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From the Editor—

There is much excitement Features
filling this issues’ pages as
the State Conference at Drake 2014 State Conference
is detailed (June 1-3, 2014)!
2014 IMTA State Conference: An Invitation ...................................................4
Thank you to all who take time
2014 IMTA State Conference Clinicians and Guest Artists .........................5-8
to submit articles and news
2014 IMTA State Conference Schedule ....................................................9-10
allowing IMTA members to Conference Registration Form ......................................................................11
Driving Directions .........................................................................................12
remain connected across the
state.
Features
Please send submissions for
the Summer Newsletter by Kittens on the Keys ......................................................................................13
Technology Column ..................................................................................14-15
Friday, June 27th.
NAMTA Summer Workshop Registration Form ...........................................16
Please send submissions for
the Fall Magazine by Friday,
Reports, Reviews, and News
August 15th.
President’s Message..............................................................................................3
All submissions should be Certification News................................................................................................19

Probationary Judges Update................................................................................17
submitted electronically to
In the News ..................................................................................................18
[email protected].
IMTA Pre-College Piano Auditions Results ..................................................37
Reviews of New Music..................................................................................38-39
Wishing everyone a beautiful
Spring,
Theresa Chardos Camilli
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President’s message —
After our long and very cold Iowa winter, Spring is finally “in the
air.” And by the time you read this, the flowers will be blooming and the
past months will have begun to fade to distant memory. I hope you and
your students have all made it through the ice and snow safely. I personally
sprained a knee by slipping on black ice. It was nothing too terribly serious.
But then I wondered what if that (or something worse) had happened to a
student of mine on my property. Would I be insured? What if I’m sued? So,
please make sure that all of your policies are up to date! Also, remember
that MTNA offers a lot of support along these lines. If you are interested,
check out the info at mtna.org
As I write this, there is nothing new to report on the FCC case against MTNA. We have been told to sit tight.
I will be in touch with local association presidents as soon as I hear something.
In one of my recent email messages to the membership, I asked for volunteers to step up and take on board
positions. I did receive some positive responses, but in case you didn’t see the message, here it is again:
I would like to use this opportunity to (again) ask you to consider volunteering for a board position. IMTA/MTNA
offers you many benefits. I have been highlighting some of these in my previous bulletins. But it goes beyond
what it does for you. It does so much more for your students. The experiences that they gain from auditions,
competitions, festivals, and by affording their teachers continuing education are all invaluable. The NCTM program
ensures parents quality music education. But all of this cannot be covered by your dues alone. Volunteerism
is essential for the success and survival of our group. And I am truly honored and blessed to have the support
of some 30 members who are currently on the board. They all do tireless work for you. However, since I have
been on the board (now in my 10th year) they are pretty much (with few exceptions) the same 30 people, who
are simply rotating around in positions. And we are getting tired. It is imperative to infuse the board with new
"blood and fresh ideas.” So please consider donating your time and experience. Whether it is as Vice-President for
Membership or just chairing the MTNA Performance Woodwind competition; your help is essential.
Here are some positions, which will become vacant in June:
Vice-President for Membership
Vice-President for Local Associations
Secretary

Finally, I hope you are all gearing up and getting excited for our annual conference, to be held June 1-3 at
Drake University in Des Moines. Check out the exciting schedule, which Dr. Nicholas Roth has put together
for us! A huge thank you goes out to him and the local Des Moines teachers who I know have been incredibly
helpful in the preparation for this conference. So, make sure to plan on coming to Des Moines in June. I look
forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones. And I promise, it will be warmer then it is now!
Alan Huckleberry
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2014 IMTA State Conference: An Invitation
Once again, the Des Moines Music Teachers Association and I would like to invite you to the 2014
IMTA State Conference which is being held at Drake University, June 1-3. Excitement is mounting as
preparations continue in full force! Be sure to check the enclosed conference schedule for details on
presenter topics, masterclasses, performances and other activities.
You will not want to miss Marvin Blickenstaff’s inspiring session, "The Power of One: A Legacy
of Beautiful Music," and his provocative insights in "Another Look at Burgmüller, Op. 100." Lori Sims
has an unforgettable solo recital program in store for us, and she will also offer a unique approach to
improving practice habits in her session entitled "Practicing Toward Successful Performance."
