Sept. 2009
MTAC MARIN BRANCH NEWSLETTER
President's Message
Hello to all Members! I am your new president of the MTAC Marin Branch. I know that everyone is busy setting up their studios and getting settled for this new school year and hope that your studios are full of eager students. I was hoping that I would be getting lots of calls from parents looking for teachers but there has not been very many calls yet. If you have room in your studio, let me know and I will direct students in your area when I do receive calls.
I would like to first thank Elenor Barcsak for her work as president last year. She was very involved with the MTAC and has been a great help to me as I start my term. I hope I can do as well. I would also like to thank the board for all their help this past year. I am also glad to see some new faces joining our board for this new year. I also want to mention that I will be available for questions or suggestion that might come up.
Fall Potluck
Our fall potluck on will be at Carol LaRusso’s house at 14 San Benito Way in Novato, Sunday October 4th at 4 pm. This might be the last year Carol will be able to host so lets all come and enjoy her hospitality and exchange ideas on how you would like the board to proceed this year. Our membership is declining and we need to refresh ourselves to make membership in our branch more attractive for new teachers.
Directions to Carol La Russo: Take HWY #1 to Novato. EXIT San Marin/ Heatherton go west on San Marin Drive approx. 2 miles to a Shopping Center at San Ramon Way and turn left. Go 4 blocks and turn Left on San Benito Way. #14 San Benito Way is the forth house on the right.
Carol’s email: steinwaylit@aol.com
October Student Recital
RECITAL DATE: Sunday October 11, 2009
TIME: 2:00 pm.
At: JB Piano
CHAIR: Karen Rodgers res.1ctmd@vertzon.net
25 La Costa Court
Novato CA 94947
ENTRY DEADLINE: OCTOBER 1st 2009 (ALWAYS 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE RECITAL DATE). To enter your students, you can download an entry form from the website. Mail Entry Form to chair. We are no longer charging a student fee for these recitals.
Each Teacher is allowed 10 minutes total time per Program and a total of 7 students.. The only exceptions are for a student who is also entering the Margaret B. Davis Competition and is required to play in a Student Recital in order to qualify to enter the Competition.
In Memorium
We lost two of our members this summer.
Robaline Meacham passed away after a long illness. She was a prominent pianist and well-known teacher in the Bay Area. She performed with the San Francisco Symphony. In addition to her achievements as a teacher and performer, she was also considered a most gifted composition student by her teacher, Darius Milhaud, when she was a student at Mills College.
Charles Meacham has also passed away. He was Concertmaster of the Marin Symphony for over 40 years and very respected as both a teacher and performer.
Marin has lost two very fine musicians and long standing members of our Branch.
Teacher To Teacher
It’s almost time to begin the new teaching year!
Are you looking forward to getting back in the swing of teaching?
Could you use some new ideas to energize your studio?
Do you have teaching tips that you want to share?
Whether you are a seasoned teacher or new to the scene, the fall is a great time to meet or reconnect with the many gifted and creative teachers who belong to Marin MTAC.
Please join us for “Teacher to Teacher”, an informal gathering with fellow branch members to exchange ideas about teaching. The first session of the school year will be hosted by Marie Carbone at her home in Sausalito on Friday morning, October 2nd, from 9:30-11am.
Please RSVP at mmarguerite@yahoo.com by September 15th.
Friday morning not a good time for you?
Please email Marie at mmarguerite@yahoo.com and let her know a time that works for you. We will schedule future sessions according to the feedback we receive.
Announcements
SENT FROM AMY LUNDBLAD TO ALL THE MTAC PRESIDENTS TO FORWARD TO THE BRANCH
I am inviting you to our 6th Annual Golandsky Berkeley Seminar and hope that you will print and/or forward this information to your membership. The faculty at the Golandsky Institute is, as you may know, based on the East Coast such that they don’t get to the West Coast often. I feel compelled to get this invitation out to all MTAC branches to reach out to all, but particularly to those who are injured and looking for answers.
SAVE THE DATE
Saturday November 21, 2009
The Berkeley Piano Club
2724 Haste Street
Berkeley, California
Also Private Lessons and Lesson Observation Opportunities
Friday, Nov 20: John Bloomfield, Robert Durso, and Marc Steiner
Sunday, Nov 22: John Bloomfield, Robert Durso, Marc Steiner , Elizabeth Swarthout and Debbie Poryes
Monday, Nov 23: Elizabeth Swarthout and Marc Steiner
Whether you are just beginning to explore the Taubman Approach or you have had any amount of experience with it, the Golandsky Institute Berkeley Seminar offers an exciting array of opportunities for you to expand your knowledge and skills. In a new format this year, a one-day seminar on Saturday will be preceded on Friday and followed on Sunday and Monday by private lessons (in private studios). Private lessons, according to the wishes specified by the student beforehand, may or may not be observed by others registered for the Seminar.
The registration tuition for the Saturday Seminar is $175, or $125 discounted price if you register before Nov 1 (suggested donation). Private lessons are charged separately, but lesson observation is included in the Saturday Seminar tuition price. For more information or to register, please click on this link, or cut and paste http://sites.google.com/site/golandskyinstberkeleyseminar/
Thank you and see you at the Seminar!
Elizabeth Swarthout, Seminar director.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT ELENOR BARCSAK
CAME ACROSS AT THE STATE CONVENTION:
A tempo Upgrade Discount
To all Owners of A tempo (Versions 3 and 4):
This summer Jean and I attended 6 State Music Teachers Association
conferences. We gave presentations at four of them and had a booth for
showing A tempo at all of them. Overall, the response was very gratifying,
as well as the comments from owners of A tempo.
Several teachers remarked that they were waiting for their income to pick up
in order to buy A tempo or to upgrade. So, we decided to help out by
offering our "Back-to-Studio Bonanza". The deal is: Until September 30, all
owners of previous versions of A tempo can upgrade to the new Version 4 at
very special prices.
For example, the regular Upgrade Price for owners of Deluxe version 3 is
normally $145.00 (half price off the regular copy). However, until September
30, you can purchase the Version 4 Upgrade (downloaded) for only $110.00 (a
savings of more than 60% off the regular copy price). Similar savings are
available to owners of the Basic, Special and Institute editions.
To see a list of the major changes in version 4, click here:
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To see all the special, limited-time prices on the web site, and/or to order
your upgrade, click here: http://atemposoftware.com/UpgPricing_Special.htm
In addition, for any current owner of A tempo who wants to move up to a
higher edition,(for example, from Basic to Deluxe), those prices, too, are
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http://atemposoftware.com/features.htm
Click here to see the limited-time prices for moving up:
http://atemposoftware.com/UpgPricing_oe_PPal_Special.htm
Please let me know if you have any questions or if you want to purchase
without using PayPal.
Dennis
Dennis McEntire
President
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Deadline for next newsletter: Sept. 26th
Please send newsletter items to Paul Agricola. pagricola@hotmail.com
Piano Duo Concert
Sandra Simich and Alberto Portugheis
Saturday,October 3, 2009, 5 pm
J B Pianos,540 Irwin Street,San Rafael
Program:
Schubert: Fantasy in f minor,op 103
Debussy: Petite Suite
Ravel :Mother Goose
Faure: Dolly,opus 56
Rachmaninov :Six Morceaux,op11
Suggested donation:$15 /$12 students and seniors
Alberto Portugheis
Master Class at JB Pianos
During his short visit from London,pianist Alberto Portugheis (see above) will be also teaching a master class and private piano lessons.For more information please call Galen at JB Pianos 415-456 9280 or Sandra Simich 415 482 9903.
http://www.apion.org.uk/tapsim
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