Volume XXXXV, NUMBER 5
Santa Clara County Branch
November 2014
MTAC SANTA CLARA
in conjunction with
5 - Branch Board Meeting
Lincoln Glen Church, @ 9:30 AM
Steinway & Sons
12 - John Perry Master Class
are pleased to announce the
Piano Master class with “Q&A”
with the international renowned pianist & teacher
John Perry
15 - Deadline for articles & ads for December Newsletter
Barbara Cook, via mail (see directory for address)
email (preferred): [email protected]
No phone requests please
*For all other info. & Future Meetings & Deadlines
Please see Calendar at www.mtacsantaclara.org
Wednesday, November 12, 9:45 a.m.
Lincoln Glen Church, 2700 Booksin Avenue, San Jose
Please make reservation at
http://goo.gl/forms/1Fmgbn7vjB
If you have any questions please contact:
Chrissy Huang “[email protected]”
ABOUT STEINWAY ARTIST JOHN PERRY:
Mr. Perry has won numerous awards including the
highest prizes in both the Busoni & Viotti International
Piano Competitions in Italy and special honors at the
Marguerite Long International Competition in Paris. Since
then he has performed extensively throughout Europe
and North America to great critical acclaim. Also a
respected chamber musician, Mr. Perry has collaborated
with some of the finest instrumentalists in the world.
He enjoys an international reputation as a teacher,
presenting master classes throughout the world. He
often is a jury member at some of the most prestigious
international piano competitions.
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Minutes – Monthly Business Meeting and Program
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
President Michael Eldridge welcomed members to the monthly meeting of MTAC/Santa Clara Branch at 9:35 a.m. in the sanctuary of
Lincoln Glen Church. Approximately 40 members were in attendance.
The major item of business was for the membership to approve the operating budget put forth by the board, which it did with one minor
change requested by Barbara Cook, our Scrapbook chair.
The MTAC State Board has enacted the policy that branch treasurers must have an active email account. Since Patrice Babienko has
elected not to open one, she will not be able to continue as our treasurer. The branch board and membership would like to thank her for
30 years of continuous service to this branch in the position of Treasurer. Lin Pan, at the request of our board, has agreed to serve as
treasurer for the remainder of this fiscal year.
Vice President Chrissy Huang announced that pianist and pedagogue Ann Schein will be in Los Altos next week and has agreed to give a
special talk about her experiences as a student of Rubenstein. Chrissy will send an email to the membership with instructions for RSVP,
as space is limited to 30 people.
November’s program will feature Dr. John Perry, who will teach 3 students in a master class. Teachers may go online to apply for their
students, and Dr. Perry will decide, based on repertoire. Chrissy will send out an email as soon as the date and place have been finalized.
Chrissy, Michael, and Jennifer Hung fielded questions about choosing student repertoire for CM and about Panel, the focus being on piano. Following is a summary of points made and audience questions answered.
·
Know and follow the latest (2012 Piano) Syllabus, and consider the evaluator’s point of view when entering a student for
Convention. It is best not to program “borderline” pieces, if the level might be too low, or if the piece is not listed in the Syllabus. Plan
early in the school year, in case changes must be made.
·
When determining the level of a piece, first check the Single Composer Index or the Anthologies Index. However, then check the
Level Repertoire List to ensure that the piece in question is not flagged as “not” allowed. The specific example given concerned
Beethoven Sonata Op. 49 #2, which is contained in Frederick Harris level 8, but is specifically excluded in the level 8 Repertoire
List. Debussy’s “Clair de Lune” is acceptable at level 10, because it is present and not specifically excluded in Snell’s level 10
anthology, even though the Single Composer Index lists Suite Bergamasque at level 8-9.
·
See page 10 of the Piano Syllabus for acceptable Bach concertos. Note that Busoni’s transcriptions of Bach are classified as
Romantic era and not Baroque.
·
Consult the Composer Categories beginning on page 161, and just “set aside your own ideas” about certain composers and their
eras. Go by the Syllabus and note that some composers are listed in two categories. If that is your case, choose which era to assign
the composer in question, and then be sure the other pieces come from different eras.
·
For Advanced level, a Chopin Etude plus a different Chopin piece for Romantic era are allowed.
