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canada music week

Spring 2014
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Calendar of Events
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Privacy Policy
2
From the Editor
3
From the President
4
From the Branches
5
Technique, with a Hint of Irony
11
Young Artist Tour 2013
12
Oh! Canada! Convention 2014
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ORMTA – Canada Music Week Reports
21
ORMTA Member Happenings
27
Financial Reports
28
Membership has its Privileges
32
Annual General Meeting
33
From the Registrar’s Desk
34
Sense
35
Provincial Executive and Zone Representatives 36
The definitive information source for Ontario Registered Music Teachers
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Calendar of Events
March 1
Deadline for changes of address and/or membership status to Provincial Registrar
March 15
Deadline for Music Writing Competition submissions to CMW Chairperson
March 15
Branch concerns to Zone Representative for presentation to Council Meeting
April 1
Deadline for OCTA submissions
April 12
Provincial Council Executive Meeting
April 13
Provincial Council Meeting
April 30
Deadline for all professional development requests for 2014-2015
May 15
Nominations for Zone Representatives, to Provincial Secretary
May 15
Branch Delegate names re Annual Meeting, to Provincial Secretary
May 31
Deadline for Zone entries in the Provincial Student and Young Artist Competitions
to Provincial Chairperson
June 1
“NOTES” deadline for summer issue
July 1
Membership fees are due
July 1
Deadline for branch executive lists for 2014-2015
July 1
Branch concerns to Zone Representative for presentation to Council Meeting
July 25
Provincial Council Executive Meeting
July 25
Provincial Council Meeting
July 26-27 2014
Provincial Convention, Annual General Meeting, Awards Luncheon and Competitions
The Westin Prince Hotel 900 York Mills Road, Toronto Ontario M3B 3H2
August 1
Requests for Ontario Young Artist Recitals to Chairperson
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NOTES Spring 2014
from your
NOTES Editor!
The polar vortex that has plagued us seems to
have finally gone – thank goodness – and now it’s
time for the rites of spring. Recitals, getting set
for examinations and looking forward to getting
together at the Oh! Canada! Convention.
This year, the Convention will be taking place
on July 26th and 27th at the Westin Prince Hotel
located off the Don Valley parkway.
We are delighted to have Dr. Midori Koga,
Dr. John Burge and Mr. Kevin McMillan as our
competitions adjudicators.
Dr. Koga and Mr. McMillan will also be
conducting masterclasses; Dr. Burge will be
presenting a workshop titled “Piano Teaching
Tricks I have Learned Over the Years” and
Janet Fothergill will present a workshop titled
“Celebrating Canadian Music with our Students”.
A complete listing of events are included in this
issue along with registration forms for various
events. Please note that registration may also be
done ONLINE – visit ormta.org for details.
Be sure to check out what ORMTA Branches were
up to during Canada Music Week, starting on
page 21.
Jarred Dunn has written an interesting article on
technique – a la Dorothy Taubman – which you
can find on page 11.
Congratulations to Tabitha Johnson, ORMTA’s
2013 Young Artist Competition Winner. All
Branches reported that her performances were
outstanding. We wish Tabitha all the best as she
pursues post-secondary study in music on the
way to a rewarding career.
Please make every effort to get out to workshops
in your area this Spring. Teacher development
is something we all need and professional
networking remains invaluable.
Happy teaching everyone – I look forward to
hearing from you all throughout the year!
Patrick McCormick
Editor
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From the President
Greetings everyone!
I hope you all managed to stay warm during the “polar
vortex” that Mother Nature subjected us to this winter.
Luckily, we Canadians are a hardy lot. What’s a little
snow and some chilly air?! When you read this, the days
will be a bit longer, the air a bit warmer and the snow will
be on it’s way – I hope. Spring will be arriving and with
it music festivals, exams and recitals.
Our new student membership pilot
project at the University of Ottawa is
off and running thanks to Professor
Gilles Comeau and Ottawa Region
Branch liaisons Kimberley Sundell
and Ann Babin. We have had five
members sign up and they have
already organized and held master
classes and workshops which our
Ottawa branch members were
invited to attend.
We welcome new GTA Zone
Representative Jennifer Smele to
Provincial Council. Jennifer will be
taking over the prizes portfolio and
we all look forward to working with
her.
We wish our Provincial Patron,
Stéphane Lemelin, our best as he
moves from Ottawa to Montreal. He
has been appointed Professor of
Piano and Chair of the Department
of Performance at the Schulich
School of Music at McGill University
starting in May 2014. He has given
our ORMTA Ottawa students many
master classes at the University of
Ottawa and I know the students and
teachers will miss him greatly. Bon
chance, Stéphane!
The CFMTA Articles of Continuance
and the Bylaws were passed on
November 15, 2013 and submitted
to the government. They have been
accepted and are now the Official
CFMTA Bylaws. ORMTA had the
only dissenting vote.
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NOTES Spring 2014
We objected to the lack of
representation by population as far
as voting privileges are concerned
and the fact that non-delegates
are allowed to hold chair positions,
thus incurring additional expenses
to the CFMTA. Since it has been
decided that the only members of
the Federation are the Provincial/
Territorial Associations themselves,
we also asked that all references to
“individual members” be removed
from the Bylaws – they were not.
There was considerable talk at
the July meeting of how, with two
votes for each provincial/territorial
association, we are all ‘equal around
the table’. If we are all equal, why
are our membership dues calculated
based on the number of individual
members in our provincial/territorial
associations? Why aren’t all (equal)
provinces/territories paying the
same amount for membership dues?
While several provinces and the
one territory pay less than $3,000/
year to be members of the CFMTA,
ORMTA paid $31,242 this past year.
Voting structured on representation
by population would recognize
the financial contribution made by
the larger provinces towards the
Federation.
I would like to suggest that you reread the article in the Spring 2013
issue of NOTES (pages 26 and 27)
(www.ormta.org in NOTES archives)
which addressed the concerns prior
to last July’s vote - “Important
Notice to all ORMTA Members/
Changes at CFMTA”.
At some point, I think, we are going
to have to seriously and carefully reevaluate our continued relationship
with the CFMTA.
On a happier note - we very
much admire the branches and
convention convenors who have put
in many hours of volunteer time to
provide well-run conventions in the
past. This time around, Provincial
Council is taking our turn. We have
restructured the convention to take
place over the weekend of July 26
and 27, something our members
told us they wanted when they filled
out the post-convention survey in
2012. Look for more information in
this issue.
Finally, some food for thought ...
we, as teachers, hold a special place
in the musical lives of our students,
young and not-so-young ...
“A hundred years from now it will
not matter what my bank account
was, the sort of house I lived in, or
the kind of car I drove ... but the
world may be different because I
was important in the life of a child.”
~ Forest E. Witcraft (1894-1967)
Teacher, Scholar
Happy teaching.
Sue Jones
President
[email protected]
From the Branches
Etobicoke-Mississauga
Branch presents:
History I: An Overview
with Joe Ringhofer
August 25-27, 2014
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
BARRIE
Christ Church
Now that the busy Holiday Season has come to a close, our
Barrie Branch ORMTA has been looking forward to the Winter
Season of Competitions.
Contact:
Our last meeting was held in late November and we had a
lovely Christmas Social at a local restaurant. We discussed the
success of the recent Barrie Branch Exam Awards and Canada
Music Week Recital, which took place on Sat. Nov. 23. The
concert was well attended even though the weather was not
ideal. A large amount of awards were given out to our students,
in piano, vocal and theory disciplines. Students and teachers
alike should be very proud of the high standards of achievement
set in Barrie. Many thanks to the many volunteer teachers who
put this exciting event together.
Our upcoming Student Scholarship Evaluations Competition
will be held on Sat. March 1. We are excited to have Leonard
Gilbert as our adjudicator this year. Students who receive A+
and A marks will be awarded with a scholarship to a local music
retailer. These students are also asked to participate in an
awards recital at the end of March.
