December 2012/January 2013 ()

Newsletter of the Ottawa Region Branch
of the Ontario Registered Music
Teachers’ Association
the
ORBit
December 2012/January 2013
www.ormtaottawa.ca
President’s Message
by Sandra Menard
Inside ...
The Ottawa Region Branch warmly welcomes new member Joël Dazé! Joël teaches piano, theory,
composition and jazz in Kanata.
Page
President's Message
1
Executive Committee
2
General Meeting
3
ORBit Advertising Rates
4
About the ORBit
4
News from Kiwanis
5
RCM Teacher Seminar
5
Canada Music Week
7
Updates to the Brochure
7
News from the Province
8
Adult Students’ Workshop
8
Upcoming Concerts
9
Members’ Corner
9
New Dates for Variety Show 9
Upcoming ORB Events
10
It is with regret that we say goodbye to council members Pam Kennedy and Joy Hodgkinson. I
can’t thank them enough for all their contributions to our organization over the past year and more.
I wish you both well, ladies, as you take your energy in different directions! You will be missed!
We have such immense talent within our own branch and it’s wonderful to have our own members
share their knowledge and experience with us! Thanks to Amy Boyes for the wonderful presentation at the October 29 Information Sharing Session on personality types and ways to recognize and
deal with them in our students! Thanks to Paulette Price for hosting once again. Also a treat was
the Canada Music Week Recital held on November 18. Tania Granata and her many terrific helpers did an amazing job organizing this fun afternoon and they all deserve a huge round of applause!
Planning ahead for a very busy winter... Our University of Ottawa master classes (January 27 and
March 3) are already full, but there is plenty for all to learn by attending. The Variety Show has
been moved to February 10 with auditions taking place on January 27. Check page 9 for details.
We also have our First Class Honours Recitals to plan for in February. Please consider joining
council for the January potluck breakfast meeting. It would be great to see you! Details are on
page 3.
I was privileged to have attended my first Provincial council meeting this past October. It was a
great experience getting to know everyone and I was hugely impressed with the professionalism
with which the meetings are run. We have much to be proud of in this organization! Some of our
time was spent on a presentation of the new Provincial web site www.ormta.org It’s definitely
worth browsing through! Frank Horvat, Nancy Dale and Ron Spadafore have put countless hours
into the new design. If you like what you see, why not consider dropping them a congratulatory
note?
Every December, I think of a houseguest who came to the German church service in Toronto with
us on Christmas Eve in the late 1970s. On the way home, excited to begin dinner and gifts, our car
broke down on the Don Valley Parkway. Thanks to the emergency road phone, we found an open
garage with two wonderful young mechanics who spoke neither German nor English. While dad
panicked, our guest made light of the catastrophe and cheerfully began singing German Christmas
Carols. Smiles broke out and those young men linked arms with her and took time out to enjoy the
spirit of the moment! The barriers of language and race were broken with the gift of music, confirming for me that Christmas does not always come in a package under the tree!
However you celebrate your cherished traditions, I wish you all a season of merriment filled with
music and love!
