June 2014 Dear members, As you’re beginning what I hope will be a refreshing summer, I hope you will find time to read through this Newsletter to learn about our exciting fall events! In this issue you will find information for the following:

1) NHMTA Fall Convention -A schedule, registration form, and application for master class participation. Our featured presenter will be Nancy Bacchus, so don’t miss it!

2) NHMTA Fall Festival – Theme for 2014: Dances 3) Granite State Duet Competition – new this year! 4) Letter explaining our decision to cancel the MTNA Fall Competition 5) Granite State Competition results

As you can see, there is much to consider and plan for, with numerous, enriching opportunities for you and your students. The materials found within can also be seen and printed from our website, nhmta.net. Summarizing our spring activities, the Granite State Competition was smoothly directed by our VP for Competitions, Dr. Carleen Graff. Many thanks are owed to the several members who offered their time to help with monitoring, registration, and other duties. The Plymouth State Univeristy Collegiate Chapter of NHMTA served a critical role, providing monitoring throughout the entire day. The Winners Recital was held at the Concord Community Music School the following day. Additionally, the spring Evaluations, headed by Meagan Maganti, were well coordinated and attended. Again, numerous members offered their services as site coordinators, administering tests for theory, ear training, and composer-of the-year biographies , as well as serving as adjudicators. Many thanks to all that contributed their time and efforts to these two important events, and congratulations to the many students who participated! On a more serious note, our decision to not host the Fall Competition has been a difficult journey for our Board members. I wish to extend my thanks to all of you who participated so thoughtfully in the survey sent by our Board several months ago. Please see the enclosed letter of explanation for clarification, and feel free to contact myself or Carleen Graff with any questions. Enjoy your summer, and I look forward to seeing you at our Fall events! Kathryn Southworth, President, NHMTA

OFFICERS

President Kathryn Southworth 33 Layton Dr. Canterbury, NH 03224 (603) 783-4632 kathryn.lundahl@gmail.com President Elect Lisa Cleveland 5 Southfield Dr. Nashua, NH 03064 (603) 598-4117 ClevelandLisa@comcast.net Vice President for Programs Pamela Quirinale PO Box 66 Keene, NH 03431 (603) 352-4969 jpquirinale@gmail.com Vice-President for Competitions Carleen Graff Dept. of Music, Theatre & Dance Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH 03264 (603) 535-2313 carleeng@plymouth.edu Vice-President for Membership Jacqueline Morin 15 Marion Street Concord, NH 03301 (508) 633-5534 jackiemmorin@gmail.com Secretary/Publicity Lynne Wilby 40 Main St. Kingston, NH 03848 (603) 642-8861 wilbypiano@myfairpoint.net Treasurer Rebecca VerPlanck, NCTM PO Box 347 Chocurua, NH 03817 (603) 323-7600 eerrvp@yahoo.com Past President Carleen Graff Dept. of Music, Theatre & Dance Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH 03264 (603) 535-2313 carleeng@plymouth.edu Evaluations Chair Meagan Robidoux Maganti 42 Halls Mill Rd. Newfields, NH 03856 (603)775-7711 meagan.maganti@gmail.com Fall Festival Chair Jacqueline Morin 272 N. Main Street, 2R Concord, NH 03301 (508) 633-5534 jackiemmorin@gmail.com

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GRANITE STATE COMPETITIONS - 2014 Elementary Piano

Winner Sydney Pho - Anita Yu 2nd Place Olivia Li - Philip Feng 3rd Place Vincent H-Y Xiao - Silvana Sokolov-Grubb Anna Musteata - Mila Filatova Honorable Mention Enya Gu - Philip Feng Elliot Matteson - Kathryn Southworth

Junior Piano A Winner Alessandra Mariano - Mila Filatova 2nd Place Nathan Morrissey - Mila Filatova 3rd Place Porter Matteson - Kathryn Southworth Kedai Wei - Mila Filatova Honorable Mention for Tcherepnin Jeffrey Lam - Philip Feng Honorable Mention for Vigodsky Geoffrey Zhang - Mila Filatova Honorable Mention for Tan Michelle Gong - Philip Feng

