OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF S ASSOCIATION AFFILIATED WITH MUSIC TEACHERS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION VOLUME 23, ISSUE 2 SPRING 2007 Piano Solo Level 3 Gold: Linda Cheng (Edna Mae McCoy), 2 nd : Pierre Shi (Edna Mae McCoy), 3 rd : Rebecca Chen (Cristina Moreland), 4 th : Jesse Li (Isabella Ivshin), Honorable Mention: Taylor Dodd (Janet Gray), Beckett Haupt (Harold Thompson), Joanna Richards (Karen Fosheim), Emily Youngblood (Ellen Gunn) Highest Composite: Linda Cheng (Edna Mae McCoy) INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Piano Solo 1-6 Brass, Woodwinds 7 Vocal 8-9 Strings 10-11 Ensemble 12-13 T&V, Sonata 14-16 Collegiate Winners 17-23
PAGE 2 Piano Solo Level 4: Gold: Cici Zhang (Harold Thompson), Helen Shi (Edna Mae McCoy) 2 nd : Serena Xu (Kay Johnson), Elizabeth Liu (Rachel Heard) 3 rd : Ben Wiggins (Beth Parker), Meaghan Lee (Charlotte Craig) 4 th : Melinda Xu (Dixie Clark), Lealani Saulo (Carol Mahler), Gabrielle Loiacano (Carol Mahler) Highest Composite: Cici Zhang (Harold Thompson) Piano Solo Level 5: Gold: Taylor Zhang (Isabella Ivshin) 2 nd : Austin Li (Karen Fosheim) 3 rd : Taylor Weeks (Ann Kay) 4 th : Samantha Ong (Rachel Heard)Honorable Mention: Tyler Gatewood (Ellen Gunn), David Hwang (Rachel Heard), Brittany Lee (Beth Parker), Brittany Lowery (Jacqueline Blount) Highest Composite: Rachel Runnels (Susan Gambrell), Joelle Young (Adrienne Park)
VOLUME 23, ISSUE 2 PAGE 3 Piano Solo Level 6: Gold: Taide Ding (Ian Hominick) 2 nd : Rosalie Doerksen (Ian Hominick) 3 rd : Caleb Foster (Dixie Clark) 4 th : Goodloe Chilcutt (Edna Mae McCoy) Highest Composite: Caleb Foster (Dixie M. Clark), Taide Ding (Ian Hominick) Piano Solo Level 7: Gold: Brian Xu (Dixie Clark) 2 nd : Ariel Cheng (Isabella Ivshin) 3 rd : Monique Ma (Carol Durham) 4 th : Ty Stewart (Ellen Gunn) Honorable Mention: Joshua Banks (Edna Mae McCoy), Catherine Feng (Edna Mae Mc Coy), Levi Prisock (Harold Thompson) Highest Composite: Ariel Cheng (Isabella Ivshin), Charlotte Wang (Dixie Clark)
PAGE 4 Piano Solo Level 8: Gold: Scott Chen (Cristina Moreland) 2 nd : Kyle Benson (Judith Allen) 3 rd : Alexander Zhu (Harold Thompson) 4 th : Jason Hwang (Rachel Heard) Highest Composite: Isabel Gray (Peggy Oakes), Christa Morgan (Jacquelyn Thornell) Piano Solo Level 9: Gold: Andrew Li (Isabella Ivshin) 2 nd : Mary C. McKibben (Dixie M. Clark) 3 rd : Shaoxin Lu (Rachel Heard) 4 th : Monica Pani (Kay Johnson)Honorable Mention: Patience Coats (Ellen Gunn), Sandi Lewanika (Sandra Polanski), Gwen May (Janice Mesrobian) Highest Composite: Andrew Li (Isabella Ivshin), Patience Coats (Ellen Gunn)
PAGE 5 Piano Solo Level 10 2 nd : Elizabeth Benson (Judith Allen), Gabrielle Richardson (Vincentine Williams) Piano Solo Level 10 Gold: Elan Ding (Cristina Moreland) Highest Composite: Rebekah Lipscombe (Martha Mayeu) Piano Solo Level 11: Gold: Colin McDearman (Annette Joe) 2 nd : Heather Layton (Ellen Gunn) 3 rd : Jonathan Feng (Edna Mae McCoy) Highest Composite: Jonathan Feng (Edna Mae McCoy)
PAGE 6 Piano Solo Level 12: Gold: Molly Savoy (Janet Gray) 2 nd : Lucy Chilcutt (Edna Mae McCoy), Highest Composite: Molly Savoy (Janet Gray) Level 12 Piano Participants
PAGE 7 Flute Level E: Gold: Alyssa Bolstad (Valerie Pitalo) Brass Level E: Gold: Zachary James (Bruce Tychinski) MMTA Outstanding Students Melanie Crandall and Mary Gray
