2019-2020 Emails & Meeting Minutes
6-23-2020
To our neighbors in Idaho MTA:
This year, in lieu of our usual conference, OregonMTA is going virtual! We will be gathering online for livestream presentations on Thursday, June 25 and Friday, June 26, and want to extend an invitation for you to join us.
Our presenters include the well-known, beloved pedagogue Peter Mack and the exciting, young Brazilian pianist Jessica Pacheco.
Registration is just $15 up to the cutoff date of May 25, and $20 afterward. To check out the details and sign up, just click on this link:
https://oregonmta.org/teachers/conferences/omta-state-conference/
Those who register early will receive a conference booklet in the mail. Several days before the conference all registrants will receive an email with links to both days’ proceedings.
Hope to see you there!
Sarah Barker Ball, NCTM
2020 Conference Chair
6-17-2020
There is a scam going around with someone looking to hire a pianist for a wedding. Will you please warn our group? They want you to send personal info to send you a cashiers check for payment. The name on this on is Chris Mirren. I went to look up the name on Facebook and saw other people had reported it as a scam. But just tell the members to be very careful about replying to an email inquiry, and to only reply if they know the person personally.
Tawna
To our neighbors in Idaho MTA:
This year, in lieu of our usual conference, OregonMTA is going virtual! We will be gathering online for livestream presentations on Thursday, June 25 and Friday, June 26, and want to extend an invitation for you to join us.
Our presenters include the well-known, beloved pedagogue Peter Mack and the exciting, young Brazilian pianist Jessica Pacheco.
Registration is just $15 up to the cutoff date of May 25, and $20 afterward. To check out the details and sign up, just click on this link:
https://oregonmta.org/teachers/conferences/omta-state-conference/
Those who register early will receive a conference booklet in the mail. Several days before the conference all registrants will receive an email with links to both days’ proceedings.
Hope to see you there!
Sarah Barker Ball, NCTM
2020 Conference Chair
6-17-2020
There is a scam going around with someone looking to hire a pianist for a wedding. Will you please warn our group? They want you to send personal info to send you a cashiers check for payment. The name on this on is Chris Mirren. I went to look up the name on Facebook and saw other people had reported it as a scam. But just tell the members to be very careful about replying to an email inquiry, and to only reply if they know the person personally.
Tawna
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May 2020 Newsletter to the right.
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5-20-2020
Dear teachers:
You are invited to our TVMTA board meeting via zoom.
This Friday, May 22 at 12:00 Noon.
Irina Albig is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Irina Albig's Zoom Meeting
Time: May 22, 2020 12:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73722597014?pwd=Z0dhM0NnT1J5ejJHdEx1cDlUV1FvUT09
Meeting ID: 737 2259 7014
Password: 5NEHBS
5-20-2020
Dear teachers:
Several of you have received a scam email from me asking for a financial assistance.
If you receive a strange email from me that sounds suspicious, if it includes me asking for some sort of financial information or help, simply delete it. I apologize for this inconvenience.
Thank you,
Irina Albig
5-20-2020
Dear teachers:
This is a reminder that our TVMTA board meeting is this Friday, May 22 at 12:00 Noon via zoom. Please, joint us and consider to step up to fill out several vacant positions: Vise President, Secretary. Help needed in Certificate of Achievement, Sonatina Competition, and other areas. Please, contact me if you are willing to help.
I hope to see many of you at our meeting this Friday.
Check your email later for the zoom meeting link.
Thank you,
Irina Albig
5-15-2020
TVMTA Teachers,
We had only 11 teachers who responded to the COA Feedback link that was sent out.
Here are the responses to the questions:
Did you participate in COA? 9 out of 11 said yes, 2 did not participate this year
Did you have students cancel COA? 8 of 11 said yes
Reasons for cancelling included: didn't want to increase stress during quarantine, family medical problems, didn't want to participate virtually, wanted to be able to record before COA week and submit sight reading separately later, no work for 'non-essential' businesses/Dad lost job, face-to-face lessons cancelled earlier.
Type of judging used: 6 of 11 used "recorded and submitted", 2 of 11 used "video chat", 1 of 11 used both recorded & video chat, and 2 did not respond (those that didn't participate).
What did you like about "Digital COA"? Responses included: didn't have to come up with volunteers, no chaos, quick & simple, able to choose my own judges, able to hear the adjudication, students could still participate even with the lock down, teachers with more students had more responsibility, families could record at a time that was most convenient for them.
Challenges with "Digital COA"? Responses included: logistical problems with parents video recording & transmitting files, technology problems, YouTube upload had a big learning curve for some, Advanced student files were really big to upload, running practice theory tests, sight reading & ear training, tripled the teacher workload, time consuming, frustrating.
Feedback from Parents/Students....responses included: interesting experience, everyone was considerate & helpful, frustrated over the entire process but grateful to find they passed their level, liked it but would have preferred face-to-face for the repertoire portion, event was well organized, worried about zoom meeting being set up right at performance time rather than earlier.
The next questions were about COA 2021.
Repertoire selection: The instructions stated that "Teachers will select a repertoire program based on varying styles and techniques. Different composers must be selected." Should we continue to use this criteria? 7 of 11 teachers said yes, 3 said no, 1 didn't answer.
Other Repertoire feedback included: prefer a fixed list of repertoire, keep requirements in place and let teachers use any syllabus they have available to justify leveling, guidelines don't allow impressionist & romantic selections to both be on the program (two different teachers commented this), really important that the "period" versus "style" difference be observed-Joplin & Debussy are not the same style even though their birthdays put them in the same time period.
Advanced Level Etude--What criteria should be used to determine if an Etude is 'hard' enough to qualify for the Advanced Level technique? Responses included: There should be a fixed list of etudes or books/opuses to reduce disagreements on difficulty (8 of 11 teachers selected this), teachers should be trusted with selecting etude, allow students to do the "Level 10" technique instead of etude
Other discussion items--theory test errors, length, or aural skills (4 teachers listed this), the remaining teachers did not list any additional items.
Should a "digital submission" option be available next year for students? 8 of 11 teachers said yes. 3 said no.
Conclusions on Digital COA 2020: (From my point of view)
Conclusions on Digital COA 2021: (From my point of view)
Thank you for the support you have each shown while we made changes from LIVE COA to DIGITAL COA this year. I especially appreciate my committee that completed the tasks they were delegated so quickly and efficiently.
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Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2020 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
5-14-2020
TVMTA Teachers,
The 2020 COA Trophies & Medals are separated by teacher and ready for you to pick up at Dunkley after "Noon" tomorrow (Friday May 15, 2020).
Thank you Kristie Rue for taking care of that for us!
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Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2020 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
Dear teachers:
You are invited to our TVMTA board meeting via zoom.
This Friday, May 22 at 12:00 Noon.
Irina Albig is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Irina Albig's Zoom Meeting
Time: May 22, 2020 12:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73722597014?pwd=Z0dhM0NnT1J5ejJHdEx1cDlUV1FvUT09
Meeting ID: 737 2259 7014
Password: 5NEHBS
5-20-2020
Dear teachers:
Several of you have received a scam email from me asking for a financial assistance.
If you receive a strange email from me that sounds suspicious, if it includes me asking for some sort of financial information or help, simply delete it. I apologize for this inconvenience.
Thank you,
Irina Albig
5-20-2020
Dear teachers:
This is a reminder that our TVMTA board meeting is this Friday, May 22 at 12:00 Noon via zoom. Please, joint us and consider to step up to fill out several vacant positions: Vise President, Secretary. Help needed in Certificate of Achievement, Sonatina Competition, and other areas. Please, contact me if you are willing to help.
I hope to see many of you at our meeting this Friday.
Check your email later for the zoom meeting link.
Thank you,
Irina Albig
5-15-2020
TVMTA Teachers,
We had only 11 teachers who responded to the COA Feedback link that was sent out.
Here are the responses to the questions:
Did you participate in COA? 9 out of 11 said yes, 2 did not participate this year
Did you have students cancel COA? 8 of 11 said yes
Reasons for cancelling included: didn't want to increase stress during quarantine, family medical problems, didn't want to participate virtually, wanted to be able to record before COA week and submit sight reading separately later, no work for 'non-essential' businesses/Dad lost job, face-to-face lessons cancelled earlier.
Type of judging used: 6 of 11 used "recorded and submitted", 2 of 11 used "video chat", 1 of 11 used both recorded & video chat, and 2 did not respond (those that didn't participate).
What did you like about "Digital COA"? Responses included: didn't have to come up with volunteers, no chaos, quick & simple, able to choose my own judges, able to hear the adjudication, students could still participate even with the lock down, teachers with more students had more responsibility, families could record at a time that was most convenient for them.
Challenges with "Digital COA"? Responses included: logistical problems with parents video recording & transmitting files, technology problems, YouTube upload had a big learning curve for some, Advanced student files were really big to upload, running practice theory tests, sight reading & ear training, tripled the teacher workload, time consuming, frustrating.
Feedback from Parents/Students....responses included: interesting experience, everyone was considerate & helpful, frustrated over the entire process but grateful to find they passed their level, liked it but would have preferred face-to-face for the repertoire portion, event was well organized, worried about zoom meeting being set up right at performance time rather than earlier.
The next questions were about COA 2021.
Repertoire selection: The instructions stated that "Teachers will select a repertoire program based on varying styles and techniques. Different composers must be selected." Should we continue to use this criteria? 7 of 11 teachers said yes, 3 said no, 1 didn't answer.
Other Repertoire feedback included: prefer a fixed list of repertoire, keep requirements in place and let teachers use any syllabus they have available to justify leveling, guidelines don't allow impressionist & romantic selections to both be on the program (two different teachers commented this), really important that the "period" versus "style" difference be observed-Joplin & Debussy are not the same style even though their birthdays put them in the same time period.
Advanced Level Etude--What criteria should be used to determine if an Etude is 'hard' enough to qualify for the Advanced Level technique? Responses included: There should be a fixed list of etudes or books/opuses to reduce disagreements on difficulty (8 of 11 teachers selected this), teachers should be trusted with selecting etude, allow students to do the "Level 10" technique instead of etude
Other discussion items--theory test errors, length, or aural skills (4 teachers listed this), the remaining teachers did not list any additional items.
Should a "digital submission" option be available next year for students? 8 of 11 teachers said yes. 3 said no.
Conclusions on Digital COA 2020: (From my point of view)
- Not enough teachers replied to the survey. They were given 2-3 weeks to reply with a couple of reminders and still only 11 teachers replied. In the past when we have had a 'follow up' meeting we have only had between 3-10 teachers there.
- If teachers are not willing to give input they should also not criticize the decisions that are made.
- If teachers are not willing to volunteer to be on the committee they should not criticize the decisions that are made by the committee
- Digital COA 2020 worked well overall. It reduced the volunteer commitment on the day of the event. Teachers with more students carried more of the load as they made arrangements for each of their own students. There were challenges with technology. This option was ideal for some, but not for others. It did not require there to be a Make Up Day or Path B.
- COA 2020---Judges liked that they were able to judge on their own time. They liked being able to back up the recording and re-listen/re-watch portions of it. This did increase the time that judges put in to the judging. There were longer, fuller comments from the judges that did the video recordings. Some judges ended up with a HUGE list of students to judge. Some only had 1-2 students. Judges were able to select which levels they were most comfortable with. Teachers were able to select the judge that they wanted to judge their students.
Conclusions on Digital COA 2021: (From my point of view)
- Next year COA 2021---Luann Fife has agreed to chair COA 2021. She will begin putting her committee together soon.
- There needs to be an additional survey done and/or meeting to discuss decisions for COA 2021.
- There needs to be a general TVMTA vote on decisions made for COA 2021, probably sent via email so all teachers have the opportunity to vote.
- The website for COA 2021 needs to be updated no later than August 1, 2020 with all the guidelines and decisions made so that teachers can prepare.
- Repertoire guidelines should stay the same this year with teachers making selections based on different styles not time periods
- There needs to be a select list of "Advanced Etudes" for teachers to choose from. Maybe consider making it a very specific list with 5-8 choices of Advanced Etudes. All Advanced students should select 1 Etude from the specific list. Then there are no questions on 'difficulty' and no pre-approvals need to be made.
- Add "Digital Submissions" as one of the options along with Make Up Day or Path B. I would suggest that if this option is selected by a specific date that there is not an extra $20 fee for participation this way. Make Up Day and Path B require additional time and effort on the committee/webmaster and should still have a fee to discourage use of this option especially if it is used because students are not prepared on time.
- Consider having teachers still administer the theory and ear training tests on their own at their studio, grade them, and submit scores sometime during the week previous to students performing for the judge. Only schedule students to see the judge for sight reading, technique, & repertoire. We would need fewer rooms and fewer volunteers if we use this option.
- Theory Tests still remain a hot topic. We have discussed with Mark Neiworth @ Musician's West multiple times for multiple years the option of allowing a panel of teachers to edit the tests before they are sent. He refuses this option every time. At this time there are no better options for theory tests. I would suggest having someone approach Musician's West again to help with editing tests. To do this Musician's West would need to have the tests completely written and ready for editing by February 28th each year. If Musician's West is not willing to do this, then I suggest we still use the tests and that a panel of teachers plan (The first week of April, while they are still preparing their own students for participation) to take each test, compare it to the answer key, and make all corrections necessary to each test and answer key before the test is given. They would need to verify points on the front of the tests as well as content for theory and aural skills.
Thank you for the support you have each shown while we made changes from LIVE COA to DIGITAL COA this year. I especially appreciate my committee that completed the tasks they were delegated so quickly and efficiently.
