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Maryland State 

Music Teachers 

Association 

Affiliated with Music Teachers National Association 

www.msmta.org A bi-monthly publication of the Maryland State Music Teachers Association July 2004 

from the President... 

Another year over, and a couple of 

months respite headed our way… 

that sounds like heaven. I thought 

it was just peculiar to my studio, 

but I have heard teachers nationwide 

talking about how difficult it 

is becoming to keep our very busy 

students motivated. Each year it 

seems to get harder to keep them 

on track with efficient, effective 

practice routines that ensure they 

will be ready for a busy schedule 

of events in which they claim they want to perform. It’s quite a 

challenge to our patience and expertise as teachers, but judging 

by what I heard and saw at various events throughout the year, 

we should be very proud of ourselves. We have some spectacular 

young musicians in the making under the guidance of our fine 

MSMTA teachers. 

I entered students in the MTNA competition; the MSMTA 

Concerto competitions; Piano Ensemble Festival; Gottlieb; 

Chase Sonata competition; Piano Solo Festival, and the E.R. 

Davis, so I can speak first hand about the outstanding work 

done by the chairs of those events. They were, respectively, 

Marilyn Stoughton, Jean Hsu, Katherine Williams, Doug 

Guiles (both the Gottlieb and Chase), Conchita Jan, and 

Marjorie Lee. The teachers received the schedules in a timely 

manner, and the atmosphere at each of the events was of 

calm efficiency, which put the students at ease. I heard from 

a former student and her parents about how much “fun” the 

voice competitions were – and Richard Hartzell had charge 

of that right before the December holidays, when madness 

usually reigns! I am impressed with Judy Silverman, her deep 

concern for the String Competitions, and her many years of 

service chairing or assisting with these events. The Chamber 

Music Festival, chaired by Nancy Roldan, received high 

marks from many who participated. 

Luba Turkevich and Bonnie Kellert could not be more helpful 

and kind in overseeing the Keyboard Musicianship Test 

throughout the state. The list goes on and on…Kudos to the 

Local Association Chairs who administered the Musicianship 

and Theory test centers around the state…to Hui-Yen Chang 

and those teachers who assisted her by writing many of 

the tests… and to those members who were so helpful in 

assuring that the last four test centers could be held, when 

the Theory Chair resigned suddenly at the end of March. 

Carol Wolfe Ralph, Donna Koh, David Holmes, Debbie 

White- Bondhus, Helen Smith-Tarchalski, Sarah Crandell, 

and an MSMTA “friend”, Kari Rush, were wonderful to 

offer assistance immediately in so many ways. We were 

missing much material we needed, and these people put 

their busy schedules on hold to make certain that all the 

students who had worked hard preparing for the tests could 

take it. “Thank you “ is so inadequate but it is heartfelt. 

Each event chair had vital assistance from others, and I 

wish there were space to name them all. Please know 

that we teachers who use these events for our students are 

very grateful for the personal time you give up, with no 

pay, so that we may benefit from such a wide variety of 

opportunities. 

I wish to offer a special thanks to the MSMTA Board. 

We’ve had some difficult issues to address, and I appreciate 

the professionalism and dignity you have shown. Dianna 

Souder – you’re a jewel of a Treasurer! 

Jeannine Case – Recording Secretary Supreme! Maxine 

Lewack-double kudos for Corresponding Secretary and 

Convention Chair! Claudette Horwitz- great publications 

and getting the Web up and running again! 

Richard Hartzell—keep those new members coming! 

Conchita Jan—thank you especially for the early venue 

dates and the early Student Activities book—Brava! Ann 

Matteson—Patron Saint of Certification! David Holmes— 

By Laws and Parliamentary Procedures Guru! Carol 

Wolfe-Ralph, Member-at-Large, and large of heart for 

helping me with so much else! Debbie White-Bondhus— 

Historian, who keeps trying to get us all to turn in our 

materials for the archives—keep plugging, Debbie! All the 

presidents of the local associations…Betsy Jo Angebrannt 

for agreeing to serve as LA chair…all the committee 

chairs…how can I express my thanks There are so many 

people who keep our organization running…bless you all, 

and have a wonderful summer!

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PRESIDENT 

Joselyn Cross Makowski 

2329 Blue Valley Drive 

Silver Spring, MD 20904 

301-384-1056 

VP CERTIFICATION 

Ann S. Matteson 

5204 Paducah Road 

College Park, MD 20740 

VP MEMBERSHIP 

Richard L. Hartzell 

1817 Arcola Avenue 

Silver Spring, MD 20902 

VP PUBLICATIONS 

Claudette Horwitz 

5004 Barkwood Place 

Rockville, MD 20853 

VP STUDENT ACTIVITIES 

Conchita T. Jan 

10 Boat House Court 

Gaithersburg, MD 20878 

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY 

Maxine Lewack 

1614 Peacock Lane 

Silver Spring MD 20904 

RECORDING SECRETARY 

Jeannine Case 

1303 Persimmontree Court 

Crofton, MD 21114 

TREASURER 

Dianna Souder 

531 Skidmore Boulevard 

Gaithersburg, MD 20877 

HISTORIAN 

Deborah White-Bondhus 

10637 Green Mountain Circle 

Columbia, MD 21044 

MEMBER-AT-LARGE 

Dr. Carol Wolfe-Ralph 

6102 Gallery Street 

Bowie, MD 20720-3859 

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 

Gary W. Dinn 

LOCAL ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS 

ANNE ARUNDEL MTA 

Betsy Green 

MTA GREATER BALTIMORE 

Faith Wenger 

MTA BOWIE 

Jeannine Case 

CARROLL COUNTY MTA 

TBA 

MTA CHARLES COUNTY 

Judy Dalton 

GREATER COLUMBIA MTA 

Anne Chen 

EASTERN SHORE MTA 

Raymond Hobbs 

FREDERICK COUNTY MTA 

J. Erin Runkles 

HOWARD COUNTY MTA 

Kathryn Stansbery 

GREATER LAUREL MTA 

Deborah White-Bondhus 

MONTGOMERY COUNTY MTA 

Katherine Williams 

PRINCE GEORGES MTA 

Linda Head 

MTA SOUTHERN MARYLAND 

Donna White 

MTNA 2004 Conference Report 

I attended the MTNA Conference (“Convention” is now passé) in Kansas City, 

Missouri in late March. Among the MSMTA members I saw there were: David 

Holmes, Judy Dalton, Barbara Graham, Martha Sallet, Nancy Roldan, Mary Ann 

Parker, Bonnie Lynn, Rosita Mang, Nancy Breth, Mary Wolf, Donna White, Marilyn 

Briant, Andrew Zatman and Helen Smith Tarchalski. It was also nice to see and chat 

with former Marylanders Fernando Laires, Thomas Schumacher, and former MSMTA 

President, Doris Chase. Doris is the president of the Nevada MTA, and sends her best 

to all her friends and colleagues here in Maryland. 

Because I needed to attend so many business meetings, I was unable to go to many of 

the fine sessions that were offered throughout the week, but I did buy many recordings 

of the sessions that piqued my interest, and look forward to listening to them over the 

summer, when life has calmed down somewhat. “Reinventing the Inventions” was 

one I heard many teachers praising, as well as William Westney’s session, “Do Your 

Students Ever Get Discouraged 10 Common Sense Ways to Restore Their Natural 

Zest and Confidence” (I also bought Westney’s new book, The Perfect Wrong Note, 

which I highly recommend). Of course time had to be made to visit the Exhibit Hall, 

which is almost worth the money it costs to attend one of these conventions. 

The business meetings were interesting, for the most part. As I mentioned in an earlier 

report this year, I truly do get a sense that MTNA is steering very much toward 

assisting teachers – a feeling I frankly used to not have. Input from the states is sought, 

and you believe it will honestly be considered. The State Presidents’ Council is not 

shy about stating why something in the works might not be the best idea to benefit 

the state organizations, and we know we are listened to. There were several discussions 

regarding a nation-wide trend toward a spirit against volunteerism among teachers in 

their twenties and thirties, and the long range effect this will have on our professional 

organizations. Many states are now hiring, at minimum, part-time staff for computer, 

web, scheduling, financial, and secretarial work, and are finding it easier to fill positions 

within their organization because of it. It is pretty apparent that changes will have to 

be in the future regarding how our organizations function. 

The revised MTNA Code of Ethics was approved. Quelling unethical behavior has 

become a large issue across the country. If you haven’t yet done so, read Gary Ingles 

article in the latest AMT magazine you received recently. MTNA has also established 

a board to assist affiliates with handling these issues, which is welcome news. Also, 

visit the MTNA website for some new features designed to set up a dialogue between 

teachers across the country. 

