FSMTA COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD WINNER - Florida State ...

One of the
privileges of
being the
President of FSMTA
these past two years
is being able to meet and get to know other
state presidents and members from
Southern Division. Traveling to meetings and
the Southern Division competitions, as well
as the national conferences, has afforded
me the opportunity to get to know these
people not only as colleagues in their
state/division capacities, but on a personal
level as well. It reminded me that we belong
to a community much larger than our local,
district, and even state associations. I would
like to use this article to highlight one of my
Southern Division colleagues, Cynthia Jones,
the President of Alabama Music Teachers
Association.
I am sure that most of you are aware of the
horrific damage that the recent tornadoes
have brought upon Alabama. In the
aftermath, I learned that Cynthia had
initiated a Tornado Recovery Fund for the
members of her state. Some of AMTA’s
members were not only affected by the
tornados, but also by flooding, which
resulted in loss of their homes, their
instruments, their music libraries, and,
because of their student’s loss of ability to
pay for lessons, their own income.
I would like to share with you a reply from
Cynthia to an email I sent her in June
inquiring how things were going. Cynthia’s
personal account speaks volumes to the
potential impact we have on our students
that goes well beyond the academic side of
learning music. Cynthia wrote:
The Florida State
Music Teacher
affiliated with Music Teachers National Association August/September 2011
President’s
Message by Marc J. Hebda
“I will share with you a couple of
things that have really stuck with me
personally in hearing stories from our
members. One is from a teacher in
Pleasant Grove who lost her home and
both cars; two of her students were
killed, and eight of her students lost
their homes. She said that while many
of her students who have been
affected are not yet able to resume
lessons, some wanted lessons as soon
as possible after the storms. She said
it was because they needed some
semblance of normalcy in their lives,
something familiar and comforting.
Within a couple of weeks she was able
to find a church where she could teach
them; she said that some wanted to
spend much of the lesson time talking
about what they had been through,
and it seems that the special studentteacher
connection provided a very
safe outlet for this.”
She also shared that for weeks after the
storms, the students had to continue
passing by the devastation daily on their way
to school, and that was very tough on them.
Our young people can be very resilient with
the right support from the adults around
them.
After my conversations with Cynthia, I sent a
personal contribution and then decided that
the FSMTA Executive Board should also hear
this story. I presented the information about
the AMTA Tornado Recovery Fund at our
summer board meeting in June. Your board
was very generous in that it approved a
$1,000.00 donation to the Fund. In addition,
MTNA, through the MTNA Foundation Fund,
has provided $5,000.00 in matching funds.
Upon receiving FSMTA’s donation, Cynthia
expressed the following in an email: “Marc,
Please accept my sincere gratitude to you
and the FSMTA board. More than one of the
affected teachers has been moved to tears
to learn of your generosity and support”. In
addition, I received an email from MTNA
Executive Director and CEO, Gary Ingle,
saying, “Thank you for the generosity of the
Florida membership and the Executive
Board toward Alabama and the victims of the
tornado destruction. I know the Alabama
members will be deeply appreciative.” At the
continued on page 3
DATES AND DEADLINES
September 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Newsletter deadline
September 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Application deadline – MTNA Competitive Events
October 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Renewal deadline to participate in FSMTA events
November 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Executive Board Meeting – 1:00-5:00 p.m. – Daytona Beach
November 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MTNA Foundation Gala – Daytona Beach *
November 4-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2011 FSMTA Conference – Daytona Beach *
November 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Executive Board meeting – 8:15-9:15 a.m. – Daytona Bach
November 4-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Florida MTNA Competitions – Daytona Beach
January 13-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Southern Division Competitions – Clinton, MS
March 24-28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MTNA National Conference – New York City
*See article in this issue

FSMTA STATE CONFERENCE
SAVE THE DATE!!!
Thursday November 3 – Sunday November 6
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE AND HEAR!
See Hotel Information on Page 3
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We Need Your
Current Email
Address!
by Becky Barlar,
FSMTA Newsletter Editor
When you renew your MTNA and FSMTA dues, be sure to
include your current email address with your renewal.
This will enable you to receive your FSMTA newsletter
without interruption when we convert from the print
format to the online format with the August 2011 issue of
the newsletter. If you are uncertain whether or not we
have your correct information, please send an email to
Vice-President for Membership Anna Fagan at
anna_fagan@hotmail.com and she will update your email
address in her database if she does not already have the
correct information. We want all of our members to have
access to the newsletter, so your cooperation in this matter
is vital. Thanks in advance for your help.
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President’s Message
continued from front page
time of this writing they have received contributions
from Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia MTA’s, many individuals,
and a church in Tennessee who replaced one of the
student’s pianos.
Although we think of our common bond as our membership
in MTNA or Southern Division or FSMTA, it is often a
tragedy like this one that focuses us on what really binds us
together. Florida has been fortunate in the last few years
not to suffer the devastating effects of a widespread
natural disaster. As residents of Florida, we all know that
that can change any day, and we could find ourselves relying
on the generosity of others to rebuild lives. With that in
mind, I encourage each of you to do two things. First, visit
the AMTA website at http://www.almta.org" www.almta.org
and click the “Tornado Recovery Fund/Music Replacement
Project” link for more information. Second, consider
making a personal, tax-deductible donation in support of
the teacher in Pleasant Grove and all of our colleagues in
Alabama. If you choose to do so, checks should be made
payable to AMTA and sent to the AMTA Treasurer Alice
Eaton, 116 Woodland Trail, Madison, AL, 35758. Please write
“Tornado Recovery Fund” in the memo line of your check.
If I may speak on behalf of AMTA, the Greek proverb, “A
gift, though small, is welcome,” seems most appropriate.
Thank you -
Attention Conference Attendees
Foundation Gala
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Daytona Beach Shores Resort
2637 S. Atlantic Avenue v Daytona Beach Shores
Atlantic Room
(top floor of resort with an ocean view)
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Includes:
Cash bar
Buffet dinner including
meat, fish and vegetarian entrees
Entertainment
Door prizes
Donation $50
Include with your Conference registration
Deadline: Wednesday, October 26
Dressy attire
car pooling from hotel
valet parking at Resort at no charge
Host: Paulette Kilts

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Membership Update
by Anna Fagan, Vice-President for Membership
Since the previous newsletter, FSMTA is very pleased to
welcome the following new members:
Jaime Garcia Bolao (TALLMTA) Melissa A. Muller (SSMTA)
John W. Utuk (SWFMTA) Clare M. Burden (BCMTA)
Young-Ah Tak (RMTA) Ilene B. Hebert (SWFMTA)
Anastasiya Naplekova (GVMTA) Alexander A. Lochard (BCMTA)
Andy Mendez (BCMTA) Kadisha O. Coleman (PSMTA)
Elizabeth A. Crane (PSMTA) Eva M. Martin–Hollaus (GVMTA)
Cameron P. Huster (VCMTA)
The following person was previously a member of FSMTA and has reinstated her membership:
Lydia Fox Caldwell (TAMMTA)
Important Notice about dues renewal:
If you plan to enter students in MTNA competitive events, your dues must be recorded and shown paid by MTNA on or
before September 1. If you plan to enter students in FSMTA events, your dues must be received and credited before
October 1.