Plans for the Iowa All-Stars Concert are in full swing as well, featuring pianists from all points of
the state in a marvelously eclectic program that will surely please. We are also happy to announce the
return of two sessions that have not appeared on the conference roster for a couple years, namely the
Teacher Forum, moderated by Des Moines teachers Sue Hudson, Diane Smith & Cyndie Caruth, and
Certification Testing with newly appointed Certification Chair, Elaina Burns.
We have reserved blocks of rooms at the Drake Holiday Inn Express, Airport AmericInn & Airport
Holiday Inn. You are responsible for making your own reservations at the hotels, and you must do
so by May 17 to ensure conference rates. Drake Holiday Inn is conveniently located a block south of
the conference site, so walking will be a viable option for many. Airport AmericInn & Airport Holiday
Inn are just a 10-minute drive from Drake. FREE PARKING is available ALL DAY LONG in the parking
lot directly across the street from the conference site. So you can simply drive from the hotel in the
morning, park your car in the lot, and forget about it all day until you return to your hotel in the evening.
A registration form is included in this magazine. It needs to be returned, with a check, by
May 1, 2014. Fees will be refunded up to that date. Bear in mind that if you register after that date,
there will be a late fee. Be sure to register early! The registration form, conference information,
and any important updates will be made available on our website at www.iamta.org.
I truly look forward to seeing you at Drake in June!
Nicholas Roth

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International Workshops where he with an emphasis in Piano Pedagogy students have received honors many
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performed and lectured in Canada, from the University of Oklahoma. capacities. Graduating from Iowa
a Austria, Scotland, Norway, France, Her close-to-completion dissertation State University with a degree in
and Switzerland. In 1995 and again focuses on the development of a music education, she has taught

s in 2004, The Registered Piano piano performance rubric to guide music in the public schools,
Teachers of New Zealand sponsored 8-13 year-old student pianists’ directed choral groups and served
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him in concert and workshop tours self-assessment accuracy of their as a church musician/organist.
a of that country. The “Marvin live and recorded piano Cyndie was the recipient of the
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n Foundation, and he was named University of Oklahoma. While at of IMTA serving as president during
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l MTA. In 2007 the on-line journal Magrath and Edward Gates and current IMTA Foundation Chair and
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Piano Pedagogy Forum published piano pedagogy with Jane Magrath serves on the repertoire committee.
tributes to Blickenstaff honoring his and Barbara Fast. A Bachelor of Cyndie regularly adjudicates for
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c America. Also in 2007 he was in Piano Performance is held from presented lectures covering such
named Fellow of the Royal Kansas State University. In addition topics as repertoire, studio policies,
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State Conference and is on the Executive Planning
Committee of the National
June 1-3, 2014
Conference on Keyboard
Drake University Pedagogy.
Des Moines, Iowa
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Robin Guy Sue Hudson Paul Kovacovic Réne Lecuona
Robin Guy is Professor of Sue Hudson is a graduate Paul Kovacovic enjoys a Réne Lecuona has
Piano/Collaborative Piano and of Drake University and has career that spans both classical performed in Italy, Mexico,
Chair of the Keyboard Division taught piano pedagogy there. and popular styles. He has Ecuador, Peru, and
at the University of Northern She maintains a large piano been the guest soloist with throughout Brazil, Argentina,
Iowa where she has served studio in Des Moines and is orchestras such as the and the US. Most recently
since 1990. She can be an active accompanist and Minnesota Philharmonic she performed with Trio 826
heard on seven compact disc chamber musician. She is a Orchestra, Lake Superior in France at Château du Tertre
recordings produced by Vienna frequent presenter of Chamber Orchestra, and and at the Fival Festival, and
Modern Masters, Albany, workshops and adjudicates Racine Symphony Orchestra, with cellist Hannah Holman
Capstone, Innova, and Mark regularly for IMTA, MTNA, as well as the accompanist on the Hereford Arts concert
Records. Her recording Love Piano Guild, and Federation. for artists such as series in Manhattan. She may
Rejoices with tenor Daryl Taylor Sue was awarded the Drake singer-songwriter Ann Reed be heard on Blue Griffin,
on songs of H. Leslie Adams School of Music Outstanding and Las Vegas entertainer and Centaur, Innova, Capstone,
was named a "top pick of the Alumni Award in 1996. She television host Tony Sandler. Cybele, Albany, Fleur de Son,
year" by American Record has conducted handbell Kovacovic has concertized and the CRI recording labels.
