December 1, 2021
President’s Note

Can you believe we are almost to the end of 2021?? What a year of ups and downs it has been. I know everyone is tremendously busy preparing for holiday concerts, parties, and the like, so we have a short newsletter this time.
 
TMTA is working on increasing its presence online. Please see the note from Director Shelly Davis about ways in which you can help out by tagging events in your studio. If you are unfamiliar with the jargon, just drop Shelly a note. She will be happy to put you “in the know,” and hopefully you will find social media not such a mystery. Let’s all give it a try and see how much we can spread word of our activities to others.

Be healthy, Be kind, Be In Tune with TMTA

Dr. Roy Wylie, NCTM
TMTA President
Deadlines

Deadlines has taken the month of December off! See you in 2022.
Spread the word about TMTA on Social Media!
Shelly Davis, NCTM, TMTA Communications Director
 
Raise your hand if you've checked Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter today. Now, raise your hand if you've checked @TexasMTA on any of those accounts. Did you know TMTA is active on social media? You can connect with us @TexasMTA and join conversations with other TMTA teachers, receive reminders about upcoming event deadlines, and follow historic birthdays and musical quotes. When your studio or organization hosts an event, be sure to post it on your favorite social platform and tag us at #TexasMTA so we can all cheer your efforts! After missing you at the last two conventions, I am eager to connect with you through social media.
 
Follow @TexasMTA today!
In Memoriam

Patricia Ann Montalbo left this life to be with her Lord on November 15th, 2021. Patricia (""Pat"") was born on January 6th, 1947, in Lubbock, Texas, to Fred and Glena Turner. Growing up in Brownfield, Texas, she was baptized at the First Baptist Church, which she attended with her parents, sister Janey, and brother James. Pat began piano lessons at age 6 and later studied the organ and clarinet, as well. She played clarinet with the Brownfield High School band (winning state-wide and national honors), and she enjoyed working on the school paper and yearbook.

Pat attended Texas Tech University, UT Austin, and UT Permian Basin – majoring in music education and pursuing extensive graduate work in music performance and musicology. She began teaching piano and other musical instruments at age 19. Over the decades that followed, Pat shared her gifts of music and teaching and hospitality with hundreds of students (from toddlers to adults) while living in Odessa, Amarillo, and for the past 26 years in Plano, TX.
In addition to teaching, Pat played the organ for many churches – starting as a teenager in Brownfield. As much as she excelled in piano, the organ was her favorite instrument. She joyfully ministered through both playing pipe organs and directing adult and children's choirs.

Pat also delighted in playing harpsichord and recorder with baroque music performance ensembles, including the Permian Consort in Odessa and Marilla Musica in Amarillo; and she served as a participant and leader in the music teacher associations of Odessa, Amarillo, Plano, Frisco, and the state of Texas. Antiques and art were also a long-time passion of Pat's; and, for several years, she operated an antique booth in Plano.

Her complete obituary can be found here.
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