District 6 President - Florida State Music Teachers Association

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District VI Officers
President - Mary Beth Purchase
Vice President - Student Activities - Carmen Cuenca Treasurer - Rhonda
Danielson
Secretary - Mary McOwen
District VI has been very busy planning our 2012 Florida State Music
Teachers Association State Conference.
Here are the reports of each of our local associations; Dade, Broward,
Palm Beach and Treasure Coast:
PALM BEACH COUNTY MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION:
PBCMTA increased its membership by 10% from June 2011 – May 2012.
2011 Events:
September - General Meeting highlighting preparation for Student Day
October - Halloween Musicale at PBAU – about 50 performers plus a few
teachers dressed in costume and played their spookiest pieces, followed by
refreshments and goodie bags to take home.
November – General Meeting, Teachers Forum: “Potpourri of Teaching
Tips”
- FSMTA Fall Conference, Daytona – 8 attendees represented
PBCMTA.
- Judged Musicale for grades 6 and under
December - Music-Thon raised over $10,139 for charity: Camp Hope and
Children’s
Hospice.
2012 Events:

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January – General Meeting with guest speaker Dr. Keith Paulson-Thorp:
Baroque Music
and Instruments
February – several students participated in the Palm Beach International
Piano
Festival at PBAU.
March – Judged Musicale for all ages.
- Student Day, 80 students, 15 teachers
April - Composition Competition Winners announced
- Scholarship Competition
May – Honors Recital & Installation of Board Officers:
President: Janet Owens (two year term)
1 st Vice President (Programs): Jan Fulford
2 nd Vice President (Membership): Genesis Tolisano
Treasurer: Maxine Berghoff
Recording Secretary: Diane McWhorter
Corresponding Secretary (Newsletter): Abby Lee
BROWARD COUNTY MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION:
Organized 1965
Affiliated with Florida State Music Teachers Association & the Music
Teachers National Association
2012 FSMTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE REPORT
2011-2013 EXECUTIVE BOARD:
President - Sheri Garlock
1st VP of Programs - Dr. Jennifer Donelson
2nd VP of Membership - Dr. Irena Kofman
3rd VP of Student Activities - Maria Gomez
Treasurer - Annamarie Cockreham
Recording Secretary - Sandra Greenland (in place of Matt Johnson who
resigned) Corresponding Secretary - Marie Budinsky-Maher
Parliamentarian - Dr. Dianne Garvin
Director - Sue Colvert
Director - Wanda Wiranis

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Director - Mary Beth Purchase
Website / Newsletter / Public Relations - Barbara Muze
Email Correspondent - Carolyn Morgan
Librarian - Karola Zehme
Total of 75 Members in BCMTA
MEETINGS / PROGRAMS:
✦ 1st General Meeting - BCMTA Open House took place on September 11,
2011. A prayer and moment of silence began the program to respect the
9/11 date. The program featured performances by students who were
winners of various competitions, the introduction and welcoming of new
members, and a pot luck fellowship.
✦ 2nd General Meeting took place on October 23rd and was entitled “Bach
at the Keyboard: What can we learn about teaching Bach at the piano
through his compositions for organ?” by Dr. Julie Rozman.
✦ 3rd General Meeting - BCMTA Holiday Party was hosted by Dr. Dianne
Garvin in her beautiful home on December 11th.
✦ 4th General Meeting - Creative Ideas for Teaching Composition was
hosted and presented by Gail Smith. Gail also premiered two compositions
she had written and dedicated to Sheri Garlock and Mary Beth Purchase.
✦ Judith Burganger, member and Artist in Residence at Florida Atlantic
University, gave a series of four Piano Pedagogy Workshops on
September 24, October 22, December 3, and January 14 inviting all
teachers to attend and bring students to play in her Master Classes.
INITIATIVES:
✦ We created a tri-fold brochure with the design/ research assistance of
Horace Brooks (brother of Sheri Garlock) from the Tampa Tribune entitled
Music Teaches: 10 Reasons Why Music Education is Essential for the
purpose of promoting music study and advertising BCMTA. A space is
provided for teachers to include their personal studio contact information as
well as referring potential students to our website. We have been passing
these out at all events throughout the year and are happy to share this
brochure with other interested MTA’s. File will be attached and emailed.

