Eastside MTA
Calendar of Events
Eastside MTA Monthly Programs will be held in person at Newport Covenant Church.
Eastside MTA
Calendar of Events
The Eastside MTA Chapter holds general meetings every month except December, March, June, July, and August. Several opportunities are available for students of active members.
Membership
Active membership is open to all individuals professionally engaged in any field of musical activity, upon application and payment of requisite fees. All members of WSMTA local chapters shall be members of WSMTA. All WSMTA members shall be members of the Music Teachers’ National Association, Inc., MTNA.
Student Events
Join by August 1 ~ to enter students in the MTNA Performance, WSMTA Outstanding Artists Competitions,
and MTNA Composition Competition.
October 15 ~ to enter students in Chapter MAP .
January 2 ~ [new members] to participate in WSMTA MAP.
Eastside MTA
EVENTS
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Purpose
To conduct programs and activities to build a vital musical culture and an enlightened musical public for the benefit and the general welfare of all persons;
To ensure that every student shall have access to a balanced, comprehensive, and high-quality program of music instruction;
To improve the quality of teaching, research, and scholarship in music; To promote the involvement of persons of all ages in learning music;
To foster the utilization of the most effective techniques and resources in music instruction; and,
To facilitate the education of music teachers.
28 EMTA General Meeting, 9:30am, Welcome Luncheon
11 EMTA Student Chapter Recital, 4:30 – 6:30pm, Pei-Hsin Kao, chair
12 Deadline for submitting articles for the October Opus
12 EMTA Board Meeting, 9am
12 EMTA New Member Tea, 10:30am, Yunbo Cassady’s Home, Bellevue
18 Dues deadline for renewing members for participation in Music Artistry Program.
Note: Members who renew after this date will be required to pay non-member
rates for MAP (Samantha Yeung, Chair)
20 Deadline for submitting articles for the November Clarion
24 EMTA Nancy Drake Memorial Community Concert: Angela Cheng, Newport
Covenant Church, Bellevue, WA, 2:00 & 5:00 pm
26 EMTA General Meeting, 9:30am, Workshop: Angela Cheng and Alvin Chow:
Topic “The Pursuit of Perfection, The Achievement of Excellence”
6-8 MTNA Performance Competition, CWU, Ellensburg (Jason Kuo, chair)
6-8 WSMTA Outstanding Artist Piano Competition, CWU, Ellensburg (Amora
Bussey, chair)
9 Deadline for submitting articles for the November Opus
9 EMTA Board Meeting, 10am
15 EMTA Student Chapter Recital, 4:30 – 6:30pm, Pei-Hsin Kao, chair
15 Deadline for Student Essay Event, Eliana Yi, chair
20 Deadline for submitting articles for the December Clarion
22 EMTA Chamber Music Recital, 5pm, Zeru Wang, chair
23 EMTA General Meeting 9:30am, Workshop: Sasha Starcevich:
“Spatial Hearing and Lyricism” and “Chopin’s Phrasing”
14 Deadline for submitting articles for the December Opus
14 EMTA Board Meeting, 9am
14 Holiday Tea at Yunbo Cassady’s home, 10:30am
20 Deadline for submitting articles for the January Clarion
TBD Deadline for Young Composer Project entries
5 Deadline for Student Chapter fee for MAP ($10 per student) Submit payments
online at www.eastsidemta.org OR write checks payable to EMTA and send to
Nancy Jang
8 Dues deadline for NEW MEMBERS for participation in the Music Artistry
Program. New members who join after this date will be required to pay non-
member rates
8 Deadline for MAP registration
11 Deadline for submitting articles for the January Opus
11 EMTA Board Meeting, 10am
15 Deadline for Willard Schultz Scholarship Competition registration
20 Deadline for submitting articles for the February Clarion
25 EMTA General Meeting 9:30am, Online Workshop: Josh Wright:
“Strategies for More Effective online Lessons”
8 Deadline for submitting articles for the February Opus
8 EMTA Board Meeting, 10am
20 Deadline for submitting articles for the March Clarion
21 EMTA Student Chapter Recital, 4:30 – 6:30pm, Pei-Hsin Kao, chair
22 EMTA General Meeting 9:30am, Online Speaker: Kay Zavislak:
“From the Land of the Rising Sun: Introduction to Japanese Composers”
1-6 EMTA Music Artistry Program
8 Deadline for submitting articles for the March Opus
8 EMTA Board Meeting, 10am
14 EMTA Music Artistry Program Honors Recital, Rose Hill Church
20 Deadline for submitting articles for the April Clarion
No General Meeting in March
2-6 MTNA Conference, St. Louis, MO
5-10 Willard Schultz Scholarship Competition, St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
12 Deadline for MLP Registration, Betsy Randolph, chair
12 Deadline for submitting articles for the April Opus
12 EMTA Board Meeting 10am
20 Deadline for submitting articles for the May Clarion
22 State Honors Recitalist Selection results due
26 EMTA General Meeting 9:30am, Program Speaker: Yoon-Wha Rho:
“Musical Origami: Exploring Piano Etudes of Korean Female Composers”
1 EMTA Music Literacy Program, LDS Church, Redmond
10 EMTA Board Meeting, 9am
10 May Luncheon at Renata Schumskaya’s home, 10:30am
10 Deadline for submitting articles for the May Opus
15 Deadline for Student Essay Event, Eliana Yi, chair
16 EMTA Student Chapter Recital, 4:30 – 6:30pm, Pei-Hsin Kao, chair
20 Deadline for submitting articles for the June Clarion
23 Chamber Music Program Recital, 5pm, Zeru Wang, chair
30 Chapter President’s Reports and Officer List due
14 Deadline for submitting articles for the May Opus
14 EMTA Board Meeting, 10am
26-28 WSMTA Conference, Heathman Lodge, Vancouver, WA
general info & inquiry
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