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MTAC Diamond Bar Branch

Newsletter

Upcoming Events

Jan 7 General Meeting

Jan 26 General Recital

Feb 3 VOCE

Feb 9 COR

Feb 16 Theme Recital

Feb 25 General Meeting

Note the date change

Inside this issue:

Venue and parking

information

New Members

2

Composers Today 3

2012-2013 Schedule

of events

5

Winterfest

COR

6

CM Report 7

CM FRegistration

final Checklist

9

Recital Application 10

Volume 11, Issue 3 January 2013

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a won-

derful time with friends and

family during the holiday.

Our branch had an early

Christmas Luncheon at Pea-

cock Gardens Cuisine of

India on December 3rd. It

was great to get together with peer teachers

and have a relaxed time. Now all the restful

and special times behind us, I wish you all the

best and a great start in the year of 2013.

Since our first General meeting in November,

we have had successful events. The Winterfest

at Mt.Sac was well organized and run by Co-

Chairs Ann and Masako with many teachers’

help. The event was such a long one and I

want to thank all teachers and especially Co-

Chairs for their time and effort. Another

great event was at Oakmont Senior Center

for Community Outreach Recital. It was the

first event that the Music Student Service

League (MSSL) students were greatly involved

in. They organized two recitals and provided

refreshment throughout the recital. The high-

light of the event was when the choir’s perfor-

mance interacted with the audience singing

and dancing to Christmas songs. It was great

to see our branch is giving our students an

opportunity to reach out to the community to

serve them.

There are many exciting events ahead of us in

2013. Before any events, January is the

month of inputting CM students’ repertoire

online. Please complete it by the end of the

month. It is important to double check for the

correct syllabus requirements for the student’s

CM level. If you have any questions or second

thoughts as you are preparing it, ask our CM

Chair, Jennifer Cruz. We have one General

Recital at Pasadena Steinway Gallery on Jan-

uary 26th and Theme/General Recital at

Claremont School of Music on February 16th.

The Claremont School of Music is a new venue

for our branch. Please look at our website for

detailed information of the location as you

need. Our branch VOCE will be held at AP

Learning Center on February 3rd. This event is

for solo in vocal/winds/strings, and for ensem-

ble. Please look for the chair, Ying Li’s report

for the changed procedure of competition

starting this year, and the deadline infor-

mation. The Community Outreach Recital with

the theme of ‘Love’ is on February 16th at

Oakmont Senior Center. These recitals can

have overwhelming participants before CM.

Please do not wait but send application forms

to chairs early.

I believe our branch will have another success-

ful year with each of your help and input in

our future programs. So please come ready

to tackle a full agenda of these recitals, CM,

and competitions of 2013 at our next General

Meeting. It will be on Monday, January 7th

at 10:30 am at the Diamond Bar Center. I

truly look forward to making a great year

with you all.

