCC Newsletter, November 2015 Page 1

2 With your upcoming Fall and holiday recitals, I want to remind everyone to save a copy of your recital program for the MTAC connection with ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers). The composers who are not in public domain receive a small percentage of payment from ASCAP when their compositions are listed on recital programs. This applies to your own studio's recitals as well as branch recitals. Lillian Cunningham handles this for our branch and has told me that she receives VERY few recital programs from our members each year. Let's change that! You can send your programs to Lillian directly, at: Via Floresta, Lake Forest, 92630, or you can bring them to any branch meeting and I'll get them to Lillian. In doing this, you are helping the composers whose music you enjoy teaching! We have a former member that's been reinstated: Welcome back Karen Pollick! There will be no branch meeting or newsletter for the month of December. Our only branch event in Dec. is the Saddleback College Concerto Competition on Dec. 12. Warm wishes for a blessed and beautiful holiday season! Nancy Lau Branch Meeting Preview Music Teachers Association of California Orange Coast Cities Branch Presents Developing Pianistic Skill Through Practicing and Performing Jazz Compositions with Dr. David Karp Wednesday, November 11, :00 A.M. Laguna Hills Community Center Alicia Pkwy, Laguna Hills, CA David Karp, nationally known pianist, composer, educator, lecturer, and author, holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music and the University of Colorado with additional doctoral studies at Teachers College, Columbia University. He has performed, lectured, and conducted workshops and seminars at many colleges and universities from Alaska to New Hampshire and as far away as Taiwan. A prolific composer, Karp s compositions which total several hundred, are published by Alfred Publishing Co., Carl Fischer, Inc., FJH Music, Hal Leonard, Lee Roberts Music Publications, and Shawnee Press. Dr. Karp has received numerous commissions from music teachers' organizations. In 1993, Dr. Karp was honored with the establishment of the David Karp Piano Festival, an annual event held at Kilgore College in Kilgore, Texas, in which students perform and are judged on Karp compositions. Dr. Karp serves as a judge and chair for the MTAC OCC Newsletter, November 2015 Page 2

3 NGPT Composition Contest. Voices of Change, new music ensemble honored Karp at its 2006 Spring Gala Benefit for his lifetime participation in and promotion of new music composition, teaching and performance, May 7, 2006 Meadows Museum, SMU Campus. His latest composition, Homesick for voice, flute, cello and piano was premiered at the National Holocaust Symposium in Dallas, Texas and performed at the Museum of Art in El Paso, Texas in Dr. Karp was featured in a lecture-recital of Leonard Bernstein s Piano Music at the 2011 National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy in Chicago, Illinois and the World Piano Conference in Novi Sad Serbia in Recent performances include a Voices of Change concert in January 2013 featuring David Ludwig s Trio and a VOC Outreach Concert featuring the Ludwig Trio and Karp s Homesick. Recent commissions include composing a new piano duet for the July 2015 St. Cecelia Stella Royce Duo Piano Camp in Grand Rapids, Michigan During the summers Dr. and Mrs. Karp enjoy spending time with their family at their summer cottage in Maine. Dr. Karp will give a lecture recital on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 12:00 PM at Saddleback College Room 101. Dr. Karp s composition, Jazz Improvisation, and Gershwin Preludes will be featured. All members are invited. Calendar November 2015 November 1 November 8 November 8 November 11 November 13 November 15 CM Registration Fees Due to Branch Chair Sun Showcase Recital (MVCC) at 2:00 PM LOCATION KEY MVCC = Mission Viejo Civic Center LHCC = Laguna Hills Community Center Theme Festival at Saddleback For maps and directions to branch College, Songs and Dances from the venues, please visit Classical & Romantic Periods Wednesday Branch Meeting (LHCC) at 10:00 AM, Dr. David Karp Developing Pianistic Skill Through Practicing and Performing Jazz Compositions DEADLINE for December 12 Saddleback Concerto Competition Community Service Recital (Freedom Village) at 2:00 PM December 2015 December 12 Saddleback College Concerto Competition January 2016 January 2 January 2 Database opens for entering CM evaluation information and repertoire ( DEADLINE for January 30 Baroque Festival MTAC OCC Newsletter, November 2015 Page 3

