March 2017 - Volume 20, No. 6

JMTA General Meeting

• Date: Wednesday, March 8
• Time: 9:30am: business meeting
• 10:30am: program
• Place: Keyboard Connection, 9912 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville, 32257

Please join us for our next meeting on March 8th! Following the business meeting at 9:30, Glenda Young, a tax consultant, will help us with our small business taxes. The program starts at 10:30. For Glenda’s bio, read below!
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President’s Pen
Well, I must say that fortunately February has been a much quieter month for me than January. I hope it has also been less stressful for my fellow teachers as well. Our February presentation by Penny Lyle-Schaffer and her performers on “Patriotic Music” was so fabulous! I loved singing along and hearing all the varied styles of music from different wars. So much of it was new to my ears, and ran the gambit from melancholy to humorous. Her troupe of musicians really did a fantastic job of bringing the music to life.

As for me personally, I am looking forward to Spring Break in March and getting to spend some time with my mom and other family. I wish all of you a happy Spring Break and I will look forward to our March presentation on small business taxes, I know I could use the advice!

Correction to last month’s President’s Pen: I was not able to attend the Student Day Honors recital on January 29th due to illness.
– Lindsay Hardee, JMTA President
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JMTA Treasurer Transaction Report Nov 1, 2016 to Jan 31, 2017
Premier Business Checking November 1, 2016 $6905.63

• Expenses
  • 11/12 check 1062 L. Hardee—Pres Conf Expense $89.00
• Deposits
  • 11/08 Dues—MTNA and FSMTA $28.00
  • 12/13 Dues—MTNA and FSMTA 56.00
  • 12/16 December Student Recital 135.00
  • 01/31 Interest Nov 1-Jan 31 1.77
• Current Checking $3333.48
• Piano Festival Fund 1301.19
• Warren Fund 2402.73
• January 31, 2017 $7037.40
• Business Money Market (Scholarship) $4199.58
• Business Shares (Piano Festival) 1632.84
• CD (matures 5/21/2018) 8711.89
• Total Assets August 31, 2016 $21,581.71
• Other Business
  • Renewed website hosting. Up $12 from last year.
  • Payment to March presenter—have not received any reimbursement requests this FY
    • Sept—Anita Renfroe
    • Oct—Tim Tuller
    • Nov—Twila Miller
• D4 dues donation—need current membership totals

– Submitted by Lorraine Eaton
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Bio of Glenda Young
Raised on Long Island, NY, Glenda received her BA from Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, her MA from William Patterson College, NJ, and her EdS from Lincoln Memorial University, TN. She taught math for many years and did taxes with a fraternal organization in several states where she lived.

Now retired, Glenda is a full-time volunteer, from October through April. She is certified to train tax volunteers through AARP, working in Jacksonville two days a week and one day a week in Yulee during tax season. She also facilitates Financial Workshops for RealSense for the Jacksonville Housing Authority.
Glenda has just accepted the position of Treasurer at the Amelia Island Plantation Chapel where she and her husband are active members. She is also a member of SongSpinners, a group of 50 ladies who sing for senior functions, non-profit events and at retirement centers.

Glenda states that she “absolutely loves doing taxes!”

We welcome Glenda and look forward to the knowledge she will share with us next week at our meeting.
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JMTA MEETING MINUTES
February 8, 2017
Keyboard Connection
Members in Attendance: Lindsay Hardee, Lorraine Eaton, Denise Homsley, Anita Renfroe, Paulette Kilts, Lynne Freeman, Angie Holt, Betty Atkinson, Sarah Blazs
Call to order at 9:45
Lindsay read the November meeting’s minutes. Minutes stand as corrected. Approved.
Need a Recording Secretary. Susan Figlietti had to resign mid-term.
Anti-trust and Parliamentarian: No Report
Treasurer’s Report: Lorraine Eaton

• $135.00 was collected from the December Recital as profit.
• Renewed the website hosting. Went up by $12.00 from last year.
• There are a few outstanding checks for symposium and community service.
• Discussion: March’s presenter is a tax professional. Dr. Renfroe brought up that $25.00 gift card as payment for her services was too low, and that we needed to pay at least $75.00 for her time and the commute to our meeting. We only have $100.00 allotted in the budget for presenters for the entire year.
• Paulette suggested amending the budget. Lynne suggested using the Warren Fund.
• Betty suggested anyone coming from out of town should be properly compensated.
• Lorraine Motioned: Transfer money from Altruistic budget into presenter budget to cover spring costs.
• Lorraine Motioned: Tax presenter coming from Amelia Island should be paid a higher honorarium.
• Lynne moved to take $75.00 from the Warren Fund for Glenda Young, the tax presenter from Amelia Island. Paulette seconded. All approved!
• Discussion: Lindsay brought up Penny Lyle coming from out of town, along with five presenters and questioned whether they should be compensated higher. $25.00 gift card already purchased.
• Lindsay motioned to give Penny $50.00 out of the Warren Fund. Anita seconded. All approved!
• Lorraine made a note to discuss the budget allotted for presenters at the summer board meeting.