Our Branch Competition is also coming up in early May.
Renowned Adjudicator James Anagnoson will be adjudicating
our senior students.
As a special note of congratulations, we would like to recognize
a former Barrie Branch Student, Thomas Torok, winner of
the 2013 RCM Gold Medal (Top Mark in Gr. 10 Piano in all of
Ontario and Québec).
– Sarah Lawton
1700 Mazo Cres., Mississauga, ON
Virginia Taylor
416-742-6429
[email protected]
to register.
$160.00 earlybird July 15, 2014
$175.00 late registration & at the door
“We are all history teachers. In the first practical
lesson we become story tellers as we contextualize
the music they are playing. Through our teaching
we share with them our personal explorations of
history and style – we take them on exciting
voyages of discovery.
Whether you teach history “formally” or not, you
will come away with fresh insights into the music
of four eras – Baroque, Classical, Romantic and
Modern. Join us for three fun-filled sessions as we
unravel the music, magic and mayhem that is
music history!”
Joe Ronghofer 2014
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From the Branches
November 23rd, to celebrate Canada
Music Week, we held our Awards
Ceremony and Concert, featuring
festival scholarship winners
and exam students with high marks,
who received awards at this event.
Performers at the ceremony were
chosen from this group. It was a
wonderful afternoon of celebration
for teachers, students and their
families.
student of John Burge and former
student of Maria Rost, appeared on
the ‘Only in Canada’ segment of
CBC TV’s The National; a student of
Shelagh McKibbon’s won the gold
medal for the RCM Preparatory B
piano exam; Jodie Compeau won the
RCM’s Gold Medal for Elementary
Pedagogy; and John Burge received
the Queen’s University Excellence in
Research and Scholarship Prize.
We have had ongoing pedagogy
workshops, about every 6 weeks
during the regular teaching year.
This past year, and continuing this
year, we are watching a series of
Dorothy Taubmann Technique DVDs,
with discussion at various points of
interest during each session. The first
event in 2013, was in January, with a
workshop on repertoire from grades
5 to diploma level, given by Reginald
Miller. In February, one of our
members, Jen Smele, hosted a very
interesting and delightful evening
with Vern Edquist, who was one of
Glenn Gould’s piano technicians.
In March, we held our Celebration
of Music Concert in support of
the Wellspring Cancer Centre,
with performances by some of our
teachers as well as other members of
the community. We raised more than
$500 in donations for Wellspring, and
we’re happy to be able to aid in
this worthy cause. Early in May we
held our annual Music Festival, for
students of local ORMTA teachers.
This festival is growing every year,
with many quality performances.
Our branch is growing! We welcome
the following new members to our
branch: Jenna Burke, Jarred Dunn,
Karen Kastner, and Melissa Arkell. We
look forward to their ideas and input
as we begin this new year.
More than two dozen teachers and
students also heard several of their
spouses and our own members Anne
Palmer (flute), Jennifer Tindale (cello)
and Lisa Draper (violin) perform with
the Kingston Symphony in a concert
featuring the young pianist Jan
Lisiecki and Beethoven’s Emperor
Concerto.
Also in the spring we held levels
A, B & C branch competitions and
2 students went on to the zone
competitions: Cecilia Lee won the
zone competition for level B, and
Kaitlyn Chou was a zone runner-up
for level C. The local branch also
sponsored the Brampton Music
Society Concert Series (3 concerts),
which included performances by
some of our members and promising
young musicians from our area. On
Kingston’s talented ORMTA members
and their students have been busy
receiving awards this year!
Our branch has had an active Fall
and Winter session. With the
inauguration of a new executive,
headed by Paul Coates, we have
been inviting, encouraging and
inspiring both teachers and students
with a variety of special events.
Retired member Darryl Irvine became
the RCM Distinguished Legacy
Examiner; Martha Hill Duncan had
the premiere in New York City at
the National Opera Association
convention of a short version of her
first opera Searching the Painted
Sky; Leonid Nediak, a composition
We hosted the Young Artist Concert
in September enjoying a wonderful
program by Tabitha Johnson.
We were inspired by a Monster
Workshop, led by Paul Coates, in
September where teachers and
students learned how to become
engaged in their practicing. Big
BRAMPTON-BOLTON-CALEDON
We recently reviewed our activities
for the year 2013 and realized what
a great year we’ve had. We are an
active branch and hope to enrich
the teachers, their students and our
community with workshops, festival
and other activities throughout the
year. Following, is a summary of this
past year’s events.
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NOTES Spring 2014
2014 is shaping up to be similar to
last year. Already there have been
two small workshops hosted by
members of our branch; one series
of 4 held by Jen Smele, and led by
Jennifer Knelman, on senior piano
literature, and one workshop hosted
by Evelyn Nojd and led by chartered
accountant Eric East for those in
our branch who were in need of
income tax advice. We are already
preparing for the Wellspring Concert
on Saturday, March 8, and our annual
festival, which will take place on
Saturday, May 3, and eagerly looking
forward to all that the rest of the year
has to offer.
Anne Palmer’s husband John Palmer
adjudicated our Canada Music Week
festival in November which was
greatly enjoyed by all.
We are now busy getting students
ready for the Kiwanis Music Festival
in February as well as preparing for
workshops given by Christopher
Norton in March.
– Meg Freer
KITCHENER WATERLOO
– Evelyn Nojd
KINGSTON
From the Branches
NEWMARKET & AREA
The Newmarket & Area Branch
has had a successful year thus far,
consisting of meetings, a Branch
Workshop, recitals, student auditions,
Newmarket Children’s Health
Festival and various performance
opportunities. We continue to grow
as a branch and are becoming more
diverse with the instruments that
our members teach. It has been so
enjoyable to have the students of
Maria Jacobbson (Harp) and Svetlana
Novikova (Flute) take part in our
events.
thanks to Paul who donated $500
from the proceeds of the two
Monster workshops toward our
branch competition fund.
we bring gently used jeans to be
donated to students between 16 24 years of age through a program
offered at Aeropostale.
In October, Donna Mak coordinated
a very successful Musical Masquerade
recital which involved 19 teachers
and 47 performances. We discussed
potentially expanding the recital
further into a day-long unlimited
event in a larger venue since we were
full to capacity, or adding a second
recital because of its popularity.
We have hosted both branch
and zone level competitions for
senior players to advance to the
provincial Instrumental, Vocal and
Young Artist competitions for
many years. Our new initiative is
to extend the competition down
to RCM/CC grades 4/5 and 6/7 so
that our younger students have
an opportunity to compete, be
adjudicated, have their repertoire
workshopped and see by example
where the next level of competition
can lead - ultimately to a Young Artist
competition. This branch competition
is taking place on April 26th at Erb St.
Mennonite Church in Waterloo.
In November, Joanne Bender and
Ilva Gierman coordinated a fantastic
Canada Music Week day-long session
of performances and master classes
adjudicated by Laurier Professor of
Music, Heather Taves, culminating
in a Recital of Canadian Music by
student performers.
In February, Rachel Sixt is
coordinating a “Pops Recital - Jeans
for Teens” recital to give our students
the opportunity to perform popular
music they may not be able to
perform in any other ORMTA event.
In support of the CFMTA Branching
Out initiative, Rachel suggested
After the Kiwanis Music Festival in
May, Donna Mak will be coordinating
an ORMTA Spring Recital on
Saturday, May 31 to celebrate a year
of music. We also will be handing
out the Ritz-Larsen Awards to
students who are recommended and
nominated by their ORMTA teachers.
– Lorrie Tennant
I would like to start by saying thank
you to the many volunteers who help
to make our branch run so efficiently;
in particular, Betty Taylor, Sheila
Vandikas, Heather Faris, Madeleine
Swain and Alessandra Matthews.