4 January 13 Wednesday Branch Meeting (LHCC) at 10:00 AM, Linda Rose Linnebach Voice Presentation January 13 January 15 January 15 January 15 January 30 January 31 DEADLINE for VOCE RECITAL Forms at MTAC s VOCE online website: send entries/fees to Shelley Johnson. DEADLINE for Composers Today regional evaluations. Check for more info; Su-Shing Chiu, branch chair. DEADLINE Young Composers Guild (YCG) application. Check for more info; Su-Shing Chiu, branch chair. DEADLINE for Chamber Ensemble Recital. Mail fees and printed student list to Gloria Traullé. (Online registration closes at 12 groups at Baroque Festival at Saddleback College DEADLINE for CM STUDENT FORMS to be Completed On-Line at by 11:59 PM February 2016 February 7 February 10 February 10 February 13 February 21 Chamber Ensemble Recital (LHCC) at 2:00 PM DEADLINE for Bach Festival online registration ( Mail fees and student list to Itoe Akimoto. Wednesday Branch Meeting (Maxine Casper s Studio). Penny Douvalis Benetatos & Katheryn Klein Two Piano Recital <<< PLEASE NOTE UPDATED LOCATION VOCE Festival at Saddleback College Panel Regional Auditions (South) at Saddleback College Please note the updated location for the Branch Meeting on February 10. The meeting is NOT being held at Angela Leu s Studio, and is instead being held at Maxine Casper s Studio. MTAC OCC Newsletter, November 2015 Page 4

5 Certificate of Merit Piano and General Chair Anne Prestridge, String Chair Gloria Liu Traullé, Voice Chair Kathleen Martin, Piano Repertoire Expert Marina Sakach, Teacher Volunteer Work Scheduler Keiko Ikeda, CM Repertoire, Technique, Sightreading and Theory Preparation REPERTOIRE LEVELS: Read carefully and refer often to the appropriate CM level in syllabus to prepare students for technique, sight-reading, theory and memorization requirements. For levels 3-Adv, check to make sure that each composer fits into the correct musical history period. Make sure that your students repertoire is at or above their CM level. One piece must be chosen from their CM level repertoire list. Pieces listed as "not" may not be used for the enrolled CM Level, either as a syllabus piece or as remaining repertoire. Any piece found in an anthology listed on a student s CM level repertoire list can be played except any piece listed NOT. If the piece can be found in an Anthology for the Level and the Anthology does not have a "not" for it, then the piece may be used. Branch CM Committee and CM Council cannot answer each specific repertoire questions. We suggest you save questionable music for a studio recital or other performance. When in doubt, do not use the work for CM. The work may or may not be appropriate for CM evaluations, but it is not worth the risk of getting an IC. PIANO: Composers Categories for Repertoire Selection are listed in Section 6 of Syllabus (p ). Some composers are listed in two different categories. These are transitional composers, and may be used for one of two different categories in Levels 3 and up. You will find more information regarding repertoire on p of New 2012 Piano Syllabus. If you have any repertoire questions, please contact Marina Sakach, marina@innertech.com. CM Database Information CM DATABASE OPENS AGAIN JANUARY 2ND AND CLOSES JANUARY 31ST at 11:59 PM. At that time you will input student s repertoire, apply for Branch Honors and Convention Recitals and indicate any carpooling or evaluation day requests. STUDENT EVALUATION SCHEDULE REQUESTS: Over 850 piano students are scheduled within four full days of evaluations. Please be considerate to all students by only making a day or AM/PM request for necessary reasons, such as a school activity. Let your students and parents know NOW the CM piano evaluation and theory testing dates. Do not request the last weekend of evaluations for your students for the reason of giving them more time to prepare. Anne will contact the teacher first before removing the requests of teachers/students/parents that misuse the evaluation day request privilege. MTAC OCC Newsletter, November 2015 Page 5