Junior Strings A Winner Justin Zhou - Emmanuel Feldman High School Piano A - Division 1 Winner Brunston Poon - Mila Filatova 2nd Place Emmett Donlon - Gregg Pauley Honorable Mention for Turina Emma Neville - Constance Patchen Honorable Mention for Khatchaturian Mason Elle-Gelernter - Kathryn Southworth

Junior Piano B Winner Sophie Zhu - Mila Filatova 2nd Place Annie Xu - Gregg Pauley High School Piano A - Division 2 Winner Kathryn Ly-Bishop - Mila Filatova 2nd Place Angela Gong - Philip Feng 3rd Place Jenny Huang - Gregg Pauley Honorable Mention Katherine Ko - Paul Dykstra High School Piano B Winner Sarah Ingram - Anita Yu 2nd Place Anastasia Dulskiy - Mila Filatova Honorable Mention for Prokofiev Suin Jeong - Mila Filatova

NHMTA 2014-2015 CALENDAR

EVENT/DEADLINE DATE LOCATION NHMTA Convention Saturday, October 4, 2014 Concord Community

Music School, Concord, NH NHMTA Fall Festival Saturday, November 8, 2014 Concord Community

Music School, Concord, NH Granite State

Duet Competition Saturday, November 15, 2014 St. Paul’s School

Concord, NH Eastern Division Saturday & Sunday

January 10-11, 2015 Catholic University of America

Washington, D.C. MTNA National Convention Saturday – Wednesday

March 21-25, 2015 Las Vegas, Nevada

Granite State Solo Competition

Saturday, April 11, 2015 Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH

Fall Conference

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Concord Community Music School Concord, New Hampshire

Nancy Bachus – Guest Clinician

8:30 Registration / Reception, with Coffee and Pastry 9:00 Nancy Bachus - Session I: “The Technique Behind Intermediate

Repertoire: Laying the Groundwork” (including some “Elementary” areas)

10:30 Coffee Break 10:45 Round Table Discussion with NHMTA members. Discussion will include current issues

and day-to-day topics that concern most music teachers. Please bring your requests for discussion that morning, and place them in the “Suggestion Box” at the Registration table.

11:45 Break to prepare for Lunch 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Return to Lecture area 1:15 Nancy Bachus - Session II: “The Turn of the Twentieth Century” 3:00 Coffee Break 3:15 Nancy Bachus - Master Class 4:15 Final Remarks 4:30 Adjourn

Nancy Bachus Biography

NANCY BACHUS is an internationally known teacher and music historian who taught

both applied and academic subjects at the college and university levels for more than 25 years.

She is certified as a Master Teacher by MTNA was named the OhioMTA Foundation Fellow for

2011 for her contributions to the music profession. As an author and clinician for Alfred Music

Publishing, she has been featured at numerous piano teachers’ organizations throughout the

United States, at three European Piano Teachers Association Conferences, and in Canada,

England, Scotland, Wales, Germany, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, and New

Zealand. She has authored the highly acclaimed “Spirit” anthologies: Baroque Spirit, Classical

Spirit, Romantic Spirit, and Beyond the Romantic Spirit; the Exploring Piano Classics graded

repertoire and technique series; and co-authored Great Music and Musicians, an overview of

music history, for Alfred Music Publishing.

She served on the Board of Directors of the American Liszt Society and is currently the

Associate Editor for Repertoire and Performance for Clavier Companion magazine. A graduate

of the Eastman School of Music and student of pianist Eugene List and the accompanist Brooks

Smith, Nancy has coached in recent years with Fernando Laires. She has performed solo recitals

in many states, Italy and Canada, and was in the original “Monster Concerts” at Lincoln Center,

Radio City Music Hall, Carnegie Hall, and the White House; and on two “Monster Concert”

recordings. She is on the piano faculty at Cleveland State University, and also maintains an

independent piano studio in Hudson, Ohio.

