VLMTA of North Carolina: Year Four in 2024-25!
YOU ARE INVITED!
Email: llagrimas@wcu.edu for more info
Meet your 2024-25 Officers!
President: Leonidas Lagrimas, NCTM
Vice President/President Elect: Tara Mock
Secretary/Treasurer: Shereen Ivey
Past President: Vicky Fischer Faw
WHAT, WHEN, AND WHERE
The VLTMA of North Carolina meets online on the last Friday of each month at 10:00am Eastern Time.
Note: In November, we will meet the 3rd Friday to avoid Thanksgiving, and there will be no May or December meetings. Missed a meeting? Recording links can be found in the Archive section below!
Next Meeting: Friday September 27, 2024 10am EDT
Meeting Link: Use for all regular VLMTA Monthly Meetings
Next Meeting: Friday, September 27, 2024, 10am EDT
Topic:
Agenda:
Scale Olympiad
Did you miss the inaugural Scale Olympiad? The event was widely supported throughout NC – thank you to all participating teachers, students and judges! We are eagerly anticipating our 2nd Annual Scale Olympiad! See below for further information and FAQs. Registration coming soon!
- Video overviewing of the Scale Olympiad – with video examples of a student performing different levels!
- Minutes from the July 28 meeting, explaining the nuts-and-bolts of Scale Olympiad.
- Levels and requirements of the Scale Olympiad
- FAQs for Scale Olympiad 2024
- Scales and Arpeggios Fingering Chart
Further questions? Contact us at vlmtascaleolympiad@gmail.com.
Meeting Archives
| Meeting Dates | Topic / Presenter | Recording | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/27/24 | Meeting Recording | Minutes of 8/30 Meeting | |
| 8/30/24 | Finding the Perfect Piece with Piano Music Database Presenter: William Perry | Meeting Recording | Minutes of 7/26 meeting Click here for Kevin Woosley slideshow |
| 7/26/24 | Life Wellness for Busy Musicians Presenter: Kevin Woosley | Meeting Recording | Minutes of 6/28 Meeting and Tonya Kirk slideshow (Conference Preview) |
| 6/28/24 | Business Meeting | Meeting Recording | Minutes of 4/26 Meeting |
| 4/26/24 | Does your Feedback Need Fixing? How to Find Words That Matter Presenter: Leila Viss | Meeting Recording | Minutes of 3/29 Meeting |
| 3/29/24 | 10 Tech Hacks for the Modern Studio Presenter: Ryan Greene | Meeting Recording | Minutes of 2/23 Meeting |
| 2/23/24 | Teaching Strategies and Repertoire to Use on Your Next Teaching Day Presenter: E.L. Lancaster | Meeting Recording | Minutes of 1/26 Meeting |
| 1/26/24 | The Transposed Musician: Teaching Universal Skills in the Music Lesson to Improve Performance and Benefit Life Presenter: Dylan Savage | Meeting Recording | Minutes of 11/17 meeting |
| 11/17/23 | Finding the Voice in the Music Lesson-Oh, the Things That Might Mean! Presenter: Cathy Pescevich Kreplin | Meeting Recording | |
| 10/27/23 | Studio Refresh! Essential Business Topics to Revisit Annually Presenter: Karen Thickstun | Meeting Recording | Minutes of 9/29/23 Meeting |
| 9/29/23 | Transforming Struggling Students With Pure Tones Presenter: Karen Knight | Meeting Recording | Minutes of 8/25 Meeting |
| 8/25/23 | Double Feature: 1) Fun pieces from NCMTA Junior rep lists you may not know 2) Sneak peek at an upcoming 3-volume pedagogical edition of the complete keyboard works of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges Presenter: Doug Jurs | Meeting Recording | Minutes of 7/28 Meeting |
| 7/28/23 | Scale Olympiad: Our Fall 2023 Fundraiser | Meeting Recording: Please Refer to this recording for information about the Scale Olympiad! | Minutes of 6/30 Meeting |
| 6/30/23 | Meet your NCMTA State Leadership/Officer reports | Meeting Recording | |
| 4/26/23 | Expanding Repertoire Choices Presenter: William Chapman Nyaho | Meeting Recording | Minutes of 3/31 Meeting |
| 3/31/23 | MTNA National Conference recap | ||
| 2/24/23 | Our Students Have Something to Say! (Exploring Student Creativity in Your Studio from Start to Finish) Presenter: Diane Higgins | Meeting Recording | |
