National Association News

Submissions for New E-Journal
Now Being Accepted

In September MTNA will launch a new publication—the MTNA e-Journal.

“The purpose of the MTNA e-Journal is to provide our members, especially those in academia, an online, peer-reviewed journal, which features in-depth, scholarly, research-oriented articles enhanced through the use of sound, image, and video links,” explains MTNA Executive Director/CEO Gary Ingle.

Similar to AMT, this publication will be peer-reviewed by a panel of music-teaching experts.

The MTNA e-Journal will be published in September, November, February and April. The articles will average more than 3,000 words each, and submissions are now being accepted.

The MTNA publications staff, led by the director of publications as managing editor, provides professional guidance and assistance to the committee and implements all publication procedures and policies. The MTNA Executive Director/CEO serves as publisher of the MTNA e-Journal.

Zhu Named Marshall Scholar

Jessica Zhu, who won top honors at the MTNA Young Artist Piano Competition at the MTNA National Conference in Denver, Colorado, last March, was recently named a Marshall Scholar. The Marshall Scholarships were established in 1953 and give recipients the opportunity to study for two years at a higher learning institution in the United Kingdom. Only 40 American students are awarded each year.

Zhu is a senior piano performance major at the University of Houston, Moores School of Music, and is currently a student of professor Nancy Weems. She will begin her graduate studies at the Guildhall School of Music in London in September 2009.

MTNA Student Winners Recognized by youngARTS

Once again this year, MTNA was represented in the NFAA’s youngArts Program. Each year, approximately 6,000–8,000 students register for this program, which aims to provide recognition and awards to young artists across the country.

Eryn LeCroy, an MTNA student competitions national finalist, has been named a youngArts finalist for voice/classical soprano. Micah Wright, who placed second in the MTNA national finals in 2007/2008 and third this year, is a youngArts finalist in music/clarinet. These two students traveled to Miami, Florida, January 12, for youngARTS Week and final adjudications, with a chance to be awarded up to $10,000. This opportunity also provides the chance to be nominated to become a Presidential Scholar in the Arts. Finalists are in the top 2 percent of all youngARTS program applicants nationwide.

Representing MTNA with honorable mention awards, which carries a $250 cash award and considered the top 5 percent of all applicants nation wide are: William Goforth, voice/classical tenor; Megan Gryga, voice/classical soprano; Page Moon, music/piano; Elizabeth Perry, voice/classical soprano; Alan Woo, music/piano, and Nadi Hlebowitsh, who won in a category other than the one for which she was recognized by MTNA.

Gabrielle Haigh won a Merit award in music composition, winning a $100 cash award and being honored as the top 10 percent in the country.

Jacek Skryzalin was a 2008 youngARTS winner, receiving a Level III award of $1,000.

For more information, visit www.youngarts.org.

Membership Dues

Membership dues for the 2009–2010 year have been determined.

Annual active member dues will be $65; seniors age 70 and over receive a 25 percent discount off the national active member price.

In accordance with MTNA policy passed by the Board of Directors in 2001, the dues are determined annually based on the Consumer Price Index. The average CPI for 2008 was 3.43 percent.