NFMC Junior Keynotes, Winter 2017

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TA B LE OF CONTENTS

WINTER ISSUE, 2017 Vol. 89, No. 2

2 Staff Directory

12 Junior Awards

3 President’s Message

15 Junior Composers Camp

4 Junior Division Chairman

16 Imagination Nook

A DV ER T I S ERS’ I ND E X

5 Festivals Bulletin Editor

19 Federation Cup Winners

IFC Hal Leonard

6 Festivals Management System Chairman 7 Festivals Chairman 8 Federation Cup Chairman 9 Junior Club Achievement

22 Junior Winners

1 Clavier Companion 4 NFMC Thinking of You Postcards

24 Linda Dale Kennedy (Part 2)

4 NFMC Junior Composers Contest

27 State Buzz

5 NFMC Federation Festivals Bulletin

28 2017 Junior Awards-at-a Glance 29 Insignia Bulletin Board

8 Music Teachers National Association 9 Ohio Federation of Music Clubs 9 Together We Sing

10 American Music

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S TA F F D I R E C T O R Y

NFMC Junior Keynotes Directory National Federation of Music Clubs, Inc. • Chartered by the Congress of the United States (ISSN 0022-6629) HEADQUARTERS National Federation of Music Clubs 1646 W. Smith Valley Road Greenwood, IN 46142 317-882-4003 Fax 317-882-4019 email: info@nfmc-music.org www.nfmc-music.org

Federation Cups Gloria Lien, Chairman 6738 W. Kimberly Way Glendale, AZ 85308 623-561-2989 602-418-2989 Gloria.hope.lien@gmail.com Festivals Management System Sandra Preysz, Chairman 2174 E. Lonsdale Drive Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121 801-944-1808 sandrapreysz@msn.com

President Michael R. Edwards 891 NW 73rd Avenue Plantation, FL 33317-1141 954-325-0064 micedwards@aol.com

Junior Club Achievement Gilda Hendricks, Chairman 1926 Earls Bridge Road Easley, SC 29640 864-855-3732 gaah1926@att.net

Advertising Jennifer Griffin, Chairman 1646 W, Smith Valley Rd. Greenwood, IN 46142 Phone: 317-882-4003 Mobile: 317-771-5369 Fax: 317-882-4019 info@nfmc-music.org

Junior Composers Deborah De La Torre, Chairman P.O. Box 2680 Centennial, CO 80161 303-519-4595 trazom1234@yahoo.com

Junior Division Linda D. Lind, Chairman 8905 Longmead Court Burke, VA 22015 703-569-0014 lindalindva@gmail.com

NE Region: Jane Goldstein PO Box 1055 Waitsfield, VT 05673 802-496-3418 janegoldstein49@gmail.com

Federation Festivals Bulletin Sandra Preysz, Editor/Chairman 2174 E. Lonsdale Drive Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121 801-944-1808 sandrapreysz@msn.com

SE Region: Susie Cook 101 Stratford Drive Madison, MS 39110 601-856-9180 lsusiecook@bellsouth.net

Federation Festivals Lisa Smith, Chairman 3774 Barbizon Circle S. Jacksonville, FL 32257 904-886-4188 nfmc.festivals.chair@hotmail.com

NC Region: Lori Jessen 1912 Locust St., Box 851 Dakota City, NE 68731 712-253-0718 LoriJessen@gmail.com

NC Region:

SC Region:

NE Region: Virginia Kleeberg, Chairman 200 W. Roosevelt St. Muncie, IN 47303 765-288-6404 ifmc-music@outlook.com

W Region: Jodie Jensen 5475 Flag Way Colorado Springs, CO 80919 719-262-0394 jodiejens@yahoo.com

SC Region: Lavonna Whitesell, Chairman 5117 NW 161st St. Edmond, OK 73013 405-715-1536 Lswsongbird@yahoo.com

Lynn Freeman Olson Composition Award James Schnars, Chairman 331 Cleveland Street #804 Clearwater, FL 33755 727-400-4305

SE Region: Cynthia Abernathy, Chairman 13115 Pavilion Ln. Fairfax, VA 22033 703-376-8883 cjaneabernathy@gmail.com W Region: Aaron Bloom, Chairman 4633 Exeter Street West Linn, OR 97068 503-656-6948 abpianolessons@gmail.com

Mary Alice Cox Award Matt Miller, Chairman 13819 W. National Avenue New Berlin, WI 53151 262-786-0487, Ext. 743 mattmillerbass@aol.com Dance Gay Dill, Chairman 814 South Second Street Atwood, KS 67730 785-626-9434 gaydill1@att.net

Thelma A. Robinson Ballet Award Gay Dill, Chairman 814 South Second Street Atwood, KS 67730 785-626-9434 gaydill1@att.net

NMW Essay: NE Region Mary Ellen Ulmer, Chairman 168 East Branch Road Mercer, PA 16137 724-946-2877 ulmerme@hotmail.com

Wendell Irish Viola Award Dr. George R. Keck, Chairman 2112 Hinson Rd. #23 Little Rock, AR 72212 870-403-2951 keckg@att.net

NMW: SE Region Julianne Edwards, Chairman 116 S. Walnut St., #201 Muncie, IN 47305 561-613-7237 jmedwards220@gmail.com

Angie Greer Music in Poetry Contest Dr. Marie Speece, Chairman P.O. Box 1 Union Grove, NC 28689-9001 704-539-5243 mariespeece@yadtel.net

NMW Essay: NC/SC/W Regions Jan Hansen, Chairman 101 Rio Mesa Drive Grants Pass, OR 97527 541-956-1659 jhansen3536@gmail.com

Stillman Kelley/Thelma Byrum Nathalie Steinbach, Chairman 15 Mount Vernon Avenue Fredericksburg, VA 22405 540-373-6352 ymsfred@earthlink.net

Summer Music Centers Mary Ellen Nolletti, Chairman 104 County Road 537 Etowah, TN 37331 Phone: 423-263-5889 snupy36@msn.com

Claire Ulrich Whitehurst Piano Solo Award Suzanne Carpenter, Chairman PO Box 357275 Gainesville, FL. 32635-7275 352-373-5049 treasurer@ffmc-music.org

State News Connie Randall, Chairman PO Box 522 Kaufman, TX 75142-0522 248-921-7032 conniebrandall@yahoo.com

Music for the Blind Awards Lee Ann Cummings, Chairman 146 W. Pinebrook Drive Brandon, MS 39047 601.992.9330 cummings-lee28@att.net

Junior Keynotes Editor, Mary Thomason 130 Creekside Drive Boerne, TX 78006 210-471-8984 nfmcjrkeynotes@gmail.com

Marilyn Caldwell Piano Solo Award Marilyn Caldwell, Chairman 2011 St. Francis Street Kennett, MO 63857 573-888-5274 marilyncaldwell5@yahoo.com

Music Clubs Magazine Editor, Jean Moffatt P.O. Box 791 Seminole, TX 79360 Phone: 432-758-2419 Cell: 432-209-0298 jmoffatt20@live.com

Joyce Walsh Award Dr. John D. Kelly, Chairman 3204 Ashwood Dr Jonesboro, AR 72404 870-932-1025 jkelly@astate.edu

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Martha Marcks Mack Junior Vocal Award Naomi Sanchez, Chairman 671 Ashbury Street San Francisco, CA 94117 415-378-1447 Knsanchez@hotmail.com Lana M. Bailey Piano Concerto Award Dee Blaser, Chairman 4404 Heritage Drive Lawrence, KS 66047 785-843-8776 dblaser@sunflower.com

DISCLAIMER: Opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily represent the views of the National Federation of Music Cubs or of Junior Keynotes Magazine.

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National Music Week Helena Meetze, Chairman 613 Hatrick Road Columbia, SC 29209 803-776-6500 hmeetze@bellsouth.net

The National Federation of Music Clubs is a tax-exempt, non-profit philanthropic and educational organization dedicated to music education and promotion of the creative and performing arts in America since 1898. The Federation became officially chartered by the U.S. Congress on August 9, 1982. The mission of the Federation is to support and develop American music and musicians.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Memo from the President

by Michael R. Edwards

It is very gratifying as your NFMC President to witness all of the excellent work being done in the Junior Division.

We have a great Junior Division team, and they deserve our recognition and sincere appreciation.

Junior Division Chairman

Linda Lind

Junior Club Achievement

Gilda Hendricks

Festivals Bulletin Sandra Preysz Festivals Lisa Smith Festivals Management System

Sandra Preysz

Federation Cups Gloria Lien Junior Composers

Deborah De La Torre

Lynn Freeman Olson Composition

James Schnars

Mary Alice Cox Award

Matt Miller

PNP Robinson Ballet Award/Dance

Gay Dill

Wendell Irish Viola Award

Dr. George Keck

Angie Greer Junior Music in Poetry

Dr. Marie Speece

Martha Marcks Mack Junior Vocal Award

Naomi Sanchez

Stillman Kelley Award & Thelma Byrum Award

Nathalie Steinbach

Claire Ulrich-Whitehurst Piano Award

Suzanne Carpenter

Music for the Blind & Benzinger Awards

Lee Ann Cummings

Joyce Walsh Junior Disability Award

Dr. John D. Kelly

Marilyn Caldwell Piano Award

Marilyn Caldwell

PNP Lana M. Bailey Piano Concerto Award

Dee Blaser

Be sure to read the interesting articles in this issue submitted by several of these chairmen.

All of these dedicated individuals are enthusiastically committed to our juniors. For that, we should all be grateful. I know that I am!

National Music Week 2017 Theme:

Music… An Adventure for Life

Happy New Year!

Keeping the Music Alive for the Future!

seek it NFMC’s 33rd President

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JUNIOR CHAIRMAN

What a Bargain!

by Linda Lind, Junior Division Chairman

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Your NFMC Junior Membership has already been upgraded through elite, silver, gold and prime levels! You are at the top of the list – MVP! You are entitled to enter all of the eighteen events in the Junior Division plus a Junior event within the American Music Division plus all the summer activities sponsored by NFMC – Music Camps and scholarships they offer. What a wealth of available opportunities!

Have you read “What’s in it for me?” on the NFMC website home page? Check out further examples of the bargains that come with your membership.

