The CLARION - Washington State Music Teachers Association

The CLARION
Official Bulletin of the Washington State Music Teachers Association
Volume LIX, No. 5 6666666666666666 February, 2007
President’s Corner
with Margee Webster
ticing or we can practice with the student at that lesson so the student can
see just how much can be done in 5
minutes or 10 minutes. The student's
attitude changes from feeling crummy for not practicing to feeling confident about what he/she can do.
2007 is the year to make your time
count.
• As an MTNA member exercise
your privilege to vote for your
national officers. Read about the
Slate of Officers in your AMT Magazine. You can either mail in your
ballot or go on line to vote—casting
your ballot will take you less than
30 seconds.
The days are getting longer. They
are??!! Well, actually no . . . there
are still 24 hours in a day; no more,
no less. We all get handed the same
allotment of time each day. We are
not handed the same looks, the same
talents, or the same intelligence; but
we are given an equal 24 hours each
day. What do we do with those 24
hours?
I was just comparing my 2006 calendar with my new 2007 calendar.
The 2006 calendar looks like I had an
impossibly busy schedule and the
2007 calendar is a blank slate; well,
almost a blank slate. Where will the
time go? How can I make my time
count?
The amount of time we have has a
lot to do with our attitude. Have you
ever noticed how children can rant
and rave about brushing their teeth
or cleaning their room? They can
choose to fuss around for an hour or
just do it and go on to something
else. I catch myself debating whether
I want to exercise. I stare out the
window; diddle around; 15 minutes
later I realize I could have been exercising for that 15 minutes. We teachers can spend time at a lesson lecturing about the importance of prac-
Future Events
WSMTA Conference 2007
Plan to join us this summer for the
2007 WSMTA Conference at Washington State University!! We are excited to host the conference from June
25-29 in Pullman, so please save the
dates on your calendar.
• As a WSMTA chapter take time
to complete a Chapter of the Year
application, available from our Executive Manager Judy Price. This
is your chance to win a $300 cash
award for your chapter! It's worth
your time.
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Bravo!
Washington State MTNA
Composition Competition
Results
Elementary Category
State Representative: Ty Thunder
(Teacher: Julie Ives)
Junior Category
Winner: Benjamin Davis
(Teacher: Sharon Van Valin)
Honorable Mention: Riley Crabtree
(Teacher: Gary Noland)
Senior Category
Winner: Rebecca Davis
(Teacher: Sharon Van Valin)
Honorable Mention: Lennon Aldort
(Teacher: Naomi Aldort)
Honorable Mention: Yasmin Saadat
(Teacher: Robert Lundquist)
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Guest Artist & Speaker Douglas
Humphreys, Eastman School of Music
The featured guest artist will be
Douglas Humphreys from the Eastman School of Music, who will be
performing and presenting two talks,
“Teaching the Piano Music of Schubert: Singing, Dancing, and Purple
Patches,” and “The Development of
Artistry through the Refinement of
Practice Procedures.” In addition,
distinguished presenters including
Margee Webster, Leonard Richter,
Peter Mack, Jeffrey Gilliam, Jody
Graves, Judy Buttles, Bonnie Blanchard, and Judy Baker will be speaking at the conference.
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WSMTA Contact Information
WSMTA Executive Office
Executive Manager:
