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September 2004
New School Year Begins
Welcome back to the new school year! Our first meeting will be held September 8, at 9:03 a.m.. It will feature Baroque Dance and Musical Interpretation by Caroline Orman and Susan Burton. For the remainder of this year's schedule please see Activities on this website.
Our new president, Bill Popp, will have available hard copies of: Officers and Chairpersons, the current Constitution, the current By-laws, the current Standing Rules, the new MembershipDirectory, and the meeting schedule.Caroline Orman and her committee will have the information for the piano festival.
Meeting Details
September 8, 2004, 9:03 a.m.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; 1445 W. 28th Street (Behind the Wexford) To reach the church, take Taft Ave. to W. 28th St., turn west on W. 28th St.;or,take 29thSt. (between Taft and Wilson)to Alamosa Ct., turn south on Alamosa Ct.
Luncheon will follow.Please bring your favorite dish.
Baroque Dance and Musical Interpretation
Susan Burton/Caroline Orman
Since the required piece for the PianoFestival this year is Baroque, we thought it would be fun to delve into the dance styles of that period and perhaps get some ideas about interpretation.
You willlearn a few simple dance patterns and take home easy-to-follow directions to refresh your memory afterwards so you can show them to your students. (Aftersimilar sessions, haveyou everbeen frustrated to discover that you did not really learn the patterns well enough todemonstrate them convincingly?) You will be amazed at how the dance steps clue you into the musical interpretation. The Minuet and Gavotte will be emphasized, followed by thePolonaise and Sarabande, if time allows. Judy Johnson and Caroline Orman will share accompanying dutieswhile our guest,Susan Burton, teaches.
The pieces used for demonstration will be:
from the Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook Urtext Edicion Iberica:
No.3-- Minuetby Petzoldand and No. 14--Polonaiseby CPE Bach;
from the Palmer Ed., Alfred Publ."The Baroque Era", Gavotte by Handel;
and from J.S.Bach's French Suite No.1--Sarabande.
Susan Burton is an experienced dance instructor and choreographer with an M.A. in dance and related arts from Texas Women's University.She has taught in studios in Phoenix, AZ and Fort Worth, TX and in junior colleges in Texas and New Mexico.From 1987 to 2001, she was the owner and artistic director of The Academy of Ballet in Alamogordo, NM. She currently teaches at dance studios in Loveland and Fort Collins.
Susan's husband, Bob is an archaeologist employed by the Bureau of Reclamation in Loveland. Her son, Will recently graduated from Oberlin College and is now teaching English in Japan.
Susan's favorite color is yellow, her favorite vacation destination is London, and her favorite composer is Mozart.
Help Needed for October Meeting
Joe O'Bryan of Music & Arts is going to present our program in October on Computer Programs that can aid our teaching.Does anyone have a computer or a laptop that Joe could use for a few days before the meeting to set up and demonstrate the programs?Call Judy Johnson - 667-9054.Thank you, Thank you!
Yamaha G2 For Sale
If you or anyone you know is looking for a nice grand piano, please give Caroline Orman a call at 669-2571.The parent ofone of her former students has for sale a Yamaha G2, 5' 7", black "ebony"satin finish, in "impeccable " condition.
Biographies Needed
It would be appreciated if everyone could please send a one or two paragraph biography to the webmaster@lamta.org for inclusion in our Teacher's section by October 4. The best format is to type the biography into the text of your email. Attachment may also be acceptable. Thank you!
Studio Websites
Sandy Lundberg is now available to help anyone who wishes to set up a personal website for their studio through iWeb Composer, the company that hosts the LAMTA website. You can design your own site at no cost and after 30 days, if you like what you have, you can pay $3.95/ month to have it hosted live on the web. The system is designed to be self-sufficient, so you can do all your own changes and editing without incurring charges from a webmaster. If you need a web address there is a small additional annual charge. No programming skills are required, just click and type! For more information, call Sandy at 532-3070.