Sincerely,

Hester Kim

Greetings from the President


Strings Category I 1st Place: Kyle Yang

Strings Category III 1st: Jenson Lai

2nd: Emily Yang

3rd: Chloe Cheng

Strings Category V 1st: Shana Roan

2nd: Wendy Liu

3rd: Nicole Chen

HM: Angel Wong

Strings Category VI 1st: Lucy Chen

2nd: Cristian Raygoza

Winds Category III 1st: Clement Chan

2nd: Timothy Yeh

3rd: Charlotte Tu

HM: Vivian Wong

Winds Category IV 1st: Peggy Hsieh

2nd: Jessica Zhang

Winds Category V 1st Bridget Pei

2nd: Jonathan Lee

3rd: Daniel Huang

HM: Li-Ting Chu & Tianjiao

Wang

Winds Category VI 2nd Katherine Wang

3rd: Nicole Sugiono

Piano Category I 1st: Andy Bao

2nd Fayer Wang

3rd: Alexandria Kim

Piano Category II 1st: Mi-Hyun Suh & Simone Yu

2nd: Ashley Jong & Wesley

Zhou

3rd: Rachel Chen

Piano Category III 1st: Hannah Kim

2nd: Elizabeth Peng

3rd: Natalie Shu

Piano Category IV 2nd: Edwina Xiong

Piano Category V 2nd Raymond Ramlow

3rd: Celine Chong

Piano Category VI HM: Joy Pak

Piano Category VII 1st: Mark Zullo & Christina

Swindall

2nd: Jinglang Sun

HM: Stephen Brown & Cloris

Dong



Ann Liao Eshagpoor and Masako Okamura-Klassen, Co-Chair Winterfest was held on November 17th, 2012, at Mt. San Antonio College and it was a great success. Thank you all who participated and help for the event. There was a Classical Theme in Piano Categories. Students from 20 studios participated this year, 28 of which are piano stu-dents, 14 were wind students, and 11 were string stu-dents. We were very honored to have Sylvia Barton, Dr. Robert Watson, Kay Pech, and Anna Choias our panel of judges this year.


MTAC Diamond Bar Branch Page 4 Community Outreach Recital

“A Big Success”

The Community Outreach Recital at Oakmont facility of Chino Hills on the first of December was en-

joyable for all. The Oakmont was warm and inviting, all dressed up for the holidays! Our 25 stu-

dents did a wonderful job in 2 recitals. A big thank you to the Music Student Service League ( MSSL)

for the delicious refreshments and programs they donated though their fund raising efforts.

We had about 40 residents in attendance that afternoon, they really had a good time. Julie Lo’s

“Little Angels” choir was a big hit in the finale for the second program. Everyone loved seeing the

young singers with their cute choreography. I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the par-

ticipating teachers and those who helped out. We could not have done it without you!

I hope to extend the playing time for the upcoming “Valentine’s Day” recital in February , along with

notification about parking instructions.

Happy New Year to all!

Margy

Hymel


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There are two general recitals coming up. Please sign up your students as soon as possible

as there are always a lot of students during the recitals right before CM. Amanda Shumin

Yang will chair the general recital on January 26, 2013. It will be held at the Pasadena

Steinway Gallery.

The Theme/General Recital will be held on February 16 at the Claremont School of Music.

The chair for this event is Jennifer Lin. Applications for this recital are due by January 16th,

and the theme is “LOVE.” For more information see our website at mtacdiamondbar.org


DateDate EventEvent TimeTime PlacePlace

Jan 7 Branch General Meeting 10:30 a.m. Diamond Bar Center

Jan 26 General Recital 12:00-6:00 Steinway Piano Gallery

Feb 3 VOCE TBD AP Learning Center

Feb 9 Community Outreach Recital (Unconfirmed Hillcrest )

Feb 16 Theme/General Recital TBD Claremont School of Music

*Feb 25 Mandatory CM Meeting 10:30 a.m. Diamond Bar Center

Mar 2 & 3 Certificate of Merit 7:00-7:00 Cal Poly Pomona

Apr 13 Bach Festival TBD Mt San Antonio College

May 6 Branch General Meeting 10:30 a.m. Diamond Bar Center

May 11 Spring Festival TBD Mt. San Antonio College

June 1 Achievement Awards Recital TBD Claremont School of Music

June 3 Branch Luncheon 11:30 TBD

*Please note the date change

mtacdiamondbar.org


CM REPORT (January 2013)

by Jennifer Cruz, CM Chair

As we embark on a New Year, we begin another important process of the CM 2013 Online Registration—entering students’ repertoire and evaluation report info. Having completed the first stage of enrollment this past November, this next procedure is still just as crucial. Teachers need to be extra careful when entering their students’ CM information online. It is extremely important that the repertoire and technical exercises match the exact syllabus requirements of the students’ CM level. This is especially true for Key-board and String teachers since the newest version of the Syllabus for these instruments will be in effect this year. Any errors found on students’ evaluation forms may result in an “Ineligible for Certificate” rating, which makes students ineligible for Branch Honors

and/or Convention. (For more details on IC & RAL ratings, please see pgs. 7-8.)