You can “shop” and “order” all kinds of interesting information about NFMC – especially about its amazing Junior Division programs. Just download all the reading material you want or need for free! Yes, unlimited free downloading is part of your membership packet. The NFMC Manual, Festival Procedures Manual, new Festival Brochure, our comprehensive Competitions and Awards Chart, NFMC Bylaws and Standing Rules just to name a few. They are all on NFMC’s “Best Seller List.”

Fill your cart as you “shop” online! Or just fill out the award application forms you need while you’re online – no need for a cart with this new benefit of membership! Thanks to the staff at NFMC Headquarters, all the forms on the website have been updated and are writeable. Just put in the information, push the button to save, download and/or print and you are good to go. Notice another bargain, all forms are now free!

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• K1 - FESTIVALS/ELIGIBILITY/JUNIORS –A Junior entrant must be a member of an active Junior Club or be a Junior Individual Member.

(Refer to Article III, Section 5) Group entrants (i.e. school orchestras, choral groups etc.) may be associate members of the State and National Federations. Junior Associate Group membership entitles the Group (not individual members of the group) to participate in Festival.

Real bargains are ones that even money can’t buy. The friendships and camaraderie that abound in our NFMC community are priceless!

Come to Dayton, Ohio - June 20-24, 2017, and feel the warmth. Take advantage of the opportunity to attend as many of the meetings and sessions that you can. Find out how things “work” and how your membership dues are working for you – our NFMC “MVP” Junior members and Junior Counselors.

Junior Composers Contest www.nfmc-music.org Visit the Competitions & Awards page for more information.

F E S T I VA L S B U L L E T I N

NFMC Federation Festivals Bulletin Revisions

by Sandra Preysz, Festivals Bulletin Editor Please note the following corrections are in addition to those printed in the Autumn 2016 issue of Junior Keynotes, pages 5 and 6.

PIANO DUO

Moderately Difficult Class I Bizet, Georges/Simm

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Specifically #3, or 5, or 7

PIANO HYMN Class II

The tune Lowry should be listed as All the Way (G) (Lowry) $10.00

Class V Delete the tune Resurrection (Gaither) Add Slane (Eb) Anonymous

For the most current adjustments to the Bulletin, visit the NFMC website at nfmc-music.org

AMERICAN PATRIOTIC FOLK SONG Advanced Class Aaronson, Sharon Battle Hymn of the Republic Correct edition for Advanced Class is SPIRIT OF AMERICA Aaronson, Sharon The Star Spangled Banner. Delete (This piece is correctly listed at Very Difficult Class)

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Advanced Class Add the following: Cohen, Jeremy De Beriot, Charles Mozart, Wolfgang

Wienizwski, Henryk

Stylistic Duets for Two Violins, any one Violinjazz Publishing 3 Duos Concertante Op. 57 for 2 violins, any one mvt. G Schirmer 12 Duos, Op. 70, any one mvt. (Litoff Collection) Litoff Verlag PE L02111a (Nos. 1-4) PE L02111b (Nos. 5-8) PE L02111c (Nos. 9-12) Etudes Caprices, Op. 18 (any one etude) IM2722 International Music Co

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F E S T I VA L S M A N A G E M E N T S Y S T E M

Festivals Management System

by Sandra Preysz, NFMC Festivals Management System Chairman After the national meeting in Tulsa, President Michael Edwards requested a formal systems review of our NFMC Festivals Management System. The initial overview of system functionality has been completed and the next stage is underway. A timeline for completion has not been given. For the results to be credible, we have ‘frozen’ system updates and have performed only critical changes. No major updates will occur until the review is complete.

This second stage of the review consists of collecting feedback from users in those Festival areas currently using the NFMC Festivals Management System. Gaining insights into the strengths and weaknesses of the system is extremely valuable to the reviewers since users in these Festival areas know the ins and outs of Festival organization. Our current base of users has direct experience with how the system is working to support accurate and efficient Festival operations in compliance with NFMC Festivals Bulletin guidelines. The more experienced users can identify where there are weaknesses in the system and they have frequently submitted recommendations for improvement. Our developer listens to these suggestions, and coding solutions have been applied as critical system issues were identified.

As we work through this second year of Pilot Testing and the fourth year of taking NFMC festival support online, the teachers in areas who have three or four years of experience truly rely on the accuracy and efficiency of the online system. They know how much it helps them to make accurate decisions in registration, and how it keeps track of the point histories, including the combining of points. Area Chairmen no longer have to calculate consecutive superiors or labor through year-end reporting.

There continue to be challenges as well:

Gaining access (JAVA): Improvements have been put on hold until

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the review is completed. Review results may suggest a different approach.

User Tech Support: State Festival Chairmen have masterfully funneled systems questions to me so that general calls and emails from users in the field can be consolidated and answered promptly and efficiently. However, as the number of users grows along with the number of states going online, the greater need for technical support is apparent. Until our system review is complete, the search for help has been halted.

Rest assured that I will answer questions as quickly as possible; but, as more areas implement use of the system, the need for additional help becomes more pressing.

Historical Data Entry: Manual data entry of historical records bears comparison to Aesop’s fable, The Tortoise and The Hare. “Slow and steady wins the race”, concluded Aesop. Currently, the safest, most accurate and efficient way to ensure that historical points are reflected in the online system is to trust The Tortoise - manually enter each event performance record one at a time into the system. Although manual entry can be tedious (slow and steady), the resulting entry is available to view and/or edit. Once the “Save Changes” button is clicked, the data is immediately available for online verification.

The more familiar the process becomes, the quicker it is to complete each entry. After some practice, data entry becomes quite fast.

(Sounds like something we tell our students, doesn’t it?)

To succeed with The Hare’s approach, locally available tech support people with extensive advanced training in excel spreadsheets must adhere to exact specifications required to ensure successful data upload. Many authorized festivals system administrators want to be able to enter the data into a spreadsheet, then have the all of the data imported into the system in one transaction.

Thinking that this will save them time has

proven to be very frustrating for these users because the upload is always sent back for corrections, often being sent back multiple times. So far, only one area was able to successfully submit a file needing only one small correction.

Data cannot be entered by cut/paste into the spreadsheet. There is exact coding that must be in each column. Often, spreadsheets have been submitted but the original embedded encoding is inadvertently broken by user data manipulation. In the past, the developer uploaded some files but then discovered that there were duplications of students. His manual, one-at-a-time corrections required many hours of work with significant impact to NFMC’s budget! To be able to afford the desired future enhancements, we have asked the developer to tighten the upload verification process so that it matches the manual coding exactly.

Let’s maximize the efficiency and accuracy of our historical point records, take pride in being like Aesop’s Tortoise and build our student performance records one data block at a time. We’ll all get to the same place with less frustration and much more confidence in the accuracy of our historical data. Many local Festivals across the nation are presently at work entering data manually. Some are positioned to go totally online to register students for Festivals this year. Others will finish data entry this year and be ready to go online for Festival in 2018. There’s at least one state that has built approximately 65% of its entire historical database for its 6000 festival entrants by turning exclusively to manual data entry. Its administrators learned that it’s not only more accurate but also less timeconsuming to process manual entries than to build the excel spreadsheet and deal with the subsequent data repairs.

Hopefully, by this time next year, more states will be nearing completion of their historical databases and we can all begin to realize the full potential of our NFMC Festivals Manager!

F E S T I VA L S C H A I R M A N

NFMC Festivals Stimulate Success

by Lisa C. Smith, NFMC Festivals Chairman NFMC Federation Festivals provide opportunities for musicians of all ages to gain mutual inspiration, share insights, and express themselves in ways that only other kindred spirits can decipher. When members of our NFMC family gather together at Festival events, the powerful combination of their creative energies and their desires to perform at high personal levels leads to unequivocal accomplishment.

As students, teachers, junior counselors, and Festivals chairmen prepare for their upcoming winter and spring Federation Festival events, it is important to keep in mind that the primary objectives of the Festivals Program are to promote the study of music, to stimulate interest in American music, and to encourage participants to reach a high standard of musical achievement. In order to facilitate achieving these objectives, it is critical for everyone to be cognizant of the following:

• Festival entrants can only participate in events sanctioned by the current 2017-2020 Federation Festivals Bulletin. Students who participate in events not listed in the Bulletin will be disqualified.

Anyone who wishes to submit a proposal for a new event is welcome to do so at any time and the National Festivals Committee will consider it.

• Federation Festivals Bulletin adjustments are posted on the NFMC website. This page is updated frequently and should be checked regularly by all Festival teachers and administrators to avoid Festival entrant disqualifications.

I wish our NFMC Federation Festivals family continued successes in all musical endeavors. Always strive to develop the full potential of your abilities both individually and collectively knowing that you are part of a dedicated group that shares your commitment and passion for music.

• All Festival teachers and participants must be current with membership dues and receive subscriptions to Junior Keynotes.

This enables our Festivals family members to keep up-to-date on all requirements, guidelines, and clarifications throughout the year.

• Communication is vital. Festival administrators need to make sure all Festival updates are distributed to their constituents efficiently; and, all Festival teachers and junior counselors need to pay attention to pertinent Festivals information forwarded to them by Festivals personnel.

Marilyn Caldwell Piano Award submitted by Marilyn Caldwell, Chairman Do you have a student who has mastered any of the following repertoire or selections of comparable level? Or, who will have a 10-15 minute “performance ready” program by February?

• Bach: Any Prelude and Fugue from Well-Tempered Clavier, Volume 1 • Schubert: Moments Musicaux, Op. 94, No. 4 • Debussy: Arabesque in G Major, Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum (The Children’s Corner) • Chopin: Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 29; Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 172 • Griffes: Night Winds, Op. 5, No. 2 (American) • One movement from a sonata by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven (not Op. 49, Nos. 1-2) If so, then record a CD, follow the instructions on NFMC Form JR 19-1, and submit the Application Form JR 19-2 to compete for the $800 First Place Marilyn Caldwell Piano Award ($300 Second Place). All application materials must be in the hands of the chairman by March 1, 2017.

Plan for the future! Select music early for the 2018 competition which is open to grades 10, 11, and 12 each year.

Note: Some festival selections may be eligible for inclusion so plan accordingly. Email marilyncaldwell5@yahoo.com or call 573-888-5274 if you have questions.