New and renewing members will receive an e-mail from MTNA which contains their MTNA membership ID number. Please
save this e-mail, as you will need that ID number to access secure sections on the websites as well as for competition
entries. You are most welcome to contact me at the e-mail address below if you have lost your ID number.
Remember that the FSMTA website is updated monthly, so the most accurate member information is always available
online at www.fmta.org. Please send any address or contact information changes to:
Anna Fagan
2806 Imperial Point Terrace
Clermont, FL 34711
anna_fagan@hotmail.com
It is amazing to think that in the past 10 years, the MTNA
Foundation fund had raised close to $770,000 through the
generosity of our members, state and local associations, and
friends of music in general. Because of that money, MTNA
competitions, grants for professional advancement, and
awards for exemplary professional activities have all been
bestowed on teachers as well as students.
INDIVIDUALS CAN
v Consider becoming a member of the Legacy Society by
making the Foundation the beneficiary of an insurance
policy or a percentage of a retirement plan. Remember
– any amount is acceptable, and the process is very
simple.
v Make students and parents aware of the Foundation
and what it accomplishes. Suggest that donations to
the Foundation make excellent Christmas or end-ofyear
gifts.
v Remember that contributions to the Foundation can be
offered in lieu of flowers to commemorate a death or
celebrate an achievement.
FOUNDATION
by Adrienne LeBlanc, President-Elect
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v Make a contribution to the MTNA Foundation Fund an
annual gift. Contributions can be earmarked to enhance
a specific endowment or support a specific program.
It is through your generosity that the MTNA Foundation
Fund is able to assist with state affiliate disaster relief
programs. In the president’s message, our president speaks
of Alabama MTA’s efforts in assisting those members
affected by the deadly tornadoes. As it did during the
Hurricane Katrina disaster, the MTNA Foundation Fund has
provided $5000 in matching funds to be added to the more
than $6000 already raised by the Alabama MTA. A donation
can be of assistance in so many ways. Thanks in advance
for your help in making the work of the MTNA Foundation
Fund possible.
And don't forget, it's never too early to be thinking about
taking advantage of the Foundation Fund grants – Teacher
Enrichment, Affiliate, and Program Enrichment. Maybe this
will be the year that you or your association will be a
recipient of what the Foundation Fund offers to its members.

Florida State Music Teachers
Foundation Report
by Paulette Kilts, FSMTF President
News from the Foundation Board meeting held June 11, 2011:
1) The Board extends thanks to Susan Myrick for serving as
Foundation Treasurer since 2009. Her service ended in July
2011. The Board approved Sheron White as interim Treasurer
beginning July 2011. Sheron has also agreed to serve as
nominee for this position for the next term. Election of
Foundation Treasurer will take place at the Foundation Board
meeting on Thursday, November 3, 2011.
2) A professional audit of Foundation finances will be completed
during the month of July 2011 by CPA Gary M. Huggett of
Masters, Smith and Wisby, PA of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.
3) The FSMTA Local and District Presidents Community Service
Award became a fully endowed award in the winter of 2011.
Beginning with the award made at the 2011 State Conference,
the amount of the award will be $250.
4) FSMT Foundation has approved a Conflict of Interest policy
which can be reviewed online at www.fmta.org.
Donations since the last newsletter report:
FSMTF funds:
District VII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50
SWMTA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
District V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Sue Bentley Colvert Young Artist Piano Performance endowment:
from the Studio families of Sue Colvert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $400
Robert Sherwood Junior Piano endowment:
William and Susan Hereth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50
Dr. Jimmy E. and Deana Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Make plans now to attend the annual Foundation Gala on
Thursday, November 3, 2011 at Daytona Beach Shores Resort.
Watch for more information online and in the next newsletter.
FSMT Foundation Former Executive Director Remembered
by Paulette Kilts, FSMTF President
The Florida State Music Teachers Foundation Executive Board and FSMTA
members extend their heartfelt sympathy to past-President Sue Bentley
Colvert on the death of her beloved husband, Jim.
Rev. Dr. James W. Colvert, Sr. passed away on Friday, July 22, 2011. Jim
faithfully served the Florida State Music Teachers Foundation as it’s only
Executive Director from 1985-1997. During this time he provided
leadership by developing policy guidelines for awards and their
endowments, recommending updates to the Bylaws of the Foundation,
seeking donors, giving guidance on investment of the corpus and
promoting the work of the Foundation.
I remember the sincerity he displayed when presenting the Community
Service Awards to student winners at State Conferences as Foundation
Executive Director. He believed that the Foundation awards should be
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FSMTA
NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT
from Paulette Kilts, Nominating Committee Chair
The following slate of officers will be presented at the First General
Session of the 2011 State Conference on Friday, November 4.
Further nominations may be made from the floor, providing
consent has been obtained from each additional nominee. Election
will take place during the Second General Session on Saturday,
November 5 (with the exception of the FSMT Foundation
Treasurer). The newly-elected officers will be installed at the Third
General Session on Sunday, November 6. Outgoing FSMTA
President Marc Hebda will preside at the installation.
Photos and bios will be published in the October/November issue of
The Florida Music Teacher. The deadline for submitting this
information to Paulette Kilts is September 1, 2011.
President-elect - Mary Seal, District 7
Vice-President (VP) for Membership - Anna Fagan, District 5
VP for District/Local Associations - Jo Plunkett, District 4
VP for MTNA Competitive Events - Denise Homsley, District 4
VP for FSMTA Competitive Events - Betsy Randolph, District 7
VP for FSMTA Non-competitive Events - Tanya Brooks, District 2
Recording Secretary - Karen Schaefer, District 3
Corresponding Secretary - Lisa Leonard, District 6
FSMT Association Treasurer - Al Rozier, District 7
FSMT Foundation Treasurer - Sheron White, District 9
Please extend your thanks to the members of the
Nominating committee:
Martha Stubbs, Director
Adrienne LeBlanc, President-elect
Carolyn Troupin, District 3 President
Duncan MacMillan/Becky Barlar, District 9 Presidents
Kerri Turner, representative from Pensacola MTA
Rhonda Danielson, President Palm Beach County MTA
endowed so that the interest from the corpus could support the awards.