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2020 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
5-14-2020
TVMTA Teachers,
The 2020 COA Trophies & Medals are separated by teacher and ready for you to pick up at Dunkley after "Noon" tomorrow (Friday May 15, 2020).
Thank you Kristie Rue for taking care of that for us!
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Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2020 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
5-5-2020
This is an email that came into the TVMTA Group. If you have any information please email her at the email address below. Do not just hit reply.
Thanks!
Name
Elizabeth Wudyka
ewudyka@gmail.com
Comment
I am wanting to learn the flute and am looking for a good teacher. Do you have a recommendation for anyone available?
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Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2020 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
5-1-2020
Treasure Valley Music Teacher Colleagues,
A new issue of a newsletter is in the works. We invite your submissions of all things music related. Announcements specifically related to either our TVMTA chapter or the state or national MTA are welcome, as well as other music related information. Want to advertise a music event, share a book review or teacher tip? Please send any and all submissions to Tawna Love at lovin88@gmail.com by Tuesday, May 5 for distribution on May 11. Thank you!
Tawna Love, editor
4-30-2020
TVMTA Teachers,
Today is the last day for feed back for Certificate of Achievement. If you have not taken time to fill out this survey please do so TODAY!
Some of it is for feedback this year AND some of it is for discussion items that were going to be covered at the follow up meeting. The discussion will be compiled and sent to the membership. Then some decisions will be made through a vote. COA 2020 Teacher Survey
Thanks!
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Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2020 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
4-22-2020
TVMTA Teachers,
I just wanted to let you know that the final scores have been entered for COA 2020. You should be able to log into your teacher account and find the evaluations online. Thank you for your patience with this whole process.
We will order trophies and medals for the Advanced level students and let you know when those are ready for you to pick up and where to pick them up.
Thanks!
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Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2020 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
4-22-2020
TVMTA Teachers,
COA 2020 is almost finalized this year. Thank you for your understanding with all the changes and adjustments we have needed to make this year. We will not be able to meet to have a follow up COA Discussion meeting. Here are a couple things we need from you.....
1. There is no COA 2021-2023 Chair or Vice Chair. There will be an event only if someone volunteers to be the Chair for this event next year.
2. Take a few minutes to fill out the following survey. Some of it is for feedback this year AND some of it is for discussion items that were going to be covered at the follow up meeting. The discussion will be compiled and sent to the membership. Then some decisions will be made through a vote. COA 2020 Teacher Survey
We will take feedback through April 30, 2020.
Thank you!
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Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2020 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
4-14-2020
TVMTA Teachers,
As students begin taking their theory tests and ear training tests you will find errors. We have not reviewed these tests, answer keys, or audio files.
If you find a problem please send me the problem and your suggestion for a solution.
I will post all of the changes HERE that have been submitted and will update it regularly.
Thanks!
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
ahpianostudio@cableone.net
(208) 250-9885
3-28-2020
TVMTA Teachers,
I received word today that we will be receiving the theory tests, answer keys, sight reading/technique, & ear training all via digital files. As soon as we have them we will email them to you so send to your parents/students.
All video recordings and live video chats should be done between April 13-17th and uploaded by April 18th. Judges will have April 19-22nd to complete their adjudication. Theory tests & Ear Training need to be administered by the parent and then scanned (or take pictures of) and sent back to the teacher to be graded. All theory tests should be taken between April 13-17th and scores should be submitted by April 18th.
Several more teachers have made arrangements with judges today. Thank you for doing that so quickly. There are a few still left.
Thanks!
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Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2020 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
3-28-2020
TVMTA Teachers,
Things are still changing rapidly in our world and in the state of Idaho. We have been given a "Stay at Home" order. TVMTA will NOT be doing live in person judging this year. There are only 2 options available right now. You may choose to have the student do a recorded video (please do not do it at your own home) and send it in or you may choose to do a live Zoom video chat with a judge.
There are over 1/2 of the students that have not been assigned to a judge.
Teachers....please, we need you to contact a judge a get those students assigned to judges. There are many, many moving parts and things that are going to have to be changed and routed differently during this COA 2020 Event. I need your help to make this thing run smoothly. Please take the time to schedule with a judge. Please spread the judging around. Del Parkinson has a HUGE amount of students already. Please consider using some of the other judges as well.
Recorded Only
Judges Name Email Address Phone Number Levels
Halimah Brugger bubrugger@gmail.com 208-297-0110 All
Anna Chapman annachapmanmusic@gmail.com 208-697-3229 YB, Prep, L1-L7
Suzy Clive clivepianostudio@gmail.com 208-286-2829 All
Luann Fife idahomusicacademy@gmai.com 208-703-8702 All
Bronwen Godfrey bgodfrey@cableone.net 208-863-7706 YB, Prep, L1-L4
Andrea Hansen ahpianostudio@cableone.net 208-250-9885 YB, Prep, L1, L2
Suzanne Haynes suzanne@lyricpiano.org 805-368-1210 All
Tawna Love lovin88@cableone.net 208-631-2099 All
Svetlana Maddox svetlanamaddox@boisestate.edu 208-695-3454 L6-Adv
Del Parkinson dparkins@boisestate.edu 208-426-3300 All
Nadine Reece nadine.reece@gmail.com 208-861-3786 All
Tonya Robertson tonya.j.robertson@gmail.com 208-284-9120 YB-L6
Kelsey Webb kelseywebb07@gmail.com 208-859-8688 All
Cindy Wells bcwells@caldwellfam.net 208-608-9709 YB-L6
Rebecca Wren rebeccawren1@gmail.com 801-690-3260 All
Live Online
Judges Name Email Address Phone Number Levels
Halimah Brugger bubrugger@gmail.com 208-297-0110 All
Anna Chapman annachapmanmusic@gmail.com 208-697-3229 YB, Prep, L1-L7
Luann Fife idahomusicacademy@gmai.com 208-703-8702 All
Bronwen Godfrey bgodfrey@cableone.net 208-863-7706 YB, Prep, L1-L4
Suzanne Haynes suzanne@lyricpiano.org 805-368-1210 All
Tawna Love lovin88@cableone.net 208-631-2099 All
Svetlana Maddox svetlanamaddox@boisestate.edu 208-695-3454 L6-Adv
Del Parkinson dparkins@boisestate.edu 208-426-3300 All
Nadine Reece nadine.reece@gmail.com 208-861-3786 All
Tonya Robertson tonya.j.robertson@gmail.com 208-284-9120 YB-L6
Cindy Wells bcwells@caldwellfam.net 208-608-9709 YB-L6
I will be sending instructions for both "online" options in separate emails.
This is what I foresee happening.....
1. Teachers choose a judge for each of their students, make those arrangements with the judge and then email treasurevalleymta@gmail.com with the judge.
2. I will add those students to the judges schedule.
3. Teachers will send the recording or live Zoom chat instructions to students.
4. We are requesting (AGAIN) from Mark Neiworth the option of sending us the digital file for the theory tests. If any of you have any pull with him, please request that he send the digital files for the theory tests so we do not have to figure out how to get the printed theory tests to the teachers who will need to get them to their students. We want to be able to email the theory test to the teacher to email to the student to print. I will let you know what happens as this develops.
5. Ear training files are digital this year. We will send links to those tracks to the teachers who will forward them to their students.
6. We will send digitally a copy of the sight reading example to the teachers. Teachers will need to devise a way to get that to the student so it is a 'real' sight reading example for the student. Having them open a sealed envelop on camera would be ideal, but may not be feasible. Any ideas would be appreciated.
7. Students will video record their evaluation in 'one take' and upload the video to Youtube. They will send the link to their teacher who will forward it to the judge that will be doing the judging with the student's name and level. OR they will arrange the live Zoom video feed with the judge.
8. Students will print the theory test at their homes and take the written theory test.
9. Students will access the online link for the ear training that has been sent by their teacher. When both parts of the test have been completed they will scan or take a picture of the theory test and send it back to the teacher to grade.
10. The teacher will grade the test and then submit the score with the student's name and level to treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
If you have any questions please let me know.
Thanks!
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Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
3-28-2020Instructions for Judging via Zoom
The judge:
- On a Laptop:
- Download https://zoom.us/download
- Create an account
- Sign in to your account
- Click “Schedule a new meeting”
- Name the “Topic” the students name and COA2020
- Set the date & time
- Set the duration of time. They are in 15 minute increments. You can end the meeting anytime.
- Click “Save”
- Click “Copy Meeting Invitation”.
- Email to the student/parent
The student:
- On laptop, tablet, or phone that has access to the email you gave the judge
- Download https://zoom.us/download
- Open your email
- Click on the meeting link the judge has emailed to you.
- Enter the meeting room and follow the judges instructions.
3-28-2020
Students Remember:
Speak Clearly and slowly, take your time.
Smile!
Sunday dress
Start with Sightreading, then scales, then your pieces.
Parents Remember:
Upload videos to Youtube. Go to the YouTube app and sign in. Then touch the videocamera icon at the top of the page and select your video. Post it as “unlisted (anyone with a link can see it)” and make the title the full name of the student playing and the level. For example: “Clark Kent, Level 4”
Teachers Remember:
Hand the students their envelope with sightreading after the recording has begun and let the student open it on camera. Make sure videos have both the head and feet visible, as well as the hands. It must be all in one take. No stitching together of separate videos. Be sure to submit your video by this deadline: . Correct the theory exams and administer the ear training exam. Submit this score for your student’s Certificate to be complete.
Script:
Hello! (*SMILE) My name is (state full name). I will be playing Level ____ today.
I will start with Sightreading. (Teacher hands student envelope. When music is ready on the music desk, teacher will set timer for 2 minutes.)
*PLAY YOUR SIGHTREADING EXAMPLE
(teachers may leave paper on music desk as it has the table with the scales and chords for that level on it)
Next I will do the Technique part of the exam.
*PLAY YOUR SCALES AND CHORDS*
(*SMILE*) My first piece today will be __________ by _________ (use composer’s full name)
*PLAY YOUR FIRST PIECE*
My second piece today will be _____________ by _________________
*PLAY YOUR SECOND PIECE*
(If you have additional pieces, use the same format as above).
*SMILE*
Thank you for listening to me today!
3-22-2020
TVMTA Teachers,
I am attaching a list of teachers who have agreed to judge. Some agreed to one category and some agreed to more than one category. You will find the judge contact information as well as which levels they feel comfortable judging.
It is your responsibility to contact the judge directly and make those arrangements. Once those arrangements have been made you will need to send me the teachers name, students name, level, and the judge that has agreed to judge them. I have to add the student to the judges list or they won't be available for the judge to do the adjudication.
You may choose when you administer the theory test and ear training between April 13-April 23rd.. ALL theory tests with ear training need to be graded and the scores submitted no later than April 24th.
Thank you!
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Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
| coa_judge_selection.pdf |
3-22-2020
Today (March 21, 2020) at midnight is the last day/time to cancel students for COA 2020 and receive a full refund. We will get that money refunded to your teacher Paypal account sometime next week.
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Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
3-18-2020
We have several options that we are making available to teachers this year with judging COA. Click on the link. Read the options. Fill in the form. Please consider making yourself available for some these options. Teachers will contact you directly to make arrangements. When you have been asked to judge specific students please contact me to I can make that student available to you on your judging list or you will not have access to judge the student.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iMBK01MV0zsN58UQ6rSaWORY3GouRXKjLSjETvJtgh4/prefill
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
3-17-2020
TVMTA Teachers,
Thank you so much for taking the time to voice your opinions about COA 2020. With this ever changing situation and world that we live in we have had many things to think about, discuss, and priorities to reconsider. The vote was really pretty even across the board with wanting to cancel, do online only, or modify. Taking all of those things into consideration I believe that teachers and families should be able to make their own choices in what they feel most comfortable with.
Those teachers who have families & students that wish to cancel for a full refund need to log into their teacher account at https://www.treasurevalleymtaregistration.org/ Click "Add or Edit" registrations and click "Cancel this student". This will email us and we will refund the money to the teacher's Paypal account. You will receive a full refund as long as we have received your cancellation by Saturday March 21, 2020. Any cancellations after that day will not receive a refund. We will be ordering the tests, and as soon as we do that we cannot refund any fees.
The remaining teachers and students will need to make some choices based on their preferences. We cannot meet together as a group at BSU or at the Idaho Music Academy. We believe that students and teachers have prepared and worked hard and want to offer them the opportunity to complete the event the have been preparing for. We have several options available.
We will order the theory tests and the ear training tracks. Teachers will receive a theory test with ear training along with a sealed envelop that contains the sight reading & technique sheet for each student who elects to participate in COA 2020. The teacher will be responsible to administer the theory test and ear training to each of their students as they see fit. Teachers will need to grade these tests and submit the scores to treasurevalleymta@gmail.com Be sure that you include the teacher's name, student's name and level and the score as a percentage. All theory/ear training tests are to be completed between April 13th-April 18th and submitted no later than April 18, 2020 at midnight.
The sight reading, technique, and repertoire will still need to be performed before a judge. These are the following ways you can do that....
1. Make a video recording of your student including the sight reading, technique, and repertoire. The video recording is to be done in one session with no retakes, cuts, or edits. The student's full body and hands need to be visible to the judge. The student will be provided a sealed envelope with a copy of the sight reading & technique that they will open on video when they are ready to begin that portion of the judging. This video will be uploaded to Youtube and a link will be emailed to treasurevalleymta@gmail.com a judge will receive the link and judge the student. More instructions will be sent in a separate email for this option. Video recordings are to be done between April 13-April 17th. All video recordings have to be uploaded and links submitted no later than midnight April 18th. Judges will review these recordings April 19-22nd. Scores will be finalized by midnight Saturday April 25, 2020.
