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TENNESSEE MUSIC TEACHER
Published by the Tennessee Music Teachers Association, an affiliate of the Music Teachers National Association
March, 2013 Vol. 39, No. 1
TMTA Newsletter editor
Vicki King
1057 Eastland Dr.
Clarksville, TN 37040
Ph. 931-980-9326
Email: vickikingpianist@gmail.com
http://www.tnmta.org
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Talent is always conscious of its
own abundance and does not object
to sharing.
—-Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Presenters at the 2013 TMTA State Conference
June 1-4, 2013, Union University, Jackson, TN
Julie Jaffee Nagel, author of “Melodies of the
Mind”—session on Performance
Anxiety
Louis Nagel from the University
of Michigan—performer, master
class teacher
Dr. Elaine Harriss, NCTM, is our 2013 MTNA Foundation Fellow.
Congratulations, Elaine—a well-deserved honor.
Next year we hope to make Dr. Philip Autry, NCTM, our MTNA
Foundation Fellow. Make your contributions to the Foundation
in his honor. You may send a check to: MTNA Foundation, 441
Vine St., Ste. 3100, Cincinnati, OH 45202-3004. All checks must
have a memo to apply the amount to the Philip Autry Foundation
Fellow. You may also go to the MTNA webpage and click the link
to the Foundation Fund. Click Contribute Now. In the box for
Fellow, type Philip Autry, and continue to complete the form.

Terry McRoberts, host for the TMTA State Conference, June 1-4, at Union University,
Jackson, TN will present a session on Chinese music—a culmination of
a sabbatical spent in China.
Full Conference Details, including Housing information and Registration Forms, will
be included in the May Newsletter.
2013 MTNA Southern Division Results for Tennessee
Chamber Music String Winner: Music City Trio
Nathan Lowry, violin
Jennifer Pittman, cello
Susan Yang, piano
Teacher: Amy Dorfman and Felix Wang
Chamber Music Wind Honorable Mention: XY Quartet
Ryan Ramsey, soprano saxophone
Damian Cheek, alto saxophone
Brant Poindexter, tenor saxophone
Curtiz Vanzandt, baritone saxophone
Teacher: Phillip Barham
Junior Composition Honorable Mention: Lucas Pao
Teacher: Amy Dorfman
Junior Performance String Honorable Mention: Chloe Harvel, violin
Teacher: Carolyn Heubl
Junior Performance Woodwind Honorable Mention: Sarah Kang, flute
Teacher: Myung Kim
Senior Composition Honorable Mention: Zara Ali
Teacher: Dennis Janzer
Senior Performance Voice Honorable Mention: Betsy Nicholson, soprano
Teacher: Yvonne Blair
Young Artist String Alternate: Ethan Bauer, violin
Teacher: Connie Heard
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June 2013 Competition Information
Dates: The 2013 TMTA State Competitions will be at Union University in Jackson, Saturday, June 1, and Sunday,
June 2. Elementary Piano (grades K-5) and Junior Piano (Grades 6-8) competitions will be on Saturday. Senior Piano
(grades 9-12) and all vocal and instrumental competitions will be on Sunday.
*New State Competition Fees:
Elementary Solo: $30 Concerto: $30 Ensemble: $15 per student
Junior Solo: $35 Concerto: $35 Ensemble: $17.50 per student
Senior Solo: $40 Concerto: $40 Ensemble: $20 per student
Rules: Requirements and regulations for the competitions are in the 2010 revision of the TMTA Auditions Syllabus
which is on the TMTA website. Hard copies may be purchased from Competition Syllabus Chair Carol Boeing, NCTM.
Teachers are responsible for following the information in the Auditions Syllabus, including approved composers and
the quality of literature expected for these competitions.
*Electronic applications are not available for the June 2013 competition. This newsletter contains
the current application which must be used for the 2013 state auditions. Do not use
old forms as they do not give chairs complete information. Please fill out the new form completely and give accurate
timings for the music. Type or print very carefully. If your student uses an accompanist and/or serves as an accompanist
for another entrant, please be sure put that information on the application. Give the name of the accompanist for
your student and/or the name of the entrant (with category and level) your student is accompanying. This will avoid
scheduling conflicts.