He promoted providing awards which represented the dedicated work of
our talented young musicians. He also diligently reminded the Executive
Board members to make their annual donation to the Foundation.
We are also grateful for the Sue Bentley Colvert Young Artist Piano
performance endowment. This enables the Foundation to present an
award of $500 to the winner of the Florida segment of the MTNA Young
Artist Piano competition. Annually a donation is received from the
students of Sue Colvert and their families towards this award so that the
corpus can remain stable and earning interest. If you are interested in
making a contribution to the Foundation or endowing an award, please
contact me. At this time, donation checks are to be sent to my address
found on the back page of this newsletter.

Rachael M. L. Cramer
2011 LOCAL PRESIDENTS – FSMTA COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD WINNER
by Martha Stubbs, Community Service Awards Chair
The 2011 Local Presidents-FSMTA Community Service Award Winner and the Sarasota County
Winner is Rachael Cramer. Rachael is a piano student of Marian Cox who is a member of the
Sarasota MTA in District 8. Rachael attended St. Martha School for seventh and eighth grades and
for ninth grade attended Riverview High School.
Rachael began her piano lessons at the age of four and has studied continuously with Mrs. Cox. In
addition to playing piano, she has also studied voice and violin. She stays very busy performing as
a soloist and in ensembles in piano, voice and violin. She participates within her school and
church choirs and orchestras as well as serving as a cantor in her church. In Rachael’s words, “I
am generally a quiet person but my music has connected me with so many people I might never
have known. Music has helped me to grow in confidence; it has taught me to be disciplined and
hard working. I believe as long as I am sharing music with fellow musicians and/or with an
audience, I am rewarded beyond my expectations. Music is in my heart.”
The list of musical contributions to her community is enormous. She listed 143.5 hours that she has participated in
sharing her music in church, community and school.
Rachael has been the recipient of numerous awards such as District and State Student Day, Volunteer Award in Music at
St. Martha School Church, SMTA Essay, Junior Festival in Vocal Art Song and Violin Performance, Musical Theater, and
Piano Compositions for SMTA.
The members of FSMTA are honored to send our congratulations to Rachael Cramer. As an association it is a pleasure
to have a young woman of her excellence to be the representative of what community service truly means.
Henry Pires
2011 LEROY GREENSPAN MEMORIAL –
FSMTA COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD WINNER
by Martha Stubbs, Community Service Awards Chair
The winner of the 2011 LeRoy Greenspan Memorial-FSMTA Community Service Award and the
Sarasota County Community Service Award is Henry Pires. Henry is a piano student of Carmen
Conway, a member of Sarasota MTA in District 8. Henry attended Pine View High School.
Henry’s list of musical contributions to his community is enormous. He has performed in nursing
homes and played for residents at the Sarasota Memorial Hospital. He has been a member of the
High School Select Vocal Ensemble. He has sung in many public performances as well as
accompanying. He has taught music – piano and voice – to underprivileged children in Arcadia, as
well as conducting the Children’s Choir for school concerts.
Within other Community Service projects, Henry has participated in Special Olympics and the
JDRF Siesta Key Walk for Diabetes, has been a member of the Barak Obama Presidential Inaugural Choir and has been
involved with the Student Political Activist.
Henry has been the recipient of numerous awards, some of which are: Student director for Pine View Vocal Ensemble
and Middle School Choirs, Treasurer of Tri-M Honor Society, All-State Chorus, AP Scholar, President’s Educational
Awards Program, FSMTA DSD program for nine years with honors and NFMC for nine years with superior ratings.
Henry is a committed, responsible, compassionate, intelligent, energetic and talented young man.
The members of FSMTA are honored to send our congratulations to Henry Pires. As an association it is a pleasure to
have a young man of his excellence as the representative of what community service truly means.
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Byrd and Gray Perry
Competitions
The FSMTA Competitive Events were held on May 15th at the Florida State
University College of Music in Tallahassee. We had fine representation for both
events, and there were winners in every category.
THE BYRD PIANO ENSEMBLE AWARD:
by Norma Mastrogiacomo, Chair
Pre-college:
Winners Emily Nourishirazi Coached by Irena Kofman
Nikita Myullyari
Second Place Nadia Azzi Coached by Leonidas Lipovetsky
Austin Shin Coached by Vladimir Khokhlov
College:
Winners: Priscila Navarro Coached by Michael Baron
Paul Wright
Second Place Emily Charlson Coached by Norma Mastrogiacomo
John Callahan
GRAY PERRY YOUNG COLLEGIATE PIANO AWARD:
Winner: Priscila Navarro Student of Michael Baron
Second Place: Paul Wright Student of Michael Baron
Honorable Mention Adam Ravain Student of Gary Wolf
We had excellent performances, and the students were also very enthusiastic
performers. Special thanks to the students, parents and teachers for a fine
competition!!
Certification Announcement
by Helen Hartman Dingus, FSMTA Certification Chair
I have been asked to prepare a workshop for the FSMTA
Conference this fall and have agreed to do so. This will be
a one-hour presentation with some handouts, some
verbal information and then some time for
questions and answers. I hope that all of you
who are not yet FSMTA certified will join me
for this event to learn more about the
certification process.
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Byrd Piano Ensemble
Pre-College Division Winners
Emily
Nourishirazi
Emily Nourishirazi, is 16 years
old and currently a junior at Boca
Raton Community High School. She
has been playing piano for ten years
and has been studying with Dr. Irena
Kofman for the past three years.
Under the strong guidance of her
teacher, Emily has won numerous
awards across the counties, including
the Miami International Competition,
the Palm Beach County MTA Competition, the Delray
Beach Competition, the Broward County MTA
Competition, the Pompano Competition which also
includes the Young Virtuoso Scholarship Award from the
Steinway Gallery (in both 2009 and 2011) for a
distinguished performance, and several more. She has
participated in the Palm Beach Atlantic International
Festival with Nelson Delle-Vigne Fabbri and Philippe
Entremont for the past three years. Emily also took part in
the Chopin Foundation Young Pianists Concert. Recently,
she won the Ars Flores Concerto Competition which
rewarded her with the opportunity to perform with the Ars
Flores Symphony Orchestra. Furthermore, she placed first
in the FMSTA District Piano Concerto Competition in the
senior division. During the summer of 2009, she
participated in FAU’s Tops Music camp, and then in the
summer of 2010 she took part in the University of Miami
Young Musicians’ Camp which focused on chamber music.
