Southern Division

11/04/2012

MTNA SOUTHERN DIVISION MEETING MINUTES

2012 MTNA CONFERENCE, Hilton New York City

Sunday, March 27, 2012, 5:00-6:00 PM, New York Suite

 

 

Call to Order: SO DIV Director Richard Scott called the meeting to order at 5:11 PM; approximate attendance: 26; see Addendum #1: Members Present

 

Approval of Minutes as submitted from the 27 MAR 2011 Southern Division Meeting at the MTNA Conference in Milwaukee, WI 

 

Door Prizes! SD Director, Richard Scott, invited all the state presidents to bring an item from their state for a door prize. We had a lot of fun with the prizes that were handed out throughout the meeting. Many thanks to Richard Scott, Southern Division Director, for such a fun plan! 

 

Reports from MTNA Southern Division Officers 

Richard Scott, NCTM, Director MTNA SD & MTNA Board of Directors:

• Confirmed invitation from UNCG for 2013 Southern Competitions. Paul Stewart: local coordinator.

• Working with University of Louisville for 2014 Southern Division Competitions.

• Future SD meeting sites are listed on his report.

• Created templates for the various SD reports. 

• When bad weather struck in Southern Division, Alabama came up with a help program that was supported by members of Southern Division as well as other divisions in MTNA. This could be a model for other states and other divisions. 

• Worked with Angela Willoughby and Carol Dennes on the SD 2012 competitions. Agreed that Director-elect would be the SD Officer to attend the 2012 competitions. (NOTE: MTNA only reimburses one SD Officer to attend the SD competitions). 

• Information on the SD Portal: Competition results and meeting minutes, along with thank you letter from Alabama MTA. 

• Worked with Collegiate Chapters Forum. Noted the national Pedagogy Program for collegiate chapters organized by the University of Michigan Chapter. 

• Three projects that the MTNA Board is involved in: 

-Review of competitions

-One for All: addressing the needs of non-piano members

-Revision of the Bylaws

• Attended the 2011 Milwaukee Conference following events:

Board of Directors Meetings, lunches and dinners

MTNA Collegiate Chapters Reception

Opening Session & ARC Ensemble Recital

Friends of the MTNA Foundation Fund Breakfast

Keynote Address: Bill Moore

Collegiate Chapter Session: University of Michigan and University of Oklahoma; preside

Collegiate Chapter Forum; preside

Southern Division Meeting and Reception; preside

Collegiate Chapter Session: Butler University

MTNA Programs Town Hall Meeting

National and State Leadership Lunch

Being Well: Bringing Wholeness and Purpose to the Practice of Leadership

Association 101

States by Size Meeting: 175-299 members; preside

State Presidents Advisory Council Meeting

Gala Cocktails and Dinner

Collegiate Chapter Session: University of South Carolina

Annual Business Meeting of the Association

Certification Reception

Denyce Graves/Warren Jones Recital

President’s Reception

Board of Directors Meeting

Awards Brunch

• July 2012 Board Meeting: Unable to attend

• Attended the December 2012 MTNA Board meeting, when the competitions were voted back in.

 

Martha Thomas, MTNA Southern Division Director-Elect

• Attended 2011 MTNA Conference

MTNA Membership Committee Meeting

Southern Division Meeting and Reception 

Summit for MTNA Leadership 

State Presidents Advisory Council Meeting 

MTNA Foundation Gala 

Annual Business Meeting of the Association 

College Faculty Forum 

Certification Reception 

President’s Reception 

Awards Brunch 

Presided at two sessions

  • MTNA Membership Committee 2011-2012

-Worked with Sigrid Luther, Chair, and other committee members to initiate new strategies for membership development

-Worked with SD State Presidents to encourage membership development. 

-Solicited suggestions regarding member recruiting and retention

• Attended 2012 SD Competitions in MS

-Worked with Carol Dennes, Chair, at Registration

-Chaired SD meeting held during the competitions

-Compiled SD results—SD Director posted them on Division Portal

• SD Student Travel Fund

-Solicited funds from SD states. Sent checks to Marge Bengel, MTNA Senior Deputy Executive Director. Total for 2012 was $4,474.00—increase of $131 over last year! 

