March newsletter

BLUEBONNET MTA News


The general meeting for March will be held at Velocity Music Academy in Cedar
Park on Tuesday March 12 at 8:30 am.

The Winners Recital will be held Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Steinway Piano
Gallery at 2:30 pm. Please correct the date on the student handout on page
18 of the yearbook.

The on-line critique sheet and student handout for the festival have been
corrected and updated and are available at
http://bluebonnetmta.org/forms.html



ANNOUNCEMENTS

Recital of the International Studio of Music announcement:
http://yrose.us/wp/recital.html

Please send your announcements by the first of each month to
lillian.martinez@usa.net for publication in the newsletter.


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

Minutes of February Meeting

The monthly meeting of Bluebonnet MTA was held on February 12 at 8:30 am at
Velocity Music Academy.

In attendance were Mary L, Mary A, Dianne W, Martha M, Lillian S.

President Martha M went over the planned events for this school year.

The Winners' Recital will be held on Saturday June 1, 2013 at Steinway Piano Gallery, at 2:00 pm.

 New member Diane W was introduced.

Martha M and Lillian S explained the Piano Guild. The dates of the next Guild
auditions were announced. There's more information on line at
http://yrose.us/wp/guild.html

The next meeting will be held Tuesday March 12 at 8:30 am at Velocity Music
Academy.

At the May meeting, we will have a sheet music exchange. Bring your old music
books that you don't want.


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

Bluebonnet MTA news

ENSEMBLES FOR CONVENTION

The Ensembles of the Bluebonnet and Austin affiliates of the Texas Music
Teachers Association will perform at the State Convention in Dallas in
midJune
.
Students who have passed their theory tests may participate.
Students are required to attend local rehearsals on Saturdays in May, and
perform with the group at the state convention. It is awesome to see these
groups performing on eight grand pianos. This would make a nice family
vacation.
The registration deadline is January 18 .

Here are some photos of convention ensemble groups:
http://www.etmta.org/TMTAConvention2011.html
Here's a video of an ensemble performance at the convention:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNhBAHZc7Oo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
And here's a view of the audience:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Muo4Hjftrs&feature=related

December newsletter

Bluebonnet Newsletter


JANUARY MEETING

The next general meeting will be on Tuesday, January 8 at 8:30 am at
International Studio of Music in Round Rock. The program will be a showing of
the DVD Freeing the Caged Bird--developing well-coordinated injury preventive
technique, by Barbara Lister-Sink. The program will be followed by a business
meeting. Hope to see you there.
Directions: http://yrose.us/ls/directions.html


THEORY PRICE

Please correct the price of the spring theory test in the yearbook. It should
read $15.


SPRING FESTIVAL

The date for the spring festival has been confirmed. It will be held at
Steinway Piano Gallery on Saturday, March 30 from 10:00 to 5:00 pm.


END OF SCHOOL YEAR RECITAL

The winners' recital will be held at Steinway Piano Gallery on Saturday, June
1 from 2:30 to 5:00.
Please update your calendar in your yearbook.


VIDEO CLIP

------ Original Message ------
Received: 09:58 PM CST, 11/29/2012
From: "Rory Thompson" <notification+hz=zlvvf@facebookmail.com>
To: Louisiana Music Teacher's Association
<295116520499761@groups.facebook.com>
Subject: [Louisiana Music Teacher's Association] Something cute for the theory
geeks out there....

Rory Thompson posted in Louisiana Music Teacher's Association

Something cute for the theory geeks out there. Terrible voice, but
creative approach to "analysis?"

The Music Theory Song (Intervals Roasting)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dF074CL5vjI


Happy Christmas to all of you!

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

Minutes of October meeting

The general monthly meeting was held on October 9 at Velocity Music Academy.

 Fall Theory Test
The theory test will be from 8:30 am to 11:00 am. The test will be offered
again at 4:00-6:00 pm on the same day.

Master Composers/Hymn Festival
Students may perform a piece by a master composer or a hymn, and a piece of
their choice. Pieces by master composers must be original versions. Hymns
may be arrangements.
Martha M showed the printed festival certificates. The certificates have a
critique sheet printed on the back. Martha M stated that teachers may turn in
a separate critique sheet if they prefer.
There will be no voice entries in the festival.
There will be no printed program for the winners' recital.

Christmas program
Teachers are encouraged to turn in at the next meeting an estimate of the
number of their students that will participate in the Christmas program at the
Assisted Living Facility in Wesleyan Retirement Center.
The deadline for registration for the Christmas program is November 20. Turn
in a list of student names and titles of pieces and composers to chairman
Martha Marks. There will be no printed program; the performers will just be
announced.
If there is a large number of performers, we could also perform at the
adjacent Independent Living facility.
Students should be dressed up for this event. This is our association's
Christmas party.
Sarah will be in charge of the refreshments.

Presentation - The Conscious Ear
Sarah gave a presentation about The Conscious Ear. She recommended the book
The Conscious Ear by Alfred A. Tomatis. The book is about the benefits of
music. Music can be used to make autistic children communicate. Sarah
explained that talking into one's closed hand into the web between the thumb
and second finger, we are able to hear more.
Sarah announced the Rachmaninoff concert by the Austin Civic Chorus:
http://chorusaustin.org/events/

Ensemble
A list of ensemble pieces was handed out by Martha M.

January Meeting
The January meeting was moved to Lillian's studio in Round Rock.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 am.


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

BMTA News

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GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Join us at the next general meeting.
Date: Tuesday, October 9, at 8:30 am
Program: The Conscious Ear. Presenter: Sarah Stokes
Where: Velocity Music Academy, 2301 S. Lakeline Blvd., Suite 200, Cedar
Park, Texas 512-782-8721.

SA LATE REGISTRATION
The deadline for Fall SA late registration is October 19.  Email or mail registration forms to SA Chairman Lillian
Simmons.
Mail payment to Treasurer Martha Vallee. Late registration fee is $17 per
student.

MASTER COMPOSERS FESTIVAL
The deadline for Master Composers Festival registration is October 19. Mail
or
email entries to Chairman Lillian Simmons. Mail payments to treasurer Martha
Vallee.


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

September minutes

Minutes of meeting

The monthly meeting was held at Velocity Music Academy on September 11, 2012.

EVENTS
The next meeting will be Tuesday, October 9 at Velocity Music Academy at 8:30 am.
The theory registration deadline is October 9.
Lillian will confirm the judge for the Master Composers Festival.
The fall theory test will be in the morning. The fall festival will be in the afternoon, Nov. 11 at Concordia University in Cedar Park.
The SA registration deadline is Sept 14.  Return completed forms to Lillian lillian.martinez@usa.net . Mail payment to Martha Vallee, Treasurer , 111 Terjo Lane, Austin, Texas 78732

YEARBOOK
Electronic copies of the yearbook are available from Martha Marks marthamarks@yahoo.com

THE ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM
Kathy Rabago explained the Achievemnet Program of Carnegie Hall. It is associated with The Royal School of Canada.
The exams will be held at Velocity Music Academy in late November or early December.  Date TBA.
Examination fees are around $70 for beginners, around $115 for intermediate.
These examinations are very motivational.
This is a very serious program requiring strict musicianship. They provide a well rounded, honest assessment.
Etudes are included in the performance requirements.
Students must use their program's repertoire, and must perform 3 or 4 pieces by memory., Examinations include musicianship, sight reading.
The Syllabus is on line.
All information is in their website http://theachievementprogram.org


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