Deadlines: Applications and fees for the June competitions must be postmarked no later than May 1, 2013. Entries
postmarked after May 1 will not be accepted. Send to the appropriate state chair. Their names and addresses are
listed in this newsletter under the TMTA Executive Board.
Dr. Elaine Harriss, NCTM
Tennessee Competitions Coordinator
IMTF Luncheon at our 2013 Conference:
Rachel Acuff welcomes your input on ideas
we can share about ways to take time off
from teaching, such as a sabbatical, maternity
leave, summer break, etc., as well as how to prepare students to be
ready to carry on the music-making process without us if we are unexpectedly
unavailable to teach for a period of time. Rachel welcomes
members who would like to share thoughts on this topic at the luncheon.
Let her know of your interest and ideas by May 1 at:
racuffribble@hotmail.com

From Veronica Milnar, NCTM, TMTA President
At the business meeting in June at Union University, we will need to vote on wording in our Constitution about
email voting. The changes are noted in red. Veronica has asked that we familiarize ourselves with this wording
before the meeting, in order to make the meeting run more smoothly.
See p. 18 of our Directory to read the original:
Article VII:
Section 1. General membership. In the event of an urgent need, transaction of business by mail or by email
may be conducted by the President. Such business must have the approval of four of the Executive Board members
prior to its submission to the total membership. Each item of business submitted thus by the President must
be approved by a simple majority (51%) of the active members voting by mail or by email to become an official act
of the Association, on the condition that 30 of the ballots of members entitled to vote have been returned either by
mail or by email.
Section 2. Executive Board. The President may submit items of business by mail or by email to the full membership
of the TMTA Board requesting a vote via a mail ballot or an email ballot. The contents of the proposals
and the results of such mail or email ballots shall be reported to the Recording Secretary, approved and incorporated
in the minutes of the next meeting of the TMTA Board. A proposal will pass if it is approved by a simple
majority (51%) of returned ballots, on the condition that at least 15 of the ballots have been returned either by
mail or by email.
Article IX—AMENDMENTS
Section 2. Upon the recommendation of the Executive Board, this Constitution may be amended by either a
mail ballot or by an email ballot. Approval by a two/thirds vote shall constitute amendment, on the condition that
30 of the ballots have been returned either by mail or by email. The ballot and proposed amendments must be
submitted to the members of TMTA at least thirty (30) days in advance of the required return day. The date for
return of the completed ballots must be clearly stated on the ballot.

President
Veronica Edwards Milnar, NCTM
2211 Stanford Ct., Murfreesboro, TN 37130
H 615-890-3206 C 615-512-8580 veronicamilnar@gmail.com
Immediate Past President
Sandy Triplett
7275 Eastern Avenue, Germantown, TN 38138
H 901-754-1083 C 901-674-0133 sptriplett@comcast.net
President Elect
Kathryn Stimson
362 Clove Drive, Memphis, TN 38117
H 901-767-6676 stimhill@aol.com
Executive Secretary/Treasurer
Patricia Ward, NCTM
1019 E. Main St., Murfreesboro, TN 37130-3948
H 615-890-2178, wardnctm@bellsouth.net
Recording Secretary
Helen Gleason
618 Harpeth Pkwy E., Nashville, TN 37221
H 615-646-7061 helengleason@comcast.net
Auditions Coordinator
Dr. Elaine Harriss, NCTM
205 University Street, Martin, TN 38237
H 731-587-4601 O 731-881-7411/3120 elaineh@utm.edu
College/Adult Piano Chair
Dr. Sin-Hsing Tsai
3612 Gentry Station Dr.
Signal Mountain, TN 37377
H 423-886-7141, Sin-Hsing-Tsai@utc.edu
Senior Piano Chair for TMTA Competitions (June)
Dr. Ryan Fogg, NCTM
1224 Provost Dr., Jefferson City, TN 37760
865-475-3686, rfogg@cn. Edu
Senior Piano Chair for MTNA Competitions
Deane K. Gray, NCTM
210 Hollowtree Court, Greeneville, TN 37745
H 423-552-3654 deanegray@gmail.com
Junior Piano Chair
Dr. Kevin Richmond
261 Deloach St., Memphis, TN 38111
901-323-5902 kdrchmnd@memphis.edu
Elementary Piano Chair
Jeanette Hawk, NCTM
706 E. Barton Ridge Rd., Greeneville, TN 37745
423-639-1970, hawkjntt@aol.com
Chamber, Vocal, and Instrumental Chair
Dr. Melissa Rose
Blair School of Music, 2400 Blakemore Ave.