VOLUME 23, ISSUE 2 PAGE 8 Vocal Performance Level 9: Gold: Ann Marie Brahan (Barbara Stephenson) 2 nd : Blair Jackson (Laura Broughton), Ashley Smith (Janine Beasley) Vocal Performance Level 10: Gold: Grace Claire Cordes (Jeanne Evans), 2 nd : Eboni Harris (Shawn Morgan), 3 rd : Caitlin Seale (Barbara Stephenson)
VOLUME 23, ISSUE 2 PAGE 9 Vocal Ensemble Division E: Gold: Ruth Poe and Shayna Bullock (Jeanne Evans) Vocal Performance Level 11: Gold: Tania Tisdale (Shawn Morgan) Vocal Performance Level 12: Gold: Lily Grace Hudson (Dixie Clark), 2 nd : Kimberly Ragsdale (Jeanne Evans), Julia Webb (Barbara Stephenson), 3 rd : Ruth Poe (Jeanne Evans)
VOLUME 23, ISSUE 2 PAGE 10 Violin Division A: Gold: Bailey Ann Neal (Gail Fox) 2 nd : Jackson Smith (Gail Fox),3 rd : Rosemary Panella (Gail Fox) Violin Division B:Gold: Wynter Hilbun (Gail Fox), 2 nd : Zachary Scott Neal (Gail Fox) Violin Division C:Gold: Alex Fan (Gail Fox) 2 nd : Courtney Gagliano (Gail Fox) Cello Division D: Gold: Nathan Lin (Delores Saenz)
PAGE 11 Violin Division D: Gold: Henry Wang (Gail Fox) 2 nd : Hannah Roberts (Gail Fox) Violin Division E: Gold: Timothy Lin (Gail Fox) Hannah Roberts (Gail Fox) MMTA Outstanding Student
VOLUME 23, ISSUE 2 PAGE 12 Piano Ensemble Division A: Gold: Claudia Vial and Emily Youngblood (Ellen Gunn) Piano Ensemble Division B: Gold: Linda Cheng and Helen Shi (Edna Mae McCoy) Piano Ensemble Division B: 2 nd : Miracle Battle and Katlyn Patrick (Diane Walker), 3 rd : Rachel Holifield and Chelsea Musgrove (Marilyn Huff)
PAGE 13 Piano Ensemble Division C: Gold: Allison Finch and Rebekah Weible (Janice Mesrobian) Piano Ensemble Division D: Gold: Patience Coats and Amanda Hester (Ellen Gunn) 2 nd : Sarah Lipscombe and Rebekah Lipscombe (Martha Mayeu) 3 rd : Peggy Buckley and Ann Marie Chilcutt (Edna Mae McCoy)
PAGE 14 Piano Theme and Variations Division B: Gold: Dora Chen (Stacy Rodgers) 2 nd : Benny Zhang (Cristina Moreland) Piano Theme and Variations Division A:Gold: Cici Zhang (Harold Thompson) Piano Theme and Variations Division C: Gold: Catherine Feng (Edna Mae McCoy) Piano Theme and Variations Division D: Gold: Gabrielle Richardson (Vincentine Williams)
VOLUME 23, ISSUE 2 PAGE 15 Piano Sonata/Sonatina Division A: Gold: Linda Cheng (Edna Mae McCoy) 2 nd : Cici Zhang (Harold Thompson) Piano Sonata/Sonatina Division B: Gold: Taide Ding (Ian Hominick) 2 nd : Rosalie Doerksen (Ian Hominick) Piano Sonata/ Sonatina Division C: Gold: Brian Xu (Dixie Clark) 2 nd : Joshua Banks (Edna Mae McCoy) 3 RD : Ariel Cheng (Isabella Ivshin) 4 th : Morgan Gaughf (Brenda Sullivan)
VOLUME 23, ISSUE 2 PAGE 16 Piano Sonata/Sonatina Division D: Gold: Andrew Li (Isabella Ivshin) 2 nd : Shaoxin Lu (Rachel Heard) 3 rd : Mary C. McKibben (Dixie Clark) 4 th : Elizabeth Bensen (Judith Allen) Honorable Mention: Daniel Binkney (Isabella Ivshin), Monica Pani (Kay Johnson), Gabrielle Richardson (Vincentine Williams) Piano Sonata/Sonatina Division E: Gold: Molly Savoy (Janet Gray) 2 nd : Christine Zhang (Isabella Ivshin) 3 rd : Megan Gargiulo (Vincentine Williams)
PAGE 17 MMTA COLLEGIATE 2007 WINNERS CATEGORY PLACE NAME SCHOOL TEACHER Brass, F/S Winner Quinton Parker JCJC Pickering Second Grant Futch USM Tychinski Hon Mention Benjamin Graves JCJC Pickering Hon Mention Thomas Hosey JCJC Pickering Brass Concerto Winner Thomas Hosey JCJC Pickering Chamber, F/S Winner 3 Girls and a Dude St. 4tet Belhaven Song Xie Rachel Reese Shellie Brown Hannah Reese Nathaniel Smith Chamber, J/S Winner William Carey Trio WCU Loncar Jeremy Kellett Armin Abdihodzic Paulina Puljek Second Sax Fifth Avenue MSU Falcone Bart Chumbley Liz Tullos Michael McCoy Matthew Ellis Garrith