The online database is open from January 2nd-January 31st. Before you input any information, be aware of the following:

Carefully select your students’ repertoire to match their assigned CM level

Teachers must be sure to use the most current version of syllabus (esp. Keyboard/Strings—2012 Edition). Review all

addendums (see Oct Newsletter for a complete list).

Assign an appropriate Syllabus piece listed on the correct page of the chosen level (for each of your students).

Students must meet all technical & sight-reading requirements per level

For Panel teachers: the deadline to enter Panel students’ repertoire info is January 15th.

Do not input any AM/PM or DAY 1/DAY 2 requests on the option feature of your student’s online form. These sections

must remain blank. All such requests will be erased from the student’s form.

Carpool option features are to be used for siblings and accompanists only. (Please follow the directions as indicated on

the “Instructions for entering Online Evaluation Information” attached to this newsletter.

Determine whether your students are eligible to enroll in Branch honors or Convention (based on the current Branch Hon-

ors Guidelines located on p. 8 and the Convention Recital Performance Guidelines on p. 9).

If applying for Convention, decide on the type of Recital (including the actual piece to be performed) and input the

exact timing of the piece(s). Be aware of specific time limits per recital.

Please take time to review the “CM Policy and Procedures” and the “CM 2013 Instructions for Entering Online Evaluation Information”, even if you are a returning CM teacher. There may be some new changes to procedures you may be unaware of. The Teacher’s Education slideshow presentation and the State CM Newsletter (December) also contain more helpful information and

guidelines to successfully complete this enrollment process.

CM 2013 EVALUATIONS

Here are the assigned CM 2013 Evaluation dates per discipline:

Keyboard Saturday, March 2, 2013 AND Sunday, March 3, 2013 (All Day)

Strings Sunday, March 3, 2013 (All Day)

Winds Saturday, March 2, 2013 (AM)

Voice Sunday, March 3, 2013 (AM)

Specific evaluation times will be announced in late February. Keyboard students will also be informed of their exact day (Sat or Sun)

of their evaluation.


MULTI-INSTRUMENT CM EVALUATIONS

If your student is enrolled in CM with multiple instruments (e.g., Piano & Violin), please inform me via email so I can schedule their eval-

uations on the same day. If your student prefers to have their evaluations on separate days, please let me know as well.

PANEL TEACHERS

You will soon receive important info regarding Panel evaluation dates via email. Please look for the exact dates and location of your student’s Panel evaluation on this notice; they will NOT be held at our Branch’s CM (Cal Poly). You must also indicate on your student’s Evaluation report form which day (DAY 1, DAY 2, etc.) our Branch is assigned to in order to properly schedule your Panel student’s evaluation at that particular venue and date. For those Panel students who are not exempt from Theory, they must still complete their Theory test at Cal Poly during our Branch’s regularly scheduled CM dates (either 3/2 or 3/3). Please email me which day they prefer

to take their theory test so I can inform the Registration chair.

**IMPORTANT**: Please submit a self-addressed stamped envelope to the CM Chair Jennifer Cruz to receive your Panel students’ evalua-

tion forms after CM.

CM SCHEDULING

Scheduling for student evaluations will be finalized and emailed to teachers by the end of February. If there are any scheduling con-flicts due to religious or school-related issues, a written request must be submitted no later than January 31st. Please email all Stu-dent scheduling requests to me at [email protected]. All requests are not necessarily guaranteed, and will be determined by

the CM chair on a case-by-case scenario. You may be asked to provide written verification of your student’s scheduling conflict.

TEACHER WORK ASSIGNMENTS AND SCHEDULE

Your Teacher Work assignment and Schedule will be emailed to you towards the latter part of February. If there are any scheduling conflicts due to work or other valid reasons (as determined by the CM chair or Assistant CM Chair Masako Okamura), please email these special requests no later than January 31st. All requests pertaining to Teacher work assignments or scheduling should be emailed to Masako ([email protected]). As noted above, all requests are not necessarily guaranteed and will be determined on a case-by-case scenario. You may be asked to provide written verification of your scheduling conflict. Please be aware that fines may

be imposed for not fulfilling your work requirements as indicated on the Branch Teacher Contract (See below for info).

