Apologies to Bolin Pan, Flute teacher, whose students' names were left out on the winners list of the Bach Complete Works Auditions.

Junior Flute winners: Emily Zheng, 1st place; Viola Chan, 2nd place

Senior Flute winner: Jamie Kwon, 1st place.

 Pasadena Teachers:

Posted are more details regarding Dr. Tyler Tom's celebration of life service. Dr. Tom was a member of Pasadena Branch when he passed away and many Pasadena members know of him. 

In the Fliers and Forms section, there is more information on the service. (Please keep scrolling down to read about his life history)

*Please note*  The Celebration will be similar to an Open House.  If you are unable to attend at start time, we will be taking breaks inbetween for delicious food and a glance through

 moments in Dr. Tom's Life,

 pictures etc.  And there is NOT an end time to this Celebration*

 

 

 

Please Join Us in Celebrating the Extraordinary Life ofDr. Tyler W. Tom(December 22nd, 1958 – September 6th, 2011) and remember him in all the ways that he touched our lives.The Celebration will take place on  Sunday, December 18th, 2011 at 2:00 pm at the home of Ronna Binn-Hersh and Louis R. Hersh,19365 Lemmer Drive Tarzana, CA 91356. There will be speakers, music and reception to follow. Please contact Ronna Binn-Hersh (818) 343-3095, ronnaandlou@roadrunner.com or Rosanna Marzaroli, torosannamusic@yahoo.com for additional information. If you are unable to attend and would like to share any memories of Dr. Tom, please let us know and we will be sure to include you in the Celebration. View the youtube to always remember him and his talent. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpCjbiVpd-M Tyler Tom began his piano studies at age nine in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has since gone on to perform as soloist, recitalist and chamber musician throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. In a recent appearance at the Los Angeles Convention Center, he performed before an audience of chief executives in marketing and promotions of all the major Television Broadcast Studios worldwide. Dr. Tom has been awarded first prize winner of the Los Gatos Artist Series, the Young Artist Series, Young Artist Guild, and the Fairworld Piano Competition in San Francisco. Dr. Tom is sought after not only for his dynamic appeal onstage as a pianist, but also for his expertise as clinician and master teacher. He maintained an active schedule of clinics, teaching residencies, master classes, and concert appearances on the stages of the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy, the California Association of Music Teachers, and the Music Teachers National Association. He was recognized as a leading adjudicator, and has reside as chair of the MTNA’s Collegiate Artist Performance Competition. Dr. Tom received his Bachelor of Music Degree at the Eastman School of Music, and continued his studies at USC with John Perry, where he was awarded the June Davison Prize honoring outstanding achievement in the field of piano pedagogy. He received two graduate degrees from USC: a Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts. Dr. Tom has been an assistant Lecturer at USC for five years, and has served on the faculties of Irvine Valley College and Chapman University.

 

A Kwortet Christmas Album Launch Party
Dec. 11, 2011 - 6pm
Paul Kwo and his fusion ensemble Kwortet will celebrate their Jazz/Rock/Classical fusion holiday album "A Kwortet Christmas" release with a live performance at the wonderful Gallery Nucleus.

Admission: $10 - General, $25 - VIP.
Location: Gallery Nucleus
210 East Main Street Alhambra, CA 91801
(626) 458-7482

More information at http://www.kwortet.com or at http://www.facebook.com/kwortet

CM panel teachers, please click Fliers and Forms and read about Important Dated Panel information.

Dr. Tyler Tom Memorial Concert, Dec. 18, 2011 - please read details in Fliers and Forms section.

Very Important Change:  VOCE Audition Date has been changed to February 12, 2012. Please take note of it. Same time and same location. 

CM Teachers: Your local teacher number is found in the Fliers and Forms section.

CM Tip.....