Besides playing the piano, Emily works as a piano teacher
for four young students. She plans on continuing her
passion by majoring in music performance and pedagogy,
for she enjoys sharing the culture and gratification of music
with others.
Nikita
Myullyari
Nikita Myullyari started playing
piano when he was eight years old. He
studied piano for three years with
Maria Borges in Miami. For the last 5 years, he has been
studying piano with Dr. Irena Kofman, and for the last year
and a half, he has been studying composition and theory
with Donald Waxman. His original composition,
'Bittersweet Waltz', won first place in the 2010 Florida
division of the MTNA Young Composer's competition. He
has participated and won awards at the Delray, Palm
Beach and Steinway piano competitions in the last three
years, among other contests.

Byrd Piano Ensemble Collegiate Division Winners
Priscila Navarro & Paul Wright
Priscila Navarro, is currently a 16-year-old freshman Piano Performance Major studying with Dr.
Michael Baron at the Bower School of Music at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida. She
started her piano studies at the age of 9 at the National Conservatory of Music of Peru under the
guidance of Professor Lydia Hung. She received the academic excellence award there for 6 years as
well as first place in her level of studies. She was selected by audition to perform with the National
Symphony Orchestra of Peru from 2006 to 2009. In 2007 she won the National Concerto Competition
in Lima, Peru. She attended "International Institute for Young Musicians”, Kansas, in 2008. In 2009 she
was awarded the Maddy Summer Artist Award for being one of the best 15 soloists out of 700 at the
Interlochen Summer Arts Camp, Michigan. She won the Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto, in
the Concerto class, and was awarded a special scholarship. Priscila is currently the winner of the
MTNA Piano Competitions for both solo and piano duets for the State of Florida and the winner of the
Regional Competitions.
Paul Wright is an 18-year-old freshman scholarship student at Florida Gulf Coast University’s Bower School of Music majoring in
piano performance. A native of Colorado Springs, CO, Paul has been studying piano since 2006 with Dr. Michael Baron, Head of
Keyboard Studies at the Bower School of Music at FGCU. Paul recently won the MTNA Competition in the Piano Duet Division for the
state of Florida and then went on to win the Regional Competition, competing against the winners of nine other states. He was the
Senior Division winner of the 2009 MTNA Senior Piano Competition for the state of Colorado. Paul also recently won several other
competitions, resulting in performances as concerto soloist with the Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra in Fort Lauderdale as well as with
the Breckenridge Festival Orchestra in Colorado as well as performing several different concerti with several other orchestras.
FSMTA Competitive Events 2011
FSMTA’s Competitive Events Day 2011 was held on
Saturday, May 14, at Florida State University in
Tallahassee. Competitions held were the State Concerto
Competition in the categories of Piano, Strings and Voice,
the Byrd Piano Ensemble Competition, Pre-College and
Collegiate levels, and the Gray Perry Young Collegiate
Piano Competition. The recital halls and the pianos at
FSU were first-rate, enabling students to perform their
best. Tremendous thanks and praise go to site
coordinator Leonard Mastrogiacomo who helped secure
and facilitate everything needed on the campus. Events
chairmen Kyung-ae Gibson (Concerto) and Norma
Mastrogiacomo (Gray Perry and Byrd) assisted with
countless details before, during and after the events, and
I am grateful to both for once again organizing their
competitions so successfully. I also want to thank many of
the local teachers, including Janet Ray (hospitality),
Martha Stubbs (certificates), Ruben Malan, Karen
Larbalestier, Mark Repasky and FSMTA President Marc
Hebda. The execution of these competitions requires the
help of so many people, and I’m very grateful and happy
by Mary Griffin Seal,
Vice-President for FSMTA Competitive Events
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to say there was enthusiastic local support from
Tallahassee MTA.
Judges were Michael Baron, Read Gainsford, and Joshua
Pifer (Piano Concerto) Seth Beckman, Hedi Salanki-
Rubardt, and Gary Smart (Gray Perry and Byrd Piano
Ensemble) David Leung, Evan Jones, and Simon Shiao
(String Concerto) Carla Connors, David Okerlund, Marcia
Porter (Voice).
Thank you to all of the students and teachers who
participated in these FSMTA competitions, and
congratulations to those who received awards. The
winners’ names, pictures, and bios have been posted in
the Announcements section on the FSMTA website. For
the first time in several years, the three winners of the
Senior Concerto Competitions will be performing with an
orchestra at the FSMTA state conference in November.
The orchestra is the Stetson University Orchestra and the
concert will be on Friday, November 4, at 8 pm in the
Bethune-Cookman University Auditorium. This will surely
be one of the highlights of our annual FSMTA conference.

2011 FSMTA State Concerto Competition Report
submitted by Kyung-Ae Gibson, Chair
The 2011 Florida State Concerto Competition took place at the FSU College of
Music in Tallahassee on May 14. Thirty students from eight districts participated
including 17 pianists, 11 string performers and 2 vocalists.
JUDGES Michael Baron (Piano, Intermediate and Junior Divisions)
Read Gainsford (Piano)
Joshua Pifer (Piano)
Leonard Mastrogiacomo (Piano, Senior Division)
WINNERS
Evan Jones (Strings)
David Leung (Strings)
Simon Schiao (Strings)
Carla Connors (Voice)
David Okerlund (Voice)
Marcía Porter (Voice)
Piano – Senior Division
1. Enoch Wong (District 5), Chopin, Concerto in e minor, Op. 11, 3rd mvt.
Oleg Barsov (teacher)
2. Austin Shin (District 9), Grieg, Concerto in a minor, 3rd mvt.
Vladimir Khokhlov (teacher)
3. Emily Nourishirazi (District 6), Grieg, Concerto in a minor, 1st mvt.
Irna Kofman (teacher)
Piano – Intermediate Division
1. Jonathan Reichenberger (District 6), Mozart, Concerto K. 415, 3rd. mvt.
Maria Gomez (teacher)
2. Yui Takahashi (District 5), Beethoven, Concerto no. 2 in Bb Major, 3rd mvt.
Zalina Gurevich (teacher)
3. Justin Ma (District 9), Shostakovich, Concerto no. 2, 1st mvt.
Vladimir Khokhlov (teacher)
Piano – Junior Division
1. Nadia Azzi (District 9), Beethoven, Concerto no. 2 in Bb Major, 1st mvt.
Leonidas Lipovetsky (teacher)
Senior Piano Concerto Competition Winner
Enoch Wong
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2. Kelly Wu (District 1), Kabalevsky, Concerto no. 3, 3rd mvt.
