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Teacher Referrals
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To find a piano, instrumental or vocal teacher in your area, please contact:
Ms.Mishek at cd002332@mindspring.com
or (303) 979-8655
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Performance Group
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The Teachers' Performance Group meets four times a year in a member's home, in October, February, March, and May. These meetings provide wonderful opportunities for teachers to perform for each other, to have a reason to practice new materials, to try out new works before public performances, and for good fellowship.
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Annual Conferences
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At the beginning of June each year, the Colorado State Music Teachers Association (CSMTA) offers its members a four-day event filled with lectures, master classes, retail displays and sales at discounts, the annual membership meeting, training for new officers, and the SPA event (student commpetitions).
At the end of March, the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) offers all members a 5-day event, also with lectures, master classes, retail displays and sales at discounts, and the annual membership meeting, plus the national performance competitions amongst the regional winners in multiple categories, both soloist and ensemble. Nationally known performers give concerts every evening and often speak the following day about process, expertise, focus, and other pertinent topics.
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FALL COURSE
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DAMTA Fall Course Jazz It ! Teach It!
The DAMTA Fall Course offers a unique opportunity to hone your knowledge of jazz theory and playabilities!!
It will be a hands-on progressive journey into playing and teaching jazz, starting with the basics and venturing into the complexities of jazz theory and rhythm.
The seven sections of the course are taken from the highlights of the IAJE and MTNA Jazz Studies Guide.
Due to the progressive nature of the course and the suggested practice assignments, the course must be signed up for in its entirety. Graduates of the course will receive certificates of accomplishment. And you can earn points for your MTNA certification.
The course is open to pianists as well as other instrumentalists and vocalists, although the keyboard will be the emphasis for playing with other instruments and vocalists. Professor and Denver trumpeter Ron Miles of Metropolitan State College will initiate participants with a brief overview of jazz and jazz styles.
Uri Ayn Rovner and Hazel Roberts-Ramsbothom will partner to instruct the group in their journey as follows:
INTRODUCE IT — Improv from the First Lesson.
START IT — Chords/Inversions, Basic Chord Progressions,
Circle of Fifths, Bass Styles.
BLUES IT — 12 Bar, Blues Scales, 7th Chords.
SWING IT — Secondary Chords,
Stride Bass Styles, Improvising on Other Instruments, Basic Comping.
JAZZ IT — Extended Chords/Voicings,
Substituting, Fills, Turnarounds, Chromatic Chords, Beginner Modes.
LATIN IT — Pulling it all together. Latin
Rhythms, Bibliography of Teaching Materials.
PLAY IT — Cabaret Style! Participants play with bass and/or
drums!
There will also be organized optional outings to some of Denver’s coolest jazz clubs during the course.
The location will be Wells Music, 685 South Broadway.
Dates are September 10th and 24th,
October 8th and 22nd, November l2th and 19th,
and December 10th.
For more information and to obtain a brochure, please call Liane Rockley at
303.233.4444 x105 or Carol Condit at 303.388.9948.
The early registration deadline is August 1, 2008.
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Spring Programs
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From January through April, a one-hour program is presented following each business meeting.
2009 programs soon available -
The May program is the annual Teachers' Recital, at which our own members perform for us, always a treat!
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Reading Program
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The Professional Reading Enrichment Program (PREP) is an opportunity for teachers to read five books on the recommended list and to meet several times during the year to discuss them. A summary session is held at the CSMTA Annual Conference to review the books, as well.
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NCTM Certification
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MTNA offers a national professional certification program to its members. Those who apply participate in testing and performances, provide credentials and experiential evidence of their skills and experience, etc. For more information, please visit www.mtna.org
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