The 2005 MTNA Conference will be held in Seattle, Washington. It’s a long haul, but 

I honestly believe these conferences are worth the time and expense. In the fall, when 

the studio calendar is published, I make accommodations for all the conferences I will 

attend. 

It’s a win-win situation, I have found. The students/parents are very pleased that I am 

always looking for new approaches to teaching and learning, new materials, etc., and 

I almost never fail to come back without some renewed sense of affirmation and pride 

in my profession. Let’s all be “Sleepless in Seattle” next spring!

STUDENT ACTIVITIES 

MIRIAM SHIELDS GOTTLIEB MEMORIAL PIANO COMPETITION 

AND THE DORIS CHASE SONATA AWARDS 

The Miriam Shields Gottlieb Memorial Piano Competition and the Doris Chase Sonata Awards were held 

on May 23, 2004 at the University of Maryland. Once again, Marcus Wyche provided invaluable support 

before, during and after the event. There were about 250 entries between the two events and about 60 teachers 

participating. 

As usual, the teachers were most helpful with their support as Judges and Monitors. In addition, several adult 

students and their spouses (also Rosita Kerr Mang’s husband John) contributed long monitoring stints. With 

all of this help, we were able to run a relatively smooth competition. 

“The performances at this event 

are exceptionally high….” 

Douglas Guiles, Chair 

Joselyn Makowski graciously “volunteered” to do food (with 

the help of Mary Elizabeth Stephenson). Bonnie Kellert not 

only fulfilled her morning judging assignment, but also agreed 

to step in (for another five hours) when an afternoon judge got 

unavoidably stuck behind and accident in Beltway traffic. 

The performances at this event are exceptionally high and I was happy to have so many qualified judges to 

provide thoughtful comments and make the tough decisions. A list of the winners and their teachers follows. 

This event takes an enormous amount of work to put on. Without the teachers’ assistance it could not be done. In 

addition, one of my adult students, Dr. Kevin McCann, has worked closely with me and previous chairs for many 

years doing all computer work including schedules, letters, mailings, judging forms, critiques and certificates – and all 

at his own expense. He is also at the competition site the entire day 

helping to keep things running smoothly. 

Winners of the Doris Chase Sonata Competition were: for the 

Beethoven Sonatas: Jesse Wong, student of Nancy Breth; for the 

Mozart Sonatas: Monica We, student of Nancy Breth. Second 

Place winners were Cheng Cheng Zhu, student of Nancy Breth, 

and George Fu, student of Carole Kriewaldt. Third Place winners 

were Lance Zhao, student of Elizabeth Stephenson and Heejin 

Park, student of Bok Hwa Kim. 

Judges for the Chase Sonata Competition were Marjorie Lee and 

Nancy Roldan for the Beethoven Sonatas, and Lois Jones for the 

Mozart Sonata. 

First Place Winners in the various categories of the Miriam Gottlieb 

Memorial Competition were: Ashley Thai, Leegyeong Je, Rebecca 

Zhang and Jasmine Lee, all students of Marjorie Lee; Grace Hu 

and Alexander Stabile, students of Rosita Kerr Mang; Tiffany Kang, 

student of Li-ly Chang; Sam Barnham, student of Carol Wolfe- 

Ralph; Lance Zhao, student of Elizabeth Stephenson; Jesse Wong, 

Monica We, and Cheng Cheng Zhu, students of Nancy Breth; Xinlu 

Huang, student of Douglas Guiles, and Oona Gopnik McManus, 

Nancy Breth and Monica We 

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STANDING 

COMMITTEE 

CHAIRS 

ADVERTISING 

Robert Hauptman 

BYLAWS/ 

PARLIAMENTARIAN 

David Holmes 

CERTIFICATION 

Ann Matteson 

COLLEGE FACULTY 

Chiara Walsh Selby 

COMMUNITY OUTREACH 

AND EDUCATION 

Deborah White- 

Bondhus 

COMPOSITION 

COMMISSIONING 

Li-Ly Chang 

CONVENTION 

Maxine Lewack 

FINANCE 

Lum Fun Lee Offutt 

FUND RAISING 

TBA 

INDEPENDENT MUSIC 

TEACHERS 

Helen Smith Tarchalski 

LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS 

Kathryn Stansbery 

MTNA FOUNDATION 

Michele Hobart Rohan 

MSMTA FOUNDATION 

TBA 

MEMBERSHIP 

Richard Hartzell 

MULTIMEDIA 

Ina Nacev Allen 

MUSICLINK 

TBA 

NOMINATING 

Claudette L. Horwitz 

PUBLICATIONS 

Claudette L. Horwitz 

PUBLICITY 

Mary G. Wolf 

STUDENT ACTIVITIES 

Conchita T. Jan 

STUDENT CHAPTERS 

Scot Hawkins 

TALENT RESOURCE 

Joan Chovanes 

TECHNOLOGY 

Helen Smith Tarchalski 

student of Daniel Lau. 

Second and Third Place winners were students of Olga Kuperstein, Nancy Breth, 

Karino Hou, Faye Bonner, Rosita Kerr Mang, Svetlana Kaplanskaya, Marjorie Lee, 

Bonnie Kellert, Bok Hwa Kim, Nicholas Zamaroko, Carole Kriewaldt, Elena Arseniev, 

Chia-Hsuan Lee, Joselyn Makowski, and Douglas Guiles. 

Judges for the Gottlieb Memorial Competition were Mei Yu Lin, Bok Hwa Kim, Faye 

Bonner, Bonnie Kellert, Mark DiPinto, Lois Jones, Leslie Goldstein, Janet Swaney, 

Kristina Suter, Jeannine Case, Duke Thompson, Elena Arseniev, Joy Schreier, Alice 

Maxfield, Janice Puckett, Frances Cheng-Koors, Li-ly Chang, Carol Wolfe-Ralph, 

Rosita Kerr Mang, Joselyn Makowski and Nancy Breth. 

2004 ELIZABETH R. DAVIS 

MEMORIAL PIANO COMPETITION 

Douglas Guiles, Chair 

The Maryland State Music Teachers Association 2004 Elizabeth R. Davis Memorial Piano 

Competition was held on June 6 at the University of Maryland Baltimore Campus. 

Results of the 9 th and 10 th Grade Division judged by Elena Arseniev and Allen 

Good: 

First Place: 

Second Place Tie: 

Third Place Tie: 

Honorable Mention: 

Sarah Peitzmeier (Joselyn Makowski) 

Jennifer Choe (Bok Hwa Kim) 

Neena Satija (Bonnie Kellert) 

Hannah Park (Bok Hwa Kim) 

Andrew Chung (Marjorie Lee) 

Catherine Liow (Bonnie Kellert) 

Results of the 11 th and 12 th Grade Division judged by Ivo Koltchev and Marjorie 

Liss: 

First Place Tie: 

Third Place Tie: 

Honorable Mention: 

Jasmin Lee (Marjorie Lee) 

Christopher Schmit (Marjorie Lee) 

Koyel Bhattacharyya (Maribeth Gowen) 

Heejin Park (Bok Hwa Kim) 

Edward Kim (Shisa Suskey) 

Thank you to the excellent judges who gave 100% to the competition, and to 

participating teachers for their outstanding help in administering the competition: 

Svetlana Volkova, Ruth Peng, Nevilla Ottley, Irene Kreymer, Miriam Fung, Marcia 

Slentz-Whalen, Maribeth Gowen, Hyun Sook Kim, Maja Blagojevic, Jane Oleshkevich, 

Leslie Goldstein, Shisa Suskey, Bok Hwa Kim, Jo Makowski and Bonnie Kellert. 

Enormous gratitude to Christopher Hall, former Elizabeth R. Davis Chair, for his invaluable 

assistance in every aspect of the competition planning, preparation, and execution. 

Marjorie Lee, Chair

MSMTA is proud to announce the winners of the Junior and Senior Distinguished Music Achievement Awards 

for 2004. This prestigious award for junior high and senior high school students is designed to recognize and 

reward distinguished participation in MSMTA events accumulated during the sixth, seventh, and eighth 

grades for the Junior Award, and ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades for the Senior Award. Students are 

presented with a wooden plaque inscribed with their name and the honor being bestowed by the MSMTA. 

Winning students earned 400 points in five different events for the Junior Award, and 500 points in six 

different events for the Senior Award. The criteria for awarding points is based on the adjudicator’s final grade 

in the performance events, and the student’s score in the theory tests and keyboard exams. A list of eligible 

events is listed each year in the student activities handbook published in the fall. 

