COMTA is now seeing the fruits of their labor as the programs are still flourishing. State winners and representatives advance to the MTNA Eastern Division Competitions. LOCATION: Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey . State winners and representatives advance to the MTNA Eastern Division Competitions. Winner: William Tan: Illinois: East Central Division: Hans Jensen: Second Place: Sean Yu: New York: Eastern Division: Clara Kim: Third Place: Matthew Ho: Texas: South Central Division: Jan Sloman Witherspoon has served as the National Chair of the MTNA Composer Commissioning Program since 2005, is Chair of the MTNA Collaborative Music Commissioning Project, is a Trustee of the Texas MTA Educational Foundation, is Chair of Houston MTA’s TMTA Original Composition Contest, and is on several other committees. There are no exceptions to the entry deadline. Posted on November 27, 2019 November 27, 2019. 10800 Lyndale Ave. S. Ste. 2019 Indiana State MTNA Competition, Results Announcement. Junior Piano Winner: Duy Duong, Piano - Teacher, Cyndie Caruth ... Hearty congratulations to the winners of the state round of the MTNA Competitions! 11th: Elena Mendoza (Matt Safley) MTNA Young Artists Competition Results. The second is Teacher Education and Communication. MTNA Student Performance Competitions (New Jersey State MTNA Competitions ) CHAIRPERSON: Wei-Yuh Christina Xie (MTNAcompetitions@njmta.com). This spring, the chapter will take the project to the Athens Public Library where audience members will create poetry as a product of the performance. They have a a history of exceptional and distinctive teaching at all levels, including 33 MTNA Performance Competition 1st place winners, four Collegiate Chapter of the Year winners and two Studio Teacher Fellowship winners. Frances Larimer, NCTM, Piano Professor Emerita, created the master's and doctoral degree programs in Piano Performance and Pedagogy at the Northwestern University School of Music and served as director of these programs for over 25 years. Jessica has presented at MTNA's National Conference and Collegiate Pedagogy Symposium, and she has been published by Clavier Companion. The MTNA Competitions include Composition Competitions, Performance Competitions (which include Brass, Piano, String, Voice, and Woodwind), and Chamber Music Competitions. Ann Witherspoon holds MM and DMA degrees in composition from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University and a BS degree in fashion design from the University of Texas-Austin. Nebraska MTNA West Central Competition Winners. Junior Piano Winner: Duy Duong, Piano - Teacher, Cyndie Caruth She holds an MM in piano performance and an MM in performance and pedagogy from Southern Methodist University, as well as a BM in piano performance and a BME in music education from the University of Central Florida. She is also an active composer with compositions performed by orchestras (such as the Houston Symphony Orchestra), notable chamber ensembles and soloists. S Aubrey Faith-Slaker, NCTM, is an established and dedicated music teacher in the Chicago area, teaching students ages 3 and up in English and in Spanish using both Suzuki and traditional methods. He is currently professor of piano at the University of Iowa, as well as associate director for undergraduate studies. The CAPMT State fee is $50. 2020 Performance Winners. Winners- Chamber Music. JUNIOR STRINGS (3 entrants) Winner: Serge Kalinovsky, student of Susan Moses The Ohio University Collegiate Chapter has worked hard to establish an engaging relationship with the southeastern Ohio community through its projects. November 13, 2018. Winner: Sophia Molina; Teacher: Huifang Chen, District 6 Huckleberry’s love for new music, teaching, high-quality recordings for children, and performing has led to the University of Iowa Piano Pedagogy video recording project, which has garnered over 12.5 million views and 16,000 subscribers. Posted on November 27, 2019 November 27, 2019. This year’s competitions were held online, with judges doing their work remotely during the two weeks between October 10 and 25. *** Chamber music ensembles will have a different deadline to register and turn in video submissions (no state competition) MTNA Southwest Division Competitions January 2021 Online Only. Wiley now serves as the Collegiate Chapters Chair, on the Certification Committee for the state of Michigan, and as the East Central Division Certification Commissioner at the national level. Young Artist Woodwind Winner: Jae-Ryun Ryoo, Saxophone - Teacher, Kenneth Tse Alternate: Matthew