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F E D E R AT I O N C U P C H A I R M A N

Check Your Engines!

by Gloria Lien, National Federation Cup Chairman

It’s NASCAR Sprint season in Arizona as I write this, but even as you read these pages in January, car races are being scheduled for May! Just as engines must be checked thoroughly before a race car hits the track, so does our Form engine #JR 4-1 need to be validated for our students who are racing toward earning their Grand or President’s Cups. To be so close to earning these cups after so many years participating in festivals must feel like a race as your students enter this upcoming festival season!

When your state festival cup chairman has anyone who has earned 75 points or more, a

doing all the “nitty-gritty” work at each local NFMC Junior Festival continue to serve as ground crew in support of our program track on which our students excel. Just take a look at the President’s Cup Honor Roll that appeared in the Autumn 2016 issue of Junior Keynotes and in the Grand Cup Honor Roll on page 21 of this issue. The best to all of you! Have a great 2017!

Submit JR 4-1 forms to: Gloria Lien, 6738 W. Kimberly Way, Glendale, AZ 85308 Email; gloria.hope.lien@gmail.com or call either of my phone numbers listed in the Keynotes directory.

completed JR 4-1 form is submitted to me for approval. I then double-check it, approve or deny the application, and if approved, will send it to the national office. The national office verifies the monies received from your state for Federation cups before they send out these large cups. Should discrepancies arise, I work with your state chairmen to resolve questions or issues along the way.

Here’s wishing the best of everything to our participating Juniors, our supportive parents and festival volunteers, our amazing teachers, and especially to the Festival and Cup Chairmen! Those running the Festivals and

Photo © Jennifer Bishop

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Leon Fleisher Katherine Jacobson Tuesday, March 21

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Master Classes

Advanced Piano Leon Fleisher

Intermediate Piano Diane Hidy and Elissa Milne

David Cutler Tuesday, March 21

Igudesman & Joo Saturday, March 18

Pedagogy Saturday Tracks

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JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT CHAIRMAN

Plan, Prep, Act!

by Gilda Hendricks, Junior Club Achievement Chairman

As you Plan and Prepare the rest of this year’s music activities, be sure to get a copy of the JR 1-1 to help guide your Actions. There’s a teacher in Alabama who always has a most elaborate Christmas program – costumes, themed food, a play or opera, greeters, and outstanding student performances. Consider using that idea and presenting your Spring Fling or Recital program at an assisted living center. Invite the parents too, and by your actions, you have tallied up points for these line items in the report: 1) Courtesy, 2) Performed in community or Assisted Living, 3) Had parents as guests, 4) Take pictures to send to Junior Keynotes and your local newspaper, 5) Opera study , 6) Garner points for a recital and probably earn a few more points if you used American composers or International music – look at all the points earned by your club in just that one event!

Recently a teacher from North Carolina called all excited! She had just found out her studio qualified to fill out the JR 1-1 to receive a certificate for the work they do each year. She noted they had been doing most of the things listed on the Junior Club Achievement Form, but she was

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unaware that her Junior Club could receive recognition for their work from NFMC. Teachers - we really want to know all the wonderful things you are doing! If you are doing more than is listed on the JR 1-1, just add a footnote about what you and your students are doing – let us know!

Sometimes students don’t share their outside activities with us teachers, so encourage them. You might find out that they have performed for someone somewhere – grandparents who are shut-in, school, church, parades, or attended a performance (bring a program to display). Mount a poster in your studio to track your students’ extracurricular musical activities. Rack up more points!

The more involved your students are, the more certain they are to see their picture, poem, or essay in Junior Keynotes – and that is exciting! Get their photos on the Insignia Bulletin Board. Encourage your students to subscribe to the magazine. It’s one of many tools that NFMC offers you and your students to share the joy of music. The more involved your studio is, the more reason to send in your JR 1-1 to claim your recognition certificate! Act! Now!

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AMERICAN MUSIC

Ragtime in America

by Deborah Freeman, American Music Division Chairman

Ragtime, the first completely American music genre, is a syncopated musical phenomenon. Taking a simple conventional melody and breaking up the rhythm was known as “ragging,” therefore, the resulting music was said to be in “ragged time.” A hundred years ago, ragtime permeated the American music scene. It achieved “Rock Star” status!

Ragtime was everywhere by the early 1900’s – in sheet music, piano rolls, phonograph records, and ragtime piano playing contests, as well as in music boxes, bordellos and vaudeville theaters.

Critics were severe and claimed that ragtime eroded American morals.

In January 1900, the music monthly The Etude noted in its article entitled “Musical Impurity” that: “The counters of the music stores are loaded with this virulent poison which in the form of a malarious epidemic, is finding its way into the homes and brains of the youth to

Listen to Ragtime!

According to The New Grove Dictionary of American Music orientation syncopation is a rhythmic pattern in music where the beat or emphasis is displaced to a “weak” beat. Usually in music, the first beat of a measure is the strong or emphasized beat. In 4/4 time, normally you would count ONE-two-three-four, ONE-two-three-four. A syncopated pattern would be; one-TWO-three-four, one-TWO-three-four. The result is a rhythmic pattern that sounds “off-beat”. Virtually all “classic” rags followed the formal structures established by earlier 2/4 and 4/4 meter dances. The march, two-step, polka and schottische dances were constructed with three or more separate 16 bar themes arranged in repeats and reprise patterns.

As you listen to a Ragtime work, you can clearly see this pattern.

Therefore, the most common patterns are AABBACC, AABBCCDD or AABBCCA. Usually the first two strains were in the tonic and the additional ones were in the subdominant. Other characteristics include a sub structure of four bar repeated strains, four bar introductions to certain sections, an interlude between trio themes and a usual major key.

TONIC - The keynote of a scale or the primary key of a work. A passage in the tonic uses the primary key of the work.

SUBDOMINANT - The fifth tone below the tonic or keynote. Thus, a new key for the passage is established based on the new note.

TRIO - Though most often meaning a group of three musicians, in this sense, it means the third part of a multi movement work. The trio is often included in multi section works and acts as an interlude of sorts between repeats of other sections before a return to the main “A” theme of the work or a coda.

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such an extent as to arouse one’s suspicions of their sanity.” It went on to describe the melodic rhythm of ragtime as “double-jointed jumping jack airs that fairly twist the ears of an educated musician from their anchorage.”

However, around 1917, ragtime’s star was beginning to fade with the rise of another catchall term “jazz” used to describe peppy, noisy, popular music. Note that musicians active in New Orleans during the early 1900’s who were later recognized as “jazz musicians” frequently referred to the hot music they played as “ragtime.” However, ragtime music of Joplin, Joseph Lamb, James Scott, and others had become nearly forgotten by 1920.

During the 1950’s, ragtime was the theme of many record albums, but usually was treated as a caricature. Ragtime was frequently played on pianos especially rigged to sound out of tune, sometimes with thumbtacks in the hammers to evoke the sound of old-time saloon pianos. Despite such comical treatments, ragtime began to be heard with more frequency and respect than it had been in three decades.

The 1968, the Columbia Records release of The Eighty-Six Years of Eubie Blake was another milestone in the comeback of ragtime.

Blake’s wide range of musical endeavors led him to become an expert in ragtime. Blake swiftly found a new career traveling the world and appearing on the concert stage. He was frequently featured on late-night

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television talk shows where he was always introduced to millions of viewers as a ragtime pianist.

In 1970, ragtime experienced a huge renaissance. The 1974 motion picture The Sting introduced the widest audience yet to the music of Scott Joplin. Although the choice of Joplin’s music for a story set in the 1930’s was historically inaccurate, the music underscored and supported the action on the screen perfectly. As a result, Joplin’s The Entertainer went to the top of the pop record charts.

In 1972, Scott Joplin’s ragtime-infused opera, Treemonisha, was revived. Joplin spent the last years of his life struggling to find a producer for his opera. He only managed to have it performed twice: once staged, and once done as a read-through. Joplin died in 1917, broken by the struggle. However, Treemonisha was later accorded its due. In 1976, it earned a special Pulitzer Prize and in 1983, a postage stamp was issued bearing Joplin’s likeness.

Ragtime scholars point out that ragtime is composed chiefly for an audience’s listening pleasure, and not meant for dancing. For over a century, ragtime has remained one of the most memorable and influential genres, and continues to be appreciated by millions of fans.

How fortunate we are that the National Federation of Music Clubs has preserved this lively American legacy! For decades, the NFMC Federation Festivals Bulletin has included Scott Joplin’s compositions. In fact, our current Bulletin includes seven Scott Joplin pieces: Elite Syncopations, Solace, Easy Winners, Pineapple Rag, Maple Leaf Rag, The Entertainer, and Gladiolus Rag. Joplin’s music has become a staple in the repertoire celebrated during our NFMC Parade of American Music.

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by Helena S. Meetze, National Music Week National Chairman A WINNER IN EVERY STATE! This is our goal for the 2017 Essay Contest.

We look forward to reading the many entries that students are submitting from around our country, all expressing their ideas on the theme: “Music…An Adventure for Life”.

HELENA S. MEETZE, PRESIDENT COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

Teachers anxiously anticipate this annual opportunity to encourage students to enter this contest because it gives their Juniors a chance to win a $50.00 award. Not only that, but winning essays get published in Junior Keynotes! Our Regional Chairmen receive the essays, arrange for judges to determine the winners, and then forward all necessary information to the National Chairman. The winners’ entries, along with their photos (high resolution, please!), are sent to the editor of Junior Keynotes for publication in the Spring issue.

What a privilege it was to listen as the 2016 Oklahoma state winner, Cadence LeBoeuf, read his winning essay at the conference in Tulsa!

Kudos to his teachers, Mr. Larry Baldwin and Dr. Leon Whitesell, for encouraging this young writer! Just imagine yourself while you were in the 8th grade. Could you stand up in front of a packed house of NFMC conference attendees to read your work? Congratulations, Cadence!

All Essay Contest information can be found online at the NFMC website.

Listed also are the Regional Chairmen: Northeastern – Mary Ellen Ulmer; Southeastern - Julianne Edwards; North Central, South Central and Western – Jan Hansen, along with their contact information. Their dedicated support for this Junior Division contest is greatly appreciated and acknowledged.

I can hardly wait to report the results of the 2017 contest! I expect an increase in participation as we strive to achieve our goal of awarding A WINNER IN EVERY STATE.