-Sent names, addresses, and amounts to Marge Bengel for distribution to competition winners traveling to MTNA Conference in NYC

-Wrote accompanying letter to recipients

• Recent Business

-New Membership Slogan for 2012-2013: Involve-Inform-Inspire

-Three new Collegiate Chapters in SD

-New institutional SD member: East Tennessee State Univ., Johnson City, TN

     

Greetings from MTNA Officers and SD Past Directors:

Fay Adams, NCTM, MTNA SO DIV Immediate Past Director, MTNA Nominating Committee

Ben Caton, NCTM, MTNA President

Diane Higgins, NCTM, Past SD DIV Director

Paul Stewart, NCTM, Past MTNA President

 

Reports from State Presidents: 2-4 Points of Pride

Alabama—Cynthia Jones, NCTM

• 6-month wedding anniversary was yesterday (Congratulations!!!)

• Thank you to all the states & individuals who gave to the tornado recovery plan

• Introduced Wendy Fan, Alabama’s President-Elect 

Florida—Adrienne LeBlanc, NCTM

• Membership increased to 788 members and new collegiate chapter close to forming

• State Conference for 2012 will be held in Boca Raton

• FSMTA is recipient of two national awards this year:

*MTNA Commissioned Composer is from Florida

*State Affiliate of the Year is Florida

Georgia—Keith DeFoor, NCTM

• GMTA Logo: several versions available, including black and white and color, depending on need.

• GMTA Facebook Page has 122 likes

• Membership is 749

• Dawn McCord: President-Elect 

Kentucky—David Oyen, NCTM

• KMTA started a pedagogical commission for intermediate level students. 

• 2012 Conference will be held at Morehead State University

• Membership increased by 14 since 2012 SD Competitions in January!

Mississippi—Ian Hominick

• Barbara Tracey: President-elect

• MMTA Competitions—Added a graduate division. Tremendous increase in the voice participants. 
• MMTA Pre-College Auditions: Revised pre-college theory test rules. 

• MMTA enjoyed hosting 2012 Southern Division Competitions; thanks to everyone for their participation.

North Carolina—Diane Blanchard, NCTM

• Membership has increased to 554 members

• State Piano Competition just concluded

South Carolina—Derek Parsons

• Membership is 302 members

• Julia Helen Garris—2012 MTNA Foundation Fellow

Tennessee—Veronica Milnar

• Certification: Several applicants approved 

• 4 Collegiate Chapters

• TMTA member, Dr. Jerry Perkins, passed away September 2011. Address noted in her report.

Virginia—Gabriella Ryan

• 2012 VMTA Conference, Nov. 8-11, Shenandoah University, in Winchester

• 2012 MTNA Foundation Fellows: Anne James; Marjorie Lee; and Joanne Haroutounian

 

Reports from MTNA SO DIV Competition Coordinators and Competitions Chairs

Carol Dennes, Competition Chair; entrants 100; Representatives 27; BR 10; PNO 26; SR PNDuet 3; ST 21; VOI 13; WW 20; CHBR MUS 9; COMP 23

Carol Schutzmann, Composition; entrants: 23

Rachel Heard, Junior Performance; entrants: 19; PNO 8; ST 9; WW 2

Kevin Chance, Senior Performance; entrants: 34; BR 3; PNO 9; PNDuet 3; ST 9; VOI 5; WW 5

Diana Aubrey, Young Artist and Chamber Music; YA entrants: 35; BR 7; PNO 9; ST 6; VOI 4; WW 9; CHBR MUS 9

SO DIV Winners at 2012 MTNA Conference: see Addendum #2

Rachel Heard, Junior Coordinator, reminded us that Southern Division is alive and well in instruments other than piano.

Report from MTNA Southern Division Certification Commissioner: Jo Plunkett, NCTM

• Graded examinations, portfolios, and teacher profile projects: Certification exams 6; Certification portfolios 2; Certification teacher profile projects 5

• Certifications completed in SO DIV 15

 

Unfinished Business

• Director Richard Scott acknowledged and expressed thanks to Angela Willoughby, Local Coordinator for the Southern Division Meetings and Competitions at Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi. Many thanks to all the others in Mississippi who helped with hosting the competitions. 