Application for Nancy Bachus Piano Master Class State Conference 2014

Concord Community Music School October 4, 2014 3:15 PM

Application postmarked deadline: August 30, 2014

Submit an MP3 file -or- a Link to “Youtube,” with application Students must be studying with a current NHMTA member

Student’s Name Age Grade in School Years of Study Parent’s Name Phone Cell Mailing Address E-mail Address City, State, Zip Teacher’s Name Phone Mailing Address E-mail Address City, State, Zip

Name of piece from Nancy Bachus repertoire series* or anthologies* submitted : ______________________________________________________________________________________ (performance of the work must be recorded by the student and submitted on MP3 file, or You Tube link) Timing of piece: minutes

** Go to the Alfred Publishing Co. website for specific publications: http://www.alfred.com/Products/RefinedListing . Type “Nancy Bachus” into the search engine.

I understand that, if chosen, I will perform in the Master Class on October 4 at 3:15 PM. I will perform the piece by memory, and will bring an Alfred published score of the work with me. Student’s Signature Parent’s Signature Teacher’s Signature

Students who are selected to perform in the Master Class will be notified by September 15, 2014. Decisions for inclusion will be based on the performance, the variety of levels of Bachus pieces submitted, and the inclusion of as many teachers as possible. Four students will be chosen. Submit application and MP3 file, or You Tube Link, to: Dr. Carleen Graff, Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, MSC #37, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH 03264.

NHMTA State Conference

Saturday, October 4, 2014 Concord Community Music School

Concord, NH

REGISTRATION FORM

Postmark deadline date: Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014

Name:_____________________________________________________________________

Address:_____________________________________________ Phone: ( )___________

Town/State/Zip: _____________________________________________________________

Email address: ______________________________________________________________

Number of Registrants

Members $ 60 ______ (NHMTA and other MTNA affiliated State organizations)

Non-Members $ 70 ______

Students $ 11 ______ (Tuition is free, but there is a charge for the luncheon) A lunch of Quiche, Croissant, Fruit Salad, Raspberry Square and Beverage is included with all registrations submitted by Wednesday, September 3.

(Late registrants will be subject to an $11 lunch fee).

Total enclosed _______

Please make all checks payable to NHMTA, and send to: Pamela A. Quirinale / PO Box 66 / Keene, NH 03431

FALL FESTIVAL Saturday, November 8, 2014

Concord Community Music School The purpose of the Fall Festival is to provide an opportunity for students to perform in a non-competitive setting and receive positive critiques from NHTMA teacher-members. Each year a special focus will be chosen, such as style period, composer or genre. By playing in a recital setting, students will be exposed to a variety of repertoire and to other students playing similar compositions. The theme for the 2014 Fall Festival is Dances. The Festival will take place at the Concord Community Music School (23 Wall Street, Concord, NH) on Saturday, November 8, 2014. Application Rules: Applications must be postmarked on or before October 10, 2014.

1. All NHMTA members, including student members, may send students to participate. All teachers entering students will be required to monitor or provide written critiques. Responsibilities will be divided among teachers.

2. Non-members must pay a $45 non-member fee. This fee can be refunded if teachers become a member

of NHTMA before the postmarked entry deadline.

3. The student entry fee is $15 and is non-refundable. All checks should be made payable to NHMTA.

4. Entry Levels: Keyboard Students

Level I: Elementary/Late Elementary Level II: Late Elementary/ Early Intermediate Level III: Intermediate Level IV: Late Intermediate/Early Advanced

Level V: Advanced Please see repertoire selections listed.

Non-keyboard Students ALL levels – repertoire is left to the discretion of the teacher and should be no longer than 5 minutes.

5. Accompanists for non-keyboard students will be provided for the performance only for a fee of $10.

Any rehearsals and payment for rehearsals will be arranged between the teacher, student and accompanist.

Performance Rules: 1. Students will be required to play one work from the required repertoire list corresponding to their level

(with the exception of non-keyboard students).