We are pleased to announce the following winners and their teachers: 

Senior: 

DISTINGUISHED MUSIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 

Seema Marshall (Claudette L. Horwitz) 

Charlene Ng (Claudette L. Horwitz) 

Adam L. Yarian (Gary Dinn) 

John Shiu (Lily Chang) 

Lilian Mitchell (Elena Arseniev) 

Megan Bondhus (Deborah White-Bondhus) 

Matthew Zahm (Deborah White-Bondhus) 

Mary Katherine Gemp (Deborah White-Bondhus) 

Laura Takacs (Patricia Blanchard) 

Viktoria Elkis (Sima Elkis) 

Pin-Yi Ko (Mei-Yu Lin) 

Edward Kim (Shisa H. Suskey) 

Yong S. Han (Lori McCarthy) 

Jennie Lee (Hyun Park) 

Jenny Lum (Hyun Park) 

Jessica Lennon (Lois Jones) 

Julia Hillabrant (Lois Jones) 

Eugene Peters (Lois Jones) 

Angie Sha (Luba Turkevich) 

Pauline Yu (Luba Turkevich) 

Cynthia Bien (Luba Turkevich) 

Amanda Morris (Luba Turkevich) 

Aashna Kircher (Jane Oleshkevich) 

Jin-Ah Kang (Jane Oleshkevich) 

Andrea Wolfe-Ralph (Carol Wolfe-Ralph) 

Sara Kim (Bok Hwa Kim) 

Susie Kim (Bok Hwa Kim) 

James Cheek (Bok Hwa Kim) 

2004 DMA Recipients 

Junior: 

Gregory Eastburg (Patricia Blanchard) 

Jonathan G. Gray (Gary Dinn) 

Jackson C. Huang (Gary Dinn) 

Jennifer M.C. Loya (Gary Dinn) 

Adrienne R. Pamulaklakin (Gary Dinn) 

Rachel Harman (Olga Kuperstein) 

Cameron Vogtman (Olga Kuperstein) 

Alexander Li (Mei-Yu Lin) 

Ryan Lee (Shisa H. Suskey) 

Alvin Hua (Hyun Park) 

Jackie Hazlett (Carole Gauthier) 

Caleb Fan (Faye Bonner) 

Carol Wang (Teresa Kung) 

Tiffany Chu (Teresa Kung) 

Alison Jacques (Deborah White-Bondhus) 

Elana Metzman (Deborah White-Bondhus) 

Laura Evelyn Cai (Carol Wolfe-Ralph) 

Stephen Zhu (Carol Wolfe-Ralph) 

Carol Yang (Linda Head) 

Melissa Tsang (Lily Chang) 

Priya Balasubyamanian (Lily Chang) 

Alex Cho (Bok Hwa Kim) 

Kathy Mun (Bok Hwa Kim) 

Dorothy Sunwoo (Bok Hwa Kim) 

Kenny Kim (Bok Hwa Kim) 

Mary Choe (Bok Hwa Kim) 

Dr. Bok Hwa Kim, chair of the DMA Award 

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2005 GERTRUDE BROWN PIANO CONCERTO COMPETITION 

REPERTOIRE 

Junior: 

1) Concertino (Divertimento) in G Major, Hob. XIV: 13 by Haydn (Henle edition) 

2) Concerto in G Major, Hob. XVIII: 4 by Haydn (International Edition) 

Intermediate: 

Concerto in C Major, K. 246, No. 8 by Mozart (Schirmer edition) 

Senior: 

Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 by Beethoven (Schirmer edition) 

2004 PIANO SOLO FESTIVAL SETS RECORDS 

The MSMTA Piano Solo Festival for 2004, held at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center of the University 

of Maryland at College Park, set new records for enrollment this year. The festival, which is one of the final 

events on the schedule of student activities for the school year 2003-2004, took place on Saturday, May 29, 

from 8:00 am to 8:15 pm. Conchita Jan and Dr. Tzi-Ming Yang co-chaired the event, with the assistance of 

the 108 participating teachers, who served as judges and monitors in the individual events. There were 800 

pianists playing competitively, and 68 playing non-competitively. Mrs. Jan and Dr. Yang are very grateful to 

all those who helped them make this festival such a successful and popular activity. Congratulations to all the 

participants and their teachers. 

Conchita Jan, Chair 

PIANO ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL 

Jean Hsu, Chair 

The 2004 Piano Ensemble Festival was held Sunday, March 21, 2004 at the Clarice Smith Center at the 

University of Maryland. Forty-seven teachers participated in presenting approximately 310 teams to compete 

in duet, duo, trio and quartet recitals. The recitals began at 9:00 a.m. and continued until 4:00 p.m. 

Many thanks to Hyun Park and Conchita Jan for their assistance and to all the teachers who either served as 

judge, monitor (or both), helped with the adjudication forms or brought refreshments. I am always grateful 

to Marcus Wyche, who lent his usual cheerful and reliable assistance to the event. Thanks also to the several 

teachers who came early and/or stayed late, and who took on additional judging or monitor work on the spot. 

The participating teachers were: Maja Blagojevic, Faye Bonner, Carolyn Lamb Booth, Dr. Deborah Brown, 

Hui-Yen Chang, Lauren Di, Gary Dinn, Natasha Dukan, Sima Elkis, Carole Gauthier, Christopher Hall, 

Claudette Horwitz, Jean Hsu, Conchita Jan, Cherie Jeng, Bonnie Kellert, Bok Hwa Kim, Carole Kriewaldt, 

Teresa Kung, David Kuperstein, Olga Kuperstein, Chia-Hsuan Lee, Mei-Yu Lin, Chieh-Ming Lee, Joselyn 

Makowski, Alice Maxfield, Lori McCarthy, Larissa O’Malley, Jane Oleshkevich, Dr. Bella Oster, Hyun Park, 

Ae Ja Park, Sara Resnik, Ellen Sakai, Marcia Slentz-Whalen, Betsy Stocksdale, Marilyn Stoughton, Kristina 

Suter, Janet Swaney, Helen Smith-Tarchalski, Luba Turkevich, Chen Li Tzeng, Helen Weems, Deborah 

White-Bondnus, Dr. Carol Wolfe-Ralph, Di Wei Wu, Tzi-Ming Yang. 

It takes all participants to create a successful event and I believe the Ensemble Festival was just that. I look forward to 

more outstanding student performances and truly helpful teacher assistance in 2005! Thanks to everyone involved. 

Katherine Williams, Chair 

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2003-2004 KEYBOARD MUSICIANSHIP EXAMS CONCLUDE 

The Keyboard Musicianship Program, now in the nineteenth year, had 

an enrollment of 891 students from the studios of 68 teachers. With the 

exception of a few, all students played to receive the Gold Seal Certificate 

(4, 5, or 6 modules). 

The Keyboard Musicianship Committee is grateful to the dedicated chairpersons 

for arranging testing locations, selecting the volunteer judges and monitors, 

scheduling mailing, record keeping etc. Many teachers contributed freely of their 

valuable time to make this a successful program. 

Teachers who chaired their chapters are: Joanna Greenwood, Jeannine 

Case, Susan Davis and Carol Gauthier, Mary Wolf, Kim Roberts, Olga 

Kuperstein, Lisa Bussing and Erlinda Ng, Bonnie Kellert, Hui-Yen Chang 

and Louise Bowen. 

I would also like to thank the following teachers for their invaluable 

assistance: Kim Roberts, Bonnie Kellert, Mary Ann Parker, Carol Wolfe- 

Luba Turkevich, MSMTA Chair of the 

Keyboard Musicianship Examination 

program, and Bonnie Kellert, co-chair 

of the program and chair of the Montgomery 

County Keyboard Center. 

Ralph and Christopher Hall. To this date, 82 trophies were awarded in the categories of ADVANCED HONORS, 

INTERMEDIATE HONORS, FIVE YEAR HONORS and the KEYBOARD MUSICIANSHIP AWARD. 

Luba Turkevich, Chair 

STRINGS PLUS FESTIVAL HELD MARCH 7, 2004 AT LANDON SCHOOL 

On March 7,2004 the MSMTA 

Strings Plus Festival was held at 

the Mondzac Performing Arts Center 

at the Landon School in Bethesda. 

Judging was held in three rooms including 

Landon’s beautiful auditorium. Some rooms did 

run a bit late. It is suggested that next year we use a 

fourth room (there is a large one available to us for 

no extra cost) which should alleviate the problem of 

lateness and still hold the festival to the morning hours 

of 9:00 to 1:00 pm. The cafeteria was available for 

students for warming up and tuning. 

