DURHAM MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION!
JANUARY 2014-15 ***
NEWSLETTER
Happy New Year!
FROM:
DEBBIE MENARD,
Teachers Recital & Birthday
Party
On Sunday, January 25th, DMTA will celebrate
our 48th birthday!
Please join us at 3:30 in Ponder Auditorium, Croasdaile Retirement
Village as we celebrate our organization with performances by our
DMTA teachers.
If you'd like to perform in this event,
please contact Jan Perry at, [email protected] or 919-475-3654.
From Jenn Hancock:
HANDBOOK UPDATES
Please be aware of the following updates to your 2014-15 DMTA
Handbook.
Table of Contents-adjusted for new content
Teacher information: page 3 (new secretary information) and page 5
(Kosempa Teacher Grant)
Membership Directory: page 15 (Marinina, Elena) and page 17
(Weeks, Katie)
Constitution & Bylaws: page 19, 20
MEMBERSHIP:
Be certain to complete the
on-line teacher profile, or
update your current one if
anything has changed. You
can include as much or as
little information as you
like. Go to:
www.durhammusicteachers.
org if you need to fill out
your membership profile. If
you need to update your
profile, there are two ways
to do it: Either complete a
new profile, or e-mail me
with your changes and I will
take it from there. If you
have questions about any
membership matter, please
feel free to contact me at
(919) 475-5518 (c),
(919) 471-1886 (h) or at
[email protected]
NEW 2014-15 OFFICERS
New President: Tatiana Gutnik
Treasurer: Nita Zurbrigg
Current Past President: Tatiana Gutnik
Scholarship: Frank Pittman
1st VP Programs: Jan Perry
Performance Festival: TBA
2nd VP Membership: Debbie Menard
Members at Large: Jenn Hancock,
3rd VP Publicity/Newsletters: Iva Veazey
Catherine Alderman, & Mila Karamushka
Secretary: Emily Drake
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From Marina Garbutt:
Playathons
From Marina Garbutt
Playathons 2014
The first two DMTA playathons of 2014/15 were
a great success. Funds raised for the scholarship
fund came to more than $2300 for the two
playathons held on October 25 at Northgate Mall
and December 6-7 at Brightleaf Square. The
amount raised in 2014 increased by more than
20%, compared to 2013.
Twenty five teachers participated in these two
events, and the constant music provided by
talented students was a great joy to passersby and
audience alike. Thank you very much to the
teachers who took part and helped to raise funds
for a worthy cause. A special thank you to
Debbie Menard for her assistance at the
playathons.
Upcoming Playathon 2015
Saturday April 11, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at
Northgate Mall, Durham. Teachers wishing to
sign up for this event, please contact Marina at
[email protected] (“zero” after marina)
or call (919) 943 7492.
JANUARY 2014-15 ***
Please save the date for a house
concert at Jerry and Barbara Porter’s:
Date: January 8, 2015, Thursday
Time: 7:30 PM
Piano Concert by Ivan Moshchuk
His program will include Chopin “late works”:
Sonata Op. 58, Mazurkas, Op. 59, Barcarolle,
Op.60 and Polonaise-Fantasie, Op 61, all played
on our wonderful 1901 Steinway D. This will be a 55-minute program. We heard Ivan play at St Mary’s School in
Raleigh in the fall and were very impressed. Ivan is an inspiration to young piano students. For bio and details about Ivan, please see
http://www.ivanmoshchuk.com/index.php
Location: 3403 Medford Rd, Durham, NC.
Tel: 919-294-4680
E-mail: [email protected]
Musical Market:
Don’t forget - donations for the Musical Market
(which takes place at the Performance Festival)
can be made year-round. You can gather items
throughout the year and hold them until May, or
you may contact Debbie Menard at (919)
475-5518 or at [email protected] at any
time to make arrangements for pickup of the
items. Monetary donations are welcome as well. Sales proceeds and donations go to the
Scholarship Fund.
DUKE UNIVERSITY DEPT.
OF MUSIC - STAY
CONNECTED
View calendar updates by visiting http://
music.duke.edu/performances. Receive Duke
Notes, our email newsletter, by emailing [email protected].
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To visit our DMTA library, please call Triangle Music School
(919) 309-9834 to schedule an appointment.
Susan Kosempa Teacher Enrichment Grant
With the generosity of her family, the DMTA is pleased to announce the Susan Kosempa Teacher
Enrichment Grant. This grant is for independent music teachers who are DMTA members to use toward
tuition, registration, travel, and other expenses towards a music project. These projects may include
NCMTA workshop classes, NCMTA conference, MTNA convention, private lessons, and other
continuing education opportunities. Teachers who receive a grant will give a report or program to the
membership about their experience.
Each $125 grant will be made available in the Fall, and another in the Spring. Applicants must fill out
the application by the deadline and the committee will award one applicant each semester. Financial
need does not need to be demonstrated in order to receive this grant.
APPLICATION DETAILS: Deadlines: Fall grant due 7/1, Spring/Summer due 2/15
Online application will be available on the DMTA Website by 12/1/14.
Please direct any questions to Jan Perry ([email protected]) or Jenn Hancock
([email protected]).
From the Chapel Hill Philharmonia:
The CHP is pleased to announce that its Young Artist Concerto Competition will be held on Sunday,
February 1, 2015 from approximately 10:00-3:00. This annual event provides an opportunity for the
finest local pre-college musicians (ages 13-18 as of Jan. 1, 2015) to showcase their talents.Students
perform one concerto movement or short concert piece from memory for the auditions. The winner will
play with the orchestra in concert on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Pianists, string, brass and wind
players are all welcome. A cash prize will also be awarded. See http://www.chapelhillphilharmonia.org
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Jazz Masterclass:
JANUARY 2014-15 ***
With Jazz Pianist, Ernest Turner.
Saturday January 17 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Location TBA
The class will be hosted by DMTA Board Member, Catherine Alderman.
Mr. Turner is able to work with any instrument including vocals. We are hoping to include all
instruments as this class is about jazz styling and technique,
We should have time for about 7 students in all and may add some time for the teachers to work with
Mr. Turner, ask questions etc. for an additional 30 minutes.
Students should be at an intermediate level and have some performance experience.
Each teacher may submit one student to perform to begin with but we will open up to additional students
if we do not have enough for our program from participating teachers. If we have space for additional
students I will email you no later than Jan. 10.
The cost for the Master Class is $20.00 per student performer but is open to the public at no cost so that
non-participating students and teachers may attend and observe free of charge.
Please bring all of your interested students, parents and friends. These classes are a wonderful learning
opportunity for all involved. The deadline to email me your submission information is January 9.
Email to: [email protected]
Please include the following information: Student name, age, and level
Program information: composer; composition title
Teacher e-mail and phone number
Please mail entry checks to me postmarked by deadline January 9.
Make checks payable to: DMTA
Mail to:
Catherine Alderman
103 East Delafield Ave.
Durham, NC 27704
For additional information regarding this Master Class you can call Catherine at 919-943-2567 or email
to [email protected]
For additional information regarding DMTA sponsored Master Classes check out the student
opportunities section of the DMTA Handbook at durhammusicteachers.org.
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