VP Membership: No report
Altruistic: No report
Communications: No report
Community Service: No report
Media: Lorraine Eaton

• If you have events that need to go on the website, please let Lorraine know. If you would like to be listed on the find a teacher site, please let Lorraine know.

Piano Festival: Lindsay Hardee

• Lindsay has been in touch with Andrea Snell, the events coordinator at UNF about using Robinson Theater.
  
• Email has been sent out for a theme. Folk music from around the world.
  
• Decided to use 5 pianos.
  
• Asking music stores: Keyboard connection 3 pianos, Kelly’s 2 pianos.
  
• Issues of tuning need to be resolved.

Programs: Anita Renfroe

• Glenda Young is a tax consultant with degrees in math.
• She is going to use MTNA’s tax guide, which can be downloaded from the MTNA website.
• Meeting will be at Keyboard Connection.

Social: Denise Homsley

• Pam and Angie are to cover the refreshments for March’s meeting.
• Sarah is to cover the refreshments for April’s meeting.

District IV: Lorraine Eaton

• New recording secretary: Lorie Burningham
• Last meeting was a success, with many teachers participating in sharing their talents.

Student Day: Denise Homsley

• Took in $1845.00 with $1019.00 as profit.
• 21 performers at the honors recital at Keyboard Connection.
• Certificates will be available in April, and the medals in May.
• Theory tests are available for pick-up at the music counter at Keyboard Connection.

Unfinished Business:

• Recording Secretary needed.
• Lang Lang will be performing February 17 at 7:30 pm. Teacher’s get a discounted rate of $50.00 per ticket.
• We will need a new president for the next year.

Meeting adjourned 10:20 am
Respectfully submitted,
Sarah Blazs
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FSMTA District IV News
Current officers:

• President–Lorraine Eaton
• Vice President–Jeannie Rose
• Recording Secretary—Lorie Burningham
• Treasurer–Denise Homsley

District IV Concerto Competition

• The District IV Concerto Competition is being held on March 25, 2017 in the UNF Recital Hall (the deadline to apply was March 1st). If your studio is participating, please make sure the parents of competitors bring their checkbooks to the competition, as the District Winners, who will advance to the state competition, will be asked to provide a check for the State Competition application immediately following the winner’s announcement.
• Rules and information: http://www.fmta.org/concerto-competition.html.

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Erin Bennett at [email protected] or 904-271-1002.
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Community Recital

• The Community Recital will be held on Tuesday, April 4, at the University of Florida Health Proton Therapy Institute, 2015 N. Jefferson St., Jacksonville, 32216, at 6:00pm.
• This recital is for intermediate and advanced students only. Students can earn community service hours. Contact Dr. Sandra Stewart for further inquiry.

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Open Positions in JMTA! Exciting opportunities to serve!

• Recording Secretary - The Recording Secretary is responsible for taking the minutes at the monthly JMTA general meeting and submitting them for the High Notes newsletter.
• Archivist - The Archivist is responsible for scanning old documents and pics onto our website. This is currently being done by Lorraine Eaton, already District President.
• Piano Festival - This person is responsible for planning the Piano Festival. Lindsay Hardee is co-chair of this committee and will continue to fill the position, but she needs help.

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Want to become Nationally Certified?
Are you a National Certified Teacher of Music? Check out the Process:
Certification candidates are required to complete five projects:

1. explanation of teaching philosophy
2. analysis of teaching pieces
3. video of teaching
4. description of teaching environment
5. discussion of business ethics and studio policies

From the MTNA Certification website workbooks are available. They are accompanied by a document titled, “What Will the Evaluators Be Looking For?” that guides candidates as they complete the profile projects.

Other helpful materials are available at the MTNA Certification website.
(see American Music Teacher, August/September 2016, pp. 32, 33)

– Sue H. Holder, District Certification Chair