TMTA News

April 1, 2021

President’s Note

Applications for the 2021 online convention events will be available May 1st on the TMTA Website. Check below for links to all the rules and application forms. The SA Committee has been hard at work getting these events planned for your students. I hope you are able to take advantage of them.

I was walking my dog last week, the sun was shining, there was a little warmth in the air, and all of a sudden I felt this big smile come on my face! I was thinking that, yes, we are getting through all this. People are getting vaccinated, my frozen plants are getting trimmed or replaced, and its SPRING! I know we still have to be vigilant and careful, but I was feeling so upbeat – I’ll have to refamiliarize myself with that feeling. I hope you are sensing the clouds lift a little in your life as well.

Be Safe, Be Healthy, and Be In Tune with TMTA.

Dr. Roy Wylie, NCTM

TMTA President

Deadlines

April 1

Deadline for Collegiate Award and Collegiate Chapter of the Year Applications

Deadline for Collegiate Virtual Conference Proposals

April 15

Deadline for Spring Theory Regrades

May 1

Deadline for Senior and Ensemble Awards

Applications will be available for Convention Activities

Deadline for the TMTEF Per Member Challenge

2022 TMTA Commissioned Composer, Dylan Love

Todd Van Kekerix, NCTM, MTNA/TMTA Commissioning Chair

TMTA is excited to announce that Dylan Love has been named as the 2022 TMTA Commissioned Composer. Love’s compositions will be presented at the 2022 State Convention. A virtual event introducing him and showcasing our 2020 TMTA Commissioned Composer, Martin Blessinger and the 2021 TMTA Commissioned Composer, Mona Rejino, will be held in June.

Born in New York and raised in Texas, Dylan Love began his relationship with music at an early age. As a multi-instrumentalist, he was recording and arranging bits of music on his family's tape recorder at the age of seven. It was then that he developed a passion for creating original sounds.

Dylan has composed music for films such as The Turing Test (2019) and Jesse James (2020), and video games such as Terrasphere and HYB! He has recently worked on the music department for Axis Sally (starring Al Pacino) and HBO Max’s Calm series.

Love has worked with composer Tom Howe (Shaun the Sheep, Professor Marston and the Wonder Woman) and composer Bear McCreary (God of War, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica).

Meet the Members of the TMTA SA Committee

Jennifer Clay, TMTA SA Theory Coordinator

After serving behind the scenes for the state theory program for almost fifteen years, Jennifer Clay assumed the leadership role of TMTA Theory Coordinator in July of 2020. Jennifer started piano at the young age of 3 years with her mother, Margaret Wells, NCTM (a student of Mrs. Jimmie Mansfield), received gold theory medals from 1^st through 12^th grades, and has continued to encourage all students to participate in the TMTA SA theory program. After obtaining music degrees from both Southern Methodist University and the University of North Texas, Jennifer settled in Lewisville where she lives with her husband and two sons, maintains membership in both Carrollton and Dallas Music Teacher Associations, and fulfills multiple roles at her church.

TMTA Student Affiliate Original Composition Contest 2021 Winners

Division E1-4

1st Place - Clara Propst, Sherry Frush, NCTM, Abilene

2nd Place - Susanna Ramshaw, Danette Schuh, Houston

Division E5-8

1st Place - Grant Qu, Liang Liang, Austin District

2nd Place - Ryan Dykstra, Eduardo Rojas, Mid-Cities

Division E9-12

1st Place - Benjamin Roberts, David Wilborn, Brazos Valley

2nd Place - Elliot Shaw, Wendy Wells, Cypress Creek

3rd Place - Case Coker, Sherry Frush, NCTM, Abilene

Honorable Mention - Anika Saiprabhu, Nancy Copeland, NCTM, Mid-Cities

Honorable Mention - Benjamin Tomasic, Martin Blessinger, Fort Worth

Honorable Mention - Harrison Smith, Elizabeth Moore, NCTM, Abilene

Division EP12

1st Place - Chung Hon Cheng, Ann Witherspoon, Houston

2nd Place - Elizabeth Stillwell, Alisa Arnett, Mid-Cities

Division S1-3

1st Place - Steven Haluschak, Lavinia Richards, El Paso

2nd Place - Maria Loudermilk, Ekaterina Loudermilk, Houston

3rd Place - Reagan Arrant, Sarah Black, Cypress Creek

Honorable Mention - Symphony Compton, Wendy Wells, Cypress Creek

Division S4

1st Place - Harper Foley, Eliana Yi, Dallas

2nd Place - Shiloh Curnutte, Carol Holtzapple, Brazos Valley

Division S5

1st Place - Peyton Xu, Julie Chung, Richardson

2nd Place - Sanaa Salvi, Sherry Frush, NCTM, Abilene

3rd Place - Sonny James, Linda Arbolino, Plano

Honorable Mention - Andrew Heym, Jennea Potter, Fort Worth

Honorable Mention - Wyatt Staples, Sarah Alexander, NCTM, Mid-Cities

Division S6-7

1st Place - James Socolofsky, Carol Holtzapple, Brazos Valley

2nd Place - Luke Davis, Alisa Arnett, Mid-Cities

3rd Place - Maya Whitman, Theresa Carrell, NCTM, Arlington

Honorable Mention - Arimina Vo, Alison Schmidt, Cypress Creek

Honorable Mention - Brooklyn Chu, Linda Anthony, NCTM, Cypress Creek

Honorable Mention - Peyton Kendrick, Julie Arras, Mid-Cities

Honorable Mention - Walker Tucker, Margaret Jonker, Corpus Christi

Division S8-9

1st Place - Sankalp Gautam, Elizabeth Steel, Brazos Valley

2nd Place - Yunxi He, Liang Liang, Austin District

3rd Place - Kelleigh Newsom, Mary Loy and Ann Witherspoon, Houston

Honorable Mention - Jocelyn Chu, Linda Anthony, NCTM, Cypress Creek

Honorable Mention - Lindsey Abellera, Wendy Wells, Cypress Creek

Division S10-12

1st Place - Joshua Shapiro, Ivan Hurd and Edna Long, San Antonio

2nd Place - Jenny Wei, Anny Hong, Plano

3rd Place - Christie Salinas, Edna Salinas, San Antonio

Honorable Mention - Alex Barajas, Allen Long, Richardson

Honorable Mention - Cassidy Wong, Theresa Carrell, NCTM, Arlington

Honorable Mention - Elias Borchert, Alison Schmidt, Cypress Creek

Honorable Mention - Ellabeth McCallon, Sherry Frush, NCTM, Abilene

Honorable Mention - Gerald Jones, Bridget Bem, Denton

Honorable Mention - Isaac Taylor, Linda Anthony, NCTM, Cypress Creek

Honorable Mention - James Simmons, Leila Hallan, Arlington

Division SP12

1st Place - Chung Hon Cheng, Ann Witherspoon, Houston

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