REVISED CM FINES & FEES

Please see p.___ for a revised list of CM fees and fines (i.e., Fees for Rescheduling; MUP’s; Unfulfilled Teacher Work Requirements, and

etc.) which is now in effect. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me.

CM MEETINGS (GENERAL & COMMITTEE)

Please make plans to attend our upcoming General Meeting on January 7th at 10:30 AM where more CM instruction and announce-ments will be made. The CM Committee will also meet on Saturday, January 5 at 6:30 PM to discuss important tasks per CM depart-

ment in preparation for CM day. The actual meeting location will be sent in a separate email soon.

It’s hard to believe that CM is only a few months away! Thank you for your ongoing cooperation and support as we rapidly ap-proach our CM date. I encourage us all to keep updated on any upcoming CM announcements by regularly checking your email and reviewing any CM tips-of-the-week sent by the CM Council. As always, if there are any questions or concerns in regards to this enroll-

ment process, please email me. See you all at our next meeting!


Six Reasons for Automatic Remain at Level (RAL)

A student receiving an RAL must repeat the same level (both Theory & Performance) in order to progress to a higher CM Level on their next CM Evaluation. Any year which a student receives an RAL rating will not be included as a participa-tion year for the Senior Medallion or Panel Audition Eligibility.

RAL IS ONLY FOR STUDENTS CLEARLY NOT PREPARED FOR THE

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OR AUTOMATIC RAL SITUATIONS

Students shall receive an Automatic Remain at Level for any one of the following (CM Policy & Procedures 2012-

2013, p.12):

1) Repertoire: Advanced (Level 10) required Etude not memorized.

2) Sight Reading: Refuses to Attempt (legally blind students exempt).

2) Technique: None prepared or cannot play without notation. (Strings Etude excepted.)

4) Memory Requirement from Syllabus not met.

5) Number of Pieces: The number of pieces required is not correct.

6) Photocopy Restrictions: A student so brings photocopied music into evaluation room or brings music repro-duced from a CD or the Internet without a logo or the source (URL)/Student will not be heard by Evaluator and will automatically receive an RAL. (Exception: to facilitate page turns. The original score must be present.)

Students who receive a Fail grade (less than 70%) on written Theory Exam will receive a Remain at Level rating.

Four Reasons for Ineligible for Certificate (IC)

The “Ineligible for Certificate” rating shall be used for students who perform a proficient CM Performance Evaluation, but who have violated rules and regulations not related to performance quality.

Students who receive an IC rating will not receive a CM Certificate for the CM year in which the IC was given. However, they are permitted to move to a higher CM Level at their next Performance Evaluation. It will disqualify a stu-dent from Branch Honors, Convention Recitals, and Panel Convention Performances. It will not affect future Senior Award or Panel eligibility.

Students shall receive an IC rating for any one of the following (CM Policies & Procedures 2012-2013, pgs. 12-13):

1) Performing incorrect repertoire categories, Syllabus piece, or not having a required Syllabus piece

2) Performing technique from an incorrect Syllabus or level

3) Advanced Level required Etude not from the Etude list in Piano Syllabus.

4) Performing any Unacceptable Repertoire


Five Reasons for No Branch Honors/No Convention

Students shall receive an “Ineligible for Branch Honors or Convention Recitals” for the following (CM Policies

& Procedures 2012-2013, pg.13):

1) Performance did not meet the required Evaluator ratings and/or theory score

2) An RAL or IC was issued

3) Original music scores were not provided to the Evaluator, including a second original score even if the piece was memorized (and a third original score if a live accompanist performs)

4) Repertoire performed was not listed in the Evaluation Report Form

5) English translation of the Title and Composer for music published in a foreign language was not provided.

For Strings, Winds, and Voice Branch Evaluations, any pieces being considered for Branch Honors or Conven-

tion programs must be accompanied by a live accompanist for all CM Levels.