2. Teachers may make arrangements with a judge to come to their studio and judge the sight reading, technique, and repertoire. Students will be provided a sealed envelope with a copy of the technique & sight reading examples to be opened in front of the judge when it is time for that portion of the judging. This is to be done between April 13-April 18th. All scores will be finalized by midnight Saturday April 25, 2020.
3. Teachers may make arrangements with a judge to judge their students via a live feed such as https://zoom.us/ or another video conferencing app the judge, teacher, & student feel comfortable with. Teachers need to provide an email address for the student and the student would need an internet enabled device with video & sound available for this option. The judge will need to be able to view the entire student's body and hands. The teacher will give the student a sealed envelope with the sight reading example and technique sheet in it. The student will open the envelope in front of the judge on the live feed so the sight reading portion will be as authentic as possible. More instructions will be sent in a separate email for the Zoom option. This is to be done between April 13-April 18th. All scores will be finalized by midnight Saturday April 25, 2020.
There are no extra fees for any of the judging. Judges will be asked to keep track of the time they use and submit it to the COA 2020 Committee for payment.
If you are interested in being on the list of people willing to judge please reply to this email with your name, email, & phone number and which kind of judging you are willing to do (recorded videos, live in person, live video feed) and I will add your name and contact information to a list that will be available online for teachers to choose from.
All teachers need to submit their choice for their students no later than midnight Saturday March 21st. Each teacher needs to submit one email per studio with the teacher name, student name, level, & judging choice they will be using. If there is any other information that is needed I will reply to the teacher individually.
After Saturday March 21, 2020 no changes to judging choice will be allowed. Student cancellations after March 21, 2020 will not receive a refund.
We realize that this will put more responsibility on the teachers to work out solutions that will work for their studio. We will not be requiring you to provide volunteers this year nor will you be required to volunteer yourself. The teacher will be 100% responsible for administering the written theory test, the ear training test, & grading & submitting all scores and making all judging arrangements within their own studios.
All scores will be finalized and certificates available after midnight April 25, 2020 on the teacher's account. Trophies will be available sometime after that at a location yet to be determined.
Thank you for helping us make this event possible under the current circumstances. We appreciate your support.
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
3-13-2020
TVMTA Teachers,
I'm sure most of you have been watching the news and hearing all the things that are going on with the virus. We now have a confirmed case in the state of Idaho. We want to be as professional as possible and good community citizens. There have been suggestions from the CDC and other officials that are limiting large gatherings. Certificate of Achievement most definitely fits within this category....214 students, 33 teachers, 11 judges, plus volunteers and parents. That's a lot of people. Colleges in the state are going to an 'online only' format after this week until April 30th.
The COA Committee has been discussing this for the past couple of days. We want to offer 3 options to you. We will take a vote. Whichever option has the highest votes will be the decision that the COA Committee will stand behind for COA 2020.
Option #1 (CANCEL): Cancel COA 2020 and refund the full fee to the student. Along with this option...if there are any students that wish to complete this year it will need to be done as a "Path B" Option where the teacher hires a judge on their own and pays them. The teacher also administers the ear training & theory tests, grades these and then submits the information.
Option #2 (ONLINE ONLY): Teachers would administer the ear training & theory tests. They would grade those and submit the grades. The teacher would be given a 1 week time period to video record the sight reading, technique, and each repertoire piece and upload the videos to YouTube. The teacher would submit the link to the committee and those would be sent to the judges to adjudicate within a few days period of time. Everything would be finalized by a specific date to be decided later. Teachers would pick up trophies at a later date. This option eliminates the need for volunteers and scheduling issues as well as eliminates the need for a make up day. However, there will be some drawbacks. It will require a lot more from the individual teachers. The judges would not have scores in front of them. Video recordings may not be as high quality as they could be. Keeping the teacher's studio anonymous will be much more difficult, as well as several other things. This would be an 'online only' option for this year. We would discuss returning to a face-to-face event in 2021. Students that have been quarantined may have the option to record at home or via a Zoom Meeting with the judge.
Option #3 (MODIFIED): Teachers would administer the theory tests and ear training to their students. Those would be submitted to the committee to be graded and have scores entered. This would be done 1 week prior to the students performing. April 18th students would arrive at BSU and perform repertoire, sight reading, & technique for the judge at their scheduled time. After each student performs the keys would be disinfected. We would ask that only the student and possibly 1 parent (if it is a young child) arrive at the judges door. The judge would invite the student in when they were ready. Scores would be finalized and trophies would be picked up at a later date. As a backup plan in case BSU completely closes and does not allow us to hold this event Luann Fife has graciously offered us the use of The Idaho Music Academy. This is a smaller space, but could still be utilized. Exceptions for students that have been quarantined would be made on a case by case basis. Those decisions would be made at a later date.
If you have concerns, ideas, or other thoughts regarding COA 2020 you have until Monday (March 16, 2020 at midnight) to reply to this email with those items. All discussion will be taken into consideration.
Please submit your vote before midnight Monday, March 16, 2020
Option 1--Cancel
Option 2--Online Only
Option 3--Modified
We will make every effort to adhere to the decision that comes from this vote. However, as a Professional Organization we will follow the guidelines that are provided by the CDC, Idaho State, & Local Authorities which will continue to be change and be adjusted as necessary.
Thank you for taking the time to help us make a decision. We look forward to your vote, thoughts, & ideas.
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
3-9-20
TVMTA Teachers:
Add to your calendar Saturday May 2, 2020 10am-Noon @ Dunkley Music. This will be our "Wrap Up" Certificate of Achievement Meeting. I will send you an agenda before the meeting with some items that we will be discussing. Plan to attend so your voice can be heard in making decisions about Certificate of Achievement 2021.
Thanks!
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
3-6-20
TVMTA Teachers,
As promised the Certificate of Achievement schedules are now available online. Thank you Cindy Wells!! Log into your teacher account and click on 2020 Student Schedule.
Do the following things ASAP....
1. Check to see that all of your students are listed.
2. Check to see that all of your students are in the correct level. Even if you have already checked this twice please check again. We will be ordering tests soon and if they are listed as the wrong level we will not have a theory test for them.
3. Add the correct number of volunteers that you need for the number of students you have registered.
Thank you!
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
3-2-20
TVMTA Teachers,
Thank you for entering your student's repertoire. If there were changes to be made you have been contacted separately.
We are currently working on Schedules and hope to have them to you by March 6th.
Thanks!
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
Today (March 21, 2020) at midnight is the last day/time to cancel students for COA 2020 and receive a full refund. We will get that money refunded to your teacher Paypal account sometime next week.
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
3-18-2020
We have several options that we are making available to teachers this year with judging COA. Click on the link. Read the options. Fill in the form. Please consider making yourself available for some these options. Teachers will contact you directly to make arrangements. When you have been asked to judge specific students please contact me to I can make that student available to you on your judging list or you will not have access to judge the student.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iMBK01MV0zsN58UQ6rSaWORY3GouRXKjLSjETvJtgh4/prefill
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
3-17-2020
TVMTA Teachers,
Thank you so much for taking the time to voice your opinions about COA 2020. With this ever changing situation and world that we live in we have had many things to think about, discuss, and priorities to reconsider. The vote was really pretty even across the board with wanting to cancel, do online only, or modify. Taking all of those things into consideration I believe that teachers and families should be able to make their own choices in what they feel most comfortable with.
Those teachers who have families & students that wish to cancel for a full refund need to log into their teacher account at https://www.treasurevalleymtaregistration.org/ Click "Add or Edit" registrations and click "Cancel this student". This will email us and we will refund the money to the teacher's Paypal account. You will receive a full refund as long as we have received your cancellation by Saturday March 21, 2020. Any cancellations after that day will not receive a refund. We will be ordering the tests, and as soon as we do that we cannot refund any fees.
The remaining teachers and students will need to make some choices based on their preferences. We cannot meet together as a group at BSU or at the Idaho Music Academy. We believe that students and teachers have prepared and worked hard and want to offer them the opportunity to complete the event the have been preparing for. We have several options available.
We will order the theory tests and the ear training tracks. Teachers will receive a theory test with ear training along with a sealed envelop that contains the sight reading & technique sheet for each student who elects to participate in COA 2020. The teacher will be responsible to administer the theory test and ear training to each of their students as they see fit. Teachers will need to grade these tests and submit the scores to treasurevalleymta@gmail.com Be sure that you include the teacher's name, student's name and level and the score as a percentage. All theory/ear training tests are to be completed between April 13th-April 18th and submitted no later than April 18, 2020 at midnight.
The sight reading, technique, and repertoire will still need to be performed before a judge. These are the following ways you can do that....
1. Make a video recording of your student including the sight reading, technique, and repertoire. The video recording is to be done in one session with no retakes, cuts, or edits. The student's full body and hands need to be visible to the judge. The student will be provided a sealed envelope with a copy of the sight reading & technique that they will open on video when they are ready to begin that portion of the judging. This video will be uploaded to Youtube and a link will be emailed to treasurevalleymta@gmail.com a judge will receive the link and judge the student. More instructions will be sent in a separate email for this option. Video recordings are to be done between April 13-April 17th. All video recordings have to be uploaded and links submitted no later than midnight April 18th. Judges will review these recordings April 19-22nd. Scores will be finalized by midnight Saturday April 25, 2020.
2. Teachers may make arrangements with a judge to come to their studio and judge the sight reading, technique, and repertoire. Students will be provided a sealed envelope with a copy of the technique & sight reading examples to be opened in front of the judge when it is time for that portion of the judging. This is to be done between April 13-April 18th. All scores will be finalized by midnight Saturday April 25, 2020.
3. Teachers may make arrangements with a judge to judge their students via a live feed such as https://zoom.us/ or another video conferencing app the judge, teacher, & student feel comfortable with. Teachers need to provide an email address for the student and the student would need an internet enabled device with video & sound available for this option. The judge will need to be able to view the entire student's body and hands. The teacher will give the student a sealed envelope with the sight reading example and technique sheet in it. The student will open the envelope in front of the judge on the live feed so the sight reading portion will be as authentic as possible. More instructions will be sent in a separate email for the Zoom option. This is to be done between April 13-April 18th. All scores will be finalized by midnight Saturday April 25, 2020.
There are no extra fees for any of the judging. Judges will be asked to keep track of the time they use and submit it to the COA 2020 Committee for payment.
If you are interested in being on the list of people willing to judge please reply to this email with your name, email, & phone number and which kind of judging you are willing to do (recorded videos, live in person, live video feed) and I will add your name and contact information to a list that will be available online for teachers to choose from.
All teachers need to submit their choice for their students no later than midnight Saturday March 21st. Each teacher needs to submit one email per studio with the teacher name, student name, level, & judging choice they will be using. If there is any other information that is needed I will reply to the teacher individually.
After Saturday March 21, 2020 no changes to judging choice will be allowed. Student cancellations after March 21, 2020 will not receive a refund.
We realize that this will put more responsibility on the teachers to work out solutions that will work for their studio. We will not be requiring you to provide volunteers this year nor will you be required to volunteer yourself. The teacher will be 100% responsible for administering the written theory test, the ear training test, & grading & submitting all scores and making all judging arrangements within their own studios.
All scores will be finalized and certificates available after midnight April 25, 2020 on the teacher's account. Trophies will be available sometime after that at a location yet to be determined.
Thank you for helping us make this event possible under the current circumstances. We appreciate your support.
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
3-13-2020
TVMTA Teachers,
I'm sure most of you have been watching the news and hearing all the things that are going on with the virus. We now have a confirmed case in the state of Idaho. We want to be as professional as possible and good community citizens. There have been suggestions from the CDC and other officials that are limiting large gatherings. Certificate of Achievement most definitely fits within this category....214 students, 33 teachers, 11 judges, plus volunteers and parents. That's a lot of people. Colleges in the state are going to an 'online only' format after this week until April 30th.
The COA Committee has been discussing this for the past couple of days. We want to offer 3 options to you. We will take a vote. Whichever option has the highest votes will be the decision that the COA Committee will stand behind for COA 2020.
Option #1 (CANCEL): Cancel COA 2020 and refund the full fee to the student. Along with this option...if there are any students that wish to complete this year it will need to be done as a "Path B" Option where the teacher hires a judge on their own and pays them. The teacher also administers the ear training & theory tests, grades these and then submits the information.
Option #2 (ONLINE ONLY): Teachers would administer the ear training & theory tests. They would grade those and submit the grades. The teacher would be given a 1 week time period to video record the sight reading, technique, and each repertoire piece and upload the videos to YouTube. The teacher would submit the link to the committee and those would be sent to the judges to adjudicate within a few days period of time. Everything would be finalized by a specific date to be decided later. Teachers would pick up trophies at a later date. This option eliminates the need for volunteers and scheduling issues as well as eliminates the need for a make up day. However, there will be some drawbacks. It will require a lot more from the individual teachers. The judges would not have scores in front of them. Video recordings may not be as high quality as they could be. Keeping the teacher's studio anonymous will be much more difficult, as well as several other things. This would be an 'online only' option for this year. We would discuss returning to a face-to-face event in 2021. Students that have been quarantined may have the option to record at home or via a Zoom Meeting with the judge.