• Director Richard Scott read some of the “Thank you” letters that were sent to him from the Southern Division winners who participated in the national competitions.

• Director Richard Scott reminded everyone that the “Thank you” letter from Alabama MTA has been posted on the MTNA Southern Division Portal. He also mentioned that we could use the Alabama MTA process for further Southern Division disaster relief when needed. 

 

New Business

Attention to three MTNA Board initiatives: 

• Cancellation and reinstatement of MTNA competitions in brass, woodwinds, strings and voice: A committee has been appointed by the MTNA Board to review the competitions. The committee will address how to make the competitions more attractive and will offer suggestions for improvements.

• “One for All: One Association For All Music Teachers”: This initiative was presented by MTNA CEO Gary Ingle in the FEB/MAR 2012 issue of “The American Music Teacher”. Gary Ingle is looking for ways that MTNA can serve non-pianist members. 

• MTNA Bylaws: These haven’t been updated since 2001. A committee has been appointed by the MTNA Board to revise these items. 

Installation of new Southern Division Officers:

Kevin Chance Competition Chair

Rachel Heard Senior Competition Coordinator

Carol Dennes Junior Competition Coordinator

Marc Hebda Director-elect

Martha Thomas Director

Information Items

• Congratulations to the following 2012 National Awards Recipients: State Affiliate of the Year: Florida State MTA, Adrienne LeBlanc, NCTM, president; and Distinguished Composer of the Year: M. Shawn Hundley, Port Orange FL

• Congratulations to Marc Hebda, new Southern Division Director-elect

• 2013 MTNA SO DIV Meetings and Competitions: The University of North Carolina Greensboro, 18-21 JAN 2013. Paul Stewart, Local Coordinator

• Upcoming meetings/competitions: 2014 KY; 2015 TN; 2016 FL; 2017 SC; 2018 VA; 2019 AL; 2020 GA; 2021 MS

• MTNA Conferences: 09-13 MAR 2013, Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim CA; 22-26 MAR 2014, Marriott Hotel, Chicago IL

 

Adjourn/No-Host Social Hour In Hilton Lounge

 

ADDENDUM #1: Members present

Name State Position

Fay Adams TN Past SD Director; MTNA Nominating Committee, Member

Diane Blanchard NC President

Kevin Chance AL SD Senior Performance Competitions Coordinator

Cindy DeFoor GA Member

Keith DeFoor GA President

Robin Engleman GA GMTA Certification Chair

Wendy Faughn TN President-elect

Debra Gunnerson VA Past-President

Rachel Heard MS SD Junior Performance Competitions Coordinator 

Marc Hebda FL SD Director-elect

Diane Higgins NC Past SD Director

Ian Hominick MS President

Denise Hornsley FL FSMTA/VP for MTNA Competition Events

Adrienne LeBlanc FL President

Cynthia MacCrae AL President

Leonard Mastrogiacomo FL FSU (Retired)

Norma Mastrogiacomo FL FSU

Dawn McCord GA President-elect

Veronica Milnar TN President

David Oyen KY President

Jo Plunkett FL SD Certification Chair

Richard Scott (KY) SD Director

Paul Stewart NC Past MTNA National President

Martha Thomas GA SD Director-elect

Barbara Tracy MS President-elect

Pat Tuley MS Past SD Certification Chair

 

ADDENDUM #2: SO DIV Winners at 2012 MTNA Conference

Junior Performance String Cameron Lugo (SC), Second Place

Woodwind Emma Resmini (VA), First Place

Senior Performance Brass Ed Gunther (NC), Second Place

String Brian Hong (VA), First Place

Young Artist Performance Brass David McLemore (GA), First Place

String Caroline Cox (NC), First Place

Voice Trey Smagur (GA), First Place

Chamber Music String Avalon Trio (TN), Third Place

Julian Calvin, Piano

Joel Campbell, Violin

Kenneth Coca, Cello

Composition Young Artist Elizabeth Kowalski (NC), Third Place

03/03/2012

MTNA 2012 SOUTHERN DIVISION

BUSINESS MEETING AND DINNER

14 January 2012; 6:00 PM The Irish Frog 507 Springridge Road, Clinton, MS

 

MINUTES

DIRECTOR REPORT • SO DIV Reception @ MTNA NYC Conference—NYC hotel reception prices prohibitive:

In these economic times I don’t want to burden each state with a $200+ assessment; we’ll meet in

a no-host social hour at the hotel bar following the meeting.

