March 17th, 2026, 10:30am

Northwest Pianos & Online

Call to order: 10:33 am

Attendees: 8 In-person, 3 Online

Old Business

• Financial Reports (Makiko Meyer): Report given in the meeting.

Announcements/New Business

• MAP (Selina Chu) MAP participation this year was increased, with 8 teachers and 58 hours of adjudications. Selina received positive feedback from teachers and students about our Visiting Artists, Ross Salvosa and Laura Dean. Thanks to Bonnie Debu and Nicole Kim, we were able to schedule 58 hours into two days. MAP students were able to perform at three different locations such as in Bonnie’s studio, Nicole’s studio or Crossroads Community Center’s Theater.

And then there was a MAP recognition recital at NW Pianos, with 11 performers from three different studios.

• The next MAP Chair can expect strong participation and great support from fellow teachers and the State MAP Chair, Samantha Yeung. Selina will be at the April 14 meeting to explain about the job to the potential committee chair.

• Shadow for MAP Chair (Kaitlin Mitchell) In the meantime Kaitlin continues to contact members for the next chair position for those who are in the MAP. Makiko expresses interest for MAP chair if her replacement could be found for a passport chair

• Scholarship Competition (Nicole Kim), Since all registration is completed and it is now transferred to Stephanie for reviewing. According to Stephanie all registrations are in order and the competition program is under way.

• MLP is on Saturday Mary 9th with Eastside (Mary Kaye Owen) Eastside requires one hour volunteer per participating teachers since two chapters combine the venue. Written, Rhythm, Listening and Techniques are those categories that will be offered.

Any questions will be answered by Mary Kaye.

• The questions re. High school credit was asked by Brent. It is recognized by very few school districts around Lake Washington area.

Presentation:

Presenter: Presenter: Dr. Jensina Oliver, NCTM

“Maestro! Cultivate Rhythmic Artistry and Nuance by Teaching Students How to Conduct their Repertoire”

Help your students level up in their nuance and artistry by teaching them how to conduct their repertoire. Musicians of any instrument or voice can gain greater ownership and understanding of their repertoire if they learn to conduct their pieces. Interpretive elements become more effective and expressive and overall performances become more artistic and compelling.

Meeting Adjourned (12:00 pm)

Respectfully submitted

Nicole Kim, LWMTA sectretary