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March 2004
March Meeting on Monday
Our March 8, meeting will be held from 10:30-12 noon at the home of Ann Bunyan (667-1768), 1749 Stove Prairie Circle in Loveland, co-hosted by Paulette Johnson. Don't miss this special joint meeting with FCMTA as Carolyn Shaakpresents "Lesson Variations."Learn the myriad ways this master teacher enhances the basic lesson.
The program will include demonstrations with students from Ms. Shaak's studio. This will be followed by a potluck luncheon with our guests. Please bring a dish to share if you are able to stay.Carpool if you can; the parking is limited at Ann's house and there will be more attending than usual.
Biography for Carolyn Shaak
Carolyn Shaak is a native of Florida, but grew up in Charleston, South Carolina. She has earned degrees in music from the University of South Carolina and Columbia University's Teachers College. She has also traveled to Italy on a Fulbright Scholarship and has served as an assistant professor at the University of Illinois. Carolyn says that she has always loved to make music and to listen to music. "Teaching came very naturally to me since my mother and sister were both teachers." She is a resident of Denver and is a member of DAMTA.
When asked to name her favorite composer, she said that it would be impossible to do so because, "I am enchanted by music from any period if it is written well and has an emotional message for me." Her favorite vacation destinations are New York City and London. Her favorite color is blue. Carolyn and her students presented a marvelous program for LAMTA in May, 2003. We welcome her back and look forward to another informative presentation.
Achievement Day a Success!
by Judy Johnson
Achievement Day is over for another year!!!
And I am sooo tired. It was a good day though.Didn't you think so?
There are so many thank yous.
Thank you Kay for all the sorting and computer work.
Thank you Ann for helping to hang up that stack of creative projects you brought in on Friday.
Thank you Janet for corresponding with the judges and writing those great bios.
Thank you Reneefor solving the Written Test problems and for the hours on Friday with the projects.
Thank you Carol for the beautiful luncheon table.
Thank you Gennie for your afternoon help when you are so busy.
Thank you JoAnn for all the details you attend to and the special things you do for the judges.
Thank you Elaine fortaking charge and getting everything doneat Mountain View Church.
Thank you Lanette for doing the judges packets even when you didn't have students entered.
Thank you Beverly,for your willingness.Now just get well please.
Thank you Ruth for your quiet encouragement and your scheduling help.
Thankyou Sandy for the name tags and for hauling your keyboard.
Thank you Tania for your careful handling of the money.
Thank you Betty Lou for getting the really cute treble clef pins.They were a hit.
Thank you Caroline for the beautiful calligraphy on the certificates.
Thank you Bill for your work Fridayon the projects and for staying all day when you didn't have students playing.
Thank you Judith for your successful leadership on the scheduling committee.
Thank you Debbie for making all the arrangements at the 1st Christian Church and for staying until the end when you didn't have students entered.
Thank you Debi forsetting up the Christian Church, for hauling the keyboard and staying until the end.
Thank you Peggy for your help with the projects on Friday &with scheduling.
Thank you to the husbands who helpedwhat would we do without them?
Thank you to Music & Arts for their generous loan of a keyboard.
Thank you to all who brought that scrumptious food for lunch.
Thank you all who served as monitors, at the welcome desks, and inthe option rooms,even when it was boring.
Thankyou to all who gave and graded tests, listened and wrote critiques, gathered, sorted, arranged, copied, cleaned up, put back andjust didwhatever needed to be done.
It takes so much!But the result?Priceless in the musical lives of our students.
Unfinished Business from Achievement Day: Contact Judy
I am missing a critique for Avery Johnson?Please call me if you have it.
I have certificates for Devyn Meuller and Kelci Meuller.Who needs those?
Debi, I have Jack Biegel's certificate and critiquealso your teacher's certificate.
Ann, I have Brittany Alsum's, Lana Millard'sand Katie Schumann's projects.
I have a scale evaluation form and a Special Project form for Emily Puzo.
I have a Special Project form for Amanda Nitchen.
I have a Special Projecta flat black piano made of thin foam that says,"Please help me! Flick the notes in me so I can play!"
I have a Special Projecta small green sculpturea dinosaur perhaps?
Sandy Lundberg has a theory test, that says "Hannah" with no teacher and no last name, that does not belong to any of her students.
Keyboard Companion Subscriptions Due
It is time to renew subscriptions to Keyboard Companion magazine. New subscribers are also welcome and will begin receiving their new order after May 1, 2004. Whether new or renewing, please make a check out to Tania L.M. Newgord for $16 as soon as possible. You may give me a check at the March meeting, mail it to me, or put it in a tupperware holder that is placed inside a bench that sits adjacent to my front door (watch out for the cob webs.) If you need further information feel free to call me at 669-5121.
Congratulations to Juliana Bishop Hoch!!
Juliana turned in her Doctoral Dissertation to her Research Advisor at UNC on Sunday, February 15, 2004. She is so relieved that it is finished and we are so excited for her.That was one of the final steps and she will soon be awarded her degree.She will defend her dissertation on April 8, from 12:00 -2:00 p.m.Her dissertation is a stylistic analysis of the music of RobertE. Kreutz,who was a Colorado composer, and father of Mr. BobKreutz who teaches orchestra at Thompson Valley High School.