2. It is recommended that students perform from memory.

3. Students must come to the beginning of their assigned group to choose numbers to decide performance order and must stay for the entire group to hear all the other students.

4. Repeats are left to the discretion of the teacher and student.

5. Students must bring a published copy of the music being performed with measures numbered.

Photocopies will not be allowed.

6. NO warm up times will be available.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact:

Jacqueline Morin, Fall Festival Chair jackiemmorin@gmail.com

FALL FESTIVAL Application Saturday, November 8, 2014

Concord Community Music School ApplicationandfeesmustbepostmarkedonorbeforeOctober10,2014.

OnlyteachersshouldfillouttheEntrantApplicationform.Allstudentapplicationformsandchecksmustbemailedtogetherinasingleenvelopeto:

JacquelineMorin15MarionStreetConcord,NH03301

Applicationformsandcheckssentseparatelywillnotbeaccepted.Teacherswillreviewallapplicationformsbeforemailingthem.Pleaserefercarefullytotherulesandguidelines.Forms,whichareincompleteorincorrectlyfilledout,willbereturnedtotheteacher.Teacherswillbenotifiedofalldetailspertainingtothefestival,includingtheperformanceschedule.Noinformationwillbesentdirectlytothestudents.Student:___________________________________________________Level(seerepertoirelist):________________Instrument:_____________________________________Repertoire:________________________________________________Composer:______________________________________________AccompanistNeededAccompanistNameifbringingown:____________________________________________________Parent’sName(s)_______________________________________PhoneNumber:_______________________________MailingAddress:__________________________________________________________________________________________Teacher:________________________________________________PhoneNumber:________________________________Teacher’sAddress:_______________________________________________________________________________________Teacher’sE­Mail:_________________________________________________________________________________________FEES $15.00perstudententry $10.00accompanistfee $45.00fornon­memberteacherAMOUNTENCLOSED:__________________PleasemakecheckspayabletoNHMTA

GAIL ADAMS MUSIC STUDIO 60 Picott Road

Kittery, ME 03904-5555 (207) 439-3861

Private Instruction in Piano, Voice,

Ensemble and Accompanying

Gift Certificates Available

2014 GRANITE STATE PIANO DUET COMPETITION

GUIDELINES

OBJECTIVE The New Hampshire Music Teachers Association will sponsor the first Piano Duet Competition on November 15, 2014. This yearly competition rewards piano students for excellence in musical performance and provides incentive and encouragement for the serious student. The Duet Competition serves as a system for measuring achievement in music study through constructive criticism by experienced judges. This opportunity contributes to the establishment of high standards in the art of teaching and performing. PERFORMANCE LEVELS The NHMTA Piano Duet Competition is offered at six performance levels according to age. The age of the students on Nov. 15, 2014, will determine the level. Maximum Performance Time Level I Ages 6 & 7 two contrasting pieces 10 minutes Level II Ages 8 & 9 two contrasting pieces 10 minutes Level III Ages 10 & 11 two pieces from contrasting style periods 15 minutes Level IV Ages 12 & 13 two pieces from contrasting style periods 15 minutes Level V Ages 14 & 15 two pieces from contrasting style periods 20 minutes Level VI Ages 16, 17, 18 two pieces from contrasting style periods 20 minutes Students of any age may work together. The students will enter in the age group of the oldest ensemble member. DATES The 2014 Piano Duet Competition will be held on Saturday, November 15, at St. Paul's School in Concord, NH. The POSTMARK DEADLINE for all applications is Wednesday, October 1, 2014. Entries postmarked after the deadline will not be accepted. Entry fees are outlined on the application form. All checks should be made payable to NHMTA. AWARDS Winners of each category will be asked to perform at a special winners’ recital to be held on Sunday, April 12, 2015, 3:00 pm, at the Concord Community Music School in Concord, NH. Winners in all levels will receive a cash award to be presented at the winners’ recital. Judges are encouraged to award 2nd and 3rd place as well as honorable mentions for overall performance or for a specific piece. Judges are not required to declare a winner.