Option #3 (MODIFIED): Teachers would administer the theory tests and ear training to their students. Those would be submitted to the committee to be graded and have scores entered. This would be done 1 week prior to the students performing. April 18th students would arrive at BSU and perform repertoire, sight reading, & technique for the judge at their scheduled time. After each student performs the keys would be disinfected. We would ask that only the student and possibly 1 parent (if it is a young child) arrive at the judges door. The judge would invite the student in when they were ready. Scores would be finalized and trophies would be picked up at a later date. As a backup plan in case BSU completely closes and does not allow us to hold this event Luann Fife has graciously offered us the use of The Idaho Music Academy. This is a smaller space, but could still be utilized. Exceptions for students that have been quarantined would be made on a case by case basis. Those decisions would be made at a later date.
If you have concerns, ideas, or other thoughts regarding COA 2020 you have until Monday (March 16, 2020 at midnight) to reply to this email with those items. All discussion will be taken into consideration.
Please submit your vote before midnight Monday, March 16, 2020
Option 1--Cancel
Option 2--Online Only
Option 3--Modified
We will make every effort to adhere to the decision that comes from this vote. However, as a Professional Organization we will follow the guidelines that are provided by the CDC, Idaho State, & Local Authorities which will continue to be change and be adjusted as necessary.
Thank you for taking the time to help us make a decision. We look forward to your vote, thoughts, & ideas.
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
3-9-20
TVMTA Teachers:
Add to your calendar Saturday May 2, 2020 10am-Noon @ Dunkley Music. This will be our "Wrap Up" Certificate of Achievement Meeting. I will send you an agenda before the meeting with some items that we will be discussing. Plan to attend so your voice can be heard in making decisions about Certificate of Achievement 2021.
Thanks!
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
3-6-20
TVMTA Teachers,
As promised the Certificate of Achievement schedules are now available online. Thank you Cindy Wells!! Log into your teacher account and click on 2020 Student Schedule.
Do the following things ASAP....
1. Check to see that all of your students are listed.
2. Check to see that all of your students are in the correct level. Even if you have already checked this twice please check again. We will be ordering tests soon and if they are listed as the wrong level we will not have a theory test for them.
3. Add the correct number of volunteers that you need for the number of students you have registered.
- Log into your teacher account
- Click manage volunteers
- The text at the top of the page tells you how many students you have registered. You are required to provide 1/2 day volunteer for every 5 students. (1-5 students=1 half day volunteer, 6 students=2 half day volunteers). You as the teacher MUST fill one of those 1/2 day volunteer slots.
- If you have been asked to judge you will not need to fill one of those slots yourself, but you must still provide the full number of volunteer slots required.
- You may use students that are 16 years old or older. Please select only responsible, reliable students.
- If you have parents that want to volunteer during the same time their student is playing please request "morning" or "evening" based on their student's schedule. DO NOT just list "when student is playing", look at the student's schedule first and list morning or afternoon based on that.
- ALL volunteers must be entered on or before March 21st.
- We will need a couple of volunteers for Make Up day on April 25th. You may request that as well.
Thank you!
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
3-2-20
TVMTA Teachers,
Thank you for entering your student's repertoire. If there were changes to be made you have been contacted separately.
We are currently working on Schedules and hope to have them to you by March 6th.
Thanks!
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
| tvmta_board_meeting_minutes_2-14-20.pdf |
3-2-20
To my Colleagues of the TVMTA:
I want you to know what a privilege it has been to serve as your President for the
last two years (2018-20). I have learned so much and gained many lasting
friendships among you during this time.
As you know, I have had many challenges in my personal life during this time. TVMTA has offered an immense amount of love and support to me following the death of my husband Walden.
I am now stepping down as President, as I have completed my 2-year commitment. Irina Albig has served as Vice President/Co-President along side me. She is very dedicated and has graciously agreed to serve as our President for the coming term, 2020-2022. Her one condition is that someone will volunteer to serve as Vice President during this next two-year period (2022-24).
I would like to encourage each one of you to consider how you can serve our organization. TVMTA has so much to offer our teachers, students and community. We have a long legacy of dedicated members. Let us combine our efforts to ensure that we continue to thrive and remain an active and vibrant part of the musical community of Treasure Valley.
I can testify that being an active part of TVMTA has been a richly rewarding and fulfilling part of my teaching career. I hope that you can all feel the same. Please consider stepping forward to serve in one of these important positions for the next two-year term, 2020-22.
VICE PRESIDENT: Assists the President at all meetings; Serves as Program Chair; Serves as President the following term.
SECRETARY: Records minutes at meetings; sends out meeting emails and other vital information for Sonatina competition and Certificate of Achievement as requested.
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT CHAIR: This event will no longer continue unless someone fills this position. Andrea Hansen will assist and support the new chairman as they begin.
Sincerely,
Monica Hughes
2-7-20
TVMTA Teachers,
We are getting ready to begin scheduling students. If you have siblings within your studio double check to see that they are marked as siblings. This is how we know to schedule them close together.
Entering Repertoire will end February 15th. Schedules should be ready by March 6th.
Please begin arranging for your volunteers. You need a 1/2 day volunteer that is 16+ for every 5 students. This means if you have 6 students you must provide two 1/2 day volunteers. We can use other volunteers as door monitors and to help in the theory and ear training room, but we need teachers to be in the audit room to grade theory tests. Be sure to enter yourself as a volunteer.
Thank you!
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
2-4-20
TVMTA Teachers,
Phase 2--Enter Repertoire is now open for Certificate of Achievement 2020. Log into your account and enter your repertoire here....http://www.treasurevalleymtaregistration.org
You will need to enter your student's repertoire before February 15, 2020 at midnight. You can make scheduling requests online during that time as well...(moving a student to make up day or path B, or requesting morning or afternoon if absolutely necessary).
Thank you!
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
1-28-20
NW Division Winner List
Congratulations to our very own Truman Walker and his teacher, Suzanne Clive! We are very proud to have them represent Idaho at the MTNA national competition in Chicago this March 21-25! Bravi to all entrants on their truly remarkable achievement!
Sincerely,
Juli Draney, Idaho MTA Competitions Chair
**Please find attached the NW Division Winner List.
To my Colleagues of the TVMTA:
I want you to know what a privilege it has been to serve as your President for the
last two years (2018-20). I have learned so much and gained many lasting
friendships among you during this time.
As you know, I have had many challenges in my personal life during this time. TVMTA has offered an immense amount of love and support to me following the death of my husband Walden.
I am now stepping down as President, as I have completed my 2-year commitment. Irina Albig has served as Vice President/Co-President along side me. She is very dedicated and has graciously agreed to serve as our President for the coming term, 2020-2022. Her one condition is that someone will volunteer to serve as Vice President during this next two-year period (2022-24).
I would like to encourage each one of you to consider how you can serve our organization. TVMTA has so much to offer our teachers, students and community. We have a long legacy of dedicated members. Let us combine our efforts to ensure that we continue to thrive and remain an active and vibrant part of the musical community of Treasure Valley.
I can testify that being an active part of TVMTA has been a richly rewarding and fulfilling part of my teaching career. I hope that you can all feel the same. Please consider stepping forward to serve in one of these important positions for the next two-year term, 2020-22.
VICE PRESIDENT: Assists the President at all meetings; Serves as Program Chair; Serves as President the following term.
SECRETARY: Records minutes at meetings; sends out meeting emails and other vital information for Sonatina competition and Certificate of Achievement as requested.
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT CHAIR: This event will no longer continue unless someone fills this position. Andrea Hansen will assist and support the new chairman as they begin.
Sincerely,
Monica Hughes
2-7-20
TVMTA Teachers,
We are getting ready to begin scheduling students. If you have siblings within your studio double check to see that they are marked as siblings. This is how we know to schedule them close together.
- Log into your teacher account....http://www.treasurevalleymtaregistration.org
- Click "Manage Students"
- You will be able to see the list of your students. Double check that all siblings are marked.
- If you need to mark siblings: Click "Edit" by the student's name.
- Scroll through your list of students and click the other sibling.
- If you have multiple siblings in the same family: Click 1 sibling, hold down the ctrl key, and click all the remaining siblings.
- Then click "Save Changes".
Entering Repertoire will end February 15th. Schedules should be ready by March 6th.
Please begin arranging for your volunteers. You need a 1/2 day volunteer that is 16+ for every 5 students. This means if you have 6 students you must provide two 1/2 day volunteers. We can use other volunteers as door monitors and to help in the theory and ear training room, but we need teachers to be in the audit room to grade theory tests. Be sure to enter yourself as a volunteer.
Thank you!
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
2-4-20
TVMTA Teachers,
Phase 2--Enter Repertoire is now open for Certificate of Achievement 2020. Log into your account and enter your repertoire here....http://www.treasurevalleymtaregistration.org
You will need to enter your student's repertoire before February 15, 2020 at midnight. You can make scheduling requests online during that time as well...(moving a student to make up day or path B, or requesting morning or afternoon if absolutely necessary).
Thank you!
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
1-28-20
NW Division Winner List
Congratulations to our very own Truman Walker and his teacher, Suzanne Clive! We are very proud to have them represent Idaho at the MTNA national competition in Chicago this March 21-25! Bravi to all entrants on their truly remarkable achievement!
Sincerely,
Juli Draney, Idaho MTA Competitions Chair
**Please find attached the NW Division Winner List.
| nw_division_winner_list.pdf |
1-27-20
TVMTA members-
I have heard from several of you this morning saying that I have asked for help or money.
This is a scam. Somehow these people are going into our public website and using our emails, trying to sound like me. It is not me!
Please do not respond.
Monica Hughes
Also....There have been several TVMTA teachers that have received "text" saying it was Kristie Rue asking for us to reply back. It is NOT Kristie's number. The messages are not from her.
There are 'phishers' that are pulling the names and email addresses as well as phone numbers from the website. There is nothing we can do about them copying the information from our website and using it. Our websites and emails have not been hacked. These are people using those name and different email addresses and phone numbers to request money. Do not send anything to them.
If you would like your name, email, & phone number removed from the website please let me know. I am happy to remove them for you. Just know that other teachers and potential students will not be able to find you that way and the "phishers' may already have your information recorded in their database, so if we remove your information from the TVMTA website you may still get those emails.
If there are any questions about the email or text being sent from a specific person...email them on an email address you know that works (don't just reply to the email they sent) or call them on the phone number that is listed on the teacher directory and ask them specifically before you send anything.
Thanks!
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
1-16-20
Just a quick reminder that Certificate of Achievement Registration & payment closes this Saturday (January 18, 2020) at midnight. No late registrations! Please be sure that you pay for the students you have registered as well.
Thanks!
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
1-16-20
Hi everyone,
This is a reminder that master class registration closes this Saturday, January 18th! This year's master classes will be held on January 31st and February 1st. Fees are as follows:
$20 for a 15 minute time slot.
$35 for a 30 minute time slot.
You can register at the following link:
https://boisetuesdaymusicale.formstack.com/forms/master_class
More information can be found on our website.
Please contact me at grace.m.hernandez@outlook.com if you have questions about registering. Replies may take an extra day or two while I finish getting caught up on past emails.
Please contact Karen Montgomery at p_kmontgomery@msn.com if you have any questions about the master classes.
Grace Hernandez
BTM Treasurer & Webmaster
1-7-2020
TVMTA Teachers,
COA 2020 Registration is now open until January 18, 2020 (Saturday @ midnight).
Register student for COA 2020!
No late registration. Be sure that you register and pay for your students by then.
Thanks!
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
12-30-19
Dear Teachers:
Happy Holidays!
Our next Joint Recital "Treasures of the Treasure Valley" is Saturday, February 8th.
Please, let me know by January 17th if you would like to enter students. 10 minutes of performance time per teacher. Solo pieces memorized, in performance condition, up to tempo. Duets can have music.
First come first serve.
We had a lot of fun at our last event, and I am looking forward to this wonderful event of our collaboration.
Best regards,
Irina Albig
12-18-19
Master class registration is now available!Hi everyone,
Registration for our January 31st and February 1st master classes is now available! You can register students at the following link:
https://boisetuesdaymusicale.formstack.com/forms/master_class
Fees for the class are as follows:
$20 for a 15 minute time slot.
$35 for a 30 minute time slot.
The registration deadline is January 18th, 2020.
You will also be asked whether or not you would like to pay the admission fee for the Teacher Workshop lectures while filling out this form. This fee is not required to watch the master classes, it's only required for those who want to attend Dr. Stephen Thomas' two lectures. You also do not have to pay the admission fee at this time. The fee can still be paid via cash or check at the door as in past years. The option to pay through this form has been added in case anyone would prefer to pay online instead of via cash or check.
More information about both the Teacher Workshop and master classes can be found on our website.
If you have any questions about the Teacher Workshop and/or master classes, please contact Karen Montgomery at p_kmontgomery@msn.com.
If you have any questions about registration, please contact me at grace.m.hernandez@outlook.com. I'm currently behind on emails, so if you have previously written me an email and are waiting on a response, I will reply as soon as I can.
Thanks everyone!
Grace Hernandez
BTM Treasurer & Webmaster
12-7-19
TVMTA Teachers,
I wanted to send out an update about Certificate of Achievement 2020 with some important dates and changes listed.
Important Dates:
Participation Fees:
Changes to Certificate of Achievement 2020---This is different from previous events. Please make note!!
All requirements and information are listed here….COA Requirements.
Things to Remember:
We look forward to having you participate with us this year!
If you have any questions please let me know.
Thanks!
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
ahpianostudio@cableone.net
(208) 250-9885
2020 Certificate of Achievement Chair
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
12-7-19
Hi to all!