Her March 9, recital at CSU has been postponed until October.It was not connected to her degree and she found it necessary to focus on her dissertation completion instead of her recital, since her completion date was moved up by three months, due to three members of her committee retiring in May.She just couldn'tget her dissertation in and do the recital as well.Again,congratulations Juliana! We are proud of you.
Trumpet Soloist to Perform with Loveland Chamber Orchestra
Colorado State University Trumpet Professor David Shaner will perform the Hayden Trumpet Concerto with the Loveland Chamber Orchestra on March 13, at 7:30 p.m., in the Loveland High School Auditorium. Adult tickets are $10, senior citizens $7, and children through grade twelve are free. For more information contact Debbie Rickard at 669-4810.
Young Artist Auditions
Rocky Ridge Music Center, a classical music camp for young musicians ages 10-22, located at the foot of Longs Peak near Estes Park, announces its 62nd season. To discover more about the camp visit the website www.rockyridge.org. Founded by pianist Beth Miller Herod, the camp maintains the traditions established by its founder, and offers instruction in piano and all orchestral instruments. The camp's mission is to nurture the creative, musical and personal development of youth in an inspirational setting. Printed material including necessary forms will be available by the end of February. Auditions for admissionand scholarships will be held in Denver at the Denver School for the Arts in the afternoon of Wednesday, March 3. Please call Katharine Smith-Warren (303-296-7901) for more information and to schedule an audition time for your student. Children applying for the Junior Student Seminars (age 10-14) do not need to audition. You may also request to be added to the mailing list for any future publications from Rocky Ridge Music Center.
Website Impact Continues
We continue to receive good feedback about our website. Here are a couple of comments:
"What a wonderful website, and an enormous step forward for Lamta. It's absolutely great. I do congratulate you for putting this all together...."
Paula O'Neil -- LAMTA member
"I got on your website and found it easy to get to and a nice layout. Way to go! Just thought I'd let you know I was very impressed! Hope all is well!"
Judy Bonnell -- CSMTA President
Sandy was inspired by the LAMTA website to use the same system (iWeb Composer) to create a website for her own studio. You may see what she has done at www.berthoudmusic.com. Sandy is willing to walk anyone else in LAMTA through the process of creating their own website. She says if she can do it anyone can!
Don't forget that we can add community event updates at any time during the month, so if you have an event to add, please email webmaster@lamta.org. The deadline for regular April newsletter submissions is March 30.
Our March 8, meeting will be held from 10:30-12 noon at the home of Ann Bunyan (667-1768), 1749 Stove Prairie Circle in Loveland, co-hosted by Paulette Johnson. Don't miss this special joint meeting with FCMTA as Carolyn Shaakpresents "Lesson Variations."Learn the myriad ways this master teacher enhances the basic lesson.
The program will include demonstrations with students from Ms. Shaak's studio. This will be followed by a potluck luncheon with our guests. Please bring a dish to share if you are able to stay.Carpool if you can; the parking is limited at Ann's house and there will be more attending than usual.
Biography for Carolyn Shaak
Carolyn Shaak is a native of Florida, but grew up in Charleston, South Carolina. She has earned degrees in music from the University of South Carolina and Columbia University's Teachers College. She has also traveled to Italy on a Fulbright Scholarship and has served as an assistant professor at the University of Illinois. Carolyn says that she has always loved to make music and to listen to music. "Teaching came very naturally to me since my mother and sister were both teachers." She is a resident of Denver and is a member of DAMTA.
When asked to name her favorite composer, she said that it would be impossible to do so because, "I am enchanted by music from any period if it is written well and has an emotional message for me." Her favorite vacation destinations are New York City and London. Her favorite color is blue. Carolyn and her students presented a marvelous program for LAMTA in May, 2003. We welcome her back and look forward to another informative presentation.
Achievement Day a Success!
by Judy Johnson
Achievement Day is over for another year!!!
And I am sooo tired. It was a good day though.Didn't you think so?
There are so many thank yous.
Thank you Kay for all the sorting and computer work.
Thank you Ann for helping to hang up that stack of creative projects you brought in on Friday.
Thank you Janet for corresponding with the judges and writing those great bios.
Thank you Reneefor solving the Written Test problems and for the hours on Friday with the projects.
Thank you Carol for the beautiful luncheon table.
Thank you Gennie for your afternoon help when you are so busy.
Thank you JoAnn for all the details you attend to and the special things you do for the judges.
Thank you Elaine fortaking charge and getting everything doneat Mountain View Church.
Thank you Lanette for doing the judges packets even when you didn't have students entered.
Thank you Beverly,for your willingness.Now just get well please.
Thank you Ruth for your quiet encouragement and your scheduling help.
Thankyou Sandy for the name tags and for hauling your keyboard.
Thank you Tania for your careful handling of the money.
Thank you Betty Lou for getting the really cute treble clef pins.They were a hit.
Thank you Caroline for the beautiful calligraphy on the certificates.
