March 2016 - Volume 19, No. 6

General Meeting and Program
March 9, 2016 at All Saint’s Episcopal Church
Our March meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 9 at 9:30. We will meet at All Saints Episcopal Church, 4171 Hendricks Avenue, 32207 in Rogers Hall directly behind the sanctuary. Our program, “Helping Your Students Conquer Those Tricky Passages,” will be presented by Dr. Michael Mastronicola. Please join us for an enlightening presentation!
Dr. Sandra Stewart- Programs Chair
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President’s Pen
March has come, along with the time for me to announce I will be resigning as JMTA President at the end of this fiscal year. It has been my pleasure to be an active member of JMTA since 2004 and an MTNA member since 1976.
During those years, I have enjoyed meeting and working with many JMTA members and hearing the development of the musical students of our teacher members. Since my husband retired last summer, our plan has been to travel starting in the summer of 2016 and see where our next mission takes us.

The procedure for continued leadership in JMTA will include nominees for President being announced by the Nominating committee at the March JMTA meeting, an election for a President to serve a one-year term taking place in the month of April at the JMTA meeting and installation of that President at the May JMTA meeting. Transfer of leadership will be completed by the end of June.
I know that the membership will be there to support the next President assuring that the many programs JMTA provides for teachers and students will continue to flourish.

I look forward to seeing you at the March JMTA meeting and the program that will follow as well as at other JMTA events during the next few months.
Paulette Kilts, JMTA President
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JMTA MEETING MINUTES
February 10, 2016
Arlington United Methodist Church

Members in attendance: Paulette Kilts, Lorraine Eaton, Sandra Stewart, Denise Homsley, Sarah Blazs, Gavin Taylor, Lindsay Hardee, Lynn Freeman, Laura Peden, Pam Searcy, Kamila Shahtahktinski. (11 members)

Meeting to Order: 9:38 am
Parliamentarian: Lynn Freeman present.
Antitrust Compliance Officer: Paulette Kilts present.
Minute Corrections: Spelling of Homsley. Stand as corrected. (So sorry!!!)
Treasurer’s Report: Lorraine Eaton

• JMTA Treasurer Transaction Report November 1, 2015-January 31, 2016
• Premier Business Checking November 1, 2015 $9610.35
• Expenses 11/23 check 1013 M. Palmer, PF Conductor $300.00
  • 11/24 check 1011 B. Martelli, PF Conductor 400.00
  • 11/24 check 1012 V. Watson, PF Conductor 400.00
  • 11/27 check 1009 M. Mastronicola, PF Conductor 400.00
  • 11/27 check 1010 S. Stewart, PF Conductor 400.00
  • 12/04 check 1036 Piano Transport Services, PF 1620.00
  • 12/08 check 1035 Complete Printing Solutions, PF programs 457.80
  • 01/11 check 1037 UNF Fine Arts Department, PF 152.00
• Deposits
  • 11/13 MTNA Dues $ 56.00
  • 11/13 PF Registrations and Ticket Sales 1000.00
  • 11/20 FSMTA Dues 25.00
  • 11/23 PF Ticket Sales 445.00
  • 11/30 interest 0.83
  • 12/31 interest 0.64
  • 01/15 FSMTA Dues 12.00
  • 01/31 interest 0.60
• Current Checking $3240.92
• Piano Festival Fund 1376.97
• Warren Fund 2402.73
• January 31, 2016 $7020.62
• Business Shares (Piano Festival) 1628.70
• Business Money Market (Scholarship) 5186.27
• CD (matures 5/21/2018) 8608.48
• Total Assets January 31, 2016 $22,444.07

Submitted by Lorraine Eaton
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Membership Report: Lindsay Hardee

• Provisional member Angie Holt has been accepted, and is working on completing the membership.

Communications: Sarah Blazs

• Email blast reminder will be sent out

Internet/Media: Lorraine Eaton

• Calendar has been updated, and the forms required for concerto event is on the site.

Programs: Sandra Stewart

• March’s program will be held at Michael Mastrinocola’s All Saint’s Episcopal Church, and will be on practicing tips. Penny Lyle had an emergency and could not come for February. May’s meeting is in progress.