Your tireless efforts do not go
unrecognized!
As previously mentioned in the Fall
edition of Notes, our branch enjoyed
a great start to the year by taking
part in two events. The first was
the Children’s Health Festival, held
outdoors on a beautiful September
day. In September, the branch
participated in a somewhat different
undertaking... a special thank you
to Paulette Popp for donating the
300 Newmarket & Area teacher
directories that were placed in “loot
bags”, and to John Schienke (Grand
Piano House) for setting up the tent
so early in the morning!
Secondly, Debra Wanless’s workshop
Understanding Learning Styles in
the Studio inspired 22 teachers from
our branch and other local branches
to apply this new-found knowledge
on our individual students. Kudos to
ORMTA for contributing to the cost
of these semi-annual workshops.
In late October, Mary Jeanne Oliver
hosted an adult recital at her home.
As this was my first time inviting my
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From the Branches
Adult Recital Performers and Vocal Teacher,
Heather Faris.
adult students to take part, I must
say that the evening was a delight!
The recital featured vocal, piano,
violin and harp students belonging
to nine teachers in the branch. The
recital ended with three lovely
performances, given by teachers
Maria Jacobbson, Heather Faris and
Mary Jeanne Oliver.
We all celebrated with refreshments
and cheese afterwards.
Canada Music Week allowed the
seventy students who took part in
these two recitals to perform many
diverse genres of instrumental music.
(please see the Canada Music Week
section on page 21 of this issue)
Music In The Mall is a favourite
among our students and teachers.
Each year, approximately one
hundred students entertain the
Christmas shoppers at the Upper
Canada Mall in Newmarket. We
arrived this year to discover a bright
red upright piano that actually
had red and white striped “black
keys”! The joyous sounds of piano,
voice and flute filled the food court
amidst the hustle and bustle of the
shoppers.
Many thanks to Zuzana Gabor and
Janis Mitchell for arranging this
annual event, and also to John
Schienke (Grand Piano House) for
providing the branch with the piano.
NORTH BAY
In honour of Canada Music Week,
branch president Nancy Hughes
chaired our annual Honour Recital
which took place on Saturday,
November 23, 2013. It is an event
where we recognize the efforts of
our students who have achieved an
honours standing in their practical
examinations. Some cash awards are
presented to the most senior grades.
Those who receive the highest mark
in theoretical subjects also receive
certificates.
Our teachers and students look
forward to the second half of the
calendar year …. a second set of
auditions and Branch recitals, which,
for the first time will include harp and
flute; Lions Festival, Awards Festival
and finally our end of the year
teacher social.
Please visit the branch website @
www.newmarketormta.org with
any queries you may have regarding
upcoming events and meetings.
– Sheila McLean
Our Candy Cane Recital which is a
pre-Christmas fun event including
some carol singing, took place on
Saturday, December 7, 2013 and was
chaired by Jessica Wadley. This event
was preceded by our informal Adult
Student Recital hosted at the home
of member Beth Chartrand on the
evening of Friday, December 6, 2013.
Our final meeting of 2013 was a
luncheon meeting at Average Joe’s
Restaurant which took place on
Friday , November 22, 2013. This
is always an enjoyable meeting. A
highlight was two draws on prizes
provided by president Nancy
Hughes.
Theory and practical examination
took place in December and January
as usual. We would also like to
welcome new member Catherine
Frair-Trenker to our group.
– Brian McDowell
Performers Jane, Hank, & Jean – Music In The Mall
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NOTES Spring 2014
From the Branches
Please join us on May 24, at 7 PM,
at St. Matthew’s United Church in
Richmond Hill and listen to some
lovely music performed by teachers
and alumni on piano, violin, flute,
cello and voice.
This season we welcomed again
new members who are eager to get
involved in our activities. They bring
their expertise and experience that
we are all looking forward to share,
and also contribute to the diversity of
instruments taught in our group.
Other activities that we are engaged
in: workshops, master classes,
participation in the AGM, meetings
to share and discuss different issues
in connection with our work.
North Bay Honour Recital.
NORTH YORK/YORK REGION
The members of our branch,
North York/York Region, love
combining teaching with performing;
consequently, our students love
learning but also performing. The
love of music is passed on from
teachers to students and, through
our recitals, it is passed on to our
audiences.
Let’s start with our students. We
have two auditions – November
and April – leading to two recitals in
December and May. The December
recital promotes Canadian music;
the highest marks received in a
performance of music by Canadian
composers are recognized with
special awards. The performers who
receive audition marks of 80 and over
perform in an enthusiastic Awards
Festival in June.
It is fascinating and heartwarming
to watch these kids performing with
such energy and talent, and to follow
them over the years as they grow
both in musicality and size, from
reaching the pedals to playing like
angels.
We are very proud of the quality of
our recitals where pianists, singers
and string players enjoy listening to
each other, hearing different pieces
of music and sharing their talents
with the audience. They also perform
together in duets, duos, trios and
accompany each other with different
musical instruments.
They have a good example in their
teacher-performers who participate
in bi-annual teacher recitals. This
year, a new idea came to life: alumni
students were invited to take part in
this concert to perform and to tell
the audience how they keep music
in their lives while pursuing further
studies or careers. We renamed
this recital “Teachers and Alumni
Recital”, a nice sounding name, and
we are very excited to have our “old”
students coming back to the concert
stage.
We are preparing to choose a
clinician for our next workshop in
2015 and to pick a topic of interest
for all the members. We will look
at different possibilities and decide
together the direction we want our
next workshop to take.
A voice masterclass conducted by
Roland Fix will offer adult singers
an opportunity to work with an
adjudicator and also to listen and to
learn from each other.
And finally, our thrice a year general
meetings are a riot of discussion,
participation, opinions, views,
laughter, sometimes visiting babies,
coffee, finger foods and cookies. As
we conduct them in the homes of our
members, we feel like belonging to a
close knit family, while receiving fresh
blood with new members joining in.
We are looking forward with
anticipation to all this array of events
coming our way in the next few
months, and we feel fortunate that
we can do all this for the love of
music.
– Myriam Shechter
NOTES Spring 2014
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From the Branches
OTTAWA REGION
Ottawa Region Branch is delighted
that we were chosen to partner with
the University of Ottawa’s School
of Music on a pilot project that
would offer music students at the
university the opportunity to become
ORMTA Student Members. To
date five students have registered
and they have come up with their
first presentations: 2 sessions with
Geneviève Hone on Anxiety and
Performance and a workshop with
University of Calgary teacher Marilyn
Engel. This exciting venture is
being headed by faculty liaison Dr.
Gilles Comeau, and ORMTA liaisons
Kimberley Sundell and Ann Babin.
As always, we have been very busy
providing our members with a
multitude of events to participate
in such as our January breakfast
meeting; first class honours
recitals; adult student workshops,
masterclasses and recitals; and a
masterclass with Professor Stéphane
Lemelin. Sadly for us, he will be
leaving Ottawa this spring to begin
a new venture at McGill University in
Montreal. We wish him luck and bid
him a fond farewell.
In February Dr. John Burge of
Queen’s University will be presenting
a workshop titled “The Art of
Assessment, a Workshop for Music
Teachers” where we will learn what
an experienced assessor looks for in
a performance.
Finally, I want to extend our invitation
to come to Ottawa and participate
in any of our events. You can find all
kinds of information about us at our
website: www.ormtaottawa.ca.
Happy Spring!
– Ann Empey
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NOTES Spring 2014
THUNDER BAY
Two teachers of the Thunder Bay
branch, Dianne Potts and Kathy
Schmidt, hosted two composing
workshops during Canada Music
Week for children aged 8-14. Each
group met for approximately one
hour with eight students attending
each session. Students had fun with
rhythm and beat, call and response,
exploring compositional techniques
and sharing their own ideas on paper,
computer and at the piano. Each
workshop ended with a Canadian
cupcake. Two young composers
provided entry and exit music with
their own compositions.
