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2 Staff Directory

12 Festivals Chair

3 President’s Message

14 American Music

4 Junior Divison Chair 5 Festivals Bulletin Chair 6 Festivals Online System Chair / Stillman Kelley – Thelma Byrum Awards / Guildelines for Publication 7 Federation Cup Winners

15 Junior Achievement Chair / National Music Week

A DV ER T I S ERS’ I N D E X

16 Nice to Meet You! Getting to Know Your Junior Award Chairs

IFC Hal Leonard

17 2018-19 Junior Awards-at-a-Glance

4 NFMC Junior Composers Contest

18 Junior Dance Chair

1 Clavier 5 NFMC Federation Festivals Bulletin 8 Lana Bailey Piano Concerto Award

10 Joyce Walsh Disability Award Chair

19 Junior Composers

14 NFMC American Music Posters

11 Everyone Deserves a Second Chance: Joshua Bell

20 State Buzz

18 Marilyn Caldwell Annual Piano Award 21 Milwuakee Save the Date!

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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 President Michael R. Edwards 891 NW 73rd Avenue Plantation, FL 33317-1141 954-325-0064 micedwards@aol.com Advertising Jennifer Griffin, Chair 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 Division Linda D. Lind, Chair 8905 Longmead Court Burke, VA 22015 703-569-0014 lindalindva@gmail.com Federation Festivals Bulletin Lori Jessen, Editor/Chair PO Box 851 Dakota City, NE 68731 712-253-0718 LoriJessen@gmail.com

Federation Cups Mary Jane Timmer, Chair 3635 Leonard St. Grand Rapids, MI 49534 616-453-7026 ktimmer@sbcglobal.net

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

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

Festivals Management System Sandra Preysz, Chair 2174 E. Lonsdale Drive Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121 801-944-1808 sandrapreysz@msn.com

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

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

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

Angie Greer Music in Poetry Contest Dr. Janie Gilliam, Chair 9104 N Burchfield Dr. Oak Ridge, TN 37830 865-927-4410 WingsofMusic@prodigy.net

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

Junior Composers Pat Steege, Chair 502-1/2 N Oak St. Lake City, MN 55041 651-334-1355 psteege@mjssecurity.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NC Region: Brenda Lewis 3200 Summit St. Sioux City, IA 51104 712-454-4469 brendalewisrn@aol.com

NC Region: Mike Barnard, Chair 109 5 Streeet Girard, IL 62640 217-627-2251 barnard1@speednet.com

1824 E 17th Ada, OK 74820 580-436-5329 wgarcia@ecok.edu

SC Region: W.T. Skye Garcia

NE Region: Virginia Kleeberg, Chair 200 W. Roosevelt St. Muncie, IN 47303 765-717-2500 vkleeberg@outlook.com

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

SC Region: Lisa Whitesell, Chair 1825 NW 147th Edmond, OK 73013 405-620-7346 whitesell_lisa@yahoo.com SE Region: Cynthia Abernathy, Chair 13115 Pavilion Ln. Fairfax, VA 22033 703-376-8883 cjaneabernathy@gmail.com W Region: Aaron Bloom, Chair 4633 Exeter Street West Linn, OR 97068 503-656-6948 abpianolessons@gmail.com

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

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

Music for the Blind Awards Lee Ann Cummings, Chair 146 W. Pinebrook Drive Brandon, MS 39047 601.992.9330 cummings-lee28@att.net Marilyn Caldwell Piano Solo Award Marilyn Caldwell, Chair 2011 St. Francis Street Kennett, MO 63857 573-888-5274 mrlncaldwell@gmail.com Joyce Walsh Award Dr. John D. Kelly, Chair 3204 Ashwood Dr Jonesboro, AR 72404 870-932-1025 jkelly@astate.edu Martha Marcks Mack Junior Vocal Award Kristin Ivers, Chair 1419 Keller Ave. Williamsport, PA 17701 570-360-3217 Kivers210@gmail.com Lana M. Bailey Piano Concerto Award Dee Blaser, Chair 4404 Heritage Drive Lawrence, KS 66047 785-843-8776 dblaser@sunflower.com National Music Week Helena Meetze, Chair 613 Hatrick Road Columbia, SC 29209 803-776-6500 hmeetze@bellsouth.net

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Message from the President

by Michael R. Edwards An intense search for a new developer for our online project began following the NFMC Biennial Convention last June. A three-person committee consisting of Sandra Preysz, Jennifer Griffin and myself was chosen to select a new developer. RSM was hired to guide this committee through the process of choosing the best firm that could develop the best program that would meet the needs of our members. Three firms submitted proposals for consideration. After many interviews with these three firms and additional clarifications, the online selection committee unanimously chose IT Indiana to develop a new online software program. The NFMC Executive Committee approved this recommendation.

After much consultation, it was apparent that we needed an independent firm to work alongside IT Indiana to ensure that all benchmarks per our contract with IT Indiana were met in a timely fashion and that all work was documented. The NFMC Executive Committee accepted the online committee’s recommendation to hire SJ Consulting.

Two committees have been appointed to help with the development of our new online software.

One committee will work with the technical development of the new software. The second committee will be working with the practical development of the new software.

We are expecting the project to be completed and ready in nine months. Sandra Preysz has been discussing preliminary details with IT Indiana. It is our goal that the new software will be simple and easy to use.

Please read the wonderful articles in the JRK winter issue. We have so many dedicated chairs and juniors. We are definitely blessed.

Now on to 2018!

Keeping the Music Alive for the Future!

(Through our Juniors)

NFMC’s 33rd President

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JUNIOR DIVISION CHAIR

Who? What? Where?

When? and WHY?

by Linda Lind, Junior Division Chair

We all know about the 5 W’s – Who, What, Where, When but let’s think about WHY.

These are some of the facts of Who, What, Where and When about NFMC but how about the WHY?

WHO? NFMC is chartered by US Congress and the only musical

WHY? NFMC is committed to developing and maintaining high musical standards, aiding and encouraging music education, and the promotion of American music and musicians.

organization member of the United Nations.

WHAT? NFMC is a musical organization with musical

WHY? The goal of the NFMC Junior Division is to recognize that Juniors are the future of musical America and to encourage their musical development.

opportunities for all ages.

WHERE? NFMC began in 1898 at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago when Rose Fay Thomas organized the musical clubs of the country into the NFMC.

WHY? NFMC membership is a real value.

WHEN? NFMC Junior activity began during NFMC President Julia Fuqua Ober’s term (14th President -1937 to1941).

• As a Junior member you can take part in all the activities, events and compete for all the awards offered. The range covers everything from performance – both instrumental and vocal, essay writing, dance, poetry in music, composition and even art. Yes, even art, by submitting pen and ink with color drawings, collages and photography to be considered for the front cover of Junior Keynotes.

