Ohio MTA will be hosting their 2019 conference not far from Indiana in the Northwest District of Ohio. Here are the details.
Nominations Now Being Accepted for 2019 Teacher of the Year
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2019 Indiana MTA Teacher of the Year. This award is given annually at the State Conference and is one of IMTA’s highest honors.
This award recognizes an individual who demonstrates excellence in teaching and service to the music teaching profession and community. Recipients are nominated by current members (individuals and/or local associations) and selected by the Teacher of the Year Chair and State President.
To see a list of all past recipients as well as details for submission, please click here.
IMTA Teacher of the Year winners at the 2018 State Conference at Sweetwater. From left to right: Lori Rhoden 2010), Margy Roby (2005), Reginald Rodgers (2004), Jim Helton (2016), Euni Rickey (2017), Marylee Morton (2018), Juliana Lockman (2014), Hamilton Tescarollo (2015), Karen Thickstun (2008), Cheryl Everett (1999)~Anonymous IMTA Member who nominated a fellow colleague
2020 Collegiate Symposium to be held at Ball State
The ninth MTNA Collegiate Chapters Piano Pedagogy Symposium will be hosted by the Ball State University chapter in Muncie, Indiana January 10–11, 2020. This meeting of collegiate chapters and their advisors has been instrumental in building bridges of research and communication across the country.
This annual conference is sponsored by MTNA, and it combines the quality of the lectures of the national conferences but in a much smaller and intimate environment. Lectures are given by both collegiate faculty and graduate students.
We invite you to both attend and present at this event. More information about registration and lodging will follow.
Although focused around MTNA Collegiate Chapters, the weekend is open to anyone and everyone. We anticipate a wonderful weekend, and we hope to see you there!
Symposium Planning Committee
Chair: Sarah Hartley, NCTM
Ruby Chou
Ruth Oh
Arielle Sukhram
Hoosier Auditions State Winners 2019
Hoosier Auditions and IMTA would like to congratulate the following students for their fabulous performances at the 2019 State Competition. Thanks to all who participated!
Elementary Piano
Winner: Jessica Flowers – Student of Beverly and Sylvia Scott
Alternate: Elaine Zeng – Student of Nadya Dubikovsky
Early Elementary Piano
Winner: Albert Lu – Student of Linda Belleville
Alternate: Andrew Lee – Student of Svetlana Soleimani
Middle Piano
Winner: Micah Young – Student of Ada Shebanova
Alternate: Eugene Zhang – Student of Nadya Dubikovsky
Honorable Mention: Jayden Wang – Student of Linda Belleville
Junior Piano
Winner: Rachel Yuan – Student of Linda Belleville
Alternate: Cade Neely – Student of Grace Hemaida
Honorable Mention: Rachel Wu – Student of Dr. Karen Taylor
Honorable Mention: Lily Shen – Student of Aleksey Madan
Senior Piano
Winner: Madison Weiss – Student of Dr. Phoenix Park-Kim
Alternate: Sage Hamm – Student of Dr. Robert Palmer
Honorable Mention: Christina Shi – Student of Nadya Dubikovskyi
Honorable Mention: Joe Coman – Student of Anthony Beer
Collegiate Piano
Winner: Jonathan Kroll – Student of Dr. Phoenix Park-Kim
Alternate: Allyn Beifus – Student of Dr. Hamilton Tescarollo
Early Elementary Piano Duet
Winners: Audrey Zhang & Olivia Zhou – Students of Svetlana Solemani
Alternates: Andrew Weng & Ochro Angar – Students of Lai Ping Jean Ho
Elementary Piano Duet
Winners: Joyce Chen Ni & Jamie Chen Ni – Students of Natalia Rachford
Alternates: Ethan Zhang & Gavin Ruan – Students of Aleksey Madan
Junior Piano Duet
Winners: Kyle Tong & Daniel Slipchenko – Students of Aleksey Madan
Senior Piano Duet
Winners: Anna Lin & Michelle Zheng – Students of Lai Ping Jean Ho
Junior Voice
Winner: Abigail Peltier – Student of Stephanie Deckard & Leslie Peltier
Middle Winds
Winner: Josie Peltier – Student of Jan Applegate & Leslie Peltier
Early Elementary Strings
Winner: Hayune Jun – Student of Regan Eckstein
Alternate: Luna Rubio – Student of Dr. Rosalyn Troiano
Elementary Strings
Winner: Amyrah Tovar – Student of Dr. Rosalyn Troiano
Honorable Mention: Hajean Jun – Student of Leslie Peltier
Middle Strings
Winner: Haseung Jun – Student of Regan Eckstein
Honorable Mention: Theresa Fussner – Student of Dr. Rosalyn Troiano
Junior Strings
Winner: Niya Koh – Student of Sara Wollan
Senior Strings
Winner: Samantha Sudhoff – Student of Leslie Peltier
Hoosier Auditions District Winners 2019
IMTA would like to congratulate the following students for their achievements at the 2019 District Hoosier Auditions!