Judith Price, NCTM
4904 Hilton Rd. NE
Olympia, WA 98516
Phone: 360-459-4338
e-mail: WSMTAoffice@comcast.net
WSMTA Website
www.wsmta.net
WSMTA Board of Directors
President: Margee Webster, NCTM
2246 S Rockwood Blvd.
Spokane, WA 99203
Phone: 509-534-9678
e-mail: johnmargee@comcast.net
President Elect:
Mary Kaye Owen, NCTM
11445 SE 185th Place
Renton, WA 98055-4370
Phone: 425-228-8721
e-mail: mary.k.owen@att.net
Immediate Past President:
Debra Florian, NCTM
16725 Seminole Rd., NE
Poulsbo, WA 98370
Phone: 360-697-1965
e-mail: flostudio@comcast.net
Vice President: Jani Peterson, NCTM
2601 Mix Road
Moscow, ID 83843
Phone: 208-883-3991
e-mail: jani@moscow.com
Executive Manager: Judith Price, NCTM
(see above)
Treasurer: Patti Robertson, NCTM
209 E Canyon Drive
Kennewick, WA 99337-5824
Phone: 509-586-2219
e-mail: pattiandken@charter.net
Ed. Board Chair: Debra Florian, NCTM
(see Immed. Past President)
Adjudications Chair: Dianne Johnston
P.O. Box 655
Kingston, WA 98346
Phone: 360-297-3972
e-mail: dianne@silverlink.net
District I VP: Mona Beach, NCTM
563 Walla Walla Way
LaConner, WA 98257
Phone: 360-466-1703
e-mail: beachmb1@wavecable.com
District II VP: Kaycee Groom
16219 132nd Place SE
Renton, WA 98058
Phone: 425-227-0339
e-mail: julevamar@aol.com
District III VP: Julia Wentz
7911 258th Ave. E
Buckley, WA 98321
Phone: 360-829-0836
e-mail: lwentz@juno.com
District IV VP: Cinda Redman
14711 SE 29th St.
Vancouver, WA 98684
Phone: 360-256-8888
e-mail: cindapiano@comcast.net
District V VP: Harriet West
2213 S Beaumont
Moses Lake, WA 98837
Phone: 509-765-6585
e-mail: dhwest@gcpower.net
District VI VP: Onnie Adams
1516 Goethals
Richland, WA 99352
Phone: 509-943-1758
e-mail: onnelle@aol.com
District VII VP: Karen Schaefer, NCTM
37 E 26th Ave.
Spokane, WA 99203
Phone: 509-624-1560
e-mail: sekaren2@msn.com
Clarion Editor: Gary Alan Hind
(see below)
WSMTA Education Board
Ed. Board Chair: Debra Florian, NCTM
(see Board of Directors)
Ed. Board Member: Marilyn Linde
P.O. Box 430
Granger, WA 98932
Phone: 509-854-1583
e-mail: marilynl@bentonrea.com
Ed. Board Member:
Colleen Hunter, NCTM
2911 N 5th St.
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
Phone: 208-664-0910
e-mail: hunters4incda@icehouse.net
Ed. Board Member:
Judith Schoepflin, NCTM
614 E 21st
Spokane, WA 99203
Phone: 509-747-906
e-mail: jschoepflin@whitworth.edu
Ed. Board Member:
Jeffrey Gilliam, NCTM
Western Washington University
Dept. of Music, 516 High St
Bellingham, WA 98225-9107
Phone: 360-650-3709
e-mail: gilliam@cc.wwu.edu
Ed. Board Members, Ex-Officio
Margee Webster (see President)
Dianne Johnston (see Adjudications)
Judith Price (see Executive Manager)
Linda Burger, NCTM
Certification Chair
1629 E. Glass Ave.
Spokane, WA 99207
Phone: 509-487-4346
e-mail: dblburger@juno.com
The CLARION is published 9 times
each year: Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec.,
Feb., March, April, May, and June. It
includes membership news and announcements, and pertinent news of
the Music Teachers National Association. Articles must be submitted
no later than the 10th day of the
previous month.
Editor: Gary Alan Hind
20038 Lysir Ct. NE
Poulsbo, WA 98370
(360) 697-2591
basinroad@comcast.net
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Membership
Welcome New Members!
Edmonds Chapter
Meg Stecker-Thorsen
Enumclaw Chapter
Bonnie Erin McLarty
Snohomish County Chapter
Jacaqueline Tan Marais
South King County Chapter
Patrice Taylor
Tacoma Chapter
Diana Walker
Associate Member
Steinway Piano Gallery
of Spokane
Collegiate Members
Ronald Dewolfe
Joanna M. Robertson
President’s Corner
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• Plan ahead. Mark your calendars
“Professional Enrichment” for June
25-29, 2007. Organize a chapter
project of car pooling to Pullman
for the WSMTA June Conference.
