November 17, 2024

NOVEMBER PROGRAM - DR. LOIS VEENHOVEN GUDERIAN

SUPPLEMENT PRIVATE TEACHING WITH GROUP OR PAIRED MUSICIANSHIP CLASSES AND NEW AREAS OF INSTRUCTION

Reminder: The November meeting and Presentation will be in a new location. Coffee will be available from 9:20 to 9:40

When: November 18, 2024: 9:45 AM

Where: New Apostolic Church, Chicago Metro Congregation, 430 N Addison Rd, Addison, IL

Included for individuals who attend in person: Complimentary holiday music (Thanksgiving, Hannukah and Christmas music), with permission to copy and use with your groups in your studio, church or synagogue.

Many private-studio educators find the 30-minute private lesson limiting. Besides teaching and learning in the technique and craftmanship of playing the piano, there are so many areas of musicianship to address with students: sight-reading, creative thinking in music as applied to improvisation and composing, history and style, accompanying, and more. Group and paired teaching strategies and providing students with episodes into areas of music learning that are outside of piano can facilitate an educator’s ability to include these areas of study. Using her authored texts and materials for connecting music teaching and learning across schools, churches, community, and the private studio, Dr. Guderian will share teaching materials, techniques and strategies for addressing several areas of musicianship through group and paired teaching as outgrowth and extension of the private lesson experience; including ways to develop students’ creative thinking in music, ability to accompany and ability to participate in ensembles.

Presentation Type

Mixed presentation, demonstration and interactive workshop session.

Bring a soprano recorder if possible.

Music handouts for attendees.

Brief Bio

Dr. Lois Veenhoven Guderian, Professor of Music and Music Education Coordinator,

Emerita, UW-Superior enjoys a multi-faceted career as composer, author, educator,

performer, researcher, clinician, and program designer. An internationally published composer of numerous songs, choral works, musicals, chamber and piano pieces; author of numerous books and articles for music education.

A frequent presenter or professional development clinician at conferences, Lois’ efforts in

research, publication, and education have resulted in new models of arts education, teacher preparation, and international programs. Awards and recognition for her work in music education include: The Music Educator’s Summer Fellowship (2000), a PhD Fellowship in Music Education (2001-2004), the Emily Boettcher and J. Yule Bogue Scholarship for excellence in musical and academic work (2003) all from Northwestern University in Evanston, Il. Awards from the University of Wisconsin-Superior include a Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars Research Fellowship (2012-2013), the Academic Service-Learning Award in 2012 for her design of community-university programs and commitment to schools, a COIL grant in 2019, and numerous Professional Development Grants for presenting at national and international conferences. Over a long career in music education, composition and performance, state and national appointments include: WMEA Research Chair (2012-2016; ISMTA Voice and Outreach Chairs (1990s); National Adjudicator for the NAfME National Student Music Composition Competition (2006-2018), Adjudicator-Evaluator for the New York State School Music Association Composition Competition (2023, 2024) and adjudicator for the National Guild of Piano Teachers (1980s-2008). Vice President for the Chicago Composers Forum (2008-2011),

Program Designer (some highlights)

Composer, program designer NAC USA (2001)

UW Experience Scotland Program Designer and Educator (2009-2018)

NAC Canada, Composer, children’s songs for International Sunday School Lessons

NAK International Conference, Workshop Clinician, 5 workshops (2019)

NAC Canada, University of Wisconsin-Superior Academic Service-Learning Programs designer and educator, numerous program designs for Twin Ports area schools and educator training in educational curricula (2009-2020),

NAC Canada Program Designer for Choir Director and Choir Development Program (2023-2024)

AIM

The deadline to register students for Level 3-12 Theory Exams is December 15th and the exam will be held on January 26th at Harper College. Please go to https://www.nwsmta.org/opera-aim-registration.html for online registration. First time users of OPERA must register to create an account. For help on registering, please click the HELP button on the OPERA page or contact Exam Co-chairs Helen Chang or Mary Anne Block. Teachers must mail one check for all their students' entries to Mary Anne Block (postmarked December 15th). Please go to the Aim Page for all fee details, dates and deadlines, teacher work requirements and procedures. https://www.nwsmta.org/achievement-in-music-aim.html

All Level 12 students taking the performance exam must have their repertoire approved by ISMTA state regardless if their pieces are listed in the syllabus or not. Program approval by Stephanie Myers (hisamimyers@gmail.com) is required 5 months before the NWSMTA April 13th exam date or the latest by March 31st for level 12 recitals. Go to https://ismta.org/aim/ to download Level 12 Program Approval Submission Form. Submit your form to Stephanie before Nov.13th!

Aim Workshop

If you couldn't make it to the Oct. 28th Aim Workshop, we're so sorry to have missed you! A great place for information is https://www.nwsmta.org/achievement-in-music-aim.html.