Daniel Nagy (teacher)
3. Moeko Takahashi (District 5), Mozart, Concerto no. 6 in Bb Major K. 238, 1st mvt.
Zalina Gurevich (teacher)
Strings – Senior Division
1. Queenie Edwards (District 9), Saint-Saëns, Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Yan Jiang Lu (teacher)
2. Sean Chew (District 5), Weiniawski, Violin Concerto in d minor, 2nd mvt.
Lev Gurevich (teacher)
Honorable Mention. Edward Latimer (District 4), Mozart, Violin Concerto in A
Major, 1st mvt., Aaron Krosnik (teacher)
Strings – Intermediate Division
1. Michael Helvey (District 3), Lalo, Symphonie Espagniole, Op. 21, 1st mvt.,
Janna Lower (teacher)
2. Soosha Meaders (District 9), Mozart, Violin Concerto no. 3, in G Major, K. 216
Julia Ruby (teacher)
Honorable Mention. Victoria Senko (District 5), Lalo, Symphonie Espagniole,
Op. 21,
1st mvt., Ayako Yonetani (teacher)
Strings – Junior Division
1. Julia Lee (District 3), Saint-Saëns, Cello Concerto no. 1, 1st mvt.
Steven Thomas (teacher)
2. Daniel Park (District 9), Rieding, Violin Concerto in a minor, Op. 21, 1st mvt.
Yan J. Lu (teacher)
Honorable Mention. Mark Lyford (District 5), J. S. Bach, Violin Concerto no. 1,
1st mvt., Svetlana Gubnitskaya (teacher)
Voice
1. Selena Masters (District 7) Handel, Vadore Pupille (Giulio Cesare)
Helen Niedung (teacher) W. A. Mozart, Ach ich fuehl’s (Die Zaubefloete)
H. Johnson (arr.), Ride on King Jesus, (spiritual)
2. Jacqueline Stotler (District 8) W. A. Mozart, Vedrai Carino (Don Giovanni)
Melodie Dickerson (teacher) Debussy, Nuit d’E tioles
Quilter, Love’s Philosophy
Enoch Wong, who will be age 16 in June 2011, was born in Tampa, Florida. Currently residing in
Orlando, Enoch is a sophomore in the AP program at Timber Creek High School. Enoch speaks English,
Cantonese and Mandarin. When Enoch was five years old, he began private piano lessons under Zalina
Guverich, and at age eight, Oleg Barsov became Enoch’s teacher.
Enoch has won numerous awards starting when he was seven and has had many concert opportunities
the past two years. In 2009 he received 1st place in the Central Florida MTA’s Annual Student Competition, won the Irene Muir
Honorable Mentions in Concerto, Hymns and Duet in the FFMC, and placed 1st in the Florida State Competition for MTNA and 1st for
Piano and 3rd in the overall final round that included vocals, strings, percussion and piano in the Rollins College Bach Festival Society.
In 2010, Enoch placed 1st in MTNA’s Southeast Regional Competition, placed 3rd in MTNA’s National Competition, performed a
Concerto at the FFMC Award Ceremony, placed 1st in Piano Concerto Junior III-B, received Honorable Mentions for Piano Solo and
Piano Hymns, performed in the MTNA Competition Winners Recital, and placed 1st in Piano and 2nd overall in the final round that
included vocals, strings, percussion and piano in the Rollins College Bach Festival Society.
Enoch is faithfully working to expand his musical talent. He not only plays classical music, but he also plays worship music at Living
Stone Community Church. As a devoted Christian, he seeks excellence in Christ. He is passionate about music and enjoys swimming,
spending time with friends and family, and basketball. Enoch aspires to major in either Law or Medicine and will minor in Music.

Senior Vocal Concerto
Competition Winner
Selena Masters
Selena Masters, soprano, is a sixteenyear-old
Junior attending Lehigh Senior
High School in Lehigh Acres, FL.
She has nine years of experience in the
classical music art form, having
professional vocal and instrumental training
and many performances in various venues.
She has entered and been successful in
several vocal competitions at the local,
state and national levels. In 2010 she was
given the opportunity to attend the Walnut
Hill School for the Arts Summer Opera Program near
Boston, which included a week of intensive training in the art of
vocal and opera performance and culminated in a one-week trip
to Italy to experience opera and other classical art culture. In
2009 she was the State Winner of the FSMTA Junior Concerto
Competition for Voice. For five consecutive years, she has
been a State Winner for Art Song and Musical Theater at the
NFMC Junior Convention. Her goal is to continue to improve on
her existing talents and to pursue her dream of becoming an
opera singer.
Senior Strings Concerto
Competition Winner
Queenie Edwards
Queenie Edwards, is an active violinist
and chamber musician. Her principal
teacher has been Yan Jiang Lu for the last
eleven years. She has won several awards
for her performances, including twice
winning the FSMTA State-wide String
Concerto competition. She also was the
winner of the 2006 and 2009 Mid-State
MTA scholarship competitions. In 2008 she
earned 2nd place in the Junior Strings
Division of the Florida Orchestra Young
Artist Competition. Her most memorable accomplishment was
winning the Imperial Symphony Orchestra competition and
performing as a soloist with the orchestra.
She has three times been associate concertmistress for the
FMEA All-State Orchestra. At the 2010 FFMC Junior Convention,
she won the Violin Solo Performance and was nominated for the
Irene Muir Award. Queenie has been playing music with the
Tampa Bay Patel Conservatory since she was ten years old and
currently is the concertmistress for the Patel Conservatory Youth
Orchestra (PCYO). In 2007, the PCYO performed at Carnegie
Hall. This past summer, she was named the 2010 Florida
recipient of the Emerson Scholarship from Interlochen Arts Camp
and performed in the World Youth Symphony Orchestra with
two-time Grammy-Nominated violinist Philippe Quint and Avery
Fisher Prize winning clarinetist David Shifrin.
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Junior Piano Concerto
Competition Winner
Nadia Azzi
Nadia Azzi, is 12 years old and a
7th-grade student at The Center for the
Gifted Studies Magnet Program housed at
Dunedin Highland Middle School in
Dunedin, FL. She began playing the piano
at the age of five with Kinuyo Engelbrecht
who is now teaching her music theory.
