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From the President
What a summer this has been. I hope you all found time to relax and recharge. I want to extend one more HUGE thank you to Melanie Harris for being a wonderful president and such a terrific example of 'juggling hats' with grace and style. Thanks to Melanie's efforts along with Me-gan Hennings and Mary Grant to complete our entry form, our chapter won the WSMTA Chapter of the Year Award!! Accepting this award at the state conference was an amaz-ing way to kick-off my tenure as president. I hope I can fill the shoes Melanie has vacated! The fall season is upon us and I'm putting my energy into planning and preparing music, studio goals, student goals, and personal goals. Most people think of January as goal setting time, but for me it's always August and Septem-ber. Now's the time to think about Kitsap Young Musicians Festival, Young Composers Project, Adjudications, and Mu-sic Carnival to name just a few of the programs that you and your students can be involved in. This is the time I'm figuring out new technique plans for students and what new repertoire will challenge yet not overwhelm my stu-dents. For myself I'm deciding what new idea to imple-ment in my studio that will hopefully improve my teaching skills and how I connect with students. All this planning always excites me and charges my batteries to full power. I hope yours are charged as well as we kick-off this new teaching year. Participating in our chapter meetings and workshops, as well as attending conferences inspires me and I learn
more then I can possibly put into practice. I'm sure this year will be no different. Our new president-elect, Jane Melin, along with the help of several other members, has prepared a terrific slate of programs for us. Keep your ears open also for the upcoming District III conference that Mary Grant is planning for us. Through these opportuni-ties, I hope you will find many interesting kernels of infor-mation to inspire you and implement in your own studio. Here's to a fabulous reign as Chapter of the Year!!
Diane Layton, President
From the Vice President
" Welcome back to a new year of KMTA! I am honored to serve as your President-Elect for the next couple of years, during which my main function is to program our monthly meeting presentations. This year my job has been made incredibly easy by the advance work of Diane Layton be-fore she assumed the Presidency. Our monthly programs have been filled with excellent, creative and stimulating content to help us all become better teachers, mentors and musicians. The details will be in your Yearbook - you'll get your copy at our kick-off meeting on Friday, September 9th at Ted Brown Music in Silverdale." Our September kick-off program brings us a guest pre-senter all the way from Alaska's Aleutian Islands. Compos-er/pianist/teacher Lynda Lybeck-Robinson will get our cre-ative juices flowing with "Outside In: Where Does Inspira-tion Come From?" She will be talking about incorporating
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Kitsap Music Teachers Association Newsletter
KMTA members accepting the WSMTA Chapter of the Year Award at this year’s
State Conference in Walla Walla
composition into our teaching for ourselves and our stu-dents. Some of her publications will be available for pre-view and purchase from Ted Brown Music. Her titles in-clude: Alaska Sketches (early intermediate piano solos); An Awesome Adventure (Late elementary piano solos); Tchai-kovsky's Nutcracker Suite (Late elementary, arranged by Lynda). You won't want to miss this inspirational start to your teaching year." Please join the fun at 10:00 a.m. on September 9th for a short business meeting (Yearbooks!), followed by Lynda's presentation until 12 noon. We especially look forward to welcoming and getting to know new members while we renew friendships with returning teachers. Here's your chance to ask and be asked "What did you do during sum-mer vacation?" See you there!
Jane Melin, NCTM, President-Elect
Membership
KMTA Welcomes New Members!Meta Maria Newlin - Violin, Viola, Theory3129 NW Parris Rd, Poulsbo WA 98370360-930-2514 - [email protected]
Teachers Accepting Students
" KMTA members are free to advertise their services in this column. We only ask that you notify the editor when you no longer wish to advertise here.
Bowling Music Studios: private & group piano; Dr. Irene Bowling, Karina Gordievich & Heather White; openings for all ages & levels; 34 years in Silverdale; www.bowlingmusic studios.com 360-692-7419.Georgene Corey, NCTM: Suzuki Piano; openings especially for 3-9 year olds; 360-697-6766.Renee Marie Hart: Piano, Guitar, Voice; located on Bain-bridge Island and Poulsbo; (360) 649-0296 [email protected]. www.reneemariehart.com
Megan Hennings: piano & music theory; Poulsbo Parks & Recreation Center; Bainbridge Island; 360-551-6402 or [email protected] Alan Hind - Basin Road Music Studios: piano, applied theory, improvisation, composition, recording; all levels & ages; 360-697-2591 or [email protected] Jordan: piano & music education; Kingston; 360-638- 2869 or [email protected].
Melanie Kurtzbein Violin Studio: Silverdale/East Bremerton; 360-865-0038; [email protected].
Diane Layton: piano & flute; all ages; Bremerton/Silver-dale area; 360-613-2917.Diana Lundgaard - Miller Bay Piano Studio: 360-297-2781.
Claire Marshall, NCTM: piano; Bainbridge Island; 206- 842-8143 or [email protected].
Jane Melin, NCTM: violin; ages 4 to adult; Poulsbo/North Kitsap; 360-394-2086 or [email protected] or web-site: www.melinmusicstudio.com.
Laura Meredith: Piano, theory, sight singing; 2692 NollValley Loop, Poulsbo; [email protected] or 904-525-6636.Joann Richardson, MA, NCTM: piano and organ; open-ings for beginners through advanced; adult students wel-come; Silverdale; 360-692-7628; www.jrichardsonmusic.com; [email protected] Rose Music Studio: Piano and Voice, Theory,Composition; www.anitarosemusic.com or 360-440-5822
Talman Welle, NCTM: piano; all ages and levels, also jazz & improvisation; Poulsbo; 206-850-8530 [email protected].
Bulletin Board
Events & Deadlines CalendarSept. 9: KMTA Sept. meeting, 10:00 a.m. at Ted Brown (see page 1 for details).
Other Music Events
Bremerton Symphony Association
Bremerton Symphony Chorale to Hold AuditionsSeptember 6 & 13
Bremerton Symphony Chorale, under music direction of Lee Anne Campos, will hold auditions on Tuesday, September 6, and Tuesday, September 13 at the Olympic College Music Building (1600 Chester Ave, Bremerton, WA 98337), Bremerton. Experi-enced musicians with sight-reading capability, of all voice types (SATB), are encouraged to set up a 10-minute audition time. To schedule, call (253) 312-6074 or email with subject line “BSC Au-ditions” to: [email protected] " The upcoming season's concert repertoire and details are available online at bremertonsymphony.org. Performances take place on December 10, February 7 (TBD), March 18, and May 13. Weekly rehearsals are held on Tuesday evenings beginning Sep-tember 13." Bremerton Symphony Chorale is a program of Bremerton Symphony Association, a non-profit organization, which for 74 years has brought West Sound communities together sharing a passion for live music, preserving our rich history, and providing educational opportunities for all. Help ensure that music is avail-
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able in our community for generations to come - visit bremerton symphony.org or call (360) 373-1722 to learn about the Symphony’s Metronome Giving program, plus opportunities for volunteers and musicians of all ages to get involved.
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