6 A NOTE ON HOW THE COMPUTER SCHEDULING PROGRAM WORKS: When a teacher inputs their students repertoire and scheduling information into the mtac.org database and clicks Submit, the database time stamps that entry. Every time a teacher edits the entry and clicks Submit, the time is updated. The scheduling program schedules students in the order that information is submitted. In summary, the earlier you input your student s information, the more chance you have of a scheduling request being filled. STUDENT SCHEDULE CHANGE POLICY: There will be NO changes to the Certificate of Merit Student Evaluation Schedule once it is finalized and posted on the branch website mtacocc.org. There is no guarantee that a scheduling request can be granted. In the case of a medical or family emergency, written documents will need to be submitted to the MTAC:OCC CM Committee via the CM Chair, by the teacher, in addition to a $50 processing fee (must be teacher s check), made payable to MTAC:OCC for each student requesting an emergency-related change. The processing fee and required documents must be submitted for approval before an emergency-related change will be considered. A change is not guaranteed. Branch 2016 Evaluation Dates and More Notify your students and parents of the CM 2016 testing dates NOW. Piano evaluations and piano theory testing will be ON THE SAME WEEKEND (different places), March 12 and 13. Please save that date! We will need a lot of workers that weekend! PANEL PIANO REGIONAL AUDITIONS (South) at Saddleback College: February 21, 2016 STRINGS (Evaluation & Theory): Saturday, March 5 at Saddleback College PIANO THEORY: Saturday, March 12 and Sunday, March 13 at the Mission Viejo Civic Center, Saddleback Room KEYBOARD EVALUATIONS: o Day 1: Saturday, March 12 (Private Studios) o Day 2: Sunday, March 13 (Saddleback College) o Day 3: Saturday March 19 (Saddleback College) o Day 4: Saturday, March 26 (Saddleback College) VOICE (Evaluation & Theory): Saturday, March 19 at Faith Episcopal Church; Sunday, March 20 at Saddleback College PANEL FINALS SOUTH: April 1 3 BRANCH HONORS RECITALS: Sunday, April 17 at the Laguna Hills Community Center 2016 CONVENTION: July 1 July 5 at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport MTAC OCC Newsletter, November 2015 Page 6

7 Baroque Festival 2016 Festival Chair Susan Wong, (310) , Co-Chair Sarah Jay, (949) , Co-Chair & Hospitality Ana de Vries, (949) , Festival Administrator Pamela Worcester, (949) , Saturday, January 30, 2016 at Saddleback College Application Deadline: January 2, 2016 (Both Online and Mailing) Solo entries: $25 each, Duet/ensemble: $25 for the 1 st student + $12.50 for each additional student The Baroque Festival is open to all levels of piano and instrumental students, both solos and ensembles. Please note that the Baroque Festival is NOT the Bach Festival. Students may enter either the Baroque Festival or the Bach Festival, but NOT both. Repertoire Guidelines Please remember that a MAXIMUM of TWO pieces per student are allowed ONLY if they are by the SAME COMPOSER AND from the SAME COLLECTION. Each piece must be under minutes. No keyboard concerti will be allowed. Music should be in its original form NOT simplified or transcribed. TWO There is a five minute time limit per performer. Performances longer than five minutes may be ended by the presider. Entry Rules and Other Information All music must be memorized with the exception of duets, ensembles, and accompanists. Students are separated into the following age categories: 11 and under, ages 12-14, ages 15-18, and adult Students will receive awards of medals, ribbons, and certificates based entirely on adjudicators decisions. The top 25% of students in each age category receive 1 st Place Medals, the next 25% of students in each category receive 2 nd Place Blue Ribbons, the next 25% of students receive Honorable Mention Red Ribbons, and the next 25% receive a Yellow Participation Ribbon. Each student must actually study with the teacher who is entering him/her in the festival, and should have studied with the teacher for six months prior to the festival, unless permission is given by the previous teacher, or the teacher change was necessary because of a geographic move. MTAC OCC Newsletter, November 2015 Page 7

8 Teachers are limited to 8 students each. Contributory Members may NOT enter students. Teachers are expected to work at the festivals in which they have entered students; failure to do so may result in a monetary fine or other penalties. Teachers may not accompany their own students. Parents may only videotape their son or daughter s performance. GROUNDS FOR FESTIVAL DISQUALIFICATION: failure to bring music for the judges, bringing photocopied music, performance of a piece other than the piece entered, and incomplete or inaccurate entry applications. In addition, accompanists cannot use photocopied music except to facilitate a page turn. Registration Instructions OCC BRANCH WEBSITE REGISTRATION at will be available soon for the Baroque Festival, and will close on January 2nd. Teachers may request AM or PM if absolutely necessary. More specific scheduling requests cannot be accommodated. It is very important for you to check the spelling of your on-line registrations. They will appear on all the printed materials for the festival day - programs, evaluation sheets, certificates etc. After registering your students online, please MAIL the following to: Susan Wong, 415 Anita St., Redondo Beach, CA ON or BEFORE Jan 2nd. 1) A check payable to MTAC Orange Coast Cities for the total amount of your entries 2) Print the Student List from the online website, and include it with the check. 3) Typed, unfolded Evaluation Sheet. One copy per entry. Please go to to find this form. Fill in the form by typing directly on the screen. Print one evaluation sheet per entry. Leave the STUDENT NUMBER blank. Please enter your TEACHER NUMBER from the Branch Yearbook , NOT from any previous year. Print each one right after typing it does not save entry as a file. The result packets will be available for pick up at the February 10th Branch Meeting. If you know you cannot attend this meeting and wish to have the result packet mailed back to you, please include $5.75 for postage (USPS Priority Mail flat rate) in your check along with the student registration fees. No parent checks or cash will be accepted. Registration and postage fees are non-refundable. MTAC OCC Newsletter, November 2015 Page 8