Two-hundred and nine students aged 7-18 participated 

in the festival/competition. The following 13 teachers 

participated by sending students to perform duets, 

trios, quartets and larger ensembles that included string 

players; Mia Choi, Philip Hosford, Kelly Hsu, Duck Hee 

O’Donnell, Jean Provine, Kathleen Scarbrough, Jennifer 

Shannon, Yakov Shapior, Judy Silverman, Dianna 

Souder, Catherine Stewart, Xue Wang, and Margaret 

Wright. Any teacher interested in learning more about 

pieces performed may contact Judy Silverman at 301- 

871-7444 or by email at s.judith@verizon.net. 

For the first time there were ensembles that included guitar, 

recorder, flute, and oboe. As usual there were works that 

included piano as well. While there was a ten-minute limit 

for all age groups performing and no limit on the number 

of pieces being performed, consideration is being given to 

limiting the number of pieces performed to just two with 

the understanding that younger groups might play less 

than ten minutes. 

The Festival netted over $ 800.00. Financial reports have 

been filed with the Student Activities Chairman and the 

Treasurer. 

The judges were Robert Battey, Jennifer Rickard, Judy 

Shapiro, and Margaret Wright. Monitors were Kelly 

Hsu, Duck Hee O’Donnell, Kathleen Scarborough, Judy 

Silverman, Catherine Stewart, Dianna Souder, and Xue 

Wang. 

Hundreds of parents and friends attended and enjoyed 

the event. The chairmen are grateful to all the MSMTA 

teachers who helped, to Paul Scimonelli from the Landon 

School who assisted greatly in facilitating the use of all 

the rooms, and to Earl Jackson, Director of the Music 

Program at Landon and to the Landon School for making 

this facility available to us at very reasonable cost. 

Judy Silverman and Duck Hee O’Donnell, co-chairs 

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THEORY TESTING PROGRAM REPORT 

There are 1609 students participating in 2004 Theory Testing programs, an increase of 216 from the previous 

year. It also represents a significant increase in the number of participating teachers (increased from 84 to 

111). 

The program would like to thank Janet Berg, Judith Dalton, Patricia Graham, Linda Head, David Holmes, 

Donna Koh, Ann Matteson, Ellen Sakai, Carol Wolf-Ralph, and Tzi-Ming Yang for their time and efforts that 

they put in to make this year’s theory tests a success. 

Special thanks go to Bonnie Kellert and her husband Allen Goldberg for their creating and recording ear 

training CDs for the tests. 

Many credits go to Hui-Yen Chang and her family for their contributions to writing final tests, making labels, 

and doing administration work. Finally, we are particularly grateful to all the twelve theory center chairs for 

providing their professional expertise to make this theory program running smoothly and successfully. 

Conchita Jan, Student Activities Chair 

2004 THEORY HONORS — 5 YEAR / 300 POINT AWARDS 

Congratulations to the following teachers who nominated students 

for the MSMTA 5 year or 300 point Theory Award: Patricia 

Blanchard, Dr. Deborah Brown, Anne Chen, Gary W. Dinn, 

Carol Edison, Sima Elkis, Carole Gauthier, Linda Head, Claudette 

Horwitz, Dr. Bok Kwa Kim, Teresa Kung, Olga Kuperstein, 

Pamela Matthews, Karen Mihalka, Susan Smith, Sisha Suskey, Janet 

Swaney, Chen-Li Tzeng, Deborah White-Bondhus, Barbara Wing, 

Dr. Carol A. Wolfe-Ralph, Tzi-Ming Yang, 

54 Students were awarded the Theory Award for 2004 and 1 was 

awarded the Distinguished Theory Award. 

Congratulations to all for your hard work and dedication. 

Junko Takahashi and Annie Hou, teachers 

Huong Que Bank, John Bondhus, Anna Bryan, James Cheek, Alex 

C. Chen, Timyan Cheng, Timyee Cheng, Timyu Cheng, Alex Cho, 

Christina Cho, Rebecca Chung, Armeta Dastyar, Arlene Gao, Alex Garbarino, Jonathan G. Gray, Jackie Hazlett, 

Samuel Henry, Tiffany Hodges, Matthew Holehan, Justin Jang, Courtney Kenel, Caroline Kim, Grace Kim, Kenny 

Kim, Timmy Kim, Andrew Klish, Claire Kwong, Connie Lu, Jonathan McKenzie, Marc C. Mendoza, Tina Meng, 

Jenifer Mohler, Heather Murdoch, Mary Page, Femi Pai, Eugene Pok, Matthew Prevatt, Janet Schonthaler, Sara Shin, 

Karl Silberzahn, Hannah Silverman, Laura Simpson, Ben Strauss, Melissa Truong, Norman Wang, Nicole Webster, 

Wesley Wise, Andrea Wolfe – Ralph, Caroline Wolfe-Ralph, Jacklyn Wong, Sandra Yan, Carol Yang, Alina Yang, Bryan 

Yang, Stephen Zhu. 

Distinguished Theory Award Jamie Chen (Dr. Deborah Brown, Teacher) 

Deborah White-Bondhus, Chair 

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THE MARYLAND STATE MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION IS 

PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE FIRST ANNUAL 

DAVID R. HORWITZ 

MEMORIAL COMPETITION 

FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO 

DATE: DECEMBER 12, 2004 

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 13, 2004 

LOCATION: OREN MUSIC 

11130 ROCKVILLE PIKE, ROCKVILLE, MD 

To be held each winter, the competition is open to all Maryland High School 

students, grades 9 through 12. 

Only one presenting teacher must be a member of the MSMTA. 

Repertoire: One movement from any Sonata for Violin and Piano and one composition for 

violin with piano accompaniment OR two sonata movements of contrasting periods or tempi. 

TIME LIMITS: 5 MINUTES MINIMUM AND 15 MINUTES MAXIMUM. 

CASH PRIZES: 1 ST PRIZE - $100; 2 ND PRIZE - $75; 3 RD PRIZE - $50 

REGISTRATION FEE: $20 PER DUO 

Chair: Claudette L. Horwitz (301) 460-5070 

Co-Chair: Judith Silverman (301) 871-7492 

Registration forms will be in the 2004-2005 Student Activities Handbook. You may also contact Mrs. Horwitz 

for forms or with questions at chorwitz@starpower.net. 

IN APPRECIATION.... 

The Horwitz-Cornwell families wish to express their deep appreciation for the beautiful flowers and many 

cards sent by my dear MSMTA colleagues on the sudden death of our son and brother David R. Horwitz We 

are especially indebted to Judith and Paul Silverman, and to Alice and Joel Berman, who added so much to 

the beauty of his funeral service by performing quartets by Mozart and Beethoven. Judy Silverman and Joel 

Berman were David’s violin teachers in his youth. We could not have gotten through this tragedy without the 

love and support we received from so many and we will always be grateful. 

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HIGH SCHOOL PIANO EXAMINATIONS 

COMPLETES FIRST QUARTER CENTURY 

The High School Piano Examinations Program is a 

unique example of how schools and professionals 

in the community work together to enhance 

students’ educational options. Done in cooperation 

with the Maryland State Department of Education, 

this is the 25th year that this program has provided 

recognition, and in some cases credit, to piano 

students in their high school. As the first chair, I 

worked under the leadership of MSMTA president, 

Dr. Gail McDonald. I recall that among others, 

Mary Jane Schaeffer, Gary Dinn, Dr. Stewart 

Gordon, Ruth Weinberg, Gail and myself worked 

to get the program started working with the 

legislature and the Maryland State Department of 

Education’s Director, Division of Instruction, Dr. 

James W. Latham. Later Mr. James L. Tucker, Jr., 

Chief, Aesthetic and Gifted Programs became the 

liaison from the State Department. In 1998, Ellen 

Sakai headed the program for five years, and I was 

her co-chair. This year, I once again find myself 

chairing what I consider to be a very worthwhile 

and valuable program. 

The examinations are unique in that they are open 

not only to MSMTA teachers’ students but also 

to any Maryland students in grades 9 through 12 

who study piano privately. Letters and application 

forms go out each fall to the principals and to 

music department heads of all public and private 

high schools in Maryland to tell them about the 

program. Students play a minimum of ten minutes 

of memorized music from three different periods 

of literature. They receive critiques from two 

judges, a certificate of achievement, which is sent 

to their school to be presented, and a report of 

the examination to be placed in their permanent 

record folder. The examinations are held in 

April and May. Students pay a fee of $20, which 

helps to defray the expenses of the adjudication, 

certificates, postage, and necessary forms for this 

program. If the student’s school principal will give 

permission, the student may take the examination 

for credit. This requires five more minutes of 

adjudication time with technique requirements 

over and above the ones for recognition. When we 

started the program the fee was $10.00 and the first 

year we held it for 11th grade students only. Then 

we added 12th grade and later 9th through 12th 

grades. This has been a strong program, which 

not only grants recognition for students’ pianist 

accomplishments, but also gives them an incentive 

and a connectedness with their piano work and 

their school. I have worked with the over 200 

different high schools that have participated 

over the years and have found them cooperative 

and appreciative of our common goal—to help 

students. 