Boise Tuesday Musicale and the Treasure Valley Music Teachers Association are sponsoring master classes on January 31stand February 1stas well as two lectures on February 1st. Dr. Stephen Thomas has agreed to be our master teacher. Dr. Thomas is the Associate Dean in the College of Performing and Visual Arts at BYU-Idaho. More information about Dr. Thomas is on the Boise Tuesday Musicale website.
Times and locations:
Friday, January 31st, Idaho Music Academy Recital Hall, 1505 Tyrell Ln, Boise, ID 83706.
3 PM – 7:30 PM: Master classes.
Saturday, February 1st, Welch Music Recital Hall, 12516 W Fairview Ave, Boise, ID 83713.
9 AM:Practicing How To Practice – Teaching Students To Become Independent Learners
Break:Information about the Monster Concert and
about preparing students for Certificate of Achievement will be
presented.
10:45 AM:Exceptional Expression using BAPODARP (balance, articulation, phrase, organization, dynamics, architecture, rubato, & pedal)
1 PM – 6:30 PM:Master classes.
Fees for those playing in master classes:
$20 for 15 minutes
$35 for 30 minutes
Master class registration forms will be available beginning December 15, 2019. Teachers and parents are encouraged to come and watch the master classes.
There is no fee to watch.
The fee for attending the two lectures on Saturday is $20. University students have a reduced fee of $10. This fee covers both lectures.
Master classes provide a learning opportunity for students as well as for teachers. Students will have the opportunity to learn from a master teacher as he works with them and other students. Students need to be receptive to suggestions and realize it is not a competition but a learning experience.
For those playing, the sign-up deadline is January 18th, 2020. A list of all songs and those playing will be provided to all teachers.
If you have questions, email Karen Montgomery at p_kmontgomery@msn.com.
Best regards,
Karen Montgomery
BTM Teacher Workshop Chairperson
11-14-19
The purpose of this survey is to determine TVMTA members' preferences for future Sonatina Competitions. This survey is ONLY for teachers not for students or families. You may complete the survey whether you participated this year in Sonatina Competition or not.
Please complete the survey below no later than 11-22-19 (Friday)!!
Try this link..... https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0QTnvpVg9PlW4ONv4Xy29i9Dz2k61d6E8N577iI5h-i_qgw/viewform
10-24-19
Hi everyone,
The Sonatina Competition schedule is now available on the website. We tried to accommodate siblings, but it wasn't always possible due to certain levels' times. Teachers' students are also automatically evenly split between sublevel groups, if it all possible.
Please log in and enter your volunteer information if you have not already done so. Volunteer assignments will be determined soon.
Best,
Amy Audas
(208) 949-0598
Sonatina Competition Chair 2019
10-8-19
TVMTA Teachers,
There are several things that have been updated on the website. Please click on the links and double check the information that is there.
2019-2020 TVMTA Events (I also attached a PDF of this same list so you can print it out).
2019-2020 TVMTA Members (If your name is not on this list we have not received your dues. I am also attaching a PDF of this same list so you can print it out if you want a printed copy)
2019-2020 Find A Teacher (These people have requested to be added to this list. If you want your name included please reply to this email with the information you want listed.)
2020 Certificate of Achievement (Information is updated and changed from last year)
2019 Sonatina Registration (The link to register students for Sonatina Competition. Students need to be registered and paid for BEFORE midnight 10-12-19....this Saturday)
Thanks!
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
Dear Teachers:
Happy Holidays!
Our next Joint Recital "Treasures of the Treasure Valley" is Saturday, February 8th.
Please, let me know by January 17th if you would like to enter students. 10 minutes of performance time per teacher. Solo pieces memorized, in performance condition, up to tempo. Duets can have music.
First come first serve.
We had a lot of fun at our last event, and I am looking forward to this wonderful event of our collaboration.
Best regards,
Irina Albig
TVMTA members-
I have heard from several of you this morning saying that I have asked for help or money.
This is a scam. Somehow these people are going into our public website and using our emails, trying to sound like me. It is not me!
Please do not respond.
Monica Hughes
Also....There have been several TVMTA teachers that have received "text" saying it was Kristie Rue asking for us to reply back. It is NOT Kristie's number. The messages are not from her.
There are 'phishers' that are pulling the names and email addresses as well as phone numbers from the website. There is nothing we can do about them copying the information from our website and using it. Our websites and emails have not been hacked. These are people using those name and different email addresses and phone numbers to request money. Do not send anything to them.
If you would like your name, email, & phone number removed from the website please let me know. I am happy to remove them for you. Just know that other teachers and potential students will not be able to find you that way and the "phishers' may already have your information recorded in their database, so if we remove your information from the TVMTA website you may still get those emails.
If there are any questions about the email or text being sent from a specific person...email them on an email address you know that works (don't just reply to the email they sent) or call them on the phone number that is listed on the teacher directory and ask them specifically before you send anything.
Thanks!
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
1-16-20
Just a quick reminder that Certificate of Achievement Registration & payment closes this Saturday (January 18, 2020) at midnight. No late registrations! Please be sure that you pay for the students you have registered as well.
Thanks!
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
1-16-20
Hi everyone,
This is a reminder that master class registration closes this Saturday, January 18th! This year's master classes will be held on January 31st and February 1st. Fees are as follows:
$20 for a 15 minute time slot.
$35 for a 30 minute time slot.
You can register at the following link:
https://boisetuesdaymusicale.formstack.com/forms/master_class
More information can be found on our website.
Please contact me at grace.m.hernandez@outlook.com if you have questions about registering. Replies may take an extra day or two while I finish getting caught up on past emails.
Please contact Karen Montgomery at p_kmontgomery@msn.com if you have any questions about the master classes.
Grace Hernandez
BTM Treasurer & Webmaster
1-7-2020
TVMTA Teachers,
COA 2020 Registration is now open until January 18, 2020 (Saturday @ midnight).
Register student for COA 2020!
No late registration. Be sure that you register and pay for your students by then.
Thanks!
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
12-30-19
Dear Teachers:
Happy Holidays!
Our next Joint Recital "Treasures of the Treasure Valley" is Saturday, February 8th.
Please, let me know by January 17th if you would like to enter students. 10 minutes of performance time per teacher. Solo pieces memorized, in performance condition, up to tempo. Duets can have music.
First come first serve.
We had a lot of fun at our last event, and I am looking forward to this wonderful event of our collaboration.
Best regards,
Irina Albig
12-18-19
Master class registration is now available!Hi everyone,
Registration for our January 31st and February 1st master classes is now available! You can register students at the following link:
https://boisetuesdaymusicale.formstack.com/forms/master_class
Fees for the class are as follows:
$20 for a 15 minute time slot.
$35 for a 30 minute time slot.
The registration deadline is January 18th, 2020.
You will also be asked whether or not you would like to pay the admission fee for the Teacher Workshop lectures while filling out this form. This fee is not required to watch the master classes, it's only required for those who want to attend Dr. Stephen Thomas' two lectures. You also do not have to pay the admission fee at this time. The fee can still be paid via cash or check at the door as in past years. The option to pay through this form has been added in case anyone would prefer to pay online instead of via cash or check.
More information about both the Teacher Workshop and master classes can be found on our website.
If you have any questions about the Teacher Workshop and/or master classes, please contact Karen Montgomery at p_kmontgomery@msn.com.
If you have any questions about registration, please contact me at grace.m.hernandez@outlook.com. I'm currently behind on emails, so if you have previously written me an email and are waiting on a response, I will reply as soon as I can.
Thanks everyone!
Grace Hernandez
BTM Treasurer & Webmaster
12-7-19
TVMTA Teachers,
I wanted to send out an update about Certificate of Achievement 2020 with some important dates and changes listed.
Important Dates:
- January 6-18, 2020---COA Phase I--To Register/Edit Student
- February 3-15, 2020---COA Phase II--To Enter Student Repertoire
- March 6, 2020---Student Schedules Available
- March 9-21, 2020---COA Phase III--To Enter Volunteers
- April 18, 2020--Certificate of Achievement @ BSU
- April 25, 2020--Certificate of Achievement--Make up Day @ Idaho Music Academy
- April 30, 2020--Certificate of Achievement--Path B Completed
Participation Fees:
- Young Beginner---$28
- Prep-Level 2---$32
- Level 3-Level 5---$36
- Level 6-Level 8---$42
- Level 9-Advanced---$50
Changes to Certificate of Achievement 2020---This is different from previous events. Please make note!!
- 2-4 pieces of repertoire is required based on the student's level. Teachers will select a repertoire program based on varying styles and techniques. Different composers must be selected. You may use the "Suggested Repertoire List" list on Musicians West as a guideline for leveling, but you DO NOT have to select a piece that is on this list. ALL songs selected for each student must be 'at or above' the respective levels represented in this list. Each level will still have a set time limit with the judges and students will be asked to stop playing if they go longer than the allotted time.
All requirements and information are listed here….COA Requirements.
Things to Remember:
- No “required repertoire” and/or time periods. Select a program based on varying styles & techniques.
- Select repertoire at or above level within the allotted time allowed for the level (times are listed online at the above link)
- All levels have sight reading even the Young Beginners.
- COA is April 18, 2020—if your student cannot play this day they have 2 options available….Make up day (limited space) and Path B. Both options required an additional fee of $20/student.
- Level 10-Advanced---has an etude required in place of technique. It must be approved by the committee before the student begins working on it. Please submit requests to the COA 2020 Chair--Andrea Hansen @ ahpianostudio@cableone.net All other levels have a specific set of technique requirements listed at the above link.
We look forward to having you participate with us this year!
If you have any questions please let me know.
Thanks!
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
ahpianostudio@cableone.net
(208) 250-9885
2020 Certificate of Achievement Chair
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
12-7-19
Hi to all!
Boise Tuesday Musicale and the Treasure Valley Music Teachers Association are sponsoring master classes on January 31stand February 1stas well as two lectures on February 1st. Dr. Stephen Thomas has agreed to be our master teacher. Dr. Thomas is the Associate Dean in the College of Performing and Visual Arts at BYU-Idaho. More information about Dr. Thomas is on the Boise Tuesday Musicale website.
Times and locations:
Friday, January 31st, Idaho Music Academy Recital Hall, 1505 Tyrell Ln, Boise, ID 83706.
3 PM – 7:30 PM: Master classes.
Saturday, February 1st, Welch Music Recital Hall, 12516 W Fairview Ave, Boise, ID 83713.
9 AM:Practicing How To Practice – Teaching Students To Become Independent Learners
Break:Information about the Monster Concert and
about preparing students for Certificate of Achievement will be
presented.
10:45 AM:Exceptional Expression using BAPODARP (balance, articulation, phrase, organization, dynamics, architecture, rubato, & pedal)
1 PM – 6:30 PM:Master classes.
Fees for those playing in master classes:
$20 for 15 minutes
$35 for 30 minutes
Master class registration forms will be available beginning December 15, 2019. Teachers and parents are encouraged to come and watch the master classes.
There is no fee to watch.
The fee for attending the two lectures on Saturday is $20. University students have a reduced fee of $10. This fee covers both lectures.
Master classes provide a learning opportunity for students as well as for teachers. Students will have the opportunity to learn from a master teacher as he works with them and other students. Students need to be receptive to suggestions and realize it is not a competition but a learning experience.
For those playing, the sign-up deadline is January 18th, 2020. A list of all songs and those playing will be provided to all teachers.
If you have questions, email Karen Montgomery at p_kmontgomery@msn.com.
Best regards,
Karen Montgomery
BTM Teacher Workshop Chairperson
11-14-19
The purpose of this survey is to determine TVMTA members' preferences for future Sonatina Competitions. This survey is ONLY for teachers not for students or families. You may complete the survey whether you participated this year in Sonatina Competition or not.
Please complete the survey below no later than 11-22-19 (Friday)!!
Try this link..... https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0QTnvpVg9PlW4ONv4Xy29i9Dz2k61d6E8N577iI5h-i_qgw/viewform
10-24-19
Hi everyone,
The Sonatina Competition schedule is now available on the website. We tried to accommodate siblings, but it wasn't always possible due to certain levels' times. Teachers' students are also automatically evenly split between sublevel groups, if it all possible.
Please log in and enter your volunteer information if you have not already done so. Volunteer assignments will be determined soon.
Best,
Amy Audas
(208) 949-0598
Sonatina Competition Chair 2019
10-8-19
TVMTA Teachers,
There are several things that have been updated on the website. Please click on the links and double check the information that is there.
2019-2020 TVMTA Events (I also attached a PDF of this same list so you can print it out).
2019-2020 TVMTA Members (If your name is not on this list we have not received your dues. I am also attaching a PDF of this same list so you can print it out if you want a printed copy)
2019-2020 Find A Teacher (These people have requested to be added to this list. If you want your name included please reply to this email with the information you want listed.)
2020 Certificate of Achievement (Information is updated and changed from last year)
2019 Sonatina Registration (The link to register students for Sonatina Competition. Students need to be registered and paid for BEFORE midnight 10-12-19....this Saturday)
Thanks!
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
Dear Teachers:
Happy Holidays!
Our next Joint Recital "Treasures of the Treasure Valley" is Saturday, February 8th.
Please, let me know by January 17th if you would like to enter students. 10 minutes of performance time per teacher. Solo pieces memorized, in performance condition, up to tempo. Duets can have music.
First come first serve.
We had a lot of fun at our last event, and I am looking forward to this wonderful event of our collaboration.