• As a Junior Counselor you can offer all the above activities, events and competitions to your Junior Club members. You can use the NFMC website to obtain all the information and materials you need. You can find ideas for lesson plans, workshops and group meetings in the Junior Counselor’s Guide (JR 1-3a thru 1-3e.) You can utilize and submit the Junior Club Rating Report (JR 1-1) for national recognition for your Junior Club. You can also enter your Junior Club as a candidate for the American Music Junior Club Award (AM 5).

• As a Junior Member you can be an ambassador and spread the word about membership to your friends and classmates. You can let them know about Junior Associate Group membership. That means the school chorus, band, or orchestra and dance studios can belong and be eligible for everything with the exception of Federation Festival.

For that, membership is required through a Junior Club.

• As a Junior Counselor you can encourage your Senior Club to invite Juniors to be part of their programs as performers, ushers or helpers. (…future of musical America.) Membership is life-long.

You can guide your Juniors through their Junior work and prepare them for Student/Collegiate work and into Senior work in an unbroken progression.

Junior Composers Contest

There are thousands and thousands of words that begin with the letter “W”. We Welcome new Junior Members and Junior Counselors. We Wish them success in their NFMC endeavors. We want all to know how Wonderful they are. We say “Wahoo!” to our many Winners and look forward to congratulating even more.

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

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

NFMC Federation Festivals Bulletin Update

by Lori Jessen, NFMC Festivals Bulletin Editor As I write this on a cold gloomy day, I’m reminded that with the Federation, there is no cause to be gloomy. Our group inspires cheerfulness because we have a purpose greater than ourselves: to bring the spiritualizing force of music to the inner life of our nation. Good music enriches our lives and our circumstances. Investing in our members thru the performance opportunities afforded by participating in Festival, sows the seeds of antigloominess into our souls. How many times have you recalled a song that you sang or played in your formative years and it brought a smile to your face?

The Festivals Bulletin is one of the tools that we use to help us sow those seeds. Thanks to all of you who have sent in suggestions regarding the Bulletin.

It is so fascinating to hear all of the different ideas and perspectives. Please continue to contact me with suggestions. By pulling the best ideas from everyone, the Bulletin can grow to be more helpful.

Another task that needs to be accomplished for the Bulletin to be successful is that we need to engage qualified advisers to select the music for the repertoire. Do you know of someone who could serve in this area? Send me your recommendations…or volunteer yourself! While I can’t promise that every person whose name is considered will be able to serve, we do want to be able to have a vast pool of willing candidates. Many hands make light work. I look forward to hearing from you!

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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!

✔ We will try not to

duplicate news in both Music Clubs Magazine and Junior Keynotes. News which applies to Juniors will go in Keynotes, all else will go in MCM.

✔ See your Junior

Counselor or teacher if you’d like to read or subscribe to Music Clubs Magazine (MCM) and find out about what’s happening in our Senior and our Student/ Collegiate worlds.

✔ We welcome

submissions. Please provide your submissions as Word documents, as they may have to be edited for space. We may have to limit photos unless there are several different topics with pictures. Coverage will be dictated by space available.

We will always try to be fair.

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original high resolution JPG images 1MB or greater.

When sending images via a mobile device please choose “original” or “large,” as images with reduced pixel counts are too low of a resolution for offset print production.

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Online Festivals Management System

by Sandra Preysz, Festivals Online System Chair This last summer was spent working with three companies who submitted proposals for updating the Online Festivals System. There were extensive reviews of each proposal and interviews with each company viewing current sites developed for other clients. A company was selected and our Executive Committee is working to complete a contract with that firm. The contract should be finalized before you receive this issues of Junior Keynotes. While the contact is being finalized, preliminary work has begun. A Project Manager has also been selected and will serve to make sure that all deadlines are met.

Each week, I have a phone conference with the main developer of the new firm who has been assigned to this project. He has become very well acquainted with the needs of NFMC and is understanding the complexities of our NFMC Festivals. We spend a lot of time reviewing the way the current system is working, and what needs to be improved. Bulletin requirements are explained and clarified with reference to specific pages in the Bulletin where

the requirements are defined. We also spend a lot of time brainstorming about what might be a better way to design the new system so that it will be more user friendly.

One important requirement of the contract with the new firm is that ALL information in the current system will be linked to the new system. I know this has been a big concern for the many Festival areas who have been using the online system. In the meantime, the current system is still operating and is being used by areas to complete registrations for upcoming Festivals. The registration period for many areas is now in full swing, reaching its peak in January.

Ratings for 2018 Festivals can be entered individually or with a bulk import using the .xlsx file. Instructions are in the Online Manual.

The report functions are also operational. Gold cups earned, consecutive superior calculations, JR 3-3 and JR 3-4 reports are all automatically generated. Rest assured that the current system will continue to work until the new updated system is operational.

Stillman Kelley/Thelma Byrum Awards Are you teaching any talented young instrumentalists who will not have reached their 19th birthday by March 1, 2018? The Stillman Kelley/Thelma Byrum competitions are a great opportunity for them to earn monetary awards as well as recognition!

On the national level, the nine monetary awards have been increased for the 2018 competition! First place = $1250. Other awards range from $250-$750.

Briefly: students enter first on the state level.

The entrant makes a DVD of the program of 15 - 20 minute duration on his or her selected solo instrument performed entirely from memory. The application forms and DVD must reach the state chair by February 1, 2018. Each state choses one winner to advance to national judging.

For a complete set of rules, guidelines for repertoire and application forms go to the

NFMC website www.nfmc-music.org and look under Competitions and Awards/Junior Division or contact the national chair. All forms are also available at the National Federation of Music Clubs, 1646 W Smith Valley Road, Greenwood, IN 46142.

The Stillman Kelley competition was established in 1938 for the continued musical education of exceptionally talent junior members of the National Federation of Music Clubs to honor two eminent music educators, composers and leaders who had done so much for music in this country.

The Thelma Byrum Piano Award was added in 1980. It goes to the top scorer in piano unless that is the Stillman Kelly winner. In that case, the Byrum award goes to the next highest scorer in piano. To be considered for the Thelma Byrum piano award, piano applicants should follow the Stillman Kelley rules.

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Federation Cup Winners PRESIDENT’S CUP WINNERS Oregon Music has always been a part of Emily’s life. Emily Gemmill has played piano since 2003, when she was four years old. She has studied piano since then with Jill Gambill.

Emily started Festival Emily Gemmill in 2006, at the age of seven, and has enjoyed it immensely ever since that first year. She has done concertos for the last five years, accompanied by her older sister, Jessica. Emily earned her Festival Grand Cup and Oregon Music Teachers Association Syllabus Level X medal in 2016 as a high school junior, which allowed her to pursue her President’s Cup in 2017 as a high school senior.