Of the total of 320 students who applied to take the 

High School Examinations in 2004 

293 applied to take the examination for recognition 

27 applied for credit 

101 were in the 9th grade 




20 entered at the Intermediate I Level 

71 entered at the Intermediate II Level 

204 entered at the Advanced I Level 

25 entered at the Advanced II Level 

Of the students that entered in 2004, 

21 had participated in 2001 



13 students entered all four years in high school 

94 different schools were represented by students 

89 different piano teachers were represented 

I would like to thank all teachers who have 

participated over these 25 years and also thank 

many not listed who have helped in many ways 

over the years. Especially I would like to thank 

Ellen Sakai who took over as co-chair when 

Charlotte Holliday needed to resign. Many thanks 

to the Curriculum Committee, GARY DINN, 

JOYCE CRIST, ELLEN SAKAI and GAIL 

McDONALD, who have for many years helped to 

review the applications; WENDY JOHNSTON, 

who spent many hours sending out the critiques, 


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HIGH SCHOOL PIANO EXAMINATIONS COMPLETES FIRST QUARTER CENTURY (CONTINUED) 

certificates and reports; CONSTANCE FISCHEL who had Wendy’s job for years and is still willing 

to give Wendy a hand, and the absolutely indispensable help of the chairs of the “centers” where the 

examinations were given. Many of them have been chairs of their centers as long as the center has been in 

existence (see*). Many thanks to: 

* ANNAPOLIS AREA (OREN MUSIC) - CECELIA WYATT 

BALTIMORE (PEABOY/TOWSON) - INA ALLEN 

* BOWIE AREA (BELCROFT BIBLE CHURCH) - MAXINE RUSSELL 

* CHURCHILL HIGH I - JEAN KIM 

* CHURCHILL HIGH II - ELLEN SAKAI 

CHURCHILL HIGH III - HYUN PARK 

HOWARD COUNTY I AND II - (CENTER FOR THE ARTS) - SIMA ELKIS 

* GREATER COLUMBIA I - CONSTANCE FISCHEL 

FREDERICK - (MIDDLETOWN UNITED METHODIST) - PAMELA MATTHEWS 

* LAUREL AREA - (LAUREL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH) - WENDY DENGLER 

* BLAIR HIGH I - (JORDAN-KITTS - ZIONA TUCHLER 

BLAIR HIGH II - (JORDAN-KITTS - AE JA PARK 

* BLAIR HIGH III - (JORDAN-KITTS) - ALICE MAXFIELD 

QUINCE ORCHARD HIGH I - CHERIE JENG 

* QUINCE ORCHARD HIGH II - ROSEANNE WHITE 

RICHARD MONTGOMERY HIGH - CAROLYN BOOTH 

SOUTH P. G. CO. - JUNE MILLER 

WHITMAN HIGH I {RIVER ROAD UNITARIAN) - LOIS JONES 

* WHITMAN HIGH II - (RIVER ROAD UNITARIAN) - KRISTIN BUTLER 

WOOTTON HIGH I - JANE OLESHKEVICH/ELLEN SAKAI 

* WOOTTON HIGH II - LUBA TURKEVICH 

Thanks to Hyun Park, Constance Fischel, Mrs. 

Gryce and Luba Turkevich who have allowed us 

to use their studios. 

Thanks to this years judges: 

INA ALLEN, NICOLE AMYOT, JEFFERY 

BEAUDRY, WILLIAM BLOOMQUIST, 

FAYE BONNER, CAROLYN BOOTH, 

JEANNINE CASE, JOYCE CRIST, GARY 

DINN, CYNTHIA ELLIOT, CONSTANCE 

FISCHEL, DINA FLEMING, CHRISTOPHER 

HALL, NANCY HALLSTED, LINDA HEAD, 

NAN HILLMAN, DAVID HOLMES, LOIS 

JONES, BONNIE KELLERT, DONNA KOH, 

ELAINE LeBAR, JOSELYN MAKOWSKI, 

ANN MATTESON, LORI McCARTHY, ALLA 

MERPORT, MAXINE RUSSELL, MARCIA 

SLENTZ-WHALEN, BETSY STOCKSDALE, 

JANET SWANEY, HELEN TARCHALSKI, 

MARY K. TRAVER, CHEN LI TZENG, 

THANH VO, BARBARA WING, MARY WOLF 

and CECELIA WYATT. 

Congratulations to all the above-mentioned center 

chairs, judges and committee members who 

entered students in the examinations and to other 

teachers not listed above who entered students: 

ELENA ARSENYEV, LYLE ASCH, RUTH 

BALIS, SYLVIE BEAUDOIN, DEBORAH 

BONDHUS, LISA BUSSING, LI-LI CHANG, 

HUI-YEN CHANG, GINA DENNY, ADEUE 

DINERSTEIN, LESLIE GOLDSTEIN, IRINA 

GUREVICH, CLAUDETTE HORWITZ, 

WEI-DER HUANG, IRENE HUBLERT, 

CONCHITA JAN, LILIYA KASIMOVA, 

DAVID KREIDER, TERESA KUNG, LINDA 

KUNZ, OLGA KUPERSTEIN, TERRY LACEY, 

CHIEH-MING LEE, CHIA HSUAN LEE, 


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HIGH SCHOOL PIANO EXAMINATIONS COMPLETES FIRST QUARTER CENTURY (CONTINUED) 

JEANIE LEE, MEI-LU LIN, HSIEN-ANN MENG, KAREN MIHALKO, JUNE MILLER, RHODA 

NOBLE, CATHY O’DONOVAN, RUTH PENG, MARINA POLSKAYA, LISA REHWOLDT, 

SARA RESNIK, KORBY SANDERS, MARCIA SLENTZ-WHALEN, SUSAN SMITH, JAN SNYDER, 

JOAN SPICKNALL, MARILYN STOUGHTON, KRISTINA SUTER, HAYURU TAIMA, ELIANE 

TOLLIE, JOYCE TSAU, CHEN-LI THAILA WALKER, ELIZABETH WHITE, SOFIA SOFIA, DI 

WEI WU, and SHERRY YI. 

Special thanks is also extended to the MSMTA presidents who have been as supportive as I have been of 

this program: Dr. Gail McDonald, Elza Marques-Guard, Doris Chase, Claudette Horwitz, Judith Ferencz, 

Gary Dinn and Joselyn Makowski. 

Ann Matteson, MSMTA Chair 

High School Piano Examinations For Recognition and Credit 

START GETTING YOUR STUDENTS READY NOW FOR 

COMPOSERS CIRCLE IN NOVEMBER 

The Composer’s Circle is an event that takes place at the convention, which will be held in Baltimore this 

year. Since we aren’t all Mozarts and it takes most of us longer to compose, now is a good time to start getting 

ready to showcase your budding composer in a recital at the MSMTA convention. 

Composing is a wonderful way for students to learn more about how music is put together. It is also fun and 

very esteem building because students are very proud of their achievement once they get their piece ready to 

present for performance. 

Teachers may submit up to 3 students’ compositions and may also submit one themselves if you are composing 

music yourself. We publish the compositions in a booklet that each student and teacher receives. It is delightful 

to hear recitals of original music!! All details are in the Student Activity Handbook on pages 15-1 and the 

application form is on page 15-2. One request, please include any teacher and student e-mail addresses as 

well as telephone numbers. Students can be from elementary age through high school and junior and senior 

DMA points are given for this event. But more valuable is the feeling of pride that the students have when 

performing their own composition at the state convention. 

If you have any questions the corsairs would be glad to receive them. Call or write Joanna Greenwood 410- 

828-6417 jgreenwood@towson.edu or Ann Matteson 301-441-2885 annmatt@juno.com. 

MTNA CERTIFICATION 

Ann Matteson, Certification 

We are very glad to add Helen Weems to our list of Nationally Certified Teachers. MSMTA congratulates 

you, Helen. If anyone is interested in becoming nationally certified I’m sure Helen would be a good source to 

tell you about it, since she has so recently gone through the process. And if anyone needs more information 

about national certification they can call Melissa Curtice at national headquarters, 1-888-512-5278 or e-mail, 

mcurtice@mtna.org. For certification at the state level, you can contact Ann Matteson, 301-441-2885 or 

annmatt@juno.com. People who are nationally certified are automatically state certified, however you can get 

state certification without applying for national certification. 

Ann Matteson, Certification 

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IN MEMORIAM 

Sincere condolences to Bonnie Kellert on the loss of her mother, Edythe Kellert. Mrs. Kellert was for many 

years an active member of the Friday Morning Music Club. 