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Submitted by Nathalie Steinbach, Chairman, Stillman Kelley/Thelma Byrum Awards February 1st is the deadline for submitting a DVD to your state chairman! If you are teaching any talented young instrumentalists who will not have reached their 19th birthday by March 1, 2017, the Stillman Kelley/ Thelma Byrum competitions are a great opportunity for them to earn monetary awards as well as national recognition!

At the national level there are nine awards ranging from $200-$1000. Prepare your exceptional students to enter next year’s competition if they’re not ready this year! Spread the word to others in your area who may not be aware of this award.

Briefly: students first enter on the state level. The entrant creates a DVD of the required 15-20 minute program on his or her selected solo instrument performed entirely from memory. The application forms and DVD must reach the state chairman by February 1, 2017. Each state chooses one winner to advance to national judging. Many states offer awards, even to their second and third place winners.

The Stillman Kelley competition was established in 1938 for the continued musical education of exceptionally talented junior members of the National Federation of Music Clubs. It is named in honor of a husband and wife team for their numerous contributions to the NFMC. The Thelma Byrum Piano Award was added in 1980. It goes to the top scorer in piano unless that is the Stillman Kelley winner. In that case, the Byrum award goes to the next highest scorer in piano.

In 2016, fifteen states sent in entries for the Stillman Kelley and Thelma Byrum competitions. Seven performances were for piano, five were for violin, one for viola, one for double bass, and one for cello. I look forward to receiving even more entries in 2017!

For a complete set of rules, guidelines for repertoire and application forms, go to the NFMC website www. nfmc-music.org look under Publications/Junior Division/Instrumental or contact the national chairman.

All forms are also available at the National Federation of Music Clubs, 1646 W Smith Valley Road, Greenwood, IN 46142. Contact me if you have questions: Nathalie Steinbach, NFMC Chairman, ymsfred@earthlink.net or 540-373-6352.

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Who should apply for the Wendell Irish Viola Award?

Submitted by Dr. George Keck, Chairman, Wendell Irish Viola Award Any junior member having reached the 12th but not the 19th birthday by March 1, 2017.

February 1st is the deadline for submitting the required CD to your state chairman. Enter to compete for monetary prizes: first prize is $1,000; second prize is $750; and a regional award of $250 in each of the 5 regions of NFMC. Encourage your eligible juniors to enter. If you don’t teach viola, identify a young viola player and encourage him or her to apply. Remember that there is a $10 application fee this year for the first

time. Perhaps your club or someone in your club will sponsor an applicant and pay the entry fee. For more information, download Forms JR 11-1 and JR 11-2.

CD recordings playable on CD players should include two selections from contrasting style periods and be no longer than 20 minutes. State winners are selected from entrants meeting the February 1st deadline; then, winning performances are forwarded to national by March 1. I look forward to hearing your state’s Wendell Irish Viola Award winner!

Calling ALL Junior Dancers!

by Gay Dill, NFMC Dance Chairman

Now is the time to prepare to audition for the 2017 Junior Dance Award.

Applicants must be a member of the National Federation of Music Clubs, either as a member of an active federated junior club or as an individual junior member.

Wendell Irish

Entry deadline is May 1, 2017.

Application Form and Rules for Dance Award can be downloaded from the NFMC website, www.nfmc-music.org. Navigate to Competition & Awards, then click on Junior Annual Awards. Dance syllabus can be downloaded from Publications, click on Junior Division.

For more information call or email the chairman: 785-626-9434; gaydill@att.net.

THERE ARE TWO LEVELS OF COMPETITION: Junior I 11 - 14 years of age Junior II 15 - 18 years of age CATEGORIES AND AWARDS: Junior I Ballet First Place: $200.00 Second Place: $100.00 Junior I Theater Dance (Lyrical, Jazz or Tap) First Place: $200.00 Second Place: $100.00 Junior II Ballet First Place: $300.00 Second Place: $100.00

Dance Instructor Jerel Hilding leads a class at the Lawrence Arts Center School of Dance in Lawrence, Kansas. Hanan Misko is the Dance School Director.

Junior II Theater Dance (Lyrical, Jazz or Tap) First Place: $300 Second Place: $100.00

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by Dr. John D. Kelly, Chairman, Joyce Walsh Disability Award I recently attended a concert by our local symphony orchestra which featured young people with special needs as soloists. The talent and performances were both beautiful and inspiring. Just imagine the challenges these students faced along the path to reach this performance stage! It occurred to me that if there were that many young talented musicians with disabilities locally, there must be many more such musicians throughout the United States. If you are a young person with

a disability and are studying music, or if you know someone who might qualify, Joyce Walsh, 19 go to the NFMC website and read 24 - 2014 the requirements for the Joyce Walsh Disability Award. After you have done so, I challenge you to enter the Joyce Walsh Disability Award competition in 2017. I look forward to receiving your entries!

NFMC Summer Music Centers A Personal Note: In 2016, the National Federation of Music Clubs lost a dear friend, Odee Maier. Odee effectively chaired the Summer Music Centers Awards Committee for five years (20112015). She supported and encouraged me as I accepted this responsibility in 2016. I really had no idea of the scope of this task; now I do, so I have an even greater appreciation for this wonderful woman.

Odee set a high standard that will be a challenge to meet. Thank you, good and faithful servant, for a job well done.

The National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) awarded over $28,000 in scholarships to 36 young musicians attending nineteen Summer Music Centers in many areas of the United States. These centers are some of the premiere sites for continuing summer education allowing young musicians to expand their musical experiences in some of the most beautiful settings in the world.

The idea of sponsoring specialized summer musical camps was first proposed to the National Federation of Music Club’s Board of Directors in the 1930’s, but it was not until twenty years later that the project was finalized and the first Camp Scholarship was awarded. That honor goes to the National Music Camp at Interlochen, Michigan (which is now called Interlochen Center for the Arts).

Chautauqua Music Camp in New York received the second scholarship, and the Transylvania Music Camp (now called Brevard) in North Carolina received the third. The Summer Music Centers Scholarship project has continued to grow and serve many students involved in many musical genres - including basic piano, band/orchestra, vocal, opera, jazz, composition, chamber music just to name just a few.

The Summer Music Centers are part of the NFMC Competition and Awards Division. For more information about the SMC and scholarship awards available, go the NFMC website: www.nfmc-music.org; click on Competition and Awards; then, click on Summer Music Centers. These centers have differing criteria for awarding scholarships and make all award decisions. Since NFMC does not select scholarship awards winners, contact the center of your choice directly for details. Inquire and/or apply early in the NFMC er v year. Some Summer Music Centers make decisions about scholarship awards in February. awarded o To facilitate administrating the NFMC scholarship awards designated for use at each center, at least one NFMC Representative, approved by the NFMC, serves each SMC. A chairman, to s hip in scholars elected by NFMC, oversees activities involved with the scholarship awards project. t a musicians Working with these wonderful NFMC Reps, the Summer Music Centers, and all the usic Summer M tremendous young musicians has been a privilege and honor. Read about the 2016 winners Centers. in the Winter 2017 issue of Music Clubs Magazine. If I have missed something, let me know (maryellennolletti@gmail.com). I will try to do better next year.

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These are some of the titles of new music created in just one week at the Junior Composers Summer Programs and featured in a Final Salon on July 23. Thirty-two students from around the U.S. came together to create and to perform music during this NFMC summer music program. The JCSP camps are held at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities every year during the summer, giving students time and facilities to work without the distractions of their school year. And they have fun! Often times they meet their musical family and make longlasting friendships.

Four professional composers give instruction to students in theory classes and in private. Dr. Seth Custer is the Director of the Department of Theory and Composition at Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC; Dr. Sarah Miller teaches piano and composition at MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis and has had many winning students in NFMC contests; Randall Davidson is semi-retired and freelancing as a cellist, composer and social organizer; Eric Radloff, who is a JC alumnus from ten years ago, works in Los Angeles as a singer songwriter. All programs take place at Ferguson Hall, on the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus.

Specially featured at this year’s camp were professional readings of student-written string quartets by the renowned Artaria String Quartet from St. Paul, MN. In a master class setting, students received valuable feedback about their scores and a very nice recording for their portfolios.

In 2017, our offering of professional readings will focus on choral music.

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We also enjoy an evening at Annie’s Ice Cream Parlour where milk shakes and burgers are consumed amid laughter and conversation, usually about classical music or songs.

Please consider enrolling your students ages 14-20 in this experience for July 10-22, 2017. For more information, go to www.juniorcomposers. org. To quote one student from the 2016 camp, “It was the best week of the year!”

LANA M. BAILEY PIANO CONCERTO AWARD Are you a high school senior who will be majoring in music next year at a college, university or conservatory? Check out the Lana M. Bailey Piano Concerto Award forms JR 20-1 and JR 20-2 to find the rules and application for this $800 annual award ($200 2nd Place). The competition has a postmark deadline date of .May 1st, 2017 so polish your performance and submit your CDs! First or last movement from one of the following concerti meets the repertoire requirements: • Beethoven Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 • Beethoven Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37 • Gershwin Concerto in F • Grieg Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16

• Mendelssohn Concerto in G Minor, Op. 25 • Prokofiev Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26 • Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 • Saint-Saens Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22

Lana Bailey NFMC President: 2007-2011

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Susan Hong, NCTM, is an independent piano teacher in San Antonio, Texas with over 25 years of experience. She also composes and creates original art for music covers and coloring books. The sheet music for this arrangement of "Amazing Grace" can be downloaded at no cost from: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Susan-Hong-Studio.

Inspired by her work with special needs students, Susan Hong creates what she needs to facilitate their learning. She loves collaborating with other artists dedicated to developing teaching materials for these students. This arrangement is available in several formats and colors to support varying developmental stages.

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Wanda Canfield, M.Mus., has taught piano and keyboard ensemble at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA for over 20 years, and is a composer and church pianist. Some of her compositions may be heard at sheetmusicplus.com and https://www.facebook.com/ WandaCanfieldCompositions.

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Federation Cup Winners PRESIDENT’S CUP WINNERS Colorado Federation has been a part of Maria’s life for as long as she can remember. Maria Ali began playing the piano in 2001 at the age of two and a half. Her mother, Janet Newman Ali, Maria Ali was her first teacher. In 2004, Maria played in her first federation festival in piano solo and duet. Each year, she played in more events, averaging four or five per year.