Nicholson, Saxophone - Teacher, Kenneth Tse 2019-2020 IOWA MTNA STATE COMPETITION RESULTS. Woodwind, Alternate: Noah Smith, Bassoon, student of Kenneth Futterer (and son of Tim Smith) Piano, Honorable Mention: Tian Lam, student of Naoki Hakutani Senior. A native of South Carolina, Magrath received her education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and at Wesleyan College, and was the first person to receive the DMA in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Northwestern University. Alternate: Emily Wu (Joy Kiszely) HM: James Gates (Joy Kiszely/Natalie Zhu. Effective with the 2019–2020 competition year, the Chamber Music Competitions will move to a two-tier competition: the preliminary round, by video submission only; and the final round, live at the MTNA National Conference. State level winners (both Performance Competitions and Composition Competitions) are invited to perform at the NJMTA annual state conference - MTNA Competitions Winners Recital. She has served as President of Houston MTA, State Chair of Texas MTA Commissioned Composer Program, Trustee and President of the Houston MTA Educational Foundation, Texas Chair of the TMTA Original Composition Contest, and an Advisor for the MTNA Arts Awareness and Advocacy Forum. Every member of UMTA contributes to its wonderful history and incredible future! Division winners compete in the national finals at the annual MTNA National Conference. The first is Unselfish. Winners at the Florida State Level will submit a video recording online to compete at the Division Level. COMPETITIONS DATE: Saturday, November 2nd, 2019. 2019 Composition Winners. MTNA Competitions 2020. Minnesota Junior Performance Piano - 11 entries. The winners of each division are invited to compete at the live Final Round at the MTNA National Conference. The $25 (per student) Teacher Fee will NOT be charged this year. MTNA National Competitions March 2021 Virtual. Brass, Winner: Cody Hutchinson, Euphonium, student of Ed Owen (will compete at Nationals at MTNA Conference in San Antonio in April 2016) ELEMENTARY Winner: Katherine Kiehl (Kendra Bigley) Honorable Mention: Asa Ligowski (Keren Ligowski) JUNIOR Winner: Cyrano Rosentrater (Ariane Alexander) Honorable Mention: William Sommers (Theresa Klinefelter) SENIOR The MTNA Competitions are a great way to keep your students engaged and inspired whether they are taking lessons in-person or online. MTNA JUNIOR PIANO COMPETITION Front Row: Madison S., alternate; Yako P., winner; Kylie B., honorable mention Back Row: Dr. Mira Mintcheva, adjudicator Uploaded on Wed, 10/23/2019 - 18:57 by Eneida Larti 198 visits Piano, Honorable Mention: Chi Zhang, student of Naoki Hakutani Young Artist. 2020 Arizona State Competition Winners; 2019 Arizona State Competition Winners Winners and Representatives advance to Divisional-Level Competition in January. Winners of Southern Division Competitions will compete at the MTNA National Conference in March. Winner: Brigit Ansberry (Sophia Han) Alternate: Hayley Huntley (Sophia Han) Young Artist Piano. He is former president of the Iowa Music Teachers Association and has held a variety of board positions in IMTA. The winners of the state competition in the Junior (11-14), Senior (15-18), Young Artist (19-26) and Chamber Music (18-26) levels compete at a Division Competition in the winter. Kenneth He Is A National Winner In MTNA Senior Piano Competition - Princeton, NJ - Kenny, the son of Shirley and Zongyan He, is an 11th grade student at … November 18, 2019. The MA state competition is the first level of the MTNA performance competitions. The MA state competition is the first level of the MTNA performance competitions. More Information. JUNIOR PIANO Winner: Alyssa Gabrilovich … COMTA has used technology to meet the students where they live as “digital natives” through three innovative programs: Kamp Keyboard, Clavinova Ensemble Adventures and Christmas Clavinova Festival. HM: William Ge (Joy Kiszely/Natalie Zhu) JUNIOR STRING. 2020 Arizona State Competition Winners; 2019 Arizona State Competition Winners In her spare time, you will find her teaching her private students, practicing both the piano and the organ, researching and writing, and performing her specialty: single-handed piano music. Utahans are known for their desire to keep a history of their roots. Jane Magrath, NCTM, is professor and director of piano pedagogy at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. 