Our hearts go out to Winifred Hyson on the passing of her husband Charles who passed away in March. 

Contributions in Charles Hyson’s memory can be made to Keene Valley Ambulance, Keene Valley, New 

York 12943. 

We also mourn the loss of Nettie Goss, a long-time member of the MSMTA and Montgomery County Music 

Teachers Association. She passed away on April 3 rd in Florida. Nettie will be missed by the many friends, 

colleagues and students whose lives she touched both in Florida and in the Washington, DC area. 

LOCAL ASSOCIATION NEWS 

The AAMTA solo festival was held on Saturday, May 15 at Anne Arundel 

Community College with 82 students representing 10 studios. The 

festival offers adjudicated non-competitive events for ages 6 through 18. 

The high school portion of the solo festival offers non-competitive and 

competitive groupings. Fifteen students participated in the competitive 

division. First place in the solo competition was awarded to Mark Buller, a student of Liesel Counterman, 2nd place 

to Sarah Kidd a student of Sue Smith, and 3rd place to Luke Russell, a student of Cecelia Wyatt. Honorable Mention 

was awarded to students from the studios of Donna Bridgland, Thanh Vo, and Cecelia Wyatt. 

The final meeting of the year on June 4 featured installation of the new slate of officers for 2004-2005: President 

- Betsy Green, Vice-President - Thanh Vo, Recording Secretary - Ellen Winner, Corresponding Secretary 

- Shiela Ruth, Treasurer - Numa Lavy, Director - Susan Smith, Director - Larissa O’Malley, Immediate Past- 

President – Helen Smith Tarchalski. 

Helen Smith Tarchalski, AAMTA President 

Twenty-one graduating high school seniors are receiving Senior Achievement Awards 

from MTAB this year for continuing study of piano, voice and flute with our Bowie 

Association teachers. Joan Koppenhaver is the chair of these awards. Eighty-five 

students participated in the MSMTA Theory/Keyboard exams held in Bowie in 

March. Jeanne Ryan and Jeannine Case were the chairs of this event. 

Ten high school seniors participated in the Senior Awards Competition held on April 24. The judge was Joy Puckett, 

and Kathleen Hunt and Nadine Wobus were co-chairs. The winners performed at the May MTAB general meeting. 

Our Spring Competition/Evaluation chaired by Joanne Dolan-Clark has 156 students enrolled to play on May 8. 

The new MTAB officers for the coming season will be installed at our Spring Luncheon in May. They are: Jeannine Case, 

President; Marcia Sletz-Whalen, Vice-president; Maxine Russell, Recording Secretary; Gail Trafelet, Corresponding 

Secretary; and Treasurer, Mary Jo McGovern. 

Betsy Jo Angebranndt, MTAB President 

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The annual Ensemble Festival, chaired by Don Jones and Dave Duree, 

was held on February 21 in the beautiful Carroll Arts Center. Seventy 

groups performed in three recitals, including string and woodwind 

players as well as pianist. Notably, there was not one absence! Guest 

clinicians, providing coaching upon request, were Jeff Hiner, working 

with non-pianists, and Diana Greene, commenting on the pianists. 

The 2:15 recital featured the McDaniel Clarinet Ensemble, under the 

direction of CCMTA member and event co-chair David Duree, and the Blue Ridge Brass Quintet under the direction 

of Jeff Hiner. The inclusion of these ensembles afforded the opportunity for our students and parents to enjoy a 

wider variety of musical colors and witness what can be achieved on a higher playing level. 

Another annual event, CCMTA Masterclass Weekend, was March 26 and 27 and was chaired by Dr. David 

Kreider and co-sponsored by McDaniel College. Brian Ganz was the guest clinician and he was outstanding! 

Brian played a Friday night recital that included Beethoven and Chopin played at a world-class level and 

informal conversation with a most appreciative audience. The masterclasses were amazing in that Brian related 

so insightfully and yet warmly with all of the participants. Brian surely is one of very few who is both an 

outstanding performer and gifted teacher. 

Spring competitions were held April 24, chaired by Sue Gubernatis, adjudicated by Joyce Crist and Marilyn 

Stoughton. The following students won in their divisions: Scholarship Performance: Curtis Wharton (David 

Kreider’s student); Maddock Competition: Elizabeth Dosset (Cindy Hoover’s student); Furst Competition: 

Amy Dosset (Cindy Hoover’s student). The event culminated with an Honor’s Recital, chaired by Julie 

Semenuk. 

Diane Jones, CCMTA President 

Easter n Shore Music Teachers’ Association 

Report of Activities for Calendar Year 2003 

The Eastern Shore Music Teachers’ Association (ESMTA) covers 

the entire Eastern Shore area of Maryland. Members teach in 

Wicomico, Dorchester, Talbot and Queen Anne’s counties. 

Current paid membership stands at eight teachers. 

ESMTA meets twice per year, usually in June and November. 

Planning for the year’s activities is done at the Fall meeting, while 

the early Summer meeting allows for a review of the past year’s 

events for evaluation of attendance and educational value for the 

students. During 2003, meetings were held in June and November. 

ESMTA participated in four activities during calendar 2003. A joint 

recital was held in Cambridge on February 2, with 10 participants. The 

MSMTA Theory Exams were conducted in St. Michaels on February 22. 

Finally, the Kent Island Solo Piano Festival was held at Kent Island High 

School on April 6 with approximately twenty participants in the judged 

event. The Holiday Festival of Music was held at the William Hill Manor 

retirement home on December 7. Seventeen students participated in 

this event, which featured both classical and “holiday” music. 

ESMTA held two meetings during 2003, in October and in May. 

Raymond Hobbs, ESMTA President 

We have enjoyed another 

exciting year here in 

Frederick County. In May 

we had an enlightening 

and enjoyable time 

touring the Music & 

Arts warehouse and learning what goes on 

“behind the scenes” of one of our favorite 

music stores. Also in May, our students 

performed in the 2 nd Annual FCMTA 

Honors Recital. This was a fun 

opportunity for us to hear each other’s 

students perform, and the students 

seemed to really enjoy it as well. We 

had to postpone our teachers’ potluck 

in June but are hoping to reschedule it 

for July. This will be a wonderful time 

for us to just relax and get to know 

each other a little better. Best wishes 

to all for a great summer! 

Erin Runkles NCTM, 

FCMTA President 

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The MTAGB annual Master Class was held 

on Sunday, April 4, 2004 with Marian Hahn 

The following students who were selected 

at the Master Class Audition on March 20 were Sarah Hess, Elizabeth Hogsten, Edward Kim and Katlyn DeGraw 

(ensemble), Carolyn Koch, Stephanie Sarbanes, and Adam Baron performing repertoire consisting of movements 

from two piano sonatas by Haydn (Hob. XVI: 37 and 49), two piano sonatas by Mozart (K 333 and K 283), and the 

cello sonata in g minor by Beethoven. Alternate Adam Baron was ready with Beethoven’s F major sonata, Op. 10, No. 

2. Teachers represented were Allen Good, Irina Lande, Lisa Rehwoldt, Shisa Suskey and Mihori Yagi. Marian Hahn 

worked with each pianist for about 20 minutes and with the cello-pianist duo about 30 minutes, followed by a question 

and answer session from the audience. It was an enlightening and educational experience with an exceptional clinician. 

Our thanks are sent to Marian Hahn for her time and expertise. 

The MTAGB in conjunction with the Enoch Pratt Free Library will sponsor a Fairy Tale Recital on Sunday, 

April 18, at 2:30 p.m. at downtown library at 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore. This recital is a joint project 

with the Enoch Pratt Library to introduce the general public to children performing music. Imaginative 

repertoire such as that for the Story Telling Recital will be appropriate. The performance will take place on 

a baby grand piano donated by Peabody Music Conservatory in the beautiful Great Hall of the library and a 

reception will be provided in the Children’s Garden area. 

Our composer member Hillary Kruh has written a song cycle for Mezzo-soprano, oboe, marimba, cello, and 

piano. It will be performed at the First Unitarian Church downtown at Mulberry and Charles St. on May 2, 

at 3:00 p.m. This is the last concert of the Baltimore Composers Forum of the season. For more information 

contact Hillary at hillarykruh@hotmail.com or at 410-889-5954. 

Our member Joanna Greenwood announces her Composition Workshops at her home studio: Elementary 

(entering 2nd grade and up) and Middle School Students: 

Week beginning June 21: 9:00 -12:00 Beginning Composition. 

Week beginning June 28: 9:00-12:00 Compositional Focus: Mood and Character 

Please contact Joanna at jgreenwo@towson.edu or 410-828-6417. 