Thompson Hon Mention Armin & Paulina WCU Loncar Armin Abdihjodzic Paulina Puljek Guitar - F/S Winner Ronnie Holder MSU Patilla Second David Hawkins USM Ciraldo Hon Mention Ashley Antie WCU Loncar Guitar - J/S Winner Armin Abdihodzic WCU Loncar Second Paulina Puljek WCU Loncar Hon Mention Tanja Miric Ms.College Ingwerson Guitar Concerto Winner Armin Abdihodzic WCU Loncar Jazz Ensemble Winner William Carey Jazz WCU Loncar Jeremy Kellett Armin Abdihodzic Paulina Puljek Ashley Antie Jazz - J/S Winner Armin Abdihodzic WCU Loncar Second Charles Bridges USM Moak Piano - F/S Winner Nathan Jones JCJC Sanchez Second Meagan Malone Millsaps Heard Hon Mention Sarah Jones DSU Fosheim Piano - J/S Winner Walton Lott Millsaps Heard Second Jessica Bullock WCU Elder Hon Mention Robert Stephens Millsaps Heard Hon Mention Carlena Speed WCU Elder Piano Concerto Winner Sarah Sachs Belhaven Sachs Second LeMorris Hunt DSU Fosheim
VOLUME 23, ISSUE 2 PAGE 18 MMTA COLLEGIATE 2007 WINNERS Strings - F/S Winner Mayara Velasquez USM Russakovsky Second Jackson Guillen USM Redfield Hon Mention Romina Monsanto USM Russakovsky Hon Mention Ursula Miethe USM Russakovsky String Concerto Winner Rachel Reese Belhaven Song Xie Voice - F/S Winner Jensen Curtis Millsaps Coker Second Valerie Tate Belhaven Everitt Hon Mention Jaime Smyth WCU D'Arpa Hon Mention Marlena Lee WCU D'Arpa Voice - J/S Winner Suzanne Adcock WCU Roberts Second Jacqueline Coale Millsaps Coker Hon Mention Pierrdro Gallion JSU Lewis-Hale Hon Mention Derrick Truss JSU Lewis-Hale Voice - Aria Winner Jacqueline Coale Millsaps Coker Second Ashley Henderson WCU Roberts Hon Mention Suzanne Adcock WCU Roberts Woodwind - F/S Winner Bart Chumbley MSU Falcone Second Rebecca Creekmore MSU Johns Woodwind - J/S Winner Clara Teletha Coker MSU Johns WW Concerto Winner Clifton Rybick MSU Falcone Second Christine Yantek MSU Johns Freshman/Sophomore Piano Winners and Piano Concerto Winners with Participants
VOLUME 23, ISSUE 2 PAGE 19 Collegiate Jazz Ensemble Winners Collegiate Piano Winners and Participants with Judge
PAGE 20 Guitar Concerto Winner Piano Junior/Senior Winner Junior/Senior Vocal Winners
PAGE 21 Collegiate Woodwind Winners Collegiate Junior/Senior Chamber Winners
VOLUME 23, ISSUE 2 PAGE 22 Collegiate Brass Winners Freshman/Sophomore Vocal Winners
PAGE 23 Vocal Aria Winners Collegiate String Winners Collegiate String Winners
VOLUME 23, ISSUE 2 MMTA OFFICERS PRESIDENT Angela Willoughby willough@mc.edu 100 Murial St., Clinton, MS 39056 (601) 906-8040 PRESIDENT-ELECT Rachel Heard heardr@millsaps.edu 3821 Montrose Circle, Jackson,MS 39216 (601)987-8414 IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Joanna Burnside inkki@aol.com 148 Jervis Mims Road, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 (601) 310-1807 VP for STATE, COLLEGE, and NATIONAL COMPETITIONS Sharon Lebsack sharon_lebsack@comcast.net P. O. Box 15905 Hattiesburg, MS 39404-5905 (601) 543-7096 VP for MEMBERSHIP and WEBSITE Kristina Havard Kristina_h_fl@yahoo.com 220 South 17th Ave., Hattiesburg, MS 39401 (601) 544-5779 VP for PRE-COLLEGE AUDITIONS Beth Parker bcparker@pobox.com 42 County Road 5375, Laurel, MS 39443 (601) 649-7578 VP for PRE-COLLEGE PERFORMANCES Janet Gray hgraycpa@bellsouth.net 4176 Harper Road, Corinth, MS 38834 (662) 286-6101 VP for PUBLIC RELATIONS Barbara Tracy tracy@vicksburg.com 617 Holly Ridge Drive, Vicksburg, MS 39180 (601)638-3453 TREASURER Andrea Cheeseman alcheeseman@yahoo.com 313 S. Bolivar Ave, Cleveland, MS 38732 (662) 846-4608 SECRETARY Kimberley