Tuning Up

A Newsletter of the Rockland County Music Teachers Guild
P.O. Box 283, New City, NY 10956
http://www.RCMTG.org
April 2010, Op. 48, No. 8

A Note from our President

The lecture given in March by our esteemed colleague, John Lampkin, was very well received. I understand that several members are highly motivated to put his ideas about improvisation on the classics into practice with their students. Due to an unfortunate accident which rendered me incapacitated for a few days, I missed an important learning experience. I’m hoping John might be willing to give another lecture next season.
The weather is finally cooperating and spring has arrived with sunshine and an assortment of spring blossoms accompanied by the twittering of birds. Granted, we are bound to have spring rains but I think mother nature has definitely decided to treat us a little more kindly in the aftermath of the near hurricane we recently experienced.
I am looking forward to seeing many of you at our April meeting when Fredrica Wyman will continue the roundtable discussion from December.

Marie

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION on PIANO PEDAGOGY moderated by

FREDRICA WYMAN
Part Two (continued from December)
WEDNESDAY APRIL 7th at 10:00 am at the
PEARL RIVER LIBRARY

"Let’s talk about audition preparation, using some of the adjudication guidelines Kikue Swensen suggested: reading of the score, clean, even and relaxed finger work, phrasing and executing of slurs, tone production, control, balance of hands and constant pulse, etc. How do we prepare our students for audition, and, really, for any performing situation? What’s the collective wisdom on this?
"Let’s also continue the conversation we were having about using analogies to teach specific concepts - do you have a favorite that really gets the message across? How can we use analogies to help students practice and prepare?"

COMING SUNDAY MAY 2nd from 2:00 to 4:00 pm

World Class Pedagogue and Performer

NELITA TRUE gives a Master Class
at Nyack College Pardington Hall, South Boulevard, Nyack

Mark this important event on your calendar. Note change of location. Co-sponsored by the RCMTG and Nyack College.

Two students of Tammy Lum have signed up to play for Nelita: John Walsh (Nyack College student) and William Rich (high school student). We can use two more students!

A two-part interview with Nelita True can be found in the March/April CLAVIER Companion, to be concluded in the May/June issue.

DON’T FORGET...DEADLINE for audition applications is April 10th

Hudson River Pianofest
(May 21-22) at Nyack College School of Music - a two-day program of piano master classes, lectures, workshops, and concerts. The featured guest artist is internationally renowned pianist, Ann Shein.

Also performing and teaching are Yamaha Artist Lisa Yui, Juilliard School faculty, Emily White, Montclair State College professor, David Witten and RCMTG member, Tammy Lum.

Levels for participants: Late Intermediate to advanced students and adult amateurs. Participants and observers may choose a one or two-day attendance. Audiences can also purchase tickets to events and concerts. Info: visit http:www.hudsonriverpianofest.org, or contact Tammy Lum at Email:
pianofest@nyack.edu, Phone (845) 675-4687.

ED SIMONS
will be conducting a Rockland Symphony Concert on May 9th (Mother’s Day) at RCC Cultural Arts auditorium at 3:00 pm. The concert opens with the Overture to "Hansel and Gretel"by Humperdinck, and features Douglas Bish (Nyack High School) in the Mozart Clarinet Concerto. Also featured will be "Ah, Vous Dirai-je Mamam" sung by Chantal Haskew, then played as a piano solo by Jan Deats in the arrangement by Donald Waxman. The concert ends with Hungarian Dance #6 by Brahms.

HUDSON LYRIC OPERA,
Rosalinda Perez, Artistic Director, will present arias from popular operas Sunday April 11 at 3 pm at Trinity United Methodist Church, Stony Point, and 3 pm April 18th at Christ Episcopal Church, Suffern. $15 adults, $12 Students/Seniors. Info (845) 709-2273.

SOLUTION
to last month’s John Lampkin puzzle in honor of Rhoda’s 80th birthday. (Below). To the left is a MYSTERY PUZZLE.

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