2007 CFMTA-MTNA-RCM: Collaborative Conference highlights.

2007 CFMTA-MTNA-RCM: Collaborative Conference highlights. Opening Session and Concerto Concert The Opening Session of the 2007 Collaborative Conference was heldat Roy Thomson Hall Roy Thomson Hall is a concert hall located at 60 Simcoe Street in Toronto, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. . [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Peter Simon Peter Simon may refer to: Peter Simon, American actor Peter Simon, UK television presenter , RCM RCM Reliability-Centered MaintenanceRCM Royal College of MusicRCM Royal Conservatory of MusicRCM Royal Canadian MintRCM Reliability Centered MaintenanceRCM Revenue Cycle ManagementRCM Regional Climate ModelRCM Ring-Closing Metathesis president; Paul Stewart, NCTM NCTM National Council of Teachers of MathematicsNCTM Nationally Certified Teacher of MusicNCTM North Carolina Transportation MuseumNCTM National Capital Trolley MuseumNCTM Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage , MTNA MTNA Music Teachers National AssociationMTNA Middle Tennessee Nursery Association (McMinnville, Tennessee)president;Patricia Frehlich, CFMTA CFMTA Canadian Federation of Music Teachers' AssociationsCFMTA Central Florida Music Teachers Association, Inc president; and Gary Ingle in��gle?n.1. An open fire in a fireplace.2. A fireplace.[Perhaps Scottish Gaelic aingeal, fire, light. , MTNA executivedirector, opened the 2007 Collaborative Conference. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lo-An Lin, 2006 MTNA Senior Piano Competition Winner, performedwith the Royal Conservatory Orchestra following the Opening Session.Lucas Porter, winner of the best concerto performance at the Federationof Canadian Music Festivals final competition, also performed aconcerto. The concerto concert was sponsored by Yamaha Corporation ofAmerican and Yamaha Canada Music, Ltd. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Session Highlights The Mississauga Children's Choir participated in a sessiontitled, "Collaboration in Song: Celebrating Canadian ChoralMusic." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Participants in the Ghanaian Drumming session played, sang anddanced traditional Ghanaian songs led by Kwasi Dunyo, right. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Poster sessions provide an opportunity for conference attendees tolearn about music-related research. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] George Litterst and Ingrid Jacobson Clarfied, NCTM, do the"Technology Tango" as part of their session about usingtechnology in the music studio. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lynn Ransom, Center for Music and Young Children, demonstrated waysteachers can stimulate and support children's musical growth. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Conference attendees learned about using T'ai Chi Chih as apedagogical ped��a��gog��ic? also ped��a��gog��i��caladj.1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of pedagogy.2. Characterized by pedantic formality: a haughty, pedagogic manner. tool for musicians. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jennifer Snow demonstrated the use of video conferencing with newand developing students, as well as for teacher training. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gala The Collaborative Conference Steering Committee was recognized atthe Gala. From left: MTNA President Paul Stewart, NCTM, co-chair; MTNAExecutive Director Gary Ingle; CFMTA President Patricia Frehlich,co-chair; MTNA Director of Marketing and Public Relations public relations,activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Brian Shepard;RCM Director of Marketing Christine Sharp; RCM Examinations; ChiefExaminer Emeritus Janet Lopinski; Member-at-Large Clarke Macintosh;CFMTA Immediate Past President Victoria Warwick MTNA President-electGail Berenson; and MTNA Immediate Past President Phyllis Pieffer. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Helen Dahlstrom, center, was recognized by CFMTA with a lifetimeachievement award. With Dahlstrom is Gary Ingle, MTNA executive directorand Patricia Frehlich, CFMTA president. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CFMTA President Patricia Frehlich and MTNA President Paul Stewart,NCTM, officially brought the conference to a close at the Gala. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CFMTA recognized the late Hugheen Ferguson, former CFMTA president,who was instrumental in the early planning stages of the CollaborativeConference. Pictured from left is Patricia Frehlich, CFMTA president;Gary Ingle, MTNA executive director; Craig Ferguson, Hugheen'shusband; and Victoria Warwick, CFMTA immediate past president. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Marvin Blickenstaff, center, was recognized by The RoyalConservatory of Music Royal Conservatory of Music may refer to: The Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles, Belgium The Madrid Conservatory (Real Conservatorio Superior de M��sica de Madrid), Spain The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus, Denmark The Royal Academy of Music, London with an Honorary Fellowship. Pictured withBlickenstaff are Gary Ingle, MTNA executive director and Jennifer Snow,RCM. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pedagogy Friday Scott McBride Smith and Janet Lopinski were part of a paneldiscussion tided, "Before and After: What to Listen for inAssessing Our Students." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Conference attendees got a "peek" into an intermediatepiano exam room. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] From left: Angela Elster, Sheila Vail, Amy Immerman and SylviaCoats, NCTM, were a part of a networking and marketing panel discussionled by Patricia Frehlich. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pedagogy Friday participants discussed the morning'spresentations over lunch. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] More than 1,000 attendees participated in Pedagogy Friday. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Keynote Addresses and Master Classes James Jordan, choral conductor and author, presented a keynoteaddress on Sunday. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bramwell Tovey, conductor of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) is a Canadian orchestra performing in Vancouver, British Columbia. Over 240,000 people attend its live performances each year. It was founded in 1919 and plays in 12 venues. Its home is the Orpheum theatre. ,presented a keynote address on Monday. He is pictured here at left. WithTovey is MTNA Executive Director Gary Ingle. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] David Allen Wehr, of Duquesne University, presented the high schoolpiano master class. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Marvin Blickenstaff conducted an intermediate piano master class. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Exhibit Hall More than 80 companies were represented in the exhibit hall. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Networking The Collaborative Conference was the place to meet new colleaguesand reconnect with existing friends from across the country. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2007 CFMTA-MTNA-RCM Collaborative Conference March 23-27 Toronto,Ontario The Canadian Federation of Music Teachers' Associations, MusicTeachers National Association and The Royal Conservatory of Music Thankthe 2007 Conference Exhibitors. a Tempo Software abc Arts Bureau for the Continents Alfred Publishing Allegro Multimedia, Inc. Baldwin Piano Inc. C.F. Peters Corp Canadian Music Centre The Canadian Music Centre holds Canada's largest collection of Canadian concert music. The CMC exists to promote the works of its Associate Composers in Canada and around the world. Carl Fischer ComposersPictures.com Dou Dou Music Education System DPH's Music & Arts International ERubato Inc Euromusic Marketing Inc First Act Inc The FJH FJH Franz Joseph Haydn (classical composer)FJH Friendswood Junior High (Friendswood, Texas)Music Company The Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy Frederick Harris Music The Frederick Harris Music Co., Limited (Frederick Harris Music) is a North American music publishing firm.Located in the Toronto suburb of Mississauga, Ontario, The Frederick Harris Music Co., Limited has the largest catalogue of any Canadian print music publisher. Futurific Music Limited G. Schirmer Inc Gail Smith Music Gilpin Publishing Hal Leonard Corporation Hal Leonard Corporation is a US sheet music publishing company. It is the largest sheet music publisher in the world. G. Henle USA Inc. 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Publishing Ltd Manduca Music Publications Mayfair Montgomery Publishing Mayfair Montgomery Publishing (Mayfair Music) is a North American music publishing firm.Located in the Toronto suburb of Markham, Ontario, Mayfair publishes the works of a number of Canadian composers some of whom are strong in the educational market. Mozart School of Music Music Educators' Marketplace Music for Young Children Music Plus Corporation Music Teacher's Helper Music Together LLC MusicLearningCommunity.com MusicTime, Inc. Musikgarten National Music Certificate Program North Bennet Street School Novus Via Music Group Inc Oceanna Music Publications Ogilvy Music Oxford University Press Pearl Biver Piano Group America Lid Piano Life Saver from Dampp-Chaser Piano Technicians Guild The Piano Technicians Guild (PTG), based in Kansas City, Kansas, is the official organization of the Registered Piano Technician (RPT). It is considered the preeminent source of expertise in piano technology and service.The PTG is a trade association with open membership. Piano Technology at The University of Western Ontario Western is one of Canada's leading universities, ranked #1 in the Globe and Mail University Report Card 2005 for overall quality of education.[2] It ranked #3 among medical-doctoral level universities according to Maclean's Magazine 2005 University Rankings. The Piano Workbook PianoArts National Piano Concerto & Solo Competition Pianotekneek.Com PianoTexas International Academy & Festival QuenMar Music Inc Roland Canada Lid Sehaum Publications, Inc. Schoolhouse Products Inc Schott Music Shigeru Kawai Piano Co Soul Drums LTD Steinway & Sons Stephen Fiess Music Stipes sti��pes?n. pl. stip��i��tes1. The basal segment of the maxilla of an insect or a crustacean.2. Botany A stalklike support or structure; a stipe. 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Westminster Choir College -- Westminster Choir College is a residential college of music located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.Westminster has a choral emphasis that educates men and women at the undergraduate and graduate levels for music leadership careers in churches, schools, Whirligig LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol Willis Music Company Yamaha Corporation of America Yellow Cat Publishing, LLC All photos [C] 2007 Harry Butler, NashvilleACKNOWLEDGEMENTS2007 CFMTR-MTNA-RCM Collaborative ConferenceMarch 23-27 Toronto, OntarioThe Canadian Federation of Music Teachers' Associations, MusicTeachers National Association and The Royal Conservatory of Music,Thank their Conference Sponsors and Supporters:Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Conference Gala CocktailsBaldwin Piano Company MTNA Junior Piano Competition/ PianosEvelyn Lindblad Folland MTNA Senior Piano Competition Second-Place AwardCIA Publications, Inc. James Jordan, Keynote SpeakerHal Leonard Corporation Certification ReceptionHouston Enterprises and MTNA Collegiate Chapters Reception www.ScottHouston.com and MTNA New Member/First-time Attendee BreakfastKawai America Corporation PianosMorty & Iris Manus MTNA Elementary and Junior Composition CompetitionsJohn McCreevy Glenn Gould's Toronto FilmAllen I. McHose Scholarship MTNA Chamber Music Competition FundMerriam Music PianosMississauga Music Gallery PianosMTNA FOUNDATION FUND MTNA CompetitionsNational Film Board of Canada Glenn Gould-On theRecord and Glenn Gould-Off the Record FilmsPearl River Piano Group Pianos America Ltd.Plumb Piano PianosRemenyi House of Music PianosRoland Canada Music PianosSylvia Shepherd Distinguished Composer of the YearJane E. Snow MTNA Senior and Young Artist Voice CompetitionsSteinway & Sons MTNA Young Artist Competition/ PianosYamaha Canada Music Ltd. PianosYamaha Canada Music Ltd. and Pedagogy Friday and Opening Yamaha Corporation of America Session and Concerto ConcertYamaha Corporation of America, MTNA Junior String Competition Orchestral Strings DepartmentYamaha Corporation of America, MTNA Senior Piano Competition/ Piano Division PianosZenph Studios Glenn Gould's 1955 Bach Goldberg Variations