Guide. Her performance choirs for many years and is across the United States Critics in Germany, the UK, and
highlights include international an active church musician. and Czech Republic, and he the US have praised her:
festivals in South America, She has served IMTA in many has won first prizes in the “The imagery of the music is
performances in Russia, capacities including President, Schubert Club, Thursday perfectly conveyed by…
concerti with the Detroit Treasurer and chair of the Musical, and Indiana University Lecuona in an inspired
Symphony Chamber Ethical Concerns committee. Piano Concerto Competitions. performance… ”
Orchestra among others, and Sue and her husband of 50 Kovacovic currently teaches at (www.klassik.com);
A Prairie Home Companion years, Roger, are the parents Central College in Pella, Iowa. “Pianist Lecuona’s playing
with Garrison Keillor. She of four children. Two are Previously, he was based in was remarkable, and her
regularly spends her summers professional musicians. Minneapolis where he taught at dialoguing and interplay
performing and teaching piano Macalester College, Concordia with the string players was
at Interlochen Center for the University, and the University exceptional.” (Chantal
Arts in Michigan. Her degrees of Minnesota. Kovacovic also Incandela: Nuvo, Indianapolis
are Bachelor of Music worked with several theater Arts). Lecuona was awarded a
Education, summa cum laude, companies, including the Performer’s Certificate and a
from Baldwin Wallace College Minnesota Opera, Ordway DMA at Eastman and
Conservatory, Master of Music Center for the Performing undergraduate and master's
from Baylor University, and Arts, and Chanhassen Dinner degrees at Indiana University.
Doctor of Musical Arts from Theatre, and composed for Her teachers have included
The University of Arizona. orchestra. Kovacovic studied Menahem Pressler, the late
piano at Indiana University György Sebök, Edward Auer,
with Edward Auer and at the Shigeo Neriki, and Rebecca
University of Minnesota with Penneys. She is a professor at
Alexander Braginsky. the University of Iowa in Iowa
City; her students hold teaching
posts in Brazil, Colombia, and
the US.
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Nicholas Roth Charles Schmidt Lori Sims Diane M. Smith
Nicholas Roth, Associate A native of St. Louis, Charles Lori Sims received the Gold Diane M. Smith, NCTM, has
Professor of Piano at Drake Schmidt received his Medal at the 1998 Gina maintained an independent
University, is a Yamaha Artist undergraduate and master’s Bachauer International Piano piano studio for over 50 years.
in Education, a Beethoven degrees from the University of Competition, where she also She holds degrees in music
Fellow of the American Missouri at Kansas City, where won a prize for the best from Minnesota State
Pianists Association, won he studied with Joanne Baker, performance of a work by University, Moorhead, MN.
first prizes in the chamber and his doctorate from Brahms. Ms. Sims was first Her piano students have won
music competitions of Tortona Michigan State University, prize co-winner of the 1994 numerous local and regional
and Pietra Ligure, Italy, and studying with Ralph Votapek. Felix Bartholdy-Mendelssohn awards. In addition to
received a DAAD grant to He has given recitals and Competition in Berlin, teaching piano in her private
study in Germany. Roth has masterclasses throughout Germany, winner of the 1993 music studio, she also founded
taught masterclasses at Indiana the U.S. and has also worked American Pianists’ Association and directed the Music and
University, Isidor Bajic School extensively in the fields of Competition with distinction, Movement Center, Inc. in West
of Music (Serbia), International musical theatre and opera, and the silver medalist in the Des Moines which was one
Beethoven Festival (Chicago), both as an accompanist and 1987 Kosciuszcko Foundation of the largest centers for early
SoundSCAPE Festival (Italy), musical director. He has Chopin Competition. She has childhood music education
and many universities presented lectures for many performed throughout North in the United States when
throughout the U.S. He holds local and state organizations America, Europe, and China. she was its director. She was
the DMA from Michigan State and has been featured both on Her Alice Tully Hall recital named a Maestro, which is
University, Artist Diploma from Iowa and Illinois Public Radio. debut received critical acclaim in the top 5% of the programs
the Hochschule für Musik in Dr. Schmidt joined the piano from Bernard Holland in the in the nation, for four
Munich, MM and BM from faculty at Augustana College in New York Times. She has consecutive years. She has
Indiana University, where he 2009. Prior to that appointment made several appearances at received the Iowa State
received the School of Music's Dr. Schmidt served on faculty the Gilmore International Music Teachers 1999
highest honors. He studied at Graceland University since Keyboard Festival as performer Certified Teacher of the
with Ralph Votapek, Elisso 2000 where he taught piano, and masterclass artist. Ms. Year award and the
Virsaladze, Helmut Deutsch, piano literature, piano Sims has been a piano Distinguished Service Award.