Emily has also played guitar and flute in Jill’s homeschool band and is working on learning ukulele, when she can find the spare time. She plans to continue playing piano as a hobby, with a focus on Jazz, as she continues into college and the years beyond. She will be double-majoring in biochemistry and mathematics after she graduates high school this spring. Outside of music, Emily enjoys gardening, reading, dancing, taking care of her goats, participating in her church, and playing board games. She would very much like to thank her teacher, Jill Gambill, her family, and her fellow musicians for all the support and encouragement over the years.

Pennsylvania Lexie Kroll, 18, is the daughter of Harry and Debbie Kroll, and hails from Allison Park, PA. She graduted this spring as a senior music major at the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School in Lexie Kroll Midland, PA. Lexie has been a student of Linda Maurhoff since 2004, participating in NFMC Festivals programs since she was in kindergarten. Most recently,

she earned the President’s Cup and a 13-year consecutive superior rating in Piano Solo. In addition, she also has a second level gold cup in both the Piano Concerto and American Patriotic and Folk categories.

Utah Vanessa Schofield earned her President’s Cup earlier this year and has really enjoyed participating in Federation solo, ensemble, and concerto festivals since the age of 6. She just finished Vanessa Schofield her first year at Snow College and is currently serving a mission for her church in the state of Arizona where she has also been able to use her musical talents playing the piano and violin.

Vanessa studied piano with her mother, Susan Schofield, and then most recently studied with Shari Aston. She completed all 10 level of Utah’s Achievement in Music testing program and has been a member of Future Artists in Music which is an exclusive service/performance organization in Utah.

She not only plays the piano well, but plays the violin and sings. She loves to crochet, is a very accomplished seamstress, and artist winning many awards for her oil paintings. She plans on attending Brigham Young University to continue her education.

Washington The WSFMC is proud to announce that Linda Gelzer, piano student of Carol Hibbard, has received her President’s Cup! What a huge accomplishment!

Also, a student of Ms. Linda Gelzer Hibbard’s is Rebecca Gelzer, receiving her Grand Cup this year, as well as Peter Hoang, piano student of John van Lierop. Congratulations to all of our Juniors in their continued success at Festival and with the Festival Cup program.

Wisconsin Kate Udell earned the NFMC President’s Cup in 2017, after participating for thirteen years in Piano Solo and four years in Piano Concerto events. Kate graduated from Milwaukee Kate Udell High School of the Arts in June, 2017. While in high school, she participated in orchestra, jazz trio, multiple chamber music groups, and forensics. She also accompanied many of her peers and also served as an accompanist for a church choir. Her piano teacher was Marlene Cook. Kate is currently a freshman at the University of WisconsinMilwaukee, where she is majoring in music and computer science.

GRAND CUP WINNERS Michigan Alisa Young, age 17, is a senior at Troy High School. She began learning piano at the age of three with her mother and currently is studying with the Steinway Artist, Dr. Kazimierz Brzozowski.

Alisa Young She was the first place winner of the Steinway Society of Michigan Junior Artist Competition in 2015, Birmingham musicale Junior Music Award First place winner and was televised on the local Birmingham TV channel for the recital, and also is a recipient of the Livonia Area Piano Teachers’ Forum scholarship in 2016. She has performed concerti with Lublin Phil Chamber Orchestra in Poland and solos at Oberlin Conservatory Cooper Piano Festival. This year, she has received a 75 point grand cup for piano solo and concerto events from National Federation of Music Clubs. She is a flute section leader at Marching band, Symphonic band and Jazz Band at Troy High School. She was the captain at Junior Varsity Girls Lacrosse Team and joins Spanish Club and National Honor Society. She has

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been teaching music theory to young students for a year and has done numerous volunteer performances in piano and flute at retirement houses, women’s shelter and churches in Metro Detroit Area. Together with her volunteer performances, she led the donation line for women shelters. She loves spending time with her friends, watching movies, and taking spontaneous trips to different cities. She would like to continue with her musical talents in college as a minor.

Minnesota Jeremy Yeung, 17 years old, earned two NFMC Federation Grand Cups in 2017, one for Piano Solo & Concerto and one for Violin Solo & Concerto.

He has studied both instruments since Jeremy Yeung the age of 6 under the instruction of Dr. Jackie Lo. Jeremy is the Concert Master of Woodbury High School Advanced Concert Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and the MMTA String Group. He has been selected for SEC All-Conference Honors Orchestra and among the few “handpicked” students to join the faculty Orchestra for Masterworks since 10th grade. For his leadership in Orchestra, Jeremy was named Student of the Trimester in this school year.

Jeremy’s musical accomplishments include 11 full-score superior ratings in piano and the same in violin from NFMC Festivals, multi-year first place winner in MMTA String Contests, multi-year winner in MMTA State Piano Contests, superior ratings in Minnesota State High School League Violin Solo Contests, and

the winner of Georgia Chapman Award Music Scholarship.

Oregon Rachel Lee hails from West Linn, Oregon and has played piano for most of her life. She was born with Down syndrome.

Rachel has been an enthusiastic participant in OFMC Junior Rachel Lee Festival for many years, earning 76 points to date. She participates in Piano Solo and Concerto events, and holds her 5th Gold Cup, as well as her first Silver Cup earned in 2017! Rachel is also studying to take her level 9 Piano Syllabus exam.

Rachel is an avid sports enthusiast. She will compete for her 5th Black Belt in Taekwondo in Fall 2017. She enjoys yoga, weight lifting, cardio fitness, and Pilates. Rachel loves to sing, dance, and knit in her spare time.

She studies piano with Grace Waites in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

Ethan Tsao of Beaverton, Oregon began his piano studies at age four with his mother, Fen-Fang Tsao. Ethan earned his Federation Grand Cup in 2017 after participating for twelve Ethan Tsao years in Piano Solo and two years in Piano Concerto events. He also earned his third cup in Piano Duet after

nine years of participation. Ethan was the winner of numerous Oregon Music Teachers Association (OMTA) festivals, a winner of the OMTA Trula Whelan Concerto Competition, and participated in the Portland International Piano Festival Young Pianists Institute master class with Randall Faber. He also enjoys playing violin and has been a member of Portland Youth Philharmonic for seven years. Ethan is currently a junior at the Southridge High school where he is active in his school’s science club, school musical, and National Honor Society.

In addition to his musical achievements, Ethan is very involved in sabre fencing, fencing in tournaments around the United States.

Utah Alyssa Fu is currently a senior at Skyline High School and a student of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program. She serves as the Lincoln-Douglas captain of the debate Alyssa Fu team and President of the Technology Student Association (TSA).

Alyssa is a student of Karlyen Tan, NCTM, and has been playing the piano since the age of four.