District A
Early Elementary Piano
Honorable Mention: Stacey Sun – Student of Kimiko Nakamura
Elementary Piano
Honorable Mention: Kate Huang – Student of Kimiko Nakamura
Middle Piano
Honorable Mention: Amy Mao – Student of Kimiko Nakamura
Junior Piano
Winner: Alexander Borowiak – Student of Nicole Lee
Alternate: Aidan Feeney – Student of Nicole Lee
Elementary Strings
Winner: Noelle Streuber-Eden – Student of Tamara Ringas
District B
Early Elementary Piano
Winner: Albert Lu – Student of Linda Belleville
Alternate: Ingrid Lund – Student of Dr. Mary Rose Norell
Elementary Piano
Winner: Omolabake Johnson – Student of Linda Witchie
Middle Piano
Winner: Jayden Wang – Student of Linda Belleville
Alternate: Raymond Luo – Student of Linda Witchie
Honorable Mention: Anton Alstrom – Student of Dr. Luke Norell
Junior Piano
Winner: Rachel Yuan – Student of Linda Belleville
Alternate: Elsa Lund – Student of Dr. Luke Norell
Senior Piano
Winner: Joseph Coman – Student of Anthony Beer
Alternate: Felix Perez-Diener – Student of Dr. Luke Norell
Early Elementary Strings
Winner: Luna Nicole Rubio – Student of Dr. Rosalyn Troiano
Elementary Strings
Winner: Amyrah Tovar – Student of Dr. Rosalyn Troiano
Alternate: Cade Gentry – Student of Dr. Rosalyn Troiano
Middle Strings
Winner: Theresa Fussner – Student of Dr. Rosalyn Troiano
District C
Early Elementary Piano
Winner: Andrew Lee – Student of Svetlana Soleimani
Alternate: Olivia Zhou – Student of Svetlana Soleimani
Honorable Mention: Kelvin Yan – Student of Natalia Rachford
Honorable Mention: Audrey Zhang – Student of Svetlana Soleimani
Early Elementary Piano Duet
Winners: Audrey Zhang & Olivia Zhou – Students of Svetlana Soleimani
Alternates: Jayden Xia & Laura Cai – Students of Natalia Rachford
Elementary Piano
Winner: Jessica Li Flowers – Student of Beverly & Sylvia Scott
Alternate: Ivy Wei – Student of Chuyoung Yon
Elementary Piano Duet
Winners: Jamie and Joyce Chen Ni – Students of Natalia Rachford
Middle Piano
Winner: Micah Young – Student of Ada Shebanova
Alternate: Advaith S. Iyengar – Student of Dr. Karen Taylor
Honorable Mention: Brooke Liao – Student of Dr. Karen Taylor
Junior Piano
Winner: Rachel Wu – Student of Dr. Karen Taylor
Senior Piano
Winner: Madison E. Weiss – Student of Dr. Phoenix Park-Kim
Alternate: Richard Wu – Student of Dr. Karen Taylor
Honorable Mention: Grace Tubbs- Student of Dr. Karen Taylor
District D
Early Elementary Piano
Winner: Elva Gu – Student of Christina Whitlock
Alternate: Danyal Syed – Student of Galit Gertsenzon
Elementary Piano
Winner: William Washburn – Student of Galit Gertsenzon
Middle Level Piano
Winner: Anna Gu – Student of Christina Whitlock
Junior Level Piano
Winner: Samuel Eskew – Student of Reginald Rodgers
Alternate: Andrew Bruce – Student of Christina Whitlock
Senior Level Piano
Winner: Sage Hamm – Student of Robert Palmer
Alternate: Tristan Galeon – Student of Daniel Lin
Honorable Mention: Colleen Fernung – Student of Reginald Rodgers
College Level Piano
Winner: Jonathan Kroll – Student of Dr. Phoenix Park-Kim
Alternate: Brenna Green – Student of Reginald Rodgers
District E
Early-Elementary Piano Solo
Winner: Andrew Weng – Student of Lai Ping Jean Ho
Alternate: Lucille Hu – Student of Dilya Meehan
Early-Elementary Piano Duet
Winners: Andrew Weng and Ochro Angar – Students of Lai Ping Jean Ho
Elementary Piano Solo
Winner: Krishaa Motycka – Student of Dilya Meehan