Best regards,
Irina Albig
10-4-19 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
9-30-19
TVMTA Teacher:
Sonatina Competition Registration has been open since September 23, 2019. It will close October 12, 2019 at midnight. No late registrations allowed! Click here to register.
Certificate of Achievement 2020 guidelines have been updated. There are some changes made to the repertoire portion this year. Please review them and be sure you understand the changes! You can review them here.
Thanks!
--
Andrea Hansen, NCTM
2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
2019-2020 TVMTA Webmaster
2019-2021 Certificate of Achievement Chair
treasurevalleymta@gmail.com
(208) 250-9885
9-17-19
Dear teachers:
Suzy Clive reminded me that she is bringing some door prizes to our meeting this Friday! This will add more excitement to our meeting!
Hope to see you there!
Irina
9-16-19
Dear teachers:
This is a reminder about our TVMTA joint recital "Treasures of the Treasure Valley" coming up in October 20th. 4:00pm Dunkley Recital Hall.
With so many events happening, it is easy to forget about all these different deadlines! The deadline for this wonderful recital was last Saturday, but I do not have any problems extending it for a few days. So far we have three teachers entering their students, which would be fine; however, I would like to see more of you and your students participate in this fun and engaging recital. Please, let me know if you would like to participate. The new deadline is September 22nd. All I need from you is your name and the number of students you are entering. Solo and duet pieces are welcome. Chocolate treasure chests will be presented to the performers at the end. Please, let me know if you have any questions.
Best regards,
Irina Albig
TVMTA Chair "Treasures of the Treasure Valley" Recitals.
9-16-19
Dear piano teachers and colleagues:
It is hard to believe that we are already in the middle of September! Where did the time go? As we get busy with our studios, learning new pieces with our students for multiple events, I am writing to all of you to remind you about our first meeting this year. Lets get together in support of our endless journey of the continuous learning. Lets learn together, socialize, and...have a lunch together!
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So, Save the date!
This Friday, September 20th, 10:30AM at Dunkley Music.
Our wonderful and accomplished colleague, Michiko Miller, is presenting a lecture-workshop "Treasure of Technique in Teaching" focusing on sharing her tips in teaching beginners' technique. I am very excited for Michiko's presentation because for many years I observed her students' performances and was always very impressed with their technique, strong focused sound, beautiful phrasing, confidence, and the number of pieces they learn and memorize. I was always curious about her teaching style.
Learning from other teachers has always been very beneficial for me as a music educator. Sharing ideas and learning from each other are so important and enriching in our profession!
After the presentation we will enjoy lunch and socialize.
Please, let me know if you are coming so I know how much food to bring!
I very much hope to see many of you!
Best regards,
Irina Albig
TVMTA Vice President.
8-30-19
To: All TVMTA Members
From: Monica Hughes, President
I hope you have all had a wonderful and restful summer. The TVMTA board has been meeting and we are excited about the year.
This year, we are organizing our group into four committees to help lighten the load on each Chairperson. Each committee will have a Chair and a Vice Chair, serving for a two-year tenure. Members on the committee will be assigned specific tasks so that the workload is evenly distributed. After two years, the Vice Chair will serve as Chair, with a new Vice Chair rotating in. This rotation will assure that the Chairperson is not overworked. The committees are listed below. Please sign up to help on one of these four committees.
Sonatina Competition (November)
Chair: Amy Audas (2019-2021)
Vice Chair 2019-2021 (will serve as Chair 2021-2023):_________________________
Committee Member (Sonatina Selection): Halimah Brugger, NCTM
Committee Member (Emcee/Backstage): Irina Albig
Committee Member (Judges): Suzy Clive
Committee Member (Hospitality): Luann Fife
Committee Member (Volunteers): Tawna Love, NCTM
Committee Member (Audit Room): Bronwen Godfrey
Committee Member (Order Trophies): Gerri Harrison, NCTM
Treasure Valley "Treasures" Recitals (2) (October/February)
Chair: Irina Albig (2019-2021)
Vice Chair 2019-2021 (will serve as Chair 2021-2023): Yelena Frolova
Committee Member: Suzy Clive
Committee Member: Michiko Miller
Certificate of Achievement (April)
Chair: Andrea Hansen, NCTM (2019-2021)
Vice Chair/Volunteers 2019-2021 (Will serve as Chair 2021-2023):_________________
Committee Member (Building Scheduling & Parking): Luann Fife
Committee Member (Judges/Judges Dinner): Jill Wright, NCTM
Committee Member (Scheduling): Cindy Wells
Committee Member (Volunteers): _________________________________
Committee Member (Repertoire Check): Nadine Reece, NCTM
Committee Member (Theory Room): Cheryl Beymer
Committee Member (Order Trophies): Kristie Rue, NCTM
Committee Member (Ear Training Room): Brooke Mickelson-Collegiate Chapter
Committee Member (Audit Room/Ordering Tests): Emily Hanks
Committee Member (Label & Sort Tests): Heidi Leben, NCTM
Spring Music Event (May)
Chair: Juli Draney (2019-2021)
Vice Chair 2019-2021 (Will serve as Chair 2021-2023):_________________________
Committee Member:_________________________________________________
Committee Member:__________________________________________________
Also: Both a new President and Vice President are urgently needed for the 2020-21/2021-22 two-year term. Please consider taking your turn at these very rewarding positions of leadership.
Co President 2019-2020: Monica Hughes & Irina Albig
Vice President 2019-2020 (Will serve as President 2020-2022): __________________
Vice President 2020-2021 (Next year)_______________________________________
Thanks!
8-29-19
Attached please find a PDF of the 2019-2020 TVMTA Events that are planned so far this year. This information is also available to you on the website and will be updated there when new information is available. http://www.treasurevalleymta.org/
| tvmta_2019-2020_events.pdf |
8-28-19
Dear teachers:
This year TVMTA is offering two joint recitals "Treasures of the Treasure Valley". One is on October 20th at 4:00PM, and the other February 8th at 5:00PM. Both recitals are at Dunkley. All students and all ages are welcome! One piece per student, solo piece memorized. Duets are welcome and memorization is not required. Each teacher can enter up to 3 students (no more than 8 min of music). If space allows, we will accept more students.
Please, respond to this email to irinaalbig71@gmail.com with the following information:
Name of the teacher, phone number
How many students entering.
The deadline is Sept.14th. After this date, we will enter students' ages and their pieces.
Hope to hear from many of you!
Regards,
Irina Albig
irinaalbig71@gmail.com
Chair TVMTA Joint Recitals "Treasures of the Treasure Valley"
8-24-19
I am emailing to see if you might know anyone (students of yours or local music teachers) who would be interested and available to accompany the all-city elementary honor choir this upcoming year.
Choir information:
— Weekly Tuesday rehearsals from 5-6pm at South Junior High
— Occasional performances outside of the weekly meeting time (approximately 7 total)
— Job is through the Boise School District
— Commitment is for both the fall and spring semesters
— Pay is around $20/hour (net monthly pay was $82.09)
Let me know if you can think of anyone who might be interested in this opportunity. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Chad Spears
chadspears52@gmail.com
8-22-19 TVMTA Board Meeting Minutes from 8-14-19
Café Ole – Boise, Idaho
Attending: Monica Hughes, Irina Albig, Juli Draney, Tawna Love, Suzy Clive, & Andrea Hansen
Minutes of May meeting---Andrea missed this part.
Treasurer’s Report—Andrea missed this part
2019-2020 Events:
August 31, 2019 – All TVMTA dues have to be paid to be a ‘member’ teacher to register for Sonatina Competition.
September 20, 2019 (Friday) - TVMTA meeting
"Treasure of Technique Beginning Piano"
Presenter: Michiko Miller
10:30am @ Dunkley Music (3410 N. Eagle Road, Meridian)
Suzy will bring door prizes to give away. Juli will bring a fruit plate. Tawna will bring a dessert. We want to get a lot of teachers there.
September 23, 2019 to October 12, 2019 – Sonatina Registration & Payment
September 27-28, 2019 (Friday/Saturday) IMTA State Conference
College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls
Stephen Beus - Guest Artist and Clinician
More information here…http://idahomta.org/conference2019.php
October 4, 2019 (Friday) TVMTA Dinner Meeting
5:00pm The Idaho Room - Idaho History Museum @ 610 Julia Davis Drive, Boise
“New Life for an Old Idaho Treasure” 1877 Weber Piano
Historical Piano Presentation by Paul Schiller
Mark Hansen & Svetlana Maddox will perform some of Walden’s arrangements. Walden worked on the project with Paul Schiller. Walden’s Estate will pay for the rental of the Idaho History Museum Space from 5-10pm. It was suggested that the museum would be open to view and walk through beginning at 5pm. Hors d'oeuvres will be catered between 6-7pm. A caterer was suggested, but we believe the caterer has to be one through the Idaho History Museum. Monica will check on that.
There was discussion about what TVMTA would pay for to help with the event. Suzy put forth a motion that stated: TVMTA will give Monica a budget for $1000 to be used for food, programs, postage, invitations, and other misc. items. Tawna seconded the motion. It was voted on and passed.
Dunkley will be asked to sponsor. Walden’s name should be on the program because of his estate paying for the rental fee of the museum.
There was discussion about Boise Tuesday Musicale being invited. After discussion it was decided that Monica would contact the president of BTM and ask them if they would like their organization to be invited for free. We would be willing to do this is we do not need to pay the $800 for the teacher workshop they want us to co-sponsor in January with Stephen Thomas. Other suggestions were that BTM members would be invited and would pay at the door a fee $3-5+ dollars. Another suggestion was a ‘donation’ box.
Do we need a committee for this event or is Monica running this one?
Chair (point of contact): Monica Hughes
Committee Members: How many?
October 20,2019 (Sunday) Treasure Valley Treasures Student Recital
4:00pm @ Dunkley Music Recital Hall (3410 N. Eagle Road, Meridian)
All teachers are encouraged to enter students
Different names were discussed for this event. Monica made a motion to have the event names “Treasure Valley Treasures Recital”. Suzy seconded the motion. It was voted on and passed.
Teachers will have a cap of 3 students per teacher. If the recital isn’t full those teachers who participated will be asked if they have others. We want to be sure that there are several teachers participating.
It was suggested that we give participants a “Treasure Chest” with chocolate coins. Suzy will research costs and report back.
We need to decide a deadline for submissions to Irina Albig.
Someone will need to do programs & refreshments if needed.
Chair (Point of Contact): Irina Albig
Committee Members Needed: (How many?)
November 9, 2019 (Saturday) - Sonatina Competition, BSU
Sonatina date is in place. Suzy has 4 judges lined up so far. Christopher Hahn, Renato Fabbro, Suzanne Haynes, & David Kim. They will not be needed for final recitals.
Sonatina Registration dates: September 23rd to October 12th.
Tawna suggested that we have a ‘bake sale’ at the Sonatina event to raise money. Was this for TVMTA or for MTNA Competition?
November 23-24, 2019 (Saturday/Sunday) - MTNA State Competition, BSU
Chair: Juli Draney
Committee Members Needed: (How many?)
December 7, 2019 (Saturday) – Christmas Party @ Suzy Clive’s (3038 W Newbury Ct., Eagle, ID)
She was given a $100 budget? It was suggested we have some sort of performance.
Chair: Suzy Clive
Committee Members Needed: (How many?)
January 31, 2020 (Friday) & February 1, 2020 (Saturday) Lectures & Master Classes by Dr. Stephen Thomas
Co-sponsored with Boise Tuesday Musicale
February 22, 2020 (Saturday) Treasure Valley Treasures Student Recital
1:00pm @ Dunkley Music Recital Hall (3410 N. Eagle Road, Meridian)
All teachers are encouraged to enter students.
Teachers will have a cap of 3 students per teacher. If the recital isn’t full those teachers who participated will be asked if they have others. We want to be sure that there are several teachers participating.
Someone will need to do programs & refreshments if needed.
Chair (Point of Contact): Irina Albig
Committee Members Needed: (How many?)
March 21-25, 2020
2020 MTNA National Conference
Chicago, Illinois
April 2020 - Certificate of Achievement - TBA
DATES Suggested:
Jan 6-18th COA Phase I—register & pay
Feb 3-12th COA Phase II—enter repertoire
Mar 6th COA Scheduled available
Mar 9-20 COA Phase III—enter volunteers
April 11 COA
April 18 COA Makeup
April 25 Path B Closed
Still waiting on Luann to check on and schedule these dates. There are still spaces available on the COA Committee and will be trying to fill those spots as well. Not sure how many committee members we will still need.
May 2020 - Spring Piano Event –TBA
It was decided that Juli will check on a weekend (Friday/Saturday) in May (Maybe May 15-16th) for us to hold our final event of the year. Albertson’s will be contacted. They may choose the name of the event. If we have a say in it we would like “Music Artistry Celebration”. This will be at the Albertson’s Stueckle Sky Center on the blue Steinway. There were lots of suggestions made. Tawna suggested we make it a ‘fundraiser’ and invite our students and parents to come pay to watch. Irina would like students to perform. Suzy is supportive of whatever choices were made.
DISCUSSION:
(I might suggest that you have a description of what will need to be done and an estimate of time needed to fill that volunteer position. I NEVER volunteer for a job without knowing those 2 things. I think that’s part of what holds people back.)
Suzy agreed to run point on this instead of Andrea. Suzy agreed to send a current list of members to Juli.
We still need to decide what needs to go into this: Programs, Board Members, Membership, etc. We can use the same info that will be going up on the website.
Dunkley should sponsor and print this.