A recording of the workshop is available here:  https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/uDGkySWJ73gpG0sX3mSOCKNyUttPsaZzS0nWWpPtfz0eb6wF_AaqD9OMgjtjJFdx.w-XBYqIjkzJmQndz

Still have questions or need an AIM mentor to connect with you?

Please contact helenlchang66@gmail.com

2025 MIDWEST KEYBOARD PERFORMERS CHALLENGE

Sponsored by NWSMTA

Calling all piano teachers!  MKPC is back for another year of fun music sharing for your students, their families and friends!  Your students have been practicing all year, and their participation in MKPC will allow them to show off their hard work in a low stress, pressure free atmosphere and earn points to shop at the Awards Store for goods, medals, and even cash!  The more pieces they learn, the more they play, the more points they receive. Preparing for competitions?  Recitals?  AIM exams?  Or just playing for fun?  Try out pieces in front of a supportive audience, get constructive feedbacks from friendly judges, AND have a good time!  No comparison, no competition, no pressure, and no stress.  Set their own goals, play ANY pieces they want and as many pieces they would like.  

Music from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionist, or Contemporary periods. Music by women composers and composers of diversity, student compositions, pieces from Method Books, duets with siblings and friends, and concertos with teachers.

New this year:  Scale Challenge for Bonus Points

·      To encourage practicing scales, teacher will submit a list of up to four scales (key, number of octaves, speed) 

·      A judge will pick one scale from the list

·      Student must play it perfectly on the first try for one bonus point

·      Total of three lists can be submitted per student to earn up to 3 bonus points 

·      Scale Challenge will be held in a separate room, not part of the recitals

DATES

            January 1, 2025                      Registration open 

            February 1, 2025                    Deadline to register

            February 10, 2025                  Late deadline ($35 late fee)

            SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2025   Event Date

LOCATION:  Harper College in Palatine, IL

NO AGE LIMIT

REGISTRATION

- $25 first piece, $10 for each subsequent piece (3 method book levels 1-3

pieces will count as one piece, 2 method book levels 4-5 pieces will count

as 1 piece)

- $35 late fee for the first piece, $15 for each subsequent piece, if

registration is received after deadline

Questions?  Email Brenda Huang at midwestkpc@gmail.com

GOLD MEDAL RECITAL

Dear NWSMTA Members,

         Thanks are in order for the individuals who chaired and organized the NWSMTA fall events for our students and their families.

Sincere thanks to Michelle Ho and Elizabeth Lieberman who chaired the Classical Recital, Chyi-Ling Evans and Janna Gainulin for chairing the Pop and Jazz recital.

Heartfelt thanks to Michelle Ryder-Smith for her work, time and knowledge that resulted in another outstandingly successful Sonata-Sonatina Festival, to Jerry Dolins for his untiring work and technical expertise for both the Sonata-Sonatina Festival and Gold Medal Recital (GMR), to Grace Lee for stepping in at the midnight hour to serve as GMR Coordinator, to Deb Lynch for her advice and help with sending out numerous communications to the teachers, and to all of the NWSMTA members who volunteered to help at the three recitals. Together, we were able to serve the NWSMTA organization, teachers, and our students and their families in the Northwest suburbs with these events that are vitally important to the musical growth of our students, and help to preserve and promote classical music in the world.

As is the case with all of the NWSMTA events, the Gold Medal Recital (GMR) requires careful planning, a Chairperson and volunteers to make the recital a reality. This year, although efforts to find a Chairperson began during the summer months and continued into the fall, no member volunteered to chair the event and none of the volunteers who were asked to step into the role of chair were able to commit to the undertaking. As a result, the NWSMTA President served as a surrogate Chairperson, and with the advice and help of Deb Lynch, completed the many required tasks to prepare for the event. Shortly before the Sonata-Sonatina Festival, NWSMTA member Grace Lee graciously accepted the role of Coordinator for the GMR recital programs. Additionally, one of NWSMTA’s distinguished volunteers, Jerry Dolins, who had marketed the Sonata-Sonatina Festival and coordinated the entries and scheduling for it with Michelle Ryder-Smith, continued in a supportive role for the Gold Medal Recital Coordinator, Grace Lee. Several NWSMTA members served as volunteers for the Sonata-Sonatina Festival and two to three NWSMTA members helped out at each of the three GMR recitals: Christina Ee Ming Tio, Angela Wang, Chyi-Ling Evans, Olga Ulitsky, Olga Bornovalova, Lois Guderian, Grace Lee, Tomoko Kuba, Midori Nagasaka.

Once more, sincere thanks to all of our members who contributed in some way to making our October and November events a success.

Sincerely,

Lois V. Guderian, PhD (Current NWSMTA President)