9 Bach Festival 2016 Festival Chair Lisa Iwaki, (949) , Co-Chair Itoe Akimoto, (949) , Regional Chair Pamela Worcester, (949) , Hospitality Jin Cho, (949) Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Geneva Presbyterian Church (24301 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods) Registration Deadline: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 11:59 PM Entry Fee: $25 each Repertoire Information MTAC, Orange Coast Cities Branch Rule: Pieces from the Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook will NOT be accepted for the Bach Festival. Students playing works from the AMB Notebook should enter the Baroque Festival instead. Students may play in either the Baroque or the Bach Festival, but not both. Teachers interested in the 2015 Complete Works Official List can find this on the SCJBF website. Registration Instructions The 2016 student applications will be available online from November 1st at Before registering your students, you must check the box that says, I have read and I accept the rules that apply to students and teachers entering the Southern California Junior Bach Festival. If you registered students last year, their information will still be listed under Student Profiles. Please delete the students that have graduated or are no longer your students. You will need to use the same user name and password. In addition, remember to update your teacher info (new or address). Direct website questions to the webmaster, Dave Weisbart. Please contact Pamela Worcester, Bach Region V Chair, at or pocky@cox.net for other questions. Do NOT try to register on our branch website mtacocc.org. Please mail the following items to Itoe Akimoto at Maximus Street, Mission Viejo, CA OR bring them to the January 13th Branch Meeting. 1) A print out of your students from the scjbf.org website MTAC OCC Newsletter, November 2015 Page 9

10 2) A check made payable to MTAC, Orange Coast Cities Branch: $25 x the number of students entered + postage. You do not need to include postage if you intend to pick-up the results. If you know you cannot attend this meeting and wish to have the result packet mailed back to you, please include $5.60 for postage (USPS Priority Mail flat rate) in your check along with the student registration fees. No cash will be accepted! Absolutely no changes or additions will be made after the February 10th deadline! Branch Recitals Community Service Recitals Co-Chair: Laura Combs, (949) , lauralinda@cox.net Co-Chair: Angela Leu, (949) , leulu88@yahoo.com Saturdays at 2 PM at Freedom Village in Lake Forest Next recital dates: November 15 (deadline October 24) The fees are $5 per student. If there any ensembles, each student in the group will pay $5. (For example, a duet will be charged $10 total.) Register online registration at Send fees and student list printed off the web registration page to Laura Combs. Refer to Branch Documents on our branch website for more information. The deadline will be 3 weeks prior to the recital or the first 15 students to register (whichever happens first). All pieces must be performed from memory. Showcase Recitals Chair: Ana de Vries, (949) , anaherb93@gmail.com Sundays at 2 PM at the Mission Viejo Civic Center, Saddleback Room Next recital dates: November 8 (deadline October 26) The fees are $15 per student. If there any ensembles, each student in the group will pay $15. (For example, a duet will be charged $30 total.) Register online registration at Send fees and student list printed off the web registration page to Ana de Vries. Refer to Branch Documents on our branch website for more information. The deadline will be 3 weeks prior to the recital or the first 15 students to register (whichever happens first). No performance certificate will be given if solo music is not memorized. Reminder: Teachers may enter only 2 students per recital. Please do not enter the same student twice (solo + duet) in one recital. (Two duet teams per teacher are allowed.) Teachers are not allowed to perform duets (four-hand piano music) with their students. It is acceptable for teachers to accompany their students for different instruments or voice. MTAC OCC Newsletter, November 2015 Page 10

