2009-2010 Meetings
September 2009 ~ GMTA Meeting
Tuesday, September 15, Recital Hall, Pecknel Music Company
10:30 a.m.
Kick-off Meeting
Special Business Meeting • New Yearbooks
Panel Discussion: Teaching & Learning Styles
and Attracting & Retaining Students
GMTA Panelists: Elisabeth Boyle, Peter Davis, David Gross,
Jeff Purtle, Mary AllyeB Purtle, and Lois Schneider
Light Luncheon
Inspiration • Food • Fellowship
October 2009 ~ GMTA Meeting
Tuesday , October 20, Recital Hall, Pecknel Music Company
10:00 a.m
From Perusal to Performance ~ Dr. Ruby Morgan
In this lecture we will hear how we can strive for the ideal world in which a student learns everything correctly from the beginning and builds progressively toward a rewarding performance.
Dr. Morgan has combined a career of teaching and performing during her many years as Professor of Piano at Furman University. She was a member of the Artist-Faculty at Brevard Music Center for eight years and assisted at the Taubman Institute at Amherst and Williams Colleges for six years. Dr. Morgan holds a D.M. in Piano from Florida State University with further study at The Juilliard School (Professional Studies Program).
Hospitality: Susan Adams, Deborah Freeman, and Alice Gingery
November 2009 ~ GMTA Meeting
Tuesday, November 17, Recital Hall, Pecknel Music Company
10:00 a.m.
Master Class Showcase with GMTA Members' Students ~ Fabio Parrini
Fabio Parrini will work with students on aspects of their performances. This GMTA member is Professor of Music and Piano Coordinator at the Cline School of Music at North Greenville University.
He collaborates with Keowee Chamber Music, is a Steinway Artist, an active performer, and has released solo and chamber music recordings. Details on his activities and a concert schedule can be found at www.fabioparrini.com.
Hospitality: Janice Flinte, David Gross, and Dot Kelly
January 2010 ~ GMTA Meeting
Tuesday, January 19, Recital Hall, Pecknel Music Company
10:00 a.m.
An Overview of Recreational Music Making (RMM)
Viewing DVDs from the National Piano Foundation as well as
supporting texts, we will explore this new frontier in
group teaching that is geared toward the “older set.”
Hospitality: Julie Carrier, Anne Cook, and Rita Hassig
February 2010 ~ Teachers Concert
Saturday, February 6, Anglican Church of St. George the Martyr
427 Batesville Road • Simpsonville, SC 29681 • (864) 281-0015
7:00 p.m.
GMTA Members in Collaborative Performance
An Evening of Musical Expectation and Delight!
Hospitality: Executive Board
March 2010 ~ GMTA Meeting
Tuesday, March 16, Recital Hall, Pecknel Music Company
10:00 a.m.
Vocal Wellness in Singing and Speech:
A Healthy Sound = A Beautiful Sound
~ Dr. Lisa Sain Odom ~
This lecture will instruct music teachers, who use their voices
extensively every day, how to use them in a healthy manner, thus preserving their voices and modeling good habits for students.
Dr. Lisa Sain Odom currently serves as a voice instructor at Clemson University. She is a soprano who performs throughout the Southeast both as a solo artist and with her soprano trio
"A Blonde, a Brunette and a Redhead."
Hospitality: Tim Arnold, Rita Hassig, and Deanna Moore
April 2010 ~ GMTA Meeting
Tuesday, April 20, Recital Hall, Pecknel Music Company
10:00 a.m.
Annual Business Meeting
Slow-motion Video Analysis of Inefficient Movement at the Keyboard ~ Dr. Dylan Savage
Dr. Dylan Savage, who pioneered slow-motion analysis twenty years ago, will introduce and describe this effective tool for helping pianists solve difficult problem spots in a score.
Participants needed — score samples analysed!
Dr. Savage is a Bösendorfer Concert Artist and records on the Capstone Records label. His writings have appeared in Clavier, American Music Teacher, and Pianoforte magazines and in book form with Heritage Music Press. He is an Associate Professor of Piano at
the University of North Carolina in Charlotte.
Hospitality: Elisabeth Boyle, Ina Pegram, and Margret Ann Swasey