Social: Denise Homsley

• We need someone to bring pastries and fruit for April’s meeting. Lindsay Hardee volunteered to bring fruit and Sandra Stewart to bring pastries.

Student Recitals: Sandra Stewart

• Student Day Honor’s Recital, is Sunday, February 14, 2016 at 3 pm at Christian Family Chapel.
  
• March’s Student Recital is at Deermeadows Baptist Church, March 6, 2016 at 3 pm. Deadline a week before, and $5.00 for each entry.
  
• Tuesday, April 12th, community recital at The Proton Therapy Institute. Intermediate to Advanced students only.

District IV: Lorraine Eaton

• District IV Members’ Community Recital: deadline April 1rst for registration to perform. It will be held at All Saint’s Episcopal Church.
  
• Concerto Competition: deadline February 19, 2016 and will be held March 13,, 2016. All of the forms are on the JMTA website.

Student Day Report: Denise Homsley

• We thanked Jacksonville University for the space. 86 students registered. Honors Recital is Sunday, February 14th, 2016 at Christian Family Chapel at 3 pm. 53 students qualified to perform for the performance. Be sure to put down the composer of your student’s piece. Please bring a plate of cookies for the reception.

Community Service Awards: Sandra Roberts

• No entries this year. Everyone keep their journals to enter into the award next year.

Scholarship Auditions: Kamila Shahtahktinski

• Deadline is February 20th. March 5, 2016 at the North East Florida Conservatory.
  
• All information is up on the website. No entries as of yet.
• Deadline March 26th for the Summer Music Camp Scholarship.

Altruistic: Pam Searcy

• No new reports. Thank you will be written to Jacksonville University, Arlington United Methodist Church, and to Penny Lyle.

Unfinished Business:

• Website archive info from JMTA historian may be placed on FSMTA website. Lorraine will talk to Amy Turon about posting it on the state’s site and have a link on the JMTA site.
• Lynn Freeman motion, and Denise Homsley seconded archiving JMTA materials on the FSMTA website.

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2015 Piano Festival Final Report: Denise Homsley, treasurer, and Paulette Kilts

• Thank you to UNF and the Music Flagship Grant of $2000 to use Lazarra Hall. Thank you to Kelly’s and Keyboard Connection for providing pianos for free. Next program may be November 2017, and perhaps look into hosting the event at the Douglas Anderson School. Enrollment was down 30%, and the young student brackets were not filled. Ten pianos worked well, but we might need to consider using digital pianos. We might have the dress rehearsals go by the order of program. No featured duet team. Advertising sale for programs- If we sell ads, we might owe state tax.
• Financial Report for Piano Festival: Denise Homsley
  
• Participation: budgeted $4400.00, actual $3210.00
  
• Ticket Sales: budgeted $1000, actual $785
• TOTAL RECEIPTS: budgeted $5400.00, actual $3995.00
• UNF FAC: budgeted $585.00, paid $152.00
• Programs: budgeted $500.00, paid 383.00
• Conductor: budgeted $1900, paid $1900
• Piano Moving 1800 charged 1620
• Miscellaneous 100 piad 31.97
• Total Budgeted 4935.00 to actual 4211.77
• Difference 465.00 actual 216.77

New Business:

• Nominating Committee: Paulette Kilts, Lorraine Eaton, Sandra Stewart and Denise Homsley.
  
• Paulette kilts will be resigning. March 9, 2016 announcement of the nominees.
  
• April 13, 2016 election of officers. May 11th, installation of officers.

Announcements:

• Election of MTNA Southern Division Directors online or paper ballot by Wed, March 2, 2016.
• Student Day Honors Recital, Sunday Feb 14, 2016, 3 pm, Christina Family Chapel
• FSMTA District 4 Concerto registration deadline, Friday, Feb 19, 2016
• JMTA Senior Scholarship auditions, Saturday, March 5, 2016- Northeast Florida Conservatory
• JMTA Recital, Sunday, March 6, 2016, 3 pm, Deermeadows Baptist Church
• JMTA program and meeting, Wed, March 9, 2016- All Saints Episcopal Church
• FMSTA District 4 Concerto competition, Sunday, March 13, 2016
• Motion to adjourn. 10:17 am

