April 2020

Newsletter

Volume 21, Issue 7 | April 2020

Kristen Normann, President

Olya Katsman , Vice President

Michelle Chi, Second Vice President

Millie Chiem , Treasurer & Parliamentarian

Fonny Chandra , Corresponding Secretary

Ruth Zhou , Recording Secretary

Jung-Hee Park , Membership Secretary & Referrals Chair

Grace Cheng, Director

Gloria Ho, Director

Maria Ehlert, Director

Katherine Valdez , Director

David Ross, Director & Student Recitals

Lu Huang, Director & Website Administrator

Sandy Fong & Maria Ehlert, Hospitality

Sr. Andre Marie Fujier & Ruth Zhou, Historian

Carmencita Aspiras, Sunshine

Lu Huang , Composer Today

Olya Katsman , MSSL Community Outreach

Dr. Jiang Wu, VOCE

Gloria Ho, CM Chair and North Region Chair, (Piano, Strings, Woodwinds and Voice)

Grace Cheng, CM South Region Chair

Millie Chiem, North Region Honors Recitals

Karen Wolff , South Region Honor Recital

Katherine Lee & Ruby Cheung, Theory Site Coordinators

Important Dates

April 30 (Thurs) - Mariam Safinia's Lecture (Online)

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May 10 (Sun) - New Deadline to apply for Scholarship: (See flyers below for more information)

Senior Scholarship
Young Artist Guild Scholarship
The Regina Mastrantonio Memorial Fund Community Music Service Recognition Award

May 30 (Sat) - Zoom Live, for Scholarship Presentation

Important Links

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Please visit our website for more information!

CM Chair's Note

Dear Teachers,

I hope that all of you are healthy and safe in this very strange and sad times. I am sure all of you are thinking of creative ways to keep your students busy with music. Those north region teachers who still have students that need their performance tests must also have creative ways to either keep the pieces your students prepared for exam fresh, or by now learned new music to present. Remember, the syllabus piece still has to be the same.

As for theory exam, I now think that we may never be able to have the exam at Chabot College for this year, just because of the danger of infection. But I have ideas that may be possible to have the kids take the exam while respecting the 6 feet distance, keep the integrity of the testing by making sure the student does not take the exam with their own teacher, and still complete the testing. It would require all teachers participating to help out. But let's see what the State council will do

The State office is sending the occasional message to everyone to tell us their thoughts and decisions. Please look for these messages.

Keep happy thoughts. Be safe and vigilant. Eat well and get your sleep. Keep your distance. Wash your hands. Wear a mask.

I hope to see you again soon. Music has been a comfort to me. I hope it is the same for you.

Gloria Ho

CM Chair