She has consistently participated in the Utah Federation of Music Clubs since 2004. Since then, Alyssa has received twelve consecutive superior ratings in solo festival, and performed nine consecutive years in concerto festival. In 2015, she performed in the UFMC Salt Lake Chapter Honors Recital at Temple Square. As of March 2017, she has earned her 75-point gold cup. Besides studying piano, Alyssa enjoys literature and dance.

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 1, 2018 so polish your performance and submit your DVDs! First or last movement from one of the Senior Class Piano Concertos in the 2017-2020 Federation Festivals Bulletin. One-movement concertos and Theme and Variation Concertos must be performed in their entirety.

Application, rules, and requirements are available on the NFMC website www.nfmc-music.org

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Anne Katherine Nilson, of Eden, Utah, has earned her National Federation of Music Clubs Grand Cup in Violin Solo and Concerto. She has performed at Federation for 11 Anne Nilson years and received consecutive Superior ratings. Anne has studied with Peggy Wheelwright for 11 years and is a member of the prestigious violin group “Pizzicato Strings & Co.”, also directed by Peggy Wheelwright. They have performed at many functions, including Governor’s mansion, Temple Square Concert Series, Utah Arts Festival, Disneyland, Davis Arts Council Concert series and numerous private parties and rest homes. Anne has also played at many weddings, receptions, and church functions. She loves to make others happy sharing her music.

Anne is currently a freshman at Weber State University, where she received a full music scholarship. She is a loving, kind person and enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She also enjoys many outdoor activities, as well as running and yoga. Congratulations Anne!

Eun-Seo Kim is seventeen years old.

She is a senior in high school and has been studying piano with Marie Ashton for about twelve years. Eun-Seo was born in Korea, and moved here when Eun-Seo Kim she was almost three.

She has five brothers, and one little sister, who also play the piano. She likes being outdoors, playing sports, and going on long rides on her motor scooter. She used to play football, and now she plays lacrosse. She played violin for a few years, but felt she was never very good at it, and eventually quit. She says she simply felt more comfortable sitting at a piano.

Eun-Seo started playing piano when she was about four-years-old. Eun-Seo says when she was a child, she never wanted to practice, but eventually grew to understand what an amazing opportunity she had at her fingertips.

Through all her kicking and screaming, EunSeo’s parents and piano teacher were patient and tenacious in helping her pursue a gift

that has helped Eun-Seo not only improve and develop musically, but has taught her to adopt a different way of seeing the world around her. Eun-Seo earned a 75-point cup last spring. This year will be the last year Eun-Seo participates in federation and she will be working to try and achieve the 90-point federation cup.

HannaH Larkin is a freshman at the University of Utah pursuing a major in biology and a career in nutrition or medicine.

She earned her Grand Cup for Piano Solo with eleven consecutive HannaH Larkin Superior ratings in solo and three in concerto. She twice performed on the Salt Lake Area Piano Honors Recital. Her teachers include Elizabeth Lund of Utah and Martha Ann Edwards of Arkansas. In addition to being a spunky redhead, she loves running and has just recently completed her first half marathon! She also loves to cook, bake, nap, and learn. She is ready to tackle adulthood.

Vismaya Kharkar is the recipient of the Grand Cup in 2017 for piano solo. She is from Bountiful, Utah and has studied piano with Laura Duncan.

She graduated from West High School in Vismaya Kharkar Salt Lake City and was very involved in academic clubs. She is a National Merit Scholarship winner and was honored as the 2017 “Youth of Year” by the National Exchange Club for her service to under-privileged children in rural India and for her work with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Utah, to help raise awareness and remove the stigma associated with mental health issues.

Vismaya is currently attending Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, where she is an active freshman, serving on the freshman council of Harvard Service to Society and the executive board of the South Asian Association, choreographing, teaching, and performing classical and semi-classical Indian dance. She is conducting research in oncology at the world renowned Dana-Farber Cancer

Institute and contributes to the Harvard College Undergrad Research Association.

Vismaya wants to pursue a career in medicine.

Through both - research and work as a physician, she wants to increase the overall understanding of the workings of the human body, which will lead to prevention and development of new treatments for diseases and illnesses.

One of the happiest moments of her transition to college life was when she found out that her freshman dorm at Harvard has two pianos, both tuned, in a practice room in the basement. She is known to run down to the basement right before practice hours end to unwind with Chopin after an arduous day of academics and extra-curricular activities.

Virginia Colin Carmody received his NFMC Festival Grand (75 point) Cup for piano solos/piano concertos in 2017. Colin started piano lessons with Suzanne Smith when he was 5 and has Colin Carmody participated in Spring Festival for the past 12 years, achieving his 12th consecutive superior rating in 2017.

Music and stage have been a large part of his life. In addition to his piano lessons, Colin also takes private voice lessons. He has been active in Fairfax Choral Society, where for the 2017 Spring Follies Show Colin arranged the music selection for his voice performance and piano accompaniment. Colin avidly writes and records original compositions and arrangements for various instruments and voice. He has been on stage at the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, DC, and numerous community and school drama productions throughout his life.

Outside of music activities, Colin is currently working towards his Eagle Scout rank in the Boy Scouts of America, he volunteers, he referees youth soccer games and enjoys time with family and friends.

Colin is a student at Gonzaga College Prep High School and will graduate in 2018.

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F E D E R AT I O N C U P W I N N E R S

Joyce Walsh Junior Disability Awards submitted by Dr. John D. Kelly, NFMC Chair, Joyce Walsh Junior Disability Award To all of you young musicians with disabilities it’s that time of year again. Time to seriously think about, and prepare to enter the Joyce Walsh Junior Disability Award Competition. Joyce Walsh was totally committed to helping young musicians with disabilities receive recognition and support in their musical pursuits. She worked diligently to accumulate the funds to endow the award.

Let’s not let her down in her faith in the role music plays in the lives of young musicians with disabilities! Make this the biggest year ever.

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Wisconsin Mara Bajic, a senior at Kettle Moraine High School, has been studying piano for 13 years with Margarita Kontorovsky and violin for 14 years with Jennifer Mara Bajic Startt. In 2017, she received the Grand Cup in piano solo for her participation in the Federation Festivals.

Mara has been a member of the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO) for 10 years and serves as the CoConcert Master for the Senior Symphony.

She has also been part of the MYSO Chamber Ensemble Quartet, MYSO Bach Ensemble, MYSO Chamber Orchestra for the National Governors Association Ball, MYSO Summa Cum Laude International Orchestra, Waukesha Area Chamber Orchestra (Co-Concert Master), Kettle Moraine Chamber Orchestra (Concert Master), Kettle Moraine Rockestra and WI State Honors Orchestra (Concert Master).

