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2008 MMTA STUDENT EVALUATIONS

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Thanks to all who participated in the 2008 Student Evaluations!

BANGOR SITE

ELLEN NEWTON, site coordinator
JAMIE HAGEDORN, adjudicator
 
STUDENTS OF PATTY STOWELL:
Tatum Wilson
Andrew Ye
 
STUDENTS OF GINGER HWALEK:
Anne and Paul Elish
Matthew Pearson
 
STUDENT OF MARY CANNING:
Sarah Johnson
 
STUDENTS OF ELLEN NEWTON:
Emily English
Eliza Nealley
 

BELFAST SITE

NANCY RIESGO, site coordinator
PATTY STOWELL, adjudicator
 
STUDENTS OF MARTHA DAY:
Sam McKenna
Noah Fishman
Zora McClintock
 
STUDENTS OF VANESSA ELLIS:
Elizabeth and Tom Cox
Jalina Brown
 
STUDENTS OF MARY BEVAN:
Anna Christie
Thatcher Chamberlain
Sarah Palermo
Nadejda Stancioff
 

EAST BLUE HILL SITE

HOLLY WEINBERG, site coordinator
ERIC STUMACHER, adjudicator
 
STUDENTS OF HOLLY WEINBERG:
Cecily Benjamin Page
Liam McNiff
Lillian Suber Thorpe
Hannah Maiden
Ingrid Peterson
Lydia Clapp
David and Mariah Reinke
Trisha and Nicole Bakeman
Eric Burns
Savannah Raiten
Emily Lichter
Matthew and Lorna Stephens
Alex Turanski
 
STUDENTS OF GINGER HWALEK:
Oliver and Emmett Scott
 

FALMOUTH SITE

BARBARA PAYSON, site coordnitor
MILTON KIDD, adjudicator
 
STUDENTS OF BARBARA PAYSON:
Blaine and Katie Ventre
Sonia Lin
Ashley and Cindy Moon
Jiyeon Kim
Laura Ingram
Ryan Nesbit
Jane Yoon
Shae-li and Harper Fendler
Myong Kim
 

FARMINGTON SITE

KATHRYN SYTSMA, site coordinator
CHIHARU NARUSE, adjudicator
 
STUDENTS OF KATHRYN SYTSMA:
Joshua Hiltz
Gwen Beacham
Max Kay
Ellie Sloane-Barton
Claire Fletcher
Serach Ramu
Louisa Stancioff
Jodie Gunther
 
STUDENT OF LILY FUNAHASHI:
Kathryn Sytsma
 

GORHAM SITE

CHRISTINE KISSACK, site coordinator
MARTIN PERRY, adjudicator
 
STUDENTS OF JOYCE CLARK:
Alan Joseph Poulin
Lauren Jansen Glancy
 
STUDENTS OF CHRISTINE KISSACK:
Julia Damion
Samantha Barry
 
STUDENTS OF LINDA RUSSELL:
Dana Peirce
Tate Gale
Bryn and Tess Gallagher
Caroline Levy
 

PENOBSCOT SITE

ANNE PARKER, site coordinator
GINGER HWALEK, adjudicator
 
STUDENTS OF ANNE PARKER:
Jakob Donnell
Nellie Haldane
Grace Hylan
Chloe Isis-Bahoosh
Jasmine McDonald
Ariel Pomeroy
Ava and Maya Sealander
 

READFIELD SITE

DEB PEALE, site coordinator
LINDA RUSSELL, adjudicator
 
STUDENTS OF CHIHARU NARUSE:
Jacob Hickey
Graydon Nuki
 
STUDENT OF DEB PEALE:
Elizabeth Brown
 
STUDENTS OF BRIDGET CONVEY:
Dmitry Pepper
Adrienne and Johan Nel
Nathan, Abby and Molly Silsby
 

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What is the MMTA Student Evaluations Program?