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Ottawa Region Branch Executive and Committee (2012-2013)
President
Sandra Menard
Past President
Ann Babin
First Vice-President
Tania Granata-Ienzi
Second Vice-President
Olivia Riddell
613-834-3052
[email protected]
613-830-8826
[email protected]
613-728-1195
[email protected]
613-680-2996
[email protected]
Treasurer
Lori Lynn Penny
Secretary
Ann Empey
613-592-1177
[email protected]
Zone Representatives
Ann Empey
Sandra Menard
Adult Student Workshop, Master Class and Recital
Carol Wood
613-421-1033
[email protected]
Telephone/E-mail
Debra Grass
Assistant Treasurer
Kathleen Howard
Univerisity Liaison
Katarina Jovic
613-258-9503
[email protected]
613-841-4429
[email protected]
613-834-3052
[email protected]
613-523-4262
[email protected]
613-261-7681
[email protected]
Canada Music Week Recital
Tania Granata-Ienzi
613-728-1195
[email protected]
Variety Show
Susan Blyth-Schofield
Competitions
Sue Jones
Videos/DVDs
Sherry Lu
Competitions Gala
Jennie Smith
613-523-5317
[email protected]
613-260-9171
[email protected]
613-592-1177
[email protected]
613-226-4950
[email protected]
613-862-7221
[email protected]
Website
Debra Grass
613-523-4262
[email protected]
First Class Honours Recital
Tania Granata-Ienzi
613-728-1195
[email protected]
Workshops
Amy Boyes
First Class Honours Scholarships
Sherry Lu
613-862-7221
[email protected]
Young Artist Recital
Susan Blyth-Schofield
613-302-8090
[email protected]
613-226-4950
[email protected]
Funding
VACANT
Membership List
Kimberly Sundell
New Members
Olivia Riddell
Newsletter (the ORBit)
Sue Jones (Editor)
613-698-7338
[email protected]
613-680-2996
[email protected]
613-523-5317
[email protected]
Amy Boyes (Ass't Editor) 613-302-8090
[email protected]
Notes Reporter
Ann Empey
Public Relations
Andrea Cochrane
Social Convenor
Jennie Smith
613-592-1177
[email protected]
613-321-8516
[email protected]
613-260-9171
[email protected]
Ex-Officio
Archives
Ann Babin
613-830-8826
[email protected]
Canadian Music Showcase Liaison
Ann Babin
613-830-8826
[email protected]
Cards and Flowers
Brenda Eisener
613-747-2220
[email protected]
Contemporary Showcase Liaison
Tania Granata-Ienzi 613-728-1195
[email protected]
Festival Liaison
Diana McCarthy
613-521-1081
[email protected]
Information Sharing Sessions
Paulette Price
613-592-6686
[email protected]
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General Meeting and Potluck Breakfast
Monday, January 21, 2013
Ottawa Mennonite Church, 1830 Kilborn Avenue
9:15 am ~ coffee, tea, juice
9:30 am ~ meeting begins
Please bring “breakfast items to share” to place on our refreshment table.
Coffee, tea and juice will be provided.
♫
Tickets will be available for the Angela Hewitt master class
February 20 in Tabaret Hall (University of Ottawa)
$20 – members, $35 – non-members, $15 students
♫
Used Music Book Sale
Information: Jennie Smith 613-260-9171 or [email protected]
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News from the Kiwanis Music Festival
Royal Conservatory Teacher PD Seminar
by Diana McCarthy, Liaison
by Ann Babin, RCM Representative
1. A reminder for teachers when entering
students in Sight Reading, Quick Study and
Transposition classes at the Festival.
Students must enter these classes at the highest level
at which a competitor is entered. For example, if a
student is entered in a 10 and under and a 12 and
under performance class, then he/she must enter a 12
and under S.R., Q.S. or Transposition class. See rule
36 of the Syllabus.
2. An important change to the awarding of results
in Junior Graded Piano.
The Kiwanis Music Festival Music Committee has
made a decision (based on an initiative supported by
over 25 teachers who send students to the festival) to
change the awarding of results in Junior Graded
Piano.
Starting this year, Graded Piano - Introductory to
Grade 6 inclusive will receive certificates as follows:
Gold (for marks of 87 or above)
Silver (for marks between 84 and 86.5)
Bronze (for marks between 80 and 83.5)
Participation (for marks below 80)
The students will not receive a mark. It is hoped that
these changes will give recognition to more students
for their high achievements. The adjudicators will
continue to track specific marks in order to aid them
in selecting scholarship winners, but these will not be
made public.
Students, parents or teachers who want a more
competitive environment still have the option of
choosing the age category classes.
A group of about 40 Ottawa area teachers participated
in the Royal Conservatory Teacher Professional
Development Seminar held at Rideau Park United
Church on Friday, October 26.
The morning session of the Professional Development
seminar overlapped with an Examiner workshop.
Those of us not members of the College of Examiners,
attended James Anagnoson’s workshop on technique
and body awareness. Mr. Anagnoson, an engaging
speaker with years of performance experience, gave
constructive suggestions on dealing with the various
technical challenges faced by developing pianists.
The topic of the afternoon session led by Dr. Janet
Lopinski was adult learners – strategies and methods
for working with this growing student demographic.