2014 GRANITE STATE PIANO DUET COMPETITION MEMBERSHIP and RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS

TEACHER REQUIREMENTS Any teacher who enters students must be a member of MTNA/NHMTA by the Granite State Piano Duet Competition application deadline date (Wednesday, October 1, 2014). Only active members of MTNA/NHMTA may enter students in the competition. An MTNA collegiate member must pay active membership dues to enter students in the competitions.

STUDENT REQUIREMENTS 1. Students must have studied with the teacher listed on the application form a minimum of six months

prior to the audition.

2. Entrants must be either (1) permanent residents of New Hampshire, or (2) receive their music instruction from a studio located in New Hampshire.

GENERAL RULES

1. Each entrant will provide the panel of judges with one published edition (or satisfy the requirements for music that is out of print or still in manuscript) of each work listed on the official Application Form. The music given to the judges must be free from identifying marks of any kind and will be examined at the registration desk prior to the competition.

2. Reproductions of printed music and/or text either by hand or machine, including transpositions

and transcriptions, may not be used by entrants or adjudicators. Reproductions of single pages, not the entire score, may be used to facilitate page turns. The only exception to the rule is for music and/or text that is out of print or still in manuscript and not published. In either of these cases, the entrant must present written permission to the competition chair from the publisher or the copyright holder to copy the music.

3. Entrants will be identified by number only. 4. If there are more than 14 competitors in any one category, the group will be divided evenly into divisions

(Division I and Division II.) 5. No repertoire changes will be allowed after submission of the application. 6. Transcriptions and arrangements are allowed. 7. The use of repeats will be left to the discretion of the teacher and student. 8. Maximum performance times will be enforced. If an entrants play beyond the maximum time, they will

be asked to stop without penalty. There is no minimum time requirement. 9. Winner's will be invited to perform at the Spring Winners' Recital at the Concord Community Music

School on Sunday, April 12, 2015. COMPOSER CLASSICATION LIST – can be found on the MTNA website at

http://www.mtna.org/programs/competitions/composer-classifications/

2014 GRANITE STATE PIANO DUET COMPETITION PARTICIPATING TEACHER FORM

Application Deadline Postmark – Wednesday, October 1, 2014

*All student application forms and checks, teacher participation form must be mailed together in a single envelope to:

Carleen Graff, Dept. of Music, Theatre & Dance, MSC #37

Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH 03264 Application forms and checks sent separately will not be accepted. Teachers will review all application forms before mailing them. Please refer carefully to the application guidelines. Forms, which are incomplete or incorrectly filled out, will be returned to the teacher. Teachers will be notified of all details pertaining to the competition. This includes the warm-up and performance schedule, and any other necessary information. No information will be sent directly to the students. Teacher’s Name ____________________________________ Phone ( )___________ Mailing Address _________________________________________________________ Email Address ___________________________________________________________ Applications enclosed: Level I ($50) Level IV ($60) Level II ($50) Level V ($70) Level III ($60) Level VI ($70) TOTAL Application fee amount enclosed. __________

2014 GRANITE STATE PIANO DUET COMPETITION

ENTRANT APPLICATION FORM – PAGE 1

This is a two-page application – please complete Page 1 and Page 2!

Only Teachers should fill out Entrant Application Forms

Application Deadline: Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Student Entry Fees: $50.00 Level I Ages 6 & 7 $60 Level IV Ages 12 & 13 $50.00 Level II Ages 8 & 9 $70 Level V Ages 14 & 15 $60.00 Level III Ages 10 & 11 $70 Level VI Ages 16, 17, 18

Entry fees are non-refundable.

*All student application forms and checks, teacher participation form and fee, and monitoring fees (if applicable) must be mailed together in a single envelope to:

Carleen Graff, Dept. of Music, Theatre & Dance, MSC #37 Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH 03264

Please print. This form may be duplicated. Make checks payable to NHMTA.