• BOARD MEETINGS July 2011: Director did not attend meeting December 2011: 1) Attended and voted to rescind the July motion regarding the elimination of the MTNA String,

Voice Brass and Woodwind competitions; 2) Approved positive financial audits; 3) Approved “One for All: One Association for All Music Teachers” designed to emphasize the

association’s commitment to all music teachers and to expand programs and services to

non-piano members; 4) Approved update and revision to MTNA Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.

• INFORMATIONAL 1) Dues adjustment:

Dues up $2 for the 2012-13 membership year; pursuant to Board policy (consumer price

index rate of inflation x current dues, 3.11%)

2) Future dates for SD Competitions and Meetings:

2013 SC 2014 KY 2015 TN 2016 FL 2017 SC 2018 VA 2019 AL 2020 GA 2021 MS

3) Future MTNA Conferences:

Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, CA, 09-13 MAR 2013

Marriott Hotel, Chicago, IL, 22-26 MAR 2014

4) 2013 MTNA Southern Division Meetings and Competitions:

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

DIRECTOR-ELECT REPORT • Membership Committee:

As a member of the National Membership Committee, the Director-elect invited comments and suggestions from the state presidents. Any thoughts regarding membership recruitment and retention may be sent to Martha Thomas (mlthomas@uga.edu).

• Southern Division Travel Fund: The Director-elect reminded the state presidents that each state association is asked to contribute $1.00 per member for the travel fund that helps the Southern Division winners travel to

the national conference.

THANK YOU—FROM ALABAMA MTA!!!

Thank you to all Southern Division Chairs, Coordinators, Mississippi Music Teachers Association, Mississippi College Faculty (in particular, Angela Willoughby, Benjamin Williams, and Michael Rushing for the many hours of preparation in hosting Southern Division), staff and students for time and efforts to make this competition a success!

COMPETITION REPORTS: SEE PDF ATTACHMENT

Carol Dennes, Chair Diana Aubrey, Young Artist and Chamber Music Kevin Chance, Senior Rachel Heard, Junior Carol Schutzmann, Composition

CERTIFICATION REPORT: NO REPORT

Jo Plunkett

STATE PRESIDENTS’ REPORTS: CYNTHIA JONES, ALABAMA

• Conference: Jacksonville State University, June 7-9, 2012, Guest Artist is Neil Rutman. Guest clinician is Dr. Agnes Wan of Lipscomb University in Nashville. We will have three member presenters, including sessions on Collaborative Piano, and Alexander Technique.

• Awards and Recognitions: Kseniia Poistiankina, student of Yakov Kasman, won 3rd place at the 2011 MTNA National Conference.

• Newsletter and/or Communication: The SoundBoard is published online three times per year: in March, August and November. Those who need hard copies of this and other AMTA material may request them for a $25 annual fee to cover printing and postage.

ADRIENNE LEBLANC, FLORIDA

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77th Annual Conference: Better Together: S-T-R-E-T-C-H-I-N-G- the Limits of Collaboration. November 3-6, 2011. Hilton Daytona Beach Resort. Concert artist Howard Shelley, pianist, with the Central Florida Chamber Ensemble. Shawn Hundley – Commissioned Composer Awards and Recognitions: MTNA Distinguished Composer of Year 2012: Shawn Hundley Activities and Accomplishments: Made all registration forms for FSMTA non-competitive events and all scholarship application forms to be interactive electronic PDF Internet forms.