Mara has received numerous awards including: WI Conservatory of Music Piano Sonata Festival Winner, WMTA Badger Keyboard Winner, MMTA Youth Piano Concert Series Winner, Greater Milwaukee Baroque Festival Winner, Chopin Youth Piano Finalist (twice), Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Piano Arts Semi-Finalist, Madison Symphony Orchestra-Bolz Young Artist Semi-Finalist (twice), Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Young Artist SemiFinalist and Honorable Mention (twice), Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Bach Double Winner (twice), WI Chamber Orchestra Concerto RunnerUp, Madison Symphony Orchestra Youth Concerto Runner-Up and MYSO Concertos (Winner, Runner-up, Honorable Mentions).

Outside of music, Mara loves to run. She was awarded the “Academic All State Award” for Cross Country, and she is an athlete on Track & Field. Mara also serves as Class President of the Student Senate, is a member of Mock Trial, was selected into the 2017 WI Senate Scholar Program and currently is a National Merit Scholarship semi-finalist.

Elizabeth Peterson has been a student of Helen Albert since she was 5 years old.

Helen has known her all of her life because her older siblings also took lessons from her.

She is now a Senior Elizabeth Peterson in high school and is in the process of deciding which college she will attend.

Elizabeth has always been a very good piano student. She is responsible and is always prepared for her lessons. She is very cooperative and pleasant to work with. She sticks to a project or a piece until completion and doesn’t waver from the attitude that once you start something you finish it. She follows directions completely and often has very good ideas as to the interpretation of a piece. She presents her ideas in a totally polite manner.

Elizabeth excels in anything that she decides to compete in. She has received a Superior rating in the WFMC Junior Festival for 12 consecutive years. Last year she received the Grand Cup and displays it very proudly in her home. She aspires to receive the President’s Cup this year.

Elizabeth is very accomplished in her academics and has very successfully completed many Honors and AP classes. She has had the highest possible GPA during all of her high school years. She has been on the Honor Roll at Brookfield Central for all semesters. She has received many awards given to students that excel.

Elizabeth is a leader in many community and school activities. She has been a captain of her school tennis team and in this capacity has helped and encouraged her team members. She excels in voice performances as well as piano and has been a section leader of her school choir. In this capacity she has helped others with specifics about music and has run rehearsals for her section as well as the full choir. Elizabeth is a Key Club member at her high school and has volunteered at numerous community events.

Elizabeth is a joy to know and to work with. Helen has been very pleased to have her as a piano student for the past 12 years and is thoroughly enjoying her last year before she pursues her college studies.

JOSHUA BELL

Everyone Deserves a Second Chance The Dance of the Violin New Children’s Book Captures a Seminal Childhood Moment of Grammy® Award Winning Violinist Joshua Bell

Joshua Bell age 12. Joshua grew up in Indiana and participated in NFMC Festivals. The Dance of the Violin reveals a lesson he learned in an early competition.

* The Man with the Violin’ concert for film and orchestra made its worldwide premiere February 12, 2017 in Washington, DC’s Kennedy Center. The concert featured Joshua Bell and the National Symphony Orchestra led by Michael Stern, performing music which included the premiere of The Man with the Violin composition by Anne Dudley. The Canadian premiere will take place December 20th, 2017 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Ontario.

Following the success of The Man with the Violin, a children’s book which garnered more than twenty awards and prompted the creation of a new concert of the same title*, Annick Press published a new story on March 14th which focuses on a seminal childhood moment of internationally acclaimed, Grammy® Awardwinning American violinist Joshua Bell.

Written by Kathy Stinson and illustrated by Dušan Petričić, the book focuses on what can happen when one is given a second chance, and is titled The Dance of the Violin.

As a young student of the violin, Joshua Bell learns about an international competition to be held in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He chooses a piece of music which his teacher suggests may be too difficult, but Joshua is determined: it’s a piece of music he loves. At the competition, Joshua experiences the usual jitters. Once his name is called, he strides to the stage and begins to play, but almost immediately, he makes a mistake. As he is about to walk off the stage, he asks the judges if he could try again. They agree, and this time the playing is impeccable.

Dušan Petričić’s brilliant illustrations, full of movement and color, capture the sounds of Joshua’s violin from the missed notes, to the swirling, uplifting strains of the perfectly executed piece. Children will readily empathize with Joshua’s misstep, but they will also learn the value of being given a second chance.

The book is based on Bell’s experience as a twelve year old at the Stulberg International String Competition. Bell placed third, which is a remarkable achievement for someone so young playing Edouard Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole.

The following year he returned and won the competition.

Kathy Stinson is the author of over 25 books for young people, including the beloved, bestselling Red is Best and her recent, award-winning book, also featuring Joshua Bell, The Man with the Violin. She lives near Guelph, Ontario. Dušan Petričić is an editorial cartoonist as well as the award-winning illustrator of such children’s books at Mattland, Bone Button Borscht, and The Man with the Violin.

He lives in Zemun, Serbia.

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Is Joshua a real boy?

He was. Joshua Bell is a grown man now and one of the finest classical violinists in the world. You can learn more about his musical career at joshuabell.com.

Did Joshua Bell really make a huge mistake at a competition?

Yes. He was only twelve years old when he entered the Stulberg International String Competition for the first time. The music he chose to play, Édouard Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole, has been famous among violinists for being difficult to master ever since it was first performed in 1875.

Joshua showed his teacher the music he wante d to learn.

The teacher shook his head.

“This is a very difficult piece, even for adults .”

“But I love it. It’s soft loud, it’s fast and— and it’s ” “And this is your first competition.”

“I hear a story in it—ab dancers being chase out d by a bear.

A bear! Their ship gets lost at sea! I have to learn this piece!”

Did Joshua Bell really stop playing, then ask if he could start again?

He did. No one had told him what to do if he made a serious mistake.

Having lost his confidence he might have played badly, but knowing he had nothing to lose he ended up playing better than he ever had.

Did he win the competition that day?

He came in third, a remarkable achievement for someone so young, playing such a difficult piece, and with points against him for his mistake. He did go on to win plenty of other competitions though, including one the very next year.

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a, let’s begin.”

Like everyone else, Joshua Bell still makes mistakes onstage sometimes. And when he does, he remembers that day when focusing on his love of music, rather than trying so hard to play perfectly, helped him play his very best.

s Then his finger bow stumbled. His notes stuttered. The splat!— wobbled and— dancer, out tumbled a flat on her face. playing.

Joshua stopped .

The judge sighed was over.

The competition to leave the Joshua turned stage. But—

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

Going the Distance: A Guide to Preparing & Running a Successful Race to Festival

by Lisa C. Smith, NFMC Festivals Chair

It is that time of year again when we closet our flip-flops, don our Festival running shoes and begin preparing, training, and building stamina for the upcoming Festival season. The last few months have presented many of our members with challenges in terms of natural and national disasters.