Students who are playing pieces with multiple movements should follow these guidelines for CM Evaluations:

Suite - only one movement is required for evaluations; multiple movements may be played if the students is applying for  Theme or Ensemble Recitals

Variations - play the opening movement, a few variations, and the closing movement only

Sonatas and Sonatinas - play one movement only

Preludes and Fugues - play the Prelude or Fugue, not both.

The list of movements for a Theme and Variations is just a suggestion.  Here is a better explanation:

 

Students need not prepare all the variations of a longer work, but should prepare enough variations to demonstrate the student’s abilities and show the varied characters.  (For example, if playing  Mozart's "Twinkle, Twinkle," just use 2 or 3 minutes worth of music....maybe 3-4 variations plus the theme and the closing variation.)  Evaluators will hear only the variations the student has prepared.  If the student has submitted the Variations for a convention recital, the evaluator must hear all prepared variations within the recital time limit.

CM News...

November 15 has come and gone. Thank you teachers for being so prompt in sending your CM envelopes. However, there were several who had missing documents and checks. Registration is not complete, unless the missing items are in CM Chair's hands. Please note that you can get help from this new webpage. Once again, please log onto this webpage as often as possible, not just once a month.

NEW: Local teacher numbers have been assigned. Please click Fliers and Forms and you will see Local Teachers Numbers listed.  Most teachers have the same number as last year, but because we have new teachers and because some teachers are not participating in CM, a few teachers' numbers are changed. Please remember these numbers from now till the end of CM in June, 2012. Thank you for your cooperation.

January 2, 2012 - Database will open for teachers to enter repertoire, enter students for Branch Honors and/or Convention Recitals. These are the level eligibility:

Branch Honors for Pasadena Branch - Levels 4 and above

Convention Festival Recital - Levels 3 and above
Convention Theme Recital - Levels 3 and above
Convention New Materials Recital - Levels 1 and above. Selection must be composed no earlier than 2002. Please refer to Syllabus 2007 for more information.

Here are some answers on frequently asked questions.
Students who are playing pieces with multiple movements should follow these guidelines for CM evaluations:

Suite - only one movement is required for evaluations; multiple movements may be played if student is applying for Theme or Ensemble Recitals.

Variations - Students need not prepare all the variations of a longer work, but should prepare enough variations to demonstrate his/her ability and show the varied characters. (For example, if playing Mozart's "Twinkle, Twinkle", just use 2 or 3 minutes worth of music ---maybe 3-4 variations plus the theme and the closing variation). Evaluators will hear only the variations prepared. If the student has submitted the Variations for a Convention Recital, the evaluator must hear all prepared variations within the recital time limit.

Sonatas and Sonatinas - play one movement only.

Preludes and Fugues - play either the Prelude or the Fugue, not both.

Important for CM Teachers....

Please take note that you are to only register your students from now till Nov. 15. No other information is needed from you at this time.

Please do not enter repertoire for students at this time.  You will do that after January 2, 2012. The computer will block you from doing that.

String Festival....

The guidelines and application for the String Festival is in the Fliers and Forms Section. This festival is a Branch music event and is not to be confused with VOCE, which is a MTAC State event. Students may participate in both events. Teachers, please go online to www.mtac.org to read more about the VOCE program.

The String Festival is chaired by Linda Stone and VOCE is chaired by Angela Whitaker and Bolin Pan. 

Teacher Help Form for Strings and Winds Teachers

The Teacher Help Form for Strings and Winds Teachers  is found in the Flier and Forms section, separately listed from the CM 17-page document. Please use the appropriate form - do not revise the keyboard form to send to Winna Tan.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Attention String and Woodwind Teachers......

It has been pointed out that the Teacher Help Form in the CM Document is only for Keyboard Teachers. We apologize that we didn't make provision for other disciplines.

Please do not revise the keyboard teacher help form. The form for Strings, Winds and Voice will be posted in a couple of days, in time for you to fill it out and send to CM Chair, Winna Tan. They will be listed separately in the Fliers and Forms section.

Apologies for the inconvenience caused. Thank you for your patience.

Register for CM now!