This was a very creative, interactive session where we
worked together in small groups exploring approaches
to understanding and supporting learning styles of the
adult student. The session concluded with a video and
follow-up discussion of an adult (a student of Dr.
Lopinski) in an examination setting.
Two excellent presenters, a generous lunch, and a
chance to socialize with colleagues added up to a very
good day - well worth the $99.00 seminar fee.
DO YOU HAVE A NEW ADDRESS
OR PHONE NUMBER?
Please inform ORB President Sandra Menard at
613-834-3052 or [email protected]
She will pass on your information to the
appropriate people.
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Canada Music Week
by Tania Granata, Convenor
On Sunday, November 18, 55 parents and teachers gathered
together at the Resurrection Lutheran Church in Orleans to
listen to 25 students of ORMTA teachers play music by
Canadian composers in celebration of Canada Music Week.
Although the concert consisted of mostly piano music,
there was also a young vocalist who graced the audience
with a holiday song called "D'où viens-tu, bergère?".
The students ranged in age from 6 to 17 and the styles of
music consisted of everything from classical to jazz. All
the teachers of the performers were in the audience which
was such a lovely thing to see. One student even per-
formed his own piece which wowed the audience. The
concert concluded with a piano/double bass jazz duet which
was the perfect way to end a lovely concert.
ORMTA Ottawa President Sandra Menard handed out certificates to the students and Canada Music Week Convener
Tania Granata treated all the students with Ottawa's famous
"Obama" cookies from downtown bakery Moulin de
Provence in the shape of a maple leaf. The performers and
audience then enjoyed a reception following the concert.
All in all, a perfect way to spend an afternoon!!
UPDATES TO THE 2012 - 2013 MEMBERSHIP BROCHURE - November 2012
Addition
Dazé, Joël
87 Morton Drive, Kanata, ON K2L 1X2
Active: P, T, Comp, Jazz
613-435-3689
847 Dynes Road, Ottawa, ON K2C 0H2
Active: P, R, T
613-725-5117
46 Spur Avenue, Ottawa, ON K2M 2R9
Active: V, R Provisional Active: S, T
613-286-1066
Address/Phone Change
Shiraeva, Irina
Status Change
Tirian, Marcel
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News from the Province
by Ann Empey, Zone Representative
Need a recording for your audition?
Want to capture your performance while in
exam/competition shape?
Want to give the gift of your performance to family
for holidays/birthdays?
Kanata Acoustic Recording
a home-based acoustic recording studio, is an affordable,
yet professional, way to do this.
Pianists ~ bring your fingers. You'll enjoy recording
on the Steinway grand
Singers and Instrumentalists ~ bring your accompanist
Audio and Video Recordings
Produce audio (CD/mp3)
and video (DVD/mp4/YouTube) onsite
Website: kanataacousticrecording.dr-l-music.com
E-mail: [email protected]
 Our new Provincial website, www.ormta.org is
now up and running. It offers many self-serve
features including providing members with the
ability to login and update their own profile,
maintain their privacy settings and pay dues. By
now, you will have received a letter providing
instructions on how to login to the new site.
 A reminder that the following teaching subjects
have been approved: Jazz, School Music and
Pedagogy.
 The province is looking into creating a Powerpoint presentation which will be available for
use by all Ontario members to help promote
ORMTA.
 Effective immediately, our Special Teacher
Award has been renamed the ORMTA
Contribution to Teaching Award (aka OCTA).
Susan Blyth-Schofield to lead the Adult Students’ Workshop on March 2, 2013
by Carol Wood, Convenor
As reported earlier, in addition to the February 23, 2013 Adult
Students’ Workshop and Piano Master Class lead by Paulette
Price, the Ottawa Region Branch is pleased to offer an Adult
Students’ Workshop and Vocal Master Class to be held on
March 2, 2013. Charlotte Stewart will lead the Vocal Master
Class. Susan Blyth-Schofield will present a Workshop entitled
“Getting out of your own way”, a hands-on approach to performance jitters. The Workshop is open to all instrumentalists
and vocalists and will be held at 3025 Linton Road.