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✦ Horace Brooks is also currently working to update the look of our
BCMTA Website www.bcmta.org and make it accessible through a
password to all executive board members. We are forever indebted to
Barbara Muze for all of her hard work in getting BCMTA up online and in
continuing to keep membership informed with bi-monthly newsletters which
are continually archived on our website. Carolyn Morgan takes care of
mass emails for announcements that occur between newsletters.
✦ The BCMTA Convalescent Home Initiative first announced at the Open
House was successful in accepting a $1,000 donation from the Palm Aire
Friends of the Arts for the purpose of purchasing and donating a state of
the art keyboard (Yamaha DGX 640) to a convalescent facility (Grand
Court Village) previously without a piano or keyboard. The studios of Sheri
Garlock and Mary Beth Purchase have since been teaming together to
provide monthly performances by our students at this facility. The initiative
was later named Young Musicians for the Young at Heart. A plaque
displaying a picture of children performing on the donated keyboard was
presented by Sheri Garlock to the Palm Aire Friends to express our
appreciation for their donation. A brass name plate was attached to the
keyboard in their honor as well.
It is our hope that the initiative for every FSMTA piano studio or team of
studios to:
1) adopt a nearby nursing home
2) raise funds to provide a quality instrument 3) commit to monthly
performances
will catch on statewide and continue on into the future.
✦ We successfully launched our FIRST Annual BCMTA Jazz, Pop, & Rock
Festival for the purpose of showcasing students performing in these genres
in a non-competitive concert. The City of Pompano Beach supported this
event by donating the services of facility manager, Nick Lazazzara and staff
at the beautiful Herb Skolnick Community Center. Refreshments were also
donated. $330 was raised and donated to the 2012 FSMTA Conference
along with the initial commitment of $1,000 and the purchase of a full page
ad.

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✦ Our BCMTA Librarian, Karola Zehme and her husband Uwe, worked
very hard to transfer all VCR tapes from our library to DVDs and bought
cases and labels for each item.
✦ BCMTA is still going “green” by using the website www.bcmta.org
instead of incurring the expense of printing out a yearbook each year.
✦ MUSICTHON, our primary annual BCMTA fundraiser, teamed up with
4KIDS of South Florida www.4KIDSofsfl.org for an all-weekend event
taking place at the Galleria Mall. Teachers signed up for 30 or 60 minute
time slots. Students were asked to raise a minimum of $15 each in order to
participate and received a commemorative t-shirt. Students were
encouraged to wear the t-shirts to perform. T-shirts displayed the wording
“Kids Playing 4Kids in Crisis” along with the BCMTA logo and a student’s
graphic art design on the back. The Piano Showcase donated a beautiful
grand piano for the event which was our most successful fundraiser to
date. A total of $13,947.75 was raised netting $11,211.40 after expenses.
$4,000 was donated to 4KIDS of South Florida which is the primary intake
facility for children who are removed from their homes to be placed in foster
care.
✦ Treasurer Annamarie Cockreham filed IRS 990-N (e-postcard) on the
following dates: 1) 10/9/2010 for year ending 2009
2) 10/7/2011 for year ending 2010
3) 10/23/2012 for year ending 2011
Annamarie continually stays on top of all possible changes in the IRS
protocols and in filing whatever is needed to maintain our 501-C status.
COMPETITIONS:
✦ Pompano Children of the Arts Piano Competition - February 25, 2012 ✦
BCMTA Intermediate A Competition for 5th & 6th graders - May 19 ✦
BCMTA Intermediate B Competition for 7th & 8th graders - May 19 ✦
BCMTA High School Competition - June 2
✦ BCMTA Composition Competition ✦ District VI Concerto Competition
FSMTA STUDENT DAY EVALUATIONS:

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✦ Aural/ Written Theory Evaluations - November 12, 2011 ✦ Performance
Evaluations - March 24 & 25
✦ Student Day Honors Recital North - April 14
✦ Student Day Honors Recital South - April 15
A total of 285 students were enrolled.
SCHOLARSHIPS:
✦ BCMTA Summer Music Camp Scholarship
✦ BCMTA Memorial Scholarship
✦ FSMTA Presidents Community Service Award
✦ FSMTA Leroy Greenspan Memorial Community Service Award
MIAMI MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION:
Presentations
Darleen and Andrew Trujillo- Performance and Informative Discussion
Dr. Cassandra Rondinelli-Lecture and Demonstration on
Dalcroze/Eurythmics
Master Class with Dr. Jose Lopez, Chair of Keyboard Department-FIU
Events
Miami Music Teachers Foundation Jazz Festival
Chair: Victoria Ibanez
Theme: Broadway Musicals
Adjudicator: Dr. Raul Murciano, University of Miami
Lecture Demonstration on Writing Music for Film and Musicals by Guest
Speaker: Dr. Juan Chattah.
Student Day
Took place this year at FIU and Encore Music Academy. Zelda Jensen-
Chair