Ann McCandliss, MTAGB President 

Greater Columbia Music Teachers 

Association finished the year with an outreach 

recital at the Vantage House Retirement Community 

and two competitions in April. The winning teachers 

for the Spring Competition and the High School Award 

Competition include Wendy Dengler, Constance Fischel, 

Douglas Guiles, Olga Kuperstein and Kay Patterson. 

Our winner for the High School Award was Xinlu 

Huang, student of Douglas Guiles. 

GCMTA has recently gone on line via the State’s 

website. Our appreciation and thanks to Claudette 

Horwitz for making it possible. 

We wish everyone well and a relaxing summer. 

Anne Hsueh Chen, GCMTA President 

GLMTA has completed another very successful year 

and plans are now underway for the upcoming year 

under the leadership of our new officers: Deborah 

White-Bondhus -- President, Doug Guiles -- Vice 

President, David Holmes -- Secretary, and Lisa 

Bussing -- Treasurer. 

Thanks for all the work you are doing to keep us all 

informed of MSMTA happenings. 

Martha Rogerson, GLMTA President 

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HCMTA has completed a busy winter schedule. Our 

“Moods and Memories” Theme Festival, held on 

February 22 and chaired by Kathy Stansbery, featured 

nearly 80 students in three recitals. Alla Merport, with the 

help of Sima Elkis and Olga Kuperstein, was our local chair for the MSMTA Theory Testing, held February 28. There were 

108 students who took tests through Level 6. On March 13-14, Douglas Guiles and Deborah White-Bondhus chaired the 

Piano Ensemble Competition, which was larger than last year’s competition and presented very high quality of performance. 

Our thanks to Christopher Hall, who arranged for the judges of this event. 

This year Howard County instituted a new HCMTA Spring Piano Festival, which is a day of adjudicated 

recitals, held on April 18 and chaired by Helen Weems (recently Nationally Certified!). In past years, this had 

been the non-competitive portion of our Miriam Thomann Piano Festival, but since that event had grown so 

large in recent years, we opted to hold it on a separate weekend. This year eighty-three students entered and, 

as is done in our competitive events, received critiques from two outstanding judges. 

Howard County is currently in the midst of the busy Spring Competition Season! On May 1-2, the Miriam Thomann 

Piano Competition, competently chaired by Kristina Suter, was held at the Howard County Center for the Arts, 

where the majority of our events take place. More than one hundred students competed in this annual event. Sima 

Elkis is chairing the High School Recognition Exam on May 4-5 as well as our High School Award Competition on 

May 8, when the MSMTA Scholarship for Performance is awarded to the outstanding high school student. Our final 

competition is the Three-Piece, with nearly ninety participants. This year it is taking place at Howard Community 

College under the chairmanship of Bok Hwa Kim. We have been very pleased with the high level of involvement of 

both teachers and students in our competitions this year. Many thanks to all our chairs, who give so willingly of their 

time and effort to ensure that our many events result in such worthwhile experiences for our students! 

Kathy Stansbery, HCTMA President 

Montgomery County Music Teachers Association has enjoyed an eventful spring. Our 

monthly teacher’s meetings were a source of information and inspiration to all those 

who attended. We were guided by some of our experienced teachers in a town-hall 

type meeting on the subject of student assessment. In April, Victoria Wyatt presented 

an absolutely fabulous program on performance anxiety. She had a different “take” on this popular subject, and her 

suggestions and tactics were useful, to say the least. I have incorporated some of them into my students’ programs 

and discovered a profound effect on their playing and attitude towards performing. As teachers, we have so much to 

offer each other from our own personal musical journeys and discoveries. It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to 

share with and learn from others. 

Our students have been busy, as well. On April 30, the MCMTA concerto winners were presented in concert with the 

Academy of St. Cecilia Youth Orchestra at Northwest High School in Germantown. Both the soloists and orchestra 

played beautifully and it was a privilege to be present to hear such beautiful music from these youthful players. We 

also successfully completed our theory testing, judged recitals and musicianship testing, among other activities. 

Our final teachers’ meeting will be the annual Spring Luncheon, where we are treated to the varied musical talents of 

our members and enjoy a delicious potluck lunch following the recital. June will finish off the year with the Adult 

Recital, Senior Recognition Awards and Scholarship Honors presentation. 

We would like to offer our condolences to Claudette Horwitz on the loss of her son, and to Bonnie Kellert, a pastpresident 

of MCMTA, on the loss of her mother, Edythe Kellert. Edythe was a long-time member and dedicated 

supporter of the Friday Morning Music Club, where a piano prize was established in her name. 

Katherine Williams, President 

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SAUL ROAS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION 

Linda Head, president of the Prince Georges Music Teachers Association and Festival Chair for 

the 42nd annual Broad Creek Music Festival, is pleased to announce the winners of the Saul Roas 

Memorial Scholarship Competition, held in conjunction with the Broad Creek Festival. The Broad 

Creek Music Festival, which chooses a different composer or theme every year, featured the music of 

Dmitri Kabalevsky in observance of the 100 th anniversary of his birth. 

The Saul Roas Competition was held in February and the concert of winners was held in the John 

Addison Concert Hall of Harmony Hall in Fort Washington, MD on March 21, 2004, and featured all 

the winning students of the Broad Creek Festival. The winner of the Intermediate level was Zanetta Chang; winner 

of the Lower Advanced level was Kynan Rilee, and the Advance level winner was Zenas Chang. Hui-Yen Chang is 

the teacher of all three students. 

The competition is designed to feature the works of Latin American composers. Jose Caceres, international concert 

artist, lecturer and teacher, judged the competition. Dr. Gail McDonald has been the Chairperson of this competition 

since its inception. This scholarship competition is open to all members of MSMTA, not just to PGMTA members. 

MSMTA teachers interested in having students enter the Roas Memorial Scholarship Competition may contact Dr. 

Gail McDonald at 703-465-2966. 

The Eunice Wilson Greene Scholarship Competition, an annual PGMTA event, was won this year by Alicia W. Cohn, 

student of June Miller. 

The MSMTA Scholarship winner was Lauren Williams, student of June Miller. Both pianists performed in a student 

recital on May 22 nd . 

Linda Head, PGMTA President 

WELCOME NEW 

MEMBERS 

Richard Chambers 

Piano 

7901 Parke West Drive (410) 760-1602 

Glen Burnie, MD 21061 

Lincoln Cobbins 

Piano 

12000 Sawmill Court (301) 933-4458 

Silver Spring, MD 20902 cobbyiii@yahoo.com 

R. Leticia de Graff (provisional) Piano 

7108 Needwood Road (301) 963-8001 

Derwood, MD 20855 landadegr@worldnet.att.net 

Yuliya Pakharenko 

Piano 

19217 Gatlin Drive (202) 460-1713 

Gaithersburg, MD 20879 yula4413@yahoo.com 

Ruth S. Weinberg 

Piano 

3200 N.Leisure World Blvd, Apt 409 

Silver Spring, MD 20906 (301) 933-4458 

Richard Hartzell, Membership Chair 

2004 MSMTA 

CONVENTION 

HOUSING 

Maxine Lewack and Ann McCandliss, MSMTA 

Convention co-chairs, are already deep in plans for a 

wonderful convention to be held at Goucher College 

in Baltimore on Saturday and Sunday, November 6 

and 7, 2004. 

The Sheraton Baltimore North, located on Dulaney 

Valley Road in Towson, is the closest hotel to 

Goucher College, site of the 2004 MSMTA 

Convention. Individual reservations may be made by 

calling the hotel directly at 410 321-7400. Individuals 

must identify themselves as members of MSMTA 

initially when making the reservation. The rooms 

will be held for the group until 5 pm on Tuesday, 

October 5. The rate will be $109 plus 13% tax per 

night. Please do not delay, as only a small number of 

rooms have been set aside. 

Maxine Lewack, Convention Chair 

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MEMBER NEWS 

Marjorie Liss recently was cast in a small part of a new HBO 

movie called “Something the Lord Made.” It will be released 

sometime in May. 

Scenes from Walden, written for Orchestra, Choir, and Tenor 

Solo by Matthew Edwards, was premiered by the Anne 

Arundel Community College Orchestra and Concert Choir on 

May 2 with Matt conducting. Kevan Vanek, a member of the 

Washington Opera Company, was the tenor soloist. Matt and 

Kevan are faculty members at AACC. 

Helen Smith Tarchalski, who continues to serve as Associate 

Editor for Keyboard Companion Magazine, initiated a new feature 

for the publication called Keyboard Kids’ Companion. The 

inaugural edition appeared in the winter edition of the magazine. 

The Kids’ Companion is a reproducible publication available as 

a complimentary service to subscribers of Keyboard Companion. 