Additional Branch Eligibility Requirements for Branch Honors & Convention:

1) Students must be Level 5-Advanced (for Branch Honors applicants only)

2) Sight Reading and Technique must be rated “Good or Excellent”

3) Repertoire must be rated “Good or Excellent”

4) All pieces MUST be memorized

(NOTE: Memory is optional for Woodwinds & Ensembles. For Strings: Classical Period Sonatas are ex-empt from memory requirement. )

The criteria for all instruments are:

CM Level: 5-Advanced

School Grade/Age: Any grade or age

Theory Exam: Minimum score of at least 80%

[NOTE: For String students, the Fundamentals of Music (Oral or Written) exam for their current level must be passed with a score of 80% or higher.]

Sight-Reading: Excellent or Good

Technique: Excellent or Good

Repertoire: Excellent or Good

Performance: Must be marked PASS

Memorization requirement: All pieces memorized & performance ready


(NOTE: Memory is optional for Woodwinds & Ensembles. For Strings: Classical Period Sonatas are exempt from memory requirement. )

For Strings, Winds and Voice Branch Evaluations, any pieces being considered for Convention pro-

grams must be accompanied by a live accompanist for all CM Levels.

THE DIAMOND BAR BRANCH WILL NOT HOLD CM BRANCH HONORS

RECITALS. (The evaluators will not select a composer or piece for Branch Hon-

ors)

In lieu of an Honors Recital, the Branch will award medals & stickers based on the following require-ments*:

1) To receive a Branch Honors Sticker (in addition to the above requirements),

the student must score an average rating of 4- or higher.

2) To receive a Branch Honors Medal (in addition to the above requirements), the student must

score an average rating of 5- or higher.

(*If eligible, students may receive both a sticker and a medal.)

CM 2013 Convention Guidelines

To be eligible, all pieces played for the evaluation must be memorized and well performed. (Exception: Memorization is optional for Winds and Ensembles.)

For Strings, Winds and Voice Branch Evaluations, any pieces being considered for Convention programs must be accompanied by a live accompanist for all CM Levels.

The student must also receive:

Theory: 80% or higher (even though the passing score is 70%)

Sight Reading: Excellent or Good

Technique: Excellent or Good

Repertoire: Excellent or Good

Performance: Must be marked PASS

IMPORTANT: The student will NOT be eligible for the Honors or Convention programs if the appropriate box is not checked on the student’s evaluation report, even if the student received excellent ratings in all areas of the evaluation. The student is also ineligible if he or she brings in a photocopy to his or her evaluation, or fails to bring an original, pub-lished score for the evaluator for each piece played. (CM Policy III, No. 7)

Revised-December 2012


Effective as of August 2012, the following Fees are to be included on the CM

2013 Diamond Bar Branch Teacher Work Agreement:

RESCHEDULES=

The Diamond Bar Branch will charge a $20 fee (per student) for those students

whose scheduled CM Evaluations are rescheduled to another evaluation

day/time made either before CM day or during CM (due to late arrivals or

other reasons).

In addition, students are also required to pay the regular MTAC State evaluator’s

rate as follows:

10 Min Evaluation= $7.50




Immediate payment is due upon receiving a confirmation from the CM Chair of the rescheduled evaluation. Cash or checks are the only acceptable forms of payments. Checks should be made

payable to MTAC Diamond Bar Branch. Receipts will be issued when payment is received.

CM MAKE UP EVALUATIONS=

Only for High school students with valid reasons (see MUP policy for details).

Branch will charge an additional $50 fee per student for expenses such as a

Theory proctor & venue (plus the MUP $50 application fee).

Branch will charge an additional $45 fee per student for extra Evaluator

compensation besides the regular MTAC State evaluator’s rate (see above).

Total MUP fee (per student)=$145

All payments are made to MTAC Diamond Bar Branch and are to be submitted to

CM Chair along with MUP application.


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MTAC Diamond Bar Branch Newsletter...Page 3 MTAC Diamond Bar Branch Page 3 MTAC Diamond Bar Branch Ann Liao Eshagpoor and Masako Okamura- Klassen, Co-Chair Winterfest was held on November