Nashville, TN 37212
H 615-269-4507 O 615-322-7693 C 615-260-6378 melissa.k.rose@vanderbilt.edu
Membership
Dr. Philip Autry, NCTM
603 Kennington S., Nashville, TN 37214-3973
H 615-889-4624 O 615-329-8702 FAX 615-329-8850
phlautr@aol.com
Certification
Janet Sump, NCTM
403 Howard Circle, Chattanooga, TN 37411
H 423-624-7994 C 423-316-0398 Janet-sump@utc.edu
IMTF
Rachel Acuff
3921 Southlake Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37920
865-577-2256, racuffribble@hotmail.com
Auditions Syllabus/Musicianship Tests
Carol Boeing, NCTM
6638 Holt Road, Nashville, TN 37211
H 615-333-9222 pcboeing@bellsouth.net
Composition
David See
2122 Prestwick Dr., Murfreesboro, TN 37129
615-556-9005 dsee@comcast.net
TMTA Scholarship Awards Endowment Fund
Elizabeth Cormier, NCTM
500 Elmington Ave. #321, Nashville, TN 37205
H 615-297-8247 bethfcormier@gmail.com
MTNA Foundation
Judy Warrington, NCTM
2403 Lennox Ct., Chattanooga, TN 37421
423-892-2159, jfwnctum@vulcanhammer.net
Historian
Janice Lumpkin
6731 Kentbrook Dr., Horn Lake, MS 38637
662-393-4191, jlumpkinpiano@bellsouth.net
2011-2013 TMTA Executive Board
Publicity and Facebook Contact
Karen Caldwell, NCTM
1257 Edenbridge Way, Knoxville, TN 37923
865-690-9541 kcaldwell23@gmail.com
Directory Editor
Luann Forell, NCTM
8592 Edenfield Cove, Germantown, TN 38138
H 901-754-1540 forellpiano@gmail.com
Newsletter Editor
Dr. Vicki King
1057 Eastland Dr., Clarksville, TN 37040
O 615-963-5348 C 931-980-9326 vickikingpianist@gmail.com
Arts Awareness and Advocacy
Deanne Irvine, NCTM
4211 Lundy Mountain Ln, Signal Mountain, TN 37377
H 423-886-3143 jdrwi@aol.com
Local Associations
Joy Morgan Whetstone, NCTM
28 Brooksies Pond Cv., Jackson, TN 38305
H 731-668-7959 tidingsofjoy@yahoo.com
College Faculty
Karen Ann Krieger
Blair School of Music, 2400 Blakemore
Nashville, TN 37212
O 615-322-7651 H 615-591-9797
Karen.a.krieger@vanderbilt.edu
Student Chapters
Dr. David Brunell, NCTM
2511 Maple Crest Lane, Knoxville, TN 37921
H 865-691-0711 O 865-974-7530 dbrunell@utk.edu
Webpage Contact
Deane K. Gray, NCTM
210 Hollowtree Court, Greeneville, TN 37745
H 423-552-3654 deanegray@comcast.net
Wellness and Collaborative
Fay Adams, NCTM
4116 Ridgeway Ln., Knoxville, TN 37919
H 865-588-0390 fadams@utk.edu
The TMTA Scholarship Awards Endowment
Fund is growing slowly, as
the difference between the Fund investment
growth still slightly exceeds
the amount given in awards
each year.
The investment growth of the three
funds was $7,667.38 and the deductions
totaled $4,687.95, which made
the net growth from investments
only $2,979.43. Member contributions
during the year 2011 were
$1,607.00, making the total growth
of the combined funds $4,586.43.
The TMTA Fund stands at
$45,688.68, the Elizabeth Lovell
Reed Fund is $10,984.24 and the
Carrie Warrick Fund is $5,374.34.
