KMTA says, "How can we help?"
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Many of the independent teachers on our KMTA roster are colleagues of yours—currently or recently retired. One of our most esteemed colleagues who has served both organizations to the utmost is Dr. Robert Steinbauer, DME, Professor Emeritus and Chairman (retired) of the Music Department, Kansas State University. Dr. Steinbauer served as President of KMTA in 1968, President of KMEA from 1975-1977, and was inducted into the KMEA Hall of Fame in 1999. His passion for excellence, as has been exhibited in so many ways over his long career, can also be seen in the programs and aspirations of the Kansas Music Teachers Association. Many of these programs are available to non-KMTA members, but membership, of course, avails you of all of these opportunities without special charges and with great camaraderie.
KMTA can help:
- if your students would like audition opportunities (visit ksmta.org) outside those available to you presently, from non-memorized tracks for piano hobbyists to tracks for those who would like to pursue competition to the national level (including "chamber music" ensembles of 3 or more);
- if you find yourself teaching private lessons "on the side" and need support for your independent business plan or ideas for wellness-technique and musical development for your students; or
- if you are looking for a path to begin now to plan and follow when you retire from classroom teaching.
Dr. Steinbauer has been named as Kansas' first MTNA Foundation Fellow. Contributions to the MTNA Foundation Fund honoring him will be used for the Foundation's funding for continuing education for teachers as well as funding for collegiate, local association and state association projects to promote "a more musical tomorrow." In addition, plans will be made to honor Dr. Steinbauer at the 2014 MTNA National Convention's Gala in Chicago in March.
Dr. Steinbauer touched a great many lives throughout his academic tenure in Kansas, both at Wichita State University and Kansas State University. As a teacher, he held his students to a remarkably high standard and he knew how to guide each individual student to reach his potential. So highly respected was he by everyone he taught, that many of his former students count him among their dearest friends. His success rate as a teacher is easily documented by counting the number of former Steinbauer students who currently enjoy success as artist-lecturers, clinicians, and tenured professors in colleges and universities across the country, and in their own studios. Now, more than thirty years since his retirement from Kansas State University, Dr. Steinbauer continues to teach on an adjunct basis, nurturing another generation of great artists and teachers in his current home of Belton, Texas.
Following a successful long career in academia, Dr. Steinbauer expended his positive influence on our profession, working with the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) as a liaison and assisting college and university music programs who were in danger of losing accreditation, or had recently lost it, and helping them to regain and stabilize their status as a NASM accredited institution. He still serves as a clinician and adjudicator whenever he is able. His passion for his profession and, more importantly, for the growth of his students, continues to be unparalleled.
What an example Dr. Steinbauer is for us all, of serving with passion and excellence, and working within the frameworks of both great associations to provide optimum opportunities for training of teachers and growth for students! KMTA welcomes you and promises to work with you, to guide you to those programs that will best suit your needs for your students!
Sincerely,
Sally Buxton, NCTM; President, KMTA
Kristi Baker, NCTM, DMA
For complete information on KMTA's activities, go to www.ksmta.org