The President's Corner:

What a great time we had at our KMTA booth at the ISW! Thanks so much to Dana Hamant and all of those responsible for providing all our needs! And what impassioned teachers and students we met, with energized discussions about possibilities of new connections and new opportunities! One of the collegiate teachers mentioned what a bridge KMTA can be—between classroom and independent teachers—especially as many of you wear both hats. In fact, we hope some of you will take advantage of our reciprocal offer of attending the KMTA conference for a member's cost, as KMTA teachers are privileged to do, to attend the KMEA ISW. Our thrust this year is Forward Thinking: in our technology uses for and in our studios, and in polishing our skills to work with and develop all the potential of chamber ensembles. Our clinicians will encourage us to grow our business potential as we grow winning students—as they have all done! Come and grow with us!!

Sally Buxton, NCTM
President, KMTA

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KMEA members!

Please join us for the KMTA STATE CONFERENCE at KMTA member prices!
June 5-7, 2014 in MURPHY HALL at KANSAS UNIVERSITY in LAWRENCE

For full conference information go to
www.ksmta.org/newsletters/winter2014.pdf



KMTA STATE CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
June 5: TECHNOLOGY SESSION:

• Building websites
• Dinner discussion: new technology

June 6-7: CLINICIAN KRISTIN YOST
Director of the Centre for Musical Minds

• Business planning for your independent teaching
• Keeping independent student numbers up in this economy
• American piano methods and supplemental pop music
• App essentials for lessons

PERFORMANCE ARTISTS: THE ORFEO TRIO, Wichita State University JULIE BEES, piano EVGENY ZVONNIKOV, violin LEONID SHUKAEV, cello
COMPETITION STRATEGIES Professors and Clinicians, Kansas University
SCOTT McBRIDE SMITH President of the International Institute for Young Musicians (IIYM)
JACK WINEROCK Artistic Director of the IIYM
PETER CHUN Artistic Director of the Kansas City String Quartet Program

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For complete information on KMTA's activities, go to www.ksmta.org