Photos of IMTA members attending the 2011 MTNA Annual Conference in Milwaukee, WI.
The snow fell on the conference center
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New MTNA Composition Competition Chair
IMTA welcomes Connie Dailey as the new MTNA Composition Competition Chair. She is an active member of the NIMTA
chapter in Fort Wayne, IN and we are so excited that she is stepping into this role. Thank you Connie for giving your time and talents to
IMTA!
President's Message, Spring 2011
Greetings Colleagues,
Thanks go to Julianne Miranda, our new IMT Newsletter Editor, for initiating our foray into the first edition of the Indiana Music Teacher online! You may remember that Julianne led us in the development of our website and she has done it again with our newsletter. Not only was Julianne a president of IMTA from 2001 to 2004, but she has continued to play a large role in the technology area for IMTA and is returning as chair of Technology Development – I am excited to see what she has in store for our next conference. Please give a big THANK YOU to Julianne for her continued support of IMTA.
The 2010 Conference was a big success at Wabash College and a warm thank you goes to Cheryl Everett and her committee members for all of their work. In response to the previous year’s survey, two sessions were presented concurrently during each hour of the conference. The response for this was positive and next conference will continue with this. The 2011 Conference Session Call will go online in the next few weeks, so please submit your ideas.Continue reading
Time to renew your dues!
Membership News
It is time to think about renewing your MTNA/IMTA and local association membership for the 2011-2012 year. The national office sends renewal notices in April every year and hopefully you’ve received yours via email and/or postal mail. I encourage you to renew as soon as possible so that you’ll be sure to be in our current IMTA Directory/Membership Handbook.
Renewing membership is FAST and EASY online. Visit www.mtna.org. Be sure to update any personal information while you are there. If you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact me.
Becky Baker, VP of Membership
[email protected]
(317) 432-2029
2010 Conference Photos
The 2010 IMTA Annual Conference was held at Wabash College, October 8-9 2010.
2010 Teacher of the Year Lori Rhoden with 2009 winner, Richard Ratliff
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Butler Students to present at MTNA National Conference
The Butler MTNA Collegiate Chapter has been invited to present a session at the 2011 MTNA national conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Their session, “Grow and Play Together: Preparing Children to Be Successful Collaborative Musicians,” will be on Monday, March 28, 11:00am. The Chapter invites all Indiana attendees at the national conference to come! The session was selected by MTNA as part of a competitive proposal process for collegiate chapters. There were submissions from eight chapters and three were selected for the upcoming conference. The Butler proposal was written by five graduate students in piano performance and pedagogy. The session will feature eight members of the collegiate chapter (five graduate, three undergraduate). Here’s a short description of their session: “Children are our future collaborative musicians! Come explore ensemble and group activities to develop collaborative performance skills in young musicians. Designed for ages 5-12, these activities include body percussion, singing and chanting, improvisation and movement.”
IMTA 2010 Commissioned Composer – Don Freund
IMTA’s 2010 Commissioned Composer is Don Freund. His composition, Autumn Songs, for piano trio, was premiered at the IMTA state conference on October 9, 2010. The performers were three talented pre-college students from Bloomington — Brian Allen, violin; Younghoon Koh, cello; and Margaret Chun, piano.
Since 1998, IMTA has annually participated in the MTNA Composer Commissioning program. MTNA is dedicated to encouraging the creation of new works by American composers and annually assists state associations with the generation and performance of new music. Each state decides which composer to commission and what type of work. This year, IMTA chose to commission a chamber piece for the pre-college level. The commission paid to the composer is jointly funded by MTNA and IMTA.
Certification News
Certification is an important step in developing and maintaining your professional development. IMTA is pleased to note that seven IMTA members are newly certified!
IMTA members will notice in our 2010-11 IMTA Directory some new names in the list of Nationally Certified IMTA Teachers. Please talk with them about their process of becoming certified. These are members who have been certified after the 2009-2010 handbook was printed. The list includes the following IMTA members:
- Jeanette Benedict
- Leon Harshenin
- Karin Hartman
- Cynthia Hawkins
- Candace Henkler
- Jedda Newton
- Nancy Spahr
Carolyn Hertzler, chair of certification is making a plea for all full time and part time faculty to take the earliest opportunity to become nationally certified. The process is extremely easy and is outlined on page 29 of the current handbook. Please contact her if you have questions.
Indiana Music Teacher newsletter now online
The Indiana Music Teacher, the official newsletter of the Indiana Music Teachers Association, is now fully online!
Transitioning from print to online format does not change the quality of the newsletter; in fact, you now have access to IMTA news in a timelier and frequent fashion. Just as soon as news is available, it will be posted here. Please note, because this is our first newsletter, it only has the most recent news available, and so only a few articles are available. Over time, it will become a substantial resource of information about our thriving and vibrant organization. If you have questions or concerns about the newsletter, please let us know.Continue reading
MTNA Composition Competition Winner Evan Rees
Congratulations to student Evan Rees, and IMTA teacher, Don Freund!
Evan’s composition, The Summer of Wistaria for violincello and piano
was selected as the Representative for the East Central Division of
the 2010 MTNA Composition Competition. We were privileged to hear
Evan’s piece at last year’s state conference.