Susan’s body of work has embraced a variety of musical
worlds. She has performed in opera, operetta, musical theatre
and recitals across Canada and in Europe with such companies
as The Canadian Opera Company, Opera Lyra Ottawa, Comus
Music Theatre, Toronto Operetta Theatre, and Festival Estival
Musical (Belgium) in such roles as Musetta (La Bohème), The
Witch (Hansel and Gretel), Lola (Gallantry), Mlle Warblewell
(The Impresario), Geraldine (A Hand of Bridge), and Miss
Pinkerton (The Old Maid and the Thief).
Susan Blyth-Schofield holds a
Bachelor of Music in Performance
from the University of Toronto and
a Master of Arts in Performance
Studies degree from City
University/The Guildhall School of
Music and Drama in London,
England. As well as being an
ORMTA member, she is active in
The National Association of
Teachers of Singing and is currently serving as the district governor for the Quebec Region
of the association.
Susan teaches voice and interpretation in her studio in
Ottawa, as well as at Carleton University and at the Ottawa
School of Speech and Drama. She has a particular interest in
working with singers on acting and character building, and on
performance anxiety and gives annual workshop/master
classes dealing specifically with those issues. She is also a
frequent vocal adjudicator at festivals and competitions including NATS events, the Brian Law Competition, and the
Ottawa Kiwanis Music Festival.
Registration Forms for the adult workshops and master classes
are found on our website: www.ormtaottawa.ca For more
information, please contact Carol A. Wood at 613-421-1033
or [email protected]
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♫ Upcoming Concerts ♫
(listed by date)
Sat. Dec. 1 – 7:30 pm. Carleton University Choir
presents John Rutter’s Magnificat with orchestra;
shorter works by Lauridsen, Mendelssohn and
others. Centretown United Church, 507 Bank
Street. Tickets: $20, $15 Seniors, $10 Students.
Information: 613-520-5770.
Sat. Dec. 8 – 7:30 pm. Carols for Kids (fundraiser
for local children’s charities). Resurrection Lutheran
Church, 1325 Gaultois Ave., Orleans. Featuring a
chamber version of Britten’s Ceremony of Carols,
with harp, a collection of holiday favorites accompanied by piano (Tania Granata) and a capella carols.
Several performers, including Misty Banyard
(soprano). Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Students/
Seniors. Information: ORMTA members may
contact Misty Banyard: [email protected]
Sun. Dec. 9 – 2:00 pm. Christmas Concert. St.
James Anglican Chuch, 12 Harvey Street, Perth.
Featuring the combined choirs of the Men of the Tay
and the Women of the Tay, a children’s choir and
more. Mary Ellen Grigor (violin). Free will donation.
Information: Shelley McLaren 613-267-6341.
Sun. Dec. 16 – 7:00 pm. Woodroffe United
Church Choir (director: Katarina Jovic) presents
Britten’s Ceremony of Carols with harp and other
seasonal music. Woodroffe United Church, 207
Woodroffe Ave. Tickets available at the church:
Adults $15, Seniors/Students $12. Information:
613-722-9250. www.woodroffeunited.org
Wed. Dec. 19 – 7:30 pm. The vocal studio of
Wanda Procyshyn presents Christmas Art Songs &
Arias with flute and piano. Woodroffe United
Church, 207 Woodroffe Ave. Free admission.
Info: 613-851-5961or [email protected]
Sun. Dec. 23 – 7:00 pm. Chamber Music
Concert. l’Église Chrétienne d’Ahuntsic, 10-211,
rue Basile Routhier, Montreal. Music by Beethoven,
Franck, Loden, William Handel, Adams. Performers
include: Thérèse Motard (cello). Tickets available
at the church. Information: 514-385-6778 or
[email protected]
ORMTA MEMBERS - Do you have an upcoming
public recital or concert in which you are
participating? Advertise FREE in this column.
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Members' Corner
Welcome to …
* Joël Dazé – new member
Congratulations to ...
* Jack Cook – on the occasion of his 90th birthday!