Only ONE more week before CM registration deadline and a few teachers are having questions.

One very common question is "What do we do when the student changes his/her mind about taking CM?". Go into your student's page and unclick the check mark that says Enrolled. The student will not be registered anymore.

Another question is "Recalling a student who did not participate in CM 2011". Most of those students cannot be registered because they don't have a 6-digit password. Therefore, you need to contact Winna Tan who needs to contact our state representative to get a password for the student.

Then there are students who transfer to other teachers. They have to be transferred by the state representative or else the student cannot be registered.

Therefore, you can see that all the above procedures take time and if you leave registration till Nov. 15, you may not be able to complete registration. Reminder: There is NO late registration. The database closes at midnight of Nov. 15 and not even your Branch Chair can help you out.

As of Sunday, Nov. 6, many teachers are not registered yet. REGISTER NOW!

Reasons for Ineligible for Certificate (IC)

Many teachers continue to question why their students received an IC for the evaluations. Here are the reasons why.

The "Ineligible for Certificate" rating shall be used for students who perform a proficient CM Performance Evaluation, but who have violated rules and regulations not related to performance quality.

STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE AN IC RATING ARE PERMITTED TO MOVE TO A HIGHER CM LEVEL AT THEIR NEXT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, BUT MAY NOT PERFORM AT CONVENTION OR BRANCH HONORS RECITALS OR RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE. HOWEVER, THEY MAY STILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR SENIOR AWARD.

Students shall receive an IC rating for any one of the following:
1. Performing incorrect repertoire categories, Syllabus piece, or not having a required Syllabus piece.
2. Performing technique from an incorrect Syllabus or level.
3. Advanced Level required Etude not from the Etude list.
4. Failing to provide original music scores for the Evaluator, including a second original score if the piece is not memorized.
5. Performing an Not Acceptable Repertoire.

Repertoire....

Teachers, To make sure all repertoire is acceptable for evaluations, carefully check your CM Syllabus and the Teacher Training PowerPoint for your instrument at www.mtac.org.

To view the Teacher Education PowerPoint, login to www.mtac.org, select CM Resources, then CM Documents. You will see a grid with the various CM related materials; select the Teacher Education file in the format of your choice (in the second row).

Piano Teachers: Method Book pieces are NOT acceptable for evaluations unless they are standard literature.

Composers Today...

Ron Anderson is the Chairperson for Composers Today for the Pasadena Branch. Please note:

January 10, 2012: Contact Ron Anderson with number of students you wish to enter into the Evaluations.
January 15, 2012: Send applications, fees, and compositions to Ron Anderson.

You may contact Ron if you have any questions: ronjanderson@gmail.com. Phone 626-355-9240

New for 2012 CM...

FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS: Sight Reading Study Time has been increased to 45 seconds for Levels 8 and above. Sight reading time for Levels Prep through 7 remain at 30 seconds.

Winners for Bach Complete Works...

The Bach Complete Works Auditions were held on Sunday, Oct 2, 2011. The winners from the Pasadena Branch are as follows:

1. Roza Yoder's students: Rachel Chen, 1st place; Jingfu Peng, 3rd place; Gabrielle Sipen, 1st place.
2. Vera Hoalim's student: Andrew Cuyekeng, 2nd place.
3. Bernadene Blaha's student: Asana Onichi, 2nd place.
4. Kevin Fitz-Gerald's students: Sabrina Kozak, 1st place; Justin Yew, 1st place.
5. Akiko Hasunuma's student: Arisa Ogino, 2nd place.
6. Jamie Pedrini's student: Chelsea Pan (flute), 3rd place.
7. Bolin Pan's students:
    Junior flute winners - Emily Zheng, 1st place; Viola Chan, 2nd place
    Senior flute winner - Jamie Kwon, 1st place

CONGRATULATIONS, students and teachers!!!

Bach Festival Online Registration.....