Maria has earned a total of 16 Federation cups by participating in solo, concerto, duo, duet, quartet, theory, composition, improvisation, saxophone, sight reading, and violin. Maria has been awarded nine top performer and second place trophies and medals through the Colorado Federation State Competitive festival, as well as three composition trophies and monetary awards for winning the state composition contest, then forwarded to regionals. She has won the Western Region Composition contest numerous times and been awarded with a check. She was also fortunate enough to win at the National level this year in composition as well as winning second place in the Lana M. Bailey Concerto Competition.

Federation has been central to Maria’s life and she is now teaching piano and entering her students into federation festivals through Red Rocks Piano Studio.

Maria is now studying music at college and is not certain of her specialty at this point.

She is a member of a band and continues to compose music, teach and play numerous instruments. She would very much like to thank all of her teachers, including Karen Greenhalgh (piano), Justin Adams (jazz piano), Mark Harris (saxophone), and Dr. Brandon Matthews (conducting) who gave her the tools and enabled her to achieve the success that she has already in her young life. She would also like to thank all of the many volunteers it has taken to make all of her opportunities and awards possible from the National president to the state president to all of the local volunteers. You are all the builders of dreams coming true!

Texas Michael Darmawan has studied the piano for 12 years. His teacher for the last 6 years has been Zemfira Zade in Austin, Texas. In 2015 Michael earned the NFMC Grand Cup and Michael Darmawan in 2016 he earned the NFMC President’s Cup in addition to passing the examination for Diploma of Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. Michael has been an All State winner at State Festival in San Marcos, Texas. He also enjoys playing viola and has been a member of the Austin Youth Orchestra for 6 years. Michael is also an active member of his church’s choir. He enjoys arranging songs to play on the piano.

Outside of music, his hobbies include participating in the school’s Robotics Club; folding origami; swimming; and, practicing Tai Chi, a form of Chinese martial arts. Michael also loves to help his two younger brothers as they practice the piano. He currently attends University of Texas in Austin majoring in Neuroscience. Michael is thankful for his piano study as it has provided him the foundation for better understanding all music.

GRAND CUP WINNERS Idaho Camille Ririe was born in Nanchang, China, adopted as an infant of thirteen months, and raised in Idaho by an arts-loving family. She began dance lessons at age Camillle Ririe two and grew into a competitive dancer experienced in ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, and tap. She began piano lessons at age five when she first participated in NFMC Festivals. At age twelve Camille began playing for and accompanying hymns at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. When her first piano teacher, Tina Myer, moved away, Camille began lessons with Carol Wintersteen. She credits both teachers for

challenging her to achieve and for being friends who've cared about her as an individual as well as her progress as a pianist.

As the ninth of eleven children, Camille has always been surrounded by family and loves to spend time with them. Among her other loves she plays flute, enjoys arts and crafts (especially drawing, sketching, painting and coloring), and excels in academic studies. She attended Compass Honors High School where Camille graduated as one of its Valedictorians. She continues to play the piano and appreciates her parents and teachers for supporting her musical development. Camille is currently attending Brigham Young University - Idaho.

Sophie Worthen of Boise, Idaho, recently earned her Federation Grand Cup in Piano Solo. She studied piano with Cynthia Waldon and was a member of the Treasure Valley Federated Junior Sophie Worthen Music. Sophie has been participating in NFMC festivals for ten years, since 2007. She has won composition contests in piano solo and has also composed chamber music. In May, Sophie graduated from Idaho Fine Arts Academy. She also presented her own solo senior piano recital. Her future goals include becoming a famous composer, so watch for her compositions in future NFMC Festivals Bulletins!

South Dakota Tierra Decker of Huron, SD earned her Federation Grand Cup in 2016 after participating for eleven years in Piano Solo and three years in Piano Concerto events.

Tierra Decker She also earned her third cup in Piano Duet after nine years of participation. She studied with Beverly Bigge of Huron. Tierra has won numerous competitions: 1st place (Age 15), 2nd place (Age 16) in the South Dakota Music Teachers Association Piano Competitions, and 2nd place in the 12th

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grade division of the Truran Competition at the University of South Dakota. She and her duet partner also won 1st place in the SDMTA Piano Duet competition in 2013 and 2014.

Tierra participated in Piano Guild for four years and was a National winner in 2016. She also earned many superior ratings as a percussionist at South Dakota Bandmasters Contests. Tierra served as accompanist for the James Valley Christian School and was a member of the worship team of her church. She was selected to the South Dakota Honors Choir and South Dakota All-State Chorus.

In addition to her musical achievements, Tierra was very involved in sports and excelled in track, volleyball and basketball. She received the 2016 JVC Music Award and 2016 Track "Viking" Award. She is currently a music education major at Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD. Tierra was awarded the NSU Wolf Pack Scholarship, NSU Music Scholarship and the SD Opportunities Scholarship.

point Federation Grand Cup this year after his Spring Festival performances in solo and concerto events. He also earned his Paderewski Medal and High School Diploma from the American College of Musicians/National Guild of Piano Teachers. In addition to piano, Caleb is also proficient on saxophone and has been in the Oakton High School Band programs throughout high school. In his spare time he enjoys weight lifting. He currently attends the University of Virginia.

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Ethan Chau of Sammamish, Washington has studied piano under his mother, Khim Chau, since 2002.

In 2016, he earned his Federation Grand Cup after achieving fifteen

consecutive Superiors in Piano Solo and Piano Concerto. He earned his fourth cup in Music Theory after twelve consecutive Superiors.

He won the Helen Crowe Snelling Memorial Piano Competition in both the senior (2015) and junior (2011) divisions. Ethan also plays the violin and was an associate concertmaster of his school district’s symphony orchestra. In school, he served as class council Secretary, was appointed captain of the varsity tennis team, and was the Ultimate Frisbee Club’s co-founder and Vice President. He is involved with the worship team and several other ministries affiliated with his church’s youth group. After graduating second in class from Issaquah High School, Ethan is now attending the University of Washington, where he received direct admission into the Computer Science program.

South Dakota Jacklyn Chen is a recipient of the NFMC Federation Grand Cup for piano solos and concerto events in 2016.

Under the guidance of her teacher, Constance Fleck, Jacklyn has Jacklyn Chen participated in the Sonata Festival, Bach/Baroque Festival and Fall Festival. She also completed a 10-year program with the National Guild of Piano Teachers which makes her a candidate for the Paderewski Medal award.

Jacklyn is currently a senior at Lake Braddock Secondary School where she is active in her school's Key Club, Technology Student Association, Science Olympiad, and Air Rifle team. Despite her busy schedule, she always makes time to play piano, be it at home or at church.

Caleb Kang

Caleb Kang, son of Wendy Wang, has been playing piano for ten years beginning his study with Ms. Marlene Miles of Centreville and studying with Marilynne Jost for the last four years.

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Three Wisconsin students of Marlene Cook earned either the President’s Cup or the Grand Cup in Piano Solo in 2016 Justine Spore is currently a freshman at the University of Wisconsin where she is majoring in journalism and environmental studies. She plays trumpet in the University of Wisconsin Marching Band. Justine graduated from Shorewood High School where she participated in cross country, track, basketball, ski racing, softball, tennis, and band.

She was the Shorewood High School Band Council president and was on the Shorewood High School Mock Trial state championship team. Justine earned twelve consecutive superiors in piano solo and four consecutive superiors in senior piano concerto to earn her Federation President’s Cup. Kate Udell is a senior at Milwaukee High School of the Arts. She plays piano in the high school orchestra and in a high school jazz trio. She also participates in forensics and is taking AP music theory. Kate is involved with chamber groups at Milwaukee High School of the Arts and also accompanies many of her peers at the school. She is also an accompanist for a church choir and performs frequently for local civic groups in Milwaukee.

Elizabeth Tuffnell graduated from Wauwatosa East High School in June and is currently a freshman at Clemson University where she is majoring in landscape architecture. While in high school, Elizabeth was a member of the varsity swim team for four years and won the coach’s award twice.

In her senior year, she was named Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the Wauwatosa Athletic Booster Club. She was in the National Honor Society for two years, was a member of the Environmental Club, and played high school soccer for two years. Elizabeth earned twelve consecutive superiors in piano solo and four consecutive superiors in senior piano concerto to earn her Left to right: Justine Spore (President’s Cup), Kathryn Udell (Grand Cup), and Elizabeth Federation President’s Cup. Tuffnell (President’s Cup).

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2016 Federation Grand Cup Winners VA Mary Wallace Baker, teacher Nathalie W. Steinbach PA Kathryn Wilson, teacher Deborah Rodgers AZ Jimmy Forsmo, teacher David Lien CA Vivian Long, teacher Geraldine Keeling CA Emerson Liu, teacher Geraldine Keeling FL Parker Dewitt, teacher Marian Cox FL Claire Chen, teacher Olga Glick GA Rebecca Topper, teacher Wendy Vann-Reifler GA Tessa Hammond, teacher Lisa Gaal GA Chatur Shivanonda, teacher Lisa Gaal GA Danielle Nam, teacher Wendy Vann-Reifler GA Connie Xiao, teacher Lois Finlay GA Carson Trant Collins, teacher Gayle Vann GA Sarah Leftwich, teacher Judy Scheffel GA Yotam Kanny, teacher Wendy Vann-Reifler IA Rishi Wagle, teacher Marian Lee IA Larissa Tibbles, teacher Bernick Hanson ID Sophie Worthen, teacher Cynthia Waldon ID Camille Ririe, teacher Carol Wintersteen IL Swathi Karri, teacher Nancy Liley IL Jane Boettcher, teacher Nancy Liley KY Rosie Halpin, teacher Ivy Moore KY Katie Jordan, teacher Bettye M. McClure KY Mary Grace Rapier, teacher Bettye M. McClure KY William R. Kimmerer, teacher Maria LeRose LA Ian English, teacher Sue Steck-Turner MI Catherine Hechtman, teacher Mary Siciliano MI Kara Kortge, teacher Thea Hoekman MN McKaia Grace Ryberg, teacher Katie Rudeen MN Richard Sather, teacher Kristi LaSalle MO Joanna Yu, teacher Mabel Kinder MO Caleb Norman, teacher Becky Fulgham MO Stephanie Zhang, teacher Beverly Kyriakos MO Brock Peters, teacher Cindy Dittrich ND Alex Wiitamaki, teacher Karen Okerlund ND Erik Porter, teacher Diane Eichhorst ND Desiree Giesen, teacher Diane Eichhorst ND Lane M. Ternes, teacher David Poffenberger ND Kara N. Hathaway, teacher David L. Poffenberger ND Cade M. Blickensderfer, teacher David L. Poffenberger NE Hannah Jeske, teacher Peggy Schlieker OH Rohun Vangal, teacher Diane Debiec OH Jenny Duma, teacher Amy Immerman OH Rachel Kirkwood, teacher Denise Hauden OH Ananya Kalahasti, teacher Ella Karasik OH Anna Cunnane, teacher Cynthia Crotty

