DISTRICT EVENTS: 2020-2021
District 1: Manhattan-Bronx
October 9, 2020
Zoom Members Meeting: Friday, October 9th, 11:00am. Please contact District 1 Chair, Claudine Joelle Robins, for meeting details: claudinejrobins@gmail.com
District 4: Westchester-Rockland-Putnam
All events will be online:
November 8 and 15, 2020
Fall Recitals on zoom
December 13, 2020
Musicianship Festival - online
April 18 and 25, 2021
Spring Recitals on zoom
May 15 and 16, 2021
Recital “Plus” (for longer pieces) held on zoom
May 17, 2021
Annual Audition application and audition recording due
TBD
Young Originals - student composers zoom performances
June 5, 2021
Young Musicians Competition
District 6: Capital Region
Sunday, January 31, 2021, 4-6 pm
Virtual Workshop
Cultivating Self-Assessment Skills In Our Students
Christine Carter, clinician
District 10: Buffalo-Niagara
Attention District 10 current and potential members! We do not have any "official District activities" planned just yet, but I am happy to report that our future plans include trying to get some activities going in the Buffalo-Niagara area to bring our membership together and start getting involved!
We will also be trying to get the word out to our local piano teachers about making our District active, so please start spreading the word to potential members about joining.
In the meantime, I am looking for ideas for the types of activities that would benefit you as a piano teacher and our District as a whole. Among possible activities include:
-Recital opportunities (either an "honors" recital or an "open to all" recital performance in our District)
-Teacher workshops/professional development opportunities
-Concert field trips (professional concerts, college performances, etc.), taking advantage of the wealth of opportunities in Buffalo, or free concerts at SUNY-Fredonia, UB, Buffalo State, etc.)
Please send ideas/input to me at lagr2149@fredonia.edu!
-Leonidas Lagrimas,
District 10 Chair
Thursday, October 22, 2020, 1:40-2:30 pm
Evaluating (and Composing) Pedagogical Repertoire
Dr. Andy Villemez
Thursday, November 12, 2020 1:40-2:30 pm.
The Essentials for Success: Self-directed and Intelligent Practicing
Dr. Helen Marlais
District 12: Greater Rochester
Friday, October 2, 2020
Talk on rhythm
Curtis Madigan. Hailing from Denver, CO
Sunday, February 7, 2021
RPTG/NYSMTA Howard Hanson Auditions
Sunday, March 7, 20201
RPTG/NYSMTA Howard Hanson Winners’ Recital
Sunday, March 7, 2021
NYSMTA Student Achievement Technique Exam
virtual
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Deadline for NYSMTA Student Achievement Theory exam
Saturday, April 10, 2021
Gold Cup Festival
Tuesday, April 30, 2020
Postmark application deadline for Junior All-Star Piano Competition
Saturday-Sunday, May 22-23, 2021
NYSMTA Student Achievement Performance Exams
Nazareth College
Junior All-Star Piano Competition
Monday-Tuesday, June 21-22, 2021
RPTG/NYSMTA Pedagogy Workshop
Marvin Blickenstaff, clinican