| 1/27/23 | Storm in the Studio: Pedagogical Strategies for Teachers Instructing Students with Hyperactivity, Disruptive Behaviors, and Inattention Presenters: James Douthit, DMA and Kathryn Douthit, Ph.D. | Meeting Recording | Minutes of 11/18 meeting: Click here |
| 11/18/22 | Why Didn’t I Think of That? Presenter: Dennis Alexander | Minutes of 10/28 Meeting: Click Here | |
| 10/28/22 | The Joy of Teaching “Typical” Students Presenter: Martha Hilley | ||
| 9/30/22 | Arranging your Students’ Success: Incremental Steps to Teaching Scales and Chords Presenter: Dr. Vicky Fischer Faw, NCTM | Minutes of prior meeting-Click Here | |
| 8/26/22 | Evaluating (and composing) Pedagogical Repertoire. Presenter: Dr. Andy Villemez, CCM | Meeting Recording | Presentation Handout-Click Here |
| 7/29/22 | Turning Lemons into Lemonade: Ideas for Productive Lessons When Students Don’t Practice. Presenter: Laura Chu Stokes, NCTM | Meeting Recording | Presentation Handout-Click Here Minutes of prior meeting – Click Here |
| 6/24/22 | ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING | Meeting Recording (Email llagrimas@wcu.edu if prompted for passcode) | Minutes of Prior Meeting |
| 4/29/22 | A Seat at the Piano: Mindfully Changing the Canon – Presenter: Annie Jeng, DMA | ||
| 3/25/22 | Ask-me-anything – Presenter: Kevin Chance, DMA | ||
| 1/28/22 | Real World Approaches to Sight-Reading – Presenter: Leonidas Lagrimas, PhD | ||
Link to final draft of Bylaws.
VLMTA Meeting #2 Friday, February 25, 2022 11:00 am EST
Unable to attend the most recent meeting? Click the button below to view the video recording. Password required – please contact one of the VLMTA leadership team.
VLMTA, 1/28/22 – Inaugural Meeting
The inaugural Virtual Local Music Teachers Association – VLMTA of Western North Carolina – held its official organizational meeting and launch party Friday, January 28, 2022, 11am-noon on Zoom
Officers
- President – Vicky Fischer Faw, Alleghany County, fischer@elon.edu
- Secretary/Treasurer – Laura Chu Stokes, Watauga County, eznotespianostudio@gmail.com
- President-Elect and Vice President – Leonidas Lagrimas, Jackson County, llagrimas@wcu.edu
Who was invited
All interested NCMTA members in Western North Carolina. The organizational meeting targeted western NC teachers who are already members of NCMTA/MTNA. If you couldn’t make it but are interested in joining, or if you know of NCMTA members not yet on our radar, please let us know!
Agenda
- Organization and Ceremonial signing of the charter
- Discuss goals and next steps in moving forward together to serve the specific musical needs of our region
- Presentation by Dr. Leonidas Lagrimas, NCTM, DMA, NCMTA Collegiate Chair, Assistant Professor Western Carolina University) “”
What was accomplished
- 18 members signed the charter
- 4 VIP guests from NCMTA were in attendance
- Officers were elected
- Plans for the next meeting were announced: FRIDAY, FEB 25, 11:00 am (Save the date!)
- Before that meeting we will share two things:
Draft of our new bylaws for discussion and approval
A survey to learn more about each other, share ideas and lay the groundwork for future. That survey is on its way soon—I’m not sure it was clear that we didn’t have it ready to go today.
What else?
Reach out to music professionals who are not yet NCMTA/MTNA members. While it is a challenge for us to identify potential members across such a large area, you know who your neighbors are. MTNA and VLMTA are offering substantial financial incentives for first-time new members, so please invite them to contact us, and invite them to the next meeting.
Warmly,
- Vicky Fischer Faw, NCTM, President VLMTA fischer@elon.edu
- Laura Chu Stokes, NCTM, Secretary/Treasurer VLMTA eznotespianostudio@gmail.com
- Leonidas Lagrimas, NCTM, Vice President for Membership/Technology VLMTA llagrimas@wcu.edu
IMPORTANT NOTE FROM VLMTA
If you’re an NCMTA member and would like to join VLMTA, you can always add our Virtual Local MTA by logging into your MTNA account – annual dues are $10.