Submitted by: Andrea Hansen, NCTM – 2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
8-21-19 Sonatina Competition
Dear Teachers,
Greetings! I am very much looking forward to Sonatina Competition 2019, which will be held on November 9th at the Morrison Center at BSU. There have been a few changes for 2019, so please review the Sonatina Guidelines on the TVMTA website. Sonatina Competition registration will open Monday, September 23rd and must be completed by 11:59 pm on October 12th. There will be no late registration. For TVMTA teachers, MTNA, state and local membership dues must be paid before August 31st to avoid the higher non-member fee, so please pay your dues! All registrations after August 31st will be charged at the non-member rate.
You may register your students online at http://www.treasurevalleymtaregistration.org. Please enter your volunteer position preference at the same time you register your students.
I am so excited about our upcoming competition and look forward to seeing you there! Please email or text me if you have any questions.
Thanks much!
Amy Audas
2019 Sonatina Competition Chair
(208) 949-0598
8-6-19 Sonatina Competition Dates....
Hi everyone,
Our 2019 Sonatina Competition will be held on Saturday, November 9th, at the Morrison Center at BSU. There have been a few changes to the Sonatina Guidelines for 2019, so please check the TVMTA website before registering your students. This year's Sonatina List is also posted on the website.
I am very excited about our upcoming competition, and I look forward to seeing many of you in November. Please contact me if you have any questions.
Best regards,
Amy Audas
Sonatina Chair for 2019
5-28-19
TVMTA Meeting Minutes May 17, 2019
I. Call to order
Irina Albig called to order the regular meeting of the TVMTA at 10:40 A.M. on May 17, 2019 at Dunkley Music.
II. Treasurer Update, presented by Suzy Clive, Treasurer
a) Suzy Clive, treasurer, produced the printed bank statements and gave them to President Monica Hughes. The total as of March 1st, 2019 was $8700.00, however, the final total was $5000.00 after Certificate of Achievement expenses.
b) Suzy noted that Certificate of Achievement as well as the Sonatina Competition covered their individual expenses. Additionally, there were not really any meetings held this year; thus the $700.00 budgeted for meetings was saved.
c) There were no anticipated budget changes for the upcoming year.
d) Suzy asked if the new programs previously mentioned should be funded through the program or through the accumulated funds.
III. New Connection, presented by Juli Draney
a) Julie Draney brought to the attention of the group that she has a connection for funding a well as a new facility option, which could be used for an honors recital, winner’s recitals, and music festivals. All that would need to be covered is the catering cost. The facility has a Blue Steinway/Crown Jewel piano. Irena asked the cost to rent. Julie said that she could ask Albertson’s to sponsor the event, and probably the catering cost.
b) Irena asked Julie about starting a committee and to tie in Kristie. Julie said sure. It was also mentioned that an event at the end of the year could raise revenue.
IV. Certificate of Achievement Update, presented by Luann Fife
a) Luann noted that approximately two-hundred students (and twenty-four teachers) participated in Certificate of Achievement. Irena asked if this was more or less than last year, and Andrea replied that it was about the same, with a few more students.
b) Luann also noted that the day went smooth thanks to Andrea and Emily Hanks.
c) Next year, they will try to keep it in April with no major changes.
d) This year, they received lots of feedback. Luann would like to hold a meeting every year where teachers could give input/feedback. Luann mentioned that June would be good, and asked for members to let her know which time would be best. Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays were considered, and Fridays were concluded. If members cannot make it for the Friday meeting, they can email Luann.
e) Luann will put together more details as well as a potential agenda.
V. Idaho Historical Museum Event, presented by president Monica Hughes
a) The event will be held at the Idaho Historical Museum on October 4th, 2019, at 5:00 P.M. Participants will gather for dinner, and the program will center around the historic Weber Piano from 1877. Each participant will have the opportunity to play on the piano after the program. The late Walden Hughes worked with Paul Schiller to restore the piano.
b) The Governor has been invited, as well as Barbara Fulcher and Leila Hill. If there are any other community members that should be invited, members were encouraged to let Monica know.
c) Suzy Clive clarified that the dinner was being covered by TVMTA. (Irena later clarified that it is funded by the Walden funds).
VI. Presentation by Irena, Vice-president and Program Chair
a) Irena asked to discuss the Fall Social to be held in September and hopes to discuss it with Suzy Clive and Monica Hughes. Additionally, she mentioned that it could potentially be held at Gay Pool’s home. She also requested ideas for this event.
b) Irena also asked to discuss a joint recital. She mentioned that previously, the group did not meet very often, and they missed the opportunity to see students perform. She proposed that there should be one or two joint recitals. Julie mentioned that it was good for students to hear other students outside their studio perform, which was agreed by the group. Luann asked if it would be like previous recitals. The two themes proposed were Halloween (to be held in October) and Valentines (to be held in February). Irena asked the group how many should be held, as well as the location; Dunkley Music and the Esther Simplot Academy were proposed. (Later, Luann offered her recital hall to save money). Julie also mentioned that “honors” should be stressed. Irena asked about the name, and it was concluded that the name should be centered around the theme, which Monica agreed to. It was also noted that the pieces performed do not need to center around the theme.
c) Irena also asked about ideas for other programs, and offered her talents for a masterclass. She also proposed that TVMTA bring in a clinician or lecturer. Suzy clarified how much money would be needed for the joint rectal, and after discussion it was decided that the venue fees would be kept to a minimum, and thanks to Luann’s offer, there would be $700.00 remaining to fund a clinician or lecturer. Irena also asked that if members would like to offer a service to the group, to contact her. Additionally, Suzy mentioned a meeting where all participants would share two new teaching tips that they discovered with the group. This idea was met with approval.
VII. Sonatina Competition, presented by Amy Audas
a) Amy noted that the list of Sonatina pieces was on the website as of the first week of May. She also clarified that for levels 1-9, there was one piece (with the exception of levels 5 and 9, which had two pieces). However, for levels 10-15, there were two contrasting piece options. Amy noted that in her studio (and she hopes for others) there is already more student participation due to the increased song choices.
b) She also noted that the format had been changed – instead of the competition round at the end, two winners would be decided in the preliminary rounds. Both would be called “champions” and both would receive trophies. Thus the winners’ recital will no longer be competitive.
c) Andrea asked if the competition would retain the same name. Amy said yes. Another change that Amy noted is that the pieces are not all sonatinas/Sonatas (though she noted that this had been done somewhat before).
d) There was also discussion that followed. The question was asked about the first round, which was clarified to be one on one with the judge. This round would be where all judging happens. Irena also clarified that there will be no 1st and 2nd place – just two champions. Luann asked, for levels with two pieces, would one winner be chosen for each piece or the top two overall, and it was clarified that the judge would pick the top two best performers. It was also clarified that they would be done in groups. Luann and Amy also clarified that Honorable mentions would still receive a Rosette, with up to three honorable mentions per level. It was also re-clarified that there would be two trophies, as well as certificates for all performers. Andrea also mentioned that a computer would split the levels (ex. 10A – half of one piece, half of the other 10B, half of one piece, half of the other). Certificates will be given to the teachers and they can distribute them to the student when they like. Later, it was also re-clarified that the recitals would have the same amount of students, but be noncompetitive. Irena mentioned that it would be a Celebratory event. Monica also discussed that the procedure for announcement would be the same as before – winners would plan to play. Also, it was noted that honorable mention students would still be honored at the recital. Suzy Clive also noted that since money would be saved in the afternoon without the judges, perhaps the money could go towards better trophies.
e) Halimah also notes that when they got together at Irena’s, they took into account the big survey, and most asked for it to be less competitive. They really listened.
f) Irena also asked about an honorable mention recital. Halimah stated that it would take too long. Irena suggested a different day, however, it was mentioned that Honorable Mention students were grateful, but done. Suzy recommended that honorable mention students could play at joint recitals, and also suggested that the secretly shining stars should be asked to perform at joint recitals. Her suggestions were met with approval. She also noted that most teachers did not participate in previous honors recitals, and stated that if teachers put students in the recital, they should be there.
g) The date for the Sonatina Competition will be announced, as well as registration.
VIII. Sonatina/Sonata tips, presented by Halimah Brugger
a) Halimah presented tips and suggestions on the Sonatina Competition list.
b) Irena also stated that she would like to do Ravel next year as well (and every year).
c) She also noted that the Prokofiev piece is not in the public domain, and participants need to have an original copy (whether owned by the teacher or the student.
d) Other discussions included changing the name to level, as well as a discussion on whether the ethicalness of backtracking had been decided. Irena suggested that next year, there should be age limits. Halimah mentioned that teachers need a code of honor (and hopefully they do) – advanced students should not go back to play easy levels.
e) Monica Hughes asked if they should do an additional survey about the changes, which was met with approval.
IX. Adjournment
Irina Albig adjourned the meeting at 11:58 P.M.
Minutes submitted by: Hannah Pirc
Minutes approved by: Irina Albig
5-16-19
Dear Colleagues,
It was necessary to make some changes to the Sonatina list of repertoire. I had not realized that Catnip Crazy was used last year! Therefore we needed to rethink. The changes which are now corrected on our website are as follows:
Level 1 - Cloudy Waltz by Reed Burkholder
Level 2 - Festival Sonatina , first movement, by Mary Leaf
Level 3 - Minuet from Sonata in C by Haydn (moved up from level 2)
Janet of Dunkleys has ordered music that was not readily available in the store. I will bring my music from the list to the meeting tomorrow.
I look forward to seeing you.
Halimah
Dear teachers:
This year TVMTA is offering two joint recitals "Treasures of the Treasure Valley". One is on October 20th at 4:00PM, and the other February 8th at 5:00PM. Both recitals are at Dunkley. All students and all ages are welcome! One piece per student, solo piece memorized. Duets are welcome and memorization is not required. Each teacher can enter up to 3 students (no more than 8 min of music). If space allows, we will accept more students.
Please, respond to this email to irinaalbig71@gmail.com with the following information:
Name of the teacher, phone number
How many students entering.
The deadline is Sept.14th. After this date, we will enter students' ages and their pieces.
Hope to hear from many of you!
Regards,
Irina Albig
irinaalbig71@gmail.com
Chair TVMTA Joint Recitals "Treasures of the Treasure Valley"
8-24-19
I am emailing to see if you might know anyone (students of yours or local music teachers) who would be interested and available to accompany the all-city elementary honor choir this upcoming year.
Choir information:
— Weekly Tuesday rehearsals from 5-6pm at South Junior High
— Occasional performances outside of the weekly meeting time (approximately 7 total)
— Job is through the Boise School District
— Commitment is for both the fall and spring semesters
— Pay is around $20/hour (net monthly pay was $82.09)
Let me know if you can think of anyone who might be interested in this opportunity. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Chad Spears
chadspears52@gmail.com
8-22-19 TVMTA Board Meeting Minutes from 8-14-19
Café Ole – Boise, Idaho
Attending: Monica Hughes, Irina Albig, Juli Draney, Tawna Love, Suzy Clive, & Andrea Hansen
Minutes of May meeting---Andrea missed this part.
Treasurer’s Report—Andrea missed this part
2019-2020 Events:
August 31, 2019 – All TVMTA dues have to be paid to be a ‘member’ teacher to register for Sonatina Competition.
September 20, 2019 (Friday) - TVMTA meeting
"Treasure of Technique Beginning Piano"
Presenter: Michiko Miller
10:30am @ Dunkley Music (3410 N. Eagle Road, Meridian)
Suzy will bring door prizes to give away. Juli will bring a fruit plate. Tawna will bring a dessert. We want to get a lot of teachers there.
September 23, 2019 to October 12, 2019 – Sonatina Registration & Payment
September 27-28, 2019 (Friday/Saturday) IMTA State Conference
College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls
Stephen Beus - Guest Artist and Clinician
More information here…http://idahomta.org/conference2019.php
October 4, 2019 (Friday) TVMTA Dinner Meeting
5:00pm The Idaho Room - Idaho History Museum @ 610 Julia Davis Drive, Boise
“New Life for an Old Idaho Treasure” 1877 Weber Piano
Historical Piano Presentation by Paul Schiller
Mark Hansen & Svetlana Maddox will perform some of Walden’s arrangements. Walden worked on the project with Paul Schiller. Walden’s Estate will pay for the rental of the Idaho History Museum Space from 5-10pm. It was suggested that the museum would be open to view and walk through beginning at 5pm. Hors d'oeuvres will be catered between 6-7pm. A caterer was suggested, but we believe the caterer has to be one through the Idaho History Museum. Monica will check on that.
There was discussion about what TVMTA would pay for to help with the event. Suzy put forth a motion that stated: TVMTA will give Monica a budget for $1000 to be used for food, programs, postage, invitations, and other misc. items. Tawna seconded the motion. It was voted on and passed.
Dunkley will be asked to sponsor. Walden’s name should be on the program because of his estate paying for the rental fee of the museum.
There was discussion about Boise Tuesday Musicale being invited. After discussion it was decided that Monica would contact the president of BTM and ask them if they would like their organization to be invited for free. We would be willing to do this is we do not need to pay the $800 for the teacher workshop they want us to co-sponsor in January with Stephen Thomas. Other suggestions were that BTM members would be invited and would pay at the door a fee $3-5+ dollars. Another suggestion was a ‘donation’ box.
Do we need a committee for this event or is Monica running this one?
Chair (point of contact): Monica Hughes
Committee Members: How many?
October 20,2019 (Sunday) Treasure Valley Treasures Student Recital
4:00pm @ Dunkley Music Recital Hall (3410 N. Eagle Road, Meridian)
All teachers are encouraged to enter students
Different names were discussed for this event. Monica made a motion to have the event names “Treasure Valley Treasures Recital”. Suzy seconded the motion. It was voted on and passed.