Welcome back to the new school year! Our first meeting will be held September 8, at 9:03 a.m.. It will feature Baroque Dance and Musical Interpretation by Caroline Orman and Susan Burton. For the remainder of this year's schedule please see Activities on this website.
Our new president, Bill Popp, will have available hard copies of: Officers and Chairpersons, the current Constitution, the current By-laws, the current Standing Rules, the new MembershipDirectory, and the meeting schedule.Caroline Orman and her committee will have the information for the piano festival.
Meeting Details
September 8, 2004, 9:03 a.m.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; 1445 W. 28th Street (Behind the Wexford) To reach the church, take Taft Ave. to W. 28th St., turn west on W. 28th St.;or,take 29thSt. (between Taft and Wilson)to Alamosa Ct., turn south on Alamosa Ct.
Luncheon will follow.Please bring your favorite dish.
Baroque Dance and Musical Interpretation
Susan Burton/Caroline Orman
Since the required piece for the PianoFestival this year is Baroque, we thought it would be fun to delve into the dance styles of that period and perhaps get some ideas about interpretation.
You willlearn a few simple dance patterns and take home easy-to-follow directions to refresh your memory afterwards so you can show them to your students. (Aftersimilar sessions, haveyou everbeen frustrated to discover that you did not really learn the patterns well enough todemonstrate them convincingly?) You will be amazed at how the dance steps clue you into the musical interpretation. The Minuet and Gavotte will be emphasized, followed by thePolonaise and Sarabande, if time allows. Judy Johnson and Caroline Orman will share accompanying dutieswhile our guest,Susan Burton, teaches.
The pieces used for demonstration will be:
from the Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook Urtext Edicion Iberica:
No.3-- Minuetby Petzoldand and No. 14--Polonaiseby CPE Bach;
from the Palmer Ed., Alfred Publ."The Baroque Era", Gavotte by Handel;
and from J.S.Bach's French Suite No.1--Sarabande.
Susan Burton is an experienced dance instructor and choreographer with an M.A. in dance and related arts from Texas Women's University.She has taught in studios in Phoenix, AZ and Fort Worth, TX and in junior colleges in Texas and New Mexico.From 1987 to 2001, she was the owner and artistic director of The Academy of Ballet in Alamogordo, NM. She currently teaches at dance studios in Loveland and Fort Collins.
Susan's husband, Bob is an archaeologist employed by the Bureau of Reclamation in Loveland. Her son, Will recently graduated from Oberlin College and is now teaching English in Japan.
Susan's favorite color is yellow, her favorite vacation destination is London, and her favorite composer is Mozart.
Help Needed for October Meeting
Joe O'Bryan of Music & Arts is going to present our program in October on Computer Programs that can aid our teaching.Does anyone have a computer or a laptop that Joe could use for a few days before the meeting to set up and demonstrate the programs?Call Judy Johnson - 667-9054.Thank you, Thank you!
Yamaha G2 For Sale
If you or anyone you know is looking for a nice grand piano, please give Caroline Orman a call at 669-2571.The parent ofone of her former students has for sale a Yamaha G2, 5' 7", black "ebony"satin finish, in "impeccable " condition.
Biographies Needed
It would be appreciated if everyone could please send a one or two paragraph biography to the webmaster@lamta.org for inclusion in our Teacher's section by October 4. The best format is to type the biography into the text of your email. Attachment may also be acceptable. Thank you!
Studio Websites
Sandy Lundberg is now available to help anyone who wishes to set up a personal website for their studio through iWeb Composer, the company that hosts the LAMTA website. You can design your own site at no cost and after 30 days, if you like what you have, you can pay $3.95/ month to have it hosted live on the web. The system is designed to be self-sufficient, so you can do all your own changes and editing without incurring charges from a webmaster. If you need a web address there is a small additional annual charge. No programming skills are required, just click and type! For more information, call Sandy at 532-3070.
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