Teachers are reminded that the online registration for Bach Festival is now opened. The deadline for application is Friday March 9, 2012. Please send fees ($30.00/student and 10.00 teacher participation fee) and a copy of the Student List to Anna Chan, Chairperson. Please make check payable to MTAC Pasadena. The Bach Festival (Branch Level) will be held on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Church of Our Saviour, 535 W. Roses Rd, San Gabriel, 91775.

REMINDER....

Teachers who are planning to participate in the CM program, whether it is Path A or Path B, you have TWO (2) more weeks to register online. Deadline is 11.59 PM on Tuesday, November 15, 2011.

Please take note: If your student did not participate in CM in March 2011, you may not be able to re-enroll him or her unless he or she has a 6-digit password. Winna Tan, the CM Chair is not able to provide you with the 6-digit password. She has to contact the CCSR to receive the password and that takes time. If you ask her for that password on Tuesday evening, the 15th,  she may not be able to get it in time for you to register, and as a result, your student may be left out of the list. There is no late registration after Nov. 15.

PLEASE, REGISTER TODAY! 

CM Teachers, please note...

New this year! Students registering for CM Path A must be age 5 or older as of November 15, 2011. There is no age limit for Path B.

CM Packet

Apologies to those of you who have had issues accessing the Certificate of Merit packet in the Fliers and Forms section.  There was a redirect error that has now been fixed.  Please continue to let us know if you experience any difficulties on the website and we will do our best to fix it as soon as possible. 

Calendar is ready....

Dear Members:
The calendar is ready for you to view. Please refer to the dates on this website - they are correct and current. There are a few mistakes on the dates in the directory - please do not follow those dates. The following dates have been corrected and posted in this website:
Sun, April 29, 2012       YAG Recital and Senior Award Ceremony and Dinner (delete May 6 )
Sun, May 13, 2012        Branch Recital at Church of Our Saviour (delete May 6)
Sun, May 20, 2012        Scholarship Auditions (delete May 22, which is not a Sunday)

Sorry for all the above errors. Thank you.

Theme Festival Deadline....

This is to remind teachers that the deadline to apply for the French Composers Theme Festival is Friday, Oct. 21, 2011. Please request the application form from Vera Hoalim. The Theme Festival will be held on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011 at the Church of our Saviour. More information is listed in the Fliers and Forms section of this webpage.

Congratulations....

to Lily Chu Chen, whose two students are winners of the American Protege International Competition of Romantic Music 2011.

Claire Liu is one of the First Prize Winners for the Young Musicians Category (ages5-9) and her sister Sarah Liu is one of the Second Prize Winners for the Junior Category (ages 10-13). They will both perform on November 12, 2011 at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City. For more details, log onto www.americanprotege.com/Romantic2011.

Branch Recital.....

The first Branch Recital of the year was held on Sunday, Oct 16, at the Church of our Saviour in San Gabriel. Nine students of four teachers performed in the beautiful sanctuary. There were 8 piano solos, 1 piano duet and 1 violin solo. Thank you, Carol Lee and Shari Wang, co-chairs for organizing the event. A photo above shows students with their teachers - Dr. Jo Ann Haycraft, Carrie Kennedy, Tamara Krigman, and Cindy Liang. Thank you teachers for your students' participation in the recital.

Next Branch Recital will be on Sunday, Nov. 20 at the Pasadena Public Library. Recital application forms are in the Fliers and Forms section. Refer to your directory for Recital application deadlines. Support your Branch - send students to participate!

It is with sadness.....

that we announce the passing of Dr. Tyler Tom on Sep. 6, 2011. Dr. Tom was a member of MTAC Pasadena. A memorial concert is being planned in his memory. Look for more details on this blog.

CM Registration....

CM Online Registration for all disciplines (piano, voice, woodwinds, strings, harp) will end at 11.59 PM on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. No late registrations will be accepted and no corrections can be made. Please check your submissions carefully - spelling of names, CM level, Path A or B, and school grade. Students' birthdates are also compulsory. Last minute registration can result in computer jam, causing panic and maybe inability to register your students. California is a big state and over 30,000 students are registered for CM each year. Be the early bird and avoid disaster. Your CM Chair will not be able to help you if you miss the deadline!