Early on in December we hosted a
pedagogy workshop with Professor
Evgueni Tchougounov of Lakehead
Univerisity’s music department.
Professor Tchougounov was very
inspiring and worked with 8 Grade
8 - Grade 10 piano students. He
used their pieces as a springboard
to discuss several pedagogical
principles and dealt especially with
touch and phrasing. He is pictured
above with Grade 8 piano student
Elizabeth Houlding as they worked
through a John Field Nocturne. We
hope to have another workshop with
him in the spring.
This January we said goodbye and
gave a special thank you to our
current president Mrs. Pam Lewis
who had to resign just short of her
second term. As a result, our branch
members are going through some
restructuring of officers and have
formed two committees to develop
some policies and procedures and to
also take a closer look at the ORMTA
bylaws. We are very grateful to Mr.
Sean Kim and Mr. Derek Oger who
agreed to step into officer positions
and to Dianne Potts who agreed
to sit as president until our general
meeting.
As a branch we have been looking at
ways to inform the community about
the benefits of students studying with
a registered and qualified teacher.
To achieve some of our goals in this
area we had the son of one of our
affiliate members design a pullup banner which can be used to
promote our branch at trade shows,
ORMTA recitals and at music festival
competitions. We also have entered
the digital world with ads on Kijiji and
Facebook.
– Kathy Schmidt
Technique, with a Hint of Irony
Jarred Dunn
After researching her and observing general opinion, I have noticed that
Dorothy Taubman is a controversial figure. Where did she get the technique
that rehabilitated so many pianists and made her a name synonymous with
the exceptional but also the cultish?
repertoire. Therefore, I include
three principles below that, if
grasped early on, will save others
time and many repetitive lessons
on technical insecurities:
My own teacher told me over
lunch once, “Everything I’ve been
able to give you technically is
from her [Taubman],” – quite a
statement, coming from Veda
Kaplinsky.
After doing a study with my
students, I learned how they
perceived technique. Prior
to studying with me, none of
them knew of Mrs. Taubman,
and they all shared in three
misunderstandings:
1. If you have good technique,
you play fast pieces; people
with bad technique only play
slow ones.
2. Either you have talent and
technique, or you don’t: it’s
nearly impossible to learn it.
3. Technique means the scales
and chords from our method
books.
In the time I’ve spent explaining
the backwardness of these small
statements to my students,
I could have learned at least
ten more concerti for my own
1. Technique allows you to
play anything, problem-free
(passages or pieces of any
difficulty).
2. Technique can be learned,
if learned by physical
coordination: a student can
learn to play any configurations
the literature demands.
3. Technique does not mean
scales and chords; it means,
literally, “the means by which a
task is accomplished.”
To comment briefly:
the understanding Taubman
brought to the meaning of
‘technique’ answers the question,
‘How do you do that?’ It is not
entirely an intuition we are gifted
with (or without). Mrs. Taubman,
in many ways, codified Chopin’s
method (supple wrist, rotation,
arm movements) into verifiable
motions that produce optimal
coordination for playing.
This is the root of piano
technique: physiology; and to
the chagrin of piano teachers,
it can be proven physically that
certain kinds of movement do not
help to solve technical problems,
and certain movements do.
Objectivism is the greatest
proof of the legitimacy of this
technique.
Before studying the Taubman
Approach I believed the myth
that technique is an inherent
talent, either possessed or
not, almost by magic or luck.
While reading an article of Mrs.
Taubman’s, I realized that I had
spent years believing teachers
who said I had ‘bad technique’
yet never had a teacher so much
as attempt to teach motions used
in playing freely. In some ways,
not having a teacher and doing
my own research would have
been better for me.
Incidentally, upon sharing with
one professor that I found
Taubman’s work, the professor
hissed, “She caused so much
damage.” Ironically, that very
professor would say, a year later,
that I had grown exponentially
and became a far superior pianist
than I had been a year before,
not knowing I had just spent one
summer learning the Taubman
Techniques. This may explain the
general controversy associated
with Mrs. Taubman: unlike
opinion-based pedagogies out
there, Taubman’s work works.
References
Taubman, D. A Teacher’s
Perspective on Musician’s Injuries.
Roehmann, P. Wilson R. (eds). The
Biology of Music Making. Louis:
MBB Music Inc. 1988.
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YOUNG ARTIST TOUR 2013
The 2013 Ontario Young Artist Tour consisted of nine
recitals from September 15 to November 17. The hosting
Branches were Kitchener-Waterloo, Etobicoke-Mississauga,
Timmins, Ottawa Region, Kingston, Windsor, Sarnia,
Niagara Falls and Barrie – the hometown of our Young
Artist Tabitha Johnson and her teacher Cheryl Graham.
Without exception, all Branches reported that Tabitha
Johnson’s performances were outstanding and wellreceived by audiences. Recital attendees were also
impressed with Tabitha’s professionalism, stage presence
and her ease of speaking to the audience. She also
spoke with young members of the audience after each
performance.
The ORMTA wishes Tabitha all the best as she pursues
post-secondary study in music on the way to a rewarding
career.
YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAMME
Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
Allemande, Sarabande, Capriccio
“The Student Music Organizer”
by: Darlene Irwin
Mus. Bac., A.R.C.T., R.M.T.
J.S. Bach
Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 (Pathetique)
L. van Beethoven
I Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio
Three Pieces for Piano Solo
I Prelude
II Adagietto
Marjan Mozetich
It is Well with My Soul
P.B. Bliss,
arranged by D. Ream
Asturias
Leyenda
Isaac Albéniz
Années de pèlerinage, 2
Sposalizio
F. Liszt
ALSO
Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5
S. Rachmaninoff
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The Student Technique Organizers
Simplified practice charts for all grades technical
requirements. (See website for sample)
For more detail information on all our products and
to order see our Website at:
www.studentmusicorganizer.com
Meet Tabitha Johnson – ORMTA’s 2013 Young Artist Competition Winner
Su Memorial Award for the most
promising student. Adjudicators
have recommended her to represent
local music festivals at the Ontario
Music Festival Provincial Competition
where Tabitha has been a finalist
and award winner for several years.
Tabitha has been awarded many
scholarships and prestigious awards
at the Barrie Kiwanis Music Festival,
the Orillia Kiwanis Music Festival
and the South Simcoe Arts Council
Festival of the Arts.
Tabitha Johnson is a 16-year-old
aspiring concert pianist from Barrie,
Ontario and has played the piano
since the age of four. Since 2004,
she has been studying with Cheryl
Graham. This past August, Tabitha
achieved 93% on her A.R.C.T.
Diploma in Piano Performance.
Tabitha is preparing for the RCM
Elementary Pedagogy practical and
written exams in the winter session.
Tabitha has given performances at
Barrie Concert’s Midday Music with
Shigeru, Seniors Serenade, Chamber
Music Orillia, the Mady Centre for
the Performing Arts, the Canadian
Club, Music to Make a Difference,
the Credit Valley Hospital’s Music
of Healing and Hope, and with the
Huronia Symphony.
Tabitha has been the recipient of
numerous awards over the years,
including a Royal Conservatory Silver
Medal. In 2012, she was the winner
of the ORMTA Provincial Instrumental
Competition and awarded the Ester
Tabitha enjoys accompanying and
playing for weddings. She is the
choir accompanist at the Heritage
Baptist Church in Barrie, and sings
alto in a girls’ ensemble. She is an
honour roll student at Bear Creek
Secondary School and accompanies
the choir there as well. In 2010,
Tabitha had the opportunity to travel
to Trinidad on a mission trip. She
also enjoys teaching several students
and loves the music of the Romantic
era, especially the music of Chopin
and Liszt.