Junior Composer Junior Composer Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano

OH Daniel Berlin, teacher Cynthia Crotty OR Emily Gemmill, teacher Jill Gambill OR Julius Liang, teacher Pamela Miller OR Sean Harland, teacher Pamela Miller PA Pavan Savio, teacher Linda Maurhoff PA Evan Deddo, teacher Linda Maurhoff PA Alexa Kroll, teacher Linda Maurhoff PA Courtney Wahlstrom, teacher Linda Maurhoff PA Lauren Agnello, teacher Linda Maurhoff PA David Meehan, teacher Andrea Bogusko SC Elaina Reck, teacher Jahnna Reck SD Tierra Decker, teacher Beverly J. Bigge SD Savanah Gross, teacher Brenda Ruedebusch SD Madison Birkel, teacher Julie Baszler TN Samuel Melhorn, teacher Karen G. Gilbert TX Sarah Palmer, teacher June Collins Pulliam TX Kyle Lin, teacher Cindy L. Mills UT Kryshelle Kindred, teacher Julie W. Smith UT Cami Whatcott, teacher Cheryl Rytting UT J. J. Garzella, teacher Sandra Preysz VA Rebecca Shkeyrov, teacher Marilynne Jost VA Caleb Kang, teacher Marilynne Jost VA Joanna Gerr, teacher Yoshinori Hosaka VA Sarah Rubin, teacher Elaine Gallo VA Jacklyn Chen, teacher Constance Fleck VA Anna Li, teacher Josephine A. Jones VA Isabella Lao, teacher Marlene C. Miles VA Alyson Parry, teacher Valerie Harris VA Julie Harris, teacher Valerie Harris WA Peter Tran, teacher John Van Lierop, Jr. WA Sophia Jung, teacher Elizabeth Yusim WA Linda Gelzer, teacher Carol Hibbard WA Ethan Chau, teacher Khim Chau WI Emily Johnson, teacher Christine Kozicki WI Katherine Udell, teacher Marlene Cook WI David Yin Cao, teacher Andrea Matthias FL Beverly Ge, teacher Carol Cohen TX Michael Abrio, teacher Beatrice Stanley UT Cameron Jeppson, teacher Asheley Watabe UT Benjamin Wadsworth, teacher Martha Thompson UT Olivia Abbott, teacher Jack Ashton UT Emma Lund, teacher Kasia Sokol Borup UT Allyson Hopson, teacher Karen Child WI Angela Gotcher, teacher Carol Waldvogel WI Jessica Everts, teacher Yuri Anisimov UT Anne Katherine Nilson, teacher Peggy Wheelwright

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JUNIOR WINNERS

2016 Mary Alice Cox Award Winners Submitted by Matt Miller, Chairman It is with great pleasure that I announce the Mary Alice Cox Award winners for 2016. This year brought amazing talent and I am very excited for these three dedicated musicians and their future in music!

The Mary Alice Cox Award was established in 2003 to honor Mary Alice Cox of Muncie, Indiana, for her service as Editor of Junior Keynotes from 1983 to 2001. This award is available to cellists or double bass players for the purpose of furthering their music study.

Awards of $1,800.00 (1st place), $1,300.00 (2nd place), and $800.00 (3rd place) are given each year to eligible students in the NFMC Junior Division. The goal of this award is to encourage young string players to pursue a musical career.

1st Place Winner Faith Bobbs Faith Bobbs from Houston, Texas won 1st Place with her performance of Variations on a Rococo Theme, Opus 33 by Tchaikovsky. She currently studies cello with Brinton Smith as well as with her sister, Emma Hoeft. She studies piano with her mother, Catherine

Bobbs. Her dedication to studying cello has brought her much success at the young age of fifteen. This year’s competition judge, Roza Borisova, wrote, “I enjoyed hearing such maturity in interpretation of the Rococo Variation; she has a solid technical foundation with emotional involvement.”

Faith has won numerous competitions including: grand prize in the Houston Symphony North Young Artist competition, first place in the Sewanee Summer Music Festival concerto competition, first place in the Brazosport Symphony Concerto Competition, third place in the prestigious Houston Symphony League Concerto Competition, first place in the Houston Music Teachers Baroque Festival, first place in the Texas Music Teachers Association Junior Strings All-Star Competition, second place in both the Houston Civic Symphony Concerto Competition and the Fort Bend Young Artist Competition and first place in the Houston Youth Symphony Concerto Competition. In addition she also won the Houston Doing Good Scholarship and the Next Generation Award.

Faith is homeschooled and loves hanging out with her large musical family. In addition to studying cello and piano, she enjoys ice skating, tennis, and reading books. She thoroughly enjoyed attending the Sewanee and

Aspen Music Festival this past summer. Faith is grateful for her loving, supportive family and for the generosity of the Mary Alice Cox scholarship.

2nd Place Winner Julia Lee Julia Lee from Gainesville, Florida won 2nd place with her performance of Dvorak's Concerto in B minor. She demonstrated impressive bow technique and immaculate intonation. Judge Roza Borisova said, “I enjoyed hearing her rich, powerful tone in Dvorak’s concerto; she has a deep understanding of the material and delivered a dynamic performance.”

Julia began playing cello at age six and over the past decade she has earned opportunities to perform in Carnegie Hall's Weill recital hall twice, to attend the Heifetz International Music Institute and to attend the National Music Institute with Pinchas Zukerman. Julia said, “None of these accomplishments would have been possible without the support of my family and many mentors and teachers.”

She studied extensively under Dr. Steven

About the Judge Roza Borisova, cello instructor, a native of Ioshkar-Ola, Russia, has been teaching at Lawrence Academy of Music since 2003. Ms. Borisova began studies on the cello at the age of seven. After receiving her B.A. in music performance from the Ioshkar-Ola State Music College, she moved to Moscow where she earned a M.Mus. in performance pedagogy and a D.M.A. in String Quartet Performance from the Russian State Academy of Music (formerly Gnesin’s Institute) in Moscow.

In 1989 Ms. Borisova was selected to be cellist of the Veronika String Quartet (newly formed by Valentine Berlinsky, cellist of the Borodin String Quartet).

The Quartet’s international tours resulted in numerous prizes including the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, the Shostakovich String Quartet Competition and the Russian National Competition. As an award of the Shostakovich Competition, in 1993 the Quartet was invited to study with Roza Borisova the Fine Arts Quartet at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and relocated to the Unites States. Ms. Borisova served as Artist-in-Residence and graduate teaching assistant at various institutions in Wisconsin, Ohio, Illinois and Colorado and earned a second M.Mus. in music performance.

As part of the Veronika String Quartet, Ms. Borisova performed regularly as cellist with various symphony orchestras and at many festivals and institutes around the world including the Steans Institute for Young Artists at Ravinia Festival in Chicago, the Second Jerusalem Chamber Music Encounters in Israel, the Britten-Pears School of Music in England and the Lancaster Music Festival in Ohio. She currently performs with the Green Bay Symphony Orchestra and the Woodstock Mozart Festival Orchestra, Woodstock, IL. She takes pleasure in teaching aspiring cellists and has taught at several major music institutions in the U.S.

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Thomas, Dr. Chunsun Kim, and is currently a student of Wendy Warner. She has had the privilege of learning under mentors such as Frans Helmerson, Timothy Eddy, Emmanuel Feldman, Antonio Lysy, and Hans Jensen during her time at Heifetz and the National Arts Center Music Institute.

Julia is currently focusing on gaining admission to a top music conservatory to further refine her performance skills, technique, and musicianship. Her goal is to debut as both a solo and chamber performer on an international level where she hopes to help revive classical music for our generation by spreading the gift of music.

3rd Place Winner Zach McMillan The 3rd place winner this year is 17 year old

Zach McMillan from Charlotte, NC. Zach is a double bassist with a bright future in music.

Judge Roza Borisova commented, “He plays with great expression, good bowing technique and has solid knowledge of the fingerboard.”

Zach is a senior at Ardrey Kell High School and has been the principal double bassist for the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra for the past three years. He currently studies with Kurt Riecken, Principal Bassist for the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. Zach was named 1st chair in 2014 and 2015 for the North Carolina State Honors Orchestra and was a recipient of the North Carolina Music Teachers

Scholarship for the 2015 Brevard Summer Institute. He has studied at the Brevard Institute the past three summers. Zach has attended masterclasses with the University of North Carolina School of the Arts bass professor Paul Sharpe, Chris Buddo from Eastern Carolina University, and with Craig Brown from Greensboro University. He was the principal bassist at the 2015 Southeast Honors String Festival and enjoyed performing with East Carolina University's Next Gen Orchestra.

In addition to his music, Zach is also an accomplished bass fisherman. When he's not practicing his bass, he's out catching the bass.

He has a longstanding love and appreciation for classical music and the double bass. Zach plans to pursue a bass performance degree with the ultimate goal of becoming a member of a professional symphony.

2016 Martha Marcks Mack Junior Vocal Award Winners Submitted by Naomi Sanchez, Chairman First Place Lillian Kraack Lillian Kraack is a 2016 graduate of Joe E. Newsome High School in Lithia, Florida. She is now attending Oklahoma City University (OCU) and is majoring in musical theatre and vocal performance. She has trained since the age of six with Theatre Arts and Dance Alliance where she appeared as the Dragon in Shrek, The Musical, Alice in Alice in Wonderland and Marian in The Music Man. Lillian has appeared in numerous shows, most recently in Newsome High School’s Bye, Bye Birdie as Rosie Alvarez and as Belle in Beauty and the Beast. Lillian regularly performed with the Chamber Choir and Elite Show Choir at Newsome High School. She received superior with honors ratings at the Florida Vocal Association State Solo and Ensemble Festival in 2015 and 2016. She was selected for All-State Chorus in middle school and high school; and was designated a Master Musician by Hillsborough County School’s music educators in 2013. In 2015, she won first place in the St. Petersburg Opera Guild’s High School Vocal Competition. Lillian also trained at the University of Central Florida Opera Institute. She was selected to work with Oklahoma City Hot Spot Musical Theatre workshop in St. Petersburg, Florida and the Vocal Institute at OCU. She’s been a student of Ms. Katy Decker for the last four years and has worked with the faculty at the Florida Arts School in Tampa. Lillian, a high school honor student and International Thespian, served as Vice President/Webmaster for the Thespian Club and was a member of Tri-M Music Honor Society.

