Newsletter
Volume 19, Issue 8 | April 2018
Millie Chiem,  President
Jesse Micek , Vice President
Michelle Chi, Second Vice President
Susie Kim , Treasurer & Parliamentarian
Fonny Chandra , Corresponding Secretary
Kristen Normann , Recording Secretary
Jung-Hee Park , Membership Secretary & Referrals Chair
Grace Cheng,  Director
Ruth Zhou,  Director
Maria Ehlert,  Director
Marina Grudskaya,  Director & Student Recitals
Olya Katsman.  Director & MSSL Community Outreach
Sophia Vu,  Director & Website Administrator

Sandy Fong & Maria Ehlert, Hospitality
Sr. Andre Marie Fujier & Ruth Zhou,  Historian
Carmencita Aspiras,  Sunshine
Dr. Jiang Wu,  VOCE (Voice, Strings and Woodwinds)

Gloria Ho,  CM Chair and North Region Chair, (Piano, Strings, Woodwinds and Voice)
Grace Cheng,  CM South Region Chair
Ling Lee & Ji An,  Honors Recitals
Katherine Lee & Ruby Cheung,  Theory Site Coordinators
Upcoming Events
Apr. 7 (Sat)
Branch Honor Recital for South Region at Castro Valley Center for the Arts

Apr. 8 (Sun)
Branch Honor Recital for North Region at Castro Valley Center for the Arts
Senior Awards Recital at Castro Valley Center for the Arts
Recital Programs will be post on  mtacsacb.org   when they are ready.  
Teachers are responsible to double check the recital programs and contact Frances Martin for South region and Ji An for North region when there are discrepancies.

Apr. 20 (Fri)
Business Practices, Teaching Policies, and How to Survive in the Summer at Anna Poklewski Academy of Music - Fremont

Apr. 21 (Sat)
Senior Scholarship and YAG Scholarship deadline

Apr. 30 (Mon)
The Regina Mastrantonio Memorial Fund deadline

May 18 (Fri)
Spring Luncheon/Scholarship Recital at Castro Valley Center for the Arts at 10 am
Business Practices, Teaching Policies, and How to Survive in the Summer
Friday, 4/20/2018
Anna Poklewski Academy of Music
39660 Mission Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94539

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

You are invited to a group discussion on:
  • What teaching policies are vital to running a successful business?
  • How can I retain and keep students engaged during the summer?
  • Tips for dealing with difficult parents

This event will be moderated by Millie Chiem and Jesse Micek
To sign up: Click Here
Please sign up by as soon as possible by 4/18/2018 the latest to secure your seat!
Space is limited to 30 people only!

Attendees are encouraged to come with questions as well as ideas to share

Refreshments will be served at this events
Scholarship Opportunity
Scholarships applications and deadlines for high school students:

Senior Scholarship - $1000
Deadline: April 21, 2018
To apply please send the following information to jessemicek@yahoo.com
  1. Student name
  2. MTAC teacher recommending the student
  3. Performing instrument
  4. An acceptance letter verifying enrollment in the music program from the college as a music student starting in the Fall of 2018
  5. A personal bio with attached picture
  6. 30 minutes recital program for the Spring Luncheon

YAG Scholarship - $1200
Deadline: April 21, 2018
To qualify, student must achieve YAG in Junior or Senior year. Performance at Spring luncheon and Major in music is NOT a requirement.
Send the application to Jesse Micek at jessemicek@yahoo.com

The Regina Mastrantonio Memorial Fund Community Music Service Recognition Award - maximum of four winners and each will receive $250 award and a certificate
Deadline: April 30, 2018
To qualify, the candidate has to be a student of an MTAC-SACB teacher.
Send the application to:
Jesse Micek
4558 Alma Ave.
Castro Valley, CA 94546
jessemicek@yahoo.com

Special thank you to children of Regina Mastrantonio for donating the $1000 scholarship!

For more details on MTAC-SACB scholarships go to:
Or see page 16, 17, and 18 in the directory
Convention News
Here are the latest updates on Convention:

1. Our 108th Convention will be held June 29 to July 3 at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Garden Grove. The theme is “Peace Through Musical Harmony” and our featured artists include The Ahn Trio. A tentative schedule of Convention events is available at: http://mtac.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02NzM4NzQwJnA9MSZ1PTgwNTY2MTgzNiZsaT00OTYyNTU3NA/i%20ndex.html

2. MTAC’s new Student Track program will debut at Convention. Accessible to students of all ages, skill levels, and instrumentation, the Student Track features a fabulous lineup of guest artists in performances, lectures, master classes, and workshops. Read more about it at: http://mtac.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02NzM4NzQwJnA9MSZ1PTgwNTY2MTgzNiZsaT00OTYyNTU3Ng/i%20ndex.html

3. Convention registration is now open! You may register at: http://www.mtac.org/eventsinformation/convention/
The deadline for early bird registration is May 15.

4. Convention hotel reservations may be made at:

** Each Branch can select a member who has never been to Convention before to receive  full registration for free**
 
Click the link below to apply:
 
The full convention registration must be received by the State Office no later than  June 10.
 
If you have any questions regarding the free first-time Convention attendee, please send email to:
Millie Chiem at  m29338@gmail.com  
CM News
April 2
Pick up your envelope
For North Region, go to Gloria Ho’s house
For Castro Valley/Hayward, go to Jeanne Fisher’s house
For South Region, go to Grace Cheng’s house.

April 7
South Region Branch Honors Recitals

April 8
North Region Branch Honors Recitals

April 8
Senior Awards Recital

April 15
Close date for Convention payment AND special requests for specific time and day to play

May 15
Early bird registration for Convention
Regency Orange County
Garden Grove California

June 29 to July 3
Convention

Parents should be able to see their results April 2 on line. You can also pick up your students’ papers at specific location. Please check above.

For Branch Honors, when Frances Martin and Ji An send you the programs, please check for any errors you find. If all help edit the program, it will be more accurate. At least check your own students, to make sure they are where they should be and that their piece is spelled and titled correctly, and that their
names are correctly spelled. This is your responsibility.

Please make sure your students show up dressed appropriately for recital. This is a special event and must be respected. Chronic absentees may cause new rules to be created to ensure this does not happen.

If you have any issues with this year’s CM program, please send your e-mails to me. I will endeavor to help you understand our process in running the CM program, or try to address your concerns regarding problems you might encounter.

Thank you all again for supporting this great program and contributing your time and effort to make sure that the testing was as successful for all involved and concerned. I think I am up for another year 2019. The convention will be held in the northern California area then, so the numbers registering will be up!
Have a great summer to all. Hope to see you in the spring luncheon.

Also, please won’t you consider contributing more of your time for MTAC by possibly volunteering for a position on the branch board. They do great work for our branch.

Gloria Ho
CM Chair
MSSL News
The March event was on March 18 at Brookdale Senior Living.
2860 Country Dr.
Fremont, CA 94536
At 3:00 - 4:00 pm
There were around 20 senior citizens, and they enjoyed the event a lot.
They hope that the students can come back to perform again.

The final recital of the season will be on April 28 at Sunrise Senior Living.
5700 Pleasant Hill Rd.
Pleasanton, CA 94588
At 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Welcome New Members
Alice Huang
hyh0118@gmail.com
Phone: 510-709-8293

Rakel Smith
rakel.laree@gmail.com
Phone: 510-856-7948

Ryn Lee
rynleepianostudio@gmail.com
Phone: 510-402-2664