Tabitha is honoured to be chosen as
ORMTA’s Young Artist!
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www.ormta.org/convention
Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27
Westin Prince Toronto Hotel, 900 York Mills Road, Toronto
A warm welcome from Provincial Council! It is our pleasure to be hosting our
provincial Convention, Oh! Canada! where we will be celebrating the many
musical gifts our country has to offer.
We are delighted to have Dr. Midori Koga, Dr. John Burge and Mr. Kevin McMillan
as our competitions adjudicators. Dr. Koga and Mr. McMillan will also be
conducting masterclasses; Dr. Burge will be presenting a workshop titled “Piano
Teaching Tricks I have Learned Over the Years” and Janet Fothergill will present
a workshop titled “Celebrating Canadian Music with our Students”. As always,
there will be a silent auction, a quilt to win (courtesy of Charline Farrell!), exhibitors
and more.
The convention will be held in the Westin Prince Hotel located off the Don Valley
parkway. The hotel is situated within a 15 acre woodland forest with a heated
outdoor pool, walking paths, tennis courts, games room, workout gym, sauna and
whirlpool.
Those of you staying in the hotel on Friday evening are invited to join us for a
Meet and Greet with light refreshments hosted by Provincial Council. What a
wonderful way to touch base with friends – old and new.
Closing ceremonies will take place at the Young Artist reception immediately
following the Young Artist competition on Sunday evening.
We look forward to seeing you in July!
Sue Jones (President) and Charline Farrell (Past-President)
Co-Chairs, Convention 2014
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2014 ORMTA Convention Schedule
Friday, July 25
Don Mills Room
1:00 – 6:00 pm
9:00 – 12 Noon
Council Meeting
Executive Meeting
Saturday, July 26
North Prince Ballroom
Crown Room
North Prince or Foyer
South Prince Ballroom
8:00 – 6:00 pm
8:00 – 9:00 am
9:00 - 9:15 am
9:15 - 10:15 am
Crown Room
10:15 - 10:30 am
10:30 - 11:30 am
11:45 – 1:45 pm
11:30 – 12 Noon
12 Noon – 1:30 pm
1:30 - 2:00 pm
2:00 - 4:00 pm
4:00 – 4:30 pm
4:30 - 5:30 pm
5:30 – 7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Crown Room
Exhibitor’s Hall Open
Sponsored Breakfast Presentation
Break
“Piano Teaching Tricks I have Learned Over the Years”
Clinician - Dr. John Burge
Coffee Break
Pedagogical Town Hall
Prov. Competitions Rehearsals (10 min. each)
Break
Awards Luncheon
Break
Prov. Instrumental Competition
Coffee Break
Provincial Vocal Competition
Break
Gala Banquet
Sunday, July 27
North Prince Ballroom
Crown Room
Crown Room
Crown Room
Crown Room
Ballroom Foyer
8:00 – 6:00 pm
8:00 – 9:00 am
8:00 – 9:00 am
9:00 - 9:15 am
9:15 – 10:15am
Exhibitor’s Hall Open
Sponsored Breakfast Presentation
Masterclass Rehearsals
Break
Vocal Masterclass for students Grades 3 to 8
Clinician - Kevin McMillan
9:15 - 10:15 am
Piano Masterclass for students Grades 3 to 8
Clinician - Dr. Midori Koga
10:15 -10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:30 am
“Celebrating Canadian Music with our Students”
Clinician - Janet Fothergill
11:30 – 12 Noon
Break
11:45 – 1:45 pm
YA Rehearsals
12 Noon – 12:30 pm
AGM Luncheon (members only)
12:30 – 1:30 pm
AGM Meeting (members only)
1:30 – 2:00 pm
Break
2:00 pm
Young Artist Competition
3:30 pm (approx.)
Coffee Break
4:00 pm (approx.)
During Adjudication – performance
5:30 – 6:00 pm (approx.) Awards Ceremony
Reception
Schedule Subject to change
NOTES Spring 2014
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JOHN BURGE
Dr. John Burge was born in Dryden, Ontario in 1961. He holds degrees in
Composition and Theory from the University of Toronto (B.Mus. and M.Mus.) and
the University of British Columbia (D.M.A.). He obtained his Associate Diploma
of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Piano Performance while still in high school
in Calgary, studying with Dorothy Hare, and later continued his piano studies with
Andrew Markow in Toronto. Since 1987 he has been teaching at the School of
Music, Queen’s University, where he holds the position of Full Professor.
John Burge’s composition output covers virtually all genres from opera and
orchestral works to solo instrumental, chamber and choral works. Many of his
choral compositions have been published by the firm, Boosey and Hawkes. His
composition, Angels’ Voices, for SSA choir and orchestra was awarded the 2006
Outstanding New Choral Composition Prize by the Association of Canadian Choral
Conductors. The recording of his work, Flanders Fields Reflections, by Sinfonia
Toronto on the Marquis Classics label, received the 2009 Juno Award for the Best
Canadian Classical Composition.
Dr. Burge enjoys working with student musicians and, in addition to teaching at
Queen’s University, he regularly adjudicates piano and composition classes at
music festivals throughout Canada. He has recently become a member of the
Red Leaf Pianoworks composers collective, a group that inspired him to release
his first volume of piano pieces for early to intermediate pianists entitled Parking
an Octatonic Truck. A passionate advocate for Canadian music, he has served
as a member of the Executive Council of the Canadian League of Composers for
fourteen years, holding the position of President from 1998-2006.
JANET FOTHERGILL
Ms. Fothergill is a graduate of Piano Pedagogy and Performance from the Royal
Conservatory of Music and Piano Performance from Trinity College of Music
(London, England). She also has continued extensive studies in piano pedagogy.
As a faculty member of the Royal Conservatory of Music for 40 years, Janet
Fothergill teaches piano, pedagogy, theory, and musicianship. She has helped to
select and edit the repertoire for the RCME ‘Celebration Series’ graded books and
serves on its Board of Examiners and Council of Examiners.
In addition, Ms. Fothergill frequently adjudicates at music festivals across Canada
and the United States and conducts clinical workshops on a wide range of subjects
including Canadian contemporary music, theory and musicianship.
Janet has worked for some time with the Alliance for Canadian New Music Projects
(ACNMP) because of her great interest in promoting the performance of Canadian
contemporary music. To this end, she serves as one of the coordinators for the
Toronto Centre Contemporary Showcase Festival each November. She has also
been involved with the Student Composer Workshop project.
Miss Fothergill is a committee member who has created and coordinates the ‘Royal
Diploma Program’ at the Royal Conservatory of Music. Since its inception in 2007,
her responsibilities have included devising an integrated curriculum for piano, ear
training and history and theory for the Junior, Intermediate and Senior levels.
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NOTES Spring 2014
MIDORI KOGA
Pianist Midori Koga joined the piano and piano pedagogy faculty at the University
of Toronto as Associate Professor in the fall of 2004. Previously, she held the
position of Associate Professor of Piano, and Director of Piano Pedagogy at
Michigan State University. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University
of British Columbia, Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from
the University of Michigan, and a performance diploma from the Mozarteum
Hochschule für Musik in Salzburg, Austria.
Koga has been featured as soloist, chamber musician and accompanist in music
festivals throughout the world, including the Banff Centre for Fine Arts, Mozarteum
Sommerakademie Festspiel in Salzburg Austria , the Al Fresno New Music Festival,
the Johannesen International Festival of the Arts in British Columbia , the World
Saxophone Congress in Valencia Spain, the International Computer Music Festival.
Koga is a prize winner in national competitions including the Concours de Musique
du Canada and the National Graduate Artist Competition at St. Mary’s CollegeNotre Dame.
