2018-2019 Calendar of Events

  • FSMTA Student Competitive Events can be found here.
  • MTNA Student Competitive Events can be found here.
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September 2018
Meeting/Workshop
Program: Neurobiological Foundations of Music Therapy: A Powerful Tool for Education and Therapy

Description: This presentation will include a brief overview of the music therapy profession, provide the neurobiological foundations of music, the clinical domains of music therapy and transfers to education, with techniques that can be used in the classroom. It will include two experiential interventions where participants will engage in active music-making/music therapy interventions.
October 2018
Fall Musicale
This is a non-competitive student merit recital. Teachers, not participating students, please complete the entry application below.
November 2018
Meeting/Workshop
Program: Strategies for Coping with Performance Anxiety

Description: Some students perceive even their weekly lessons as a frightening performance. For those students, excessive performance anxiety can stand in the way of their achieving their potential. This session will address the issue of performance anxiety, presenting a wide range of options, enabling the teacher and/or the performer to determine which combination of approaches might be most helpful. The strategies to be discussed will include:  1. Breath control and Fitness; 2. Muscle relaxation; 3. Cognitive thinking; 4. Imagery; 5. Desensitization; 6. Medical advances; and 7. Practical advise. This session will assist teachers and students in viewing performance anxiety as a positive element, not the enemy.
Fall Adult Soiree
This is a non-competitive event for adult students 18 years and over to gather in an informal, enjoyable and relaxed environment to share music and friendships.
December 2018
Members Christmas Holiday Luncheon
January 2019
Lois Golding Memorial Teachers Benefit Recital
This recital is a tribute to Lois Golding, former pianist and pedagogy professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa, who encouraged teachers to never stop learning. It is through her inspiration we dedicate this teacher participant recital as one way to provide funding to award scholarships to teacher members for the sole purpose of furthering their education in music.
 February 2019
Meeting/Workshop
Program: Beyond the Canon: Rethinking the Piano Recital Format for the 21st Century

Description: This interactive session explores the piano recital format and examines the various musical, social and pedagogical factors that influence how repertoire is chosen for performance. It will address a number of questions: How do students--and their teachers--select and program piano recital repertoire? What constitutes the “canon” and what makes a work "standard repertoire?" What is the role of the artist? Is the piano recital format still relevant in the 21st century? ​Participants will be asked to consider their own experiences with the piano recital from the perspectives of teacher, performer and audience member. This session is intended for piano instructors of students at all levels and ages, and will conclude with a discussion of the implications for repertoire selection for twenty-first century musicians and audiences.
MSMTA Music Festival
This is a non-competitive student merit recital for students to be adjudicated. All students are awarded trophies.
March 2019
​District 9 Concerto Competition
Students who win this highly prestigious esteemed competition move on to the Florida State Music Teachers Association (FSMTA) Competition.
April 2019
Spring Adult Soiree
This is a non-competitive event for adult students 18 years and above to gather in an informal, enjoyable and relaxed environment to share music and friendships.
Student Day
This is a non-competitive event for students to be evaluated on performance, written theory and aural theory skills.
Meeting/Workshop
Program: The Essentials for Success: self-directed and intelligent practicing

Description: Dr. Marlais will discuss how to motivate students towards self-directed and intelligent practicing and how to teach students to play standard repertoire pieces musically and with excellent technique.  Dr. Marlais will share her insights into how to take a student from the first week of practice to mastery of a piece. She will discuss important practice strategies, four stages to learning any piece, the psychological aspects of preparing a piece during the week, and how all of this supports and develops musicality. Attendees will receive a detailed, follow-along handout and a generous gift packet from The FJH Music Company. 
May 2019
Pre-Planning Meeting/Luncheon
  • Program:  This meeting is designed to pre-plan, determine and designate future student activity and teacher meeting/workshop dates for the upcoming 2018-2019 school calendar year.
  • Date: Thursday May 9, 2019
  • Time: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
  • Location: Chicken Salad Chick, 2790 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 
 
End of the Year Meeting/Luncheon
This meeting and members luncheon is designed to present the proposed dates for the upcoming 2019-2020 calendar and complete any unfinished business.
  • Date: Thursday, May 16, 2019
  • Time: 10:00 AM
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