Second Place Anna Lee Anna Lee is from Madison, Alabama. She studied with Dr. Ginger Beazley, and was a member of the Ars Nova Junior Club. Her most recent role was Susanna in Ars Nova’s production of Le Nozze di Figaro. She also participated in the chorus of Ars Nova’s production of Madame Butterfly and was the sister, Aninka, in Brundibar. In 2015, Anna won first place in the Alabama Federation of Music Clubs Junior Auditions, Southeast Region NATS, and National NATS competitions in the High School Women Classical Division. In 2016, she won first place in the MTNA Senior Voice Southern Division Competition and second place in the National MTNA Senior Voice Competition. Anna is continuing her music education with Dr. Beazley at Jacksonville State University.

Honorable Mentions Brittany Brewer of McGregor, Texas; student of Julianne Best; Kathryne Pham of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; student of Tony Carrillo (MWC Carrillo Junior Club); Nina St. Preux of Chicago, Illinois; student of Natalie Chami; Emma Strange of Orleans, Vermont; student of Victoria Cole; Charly Anne Roper of Greenville, South Carolina; student of Dr. Brittnee Siemon.

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LINDA DALE KENNEDY

Part 2: Fill the World with Music!

Part 1 of this article appears in the Winter 2017 issue of Music Clubs Magazine.

by Mary Thomason, Editor, Junior Keynotes Linda Dale Kennedy, Arkansas State Junior Composers Chairman and member of the Little Rock Musical Coterie, has been making music all her life. At two years of age, a piano was delivered to her home for the benefit of her older brother and sister, but they couldn’t keep Linda from crawling up onto the bench to play it! She played whatever she heard on the radio, television, record player or at church. Imagine the diversity of musical sounds surrounding her in New Orleans!

Her formal training began in elementary school where Linda learned piano, violin and percussion. Junior high school introduced her to orchestra and to ensemble performance. By this time there was no doubt that Linda was hooked on music! She became a page/usher for the New Orleans concert series held at the Municipal Auditorium so that she could enjoy free performances after completing her duties. Linda credits great teachers during her high school years for deepening her love of violin and piano performance. She played violin in the Southeastern Louisiana University orchestra while simultaneously discovering that she had a whole orchestra at her fingertips when she performed at the piano. Linda also accompanied church services during high school.

One of her most vivid memories is the moment when she realized the powerful healing that music offers hospital patients.

She witnessed this transformative impact while listening to her pastor introduce the first verse of “Amazing Grace” on his saw before she joined in for the remaining verses.

That plaintive, ethereal sound remains etched in her memory because of the way patients responded to the music. After graduating high school, Linda attended Southeastern Louisiana University on a full academic scholarship. As she earned her Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance, courses in accompanying, violin, organ, ensemble and chamber music all served to expand her horizons and fuel her passion for music.

Upon graduation from SLU, Linda took

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Linda Dale Kennedy. As published in Maumelle Magazine Oct/Nov/Dec 2008; Photographer: Roger A. Frangieh

LINDA DALE KENNEDY

Adopted Composers and Commissioned Pieces 1998 – 2016 Studio of Linda Kennedy, Maumelle, AR • Timothy Brown: Toccatina • Glenda Austin: Sizzlin' Salsa, a set of eight Latin style pieces • Kevin Olson: Four Arkansas Travelers, a quartet for eight hands at two pianos • Martha Mier: Arkansas Suite - including “Sugarloaf Mountain”, “Little Rock Ragtime”, “Red River Flows Gently”, and “Finale (Maumelle Celebration)” • Phillip Keveren: Urban Heartbeat • Catherine Rollin: Carnival for Two, piano duet • Dennis Alexander: Prelude and Toccata • Robert Vandall: Flying Fingers

a teaching position with Yamaha in the New Orleans preschool music program; and, she taught private piano lessons in Metairie. She loved sharing her passion and observed first-hand that music truly could make a difference in the lives of her students. This experience was not only gratifying and fulfilling for Linda, it also solidified her desire to use her musical abilities to better the world within her sphere of influence. She finds continued inspiration in her favorite quote by best-selling author Sarah Ann Breathnach: “The world needs dreamers, and the world needs doers, but most of all, the world need dreamers who do.”

Fast-forward to her life today and Linda is a proven ‘dreamer’ who ‘does’! For over four decades, she has been filling lives with music throughout Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas. Her dedication as a teacher, performer, author, adjudicator, and promoter of American music has inspired multitudes of students, teachers and composers to join her in filling our world with music.

The sphere of influence defined by her ‘Adopted Composer’ program is one that continues to expand – even around the world! In fact, the dream of hers where each student feels competent to express his or her own creative, musical ideas; the faith that she could encourage students to dream along with her; and, her dedicated effort to find ways to engage each and every student in her studio all came to fruition in Linda’s innovative approach to teaching composition.

Every year since 1998, Linda and her students ‘adopt’ an American composer whose music they enjoy. Each ‘adopted composer’ communicates and collaborates with Linda and her students throughout the academic year. This provides students the opportunity to observe, learn about, and participate in the creative process. Monthly letters to the composer asking questions and discussing music composition also allow the students to get to know the person behind the music. After launching this one program, Linda’s students a) now understand that the piano music they learn at their lessons isn’t all composed by dead guys with names that are hard to pronounce; b) have gained confidence in writing and composing music; c) enjoy creating through improvisation; and, d) have served

• Alexander Peskanov: Little Rock Suite - a set of twelve trios (six hands at one piano) on Arkansas related themes • Melody Bober: Rhapsody Brillante • Kevin Costley: A Walk Through Time Suite including “Thoughts of Yesterday”, “Thoughts of Today”, and “Thoughts of Tomorrow” • Jennifer Linn: “By the Waterfall” from the collection Reflections • Eric Baumgartner: Little Rock (& Roll) • Carol Klose: A River's Tale (Arabesque) • Christopher Goldston: New World Sonatina including “A New Day”, “Deep Waters”, and “Celebration: Maumelle Jig” • W. T. Skye Garcia: Evensong • Wynn-Anne Rossi: Spirit of the Mountain Stream • Mike Springer: Ozarks Sonatina including “The Hammered Dulcimer”, “Tranquil Forest”, and “Hot Springs”

Commissioned Pieces on NFMC’s List (Past & Present) • Toccatina by Timothy Brown – (2004-2006) – Medium Class - Solo • Urban Heartbeat by Phillip Keveren – (2014-2016) – Mod. Diff. 2 - Solo • Carnival for Two by Catherine Rollin – (2016-2020) – Mod. Diff. 1 – Duet • Flying Fingers by Robert Vandall – (2011-2013) – Mod. Diff. 2 – Solo • Ozark Waltz (from Little Rock Suite) by Alexander Peskanov (2016-2020) – Pri. 4 – Trio • Song of Remembrance (from Little Rock Suite) by Alexander Peskanov (2016-2020) – Medium – Trio • By the Waterfall by Jennifer Linn – (2014-2016) – Mod. Diff. 3 - Solo

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JUNIOR COMPOSERS

Start Your Own ‘Adopted Composer’ Program!

Submitted by Linda Dale Kennedy, NCTM, AR & AFMC Junior Composers Chairperson Advice to teachers interested in partnering in some way with an American composer whose music their students enjoy: 1. Develop a good plan. Decide which aspects of collaboration feel comfortable in your and your students’ wheelhouse. Maybe start a simple dialogue through email; perhaps budget for commissioning a piece; or, grow slowly to a full year of collaboration resulting in bringing the composer to meet your students and to hear his or her music performed by your precious students.

2. Develop your budget. How much are you personally willing to invest? Consider increasing your annual registration fee per student and clearly express to parents that this increase is going directly to help you and the students put on this special collaboration.

Costs to consider: plane ticket or an agreed upon amount to help with travel expenses, lodging, meals and fee for a commissioned piece. The hotel I use provides a marvelous breakfast as part of the stay.

If you want to bring the composer to your town for the event, start by choosing one who lives in your geographical region to keep transportation cost down.

3. Contact the composer and be clear about your plan. Be open to their suggestions. Set the date that works best for both of you and ink it in. Then, work your plan!

Investigate other options. Plan an event with your local music teacher group! Seek a grant through local arts organizations or through MTNA. If needed, charge a nominal participation fee per student participant. A committee of great teachers can come up with an awesome plan that will work for your group! An event like this can breathe excitement into the teaching year for both teachers and students, and it should make parents of the students grateful for such an awesome experience. Just do it!

Guidelines for Publication This year, we are implementing a few new guidelines for our magazine, Junior Keynotes.

Our purpose is to maximize the space we have and to be impartial and all-inclusive in coverage.

Please know that we appreciate your contributions of news and advertising. We want to tell the NFMC story in the best way possible.

Help us do that!

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as inspiration for the commissioning of eighteen new additions to American piano repertoire.

A Celebration of Creativity, the Kennedy studio’s May recital, is the culmination of the annual “Adopted Composer” program.

The event includes a student recital of music by their composer and original student compositions; then a short program presented by the composer. Luncheon follows the recital and allows plenty of time for socializing and collecting composer autographs. Students and parents alike enjoy the chance to personally interact with their ‘adopted composer’.

Composers have expressed appreciation for being given the opportunity to add to the beauty of existing repertoire for piano students – not just in America, but also around the world. Many of these commissioned works have been included in past NFMC Festivals Bulletins and most of the composers have selections in our current Bulletin. This year, eighteen ‘Adopted Composers’ joined together to honor Linda’s efforts to promote and commission new works for the piano repertoire. Michael Springer, 2016 ‘Adopted Composer’, presented her plaque during the May 2016 Celebration of Creativity.

Read more about Linda Kennedy in the Winter 2017 Issue of Music Clubs Magazine.