KEITH DEFOOR, GEORGIA • Conference: The 2012 GMTA Annual Conference will be 1-3 November 2012 at Young Harris

College in Young Harris, Georgia. The conference recitalist will be Alexander Kobrin, and the

pedagogy headliner will be Sam Holland. • Activities and Accomplishments: GMTA has a five-level theory testing program which

incorporates ear training at each level. Detailed information of GMTA’s theory testing program

can be found at http://www.georgiamta.org/studentActivities-theory.php. • The GMTA Facebook page is found at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Georgia-Music-

Teachers-Association/114475588629092

DAVID OYEN, KENTUCKY • Conference: The 2012 Conference will be held at Morehead State University, Morehead,

Kentucky, October 19-21. Conference artist will be Dr. Eunbyol Ko and Commissioned

Composer is Charles Smith. • Activities and Accomplishments: KMTA continues to promote the work of Kentucky Composers.

Spring composition recitals are being held in addition to the annual fall recital at the KMTA state conference. In addition, 2011 saw the first pedagogical composition commission performance at the state conference – David Doran’s Passacaglia Permutations for violin, cello, and piano.

• Newsletter: The Kentucky Music Teacher is published two times per year in hard copy. This

journal is also available on the web. A What’s Happening column allows members and associations to publish upcoming events, member’s activities, special honors and awards, professional activities, milestones, student achievements, and other pertinent information. Pedagogical articles are also welcomed for inclusion.

IAN HOMINICK, MISSISSIPPI • Local Associations: One group that should be specifically commended is The Gulf Coast Music

Teachers Association. They have “reinvented” their group after the devastation of Katrina with a successful membership drive and an impressive web site. Our congratulations for the tremendous work they have done in recruiting and organization over the past year.

• Awards and Recognition: MMTA was the recipient of a $3,200 Grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission.

• Our 2011 Conference was hosted by Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, MS from November 4-5. The Guest Artists were the Navy Brass out of New Orleans and our Guest Clinician was Helen Marlais. The IMTF speaker was Pamela Pike from LSU and our 2011commissioned composer was James Sobaskie of Mississippi State University.

DIANE BLANCHARD, NORTH CAROLINA • Newsletters & Communications: NCMTA currently prints 2 newsletters per year, the North

Carolina Music Teacher; we’ll publish the first digital version of the NCMT in Sept 2012 and print this edition as well. NCMTA is currently trying to determine the best way to communicate information to our members.

• 2011 NCMTA Conference: Salem College Winston-Salem, Oct 27-30. MTNA State Performance Competitions & Winners Recital (More entries in Strings than Piano). Conference Artist: Marina Lomazov, University of SC. Commissioned Composer: Dr John Supko, Duke University. Presenter: Robert Vandall, NCTM, Composer/Teacher. Performance by Oakton Six Piano Ensemble, Chicago IL

• NCMTA 2011 Piano Contest: 610 students entered at the District Level. Students receiving Superiors progressed to the State Level. Those receiving Superiors there are invited to perform at a recital at the annual conference.

DEREK PARSONS, SOUTH CAROLINA • Conference: SCMTA held its 51st Annual Conference Nov. 3-5, 2011 at the South Carolina

Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities in Greenville, SC. The SCMTA State competitions were held across town at Bob Jones University. The Conference Artist was Volodymyr Vynnytsky, and the clinicians were Ted Cooper, Barbara Rice Goldberg, and Julianne Miranda.

• Membership: 42 new members since 01 July 2011 • Member Recognition: Julia Helen Garris was an active teacher in Columbia, SC her entire life.

She passed away during the summer of 2011. She embodied the stated mission of MTNA. In recognition of her outstanding accomplishments in the field of music teaching and her example as a “Quintessential Music Teacher,” SCMTA has nominated Julia Helen Garris, NCTM as an MTNA Foundation Fellow.

VERONICA MILNAR, TENNESSEE • Conference: TMTA is now offering for the first time, online registration to its membership

beginning with the 2011 conference. We are working to encourage and make members aware of this option when registering, to custom-fit the application to TMTA’s needs, and to troubleshoot problems that have arisen.