This will be an unforgettable opportunity for you as a teacher, a
musician, an individual to grow,
learn and make lifelong friends.
(Not to mention experiencing the
BEST ice cream ever at Ferdinand's.)
Conference Co-Chairs
Michelle Mielke and Karen Savage
are lining up a fabulous array of
sessions.
Come hear Douglas
Humpherys, our guest artist and
the gold medal winner of the
inaugural Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition. You
will come away from the conference energized and refreshed.
There's no better way to spend
your time that last week in June!
• Decide where you want to help
in your chapter and in WSMTA's
many programs. Offer your time
and energy. We are a non profit
service organization, and as such,
each one of us has a privilege of
serving. When we all pitch in we
accomplish our goals and our organization stays strong.
Okay, so we can't talk about making good use of time without talking
about making good use money. Now
that it's tax time you may be wishing
you had made a couple more donations last year. Here's your chance
for this year: Right now, take 3 minutes of your valuable time and write
a check to “MTNA Foundation
Fund” in any amount.
Write
“MTNA Fellow Marcile Mack” on
the check memo and mail it to:
MTNA Foundation Fund, 441Vine
St., Ste. 505, Cincinnati, OH 45202.
Marcile Mack, Emeritus Music faculty member of Seattle Pacific University was a leader in WSMTA for
many years through her work on the
WSMTA Education Board, as a regular state adjudicator, workshop presenter, teacher and mentor. When
$1,000 has been raised in her name
MTNA will bestow this distinguished award to Marcile. Don't delay;
write your check today.
come to attend.
WSMTA will present a Recital of
Washington’s Outstanding Students
on Saturday, March 24th at 12:00
noon in the high school auditorium.
These students have been selected
from the November Washington
State MTNA Performance Competitions and the Outstanding Artist
Competitions.
Artstime is held on the un-even
years. This is the fifth time we have
had this recital. The first one, for us,
was in 1999.
Carolyn Malnes
WMEA Liason for WSMTA
WSMTA Conference 2007
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Margee Webster, WSMTA President
Bravo!
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Washington State MTNA
Composition Competition
Results
(continued from Page 1)
Bryan Hall Clock Tower, WSU Campus
The judges were: Kenneth Benshoof, Terry McQuilkin and Victoria
Ebel Sabo.
The state representative and winner compositions have been sent to
Carolyn Malnes, Northwest Division
Competition Coordinator.
Thanks to all who participated!
Diverse and compelling presentations will include “Harmonic Progression: The Foundation of Musical
Interpretation” by Jeffrey Gilliam, a
lecture-demonstration
on
Erwin
Schulhoff by Peter Mack, “Inspiring
the Next Generation” and “Incorporating Technology into the Teaching
Studio” by Michelle Mielke, “An
American Pianist in the Middle East”
by Jody Graves, a lecture-demonstration on Rachmaninoff’s Suites for
Two Pianos by Jeffrey and Karen
Savage, “Do Something Different” by
Bonnie Blanchard, “Snapshot of a
Collegiate Chapter” by WSU’s collegiate MTNA chapter, a session on
leadership by Margee Webster, and
an inspiring story of recovery after
her serious hand injury by Judy
Buttles.
We are looking forward to the
exchange of ideas and the sharing of
wonderful music that will occur this
summer with our fellow musicians!
Patrick Stephens, NCTM
WSMTA Composition Competition
Coordinator
Future Events
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WSMTA Competition
Winners Recital at
ARTSTIME 2007
The statewide Arts Festival,
ARTSTIME, will be March 23-24,
2007 at Foster High School in Tukwila (near South Center and Sea-Tac.)
It is for teachers of art, music, drama,
and dance. Music teachers are wel-
Karen Savage
2007 WSMTA Conference Co-Chair
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Program Reports
 Young Composers Project 
Young Composers Project
Entries Due
This is a reminder of the February
15 postmarked deadline for entries.
