of the
Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association (PMTA)
Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of PMTA
an affiliate of MTNA
Pittsburgh, PA
United States
gpcpmta
September
10 Board Meeting 10:00 AM (Ellen Johnson Studio)
17 Postmark Deadline: Dorothy Sutton Performance Festival
24 General Meeting 10:00 AM (Trombino Piano & Organ, South Hills)
Instructional Games for the Occasional Group Lesson
Ellen Johnson, Group Discussion Leader
28 Dorothy Sutton Performance Festival – Local
(Musik Innovations, North Hills)
October
2 Deadline: Dorothy Sutton Recital Participants to Jeff Harris
8 Board Meeting 10:00 AM (Ellen Johnson Studio)
12 Dorothy Sutton Special Recital 3:00 PM (Trombino, downtown)
25 Postmark Deadline: PCO Solo Competition Entries
29 General Meeting 10:00 AM (Trombino Piano & Organ, S. Hills)
The Lesson Assignment: Overwhelming or Just Right?
Sue Garnhart, Group Discussion Leader
November
9 Dorothy Sutton State Festival (Mansfield University)
7-9 PMTA STATE CONFERENCE (Mansfield University)
9 PCO Solo Competition (Coleman Music Studios, South Hills)
10 Deadline: News for PMTA Newsletter to Sue Garnhart
12 Board Meeting 10:00 AM (Ellen Johnson Studio)
19 General Meeting: 10:00 AM (Christ Church at Grove Farm)
Toys and Tools
Jacqueline Herbein, Speaker
26 Deadline: Honors Recital Participants to Jeff Harris
December
7 Honors Recital 3:00 PM (Trombino Piano Gallerie, downtown)
January
14 Board Meeting 10:00 AM (Ellen Johnson Studio)
28 General Meeting 10:00 AM (Trombino Piano & Organ, S. Hills)
What in the World Are They Thinking?
A Discussion About Teaching Children to Read Music
Jo Ann Wagstaff, Group Discussion Leader
February
10 Deadline: News for PMTA Newsletter to Sue Garnhart
11 Board Meeting 10:00 AM (Ellen Johnson Studio)
25 General Meeting 10:00 AM (Musik Innovations.)
Only Pianists Begin with Middle C:
A critical assessment of how theory is taught to non-pianists
Lee Kikuchi, Speaker
March
1 Deadline: Streator/Smith Entries
11 Board Meeting 10:00 AM (Ellen Johnson Studio)
21 Lois Streator/Lois Smith Memorial Award Competition
(Trombino Piano Gallerie, downtown)
23 Deadline: Honors Recital Participants to Jeff Harris
25 General Meeting: 10:00 AM (Uptown Coffee, Mt. Lebanon)
Discussion of Shinichi Suzuki’s “Nurtured by Love”
Candy Hutchins, Book Discussion Leader
28 PCO Solo Competition Winners Concert
28 Through April 1 MTNA National Conference (Atlanta, Georgia)
29 Honors Recital 3:00 PM (Trombino Piano Gallerie)
April
8 Board Meeting 10:00 AM (Ellen Johnson Studio)
10 Deadline: News of PMTA Newsletter to Sue Garnhart
17 Robert Vandall Workshop (Christ Church at Grove Farm)
Session 2: “The More the Merrier”
May
7 Deadline: Honors Recital Participants to Jeff Harris
13 Board Meeting 10:00 AM (Ellen Johnson Studio)
17 Honors Recital 3:00 PM (Trombino Piano Gallerie)
27 Meeting, Luncheon, and Social (Jo Ann Wagstaff Studio)
What We Do for the Money We Earn, and How to Communicate that to Students and Parents
Elizabeth Burnett, Group Discussion Leader
July
10 Deadline: News for PMTA Newsletter to Sue Garnhart
ELECTED OFFICERS
President.........................Ellen Johnson
Immediate Past President...Connie Kean
Vice-President...........Rebecca Hartglass
Secretary......................Candy Hutchins
Treasurer.....................Jo Ann Wagstaff
Certification...................Rebecca Lewis
Dorothy Sutton Performance Festival - Local.................................... Yen-Yi Lin
Dorothy Sutton Performance Festival - State.............................. Yvonne Alling
Handbook......................... Connie Kean
Honors Recitals.....................Jeff Harris
Membership..............Rebecca Hartglass
Music Link........................Sue Garnhart
Newsletter....................Candy Hutchins
PCO Concerto Competition................... Charlotte Coleman
Programs....................Deborah Busche
State Newsletter Representative.................Sue Garnhart
Streator/Smith Competition..........................Jeff Harris
Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of PMTA
an affiliate of MTNA
Pittsburgh, PA
United States
gpcpmta