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90 registrations for Miami
55 received Honors in their Auditions
47 received Honors in Written Theory
32 received Honors in Aural Theory
47 State Medals were awarded
Composition Contest
Cynthia Kam- Chair
Dr. Dennis Kam- Judge, Chair-Univ. of Miami Theory Department.
Elementary, Intermediate and Senior Levels
Students performed their compositions at the Honors and Merit recital.
Honors and Merit Scholarship Auditions and Honors Recital
Debora Sanchez and Jay Hess-Chair
Location: University of Miami
Awards: Jesse Blum, Elsa Conde, Hess Conservatory, Miami Music
Teachers Foundation, Margaret Squier, Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson and
Rene Touzet
Entrance: Fifty Students Performed at Honors Recital
Other Events
Informal Recitals, Students and teachers participated in the Concerto
Competition in Broward, Federation Auditions, members attended the
MMTA National Conference in New York, Bake Sale during Honors and
Merit Scholarship Auditions, Holiday luncheon.
New
Had a fundraiser event for MMTA at Sushi Maki restaurant. 15% of our bill
was given back to MMTA. Great way to get members together to socialize
and make money!
Board
Dr. Megan Walsh, President

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Debora Sanchez, President Elect
Dr. Laura Keith, First Vice President
Oona Gonzalez, Second Vice President
Dr. Jay Hess, Margarita Garcia, Third Vice President
Cynthia Kam, Recording Secretary
Victoria Ibanez, Corresponding Secretary
Victoria Ibanez, Patricia Simpson, Treasurer
Dr. Rosalina Sackstein, Carmen Cuenca, Directors
Nightingale Ngo, Newsletter
TREASURE COAST MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION:
On October 1, 2011, TCMTA held the annual “Meet & Greet” where local
music teachers and musicians were invited to attend and exchange contact
information. The event was held at the Stuart School of Music from 2:00-
4:00 p.m. Members and guests were treated to assorted refreshments and
appetizers. Information regarding TCMTA was distributed and three new
members joined TCMTA.
On November 12, 2011, the second “Therapeutic Music Day” was held
throughout the Treasure Coast. TCMTA collaborated with “Artists For A
Cause” and several local organizations to present music for the residents of
assisted living facilities and nursing homes. Over 20 locations were
selected and several TCMTA members and their students participated in
the event. TCMTA received three months of publicity in numerous
newspapers and photos.
On Saturday, December 6, 2011, TCMTA held its annual “Music-Thon” to
benefit the Children’s Emergency Resources, Inc.- a non-profit organization
which provides health-related services (prescriptions, medical exams,
dental services, vision and hearing, and family counseling services) to
indigent children, youth, and families in Martin County. The event was held
at the Treasure Coast Square Mall located at the entrance of Macy’s.
Shoppers, friends and families were entertained throughout the day by a
variety of students including pianists, singers, violinists, flutists and a choir.
The students raised over $4,200.
The young performers were thrilled to be introduced by “Celebrity Emcees:”
Lynne Barletta - Visionary School of Arts & Chair of mARTies of 2012;
Terry Barber - Countertenor & former member of the Grammy awardwinning
Chanticleer; Jim Simoneau - Chair of the Arts Council; Tom

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Vokoun - Chair of the Stuart/Martin County Chamber of Commerce;
Elizabeth Bonan - President of Soroptomist & board member of OPUS;
Jane Oster - popular jazz singer throughout Martin County & the Treasure
Coast.
Participating TCMTA teachers were Billy Borovina, Shazkya Fernandez,
Lynn Haynes, Cindy Kessler, Laura Mozena, Erin Nygard, Sandra Palter,
Maribel Soriano, and Rita Vallis.
Kelly Dunn, WPTV NewsChannel 5 co-anchor, served as Honorary Chair
and Kathi Kretzer of Kretzer Piano donated the grand piano. John Eriksen
provided the sound system, and Dr. Sandra McNeal, Dr. Miriam Wheeler,
Laura McBride and Dale Hoffa from Children’s Emergency Resources, Inc.,
were on hand throughout the day to lend support.
In April 2012 the TCMTA was awarded on behalf of the Children's
Emergency Resources, Inc board of Directors an "Award of Appreciation
presented to Treasure Coast Music Teachers Association for continued
support and dedication to the good health of Martin County children. The
Board of Directors of Children's Emergency Resources honors and thanks
(TCMTA) for their outstanding contributions." Signed by Nedra Velasco,
President; and presented by H. Dale Hoffa, Vice-President of Children’s
Emergency Resources, Inc.
Our Annual “Honors Recital” was presented on Saturday, April 28, 2012.
The event was held at St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Port St Lucie. 17
students performed for the event representing seven members of the
TCMTA. The audience was treated to selection by pianists, flutists, and
vocalists. At the end of the recital there was an award ceremony presenting
four Senior Scholarships to graduating seniors.
TCMTA officers:
President- Maribel Soriano
1 st Vice-President-Cindy Kessler
2 nd Vice-President-none
Secretary- Erin Nygard
Treasurer- Sandra Palter
Parliamentarian- Cindy Kessler

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