·
Students may repeat a level, move to a lower level, or skip a level, from one year to the next. A student may also do Level 10
following Panel the previous year. The only exception is if they received a Remain At Level, in which case they may not advance
until the same level is passed. It is common for high school students to repeat level 10, even for several years. The same repertoire
may be used again at the same level, including Panel.
Please see page 3 for continuation of minutes.
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Minutes – Monthly Business Meeting and Program
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
(Continued from page 2)
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To find answers to practically any question, log onto the state website, mtac.org, click on “CM Resources” and then on
“Documents.” A search here will provide the answers to most questions teachers might have. Please make use of this, rather than
emailing your section chair, as they are all very busy.
·
Adults may participate in CM.
·
Students chosen to play in honors recitals may not transfer from one recital to another because of schedule conflicts (or for any
other reason). The logistics and arrangements are just too complicated.
Our guest presenter, Gail Lew, then introduced many newly composed pieces and collections suitable for lower- to mid-level students.
She emphasized that New Materials (copyrighted since 2005) is the only Convention recital open to levels 1 & 2. Some of the pieces
she played for us qualify for this year’s Spanish Theme recitals, which begin at level 3. Her carefully annotated handout, detailed descriptions, and playing of many examples were most helpful and enjoyable.
Respectfully submitted,
Glenda Riddle
Recording Secretary
Scholarship foundation will add new awards to
the following students meeting the
requirements. You may add those into the
newsletter.
The persons who are the finalists perform on
the state convention in VOCE, YAG, YCG,
SOLO, CONCERTO are going to receive $100
each. If it is an ensemble, $50 will be issued
for each performer in the ensemble.
The finalists should also study with the
teacher of MTAC Santa Clara Branch for at
least 2-3 years to be eligible to the awards.
Submitted by Katie Tang
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Registration for
closed.
Certificate
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of Merit has
PANEL NEWS
New this Year:
Panel
Students for all
instruments will be heard by only one judge at
the regional level. YAG applicants will still be
heard by two judges.
The Panel Finals will remain with a panel of
three judges for piano and two for all other
instruments.
Recitals are held on Sunday from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm in
the auditorium @ Le Petit Trianon, 72 N. 5th St. in
downtown San Jose.
November 9, 2014
December 14, 2014
Please note that all teachers who have students
participating in these recitals are expected to assist the
recital chairperson when they are asked. Tasks may include hosting a particular hour, passing out programs
or serving as greeters.
To help teachers become more familiar with
requirements for Piano Panel students, a
document has been created with repertoire of
students that have participated in Piano Panel
in the past. This document is available on the
Teacher Home Page under CM
Resources>Documents.
Submitted by Mary Norton
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Submitted by Mary Ann Gee
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Steinway Society – The Bay Area brings internationally acclaimed pianist Denis Kozhukhin,
winner of First Prize in the 2010 Queen Elisabeth Competition, to the McAfee Performing Arts
Center in Saratoga on Saturday evening, November 22nd.
Mr. Kozhukhin will perform works of Haydn, Brahms, Debussy and Prokofiev.
Student tickets - $10 at the door, $20 reserved seats for 4 or more. Senior discounts. MTAC
discount of $5 off regular adult ticket price with code, Prelude. Visit steinwaysociety.org or
call 408 990-0872.
Subscribers to 4 recitals receive subscriber prices, $150 in
restaurant coupons, exchangeable tickets, and a gift bottle
of wine.
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We need programs from branch events,
studio recitals, musical soirees, etc. for our
branch scrapbook. Please send hard copies
to my address as listed in the directory &
electronic copy (jpg/pdf format) to my email
address listed on the first page of this
newsletter.
Our branch will host the 2015 MTAC
Convention in San Jose. This means we
will need to provide pages for various
events during the convention.
There are several perks for those who
volunteer as pages including access to
events and community service hours.
High school aged and older are
needed.
Stay tuned for more
information.
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We need someone that can take pictures of
branch events: monthly programs, luncheons,
recitals, etc. so we can include them in our
branch scrapbook. Please email files in jpg or gif
format to Barbara Cook.
Comic courtesy of http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/c0/ac/9f/
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Please send your studio recital programs to
Shirley Webb. This is a State mandate in
compliance with ASCAP requirements for
public performance of pieces they publish.
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