Her current teacher is the renowned
international pianist Leonidas Lipovetsky,
and she receives additional tutelage from
Dr. Grigorios Zamparas, a concert pianist and professor at the
University of Tampa. She has won numerous piano and music
competitions at the county, district, state, national, and
international levels. Some of her most recent achievements
include being the winner in the Early Music Open Junior
Category at the 2011 Walgreens National Concerto
Competition held in Fort Sheridan, IL; 1st place winner in the
piano category at the 2010 Orfeo International Music
Competition held in Vipiteno, Italy; Gold Medalist at the 2010
Passion of Music International Music Festival; has performed at
the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in NY; received the
2010 Ruth B. Lockmiller Memorial Award at FFMC; nominated
for Irene Muir Memorial Award at FFMC; and numerous other
awards/scholarships at FFMC and FSMTA piano competitions.
In the past, she also had the honor of studying with Dr. Rita
Fandrich of Florida Southern College and had the opportunity
of attending the 2010 Orfeo Music Summer Festival in Italy
studying under Vladimir Khokhlov. She will make her orchestral
debut in Cambridge, MA with the Boston Neo-Politan
Orchestra in June of 2011 and will attend the Aspen Music
Festival and School this summer studying under Yoheved
Kaplinsky of the Juilliard School.
Nadia also studies violin with Lei Liu, Second Assistant
Concert Master of the Florida Orchestra. She became the
concert master in the 2009-2010 All-County Middle School
Orchestra as well as the advanced orchestra at her middle
school. Besides her music interests, she has excelled at many
area of studies. She has won several awards such as the 2010
MathMovesU Middle School Scholarship and Grant Program
sponsored by the Raytheon Company; 2009 Math P.R.I.D.E
Award; and Award of Excellence in Odysseys and Expeditions
at the Arts Center in St. Petersburg, FL. She is fluent in
Japanese and English. She has attended Japanese pre-schools
and elementary schools for 2 months almost every summer
since she was 3 years old. She received a bronze award in
the 2009 Fukui Prefecture Japanese Calligraphy Competition.

Intermediate Strings Concerto
Competition Winner
Michael Helvey
Michael Helvey, is a 14-year-old 9th
grader who is home schooled by his
parents. His violin studies began with
Betsy Wade Masterson at the age of 6.
He later studied with Helen Kirklin and is
currently a student of Dr. Janna Lower.
He has won numerous awards in
violin including winning the FSMTA District
III Concerto Competition for strings in
2008, honorable mention in 2010, and winning again in 2011.
He was the winner of the FSMTA State Concerto Competition for
strings in 2008. He was also the winner of the Betsy Schnell
Youth Award and the winner of the Virginia Clayton Summer
Study Award in 2008. This year he was the Florida Junior Strings
winner of the 2010-11 MTNA State Competition where he then
went on to compete in the MTNA Southern Division Regional
Competition in Columbus, Georgia, receiving an honorable
mention. Michael was the 2011 David Hubbell Concerto
Competition winner which gave him the privilege of being the
featured soloist at the Alachua County Youth Orchestra's Spring
Concert. He has been invited to perform in many recitals
including the FPM Stellar Student Recital in 2009 and 2010.
In addition to the violin, he is also an accomplished pianist
who studies with Wanda Louie. He has received Honors at
Student Day in 2007-2011 and was selected for the Student Day
Honors Recital in 2007-2009. Michael has also participated in
the FFMC State Competition where he was named state winner
in piano solo in 2008 and received honorable mention in piano
solo in 2009.
Michael enjoys chamber music and had many performances
with the Alba Trio as the violinist including performing in the
Marion County Chamber Music Concert Series in 2009 and
Spotlight on Youth. He has been a member of the Alachua
County Youth Orchestra for 2 years. Michael hopes to pursue
music in college.
Junior Strings Concerto Competition Winner
Julia Lee
Julia Lee, is in the 5th grade at Lawton Chiles Elementary School. She started playing cello at the age of six
with Mr. Muschlechtner and currently studies with Dr. Steven Thomas and Dr. Chungsun Kim. Julia was declared
state winner in both cello solo and concerto in 2008 and 2009 and in cello solo in 2010 at the FFMC state
competition in Jacksonville. She had her first recital in December 2009, performing Allegro Appassionato by
Saint-Saëns, the Mozart Piano Trio and the Monn Cello Concerto with a Chamber Orchestra of UF Music Students. She was inspired by
Jaqueline du Pré’s performances, but Mstislav Rostropovich is her favorite cellist. Her biggest dream is to play the Elgar concerto
someday in the near future. Julia also loves to play chamber music with her Alba Piano Trio and especially with her sister (flutist) and
her mother (pianist).
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Intermediate Piano Concerto
Competition Winner
Jonathan
Reichenberger
Jonathan Reichenberger, is 10 years
old and in the fourth grade. He has been
playing the piano for more than five years.
Since 2006, Jonathan has received many
local and state awards and honors in
FFMC and FSMTA in piano. In 2008 he
was the first-place winner in the piano solo,
duet and hymn events. In the last two years,
he was a first-place winner in piano solo,
concerto, duet, patriotic and hymn events. Jonathan was
nominated for the Irene Muir award in the piano concerto event
at FFMC in 2009 and 2010. Jonathan studies piano and music
theory with Maria Gomez.
In the Pompano Beach Children in the Arts Piano
Competition, Jonathan won first place consecutively in the
Elementary II, Elementary III and Intermediate I division in 2008,
2009 and 2010 respectively. In March 2009, he was a firstplace
winner in the FSMTA district concerto competition in the
Elementary division. The following year, Jonathan was the firstplace
winner in the FSMTA State Concerto competition in the
Junior division. He has performed on WXEL radio and appeared
on WLRN-TV’s American Ideal program with his brother. In
October 2009 Jonathan performed with the Symphony of the
Americas at Parker’s Playhouse in Fort Lauderdale for the SEAS
Program. In January 2011 he performed at the Broward Center
for the Performing Arts with the Symphony of the Americas for
the same program.
Jonathan plays on the AAA Florida Jr. Panther’s travel ice
hockey team. His favorite subjects are math and reading. He
enjoys playing tennis, golf and street hockey with his brother.

Florida State Music Teachers Assoc.