Active also as a lecturer, she has presented at the World Pedagogy Conference,
the Music Teachers’ National Association National Conference and the National
Conference on Piano Pedagogy. She has been published numerous times in
the American Music Teacher; the article Music Making and Wellness Project: The
Positive Effects of Music-Making on the Health and Well-being of Seniors was
recipient of the 2001 National Article of the Year Award presented by the MTNA.
KEVIN MCMILLAN
Kevin McMillan is a renowned performer and vocal pedagogue. His performing
career has spanned 25 years with more than 750 concerts, 15 professional
recordings, a Grammy award, a Gramophone award and numerous Juno award
nominations. Critics have praised his “elegant lyric baritone voice” and “singularly
remarkable interpretive skills” in appearances with virtually every major North
American orchestra, including the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony,
the Cleveland Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic
and the San Francisco Symphony.
He has also established a presence in Europe, with appearances in London, Berlin,
Barcelona, Paris, and Prague. He has worked with conductors Herbert Blomstedt,
Pierre Boulez, Raphael Frühbeck de Burgos, Sir Andrew Davis, Charles Dutoit,
Neeme Jarvi, Jesus Lopez-Cobos, Kurt Masur, Sir Roger Norrington, Hellmuth
Rilling and the late Robert Shaw and Sergiu Commissiona.
After preliminary schooling at the Universities of Guelph and Western Ontario
in Canada, Mr. McMillan studied at the Britten-Pears School in England, and
attained a Master’s Degree at the Juilliard School in New York. Despite an
unfortunate farming accident 30 years ago that left him a partial paraplegic, he has
had the opportunity to perform a number of operatic roles in concert/semi-staged
performances. Mr. McMillan is a pre-eminent recitalist. He has been described as
an “outstanding Schubertian” whose “voice of glowing freshness and beauty is at
the service of an intelligent, lively and distinctive personality.”
Professor McMillan joined the faculty of the James Madison University School
of Music in 2009.
NOTES Spring 2014
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THE WESTIN PRINCE, TORONTO
Distinctive and tranquil, The Westin
Prince, Toronto is the prominent hotel
in the region. Exceptional amenities,
refreshing décor and a unique, parklike urban setting make it an ideal
gathering place. Experience soothing
elegance in a natural setting unique
to the city of Toronto. Nestled deep
within a 15 acre woodland forest,
surrounded by manicured landscape,
you will immediately find a sense of
calm and an uplifting ambiance as
you enter the hotel.
This CAA/AAA Four-Diamond
property is yours to discover.
To learn more about the event
and to book, modify, or cancel a
reservation, please visit https://
www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/
ORMTA2014 or call 1-888-6278550 and refer to the “ORMTA 2014
Convention” to receive the group
rate.
Group rate available until June 24,
2014, subject to availability.
Dear Teaching Colleague
Do you need advice on overcoming a tricky teaching situation?
Have you exhausted all techniques in trying to help that student
and nothing seems to work?
You’re invited to email your story and question to NOTES editor,
Patrick McCormick, and he’ll have a colleague provide suggestions
in a future issue of NOTES Magazine.
You and your students’ names will remain confidential.
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The Annual Meeting and luncheon are reserved for members only.
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MEAL TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY JUNE 4, 2014 IN ORDER TO MEET HOTEL DEADLINES.
ABSOLUTELY NO MEAL TICKETS AVAILABLE AFTER THIS DATE.
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Registration may also be done online. Visit ormta.org
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“Piano Teaching Tricks I have
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Clinician - Dr. John Burge
admission to Pedagogical
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$20
$25
$30
Piano Master Class for students
Grades 3 to 8
Clinician - Dr. Midori Koga
$15
$20
$20
$25
$30
Instrumental Competition and
Vocal Competition
$5
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$25
$30
Young Artist Competition
$5
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Awards Luncheon
$30
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GALA BANQUET
$55
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Vocal Master Class for students
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“Celebrating Canadian Music
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ORMTA – Canada
Music Week Reports
Newmarket & Area Branch
NOTES Spring 2014
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We had a wide variety of ages
and levels of performers with 27
different Canadian composers
represented, including some
original student and teacher
works. Past-president, Warren
Nicholson played the “Prelude”
from Suite Pour Guitare, Op. 40
by Jacques Hétu. Member Philip
Corke performed his own piano
composition, Goody’s Blues,
and affiliate member, Keisha
Bell-Kovacs, played Barbara
Pentland’s Studies in Line, No. 1
and 2.
BELLVILLE
some well-deserved refreshments
and goodies provided by the
The Belleville ORMTA branch
teachers
hosted its annual Canada Music
Week Junior Recital on Sunday,
– Shannon O’Rourke
November 24th at Emmanuel
accompanied two student
singers performing her own
compositions, Mr. Nobody and
Do Not Stand at My Grave and
Weep, and she also sang in the
United Church in Foxboro.
vocal ensemble performing
More than thirty young piano
students from beginner to grade
Also, member, Linda Fletcher,
HAMILTON-HALTON
4 Conservatory level entertained
a large audience of family
On Sunday 24th November 2013
and friends with their musical
the Hamilton-Halton Branch
performances. The repertoire
of ORMTA held a Canadian
included piano solos, duets,
Composers Recital featuring
and trios in a variety of musical
33 pieces performed by solo
styles from classical to popular
vocalists, pianists, a guitarist
and featured many selections
and a vocal ensemble. Though
by Canadian composers. The
normally open to students only,
afternoon concluded with an
for this recital teachers were
informal social gathering and
invited to perform as well.
her student, Katerina Gimon’s,
stunning original piece, called
Boundless.
Other original student works were
The Sun, composed and sung by
Mira Meikle, and a remarkable
Prelude/Allemande from Baroque
Suite in D Minor by student Theo
Selemidis.
It was a truly enjoyable and fitting
Canada Music Week Celebration.
– Janice Beninger
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NOTES Spring 2014
NEWMARKET & AREA
was performed on piano.
Congratulations to you both!
On Sunday, November 24,
2013, the Newmarket & Area
As teachers and students, we
Branch celebrated Canada
are so fortunate to be able
Music Week with an afternoon
to celebrate this great week
of Canadian music.
right across the country. It is
inspiring to know that Canada
Two recitals entitled Canadian
is not just about hockey and
Composers And Their Music
Tim Horton’s. We have a
featured the students of
wealth of great musicians and
eleven teachers. Performances
composers with whom we
from our piano, violin, flute,
celebrate. A special thank you
voice, and harp teachers made
to the Canadian Music Centre
the afternoon so enjoyable.
for their continued support in
It was a special treat this year
preserving and promoting the
to hear both harp and flute
works of Canadian composers!
compositions.
www.musiccentre.ca
Our recitals also debuted
Our festivities concluded with
the music of two of our own
a short reception after each
branch teachers. The Plucky
recital. Everyone enjoyed
Snake, composed by Paulette
Canadian cupcakes and
Popp was performed on
punch!
violin, while Dianne Hughes’
composition Spanish Fantasy
– Sheila McLean
NOTES Spring 2014
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OWEN SOUND
On November 22nd the Owen
Sound Branch hosted a Canada
Music Week student recital at the
Owen Sound Alliance Church.
There were 22 performers
ranging in age from 5 to adult,
and the program featured works
by Canadian composers such as
Debra Wanless, Anne Crosby,
Clifford Poole, Violet Archer
and Oscar Peterson. We also
awarded three scholarships
to the students who had the
NORTH BAY
Additional cash awards were also
highest practical and theoretical
given in memory of past teachers
exam results in 2013. All of the
The North Bay Branch held
from our branch, Lynda Kennedy
students did a wonderful job
its annual Honour Recital to
and Evelyn Bourke as well as an
playing and each went home
celebrate both Canada Music
ORMTA Advanced Theory Award.
with a small Canadian souvenir.