Thank you Bill for your work Fridayon the projects and for staying all day when you didn't have students playing.
Thank you Judith for your successful leadership on the scheduling committee.
Thank you Debbie for making all the arrangements at the 1st Christian Church and for staying until the end when you didn't have students entered.
Thank you Debi forsetting up the Christian Church, for hauling the keyboard and staying until the end.
Thank you Peggy for your help with the projects on Friday &with scheduling.
Thank you to the husbands who helpedwhat would we do without them?
Thank you to Music & Arts for their generous loan of a keyboard.
Thank you to all who brought that scrumptious food for lunch.
Thank you all who served as monitors, at the welcome desks, and inthe option rooms,even when it was boring.
Thankyou to all who gave and graded tests, listened and wrote critiques, gathered, sorted, arranged, copied, cleaned up, put back andjust didwhatever needed to be done.
It takes so much!But the result?Priceless in the musical lives of our students.
Unfinished Business from Achievement Day: Contact Judy
I am missing a critique for Avery Johnson?Please call me if you have it.
I have certificates for Devyn Meuller and Kelci Meuller.Who needs those?
Debi, I have Jack Biegel's certificate and critiquealso your teacher's certificate.
Ann, I have Brittany Alsum's, Lana Millard'sand Katie Schumann's projects.
I have a scale evaluation form and a Special Project form for Emily Puzo.
I have a Special Project form for Amanda Nitchen.
I have a Special Projecta flat black piano made of thin foam that says,"Please help me! Flick the notes in me so I can play!"
I have a Special Projecta small green sculpturea dinosaur perhaps?
Sandy Lundberg has a theory test, that says "Hannah" with no teacher and no last name, that does not belong to any of her students.
Keyboard Companion Subscriptions Due
It is time to renew subscriptions to Keyboard Companion magazine. New subscribers are also welcome and will begin receiving their new order after May 1, 2004. Whether new or renewing, please make a check out to Tania L.M. Newgord for $16 as soon as possible. You may give me a check at the March meeting, mail it to me, or put it in a tupperware holder that is placed inside a bench that sits adjacent to my front door (watch out for the cob webs.) If you need further information feel free to call me at 669-5121.
Congratulations to Juliana Bishop Hoch!!
Juliana turned in her Doctoral Dissertation to her Research Advisor at UNC on Sunday, February 15, 2004. She is so relieved that it is finished and we are so excited for her.That was one of the final steps and she will soon be awarded her degree.She will defend her dissertation on April 8, from 12:00 -2:00 p.m.Her dissertation is a stylistic analysis of the music of RobertE. Kreutz,who was a Colorado composer, and father of Mr. BobKreutz who teaches orchestra at Thompson Valley High School.
Her March 9, recital at CSU has been postponed until October.It was not connected to her degree and she found it necessary to focus on her dissertation completion instead of her recital, since her completion date was moved up by three months, due to three members of her committee retiring in May.She just couldn'tget her dissertation in and do the recital as well.Again,congratulations Juliana! We are proud of you.
Trumpet Soloist to Perform with Loveland Chamber Orchestra
Colorado State University Trumpet Professor David Shaner will perform the Hayden Trumpet Concerto with the Loveland Chamber Orchestra on March 13, at 7:30 p.m., in the Loveland High School Auditorium. Adult tickets are $10, senior citizens $7, and children through grade twelve are free. For more information contact Debbie Rickard at 669-4810.
Young Artist Auditions
Rocky Ridge Music Center, a classical music camp for young musicians ages 10-22, located at the foot of Longs Peak near Estes Park, announces its 62nd season. To discover more about the camp visit the website www.rockyridge.org. Founded by pianist Beth Miller Herod, the camp maintains the traditions established by its founder, and offers instruction in piano and all orchestral instruments. The camp's mission is to nurture the creative, musical and personal development of youth in an inspirational setting. Printed material including necessary forms will be available by the end of February. Auditions for admissionand scholarships will be held in Denver at the Denver School for the Arts in the afternoon of Wednesday, March 3. Please call Katharine Smith-Warren (303-296-7901) for more information and to schedule an audition time for your student. Children applying for the Junior Student Seminars (age 10-14) do not need to audition. You may also request to be added to the mailing list for any future publications from Rocky Ridge Music Center.
Website Impact Continues
We continue to receive good feedback about our website. Here are a couple of comments:
"What a wonderful website, and an enormous step forward for Lamta. It's absolutely great. I do congratulate you for putting this all together...."
Paula O'Neil -- LAMTA member
"I got on your website and found it easy to get to and a nice layout. Way to go! Just thought I'd let you know I was very impressed! Hope all is well!"
Judy Bonnell -- CSMTA President
Sandy was inspired by the LAMTA website to use the same system (iWeb Composer) to create a website for her own studio. You may see what she has done at www.berthoudmusic.com. Sandy is willing to walk anyone else in LAMTA through the process of creating their own website. She says if she can do it anyone can!
Don't forget that we can add community event updates at any time during the month, so if you have an event to add, please email webmaster@lamta.org. The deadline for regular April newsletter submissions is March 30.
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