Student #1 Name_______________________________________ Date of Birth Teacher of Student #1 Student has studied with the teacher since Student #2 Name_______________________________________ Date of Birth Teacher of Student #2 Student has studied with the teacher since Student #1 Parent’s Name(s)_____________________________________Phone ( ) Mailing Address Student #2 Parent’s Name(s)_____________________________________Phone ( ) Mailing Address

2014 GRANITE STATE PIANO DUET COMPETITION

ENTRANT APPLICATION FORM – PAGE 2

Repertoire to be performed – Please Print or Type

(Incomplete or incorrectly filled-out forms will be returned to the teacher.)

Composer Composer Title – Opus # - Key – Movement/tempo Timing Last Name/First Name Classification _______________________ ___________ ______________________________________________________________ ____________ _______________________ ___________ ______________________________________________________________ ____________ Total Time Please Note: Please be exact when timing the music. This information is used for scheduling. If an entrant exceeds the maximum time allowed, he/she will be asked to stop without penalty. There is no minimum time requirement. Teacher’s Signature: Date: Student #1 Parent’s Signature: _______________________________________ Date: Student #2 Parent’s Signature: _______________________________________ Date: __________________

June 2014

Dear NHMTA Members,

After much discussion with the NHMTA Board, MTNA officials, and our own members (through a recent survey), we

have made the decision to cancel the NHMTA Fall Competition this year. Recent rule changes regarding online teaching

made by the MTNA Competitions Committee now allow students to enter our state competition when neither the student

nor the teacher are New Hampshire residents. We feel that this violates the mission of the state level competitions which

is to provide the opportunity for New Hampshire students and teachers to represent our state at the Eastern Division level

and possibly beyond.

Specifically, the new rule pertains to students whose legal residence is in another state, i.e., boarding school, college, and

university students. In the past, these students have been allowed to enter the MTNA Fall Competitions through their

current New Hampshire teacher. The new MTNA rule now allows these students to take lessons via the internet with a

teacher who may reside in another state, and enter the competition in New Hampshire. In MTNA’s view, internet lessons

are deemed to have taken place in the state where the student is located rather than at the location of the teacher’s studio.

This scenario actually arose at our Fall Competition last year. Despite our objections, a boarding student whose legal

residence is in Illinois, and who was studying via the internet with his former teacher from Illinois, was allowed by

MTNA to enter in New Hampshire. The student was eventually declared a winner in the New Hampshire competition and

he and his teacher were allowed by MTNA to represent our state at Eastern Division. As a result, the entrants and

teachers who legitimately represent New Hampshire were denied the opportunity to fully participate in the competition.

It is important to note that this interpretation of internet lessons was imposed upon us by the MTNA Competitions

Committee without warning or recourse this past fall even though it was not published in the official rules. (As a direct

result of this issue, MTNA has since published the new policy in the 2014-2015 Competition Rules.) We believe that we

are the first state chapter to experience the unfortunate results of this new rule. Since our state has large number of

boarding schools, as well as colleges and universities, the prospect of this scenario happening again is quite high.

The NHMTA Board feels that its mission should be to support NH teacher members and their students, not to serve as a

potential portal for teachers from other states. We realize that our decision to cancel this event denies our own New

Hampshire students the opportunity to participate in the Division and National Competitions. Our discussions with

teacher members who regularly enter their students in these competitions confirmed that they were sufficiently

uncomfortable with the rules change to consider creating an alternate event to better serve NH students. As a result,

NHMTA is now offering an alternative event; the Granite State Duet Competition. Detailed information and

registration forms can be found in this Newsletter as well as on our website (nhmta.net).

We have informed MTNA officials that we will reconsider hosting the Fall Competition should they rescind their policy

regarding online teaching and we hope that they will seriously reconsider our concerns. As your Board, our goal is to do

our best to represent and support you as well as all of our wonderful, aspiring students. Please feel free to contact me at

any time with your thoughts, concerns, and questions about this decision.

Sincerely,

Kathryn Southworth

NHMTA President, 2013-2015