Postmarked on Wed. Nov. 16, please send to Winna Tan the following:
1. Registration Fee (one check from teacher, made payable to MTAC Pasadena)
2. Student List and Student Fees List (the summary page)
3. Teacher Work Agreement on p. 17 of the 17-page CM document
4. Teacher Help Form for Testing days on p. 6 of the 17-page CM document
5. A separate check of $9.00 (refreshments) made payable to MTAC Pasadena

Thank you for your cooperation! If you know of teachers who are out of town and haven't registered their students, please alert them. They can get onto a computer anywhere to register.

Revised Master Class Date...

In the September 2011 Newsletter, there was a paragraph on CORRECTIONS IN THE DIRECTORY. The date Jan. 15, 2012 for a master class should be deleted.
The revised date is Sunday Feb. 19, 2012 for an Intermediate/Advanced Master Class by Bernadene Blaha. The deadline to apply will be Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.

There was an incorrect date in the Certificate of Merit application packet.  If you have already downloaded/printed the packet from the Fliers and Forms tab, please redownload and reprint it.  You can choose to print just page 5 in order to save paper, as the incorrect date was published - it should have read APRIL 29, rather than MAY 6 for the YAG recital and Senior Awards Ceremony & Dinner.  Sorry for the inconvenience. 

An Important Reminder....

Just a reminder for all teachers to read the MTAC Code of Ethics found in the new State Directory (2011-2012) on page 4. Teachers are not to hand out their business card to students at all music events (branch or state levels) or talk to students or their parents in regards to the hows and whys of music performance.

Welcome....

Dear Teachers:
Welcome to modern technology! Pasadena Branch now has a webpage/blog. This is a blog where news items will be added from time to time with no deadlines for you to submit news items. Email them to Winna at anytime and it will be posted.

Announcements of recitals, lectures or master classes will be on the Fliers and Forms page - please click on that Tab. Application forms and guidelines will also be on Fliers and Forms page.

The Calendar is still being worked on and more events will be posted.  Because the webpage is a public domain, please be reminded that whatever is posted will be read by anyone who logs onto the webpage.

***CM Teachers, the 17-page document is in the Fliers and Forms page. Please note, page 16 is for you to print for parents of students who are taking CM evaluations for the first time. Page 6 (Teacher Help Form) and Page 17 (Teacher Work Agreement) must be filled out and returned by Nov. 16 with CM Fees and Student List. Please make a copy of Pages 6 and 16 for your own records.***

If you would like any photos or articles posted, please email to mtacpasadena@yahoo.com as an attachment.

This webpage is still being worked on. You will see from time to time that there will be additions. All pertinent information will be posted in approximately a month's time. Thank you for your patience.

 

MTAC Pasadena Board 2010-2012

Beethoven Sonatas Lecture with Dr. Stewart Gordon on Oct 3, 2011.

Fliers and Forms

Dear Teachers:

Forms and application forms are available in the Fliers and Forms Tab. Access the forms by clicking on the forms that you need. It will open the form in Google Documents where you can print or download to your computer. If you have questions, please email mtacpasadena@yahoo.com.

MTAC Pasadena Website goes live!

We are finished with the testing phase of the blog and we are now live!  Please feel free to explore with the understanding that some areas of the site are still under construction.  Thank you for your cooperation in helping us take the step forward into delivering the news in a more efficient and timely manner. 

John Perry with Pasadena Members, July 4, 2011

MTAC Convention
(The left 2 ladies are from another Branch. Esther Chang, John Perry, Vera Hoalim, Winna Tan)
Photo taken at Q and A session with John Perry

August Post

Construction on the new webpage continues.  We are hoping to have a test webpage by October. 

Welcome

Coming Soon!  This will be the home of the MTAC Pasadena Branch Webpage!