The MMTA Student Evaluations Program is an opportunity for students of MMTA members to perfect and perform between one and three pieces of contrasting music for constructive comments by a qualified master teacher adjudicator. Each student's performance is private, non competitive, and not graded. The adjudicator's job is to constructively reinforce each performance by accentuating the positive and pointing out areas that need attention. Students are judged on their own merit at their own level. Each student will receive a certificate and adjudicator's comments. Participants will also be recognized in newspapers and on the MMTA Web site.

All transcriptions, adaptations, and simplifications of music are allowed for any student. All types and varieties of music are acceptable. All music, properly taught, has value. The student's musical taste is not being judged. Memory is optional but encouraged at all levels. Duets or chamber ensembles are highly encouraged, but will receive one evaluation for the group. In order to comply with copyright laws, any piece presented as a photocopy will not be heard.

History tests are also available to students. It is hoped that this annual evaluation program will encourage students to continually strive for higher degrees of excellence in their musical study.

In order to run the Evaluation Day smoothly and professionally, the Executive Board requires all participating teachers (or students or parents of students) to volunteer some time before, during, or after the Evaluation Day. The Local Coordinator will contact you to make these arrangements.

Are all ages and levels accepted?

All ages and levels of advancement are eligible to participate. First year students are welcome too! The student's teacher must be an MMTA member in order to participate.

Where and when are evaluations held?

The next evaluations will be held in Spring 2009.

How is the optional history test administered?

Each year the music and life history of a selected composer will be highlighted. In 2009, Beethoven will be featured. Students will have the opportunity to learn more about the composer's life and music and take a short, multiple choice quiz on Evaluation Day. A study sheet will be available to help students prepare for the quiz. Quizzes will be corrected but not graded. A special composer sticker will be affixed to the student's participation certificate for taking the quiz.

What about the theory tests? How do I know which level of theory test my student should take?

KITS theory tests will no longer be available at the Student Evaluations sites. Teachers are encouraged to offer KITS exams through their private studios.

If you are interested in offering the test to your students, you will need to determine the appropriate testing level of each student. To find out which Step (level) each student will need, you can order your own KITS Curriculum booklet for $3.00 from the author. Student workbooks are available for Primer through Step 6 of the KITS program. These workbooks are color coded by Step (like the Exams) and cover everything the student will need to know in order to successfully complete the KITS theory test. These workbooks ($4.50 each level) are an excellent way to help your students prepare for the KITS test.

To order your Curriculum Guide and/or KITS Student Workbooks, please send your check in the appropriate amount made payable to "KITS" to the following address:

Christine Murow, KITS
9732 Corral Drive
Potomac, MD 20854

(Allow at least 3-4 weeks for delivery.)

Any student who scores 90 or better on the KITS test is listed on the National Music Theory Honor Roll, and there are also Five Year Medals and Seven Year Trophies for those who qualify.

Will students receive comments from the adjudicator to take home?

Most evaluation sites now record the adjudicator's comments on a cassette tape that the student can take home to keep. It is the student's responsibility to bring a blank cassette tape to his or her evaluation. Blank tapes are not provided at each site. A written evaluation form is sometimes preferred and used. Please check with your area coordinator to find out which type is offered at your site. With the adjudicator's permission, you may be allowed to choose cassette tape, written form, or both.

How do I register my students?

The application form will be available for download. It is recommended that a student choosing a 20-minute time slot (for a fee of $20) prepare enough pieces to perform for a maximum of 10 minutes. A student at the sonata level and higher is encouraged to choose a 30-minute time slot ($30) and should prepare enough pieces to play for a maximum of15 minutes. It does not matter whether the student plays one large work or several smaller pieces. An informative letter to parents will be available for teachers to distribute to any interested families.

Composers of the Year

2008—American composers (born in the U.S.)
2009—Beethoven
2010—Schumann (200th anniversary of his birth)

What if I still have questions?

For further information, please e-mail Bridget Convey, Vice-President for Student Evaluations.


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