However, through all of the chaos one thing has remained unwavering: our commitment to the promotion of music and its healing power. Music,

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just like running, can alleviate anxiety and promote relaxation through personal expression. One poignant example of this emerged from the devastating floods of Hurricane Harvey in Texas. Aric Harding, a pastor and father, returned to his home to find it flooded, yet sat down at his family’s piano because he decided to “take a moment and play and take it all in.”

He posted a video of himself playing the piano surrounded by floodwater

that went viral and was heart wrenching (https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=1f92xyd2wKc).

As we cautiously approach the starting line for our next Festival season and our chance to express ourselves musically, we should focus our sights on running a passionate and successful race by keeping the following points in mind: • All entrants must “run” (i.e. perform) on a National Federation

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of Music Clubs “certified course.”

In order for an accurate measure of an entrant’s performance to be accepted and recorded, his or her Festival event rating must be official. The National Federation of Music Clubs sets the rules for Festivals and the respective State Federations administer the NFMC Festivals program in accordance with the guidelines published in the National Federation of Music Clubs Festivals Bulletin. If an Area Festival is not using the official National Federation of Music Clubs rating sheet for Federation Festivals and/or is using ratings other than those titled “Superior, Excellent, Satisfactory, Fair, Needs Improvement,” NFMC will not recognize the performer’s achievements through either Consecutive Superior National Certificates or Federation Festivals Cup point accrual.

• “Bandits” or entrants who participate in the Festivals program unofficially, without having registered or paid all applicable entry fees, are disqualified from running the National Federation of Music Clubs Festivals race. All participants need to ensure they have met all Festival deadlines, paid registration fees, and have current membership status to prevent this from occurring.

• “Specificity” is important when setting goals for personal training and should be relevant to the Festival events entrants are preparing for in order to optimize their performance.

Teachers need to not only instruct their students on the rudiments of musicianship contained in their required and choice literature but also let their students know what specific criteria judges will use to evaluate their audition and formulate a final rating. These criteria can be found on the official NFMC Festivals rating sheet form JR 3-9 which can be downloaded for free from the NFMC website (nfmc-music.org). Parents need to support and encourage their Festival entrants and make sure that they are accomplishing the goals set

forth by their respective teachers in terms of practice and performance benchmarks. Further, specificity is vital for the success of Festival administrators, leaders, and teams.

According to J. Richard Hackman, former Harvard professor and author of the book Leading Teams: Setting the Stage for Great Performances, leaders and teams must establish a direction that is clear, compelling, and has an explicit final goal.

Festival administrators and team members need to be aware of their individual and group responsibilities in preparation for organizing a Festival event. Leaders should try to identify and delegate specific tasks to individuals who excel in certain skills. Communication and enthusiasm are central to the success of Festival preparations, and everyone involved must care about achieving a goal: enriching thousands of young musicians’ lives and celebrating their achievements.

• “Course Referees,” also known as State and Area Festivals Chairs, are appointed to be the enforcers of all things relating to Festivals and to provide guidance to the Festival participants. At any given moment they should be prepared to administer the rules of the “sport,” and impose any necessary penalties for “fouls” including disqualification. Therefore, all Festival referees absolutely must be knowledgeable concerning the rules and regulations found in the NFMC Federation Festivals Bulletin and the Junior Division Procedures Manual for Federation Festivals.

• Teachers who are new to National Federation of Music Clubs Festivals may need to rely heavily on their Group Project Supervisors (GPS) for special guidance through the perils of an unfamiliar course. Always keep in mind that the Area Festival Chair or Festival Committee members are there to help you go the distance and welcome your questions. If you should find difficulties with navigation through the race, let them be your GPS.

• Entrants should avoid “overtraining” because a collapse in performance is definitely not the desired result.

Overtraining can lead to fatigue, poor performance, irritability, injury, and loss of enthusiasm. Quality daily workouts as well as plenty of sleep will help rejuvenate you and allow you to flex those performance muscles. Whether you are a Festival entrant, teacher, or administrator you need to “pace” yourself so that negative consequences derived from overtraining do not occur.

• Festival entrants should always remember that NFMC Festivals are not competitive events. In other words, they are not competing against others or being compared to others in Festival events. All entrants are attempting to set a personal record or a personal best. Do not worry about what others are doing; just take care of you.

• Experienced entrants who have completed multiple Festival races and earned consecutive Superior ratings in a particular event and are known as “streakers” are entitled to receive special national certificates that celebrate their achievement.

Be bold.

Be daring.

Be confident.

In all your endeavors – whether a Festival teacher, parent, entrant, or administrator – chase the finish line, do not let the finish line chase you.

Be bold. Be daring. Be confident.

In all your endeavors – whether a Festival teacher, parent, entrant, or administrator – chase the finish line, do not let the finish line chase you (http:// running.competitor.com/2017/05/news/ charity-wings-life-world-run_164150).

Finishing the race and trying your best is what matters most. Take a moment to envision the feeling of accomplishment and the rush of adrenaline and excitement as you cross the finish line of your Festival event and, thus inspired, create a plan of action to attain that final goal. In the words of Doris Brown Heritage, 5-time World Cross-Country Champion, “When you put yourself on the line in a race and expose yourself to the unknown, you learn things about yourself that are very exciting.” Just do it.

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AMERICAN MUSIC

What’s That Sound?

American Composer Aaron Copland

by Deborah Freeman, American Music Division Chair Fanfare for the Common Man, Rodeo, Billy the Kid, Appalachian Spring, A Lincoln Portrait – these titles all sound American, but the American sound has only existed for a little over 100 years and mostly due to Aaron Copland. Born in Brooklyn, NY, November 14, 1900, he was the youngest of five children and was raised in a conservative Jewish community, shuffled with depression-era jazz, folk music, and hymns.

Copland was one of the most respected American composers of the twentieth century, and by incorporating popular forms of American music such as jazz and folk into his compositions, he created pieces exhibiting our American Sound.

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Jazz: As a spokesman for the advancement of indigenous American music, Copland felt jazz was the first genuinely American major musical movement. From jazz, he hoped to draw the inspiration for a new type of symphonic music, one that could distinguish itself from the music of Europe.

In 1939, Copland completed his first two Hollywood film scores, for Of Mice and Men and Our Town, and composed the radio score John Henry, based on the folk ballad. Copland himself pointed out, in summarizing the American character of his music, “the optimistic tone; his love of rather large canvases; certain directness in expression of sentiment; and a certain songfulness”.

He composed scores for a number of ballets, including two of the most popular of the time: Rodeo (1942) and Appalachian Spring (1944), for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. Both ballets presented views of American country life that corresponded to the folk traditions in which Copland was interested.

Folk Music and Texture: I presented Rodeo to a junior music club and observed them listening for the open-fifth harmonies of country fiddlers and then recognizing the finale, based on the Shaker hymn The Gift to be Simple. Copland used the folk song If He’d Be a Buckaroo in two layers of counterpoint with itself (“triple canon”).