• Member Recognition: TMTA is saddened to announce that Dr. Jerry R. Perkins, a long time member of TMTA and MTNA and fellow colleague, lost his short battle with cancer on September 29, 2011. His local membership was with Middle Tennessee Music Teachers Association. During his tenure, he served as state president, local president, and Southern Division chair, Tennessee Teacher of the Year as well as concertized and published articles for his field for many years. For forty-two years he served as Professor of Music and serving as the head of the keyboard department at Middle Tennessee State University. A scholarship fund has been established in Jerry’s name. Donations can be sent to:

Jerry Perkins Memorial Scholarship Fund MTSU Foundation

PO Box 109

Murfreesboro, TN 37132

GABRIELLA RYAN, VIRGINIA • Conference: Oct. 27-30, 2011, Virginia Commonwealth University, Ann Schein, guest artist. We

doubled our attendance at our annual conferences the past 2 years by increasing our email advertising to monthly reminders, and by allowing registration by email and PayPal. We began our conference these past 2 years with an Opening Ceremonies Member Recital, including flowers and balloons.

• Activities and Accomplishments: We have updated our website to make it more user-friendly and visually stimulating, and have placed our yearbook and newsletter online. We will begin giving members the option of receiving these online rather than with paper copies to reduce our expenses. We have also begun having our Spring Conference by teleconference.

• Additional Information: We are currently in the process of updating our Theory Testing to include contemporary techniques. One of our members worked with MTNA to poll other states to see if this was included in their theory testing. The results were that very few states included techniques used in music composition beyond 1900! Virginia will be one of the leaders in this regard. We’ll keep MTNA informed of the progress we’re making.

 

03/03/2012

Thank you—From Alabama MTA!!!

AMTA wishes to express our heartfelt appreciation to the many individuals and state MTAs who opened your hearts and pocketbooks to help keep the gift of music in the lives of those impacted by the tornadoes of April 27, 2011. Individuals as well as MTAs from Louisiana, Georgia, North Carolina, Mississippi, Virginia, Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas and Kentucky, combined with a $5000 matching gift from the MTNA Foundation, have given over $13,000 to help students and teachers continue studying and teaching music during the 2011-2012 year.

Thanks to the many contributions from across the country, students suffering from the financial impact of the storms have been able to continue lessons when they would not have been able to otherwise. Lessons have been subsidized, allowing teaching income to continue rather than being lost. Much of the music that was lost or destroyed has been replaced. Below is a note from a teacher sharing the impact that the generosity of so many has had on her studio:

I want to take this opportunity to offer my sincere THANKS to all teachers who have contributed in order to help fellow teachers maintain their present studios. Words cannot adequately express my appreciation for all of the donations from around the globe! My studio has been directly affected by the April 27th tornado which tore through Pleasant Grove, Alabama; destroying both my home and many of the homes of my students. So many needs have been met and continue to be met through the generosity of fellow music teachers! If it were not for the sacrificial giving of these teachers, my studio would not exist today. Please know that through these donations, lives will be changed forever. This is not simply because of the availability for my students to be able to afford to continue their music studies, but also because of the opportunity to help these students to heal emotionally from such a devastating event in their lives. As we all know, the making of music is not only a mental and physical endeavor, but an emotional one as well.

Again, I THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart! May you all be truly blessed for your efforts!

Juliann Haley Pleasant Grove

In her writing, Juliann also stated that “the emotional toll this event has taken on each individual has been much greater than any physical one. Many children have begun and continue to be counseled about their fears, etc. Many families have continued to struggle with financial difficulties brought about by this devastating event.... To this date, so many are still not back into a home in Pleasant Grove but are displaced throughout the Birmingham metro area, and yet there is daily evidence of more and more rebuilding of both lives and homes...brick by brick and heart by heart.”

If you know of teachers or students who continue to be affected by the storms and may not be aware of AMTA’s assistance program, please put them in touch with AMTA President Cynthia MacCrae, cmaccrae@montevallo.edu, 205-665-5445.