The 2007 Young Composer’s Rules
and Guideline and the Young Composer Project Entry Form were included in your Dec. CLARION and
are now posted on the WSMTA website, easy to access from a link on the
home page.
Teachers, please carefully re-read
all instructions. We ask you to go to
your piano and read through the
student’s copy that will be sent for
the judges to use in their evaluation.
Is the work readable?
We all look forward to receiving
the judge’s remarks for further
growth in our collective musical experiences! Questions? Contact Marilyn Linde, YCP Chair at
marilynl@bentonrea.com or
509-854-1583 (leave message)
MTNA Foundation
Contribution Report:
January –June 2006
I would like to express appreciation to the following WSMTA members who contributed to the MTNA
Foundation Fund during the first six
months of 2006. Contributions from
our state totaled $2,381.08.
Judy Baker
Jane Beale
Dolores Borgir
Dina Cabrera
Pauline Ching
Merilyn Clizer
Jane Davis
Barbara Dietrich
Laurie Eash
Myrna Eden
Richard Farner
Suzanne Gillman
Joan Harrison
Connie Hungate
Margaret Kelley
Sally Kirk
Ellen Leapaldt
Nancy Matesky
Thelma McCoy
Sue McNally
Naoko Noguchi
Lois Pearson
Judith Price
Patti Robertson
Gladys Bath
Lillis Beaudoin
Janice Brink
Robin Chadwick
Selina Chu
Carol Crawford
Donald Denegar
Ella Mae Durkee
George Eason
Cynthia Eubanks
Debra Florian
Don Halvorsen
Ford Hill
Gracie Jones
Jiyeon Kim
Preta Laughlin
Carolyn Malnes
Richard McCoy
Irène McGrady
Sharon Moe
Loran Olsen
Phyllis Pieffer
Teri Rappe
Judith Schoepflin
Janet States
Sharon Van Valin
Joan Weekes
Mary Jo Wright
Natalya
Syropyatova
Josine Vanderlaan
Dorothy
Woodcock
Merry Jo Zimmer
The MTNA Foundation Fund is
committed to keeping America’s
musical future alive for future generations by supporting comprehensive
programs that nurture the creation,
performance, study and teaching of
music. If you have considered contributing to this worthwhile endeavor but have not yet done so, please
consider this your invitation. Your
gift is tax-deductible.
Karen Schaefer, NCTM
MTNA Foundation Fund for WSMTA
Education
Certification Corner
A “Certification Moment”
The Chair of the National Certification Commission, Dr. Sylvia Coats,
NCTM, sends a monthly “Certification Moment” to all State Certification Chairs. They are always informative and inspirational, and I thought
it would be helpful to pass on her
most recent thoughts.
“Can you believe it is already
2007? If you are like many, you
probably already have made and broken a few New Year’s resolutions.
This year, however, MTNA encourages you to make a lasting resolution--the resolution to complete
your MTNA Professional Certification. Your commitment to the music
teaching profession is exemplified by
your membership in MTNA, and
there is no better time to take this
professionalism one step further and
become a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music. By achieving MTNA
Professional Certification, you demonstrate to the public, as well as your
students and colleagues, a commitment to high professional standards.
Get 2007 off to a good start by pursuing your MTNA Professional Certification.”
Information about the MTNA Certification program is available at
www.mtnacertification.org.
You
may also request a packet from
MTNA by calling 888-512-5278 or emailing mtnacertifcation@mtna.org.
WSMTA would like to congratulate the following teacher:
WSMTA Professional
Certification in Piano
Beverly Hulit - Snohomish
Linda Burger, NCTM
WSMTA Certification Chair
dblburger@juno.com
509-487-4346
Local Chapters
 Chapter Spotlight 
Pullman Chapter
The Pullman MTNA Chapter is
busy preparing for upcoming events
in 2007. We’re particularly excited
about clinics and recitals featuring
composer Melody Bober in February,
adjudications with the dynamic Dr.
Jody Graves in March, and the WSMTA State Conference at WSU in June.