As the foundation rules allow only a
5% distribution each year, or
$3,102.00, we are currently exceeding
that amount and cannot increase
the awards under the present
growth pattern. The Community
Foundation has been good about our
fund, but we need to build our total.
Please consider making a small contribution
each year, as our students
deserve our support.
Elizabeth Cormier
LOCAL ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS
Appalachian MTA
Ivy Blair
153 Hickory Hollow, Elizabethton, TN 37643
423-547-0573 ivyblair@hotmail.com
Athens Area MTA
Martha McCampbell
407 Mayes Ave., Sweetwater, TN 37874
423-337-3433 mccampbellhm@charter.net
Chattanooga MTA
Mary Blackburn
8916 Wings Way, Hixson, TN 37343
423-802-5502 marytomyn@hotmail.com
Dickson Renaissance MTA
Wes Ramsay
P.O. Box 486, Burns, TN 37029
615-446-4363 augustpr@bellsouth.net
Greater Memphis MTA
Luann Forell, NCTM
8592 Edenfield Cove, Germantown, TN 38138
901-754-1540 lforell@comcast.net
Knoxville MTA
Dr. Ryan Fogg, NCTM
1224 Provost Dr., Jefferson City, TN 37760
865-475-3686, rfogg@cn.edu
Martin Area MTA
Linda Farmer
576 Adams Chapel Rd.
Dresden, TN 38225
731-364-5283, linspell@hotmail.com
Middle Tennessee MTA
Dr. Arunesh Nadgir
1510 Huntington Dr., Apt. G3
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
201-403-5589 anadgir@hotmail.com
Nashville Area MTA
Dr. Kristian Klefstad, Belmont University
School of Music, 1900 Belmont Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37212
615-636-1279 kristian.klefstad@belmont.edu
Ocoee MTA
Perry Mears II
163 Centenary Ave., NW, Apt. 4
Cleveland, TN 37311 423-284-1761
pmears@leeuniversity.edu
Plateau Area MTA
Shirley O’Connor
19 Belvedere Lane, Fairfield Glade, TN 38558
H 931-484-2016 saoconnor1996@yahoo.com;
Shirleyann.oconnor@gmail.com
Smoky Mountain MTA
Jeanette Hawk, NCTM
706 E. Barton Ridge Rd., Greeneville, TN 37745
423-639-1970, hawkjntt@aol.com
Upper Cumberland MTA
Dr. Catherine Godes, NCTM
1329 Hillsdale Dr., Cookeville, TN 38506
H 931-526-5906 O 931-372-3715
godes@charter.net
West Tennessee MTA
Kathie Cepparulo
5 London Park Pl.,, Jackson, TN 38304
731-668-7157 kcepparulo@eplus.net
Tennessee Music Teacher
Official publication of the Tennessee Music
Teachers Association.
Tennessee Music Teachers Association is a
nonprofit, educational organization representing
music teachers in studios, conservatories, private
schools, colleges, and universities in the state of
Tennessee. It is affiliated with the Music Teachers
National Association.
Tennessee Music Teacher, the official newsletter
of TMTA, is published four times a year. Individuals
receive this periodical by maintaining membership in
the Tennessee Music Teachers Association. Copies
are sent to members via email and are published on
the TMTA website, tnmta.org.

Tennessee Music Teachers Association
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Clarksville, TN 37040
DATES & DEADLINES.
March 9-13, 2013: MTNA National
Conference, Anaheim, CA
April 15, 2013: Deadline for the
Spring Newsletter. Send to Vicki
King.
June 1-4, 2013: TMTA State Conference,
Union University, Jackson,
TN
August 15, 2013: Deadline for the
Fall Newsletter. Send to Vicki
King.
November 2, 2013: TMTA,
MTNA Competitions, Tennessee
Tech., Cookeville, TN
March 22-26, 2014: MTNA National
Conference, Chicago, IL
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August1-2, 2014: National Group
Piano and Piano Pedagogy Forum,
Cincinnati, OH
2014: TMTA State Conference,
Knoxville, TN
2015: TMTA State Conference,
Chattanooga, TN