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Hymns: Probably the most important and successful composition from this time was his patriotic A Lincoln Portrait (1942). The piece for voice and orchestra presents quotes from Lincoln’s writings narrated over Copland’s musical composition. Copland opens with a hymn-like style, with slow moving chords and gentle musical contours.

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Composer Ned Rorem stated, “Aaron stressed simplicity: Remove, remove, remove what isn’t needed.... Aaron brought leanness to America, which set the tone for our musical language throughout World War II. Thanks to Aaron, American music came into its own.”

Listen, enjoy, share, and support American Music from sea to shining sea…

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JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT / NMW

Music for a Lifetime

by Gilda Hendricks, Junior Achievement Chair Cheerleading at 85???? Playing Volleyball at 75????

Soccer Goalie at 65???? Probably not, but you can still be playing the piano, cello, or flute. I recently attended a retirement party for a church pianist who is 85 years old. She continues teaching piano students who always perform their Festival pieces beautifully.

Sometimes looking at the long-term and lasting benefits of your music studies help to put things in perspective. There is nothing wrong with cheerleading, volleyball, and soccer – these are wonderful activities. The difficulty often comes with balancing school, music studies, spiritual development, family schedules, time with friends, sports, computer time or other activities you enjoy. However, time for music and practicing is most often not about having time, but making time. It is a decision you make that music and practicing music is important and important to you. When you make that decision, you will find time in your schedule for the things that are important and have lifelong satisfaction.

As a teacher of music, I have never had a parent, when enrolling their child for lessons say, “I am so glad I stopped taking music lessons. That was one of the best decisions my parents and I ever made!” No, rather the parent stands there and says, “Oh, how I wish I had never stopped my music lessons. I would love to be able to sit down today and play – just for my enjoyment.” I usually am interested in following up with why they discontinued their lessons and the reasons given are no longer relevant in their lives today, but music could be! So be wise in your decisions. Make time for the activities you can see yourself doing as you get older – and believe me, you are getting older!! So, be an achiever, a Junior Achiever!

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Essay Contest Update Julianne Edwards, Jan Hansen and Mary Ellen Ulmer are busy processing the many essays they have received from their respective regions. The postmark deadline was January 10, 2018 for the students to have the application forms, photos and essays in the hands of these very capable chairs.

HELENA S. MEETZE, PRESIDENT COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

Judges will carefully read each one and then pick a winning paper from each state. The winning articles and photos will be featured in the spring issue of Junior Keynotes. Each winner will receive a congratulatory letter, certificate and $50.00 cash award. Teachers of the winners will also receive letters and certificates It is recommended that each state invite their winner to attend their annual conference or convention and to read the chosen essay. Perhaps, you have an annual Junior Day in your state and could include the student on the program. These winners deserve to be recognized.

Encourage other students to read the essays in Junior Keynotes.

They might be inspired to enter the contest next year. This is a great opportunity for ideas to be shared with others.

Thanks again to Julianne Edwards, Jan Hansen and Mary Ellen Ulmer for their dedicatedefforts toward making this event successful.

Our theme for 2019 is Music… A Magic Key.

Visit nfmc-music.org for all the latest NFMC news, events and awards.

Helena S. Meetze National Music Week Essay Contest Chair

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J U N I O R AWA R D S

M e et You! o t e c i N Getting to Know Your Junior Award Chairs

Kristin Ivers

Matt Miller

Marcks Mack Junior Vocal Award Chair

Mary Alice Cox Award Award Chair

Hello, I am the new Martha Marcks Mack Junior Vocal Award Chair Are you inspired to perform art songs, sacred music, and arias? Growing up, I loved performing art songs, especially German lieder and oratorio! I LOVED singing solos! Fortunately, my family and community provided many opportunities to do what I loved. My church asked my often to sing and I always volunteered or auditioned for solos in choir at school. The more I sang solos, the better I got at handling my nerves and anxieties about health issues interfering with my peroformance.

I began singing at a young age and while in elementary school, joined our local Williamsport Juvenille Music Club. It was a large choral group of 4-6 graders and we had fun singing together and performing at festivals and for our Senior Club, but we also had many fun social activities together. Then, throughout Jr. & Sr. High School, I was a member of the Williamsport Junior Music Club, and even served as President for a time.

Festivals were an occasion to which I looked forward with anticipation and I would enter in the solo vocal division, as well as the piano performance division. These events served me well in becoming a confident performer and encouraged a life-long love of sharing my gifts and talents.

While in the summer of my sophomore year of High School, I was chosen to travel abroad with the School Band & School Chorus of America. The summer after my Jr. year I was accepted into the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts (I was there the same summer as a budding young actor/student from Philadelphia named Kevin Bacon!!).

The summer after my Sr. year was spent at the Chatauqua Institute of Performing Arts, taking vocal lessons, foreign language diction classes, performing as the pianist in string quartets, and accompanist for instrumental students, AND performed in my first paid professional opera experience, Turandot! I was encouraged by my local Music Club to audition and I recieved a scholarship upon graduation toward attending.

Once in College, I auditioned in Oklahoma for the Tulsa Music Club to receive a scholarship to attend Opera in the Ozarks, a summer opera internship program outside of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. I was thankful to receive that scholarship award and attend for the summer.

At the completion of my many college performances and NATS conferences, I auditioned for the Enid-Phillips Symphony Young Artist Award and opportunity to sing with the symphony. I was thrilled to win that competition and sing the song cycle “Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen” by Mahler accompanied by the symphony.

I was married soon after that and was invited to come back to Pennsylvania and perform a special Young Artist Concert at Lycoming College sponsored by the Williamsport Music Club. I was blessed beyond words to have as my accompanist, Mary Landon Russell, a founding member of the Williamsport Music Club and also former piano teacher of my father. Music is life and singing is a physical discipline, which pays in dividends unmeasurable!

I am happy to encourage any young singer who reads this to pursue a life filled with music and performance and I am happy to be the new NFMC Chair for the Martha Marcks Mack Jr. Vocal Award.

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 magazine from 1983 to 2001. The goal of this award is to encourage young cellist and bassist toward a musical career and to use the award money to further musical study.

Matt Miller began working as chairman for the Mary Alice Cox Award in 2011 and brings complete dedication in representing this award for the Federation Junior Awards Division. “This is an amazing opportunity for young cellist and bassist and I look forward to hearing the talented musicians who submit their audio performances every year”.

As an educator Matt specializes in working with advancing students and young composers on many instruments including classical guitar, bass, and trumpet. In addition to teaching, Matt also works as a producer/engineer, helping composers and artists develop their composition and arranging skills and assisting them as they grow as musicians and discover their full potential.