Week and the students who
Our local Elk’s Lodge participated
After the recital we continued our
participated in Conservatory
by presenting a generous award
celebration by sharing a gigantic
examinations during the previous
to our Grade 10 winning student.
cake and having some of Mrs. H’s
year. Certificates were presented
Students who played Canadian
famous punch.
to those students who received
Compositions were highlighted
the highest marks in each level of
and a special CMW Proclamation
practical and theory exams.
from the Mayor’s office was read.
– Nancy Hughes
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NOTES Spring 2014
– Jennifer Lanthier
OXFORD/WOODSTOCK
Canada Music Week was celebrated this year
with an amazing recital, featuring Canadian
composers. An arrangement of O Canada was
featured at the beginning, a composition
arranged by Karen Rowell, a native to
Woodstock. This arrangement was written
for two pianos and eight hands, played by
four teachers. Each student performer was
given a Canadian pin to commemorate their
performance. The ORMTA teachers also
recognized the students who received the
highest mark in their music discipline for
the 2012-2013 year. It was a great night of
spectacular music.
– Janna Baigent
NOTES Spring 2014
25
THUNDER BAY
Two teachers of the Thunder Bay branch,
Dianne Potts and Kathy Schmidt hosted two
composing workshops during Canada’s Music
week for children ages 8-14. Each group met
for approximately one hour with 8 students
attending each session. Students had fun
with rhythm and beat, call and response,
exploring compositional techniques and
sharing their own ideas on paper, computer
and at the piano. Each workshop ended with
a Canadian cupcake. Two young composers
provided entry and exit music with their own
compositions.
– Kathy Schmidt
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B.Mus. Honours, L.R.S.M., A.R.A.M.
R.C.M. (Toronto) Affiliate
Musical Studies in London, Munich, Vienna, Italy
Recipient ORMTA Special Teacher’s Award
All Levels & Ages Welcome
Warm, nurturing educational environment focusing on love of music
For Personal Growth, RCM, Festival Competition, University Music
Program Development, Teacher Coaching
Students consistently excel at Festivals, Recitals & RCM testing
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CONTACT INFO:
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Toronto:
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Burlington:
905.333.3357
26
NOTES Spring 2014
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Over 40 years experience in solo piano, chamber music, symphony,
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International performances in & awards from New Zealand, England,
France, Germany, Japan, India, Australasia
Teaching Studios in Toronto, North York & Burlington
Available for private lessons, master classes, seminars, workshops, & adjudication
MEMBER
HAPPENINGS
Frank Horvat, Central Toronto Branch, released, I Can See You, on January 21st with
his band. Vancouver’s The Province says it’s a
‘must hear’ CD. Pop, poetry & modern expression available on iTunes.
Flex eExams
Music without borders
CONSERVATORY CANADA™ has pushed the
frontiers of innovation and is employing a unique
technology that enables us to reach out to music
students all over Canada. Not only can we
connect with students across the country,
but we are willing to connect with them
ANYWHERE, ANYTIME!
Photography by Anita Zvonar
At CONSERVATORY CANADA™ we will enable
students to take exams whenever they are ready
with our new Flex eExams. To find out more,
contact our office.
Music for Life
1-800-461-5367 | www.conservatorycanada.ca
[email protected]
2013 FINAL e-exam + flex exam half page.indd 2
13/08/2013 10:42:38 AM
NOTES Spring 2014
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Financial Reports
28
NOTES Spring 2014
NOTES Spring 2014
29
Financial Reports
30
NOTES Spring 2014
NOTES Spring 2014
31
MEMBERSHIP
HAS ITS
PRIVILEGES
Don’t let unpaid fees
impede opportunities
for your students!
Every year, ORMTA gives out
many prizes to the winners of our
Music Writing competition and the
Provincial Student/Young Artist
competitions.
We also give the ORMTA Pedagogy
Award to the student who has
obtained the highest mark in the
written portion of the Associate
Pedagogy exam.
Only students of ORMTA teachers
who are members in good standing
(all dues paid in full) will be
considered for any awards that are
given by ORMTA.
It is sad to say, but in the past
students have missed out on
opportunities to win prizes because
their teachers’ dues have been
in arrears. Please take this into
consideration when it is time to pay
your membership dues this coming
spring.
32
NOTES Spring 2014
Annual General Meeting
Sunday July 27, 2014, 12:30 p.m.
Agenda
1. Call to Order
2. Introduction of Council Members
3. Reading of the Minutes from the
last Annual Meeting (July 2013)
4. Matters for Voting
5. Election of Zone Representatives
6. President’s Report
7. Open Forum
8. Results of Voting as Presented
by Scrutineers
9. Announcements
ONTARIO REGISTERED MUSIC TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - SUNDAY JULY 27, 2014
Westin Prince Hotel, 900 York Mills Road, Toronto, ON
MATTERS FOR VOTING
YES
NO
ABSTAIN
BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COMPANY “BRIDGMAN & DURKSEN” IN
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE BE HIRED AS AUDITOR FOR THE YEAR 2013/2014.
PREAMBLE: THE EXISTING FIVE YEAR TERM IS DEEMED INSUFFICIENT
TIME FOR MANY OF THE AFFILIATE MEMBERS TO COMPLETE ALL
THE REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN AN ASSOCIATE DIPLOMA.
BE IT RESOLVED THAT PART II, SECTION 9, 1.G AND 2 BE AMENDED
TO REMOVE ANY TERM LIMITS TO AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP.
PREAMBLE: FOR ZONES LIKE THE GREATER TORONTO AREA ZONE
WHICH HAS MORE THAN ONE ZONE REPRESENTATIVE ON COUNCIL
AND MORE THAN ONE BRANCH, THE CURRENT BYLAW INHIBITS
COUNCIL FROM ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FROM MORE THAN ONE
MEMBER FROM THE SAME BRANCH. WHILE IT IS IMPORTANT TO
HAVE REPRESENTATION FROM MORE THAN ONE BRANCH WITHIN A
ZONE, COUNCIL SHOULD NOT BE INHIBITED IN HAVING OTHER QUALITY
MEMBERS CONTRIBUTE TO ORMTA PROVINCIALLY JUST BECAUSE NO
OTHER BRANCH IN A ZONE WILL NOMINATE SOMEONE TO COME FORWARD.
BE IT RESOLVED THAT PART IV, SECTION 24-5 HAVE THE FOLLOWING
TEXT ADDED “...IN THE EVENT THERE ARE NO NOMINATIONS RECEIVED
FROM QUALIFYING BRANCHES, THEN ONE BRANCH COULD HAVE
MORE THAN ONE ZONE REPRESENTATIVE.
NOTES Spring 2014
33
From the Registrar’s
Desk
WELCOME
TO NEW MEMBERS ACCEPTED SINCE OUR LAST ISSUE OF NOTES
SOO-JUNG ZWARICH - MARKHAM-STOUFFVILLE BRANCH
ELAINE WONG - ETOBICOKE - MISSISSAUGA; ASSOCIATE
BRANCHES - NORTH TORONTO AND CENTRAL TORONTO
NATASHA FRID FINLAY - CENTRAL TORONTO BRANCH
LAUREN BEARD - BARRIE BRANCH
JANINE CERTO - NIAGARA FALLS BRANCH
MARIANNE MARUSIC - CENTRAL TORONTO; ASSOCIATE
KEEGAN LAZARUS - OTTAWA REGION BRANCH
BRANCHES - AJAX-PICKERING AND OSHAWA AND
DISTRICT.