11th: Elena Mendoza (Matt Safley) MTNA Young Artists Competition Results. The CAPMT State fee is $50. The overall mission with this project has been to engage members of the community through interdisciplinary arts and diaglogue through music. Winner: Vincent Pham; Teacher: Vladimir Khokhlov, District 9; Second: Siyang Ding; Teacher: Roxanne Stevenson, District 6; Honorable Mention: Emmanuel Zheng; Teacher: Hee Jung Kang, District 3; Senior Voice . © 2021 Minnesota Music Teachers Association. She has also been active in the Michigan Music Teachers Association as president, past president, vice president, and other select positions. 2018-2019 MTNA Competitions. MTNA Competitions. Wiley is currently professor of music at Central Michigan University where she teaches and administers the piano pedagogy program at the bachelor’s degree level, and teaches applied and class piano. Hawaii State winners move on to the video-only Southwest Division Competition. © 2020 Music Teachers National Association. Results of the ECD Competition will be announced in January. Woodwind, Alternate: Noah Smith, Bassoon, student of Kenneth Futterer (and son of Tim Smith) Piano, Honorable Mention: Tian Lam, student of Naoki Hakutani Senior. Through the ensemble, the chapter teaches students music theory, orchestration and how to follow conductor among other skills. In addition to placing second in the 2019 MTNA Junior Strings Competition, he has won numerous competitions including the Walgreens National Concerto Competition, Arthur Montzka Young Artists Concerto Competition, DePaul Concerto Festival for Young Performers, and was Grand Prize winner of the Enkor International Music Competition. Her book The Pianist’s Guide to Standard Teaching and Performance Literature has become a classic reference work for pianists throughout the country and is published by Alfred Publishing. Acceptd (the online submission platform) fee is $30 per application for online submissions. 2019 Utah Young Artist Strings Performance Winners (3 entries) Winner: Spencer Day, student of Monte Belknap; accompanied by Morgan Bronson Alternate: Madeleine Ridiing, student of Monte Belknap; accompanied by Joanna Oshida All winners and representative, listed below, will proceed to the recorded round of the East Central Division. 2018-2019. The applications for the 2020–2021 MTNA Composition, Junior, Senior and Young Artist Competitions will be available soon! Acceptd (the online submission platform) fee is $30 per application for online submissions. Finally, History! These programs were specifically designed to keep students in music longer by making learning more social and creating a community of “music friends” that share the love of music. Young Artist Strings. NVMTA Concerto Winners & The Amadeus Orchestra 2019 Tasha 2019-05-21T10:45:37-04:00 May 21st, 2019 | On Sunday, May 19, 2019, the Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association’s 2018-2019 Concerto Competition prizewinners performed with The Amadeus Orchestra under the Direction of A. Winner: Adah Kaplan, violin (Kimberly Fisher) Alternate: Ruijia Yang, cello (Jennifer Jie Jin) HM: Owen Li, cello (Jennifer Jie Jin) SENIOR PIANO. The MTNA Competitions include Composition Competitions, Performance Competitions (which include Brass, Piano, String, Voice, and Woodwind), and Chamber Music Competitions. Winner: Halle Fish, Soprano- Teacher, Leanne Freeman-Miller. All competition rules, applications, and contact information for competition officials may be found on the MTNA website. Results of the ECD Competition will be announced in January. The three-tiered competitions begin at the state round. 11th: BNB Trio (Ayako Tsuruta) Honorable Mention- Voice. The new requirements, instituted in the fall of 2019, are: ... Music Teachers National Association (www.mtna.org) ... which will be a video competition; winners of the division level compete at the National Competitions held annually at the national conference. Minnesota Junior Performance Piano - 11 entries, Minnesota Senior Performance Piano - 10 entries, Minnesota Senior Performance String - 3 entries, Minnesota Senior Performance Voice - 1 entry, Minnesota Young Artist Performance Piano - 4 entries, Minnesota Young Artist Performance String - 2 entries, Minnesota Young Artist Performance Voice - 2 entries, Minnesota Young Artist Performance Woodwind - 2 entries. Brass, Winner: Cody Hutchinson, Euphonium, student of Ed Owen (will compete at Nationals at MTNA Conference in San Antonio in April 2016) With more than two decades of experience as an educator, Sifford focuses on helping students become the best musicians they can possibly be. MTNA competitions include Composition, Brass, Piano, String, Voice, Woodwind and Chamber Music. The national winners have their compositions performed at the annual MTNA National Conference. Winners at the Southwest Division Level will move on to the MTNA National Competitions Performance Finals, which will take place at the MTNA National Conference 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia 3/113-14, 2021. Prior to this, she established the group piano programs for music and non-music majors. All winners and representative, listed below, will proceed to the recorded round of the East Central Division. Winner: Hans Chan (Alan Chow) Alternate: HaEun Yang (Hye-Jung Hong) JUNIOR PIANO Winner: William Ge (Natalie Zhu and John Perry) ... 