Davis Kimberley.Davis@usm.edu Box 5081, School of Music, USM, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5081 (601) 266-6941 CHAIR of THEORY and COMPOSITION Carol Schutzmann PianoMom7@aol.com 7 Pecan Circle, Long Beach, MS 39560 (228) 863-5198 CHAIR of INDEPENDENT MUSIC TEACHERS FORUM Rosangela Yazbec Sebba rys@colled.msstate.edu 1212 Hwy. 25 South, Apt. 1, Starkville, MS 39759 (662) 325-2854 ASSISTANT to VP for PUBLIC RELATIONS Jeanne Evans ajevans88@bellsouth.net 3140 Drummond St., Vicksburg, MS 39180 (601) 634-0826 PAGE 24 WEBMASTER Handmade Designs www.handmadedesigns.com Toll free: 1-877-467-2660 LOCAL AFFILIATE PRESIDENTS Golden Triangle Music Forum Laura Stokes Stokesstudio@yahoo.com 202 Rosewood Drive, Starkville, MS 39759 (662)323-4033 Gulf Coast Music Teachers Association Yvonne Young-McGrath mcgmomx4@bellsouth.net 753 Canterbury Dr, Biloxi, MS 39532-4303 (228) 617-9127 Hattiesburg Music Teachers League Janice Mesrobian jmesrob@msn.com 221 E. Lakeside Drive, Hattiesburg, MS 39402 (601)268-0806 Jones County Music Teachers Association Bobbie Smith bobbiesmith@megagate.com 232 Eastside Drive, Ovett, MS 39464 (601) 344-7274 League of Meridian Music Teachers Senita Webb swebb@gladglenda.com 6533 Pine Springs Rd, Meridian, MS39305 (601) 737-5449 Music Forum of Jackson Annette Joe edwardjoe@bellsouth.net 620 Wendover Dr, Ridgeland, MS39157-2849 (601) 853-6867 Music Forum of Tupelo Sandy Coutoumanos sandycoutoumanos@msn.com 102 Hinton Circle, Tupelo, MS 38801 (662) 840-2200 Vicksburg Music Teachers Association Barbara Tracy tracy@vicksburg.com 617 Holly Ridge Drive, Vicksburg, MS 39180 (601) 638-3453
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF MISSISSIPPI MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION AFFILIATED WITH MUSIC TEACHERS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Barbara Tracy, MMT Editor EMAIL: tracy@vicksburg.com 617 Holly Ridge Drive Vicksburg, MS 39180 (601) 638-3453 Jeanne Evans, Assistant Editor EMAIL: ajevans88@bellsouth.net 3140 Drummond St. Vicksburg, MS 39180 (601) 634-0826 Mississippi Music Teacher is issued three times per year. Address all communications, articles, and pictures to the Editor. The MMT is now available to the public on the MMTA website in PDF format. ADVERTISING: Limited advertising space is available for firms or individuals who have a product or service of specific interest or benefit to MMTA members. All correspondence regarding advertising should be sent to the assistant editor. YEARLY ADVERTISING RATES (size in inches) 2 ¼ x 1 $70 2 ¼ x 2 ¼ $120 2 ¼ x 4 5/8 $170 2 ¼ x 7 $240 4 5/8 x 4 5/8 $275 4 5/8 x 7 (half page) $500 7 x 9 ¼ (full page) $900 W E RE ON THE WEB HTTP://MSMUSICTEACHERS. ORG Membership in Mississippi Music Teachers Association is open to individuals professionally engaged in any field of musical activity. Since MMTA is a state affiliate of Music Teachers National Association, all membership is handled through national headquarters. Please check the MTNA website http:// www.mtna.org/home.htm or the MMTA VP for Membership for membership information or application forms. A Note from the Editor. This special MMT Spring Supplement contains pictures of the May 2007 Pre-College SSRR Winners from JCJC and the MMTA Collegiate Winners from the March 2007 Auditions at Millsaps. The regular Summer MMT will come out in July and will include the biographies of the 2007 MMTA Outstanding Pre-College students. Congratulations to all winners and their teachers. Barbara Tracy, MMT Editor