MMTA Member News

MMTA Board Meeting (6 p.m. Full Board; 7 p.m. Exec) 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Best Western Hotel

Conference Registration/Foundation Display 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Fine Arts Music Lobby

"Do You Hear What I Hear: Learn more about the piano 9:00-10:00 a.m.
from a piano technicians point of view." --Lucy Urlacher
Fine Arts 145

Exhibits Open, Room 134 10:00-10:30 a.m.

"Rhythm--It is the 'Make or Break' Element!"-- 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Martha Hilley
Fine Arts 145

Luncheon--General Business Meeting 11:45 a.m. -1 p.m.
University Club (reserved 11:30-1:30)

Commissioned Composition 1:15-2:15 p.m.
Whitmore Recital Hall, Fine Arts Building

"Improvisation--How Important is it to Include and 2:30-3:30 p.m.
When Do You Start?"--Martha Hilley
Fine Arts 145

Exhibits Open, Room 134 3:30-4:00 p.m.

"Pangea Piano Project: Presenting Piano Music from 4:15-5:00 p.m.
Around the World"--Blas Gonzalez and Ya-Ting Liou
Whitmore Recital Hall, Fine Arts Building

*Dinner on your own*

MU Faculty Showcase Recital 8:00-10:00 p.m.
Whitmore Recital Hall, Fine Arts Building

Local Assc. President/Past State Pres. Breakfast 7:45-8:45 a.m.
Location/Menu TBA; compliments MMTA

"Preschool is More Fun Than You Can Imagine!" 9:00-10:00 a.m.
--Martha Hilley
Fine Arts 145

Exhibits Open, Room 134 10:00-10:30 a.m.

Roundtable/Panel Discussion- topic and members TBA 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Fine Arts 145

Local Association/Collegiate Luncheon (Teacher of 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
the Year)
Upper Crust (reserved 11-4:30)

"What kind of pianist are you?" A discussion about how 1:00-2:00 p.m.
solo piano playing and collaborative piano playing will help
each other--Yukari Yano
Fine Arts 145

Exhibits Open, Room 134 2:00-2:30 p.m.
MTNA Foundation Prize Drawing

MMTA Scholarship Auditions and Composition 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Winners Recital
Whitmore Recital Hall, Fine Arts Building

"Some New, Some Old, Some Tried, Some True-- 3:45-4:45 p.m.
Literature for the Elementary through Intermediate
Student." --Martha Hilley
Fine Arts 145

More about the 2009 conference including maps & sign-up forms here.

Marlana Strasburg 636-332-6200
106 Counsel Circle
Lake St. Louis 63367-6471
marlana.Strasburg@gmail.com

I am pleased to share the news of the extended instate tuition policy at Southern
Illinois University Carbondale to residents in Missouri effective Fall 2009. In
addition, SIUC School of Music has an exciting scholarship opportunity to talented
piano students as follows. Please kindly forward this message to the MMTA
members if you see fit. I would really appreciate it:

STEVEN BARWICK PIANO SCHOLARSHIP FOR UNDERGRADUATE PIANO PERFORMANCE
MAJORS:

Students applying for undergraduate piano performance degree program and
interested in this scholarship are required to either perform at a live audition or
send an audition DVD comprised of at least 3 pieces of contrasting periods/styles
from the standard classical piano literature for a minimum length of 20 minutes
total, all of which should be performed from memory. A small number of applicants
will be selected and recommended for this scholarship by the piano jury, among
which the top amount could reach up to full tuition.

For further information, please see:

http://www.siu.edu/~music/admission/StephenBarwickScholarship.htm

Thank you,

Junghwa Lee, DMA
Keyboard Area Coordinator
Assistant Professor of Piano
School of Music, Mail Code 4302
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
1000 South Normal Avenue
Carbondale, IL 62901-4302, U.S.A.
Phone: 1-618-453-5816
Fax: 1-618-453-5808
Email: jlee[at]siu.edu
http://www.siuc.edu/~music/faculty/Lee.html