CENTRAL MAINE MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (CMMTA)

President: Muriel Desrosiers
Secretary: Claire Poulin

Meeting schedule: The last Friday of September, the last Friday of January, and the second Friday of June.

CMMTA Summer Book Share List

Gaines, James R. Evening in the Palace of Reasoning: Bach Meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment, 2005. Music history focused on J. S. Bach and Frederick the Great. Detail-oriented in a storytelling way. Not a light read, but interesting for musicians.

Whiteside, Abby. Abby Whiteside on Playing the Piano: Indispensables of Piano Playing, 1997.

Estes, Clarissa Pinkola. Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype, 1992. A challenging, thought-provoking read. Philosophy via stories that include a variety of religions.

Lopez, Steve. The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music, 2008. A human-interest story about a journalist who befriends a homeless man with schizophrenia who is a musical genius. A page turner!

Hoffmann, Josef. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered, 1976.

Tunstall, Tricia. Note by Note: A Celebration of the Piano Lesson, 2008. A brief memoir about her childhood piano lessons, her piano teachers and their influence, and her own experiences as a teacher.

Goldsby, Robin Meloy. Piano Girl: A Memoir, 2005. An entertaining comedic memoir about her life playing piano in nightclubs.

Ristad, Eloise. A Soprano on Her Head: Right-Side-Up Reflections on Life and Other Performances, 1982. Light and humorous discussions that present new insights on managing the problems of performance anxiety.

Levitin, Daniel. This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of Human Obsession, 2006. Research on how the brain processes music.

PENOBSCOT VALLEY MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (PVMTA)

In November 2007, the Penobscot Valley Music Teachers Association was awarded official status as a local association of the MTNA. Congratulations to all who made this possible!

President: Sally Pendleton
Treasurer: Martha Day
Secretary: Holly Weinberg (Ellen Newton when Holly is absent)

Meeting schedule: The first Friday of February, May, and November.
 

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