 

23/10/2011

MTNA SOUTHERN DIVISION MEETING MINUTES

2011 MTNA CONFERENCE, Milwaukee, WI

Sunday, 27 MAR 2011, 5:00-6:00 PM, Oak Room

Martha Thomas, Southern Division Director-Elect

 

Call to Order: SO DIV Director Richard Scott called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM; approximate attendance: 30; see Addendum #1: Members Present

 

Approval of Minutes with corrections from the 21 MAR 2010 Southern Division Meeting at the MTNA Conference in Albuquerque, NM 

 

Door Prizes! The biggest surprise were all the exciting door prizes provided by the Southern Division Director. There were quite a lot of prizes, and these were handed out throughout the meeting. Fun for all—Many thanks to Richard Scott, Southern Division Director!

 

Reports from MTNA Southern Division Officers

Richard Scott, NCTM, MTNA Southern Division Director

• Attended/participated in MTNA Albuquerque, NM Conference, MAR 2010
• Attended/participated in SO DIV Competitions, Columbus State University, JAN 2011
• MTNA Collegiate Chapter Forum: selected proposals for MTNA Milwaukee Conference

Martha Thomas, NCTM, MTNA Southern Division Director-elect

• Attended MTNA Albuquerque, NM Conference, MAR 2010
• SO DIV Student Travel Fund: collected and distributed $4,343.00
• MTNA Membership Committee: Have been in touch with the SO DIV Presidents encouraging membership development in each state, and solicited suggestions regarding membership recruiting and retention

Fay Adams, NCTM, MTNA SO DIV Immediate Past Director, Past MTNA Board of Directors

• No report; warm greetings to SO DIV members

 

Greetings and Comments: Ben Caton, NCTM, MTNA President-elect, and Sigrid Luther, NCTM, MTNA Vice-President, expressed greetings, appreciation and thanks for SO DIV member support. Sigrid emphasized the new membership campaign, “Each One Reach One”. Working together, we can introduce many more
music teachers to the benefits of MTNA membership! 

 

Reports from MTNA SO DIV Competition Coordinators and Competitions Chairs

• Carol Dennes, Competition Chair; entrants 130; Representatives 33; BR 9; PNO 26; SR PNDuet 5; ST 21; VOI 13; WW 20; CHBR MUS 9; COMP 27

• Carol Schutzmann, Composition; entrants: 27

• Rachel Heard, Junior Performance; entrants: 21; PNO 9; ST 7; WW 5

• Kevin Chance, Senior Performance; entrants: 35; BR 2; PNO 9; PNDuet 5; ST 7 VOI 6; WW 6

• Diana Aubrey, Young Artist and Chamber Music; YA entrants: 37; BR 7; PNO 8; ST 7; VOI 6; 

WW 9; CHBR MUS 9

• SO DIV Winners at 2011 MTNA Conference: see Addendum #2

• Carol Dennes noted that the competition facilities for the 2011 competitions, held at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, were excellent. She also thanked Fred Cohen, Department Chair at CSU, for stepping in at the last minute. 

Report from MTNA Southern Division Certification Commissioner: Jo Plunkett, NCTM

• Graded examinations and portfolios: Certification exams for piano 9; Certification portfolios 6; Certification exams for voice 3

• 11 Certifications completed in SO DIV 

Reports from State Presidents: 2 Points of Pride

Alabama—Cynthia Jones

• Conference: Scheduled for June 9-11, 2011 at Jacksonville State University
• AMTA received grant funding from the Alabama State Council for the Arts for their 2009 conference

Florida—Marc Hebda 

• FSMTA celebrated its 75^th annual conference: Diamond Anniversary, June 10-13, 2009, with 56 years as a MTNA affiliate
• FSMTA has a new endowment for junior music education majors

Georgia—Keith DeFoor

• 2011 Susan Andrews, MTNA Foundation Fellow
• 6 new NCTMs; Overhaul of the GMTA Procedural Manual; GMTA Facebook Page (new as of April 2011); and new GMTA website coming within this next year

Kentucky—David Oyen

• 5 Collegiate Chapters
• Nan Baker Richerson, NCTM, winner of the 2011 MTNA Foundations-Piano Technicians Guild Recreational Music Making Scholarship

Mississippi— Ian Hominick

• Biggest challenge facing MMTA is to increase membership
• 2011 Conference—Clinician is Helen Marlais; Guest Artists—US Navy Band and Band small ensembles

North Carolina—Elizabeth LaBelle

• Focus on Composition: Has increased members’ interest; workshops throughout the year
• Six 1^st place Winners in S. Div. this year; 2010 Conference was well attended

South Carolina—Derek Parsons

• National Composer of the year is from South Carolina, and Member Robin Zemp, 2011 MTNA Foundation Fellow
• 2010 Conference was SCMTA’s 50^th Anniversary Celebration! All past presidents were invited.