She has published articles in Junior Keynotes (National Federation of Music Clubs), Keyboard Companion, and Clavier Companion. She is a regular columnist for the performing arts for Maumelle Magazine (MauMag.com) where she has also written articles about the “Adopted Composer” program, student community service involvement and other studio programs and events.

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S TAT E B U Z Z

State Buzz NC was an excellent host for our first festival!

NFMC Federation Festivals are alive and well in Thomasville!

SOUTH CAROLINA South Carolina Soup Night Submitted by Deborah Freeman

Thomasville Junior Music Club Festival

NORTH CAROLINA First Federation Festival!

Submitted by Jenniffer Campbell, Junior Counselor The first ever Thomasville Junior Music Club Festival was held at Trinity United Methodist Church in Thomasville, NC on Saturday, March 19, 2016. We are feverishly preparing for this year’s event!

As Junior Counselor of the music club, actually the only Junior Counselor in this area, it was with great pride that I saw my students showing so much enthusiasm about Federation Festival! Many of these students started lessons in September which meant that they had under one year of lessons when they performed at the Festival in March 2016. The students’ ages ranged from 6 to 18 years.

Nineteen students were in attendance.

Fifteen students received Superiors. Trinity United Methodist Church of Thomasville,

GWMC Junior Club members from Greenville, South Carolina served at the annual Fall Fest Soup Night to raise money for local scholarships. $5,700.00 was presented in scholarships to worthy music students for 2015-16.

TEXAS Submitted by Donna Vinarskai, CMC President Crownridge Music Club (TFMC Junior Festival District 6-2) sponsored a fundraising “Musical Marathon” on October 15th at Northwood Presbyterian Church of San Antonio. The club established a Charitable Fund with the intent of providing financial assistance to our Federation friends recovering from natural disasters. Funds raised this year are dedicated to Louisiana members devastated by the August 2016 floods. CMC will coordinate distribution through the State Junior Counselor for the Louisiana Federation of Music Clubs. Donations are still being accepted by mail to: Treasurer John Isaacks, P.O. Box 863, Boerne TX 78006 or online: http://cmcsat.wixsite.com/cmcfund.

GWMC Junior Club members serving soup at the annual Fall Fest Soup Night are from left to right: Willow Thompson, Ariana Pegram, Mollie Sawyer, Izabella Kamieniecki, Ellie DuBose, Kate Bruner.

Junior Counselors of Crownridge Music Club coordinated the ‘Marathon.’ Front Row (left to right): Deborah Gross, Donna Vinarskai (President).

Middle Row (left to right): Nicole Narboni (2nd VP), Loretta Bryan, Susan Hong. Back Row (left to right): John Isaacks (Treasurer), Mary Thomason (Festival Director). Present but not pictured: Deborah Rhine (1st VP).

OUR COVER ARTIST

Carina Shiau is a senior at Clear Lake High School in Houston, Texas. She has always been passionate about music and arts. She has been playing piano since kindergarten and violin since the eighth grade. Carina actively participates in Federation Festival violin events under the tutelage of Beatrice Stanley.

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2 0 1 7 J U N I O R A W A R D S - AT - A - G L A N C E

ANNUAL JUNIOR AWARDS (2016-2017) Members of the Junior Division should also carefully check NFMC Summer Scholarships, as various age levels are included in Summer Music Center opportunities.

Name

Category

Age Limit

Entry Fee

Martha Marcks Mack Junior Vocal Award

Vocal

High School Grades: 10 –11 –12 Must not have reached the 19th birthday by application deadline

$10

NFMC Lana M. Bailey Piano Concerto Award Honoring a Past National President

Piano Concerto

High School Senior who has not reached the 19th birthday by May 1

NFMC Joyce Walsh Junior Disability Awards

Instrumental and Vocal

NFMC Herman and Mary Neumann Award to Interlochen Arts Academy

Piano, Voice, Orchestral Instruments

Amount of Award

Application Deadline

NFMC Chairman

1st Place: $1,500; 2nd Place: $500

March 1

Naomi Sanchez 671 Ashbury St. San Francisco, CA 94117 415-378-1447 knsanchez@hotmail.com

$10

$800 – 1st Place; $200 – 2nd Place

May 1

Delores Blaser 4404 Heritage Drive Lawrence, KS 66047 dblaser@sunflower.com

Must have reached the 12th but not the 19th birthday by application deadline

$10

$2000 –1st Place $1,500 – 2nd Place 1 award of $700 in each of the five regions.

March 1

Dr. John D. Kelly 3204 Ashwood Dr. Jonesboro, AR 72404 870-932-1025 jkelly@astate.edu

Must be in High School

NONE

$850

February 1

Interlochen Arts Academy Interlochen, MI 49643

$10

$1,000 – 1st Place (for further study); $500 – 2nd Place; $300 – 3rd Place; 5 regional awards at $200 each

February 1 (to state chairman)

Nathalie Steinbach 15 Mount Vernon Ave. Fredericksburg VA 22405 540-373-6352 ymsfred@earthlink.net

$10

$350 for further study

February 1 (to state chairman)

Nathalie Steinbach 15 Mount Vernon Ave. Fredericksburg VA 22405 540-373-6352 ymsfred@earthlink.net

$10

One $200 award in each of the five NFMC Regions

March 1 to Regional Chairman

Lee Ann Cummings 146 W Pinebrook Dr. Brandon, MS 39047 cummings-lee28@att.net

$10

Two $200 awards in each of the NFMC Regions

March 1 to Regional Chairman

Lee Ann Cummings 146 W Pinebrook Dr. Brandon, MS 39047 cummings-lee28@att.net

May 1

Gay Dill 814 South Second St. Atwood, KS 67730 Gaydill1@att.net

Instrumental

Must not have reached the 19th birthday by March 1

NFMC Thelma Byrum Piano Award (in Stillman Kelley Auditions) (Kelley & Byrum awards cannot be applied for separately)

Piano

Must not have reached the 19th birthday by March 1

Benzinger/ Valentin Music for the Blind Performance Award

Instrumental and Vocal

Must NOT have reached the 14th birthday by application deadline

NFMC Music for the Blind Performance Awards

Instrumental and Vocal

Must have reached the 10th but not the 19th birthday by application deadline

NFMC Dance Awards (Jazz, Lyrical or Tap)

Ballet and Theater Dance

Must have reached the 11th but not the 19th birthday by application deadline

$10

Age 11-14: $200 –1st Place; $100 – 2nd Place; Age 15-18: $300 – 1st Place; $100 – 2nd Place

NFMC Mary Alice Cox Awards

Cello or Double Bass

Must not have reached the 19th birthday as of application deadline

$10

$1,800 – 1st Place; $1300 – 2nd Place; $800-3rd Place

March 1

Matt Miller 13819 W. National Ave. New Berlin, WI 53151 mattmillerbass@aol.com

NFMC Music for the Blind Composition Award

Composition

Must have reached the 10th but not the 19th birthday by application deadline

$10 per manuscript

$300

March 1

Lee Ann Cummings 146 W Pinebrook Dr. Brandon, MS 39047 cummings-lee28@att.net

NFMC Angie Greer Music in Poetry Awards

Poetry

Must not have reached the 19th birthday by February 15

$5

Five $50 awards

February 15 (to state chairman)

Dr. Marie Speece PO Box 1 Union Grove, NC 28689 mariespeece@yadtel.net

NONE

$50 in each of the 50 states

January 15 (to regional chairmen)

Helena Meetze 613 Hatrick Rd. Columbia, SC 29209 hmeetze@bellsouth.net

$10

$1,000 – 1st Place; $750 – 2nd Place; One $250 Award in each of the 5 NFMC Regions

February 1 to the state chairman

Dr. George Keck 2112 Hinson Rd. #23 Little Rock, AR 72212 keckg@att.net

March 1

Marilyn Caldwell 2011 St. Francis St. Kennett, MO 63857 marilyncaldwell5@yahoo.com

Stillman Kelley National Instrumental Awards

NFMC National Music Week Essay Contest

NFMC Wendell Irish Viola Awards

Marilyn Caldwell Piano Award

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Essay

Must be in grades 7 through 12

Viola

Must have reached the 12th but not the 19th birthday by application deadline

Piano Solo

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Winter 2017

High School Grades 10-11-12

$10

$800 – 1st Place; $300 – 2nd Place

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BIENNIAL JUNIOR AWARDS (2016-2017) Junior age: Must not have reached the 19th birthday by March 1.

Name NFMC Lynn Freeman Olson Composition Awards

Category

Age Limit

Composition

Intermediate: Grades 7-8-9 High School: Grades 10-11-12

Entry Fee

Amount of Award

Application Deadline

NFMC Chairman

NONE*

$500 (Intermediate); $1,000 (High School)

March 1, odd numbered years

James Schnars 331 Cleveland St. #804 Clearwater, FL 33755 727-400-4305

*CORRECTION: An error occurred on page 30 of the Autumn issue of Junior Keynotes stating a required entry fee of $10 for Lynn Freeman Olson Composition awards. There is NO entry fee due from the entrant. All fees for these awards are being paid by a donor – James Schnars, LFO Chairman.

JUNIOR COMPOSERS (2016-2017) Chairman: Deborah De La Torre, PO Box 2680, Centennial, CO 80161; trazom1234@yahoo.com Name

Age Limit

Entry Fee

Amount of Award

Application Deadline

Class I

9 and under

$5 per entry plus state entry fee

$100, $75, and 2 incentive awards of $50

February 1 to State Chairman

Class II

10-12

$5 per entry plus state entry fee

$150, $100, and 2 incentive awards of $50

February 1 to State Chairman

Class III

13-15

$5 per entry plus state entry fee

$175, $100, and 3 incentive awards of $75; $125 John and Margaret Pierson award

February 1 to State Chairman

$5 per entry plus state entry fee

$200, $100, and 4 awards at $75; $200 – Outstanding string composition.; $75 – Olga Klein Nelson Award; $75 – Outstanding piano composition, Laura K. Wilson Memorial Award honoring Dorothy Dann Bullock

February 1 to State Chairman

Included in fee above; Not to be applied for separately

Class IV: 3 awards at $75 in the five Regions; Class III: 3 awards at $75 in the five Regions; Class II: 2 at $ 75 in the five Regions; Class I: 2 at $75 in the five Regions

Not to be applied for separately; included in above awards and deadlines

Class IV

16-18

NFMC Oscar Valentin Regional Awards

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