Alternate: Ethan He – Students of Dilya Meehan
Honorable Mention: Christopher Park – Student of Lynette Browne
Elementary Piano Duet
Winners: Jeffrey Chen and Crystal Wang – Students of Lai Ping Jean Ho
Middle Piano Solo
Winner: Annie Li – Student of Lai Ping Jean Ho
Alternate: Christine Liu – Student of Lai Ping Jean Ho
Middle Piano Duet
Winners: Christine Liu and Jenny Li – Students of Lai Ping Jean Ho
Junior Piano Solo
Winner: Michael J. Johnson – Student of Lynette Browne
Alternate: Isabella Meier – Student of Dr. Claudia Bossard
Senior Solo
Winner: Elise Boutell – Student of Dr. Janet Palmberg
Alternate: Priscilla Liu – Student of Lai Ping Jean Ho
Senior Duet
Winners: Anna Lin and Michelle Zheng – Students of Lai Ping Jean Ho
District F
Early Elementary Piano Solo
Winner: Name Jozlynn Wagner – Student of Dr. Starla Raley
Alternate: Name Maddie Guirguis – Student of Dr. Starla Raley
Junior Piano Solo
Winner: Mitchell Adams – Student of Dr. Starla Raley
Honorable Mention: Lilly Guirguis – Student of Dr. Starla Raley
District G
Early Elementary Piano Solo
Winner: Alex Li – Student of Grace Hemaida
District H
Pre-Early Elementary Piano
Winner: Jackson Bade – Student of Anny Chiu
Early Elementary Piano
Winner: Yi Wei Chen – Student of Anny Chiu
Alternate: Mazie Hoffman – Student of Anny Chiu
Honorable Mention: William Bade – Student of Anny Chiu
Elementary Piano
Winner: Ramona Andersen – Student of Anny Chiu
Alternate: Ashley Hong – Student of Anny Chiu
Middle Piano
Winner: Hadley Snell – Student of Evan Keenan
Alternate: Chloe Park – Student of Dr. Hamilton Tescarollo
Honorable Mention: Eliza Andersen – Student of Anny Chiu
Honorable Mention: Srika Kumar – Student of Anny Chiu
Junior Piano
Winner: Katherine Grable – Student of Anny Chiu
Alternate: Yoonji Choe – Student of Pamela Haynes
Senior Piano
Winner: Serena Broxon – Student of Christine Freeman
Collegiate Piano
Winner: Allyn Beifus – Students of Dr. Hamilton Tescarollo
Alternate: Olivia Bressler – Students of Dr. Hamilton Tescarollo
Honorable Mention: Josiah Lund – Students of Dr. Hamilton Tescarollo
District J
Pre-Early Elementary Piano Solo
Winner: Felicia Xie – Student of Aleksey Madan
Early Elementary Piano solo
Winner: Aiden Zhang – Student of Jane Wilson
Alternate: Jessica Xie – Student of Aleksey Madan
Honorable Mention: Melody Fei – Student of Melanie A. Manges
Honorable Mention: Leon Zeng – Student of Nadya Dubikovsky
Honorable Mention: Emily Oh – Student of Cindy Gribble
Elementary Piano Duet
Winners: Ethan A. Zhang and Gavin Ruan – Students of Aleksey Madan
Alternates: Marco Tindel and Daniel Oh – Students of Cindy Gribble
Elementary Piano Solo
Winner: Elanie Zeng – Student of Nadya Dubikovsky
Alternate: Eric Jin – Student of Nadya Dubikovsky
Honorable Mention: Russel Weaver – Student of Nadya Dubikovsky
Honorable Mention: Ahmed Khan – Student of Dalia Mockiene
Honorable Mention: Aaron Du – Student of Jane Wilson
Honorable Mention: Cailyn Cho – Student of Mary Heller
Honorable Mention: Hajean Jun – Student of Mary Heller
Middle Piano Solo
Winner: Eugene Zhang – Student of Nadya Dubikovsky
Alternate: Isabel Olivetti – Student of Nadya Dubikovsky
Honorable Mention: Bill Fei – Student of Melanie A. Manges
Honorable Mention: Daimon Onishi – Student of Dalia Mockiene
Junior Piano Duet
Winners: Kyle Tong and Daniel Slipchenko – Students of Aleksey Madan