Teachers will have a cap of 3 students per teacher. If the recital isn’t full those teachers who participated will be asked if they have others. We want to be sure that there are several teachers participating.
It was suggested that we give participants a “Treasure Chest” with chocolate coins. Suzy will research costs and report back.
We need to decide a deadline for submissions to Irina Albig.
Someone will need to do programs & refreshments if needed.
Chair (Point of Contact): Irina Albig
Committee Members Needed: (How many?)
November 9, 2019 (Saturday) - Sonatina Competition, BSU
Sonatina date is in place. Suzy has 4 judges lined up so far. Christopher Hahn, Renato Fabbro, Suzanne Haynes, & David Kim. They will not be needed for final recitals.
Sonatina Registration dates: September 23rd to October 12th.
Tawna suggested that we have a ‘bake sale’ at the Sonatina event to raise money. Was this for TVMTA or for MTNA Competition?
November 23-24, 2019 (Saturday/Sunday) - MTNA State Competition, BSU
Chair: Juli Draney
Committee Members Needed: (How many?)
December 7, 2019 (Saturday) – Christmas Party @ Suzy Clive’s (3038 W Newbury Ct., Eagle, ID)
She was given a $100 budget? It was suggested we have some sort of performance.
Chair: Suzy Clive
Committee Members Needed: (How many?)
January 31, 2020 (Friday) & February 1, 2020 (Saturday) Lectures & Master Classes by Dr. Stephen Thomas
Co-sponsored with Boise Tuesday Musicale
February 22, 2020 (Saturday) Treasure Valley Treasures Student Recital
1:00pm @ Dunkley Music Recital Hall (3410 N. Eagle Road, Meridian)
All teachers are encouraged to enter students.
Teachers will have a cap of 3 students per teacher. If the recital isn’t full those teachers who participated will be asked if they have others. We want to be sure that there are several teachers participating.
Someone will need to do programs & refreshments if needed.
Chair (Point of Contact): Irina Albig
Committee Members Needed: (How many?)
March 21-25, 2020
2020 MTNA National Conference
Chicago, Illinois
April 2020 - Certificate of Achievement - TBA
DATES Suggested:
Jan 6-18th COA Phase I—register & pay
Feb 3-12th COA Phase II—enter repertoire
Mar 6th COA Scheduled available
Mar 9-20 COA Phase III—enter volunteers
April 11 COA
April 18 COA Makeup
April 25 Path B Closed
Still waiting on Luann to check on and schedule these dates. There are still spaces available on the COA Committee and will be trying to fill those spots as well. Not sure how many committee members we will still need.
May 2020 - Spring Piano Event –TBA
It was decided that Juli will check on a weekend (Friday/Saturday) in May (Maybe May 15-16th) for us to hold our final event of the year. Albertson’s will be contacted. They may choose the name of the event. If we have a say in it we would like “Music Artistry Celebration”. This will be at the Albertson’s Stueckle Sky Center on the blue Steinway. There were lots of suggestions made. Tawna suggested we make it a ‘fundraiser’ and invite our students and parents to come pay to watch. Irina would like students to perform. Suzy is supportive of whatever choices were made.
DISCUSSION:
- New President for 2020-2021---Not discussed
- Participation of members: Each member needs to serve on a committee.
(I might suggest that you have a description of what will need to be done and an estimate of time needed to fill that volunteer position. I NEVER volunteer for a job without knowing those 2 things. I think that’s part of what holds people back.)
- Membership Directory:
Suzy agreed to run point on this instead of Andrea. Suzy agreed to send a current list of members to Juli.
We still need to decide what needs to go into this: Programs, Board Members, Membership, etc. We can use the same info that will be going up on the website.
Dunkley should sponsor and print this.
- Collaboration Recitals:
- State MTNA Competitions:
- Tawna suggested we have a “TVMTA Parent Booster Club” that would be in charge of the Bake Sale, food at events, etc. This would need to go out as an email to the teachers to be forwarded to parents.
Submitted by: Andrea Hansen, NCTM – 2019-2020 TVMTA Secretary
8-21-19 Sonatina Competition
Dear Teachers,
Greetings! I am very much looking forward to Sonatina Competition 2019, which will be held on November 9th at the Morrison Center at BSU. There have been a few changes for 2019, so please review the Sonatina Guidelines on the TVMTA website. Sonatina Competition registration will open Monday, September 23rd and must be completed by 11:59 pm on October 12th. There will be no late registration. For TVMTA teachers, MTNA, state and local membership dues must be paid before August 31st to avoid the higher non-member fee, so please pay your dues! All registrations after August 31st will be charged at the non-member rate.
You may register your students online at http://www.treasurevalleymtaregistration.org. Please enter your volunteer position preference at the same time you register your students.
I am so excited about our upcoming competition and look forward to seeing you there! Please email or text me if you have any questions.
Thanks much!
Amy Audas
2019 Sonatina Competition Chair
(208) 949-0598
8-6-19 Sonatina Competition Dates....
Hi everyone,
Our 2019 Sonatina Competition will be held on Saturday, November 9th, at the Morrison Center at BSU. There have been a few changes to the Sonatina Guidelines for 2019, so please check the TVMTA website before registering your students. This year's Sonatina List is also posted on the website.
I am very excited about our upcoming competition, and I look forward to seeing many of you in November. Please contact me if you have any questions.
Best regards,
Amy Audas
Sonatina Chair for 2019
5-28-19
TVMTA Meeting Minutes May 17, 2019
I. Call to order
Irina Albig called to order the regular meeting of the TVMTA at 10:40 A.M. on May 17, 2019 at Dunkley Music.
II. Treasurer Update, presented by Suzy Clive, Treasurer
a) Suzy Clive, treasurer, produced the printed bank statements and gave them to President Monica Hughes. The total as of March 1st, 2019 was $8700.00, however, the final total was $5000.00 after Certificate of Achievement expenses.
b) Suzy noted that Certificate of Achievement as well as the Sonatina Competition covered their individual expenses. Additionally, there were not really any meetings held this year; thus the $700.00 budgeted for meetings was saved.
c) There were no anticipated budget changes for the upcoming year.
d) Suzy asked if the new programs previously mentioned should be funded through the program or through the accumulated funds.
III. New Connection, presented by Juli Draney
a) Julie Draney brought to the attention of the group that she has a connection for funding a well as a new facility option, which could be used for an honors recital, winner’s recitals, and music festivals. All that would need to be covered is the catering cost. The facility has a Blue Steinway/Crown Jewel piano. Irena asked the cost to rent. Julie said that she could ask Albertson’s to sponsor the event, and probably the catering cost.
b) Irena asked Julie about starting a committee and to tie in Kristie. Julie said sure. It was also mentioned that an event at the end of the year could raise revenue.
IV. Certificate of Achievement Update, presented by Luann Fife
a) Luann noted that approximately two-hundred students (and twenty-four teachers) participated in Certificate of Achievement. Irena asked if this was more or less than last year, and Andrea replied that it was about the same, with a few more students.
b) Luann also noted that the day went smooth thanks to Andrea and Emily Hanks.
c) Next year, they will try to keep it in April with no major changes.
d) This year, they received lots of feedback. Luann would like to hold a meeting every year where teachers could give input/feedback. Luann mentioned that June would be good, and asked for members to let her know which time would be best. Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays were considered, and Fridays were concluded. If members cannot make it for the Friday meeting, they can email Luann.
e) Luann will put together more details as well as a potential agenda.
V. Idaho Historical Museum Event, presented by president Monica Hughes
a) The event will be held at the Idaho Historical Museum on October 4th, 2019, at 5:00 P.M. Participants will gather for dinner, and the program will center around the historic Weber Piano from 1877. Each participant will have the opportunity to play on the piano after the program. The late Walden Hughes worked with Paul Schiller to restore the piano.
b) The Governor has been invited, as well as Barbara Fulcher and Leila Hill. If there are any other community members that should be invited, members were encouraged to let Monica know.
c) Suzy Clive clarified that the dinner was being covered by TVMTA. (Irena later clarified that it is funded by the Walden funds).
VI. Presentation by Irena, Vice-president and Program Chair
a) Irena asked to discuss the Fall Social to be held in September and hopes to discuss it with Suzy Clive and Monica Hughes. Additionally, she mentioned that it could potentially be held at Gay Pool’s home. She also requested ideas for this event.
b) Irena also asked to discuss a joint recital. She mentioned that previously, the group did not meet very often, and they missed the opportunity to see students perform. She proposed that there should be one or two joint recitals. Julie mentioned that it was good for students to hear other students outside their studio perform, which was agreed by the group. Luann asked if it would be like previous recitals. The two themes proposed were Halloween (to be held in October) and Valentines (to be held in February). Irena asked the group how many should be held, as well as the location; Dunkley Music and the Esther Simplot Academy were proposed. (Later, Luann offered her recital hall to save money). Julie also mentioned that “honors” should be stressed. Irena asked about the name, and it was concluded that the name should be centered around the theme, which Monica agreed to. It was also noted that the pieces performed do not need to center around the theme.
c) Irena also asked about ideas for other programs, and offered her talents for a masterclass. She also proposed that TVMTA bring in a clinician or lecturer. Suzy clarified how much money would be needed for the joint rectal, and after discussion it was decided that the venue fees would be kept to a minimum, and thanks to Luann’s offer, there would be $700.00 remaining to fund a clinician or lecturer. Irena also asked that if members would like to offer a service to the group, to contact her. Additionally, Suzy mentioned a meeting where all participants would share two new teaching tips that they discovered with the group. This idea was met with approval.
VII. Sonatina Competition, presented by Amy Audas
a) Amy noted that the list of Sonatina pieces was on the website as of the first week of May. She also clarified that for levels 1-9, there was one piece (with the exception of levels 5 and 9, which had two pieces). However, for levels 10-15, there were two contrasting piece options. Amy noted that in her studio (and she hopes for others) there is already more student participation due to the increased song choices.
b) She also noted that the format had been changed – instead of the competition round at the end, two winners would be decided in the preliminary rounds. Both would be called “champions” and both would receive trophies. Thus the winners’ recital will no longer be competitive.
c) Andrea asked if the competition would retain the same name. Amy said yes. Another change that Amy noted is that the pieces are not all sonatinas/Sonatas (though she noted that this had been done somewhat before).
d) There was also discussion that followed. The question was asked about the first round, which was clarified to be one on one with the judge. This round would be where all judging happens. Irena also clarified that there will be no 1st and 2nd place – just two champions. Luann asked, for levels with two pieces, would one winner be chosen for each piece or the top two overall, and it was clarified that the judge would pick the top two best performers. It was also clarified that they would be done in groups. Luann and Amy also clarified that Honorable mentions would still receive a Rosette, with up to three honorable mentions per level. It was also re-clarified that there would be two trophies, as well as certificates for all performers. Andrea also mentioned that a computer would split the levels (ex. 10A – half of one piece, half of the other 10B, half of one piece, half of the other). Certificates will be given to the teachers and they can distribute them to the student when they like. Later, it was also re-clarified that the recitals would have the same amount of students, but be noncompetitive. Irena mentioned that it would be a Celebratory event. Monica also discussed that the procedure for announcement would be the same as before – winners would plan to play. Also, it was noted that honorable mention students would still be honored at the recital. Suzy Clive also noted that since money would be saved in the afternoon without the judges, perhaps the money could go towards better trophies.
e) Halimah also notes that when they got together at Irena’s, they took into account the big survey, and most asked for it to be less competitive. They really listened.
f) Irena also asked about an honorable mention recital. Halimah stated that it would take too long. Irena suggested a different day, however, it was mentioned that Honorable Mention students were grateful, but done. Suzy recommended that honorable mention students could play at joint recitals, and also suggested that the secretly shining stars should be asked to perform at joint recitals. Her suggestions were met with approval. She also noted that most teachers did not participate in previous honors recitals, and stated that if teachers put students in the recital, they should be there.
g) The date for the Sonatina Competition will be announced, as well as registration.
VIII. Sonatina/Sonata tips, presented by Halimah Brugger
a) Halimah presented tips and suggestions on the Sonatina Competition list.
b) Irena also stated that she would like to do Ravel next year as well (and every year).
c) She also noted that the Prokofiev piece is not in the public domain, and participants need to have an original copy (whether owned by the teacher or the student.
d) Other discussions included changing the name to level, as well as a discussion on whether the ethicalness of backtracking had been decided. Irena suggested that next year, there should be age limits. Halimah mentioned that teachers need a code of honor (and hopefully they do) – advanced students should not go back to play easy levels.
e) Monica Hughes asked if they should do an additional survey about the changes, which was met with approval.
IX. Adjournment
Irina Albig adjourned the meeting at 11:58 P.M.
Minutes submitted by: Hannah Pirc
Minutes approved by: Irina Albig
5-16-19
Dear Colleagues,
It was necessary to make some changes to the Sonatina list of repertoire. I had not realized that Catnip Crazy was used last year! Therefore we needed to rethink. The changes which are now corrected on our website are as follows:
Level 1 - Cloudy Waltz by Reed Burkholder
Level 2 - Festival Sonatina , first movement, by Mary Leaf
Level 3 - Minuet from Sonata in C by Haydn (moved up from level 2)
Janet of Dunkleys has ordered music that was not readily available in the store. I will bring my music from the list to the meeting tomorrow.
I look forward to seeing you.
Halimah