Tennessee—Sandy Triplett

• Free membership for everyone who has not been in their organization for 5 years or more
• Applications for TMTA events are now online—Pay fees online as well; Facebook Page

Virginia—Lisa Withers (Member Debbie Fennerstrom gave the report for Lisa Withers.)

• VMTA had their first Teleconference Meeting—very successful

 

 

 

Old Business

• The state presidents agreed that they liked the standardized report form from Southern Division Director, Richard Scott.
• Richard Scott reminded everyone that the Southern Division Directories were no longer being printed.
• Richard Scott shared the cards and letters from students who received travel money from Southern Division.
• Richard Scott thanked the presidents for the money each state contributed towards the reception

New Business

• Nominating Committee: Sandy Triplett made the motion, and Sigrid Luther seconded the motion, that Fay Adams be a member of the Nominating Committee. Motion Passed. Fay Adams was elected to the Nominating Committee. 
• We welcomed Roy Wylie, former Southern Division President and former Alabama MTA President, to the meeting.

Announcements

• 2012 MTNA SO DIV Competitions, January 13-16 at Mississippi College, Clinton, MS. Angela Willoughby is the Local Competition Coordinator.
• 2012 MTNA Conference, March 24-28, New York City
• 2013 MTNA Conference, March 9-13, Anaheim, CA
• 2014 MTNA Conference, March 22-26, Chicago, IL

 

Adjournment: at 6:00 pm with reception following in the same venue

ADDENDUM #1: Members present

Adams, Fay (TN), SO DIV Immediate Past Director

Brown, Stephen (KY), member

Caldwell, Karen (TN), Local President (KMTA)

Campbell, Aurelia (GA), member

Caton, Benjamin (TN), National President-elect

DeFoor, Keith (GA), President

Faughn, Wendy (AL), 1^st VP for AMTA

Faw, Victoria Fischer (NC), NCMTA Certification Chair

Fennerstrom, Debbie (VA), member

Gunnerson, Debra (VA), member

Hebda, Mark (FL), President

Hominick, Ian (MS), President

Kitts, Paulette (FL), FSMTA Foundation President

Jones, Cynthia (AL), President

LaBelle, Liz (NC), President

LeBlanc, Adrienne (FL), President-Elect

Luther, Sigrid (TN), National Vice-President

Mastrogiacomo, Norma (FL), member

Mastrogiacomo, Leonard (FL), member

McRoberts, Terry (TN), member

Olander, Jennifer (TN), member

Oyen, David (KY), President

Parsons, Derek (SC), President

Passburg, Alissa (TN), Chattanooga Collegiate Chapter, President

Plunkett, Jo (FL), SO DIV Certification Commissioner

Powell, Sally (TN), CMTA Recording Secretary

Scott, Richard (KY), SO DIV Director

Seifert, Nowea (TN), member

Slingerland, Julie (VA), member

Thomas, Martha (GA), SO DIV Director-elect

Triplett, Sandy (TN), President

ADDENDUM #2: SO DIV Winners at 2011 MTNA Conference

Composition Junior Matthew Reichenberger (FL), Winner

Composition Young Artist Liliya Ugay (GA), Winner

Junior Performance Woodwind Alison Dettmer (VA), Third Place

Senior Performance Brass Ed Gunther (NC), Third Place

String Annie Bender (TN), Second Place

Voice Niclole Hodgins (NC), Second Place

Woodwind Evan Clark (SC), Second Place

Young Artist Performance Brass Matthew Shipes (GA), Second Place

Piano Kseniia Polstiankina (AL), Third Place

Voice Jasmine Habersham (GA), Third Place

Woodwind Xin Gao (NC), Winner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

01/06/2011