Edward Auer, Emilio del pedagogy, and served as an professor at Western Michigan As a former president of the
Rosario, and Michel Block. His accompanist. His students University since 1997. She has Iowa Music Teachers
recordings with Blue Griffin have gone on to top served on the faculty of the Association (IMTA), she is
Recording have garnered graduate programs in the Eastern Music Festival in North actively involved in her
favorable reviews in Fanfare, U.S. and abroad and have Carolina, the Internationale present position as MTNA
American Record Guide, won various competitions. Konzertarbeitswochen performance competition
International Record Review, He and his wife are the in Goslar, Germany, and chair for the state of Iowa.
and Gramophone. proud parents of three Western Michigan University’s
children. SEMINAR for high school
students. She received a
Bachelor’s Degree from the
Peabody Conservatory as a
student of Leon Fleisher, a
Master’s Degree from the Yale
School of Music as a student
of Daniel Pollack and Claude
Frank, and an artist diploma
from the Hochschule für
Musik und Theater in
Hannover, Germany, as
a student of Arie Vardi.
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Richard Steinbach Suzanne Torkelson Rika Uchida
Richard Steinbach has Suzanne Torkelson, Rika Uchida is Associate
performed extensively as both Professor of Piano/Pedagogy Professor of Piano and
soloist and collaborative artist in at Wartburg, has received the Theory at Drake University.
concerts throughout the United prestigious Master Teacher She received M.A. in Music
States, Canada, South America Award from MTNA as well Theory and D.M.A. in Piano
(Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, as the Distinguished Service Performance from the
Colombia, Brazil), France, Italy, Award and 2002 Iowa MTA University of Oregon, where
Great Britain, New Zealand, Certified Teacher of the Year. she studied piano with Dean
Jamaica, South Korea, Japan Torkelson currently serves Kramer and Victor Steinhardt.
and The People’s Republic of as official accompanist for She has also studied solo piano
China. As the grand prizewinner MTNA Competitions and has with John Browning, Daniel
in the France Piano performed in many major halls Pollack and Karl Ulrich
International Competition in across the United States and Schnabel in master classes.
Paris, he performed his solo Europe. Her students have Prior to her appointment to
debut recital at the Salle Cortot won numerous regional and Drake University in 2005,
in Paris in January 1996. national awards. In addition Uchida taught at the College
Currently a Professor of to a recent term as MTNA of Wooster in Ohio and at the
Music at Briar Cliff University, National Certification University of Oregon, where
Steinbach holds degrees in Commissioner, Torkelson she taught as a teaching
piano performance from the is a Director-Elect on the assistant for seven years.
University of Colorado, the MTNA National Board. As a pianist, Uchida has a
Eastman School of Music, and With Helen Marlais, special love for the works
the Doctorate of Musical Arts Torkelson co-authors the composed in the early
from the University of Iowa. Etudes with Technique© twentieth century, particularly
Steinbach has released three books, part of the FJH solo piano music by Debussy.
solo CDs on the Towerhill Piano Curriculum©. Her master's thesis, Tonal
label - Richard Steinbach Live, Ambiguity in Debussy's Piano
Rhapsody in Blue and Other Music, traced the evolution of
American Favorites, and Debussy's new compositional
Christmas Spirit. His latest techniques; her D.M.A.
recording project, Fusion, is lecture-document, The New
scheduled to be released in Language of Debussy's Douze
the fall, 2014, by Blue Griffin Etudes, presented the
Recordings. structural analysis of selected
Douze Etudes and performance
interpretation. Uchida
performed a series of
lecture-recitals: Music of
Claude Debussy – from
“Romantic to Modern Sound",
and presented a piano master
classes nationally and
internationally.
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