11 News and Announcements Branch Yearbook Updates Please add/update the contact information for the following members in your yearbooks. If your contact information has changed or needs to be updated, please Lisa lwaki (Membership Secretary) at Brown, Rocky (Teacher #12) 275 Revere Way Newport Beach, CA Tu, Jenny (Teacher #147) Hollyoak Apt. C Aliso Viejo, CA Studio News Pollick, Karen (Teacher #167) 3420 Calle Azul, #1A Laguna Woods, CA (949) karenpollick@hotmail.com 34th Annual Concert with Dinner, Directed by Jung Sook French Sunday, November 22nd, :00 PM Bluff Dr. Laguna Beach, CA Admission: Free Theme: Harmonia Romantica Attire: Dressy Park: PCH Upcoming Saddleback College Concerts DRAGON/SELLERS Friday, November 6 at 7:30 PM Director of Jazz Studies and trombonist/composer Joey Sellers joins forces with LA trombonist/composer Ryan Dragon for an experimental evening of fun. Featuring balloon music, the poetry of Bukowski, and a world premiere of a two-trombone version of Stravinsky s masterpiece The Rite of Spring featuring Dance Faculty Deidre Cavazzi. This event is not to be missed. Presented in the Studio Theatre. $10 general; $7 students/seniors (presale only). MASTER CLASS WITH VIRTUOSO VIOLINIST ERIC SILBERGER Friday, November 6 at 7:00 PM Virtuoso violinist Eric Silberger is a prize winner of the XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition and the Michael Hill International Violin Competition in Mr Silberger has performed as soloist, recitalist and chamber musician throughout the United States and around the world. Presented in FA101. Free Admission. MTAC OCC Newsletter, November 2015 Page 11

12 DR. KARP LECTURE RECITAL Thursday, November 12 at 12:00 PM Dr. Karp will give a lecture recital featuring his own composition, Jazz Improvisation, and Gershwin Preludes. Presented in FA101. Free Admission. A CONCERT OF THANKSGIVING Tuesday, November 24 at 7:30 PM This yearly concert features ensembles from the Music Department. The concert is free with a free-will offering to benefit Mary s Kitchen, a non-profit program that feed our disadvantaged community. Free Admission. HOLIDAY PIANO SHOW & EXTRAVAGANZA Sunday, November 22 at 2:30 PM Enjoy performances of favorite Christmas, Thanksgiving and other holiday music in brilliant arrangements for and possibly more hands for piano and organ. Saddleback piano faculty and students, as well as South Orange County piano artists will participate. $15 general; $12 seniors (presale only), $10 students (presale only), children FREE with paying adult. 2 for 1 for music teachers with MTAC/CAPMT ID. JAZZ LAB ENSEMBLE CONCERT Monday, November 30 at 7:30 PM $10 general; $7 students/seniors (presale only). A FEAST OF LIGHTS Friday, December 4 at 7:30 PM Saturday, December 5 at 2:00 & 5:00 PM Sunday, December 6 at 2:00 & 5:00 PM The Saddleback College Choirs and Symphony present A Feast of Lights, which has been a holiday tradition for over 25 years! Perhaps one of the oldest traditions at Saddleback College, this year s program will highlight both old and new holiday favorites for chorus and orchestra. Get the holiday season started off with this sparkling concert for all ages! Special hors d oeuvres provided by Saddleback College s exquisite Culinary Arts program. $20 general; $15 students/seniors (presale only). GUEST PIANO MASTER CLASS Wednesday, December 9 at 7:30 PM Guest piano artist master class/advanced piano students recital. $15 general; $12 seniors (presale only); $10 students (presale only); children FREE with paying adult; 2 for 1 for music teachers with MTAC/CAPMT ID. WIND ENSEMBLE Thursday, December 10 at 7:30 PM Directed by Maestro Yorgos Kouritas, the Saddleback College Wind Ensemble will present this delightful concert featuring a full spectrum of wind ensemble sounds. $10 general; $7 seniors/students (presale only). JAZZ COMBOS CONCERT Friday, December 11 at 7:30 PM Saddleback College s eight Jazz Combos bring their jazz creativity with standards and original student compositions. $10 general; $7 seniors/students (presale only). HOLIDAY BIG BAND JAZZ CONCERT Saturday, December 12 at 6:30 PM Conducted by Joey Sellers, this special holiday concert starts early so you can bring the kids! A fun concert that features unique arrangements of Holiday favorites, and it s a great opportunity to introduce youngsters to MTAC OCC Newsletter, November 2015 Page 12

13 this great American music called Jazz. This lively concert for the whole family features a sing-along, some humor, and a special gift for the first 150 folks in the theatre. $15 at-the-door; $10 presale. All the above concerts will take place at McKinney Theatre unless otherwise noted. For more information, please visit Advertisements WANT TO PLACE AN AD? If you would like to see your advertisement here, please Abra West (newsletter editor) at abrakwest@gmail.com with MTAC OCC Newsletter Ad Request in the subject line. Please submit requests by the 20th before the next month s newsletter. For non-commercial and educational events, ads are free for both MTAC OCC members and non-members. For commercial, buy / sell, and business advertisements, there is a $20 fee per issue (9 issues per year) for a partial space of the page. Only advertisements that are beneficial for members professional life will be published. All advertisements are subject to approval by the branch. MTAC OCC Newsletter, November 2015 Page 13