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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Minutes of Meeting

BLUEBONNET MTA


Dear Teachers:


MINUTES OF MEETING

The monthly general meeting of Bluebonnet MTA was held at Panera Bread in Cedar Park.
Present were: Martha M, Mary L, Dianne, Lillian


IT WAS RESOLVED THAT:

The officers for next school year will be:
President: Martha M
VicePresident: Al
Secretary: Lillian
Treasurer: Martha V.
Student Affiliate Chair: Lillian
Theory Chair: Mary A
Assistant Theory Chair: Dianne and/or (tentative) Stephanie
Fall Festival Chair: Lillian
Fall Festival  Assistant Chair: Dianne
Spring Chair: (tentative) Dianne
Spring Festival Assistant Chair: Lillian
Judges: Mary A
Certificates, Ribbons, Bars Chair: Lillian
Ensemble Chair: Martha M
Yearbook Chair: Lillian
Sunshine Chair: Dianne

New ruling for ensemble: Students must have the song completely memorized and pass a memory test before they are allowed to be in the ensemble.
For festivals: Teachers must provide copies of Festival Student Information sheet to students.
These requirements will be inserted in the  yearbook.


NOTES

Tentative dates for events
Fall
Fall festival date: November 15
Theory test date: first Saturday in November.
Spring
Spring theory date: first Saturday in February.
target date for Spring Festival: April 25

Report:
Forty students participated in the Spring Festival.

Next Meeting
The next meeting will be held at Panera Bread on Tuesday September 9.
Panera Bread, 10900 Lakeline Mall Drive, Cedar Park 78717
996-8300. Turn from 183 onto Lakeline Mall Drive by Strait Music. This is
one half block east of 183. Turn left into the shopping center behind Denny's.

Assignments
Martha M will make reservations at Steinway for the next school year.
The honors recital will be held the first week of June, because it's one week before the convention.

Video Clip
Here's an account of the famous duel between Mozart and Clementi:
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBmNPP1jpx8
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws-cR5lc7Co


Lillian Simmons
Secretary
Bluebonnet MTA
http://bluebonnetmta.org/