Junior Piano Solo
Winner: Lily Shen – Student of Aleksey Madan
Alternate: Peter Zhang – Student of Aleksey Madan
Honorable Mention: Abigail H. Lee – Student of Nadya Dubikovsky
Honorable Mention: Richard Zhang – Student of Mary Heller
Senior Piano Solo
Winner: Christina Shi – Student of Nadya Dubikovsky
Alternate: Song Kim – Student of Aleksey Madan
Honorable Mention: Rachel Zhang – Student of Mary Heller
String Early Elementary
Winner: Hayune Jun – Student of Regan Eckstein
String Elementary
Winner: Hajean Jun – Student of Leslie Peltier
Alternate: Kayla Xu – Student of Regan Eckstein
Honorable Mention: Caleb Wu – Student of Regan Eckstein
Honorable Mention: Amelia Goodspeed – Student of Karen Isaacs
String Middle
Winner: Haseung Jun – Student of Regan Eckstein
Alternate: Joseph Yu – Student of Sara Wollan
Honorable Mention: Paul Rickert – Student of Leslie Peltier
Honorable Mention: Amelia Eicher-Miller – Student of Karen Isaacs
Honorable Mention: Joseph Yu – Student of Sara Wollan
String Junior
Winner: Niya Koh – Student of Sara Wollan
Alternate: Alicia Wang – Student of Regan Eckstein
Honorable Mention: Christian Shockley – Student of Karen Isaacs
String Senior
Winner: Samantha Sudhoff – Student of Leslie Peltier
Alternate: Jane Liang – Student of Regan Eckstein
Woodwind Middle
Winner: Josie Peltier – Student of Leslie Peltier
Voice Junior
Winner: Abigail Peltier – Student of Leslie Peltier
Looking for a Program for Your Local Association?
Are you looking for a program for your Local Association? Have you considered one on MTNA Certification? There is an abundance of information on the MTNA website (www.mtna.org). Someone could research the topic and/or a Nationally Certified teacher from your group could talk about his/her experience.
I am also available to travel to speak on the topic, if you would prefer. Just contact me at [email protected] or 765-438-6435.
–Nancy Spahr Huskey, State Certification Chair
2019 Opus Composition Festival Winners Announced
We are very pleased to announce that the 2019 Opus Competition Festival results are in and students did a fantastic job! We received many high-quality compositions and it made the festival very competitive. Congratulations
Elementary: No winner in this category this year
Junior: Carter Jackson, student of Caroline Ahn, Abstract
Senior: Aidan Feeney, student of Jennifer Feeney, Sonata 2 in C# minor (1st movement)
Young Artist: Jacob Zaring, student of Caroline Ahn, Rite of Growth for Saxophone Quartet
Judge: David Farrell
The winners in each category have the opportunity to perform their composition at the IMTA State Conference in the fall of 2019 at University of Indianapolis.
Winners of each category will receive their entry fee paid in full by IMTA into the state round of the MTNA Composition Competition in September 2019. (*Please note that IMTA will not pay any applicable non-teacher fees for entry into the MTNA Composition Competition.)
Reflections on attending the 2019 MTNA Conference
Members of the IMTA Board of Directors, as well as any student competitors from Indiana, are eligible to apply for the Stickley Grant. As part of the grant, recipients are asked to write a reflection of their time at the conference. We hope their words might encourage someone who has never attended a conference to go next year! The deadline for the grant is always January 31.