Helen interviewed Prokofiev’s grandson for a feature about 

the composer, which appears in the spring edition of Keyboard 

Kids’ Companion. She continues to head up the News and Views 

department of Keyboard Companion as well. 

Congratulations to Michiko Yurko, who was married to Cris 

Ianculescu on May 8 in Sedona, Arizona. Two of Michiko’s 

students and her piano professor from college, George Katz, 

performed in the ceremony. Michiko wrote a composition in 

her new husband’s honor, which was sung to the groom by 

Michiko and the guests in attendance following the ceremony. 

Rhea Chung to perform at Carnegie Hall – Nine-year-old 

violinist Rhea Chung from Potomac, MD (student of Natalia 

Yampolsky) has won the audition to perform in the Weil Recital 

Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City May 22, 2004 as part of 

the American Fine Arts Festival. 300 students of 60 teachers 

from 7 states participated in the auditions held in Washington, 

DC, Boston, Philadelphia, New York City and Princeton, 

NJ. Washington area auditions were held March 22 in the 

Washington Conservatory of Music. 

Li-Ly Chang performed in recital with Chinese Rehu performer 

James Xu on May 17 th in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. 

They are part of the celebration for Asian Month in May. The 

rehu is the Chinese equivalent to the violin. 

OTHER 

ORGANIZATIONS 

OPERA INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON 

presents Francis Poulenc’s “Dialogues of the 

Carmelites” on July 30 and August 1, 2004 

at the George Washington University Lisner 

Auditorium. The performance will feature 

Jessica Swink, Hai-bo Bai, Erich Parce and Fanjing 

Ma. For tickets please contact Muriel Hom 

at 301-365-3479. 

THE 2004-9TH ANNUAL WORLD PIANO 

PEDAGOGY CONFERENCE 

will be dedicated to John Perry in Las Vegas, NV 

on October 27th-30th,The World Piano Pedagogy 

Conference continues to innovate, reinvent and create 

inspiring and educational international events for piano 

teachers and students of all levels and ages. 

This year they dedicate the conference to one of 

the most distinguished, successful, and beloved 

international artist teachers, John Perry, for his 70th 

birthday celebration. He will illuminate your musical 

imagination in a recital featuring the Schubert Sonata 

in B flat, D. 960. 

Leon Fleisher will, in Mr. Perry’s honor, give a masterclass, 

lecture, a recital and more. Among others, our 

presenters will include Yoheved Kaplinsky and Adam 

Wibrowski and some of the most successful former 

students of John Perry. 

Marjorie Liss will chair a session in a Town Hall Format 

“ The Adult Student Phenomenon: Pros and Cons of 

Teaching Adult Students” She would like a panel of 

colleagues as well as adult students to participate. A 

FIRST ever adult student recital will be held. Some of 

you have adult students who are fine performers on 

any level, including elementary, duets, and jazz piano. 

She would like to know about them and discover 

whether they are a good candidate to perform. 

The information concerning the conference can be 

found at pianovision.com. Please call Marjorie Liss at 

410-435-0224. 

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OTHER ORGANIZATIONS 

PIANO PERSPECTIVES SCHOOL OF MUSIC 

PIANO INSTRUCTORS 

We are a private community music school located at 

Howard County Center for the Arts in Ellicott City, 

Maryland. We currently have openings for summer 

and fall 2004 for instructors in our class and individual 

piano instruction program. The minimum requirement to 

qualify for a position on our faculty is a Bachelor in Music 

Education with Piano emphasis, or a degree in Piano 

Performance. 

We prefer to interview those with recent class teaching 

experience at the elementary or middle school level, but 

will consider training options for those without class 

experience. Our school offers excellent educational 

and career opportunities for candidates interested in 

contributing within an innovative, team supported 

environment. 

Contact: Tina Smith, Director, (410) 465-6729, Email 

ppsm@gis.net, Pianoperspectives.org 

2004 TCU/CLIBURN PIANO INSTITUTE 

— TEACHERS PROGRAM — JUNE 22-27, FORT 

WORTH, TX 

Join us for this unique six-day concentrated event for 

private piano teachers. We offer a platform for actively 

performing teachers who will have the opportunity to 

perform in recitals, master classes and private lessons. In 

addition we present Demonstration Teaching sessions 

utilizing your own students taught by renowned piano 

pedagogues Yoheved Kaplinsky and Ingrid Clarfield. 

This opportunity is open to both performing and 

observing teachers who would like to present their own 

students in a master class format. The Program also 

brings together eminent artists who give advice through 

lectures, master classes, and discussions. Whether you 

are a performer or an observer, the event is organized 

that everyone feels special as we offer personal attention 

to all those who attend. For deadlines and further 

information please visit our website at www.tcu-cliburn.org 

— call 817.257.7456 — e-mail: tcu-cliburn@tcu.edu — Dr. 

Tamas Ungar, Ex. Director 

SYMPOSIUM FOR TEACHERS OF ADULT STUDENTS 

The Adults Music Student Forum (AMSF) has served 

the educational interests of adult instrumental and vocal 

students in the MD-DC-VA area for the last 15 years. 

This year we are holding a Symposium for Teachers 

of Adult Students on Saturday, September 18, 2004, in 

Silver Spring, Md. 

National and state conferences, excellent though many 

are, offer little about the teaching of adults, one or two 

sessions at most. As a result, teachers of adults have 

little opportunity to gather together and to listen and 

talk with each other and those who have taught adults 

for many years. This symposium will be devoted to 

these issues. 

Morning Session 9:30 to 12:30 

Clowns in the Teaching Studio - Presented by Roger 

Ellsworth 

The happy-sad faced clown as a model of the humor 

and seriousness necessary in making good music. 

Attention also given to nature of our teaching studios, 

with the attendant ceremonies and magic used to reach 

the goal of musical entertainment. 

Are We Involving Our Adult Students in the Learning 

Process A View from SummerKeys - presented by 

Bruce Potterton 

Successful and not so successful strategies of teaching 

and the result apparent in students visiting the 

SummerKeys music program. 

Panel of Adult Students 

What adult students want their teachers to know. 

Lunch Session 12:30 PM — 2:00 PM. 

(Lunch—included in the fee—will be provided by 

members of AMSF) 

There will be several ongoing discussions session during 

the lunch break: 

1. Is teaching technique different for young people 

than adults, or does one play in the most effective way 

regardless of age 


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DEADLINE FOR NEXT 

NEWSLETTER 

Please email all notices 

and copy for inclusion in 

the September MSMTA 

newsletter by August 10, 

2004, to: 

chorwitz@starpower.net 

or mail to: 

Claudette Horwitz 

MSMTA Newsletter Editor 

5004 Barkwood Place 

Rockville, MD 20853 

The MSMTA Newsletter 

is published bi-monthly by 

the Maryland State Music 

Teachers Association, Inc. 

Circulation: 725 

SYMPOSIUM FOR TEACHERS OF ADULT STUDENTS (CONTINUED) 

2. How do you start your adult beginners 

3. Are there any inherent limitations of adult students to be considered 

by their teachers 

4. Do you teach children with the thought they may become adult 

students later on 

Afternoon Session 2:00 - 4:30 PM 

Overcoming the Destructive Power of Old Myths - presented by 

Matthew Harre 

Overcoming ingrained beliefs--adults can¹t learn very well/”I’m not 

really very musical”--is a daunting task for both teacher and student. 

Literature for the Intermediate Level Adult - presented by Paul Sheftel 

Suggestions and selections of literature to interest our adult students. 

For more information about this event, go to www.amsfperform.org or 

www.MusicalFossils.com or call Matt Harre (202.244.2880) to request a 

brochure. The cost is $70.00 ($75.00 after July 31) for the day that includes 

lunch. The symposium will go from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM. 

JUDITH A. FERENCZ MEMORIAL GRANT 

WINNERS ANNOUNCED 

Jordan Kitt’s Music, in conjunction with the Maryland State Music Teachers Association announces 

the winners of the Judith A. Ferencz Memorial Grants for 2004. Initiated in 1997 by William 

McCormick, president of Jordan Kitt’s Music, and renamed last year in honor of former MSMTA 

president Judith Ferencz, these awards in the amount of $500 are given annually to ten members. 

The grants will be awarded at the MSMTA Convention in Towson. The awards are for either 

student scholarship, or teacher development. A teacher may receive only one grant in a five year 

period but teachers are encouraged to apply again if they did not win this year. 

Congratulations to the following teachers: 

Jeffrey Beaudry 

Henry Bauer 

Joanna Greenwood 

Bok Hwa Kim 

Judith Parks 

Ruth Peng 

Lisa Rehwoldt 

Susan Ricci Rogel 

Larissa Karp Sanders 

Dianna Souder 

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