JERYL-ANNE CHURCHILL - LONDON BRANCH;
ASSOCIATE BRANCH - SARNIA BRANCH
BRIE-ANNE MEYER - ETOBICOKE-MISSISSAUGA;
ASSOCIATE BRANCHES: HAMILTON-HALTON AND
GEORGE HOLBORN - THUNDER BAY BRANCH
CENTRAL TORONTO BRANCHES
STEPHANIE PESANT - NORTH YORK/YORK REGION
DOROTHY FRANCIS - HAMILTON-HALTON BRANCH
BRANCH; ASSOCIATE BRANCHES: CENTRAL TORONTO
BRANCH AND BOLTON, BRAMPTON, CALEDON BRANCH
ANNA KNUTEL - OSHAWA & DISTRICT
RADMILA FOKAS - ETOBICOKE- MISSISSAUGA BRANCH
KRISTIN LINDELL - CENTRAL TORONTO BRANCH;
ASSOCIATE BRANCH: OWEN SOUND BRANCH
YUANYUAN LU - OTTAWA REGION BRANCH
EWA IRENA CYBULSKA - CENTRAL TORONTO BRANCH;
CARLY ANN METE - BARRIE BRANCH
ASSOCIATE BRANCH: ETOBICOKE-MISSISSAUGA BRANCH
CATHERINE FRAIR - NORTH BAY BRANCH
34
NOTES Spring 2014
The 2014-15 membership fees have been prepared.
The Ontario Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the year 2013
has been officially confirmed at 1.5 %. This percentage
The invoices will be generated on the ORMTA website
has been applied to the Provincial and Branch fees. (The
(www.ormta.org) in April. Traditional paper invoices will
2012 CPI was 0.8 %.)
be mailed for those who do not have an email address or
access to a computer.
The CFMTA 2014-15 fees will remain the same/$26.00
per member (optional for RETIRED and SEMI-RETIRED
There are three available methods of payment: email
members).
transfer, PayPal (debit or credit card) through the new
ORMTA website and cheques/money orders sent by mail.
Westland Insurance Company rates will also remain the
same ($32.40) for the July 1, 2014-June 30, 2015 fiscal year.
ORMTA MEMBERSHIP FEES 2014-15/ Increased by Ontario 2013 CPI 1.5%
(Provincial & Branch increase in brackets)
***Notes Magazine hard copy subscription/not included in total
Status
Provincial
Insurance
Branch
Fee
CFMTA
Special
Projects
***NOTES
Magazine
TOTAL
Hard Copy subscription
*includes insurance
ACTIVE/
Provisional
ACTIVE
52.51
(.78)
32.40
(Optional)
20.76
(.31)
26.00
(Mandatory)
2.00
12.00
(Optional)
$133.67*
(1.09)
AFFILIATE 1
62.26
(.92)
32.40
(Optional)
20.76
(.31)
26.00
(Mandatory)
2.00
12.00
(Optional)
$143.42*
(1.23)
AFFILIATE 2
62.26
(.92)
32.40
(Optional)
20.76
(.31)
26.00
(Mandatory)
2.00
12.00
(Optional)
$143.42*
(1.23)
Semi-Retired
47.61
(.70)
32.40
(Optional)
18.18
(.27)
26.00
(Optional)
2.00
12.00
(Optional)
$126.19*
(.97)
RETIRED
26.86
(.40)
26.00
(Optional)
2.00
12.00
(Optional)
$54.86*
(.40)
AUXILIARY
31.76
(.47)
2.00
12.00
(Optional)
$33.76
(.47)
HONORARY
Nancy Dale, Provincial Treasurer
32.40
(Optional)
$32.40*
(0.00)
PO Box 1639 Niagara-on-the-Lake ON L0S 1J0
[email protected]
NOTES Spring 2014
35
ORMTA Provincial Council 2013-2014
Executive
PRESIDENT
Sue Jones - 259 Crocus Ave., Ottawa, K1H 6E7; Phone: 613-523-5317
Grant Applications; Fundraising; CFMTA Delegate
FIRST
VICE PRESIDENT
Frank Horvat - 24 Louisa St., Toronto, M8V 2K6; Phone: 416-354-2633
Finance; Special Projects; Communications; CFMTA Delegate
SECOND
VICE PRESIDENT
Elizabeth Tithecott – 34 Gladstone Ave., Chatham, N7L 2C1; Phone: 519-351-6387
Affiliate Teacher Liaison
PAST PRESIDENT
Charline Farrell - 4 Home Place; Chatham; N7L 5P4; Phone: 519-354-4380
Professional Development
TREASURER
Nancy Dale - Box 1639; (58 Shakespeare Ave.); Niagara – on – the - Lake; L0S 1J0
Phone: 905-468-5639
NOTES Advertising
SECRETARY-REGISTRAR
Ron Spadafore - Box 635 Timmins, P4N 7G2; Phone: 705-267-1224 Fax: 705-264-0978
Office Hours - Monday - Friday - 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Zone Representatives
CENTRAL
(year 3) Naomi Morrison - 276 German School Road; Paris; N3L 3E1 Phone: 519-448-1291
Canada Music Week & Music Writing Competitions
EASTERN
(year 1) Judy Home - 14-110 Mary St. West; Whitby; L1N 8M5
Phone: 905-665-8484; 905-903-8484; E Mail: [email protected]
Bylaws
GREATER TORONTO
AREA
(year 6) Frank Horvat - 24 Louisa St., Toronto, M8V 2K6; Phone: 416-354-2633
Finance; Special Projects; Communications; CFMTA Delegate
(year 1) Jennifer Smele - 17 Archibald Street, Bampton, L6X 1M1; Phone: 905-453-8609
Prizes
NORTH CENTRAL
(year 2) Tracy Lai - 2754 Dempster Ave., Innisfil; L9S 1C1; Phone: 705-436-2236
Membership
NORTH EAST
(year 3) Audrey Jean Wells - 661 Eyre Blvd.; Timmins; P4N 4Z3; Phone: 705-264-0066
Young Artist Tour
NORTH WEST
(year 1) Kathy Schmidt - 588 Riverview Dr.; Thunder Bay; P7C 1R7; Phone: 807-577-6999
Professional Development
OTTAWA REGION
(year 3) Ann Empey - 66 Hawley Cres.; Kanata; K2M 1T6; Phone: 613-592-1252
Competitions
(year 2) Sandra Menard - 6023 Meadowglen Drive, Ottawa, K1C 5V4; Phone: 613-834-3052
ORMTA Pedagogy Award
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SOUTHERN
(year 3) Doranne Minotti - 3529 Yale Crescent; Niagara Falls: L2J 3C4; Phone: 905-354-1842
“The ORMTA Contribution to Teaching Award” (formerly Special Teacher Award)
WESTERN
(year 5) Elizabeth Tithecott - 34 Gladstone Ave., Chatham, N7L 2C1; Phone: 519-351-6387
Affiliate Teacher Liaison
MEMBER AT LARGE
(year 1) Ian Green: - 214 Huxley Ave. South; Hamilton; L8K 2R3; Phone: 905-483-2776
Email: [email protected]
Communications
BOARD OF EXAMINERS
Nancy Hughes, Derek Oger, Frances Balodis
NOTES Spring 2014
EXCITING AND GROWING PROGRAM
BAChElOR Of ARTs WITh A
CONCENTRATION IN MusIC
AlGOMA uNIvERsITy’s DyNAMIC MusIC DEPARTMENT fACulTy:
Dr. Edward Turgeon: Piano, Theory, History
Dr. Anne louise-Turgeon: Piano, Composition
Guy Traficante: Strings
Agnes McCarthy and Christine Aceti: Voice
frank Deresti: Guitar, Bass, Algoma University Jazz Ensemble
Rob Ollikkala: History, Theory, Native Music
Paul Dingle: History, Collaborative Piano, Algoma University Choir
Rino Zorzi, Ken Piertoniemi, Erin Greenwood: Winds and Brass
Duo Turgeon (piano duo): Artists-in-residence
sChOlARshIPs AvAIlABlE
fOR AuDITIONs CONTACT:
Dr. Edward Turgeon, Director of Music
P. 705-989-6879 E. [email protected]
www.algomau.ca
[email protected]

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