From Daniel Lin:
The 2019 MTNA Conference in Spokane was incredibly memorable in so many ways. Not only did I have the opportunity to connect with many esteemed colleagues around the world, the educational benefits of a wide variety of sessions featured were invaluable. Lectures given by Midori Koga, Rose Grace, and Christine Guptill were eye-opening in the sense that they all dealt with teaching and practice strategies that do not directly involve the keyboard. Some of these include using movements and gestures to cultivate a more musical phrase; the role of visualization in practicing; and taking care of our instrument (our body) in order to maximize performance. The highlight of the conference must certainly be given to the preeminent scholar, Alan Walker, the keynote speaker. His lecture on Chopin was simply breath-taking in every way, and I left the venue being reminded of this important truth—music is capable of expressing that which words cannot; and we, as music teachers, are responsible for conveying this important truth to our students.
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From Christina Whitlock:
I don’t think it’s any secret how much I love attending conferences, but I must say – Spokane was one for the record books! I feel as though I’ve come home with more ideas and practical applications to my everyday lessons than ever before.
Highlights, for me, included:
· An inspired keynote address by renowned musicologist, Alan Walker
· Exposure to new pedagogical materials, including Paula Dreyer’s latest Little Gems for Piano collaboration with Marilyn Lowe
· Uni-nostril and alternate-nostril breathing techniques as coping methods for performance anxiety
· Kazoos as a light-hearted alternative to singing
· Dozens of simple techniques to expose students to the art of Prepared Piano
· Oodles of new applications of Music Learning Theory
· New-to-me repertoire by African-American Composers
…This list could go on for days. However, what I’d most like to remind my fellow teachers is the fact that our biggest takeaways are often found over lunch, or while chit-chatting our way through the Exhibit Hall. As Karen Thickstun so aptly noted in her session on Originals, peer groups and colleagues are our best sounding boards. I have been so uplifted from spending several days with “my people”. I am continually impressed with the individuals our profession attracts. I love my partners in this art.
I’d like to offer my most heartfelt thanks to the Board of Trustees and the IMTA Board of Directors for assisting me in this trip through a Stickley Travel Grant. If anyone is interested in reading a (much!) longer overview of MTNA 2019, you are welcome to do so here. (include link to www.whitlockpianostudio.com/
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From Lori Rhoden:
It was a great pleasure to be back at MTNA this year and I thoroughly enjoyed the entire trip. Here are some of my highlights:
It is always fun to be a presenter, and I was happy to have a good group of folks in my session who were very attentive. They asked a lot of questions and gave me some nice feedback at the end and during the next few days. I enjoy talking to teachers about teaching music!
I was very proud of our Ball State alums Amy Chaplin and Christina Whitlock who were selected as presenters. They are such great professionals who are really thriving and we are proud to have them represent Ball State University!
I really enjoyed the keynote speech on Chopin given by Alan Walker, a highly-respected music historian. He pointed out some of the myths about Chopin we have heard for years – it was a reminder that not everything we read in books is necessarily accurate! I was one of the fortunate ones to be able to purchase his lengthy new biography of Chopin and get him to autograph it. Now that I have heard his voice, I will be able to imagine him reading the words to me as I delve into what promises to be a fascinating book on one of our most revered composers.
It was a thrill to hear Dominic Muzzi, the Indiana state Young Artist Piano winner who went on to win the East Central Division and then represent us at the national competition. Having been one of the judges when he won the state competition, it was exciting to hear him again and then to celebrate when he won the national competition. We are all very proud of him. By the way, we both got our undergraduate degrees at FSU – I was just a few years earlier (haha)…… Go Seminoles!
Attending MTNA for many years has given me a chance to see a lot of wonderful places in the USA. It was a treat to be able to explore Spokane, Idaho, and even a little bit of Montana. I checked off two more states (Idaho and Montana) on my quest to see them all (only about 10 left to visit). Just beautiful…..
The best thing about attending MTNA is the opportunity to connect with my music teacher colleagues. We had a blast at the Indiana dinner and it was so great to see so many of my friends from around the country whom I have met and gotten to know through MTNA. If you have never had the opportunity to attend one of the MTNA national conferences, I encourage you to plan now to attend the 2020 conference in Chicago – an easy trip for us Hoosiers! Start making your plans now to be able to give yourself this opportunity – you won’t regret it!