Profit & Loss
July 2010 - June 2011
Total
INCOME
Community Service Awards Income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160.00
Composition Commissioning - Rebate from MTNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750.00
FSMTA Competitive Events - Byrd Piano Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140.00
FSMTA Competitive Events - Concerto Competition Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,053.00
FSMTA Competitive Events - Gray Perry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210.00
FSMTA Competitive Events - Pre-College Chamber Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.00
FSMTA Non-Competitive Events - Student Acitivities Handbook. . . . . . . . . 135.00
FSMTA Non-Competitive Events - Student Day Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . 1,782.00
FSMTA Provisional Membership Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00
Membership Dues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,569.25
Membership Dues - Rebates from MTNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,810.00
Membership List Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220.20
MTNA Competitions - Rebates from MTNA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,360.00
MTNA Florida Fellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.00
Newsletter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 593.90
Non Profit Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400.00
Total Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,360.35
EXPENSES
Bank Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.00
Charitable Donations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000.00
Community Service Awards Expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419.67
Composition Commissioning - Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500.00
District and Local Associations - Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126.73
Executive Board Expense, Meeting Rooms, Etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85.00
Florida Music Teachers Foundation - Allocation from Dues Increase . . . . 3,375.00
FSMTA Certification - Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.76
FSMTA Competitive Events - Judges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,718.07
FSMTA Competitive Events - Piano Tuning, Repair, Moving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180.00
FSMTA Competitive Events - Postage and Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.84
FSMTA Competitive Events - Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189.14
FSMTA Non-Competitive Events - Postage and Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256.68
FSMTA Non-Competitive Events - Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,850.78
FSMTA Teacher Awards - Postage and Mailings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.74
FSMTA Teacher Awards - Printing, Copying, and Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115.82
Membership Dues - Rebates to Local Associations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 839.50
Membership Dues - refunds for overpayments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.00
Membership Dues Forwarded to MTNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,793.75
Membership Expense - Postage and Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110.18
Membership Expense - Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.80
MTNA Competitions - Judges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,683.48
MTNA Competitions - Piano Tuning, Repair, and Moving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170.00
MTNA Competitions - Postage and Mailings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.01
MTNA Competitions - Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147.45
MTNA National Conference Foundation Gala Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145.00
MTNA National Conference State Pride Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00
MTNA Southern Division Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 806.00
Newsletter Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,096.22
President's Expense - Registrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 658.00
President's Expense - Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,802.45
Quickbooks Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215.56
Taxes & Licenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.90
Treasurer Expense - Postage and Shipping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209.73
Treasurer Expense - Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130.16
Web Site - Domain Registration And Site Hosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261.30
Web Site - Webmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,100.00
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Total Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,334.72
Net Operating Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,025.63
OTHER INCOME
Interest Earned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284.23
Total Other Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $284.23
Net Other Income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $284.23
Net Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,309.86
UPMTA Senior Scholarship Awards
by Elizabeth Snedeker, NCTM
This is the third year that the Upper Pinellas Music Teachers
Association has given $100 Senior Scholarship Awards to seniors that
have studied all four years of high school with a UPMTA Teacher. On
May 7th 15 seniors received their $100 Award and 2 seniors received
Honorable Mention. This is our way of showing appreciation for the
student’s perseverance and their parent’s commitment to the study of
music during the demanding years of high school. The students gave an
outstanding recital at The Music Gallery for family and friends. Each
teacher presented the award to her/his student.
The students who participated are as follows: Charity Henry, student of
Dr. Linda Pointer, Robin Zander, Jeffrey Marsar and Casey Wilkinson,
students of Talia Dillahey, Caroline Leibrecht, student of Carol
Alexander, Courtney Grace, student of Eva Hackett, Michaela Zupco,
student of Ivanka Stefanov, Ivana Lam and James Tian, students of
Kinuyo Engelbrecht, Zachary Carr, student of Stella Gaukshteyn,
Victoria Perenich, student of Angela Baptiste & Karen Pasquarello,
Ashley Larame and Kaitlin Stumpf, students of Angela Baptiste, Ambika
Anand, student of Karen Pasquarello, and Nicholas James, student of
Beverly Cross. Neeta Ghanekar & Megan Cattel, students of Kinuyo
Engelbrecht, and Ambra Papa, student of Susan Mariscal and Dr.
Duncan MacMillan received their awards in absentia.
Many thanks goes to our donors who gave so generously: Carol
Alexander, Angela Baptiste, Bernie Blodgett, Beverly Cross, Talia
Dillahey, Kinuyo Engelbrecht, Stella Gaukhshteyn, Eva Hackett,
Cheryl Lew (APG Electric), Frank Irena, (Technician), Elizabeth
Snedeker, Ivanka Stefanov, Margaret Zobel, The Music Gallery, and
those who gave to our cash collections at recitals.

Florida State Music Teachers Assoc.
Budget Overview: FSMTA Budget - FY12 P&L
July 2011 - June 2012
Total
INCOME
College Council/Collegiate Events Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.00
Community Service Awards Income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.00
Composition Commissioning - Rebate from MTNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750.00
FSMTA Certification Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.00
FSMTA Competitive Events - Byrd Piano Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.00
FSMTA Competitive Events - Concerto Competition Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,100.00
FSMTA Competitive Events - Gray Perry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250.00
FSMTA Competitive Events - Guitar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00
FSMTA Competitive Events - Pre-College Chamber Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00
FSMTA Non-Competitive Events - Student Acitivities Handbook. . . . . . . . . . . 0.00
FSMTA Non-Competitive Events - Student Day Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500.00
FSMTA Provisional Membership Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00
Membership Dues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,000.00
Membership Dues - Rebates from MTNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000.00
Membership List Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220.00
MTNA Competitions - Rebates from MTNA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,360.00
Newsletter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600.00
Total Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,835.00
EXPENSES
Bank Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
College Council/Collegiate Events Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.00
Community Service Awards Expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.00
Composition Commissioning - Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500.00
Corresponding Secretary Expense - Postage and Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00
Corresponding Secretary Expense - Stationery & Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00
District and Local Associations - Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130.00
Executive Board Expense, Meeting Rooms, Etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00
Florida Music Teachers Foundation - Allocation from Dues Increase . . . . 4,000.00
FSMTA Certification - Judges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00
FSMTA Certification - Postage, Mailings, and Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00
FSMTA Certification - Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00
FSMTA Competitive Events - Checks Returned for Insufficient Funds. . . . . . 35.00
FSMTA Competitive Events - Judges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000.00
FSMTA Competitive Events - Piano Tuning, Repair, Moving . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000.00
FSMTA Competitive Events - Postage and Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00
FSMTA Competitive Events - Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.00
FSMTA Non-Competitive Events - Postage and Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250.00
FSMTA Non-Competitive Events - Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000.00
FSMTA Provisional Membership - Postage, Mailings, and Shipping . . . . . . . 50.00
FSMTA Provisional Membership - Printing and Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
Page 14
Total
FSMTA Teacher Awards - Postage and Mailings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00
FSMTA Teacher Awards - Printing, Copying, and Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120.00
Legal & Professional Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,400.00
Membership Dues - Rebates to Local Associations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900.00
Membership Dues - Refunds for Overpayments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00
Membership Dues Forwarded to MTNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000.00
Membership Expense - Postage and Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.00
Membership Expense - Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00
Membership Expense - Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00
MTNA Competitions - Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350.00
MTNA Competitions - Judges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000.00
MTNA Competitions - Piano Tuning, Repair, and Moving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000.00
MTNA Competitions - Postage and Mailings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00
MTNA Competitions - Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.00
MTNA Florida Fellow Contribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 784.00
MTNA National Conference Foundation Gala Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145.00
MTNA National Conference State Pride Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00
MTNA Southern Division Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900.00
Newsletter Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200.00
President's Expense - Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00
President's Expense - Postage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00
President's Expense - Registrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800.00
President's Expense - Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,500.00
President's Expense - Travel Meals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00
President-Elect Expense - Postage and Shipping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00
President-Elect Expenses - Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00
Quickbooks Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220.00
Recording Secretary Expense - Postage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00
Taxes & Licenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.00
Treasurer Expense - Photocopying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
Treasurer Expense - Postage and Shipping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175.00
Treasurer Expense - Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00
Web Site - Domain Registration And Site Hosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275.00
Web Site - Webmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,600.00
Total Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,549.00
Net Operating Income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $286.00
OTHER INCOME
Interest Earned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00
Total Other Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300.00
Net Other Income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300.00
Net Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $586.00

