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St. Paul Piano Teachers Association offers a professional program to meet the needs of its members based on the Professional Standards from the Music Teachers National Association. Professional Preparation, Professional Teaching Practices, Professional Business Management, Professional Partnerships, Professional and Personal Renewal.
Attendance at four general meetings per year (other than the Autumn Tea, if there is no presentation) counts as one point for MTNA Recertification (NCTM) under “Attendance at local pedagogical programs.”
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Upcoming Meetings
ANNOUNCEMENT: SPPTA and MMTF are combining our monthly meetings. MMTF will be hosting in- person/hybrid meetings and SPPTA will host Virtual-only meetings during the winter months.
Come join us!
September - No Meeting
SPPTA is encouraging members to attend the MMTA Contest Workshop Classes.
No SPPTA Board Meeting
* October 6th, 2022 Thursday - Tour of the Schubert Club Museum hosted by MMTF (Note this is Thursday because of the MMTA Contest Workshop)
Location: Tour of the Schubert Club Museum
Landmark Center • Second Floor • 75 West 5th Street • Saint Paul, MN. 55102Accessible entrance is at the center of the building Market Street, between 5th & 6th Streets.
Date and TIme: Thurday, October 6th, 2022, 10:30-11:30 am
Zoom: May not be possible. If it is possible, this is the link.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9843169480
Send questions to this address:MMTFonline@gmail.com
RSVP is appreciated.
Thanks to Narissa Bach for arranging this tour!
SPPTA Board Meeting not following, will be on Tuesday, Oct 18th at 10:00 am via ZOOM.
October 12th, 2022 Wednesday
Autumn Tea hosted by SPPTA and MMTF
Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Visitor Center Classroom at Silverwood Park
2472 County Road E W, St Anthony, MN 55421
Just 5 miles north of the former Roseville Schmitt Music Store
Menu: The Autumn Tea is being catered and there will be a selection of teas, beverages, tea sandwiches and desserts (Special dietary needs: There is a cafe in the Visitor Center where you can order lunch or bring your own bag lunch.)
Seats are limited, make reservations early, no later than September 15th, 2022
Cost:- $14 per person
Register here by Sept 15th,:
https://www.cognitoforms.com/SaintPaulPianoTeachers/AutumnTea2022
Description:
SPPTA and MMTF invite you to the Autumn Tea at the beautiful Silverwood Park in St. Anthony, MN. It’s located just 5 minutes north of the former Schmitt Music in Roseville, MN. A time to socialize with your SPPTA and MMTF friends while having tea. Silverwood Park is a lovely place where you can take a leisurely stroll across the walking bridge to the island, view art, sit on the patio and listen to the sounds of nature. Once you arrive, look for the Autumn Tea in the Classroom inside the Visitor Center.
November 1st, 2022 Tuesday - Virtual only hosted by SPPTA
Time: 10:15 am - Noon
Online: Zoom Link will be emailed out to membership
Presenter: Dr. Paul Wirth
Topic: Teach Musiciality!
Description: Come join Dr. Paul Wirth on November 1st as he talks about
some of the many musical devices that help teachers to get
their students to play more musically.
SPPTA Board meeting following
December 6th, 2022 Tuesday - Virtual only hosted by SPPTA
Time: 10:15 am - Noon
Online: Zoom Link will be emailed out to membership
Celebrating the Season!
……With David Evan Thomas
Please join us via Zoom for a VERY special presentation by one of Minnesota’s own! Well-known composer David Evan Thomas will be sharing with us all kinds of great ideas for composition, describing his own processes and inspiration! We are SO fortunate that he is able to be with us. (see bio below).
SPPTA Board meeting following
January No Meeting
February No Meeting
March 7th, 2023 Tuesday HYBRID hosted by MMTF
Time: 10:30 am - Noon
Location: Bloomington Schmitt Music Auditorium
7800 Harmony Dr., Bloomington, MN 55439
Hybrid: Zoom Link will be emailed out to membership
Virtual Performance: Izaiah Cheeran, Oboeist
Izaiah Cheeran, YPSCA Finalist 2022, and Winner 2023
Interview and Performance Videos, Izaiah, of Apple Valley,
is a student at Curtis Institute in Philadelphia.
Minnesota Orchestra Announcement on its YPSCA page:
https://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/ypsca/concerto-competition/
Social Gathering Following: Adjourn to Lela Restaurant following the presentation.
https://www.lelarestaurant.com/ Respond with your intent to attend luncheon following. Narissa Bach narissavabene@gmail.com
SPPTA Board Meeting not following, will be on the 2nd Tuesday, March 14th at 10:00 am via ZOOM.
Concert Meet-Up - Social Event
Reach out to other SPPTA members to attend this orchestra concert together.
Kenwood Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, March 18, 2023
7:30 pm
St Albert the Great Catholic Church
Address: 2836 33rd Avenue 55408
https://www.facebook.com/KenwoodSymphonyOrchestra/
PIANO SOLOISTS
Andrew Staupe Piano Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2
André Peck Piano Winner of the 2023 MMTF Mozart Concerto Competition
CONDUCTOR Yuri Ivan
REPERTOIRE
Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 2nd and 3rd movements of Concerto in C Major, K. 467
Franz Liszt Les Préludes
Hector Berlioz Hungarian March
April 4th, 2023 Tuesday HYBRID hosted by MMTF
Time: 10:30 am - Noon
Location: Bloomington Schmitt Music Auditorium
7800 Picture Dr., Bloomington, MN 55439
Hybrid: Zoom Link will be emailed out to membership
Time: 10:15 am - 12:00 pm
Presenter: Nirmala Rajasekar
Topic: Classical Music of India
Social Gathering Following: Adjourn to Lela Restaurant following the presentation.
We have a reservation for 10, with the expectation of increasing the number, as necessary. Cost is determined by your order that day. See the 'Lela' link for the current menu.
https://www.lelarestaurant.com/
Respond with your intent to attend the presentation. Narissa Bach: narissavabene@gmail.com
Respond with your intent to attend luncheon following. Narissa Bach narissavabene@gmail.com
No SPPTA Board Meeting
May 2nd, 2023 Tuesday - HYBRID hosted by MMTF
Time: 10:30 am - Noon
Location: Bloomington Schmitt Music Auditorium
7800 Harmony Dr., Bloomington, MN 55439
Hybrid: Zoom Link will be emailed out to membership
Performance:
• Representing the Mozart Piano Concerto Competition
Joseph Danek, student of Sara Langmeade
• Winner of the 9th Grade Music Awards
Fiona Dong, student of Tina Park
• Original Composition Committee
SPPTA Board Meeting not following, will be on the 2nd Tuesday, May 9th at 10:00 am via ZOOM.