Wenjen Piano Studios
Music News

Feb. 2016
Volume 18
No. 5
Latest News
Competitions and Auditions
Certificate of Merit
Royal Conservatory MDP
Teacher's Notes
Competitions & Auditions

Certificate  of Merit

2016 February 6th (Saturday) 
CM Keyboard Final Schedule Emailed. 

2/6/16, CAPMT Southern Festival, LA  Harbor College    Route Map    Music Dept . is near "L" Street by lot 9A 

February 28th (Sunday) 
CM Theory Test Day - Keyboard Only El Camino College 8:30am-6:00pm 

March 13th (Sunday)

March 19th (Saturday) DAY 1
CM Keyboard Evaluations El Camino College 

March 20th (Sunday) DAY 2
CM Keyboard Evaluations El Camino College 

March 26th (Saturday) DAY 3 CM Keyboard Evaluations Private Studios 

April 2nd (Saturday) Southern California Jr. Bach Festival

April 3rd (Sunday) Keyboard Branch Honors Recital El Camino College 

April 17th (Sunday) 
Senior Medallion Recital (Probably at St. Mark's in Lomita) Stay tuned for application deadline. 

May 1, 2016 (Sunday), Steinway Piano Gallery - Beverly Hills
Postmark Application & Payment Deadline: April 1, 2016 (Friday)

May 12-14 Guild Auditions Torrance/South Bay

May 14th (Sat) MTACLB Sonatina/Sonata Competition in Seal Beach

June 3-6 Guild Auditions Long Beach

 
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Upcoming Events

2/6/16, CAPMT Southern Festival, Harbor College  Route Map  Music Dept. is near "L" Street by lot 9A 
2/20/16,  Performance  Workshop, WPS Torrance
2/28/16, Certificate of Merit Theory Test 8:30 AM-5:30 PM, El Camino College
3/19/16, Certificate of Merit  Day  1, El Camino College
3/20/16, Certificate of Merit Day 2, El Camino College
3/26/16,  Certificate of Merit  Day  3, Private Studios
4/2/16, Southern California Jr. Bach Festival, St. Mark's Presbyterian Church
4/17/16 CM Senior Medallion Recital and Presentation, St. Mark's Presbyterian Church

Workshops

3/12/16 in Seal Beach
4/23/16 in Torrance
5/21/16 in Seal Beach (Awards Workshop**)
6/4/16 in Torrance-June Recitals

**Students cannot miss more than 2 performance workshops to qualify for awards at the May Awards Workshop

UPCOMING HOLIDAYS: Monday, 2/15/16
 I will have the holidays for most of the upcoming year scheduled by next week.  


Certificate of Merit 2016

10/1/15-10/31/15 2016 CM Online Registration begins and ends.  Payment and signed liability forms are due to Ms. Noreen by Sep 23rd.
2016 February 6th (Saturday) 
CM Keyboard Final Schedule Emailed. 

February 28th (Sunday) 
CM Theory Test Day - Keyboard Only El Camino College 8:30am-6:00pm 

March 19th (Saturday) DAY 1
CM Keyboard Evaluations El Camino College 

March 20th (Sunday) DAY 2
CM Keyboard Evaluations El Camino College 

March 26th (Saturday) DAY 3 CM Keyboard Evaluations Private Studios 


Keyboard Branch Honors Recital El Camino College 

April 17th (Sunday) 
Senior Medallion Recital (St. Mark's in Lomita) Stay tuned for application deadline. 




Southern California Jr. Bach Festival-South Bay Branch

Saturday, April 2, 2016

2016 Southern California Junior Bach Festival
Information for the MTAC South Bay Branch Participants
The South Bay Branch Southern California Junior Bach Festival for Keyboard will be held on Saturday, April 2nd, 2016 at St. Mark's Presbyterian Church, 24027 Pennsylvania Avenue, Lomita, CA 90717. The Festival begins at 10:30 AM.   The deadline for online application submission is Sunday, March 1st, 2016 (11:59pm).

Due March 2 nd , 2016:

 

1.  Student list printed at www.scjbf.org

2)  Signed Limitation of Liability and Dispute Resolution Provisions form (for South Bay  Branch programs, revised on 09/03/2015) found on the South Bay Branch website at www.mtacsouthbay.org

 

 


3) Signed Media Consent and Release Form found on the South Bay Branch website at www.mtacsouthbay.org

 

4) Application fee of $32 per student (one check for all entries payable to MTAC

South Bay drawn from the teacher's account)
The above 4 items must be sent by the
postmark deadline of March 2nd, 2016 
 
Click here for the more SCJBF info on www.wenjenpiano.com
National Guild of Piano Teachers Auditions
Auditions  Dates

Long Beach:  June 3rd (Fri.) through June 6th (Mon).
Torrance/South Bay:  May 12th- (Thurs.) 14th (Sat.)
See email for fees.
 
Click here for the more Guild Auditions info on www.wenjenpiano.com
Student Notes
Jonathan Chang won 1st place in the California Open Danceport Championship (Ballroom dancing).  Congratulations! 

 

Teacher's Notes
Noreen Wenjen - Upcoming Presentations
* Zoom, Text, Tweet!  Interacting with Today's Music Students through Videos, Websites and Technology - How to use apps, videos, websites, and technology to communicate with today's students, reinforce your lessons, and enhance your teaching business (MTAC State Conference, July 2016)

 


Looking forward to our upcoming events!
 
Noreen Wenjen
Wenjen Piano Studios