Do you know someone who deserves a congratulatory
note, condolences or get well wishes? Please inform
the Editor: [email protected]
NEW DATES FOR THE VARIETY SHOW
The fall was obviously not a good time for branch members and their students, so we have re-booked the Variety
Show at its more usual time. Both the auditions and the
show will still be held at City View United Church, 6
Epworth Ave.
The Auditions will now be held on Sunday, January 27,
2013 from 6:15 pm and the Variety Show will take place
two weeks later on Sunday February 10, 2013 beginning at
7:00 pm. Participants will be required to arrive by 6:15
pm on the day of the show.
The application deadline has been extended to Monday,
January 7, 2013. Application forms will be available on
our website shortly.
Just a reminder that the Variety Show is intended to showcase performances of pop, jazz, musical theatre, and other
non-classical genres.
Further information from: Susan Blyth-Schofield at
613-226-4950 or [email protected]
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Upcoming ORMTA Ottawa Events (December 2012 – March 2013)
December
7
Application Deadline for the First Class Honours Recital. Application forms are on the website.
Contact Tania Granata-Ienzi at [email protected] or 613-728-1195.
15
Application Deadline for the ORB Theory and Graded Scholarships. No application form required.
Contact Sherry Lu at [email protected] or 613-862-7221.
January
1
Application Deadline for the Angela Hewitt Master Class. Application forms are on the website.
Contact Amy Boyes at [email protected]
7
Application Deadline for the Variety Show. Application forms will be on the website soon.
Contact Susan Blyth-Schofield at [email protected] or 613-226-4950.
10
Submission Deadline for February/March ORBit.
Contact Sue Jones at [email protected] or 613-523-5317.
20
First Class Honours Recital Auditions. 1:00 – 5:00 pm. City View United Church, 6 Epworth Avenue.
Contact Tania Granata-Ienzi at [email protected] or 613-728-1195.
21
General Meeting and Potluck Breakfast. Coffee/tea at 9:15 am. Meeting at 9:30 am. Ottawa Mennonite
Church, 1830 Kilborn Avenue, Ottawa. Contact Jennie Smith at [email protected] or 613-260-9171.
27
Andrew Tunis Master Class. 1:00 – 4:00 pm. University of Ottawa, Freiman Hall. Contact Katarina Jovic at
[email protected] (preferred) or 613-261-7681. Please note: the master class is full.
27
Variety Show Auditions. 6:15 pm. City View United Church, 6 Epworth Avenue. Contact Susan Blyth-Schofield
at [email protected] or 613-226-4950.
February
3
First Class Honours Recital. City View United Church, 6 Epworth Avenue.
Contact Tania Granata-Ienzi at [email protected] or 613-728-1195.
10
Variety Show. 7:00 pm. Participants must arrive at 6:15 pm. City View United Church, 6 Epworth Avenue.
Contact Susan Blyth-Schofield at [email protected] or 613-226-4950.
15
Application Deadline for Adult Student Workshop, Master Class and Recital.
Contact Carol Wood at [email protected] or 613-421-1033.
20
Angela Hewitt Master Class and Q & A Session. 11:00 am – 1:00 pm. Tabaret Hall, University of Ottawa.
Tickets: $35 non-members, $20 members, $15 students.
Contact Amy Boyes at [email protected]
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Adult Student Piano Workshop. 10:00 am and Adult Student Master Class. 1:00 pm with Paulette Price. 3025
Linton Road. Contact Carol Wood at [email protected] or 613-421-1033.
March
2
Adult Student Vocal Workshop. 10:00 am and Adult Student Master 1:00 pm with Charlotte Stewart and
Susan Blyth-Schofield. 3025 Linton Road. Contact Carol Wood at [email protected] or 613-421-1033.
3
David Jalbert Master Class. 1:00 – 4:00 pm. University of Ottawa, Freiman Hall. Contact Katarina Jovic at
[email protected] (preferred) or 613-261-7681. Please note: the master class is full.
10
Submission Deadline for April/May ORBit. Contact Sue Jones at [email protected] or 613-523-5317.
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Adult Student Recital. Rehearsal (1:30 pm), Recital (3:00 pm). City View United Church. 6 Epworth Avenue.
Donations at the door. Contact Carol Wood at [email protected] or 613-421-1033.