Florida State Music Teachers Association Officers
Affiliated with Music Teachers National Association
Executive Board 2009-2011
President
Marc J. Hebda
7801 McClure Dr.
Tallahassee, FL 32312-8094
(850) 907-0218
fsmta@comcast.net
President-Elect
Adrienne LeBlanc, NCTM
1001 Wildwood Dr.
Melbourne, FL 32940-1505
(321) 752-9454
pianoade2@cfl.rr.com
Vice-President for Membership
Anna Fagan
2806 Imperial Point Terrace
Clermont, FL 34711-5245
(352) 242-0380
anna_fagan@hotmail.com
Vice-President for District
and Local Associations
Jo Plunkett, NCTM, FSCTM
2009 Sussex Dr. S.
Orange Park, FL 32073-5922
(904) 269-7919
joplunkett@aol.com
Vice-President for MTNA
Competitive Events
Denise Homsley, NCTM
13294 Stone Pond Dr.
Jacksonville, FL 32224
(904) 619-5233
dh88redrose@comcast.net
Vice-President for FSMTA
Competitive Events
Mary Seal
6861 St. Edmunds Loop
Ft. Myers, FL 33966
(239) 768-9279
maryseal@gmail.com
Vice President for FSMTA
Non-Competitive Events
Tanya Brooks, NCTM, FSCTM
1332 Stephen Dr.
Panama City, FL 32405
(850) 769-5612
brooksmusic@hotmail.com
Recording Secretary
Mary Beth Purchase
720 NE 12 Ave.
Pompano Beach, FL 33060
(954) 684-5334
klassicallycool@bellsouth.net
Upper Pinellas Music Teachers Association
Celebrates 40th Anniversary
of its Founding 1971-2001
2010-2011 was a special year for
UPMTA as they celebrated their
40th Anniversary of their
founding. Talia Dillahey,
President and Editor of their
monthly newsletters,
incorporated two additional new
articles titled “40th Anniversary
Member Stars” and “40th
Anniversary Facts”. Monthly
biographies of each member
and interesting historical UPMTA facts were featured.
The Association sponsored a special 40th Anniversary Concert by young pianist
Julian Toha who collaborated various creative art forms with his performance.
A Member Appreciation Program was held to recognize members with a
UPMTA Certificate for their number of years of service. A display table with
thirty-eight yearbooks and five scrapbooks was presented. This festivity ended
with a commemorative cake and coffee.
To conclude the year we celebrated with a dinner at Bascom’s Chop House cohosted
by The Music Gallery with guest Becky Barlar, District 9 President,
offering words of congratulations. The President read a letter of
congratulations from Marc Hebda, President of FSMTA. The highlight of the
evening was the presentation of The Lifetime Achievement Award to member
Carol Alexander for 40 years of outstanding service, the UPMTA Yearbook
Sponsor Award to John Phillips, Concert Technician, for 40 years of support,
and the Corporate Community Award to The Music Gallery for 40 years of a
loving relationship enabling UPMTA to grow, prosper and conceive to take on
ambitious events for our students and provide special offerings of professional
development for our teachers.
Corresponding Secretary
Lisa Leonard
3601 N. Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33431
(954) 975-2996
lleonard@lynn.edu
Treasurer
Albert Rozier
26050 Olla Court
Punta Gorda, FL 33983-6235
(941) 624-4672
fsmta_treasurer@yahoo.com
Florida State Music Teachers
Foundation President
Paulette Kilts, NCTM
4500 Loveland Pass Dr. E.
Jacksonville, FL 32210
(904) 772-8597
fsmtfoundpres@yahoo.com
FSMTF Treasurer
Sharon D. White
2435 Peterson Road
Lakeland, FL 33812
(863) 860-6541
swhitestudio.fl@gmail.com
Editor
Becky Barlar, NCTM, FSCTM
11406 West Queensway Dr.
Temple Terrace, FL 33617
(813) 988-5891
barlarb@floridacollege.edu
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Arts Awareness
Advocacy
&
Writing about the economy and its effect on Florida Arts seems
to be redundant. I think everyone is aware of the situation and
probably sees very little that can be done. It is easy to forget that
Americans really do have a voice. Many choose not to use their
voice for reasons that are only known to them. I would like to
request that all FSMTA members please:
• Register to vote.
• Vote! Know your local candidates and how they will vote on
issues that affect Florida.
• Use www.flca.net website (Advocacy) as a source for
candidates’ qualifications or representatives’ addresses.
• E-mail or call your local representative to express your
opinion. (20 phone calls or e-mail messages grab attention
to a bill.)
• Attend a School Board meeting to support the continuation
of arts programs in your county or express displeasure if
programs are being cut.
• Volunteer to join your local ACE Coalition (Arts of a
Complete Education - FAAE) in their efforts to save arts
programs in your community.
• Help make everyone see that children are our future and
the arts are a vital part to their education.
• Don’t wait for others to speak on these issues. Your voice is
important now. Please help!
The Arts makes all of us better human beings. Don’t you think
America needs the arts?