2019 Performance Winners. Junior Performance Piano Richard Shao, MTNA Winner Teacher, Arthur Greene Senior Composition Jason Zhang, MTNA Winner Teacher, Amalia Kazaryan Hearty congratulations to the winners of the state round of the MTNA Competitions! Beginning with the 2018–2019 Competition year, the MTNA Division Competitions will be a video-only Composition round. Graduates from her pedagogy programs are well-known pedagogues, educators, performers and composers, who are nurturing future generations of teachers. Congratulations to all students and their teachers who participated in the State-Level MTNA Competitions this past weekend! James Helton, Chairperson. ELEMENTARY Winner: Katherine Kiehl (Kendra Bigley) Honorable Mention: Asa Ligowski (Keren Ligowski) JUNIOR Winner: Cyrano Rosentrater (Ariane Alexander) Honorable Mention: William Sommers (Theresa Klinefelter) SENIOR Piano, Honorable Mention: Chi Zhang, student of Naoki Hakutani Young Artist. Pianist Alan Huckleberry is recognized as a multi-faceted artist on the classical music scene, performing in recitals as a soloist and chamber musician in Europe, Australia, Central America, the United States and South America. Winners- Chamber Music. MTNA Competition (2018-2019) Elementary, Junior, Senior, and Young Artist Competitions The entry deadline for the 2017–2018 MTNA Student Competitions is Wednesday, September 12, 3:00 P.M. EASTERN time.Online applications will be available in August. The Utah Music Teachers Association uses four words or phrases to describe its members. More Information. In addition to placing second in the 2019 MTNA Junior Strings Competition, he has won numerous competitions including the Walgreens National Concerto Competition, Arthur Montzka Young Artists Concerto Competition, DePaul Concerto Festival for Young Performers, and was Grand Prize winner of the Enkor International Music Competition. The intent of the competition is to encourage creativity and self-expression in student musicians at all levels through the art of composing. She was named the first recipient of MTNA’s Frances Clark Keyboard Pedagogy Award for the Outstanding Contribution to Piano Pedagogy. From 2017-2018, UMTA had 77 students participate in the performance competitions, with student winners coming from 19 different teachers. Congratulations to Minnesota student winners and representatives at the MTNA competitions! The MTNA registration website usually opens mid-August. Congratulations to the superb performers and composers in the 2020 MTNA Competitions! The third is Achievement. She serves as the East Central Certification Commissioner for MTNA, and this is her third AMT Article of the Year Award! UMTA works tirelessly to update their website, Nationally Certify its members, execute an unparalleled conference, push their Achievement in Music Program, pursue ways to get to know and involve the collegiate members, and collaborate with local associations. 2019 Composition Winners. Witherspoon currently teaches composition, piano performance, theory, ear training and improvisation in her private studio in Houston. Aubrey teaches master classes in Chicago and Latin America, is part of the Suzuki Association and is steadily working towards becoming a Suzuki teacher trainer. Winner: Halle Fish, Soprano- Teacher, Leanne Freeman-Miller. Congratulations to Minnesota student winners and representatives at the MTNA competitions! MTNA Elementary Composition: Winner: Joe Arndorfer, Omaha (Regina Carnazzo) Honorable mention: Will Moreland, Lincoln (Nancy Schoen) MTNA Junior Composition: Winner: Winston Schneider, Omaha (Kenneth Meints) Honorable mention: Maria Fix, Lincoln (Nancy Schoen) MTNA Senior Composition: Winner: Payton Plugge, Omaha (Regina Carnazzo) Aubrey also works mentoring new teachers in piano pedagogy practices, pursuing further education and starting their own businesses. 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