Check back frequently as we work to update our calendar for the upcoming year!
LWMTA meets the third Tuesday of each month. Please join us!
General Schedule for Meetings:
- 10:30 am – 11:00 am Business Meeting
- 11:00 am – 11:15 am Refreshments
- 11:15 am – 12:00 pm Presentation/Workshop
September 2021
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 10:30 am: “New Beginnings”
Come to our meeting and learn about events planned for the year and ideas for making some of our events work virtually if needed. Program Chairs will be available to discuss their events that they are managing. This is a great opportunity to meet the chairpersons, explore opportunities for your students and learn ways that you can participate and make LWMTA a stronger and more vital organization for teachers and students.
October 2021
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 10:30 am: Presenter Meg Mann “Rachmaninov Trio”
Meg Mann, with two of her students, will be performing a harp arrangement of this Rachmaninov piece. To follow is a discussion of differences between this and the original, the function of pedal on the harp, differences between the piano and harp score, composition, and more theoretical aspects of harp versus piano.
November 2021
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 10:30 am: Presenter Scott Price “The Transfer Student: We All Have Them”
This program was originally presented at the 2021 MTNA Virtual conference. Following this video will be an open discussion.
Whether it is a tiny 6-year-old who comes to you from a music readiness program or the graduate student who enters your studio playing at a very high level, we all teach, mostly, transfer students. Some of the greatest American teachers explore how to make the best of these frequent situations, whether the student is the young child, a high school student college-bound in music or an adult learner, returning back after many years of work in another field. What are some of the artistic, technical and psychological issues we must address? What are some of the best repertoire assignments to make when we encounter this circumstance? And, what can we do to retain more of our own students, to keep them moving ahead and achieving the goals they would like for themselves.
December 2021
Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at 10:30 am: Potluck
Holiday Luncheon at Satomi Pellerin’s studio; please bring something to share! This may change to an online gathering if needed.
January 2022
Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 10:30 am: Presenter Sarah Sylvia “Five Best Teaching Practices to Re-Frame Challenges”
Help your students manage being overwhelmed visually, to prepare and make a mental map for performance success, as well as using strategies for communication and recall—improve information retention so your teaching yields a more consistent result in less teaching time.
Sunday, January 23, 2022 at 5:00 pm: Young Composers Recital at Northwest Pianos (Chair: Meg Mann)
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, December 15, 2021
February 2022
Sunday, February 13, 2022 at 5:00 pm: Teachers Recital at Northwest Pianos (Chair: Tomoko Ishihara)
Registration Deadline: Monday, January 31, 2022
This is our 11th annual teachers’ recital. Incredibly talented musicians in the LWMTA will be celebrating with an afternoon of wonderful music of all different genres with solos, 8-hand 2 pianos, and chamber groups.
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 10:30 am: “Open Forum on Relaxation and Stress Management”
We all have our own tools for recovery after a stressful day as well as preparing for one. We also have ways of teaching students to handle performance stress. This discussion is an open forum for discussion of this broad range of issues.
Thursday-Saturday, February 17-19, 2022: Music Artistry Program (MAP) at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Bellevue (Chair: Selina Chu, NCTM)
March 2022
Sunday, March 6, 2022 at 5:00 pm: MAP Recognition Recital at Northwest Pianos, 13310 Bel-Red Rd #100, Bellevue, WA 98005 (Chair: Selina Chu, NCTM)
Our MAP Recognition Recital is open to any student that has participated in MAP 2022. Performing one of their MAP pieces in front of an audience is a nice way to honor and celebrate their achievements.
The Chapter Representative for the WSMTA State Conference is also chosen at this recital, by a majority vote of the LWMTA teachers in attendance. Each teacher will receive a program that indicates the students who would like to perform during the state conference. Votes will be tallied by committee and the Representative will be notified the following day.
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 10:30 am: General Meeting Program TBD
Saturday, March 19, 2022: Women Composers Festival at Eastside Baha’i Center (Chairs: Karen Blyton and Mary Anne Szollar) POSTPONED to 2023
Saturday-Wednesday, March 26-30, 2022: MTNA Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 2022
Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 10:30 am: Presenter Amanda Harris “WSMTA State and District Opportunities”
Our District ll Director will be visiting and sharing information pertinent to our chapter members. Bring your questions!
Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 10:00 am-3:00 pm: Lake Washington Musical Passport at Northwest Pianos (Chair: Tomoko Ishihara)
Registration Deadline: March 31, 2022
Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 10:00 am-4:00 pm: Music Literacy Program at Eastside Bahai Center (Co-Chairs: Mary Kaye Owen, NCTM and Makiko Meyer, registration deadline is March 15, 2022)
May 2022
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 10:30 am: General Meeting held via Zoom
Membership Appreciation
Please join us in sharing our appreciation for our members who have volunteered for us.
June 2022
Tuesday, June 21, 2021 at 10:30 am: Officers and Committee Chairs Meeting at Nicole Kim’s Studio (meeting may be held via Zoom)
July 2022
No Scheduled Activities
August 2022
No Scheduled Activities