Respectfully submitted,
Sarah Blazs
Recording Secretary and Communications Chair
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2016 District IV Student Day
Denise Homsley, Mus.M., NCTM, Chair, District IV Student Activities

District IV Student Day was held Saturday, February 6, 2016 on the campus of Jacksonville University. Heartfelt thanks is extended to Dr. Henry Rinne, Dean, College of Fine Arts, and our site coordinator Dr. Scott Watkins, Associate Professor of Piano, Coordinator of Keyboard Studies, and to Jacksonville University itself for the gracious use of the campus.

Fifteen JMTA teachers enrolled 86 students to participate in this year’s Student Day. Many thanks to our adjudicators: Joan Cordell, Dr. Michael Mastronicola, Dr. Sandra Stewart, and JohnWillard Utuk. Your expertise and helpful comments are so appreciated!

Appreciation is also sincerely extended to the following for their assistance with the administration of Student Day: Betty Atkinson, Dr. Erin Bennett, Lorraine Eaton, Lindsay Hardee, Anne Marie Giffin, Nikki Groff, Sarah Hartley, Paulette Kilts, Hiromi Nasife, Laura Peden, Dr. Jeannie Rose. Many thanks, as well, to Dan Kilts and Mark Homsley for their assistance at Student Day.

Many students qualified to participate in the Honors Recital, held on Sunday, February 14, 2016, at Christian Family Chapel. Thirty-one students performed a selection from their Student Day repertoire. After the performance, each was given a Certificate of Excellence for receiving Honors on their Audition, and Honors or Achievement on their Theory exams.

Thank you everyone for making this year’s Student Day very successful!! We look forward to 2017 District IV Student Day!
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DISTRICT IV MEMBER’S RECITAL

• If you are interested in performing at the District IV Member’s Recital, please send your repertoire and performance time to: Michael Mastronicola, [email protected]
  
• Deadline is April 1st. Call or email 904-402-6480 with questions.
  
• The recital will be presented as part of All Saints Episcopal Church’s Music Through the Ages Concert Series on Sunday, April 17, at 6 pm.
  
• Location is 4171 Hendricks Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32207.
  
• Admission is free.
  
• A reception organized by the church will follow in the Parish Hall, but members are asked to bring a dish (brownies, crackers & cheese, etc) if able to assist.
  
• Details will be sent to members in the weeks before the recital for a sign-up.
  
• All members are expected to share postings and invites to this recital to friends and their studios.
  
• The recital will last no more than 80 minutes, no intermission. Performers must be District IV members in good standing.
  
• Performances should be of high quality, and consist of solo piano rep and collaborative repertoire. If you plan to perform with another person, please plan to visit the performance space and figure out logistics beforehand. The performance space is tight!
  
• Selections must be under 10 minutes (shorter pieces are welcome!), allowing for a minimum of 8 performers; more may perform based on repertoire length. 10 minutes is an absolute maximum!
  
• The piano, a Yamaha 6’11” grand, is currently in the rear of the sanctuary; it will be moved to the front of the sanctuary that afternoon. Because of this, there will not be warm-up time before April 17th. Warm-up time is available from 3-5 pm, 10-15 minutes per performer. Let Michael know your preference if you would like a time slot that Sunday.
  
• An offering plate will be at the welcome table. Half the offering will go to the Music Fund at the church to assist with ongoing Concert Series costs; half will be donated to District IV JMTA. Performers will be included on a “first response” basis.

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HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION

• Application Deadline: February 20, 2016
• Application Fee: $25
• Audition Date: March 5, 2016, at Northeast Florida Conservatory
• Scholarship application guidelines and forms available on the website, jaxmta.org, under the “special events” tab.
• Contact chairperson Kamila Shahtakhtinski with any questions.

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The District IV Concerto Competition is coming, March 13, 2016 at UNF!

• Application deadline is February 19th.
• For rules, applications, and further details, please see the JMTA website, or www.fmta.org/fsmta-competitive-events.html
• Electronic applications and any questions can be directed to District IV Concerto Chair, Erin Bennett at [email protected]