The Pullman Chapter and Washington State University enjoy a symbiotic relationship. Chapter recitals
are held in Kimbrough Concert Hall
on our treasured 10-foot Fazioli
piano. Melody Bober’s masterclass
and clinic on February 9-10 are sponsored by the university’s Piano Pedagogy Lab School run by Michelle
Mielke; Ms. Bober will be appearing
along with John Corigliano at WSU’s
Festival of Contemporary Art Music.
The collegiate chapter will attend the
MTNA Collborative Conference in
Toronto and will provide invaluable
assistance with the 2007 State Conference.
Recently we said goodbye to our
president Kathie Sharp, who accepted a new job out of town. Under
Kathie’s direction, the chapter joined
the Chamber of Commerce, created
rack cards to be displayed for publicity, approved new by-laws, and established a new website. We are
grateful for Kathie’s leadership and
will miss her.
We look forward to welcoming
you to Pullman from June 25-29 at
the State Conference!
Karen Savage, President
Pullman Chapter
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May we entice you?
Skagit Valley Chapter invites you
to a Workshop with Del Parkinson on
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 from
9-Noon. “Tips of the Trade: Teaching Rhythm and Phrasing” is the
topic. Del is currently Professor of
Piano at Boise State University,
where he joined the faculty in 1985.
He is a popular clinician, adjudicator,
performer, and recording artist. This
is guaranteed to give you some fresh
ideas to enhance your professional
teaching skills.
WSMTA member fee is $15; students $10; and non-members $20.
You may pre-register by February
10th, by sending your check payable
to Skagit Valley Chapter, c/o Linda
Wilson, 17279 Dike Road, Mount
Vernon, WA 98273. You may also
pay at the door.
The workshop will be held at the
United Methodist Church; 1610 E.
Division, Mount Vernon, WA 98274.
We look forward to welcoming you
to our special event of the year.
Jeanne Sparks, NCTM, President
Skagit Valley Chapteter
Bulletin Board
More 2006 WSMTA
Conference Photos
(Courtesy of Carolyn Malnes)
Mary Jane Clark receiving WSMTA
Honorary Life Membership Award
from WSMTA President
Margee Webster
Presenters Akiko & Forrest Kinney
inspiring teachers to improvise
Presenter Dr. Julia Schnebly-Black
Dalcroze Eurythmics authority
Presenter Rick Seifert
WSMTA IMTF Chair
WSMTA MATERIALS TO ORDER
Item
Price
Piano Syllabus, 2004
$13.00
Quantity Cost
Student Record Forms (25 sheets) 4.50
3.25
Policy Pads (20 sheets)
1.25
WSMTA Notepads
1.50
Theory Handbook
9.00
Price
Quantity Cost
High School Credit Packet
Free
Applied Music for HS
Credit requirements
Request for Credit
Applied Music Study Report
WSMTA lapel pin (Silver on black) 6.00
Statement Forms (50 sheets)
Item
(postage and handling are included in the above prices)
TOTAL ENCLOSED
$
Send checks--made payable to WSMTA—to:
WSMTA
4904 Hilton Rd. NE
Olympia, WA 98516
Name:
Address:
City, State, Zip:
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Dates & Deadlines s
In This Issue
✺
WSMTA Conference 2007 (page 1)
✺
Washington State MTNA Composition
Competition Winners (page 1)
March 1: 2007 Chapter of the Year applications
due. Contact Judy Price for more information.
✺
March 24: Artstime Recital 12:00 noon (see page
3)
WSMTA Competition Winners at
ARTSTIME 2007 (page 3)
✺
Skagit Valley Chapter hosts Del
Parkinson Workshop on Teaching
Rhythm & Phrasing (page 4)
✺
Remember to visit your WSMTA Website at : www.wsmta.net
Feb. 15: Young Composer Project Compositions
due (see page 3)
Feb. 28: Del Parkinson Workshop (see page 4)
March 23-27: MTNA Conference, Toronto
May 1: Student Study Grant Application
deadline
June 25-29: 2007 WSMTA Conference at WSU,
Pullman.
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