RESULTS of the 24th Stickley Piano Competition & Festival
ANNOUNCING…
The Results of 24th Annual Hartman Stickley Memorial Piano Competition & Festival
From a field of 91 contestants, 16 winners and 15 honorable mentions were named last weekend in the twenty-fourth annual Hartman Stickley Memorial Piano Competition & Festival held at Northside Hall, Indiana University, South Bend, Indiana. The competition was sponsored by the South Bend Area Music Teachers Association and underwritten by the Elnora Hartman Stickley Scholarship Fund.
The competition was open to pre-college students up to age 18. All students named below will receive cash awards and the winners will perform at the Winners Recital on Sunday, March 24, 2:30 p.m., in the Louise E. Addicott and Yatish J. Joshi Performance Hall, Indiana University, South Bend. The recital is free and open to the public.
Cash awards will be distributed as follows:
Winners – Division VI $175; Division V $150; Division IV $125; Division III $100; Division II $75; Division I $50.
Honorable Mentions – Division VI $75; Division V $65; Division IV $55; Division III $45; Division II $35; Division I $25.
2019 STICKLEY MEMORIAL PIANO COMPETITION & FESTIVAL
WINNERS & HONORABLE MENTIONS:
DIVISION I (age 7 & under)
Winners: City Grade School Teacher
Babajide Johnson Granger 2nd Prairie Vista Elementary Linda Witchie
Leonardo Lu Granger 1st Northpoint Elementary Dr. Patricia Collins Jones
Honorable Mention:
Xiaohe Wang Granger 1st Northpoint Elementary Melissa Luan
DIVISION II (ages 8 & 9)
Winners:
Yuxuan Lin Granger 3rd Northpoint Elementary Dr. Patricia Collins Jones
Albert Lu Granger 4th Northpoint Elementary Linda Belleville
Jianan Qu Berrien Springs 3rd Ruth Murdock Elementary Dr. Sandra Camp
Honorable Mentions:
Alice Zhang Granger 4th Northpoint Elementary Melissa Luan
Ellen Zhang Granger 2nd Northpoint Elementary Dr. Patricia Collins Jones
DIVISION III (ages 10 & 11)
Winners:
Nina Bauer South Bend 5th St. Pius X Catholic School Margie Collier
Omolabake Johnson Granger 6th Schmucker Middle School Linda Witchie
Emily Zhang Granger 5th Northpoint Elementary Dr. Patricia Collins Jones
Honorable Mentions:
Clara Walton South Bend 5th Good Shepherd Montessori School Kathleen Keasey
Megan Zhang Granger 6th Discovery Middle School Dr. Patricia Collins Jones
DIVISION IV (ages 12 & 13)
Winners:
Luke Greising Elkhart 8th Concord Intermediate School Celia Weiss
Felix Zhang Granger 7th Discovery Middle School Melissa Luan
Honorable Mentions:
Etien Balorda Berrien Center 8th Homeschool Lydia Balorda
Grace Wang Granger 8th Schmucker Middle School Dr. Patricia Collins Jones
Jayden Wang Granger 7th Discovery Middle School Linda Belleville
DIVISION V (ages 14 & 15)
Winners:
Elsa Lund Goshen 8th Northwood Middle School Dr. Luke Norell
Phillip Matous Granger 9th Penn High School Kathleen Keasey
Rachel Yuan Granger 9th Penn High School Linda Belleville
Honorable Mentions:
Courtney Donndelinger South Bend 9th Marian High School Gigi Cripe
Evelyn Theinert Elkhart 10th Concord High School Juliana Lockman
Gabbi Vincent Nappanee 10th Northwood High School Dr. Luke Norell
DIVISION VI (ages 16, 17 & 18)
Winners:
Harmon Balorda Berrien Center 10th Homeschool Lydia Balorda
Ruben Balorda Berrien Center 12th Homeschool Lydia Balorda
Cecilia Horner South Bend 12th Homeschool Kathleen Keasey
Honorable Mentions:
Talinaiya Bao Culver 10th Culver Academies Dr. Yerin Kim
Joseph Coman South Bend 12th Riley High School Anthony Beer
Felix Perez Diener Goshen 12th Goshen High School Dr. Luke Norell
Gabriel Zhang South Bend 9th Clay High School Anthony Beer