Over the past three years, he has also donated his time, working with the Greendale High School Marching Band trumpet section. This band is a 13 consecutive year State Champion and will be performing at the National Bands of America Competition in Indianapolis, Indiana.

“I want to give back to the very thing that has brought me to this point, I am truly grateful for all I have and the musical knowledge I have accumulated. I remember my past teachers and how they inspired me and now want to extend all I know to my students.”

As a composer, Matt writes music for both radio and television using his broad knowledge to create all styles of music. Matt had the opportunity to perform and study with Tom Webb, member of the legendary fusion group, The Flock, that featured violinist, Jerry Goodman. “It was at this time that I discovered string and horn arranging and was introduced to atonal music, Tom Webb taught me how to merge all styles of music and find my true voice as a composer”.

To reach out to a larger audience, Matt will be publishing a series of comprehensive method books in 2018 that are comprised of original compositions for bass, cello, trumpet, and classical guitar. These books are written in a way that inspires students who are driven to be the best they can be as an overall musician, combining music analysis and music theory of etudes and duets.

As a performer, Matt performs primarily on bass these days, working with numerous classical and jazz ensembles throughout the Midwest but still occasionally can be seen performing solo classical guitar at an art gallery or playing baroque music in a brass quintet on trumpet.

“It seems like yesterday, when my friend Jeanne Hryniewicki approached me asking if I would have interest in getting involved with Federation, I am so glad she asked me. I have had the pleasure to listen to some of the finest cellist and bassist in the nation and assist judge Roza Borisova in the selection process.”

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BIENNIAL JUNIOR AWARDS (2018-2019) Junior age: Must not have reached the 19th birthday by March 1.

Name NFMC Claire Ulrich Whitehurst (Flanagan) Piano Award

CATEGORY PIANO SOLO

Age Limit High School: Grades 10-11-12 Must not have reached 18th birthday by application deadline

Entry Fee $10

Amount of Award $500 – 1st Place (for further study); $250 –2nd Place

Application Deadline March 1, even numbered years

NFMC Chair Suzanne Carpenter

NFMC Lynn Freeman Olson Composition Awards

COMPOSITION

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

paid by private donor

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

March 1, odd numbered years

James Schnars 727-400-4305

NFMC Thelma A. Robinson Award in Ballet Honoring a Past National President

BALLET

Must have reached the 13th but not the 19th birthday by January 1, odd-numbered years)

$10

$2,500

February 1, even numbered years

Gay Dill Gaydill1@att.net

ANNUAL JUNIOR AWARDS (2018-2019) 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

Martha Marcks Mack Junior Vocal Award

Age Limit High School Grades: 10 –11 –12 Must not have reached the 19th birthday by application deadline High School Senior who has not reached the 19th birthday by May 1

VOCAL

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

PIANO CONCERTO

NFMC Joyce Walsh Junior Disability Awards

INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL

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

NFMC Herman and Mary Neumann Award to Interlochen Arts Academy

PIANO, VOICE, ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTS

Must be in High School

Stillman Kelley National Instrumental Awards NFMC Thelma Byrum Piano Award in Stillman Kelley Auditions.

INSTRUMENTAL

Must not have reached the 19th birthday by March 1

PIANO

Entry Fee

Amount of Award

Application Deadline

NFMC Chair

$10

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

March 1

Kristin Ivers Kivers210@gmail.com

$10

March 1

Dr. John D. Kelly jkelly@astate.edu

NONE

$1,000

February 1

Interlochen Arts Academy

$1,250 – 1st Place (for further study); $750 – 2nd Place; $500 – 3rd Place; 5 regional awards @ $250 each

February 1 (to state chair)

Nathalie Steinbach ymsfred@earthlink.net

$350 for further study $1,000 – 1st Place; $500 – 2nd Place; 1 - $250 award in each of the

March 1

Lee Ann Cummings cummings-lee28@att.net

May 1

Gay Dill Gaydill1@att.net

$10

(Kelley & Byrum awards cannot be applied for separately)

NFMC Benzinger/Valentin Junior Music for the Blind Performance Award

NFMC Dance Awards (Jazz, Lyrical or Tap)

INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL

BALLET AND THEATER DANCE

NFMC Mary Alice Cox Awards

CELLO OR DOUBLE BASS

NFMC Agnes Fowler Junior Blind Composition Award

COMPOSITION

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

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

$10

$10

Must not have reached the 19th birthday as of $10 application deadline Must have reached the 10th but not the 19th $10 per birthday by application deadline manuscript Must not have reached the 19th birthday by $5 February 15

NFMC Angie Greer Music in Poetry Awards

POETRY

NFMC National Music Week Essay Contest

ESSAY

Must be in grades 7 through 12

NONE

NFMC Wendell Irish Viola Awards

VIOLA

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

$10

PIANO SOLO

High School Grades 10-11-12

$10

Marilyn Caldwell Piano Award

Delores Blaser

$800 – 1st Place; $200 – 2nd Place $2000 –1st Place $1,500 – 2nd Place, 1 award of $700 in each

$10

Age 11-14: Ballet and/or Theater Dance (Jazz, Lyrical or Tap) $200 –1st Place; $100 – 2nd Place Age 15-18: Ballet and/or Theater Dance (Jazz, Lyrical or Tap) $300 – 1st Place; $150 – 2nd Place $1,800 – 1st Place; $1300 – 2nd Place; $800-3rd Place $500

May 1

February 15 (to state chair) January 10 (to regional chairs)

Matt Miller mattmillerbass@aol.com Lee Ann Cummings cummings-lee28@att.net Dr. Janie Gillam wingsofmusic@prodigy.net Helena Meetze hmeetze@bellsouth.net

February 1 to the state chair

Dr. George Keck keckg@att.net

March 1

Marilyn Caldwell mrlncaldwell@gmail.com

March 1 March 1

Five $75 awards $50 in each of the 50 states $1,250 – 1st Place; $1000 – 2nd Place; One $250 Award in each of the 5 NFMC Regions $1,000 – 1st Place; $500 – 2nd Place

JUNIOR COMPOSERS (2018-2019) Chair: Pat Steege, 502 ½ N Oak St, Lake City, MN 55041; psteege@mjssecurity.com Name Class I Class II Class III Class IV NFMC Oscar Valentin Regional Awards

Age Limit 9 and under 10-12 13-15 16-18

Entry Fee $5 per entry plus state entry fee

Amount of Award $125, $100, and 2 incentive awards of $75 $150, $100, and 2 incentive awards of $75 $200, $150, and 3 incentive awards of $100; $125 John and Margaret Pierson award $250, $150, and 4 awards at $100; $200 – Outstanding string composition.; $125 – Olga Klein Nelson Award; $125 – Outstanding piano composition, Laura K. Wilson Memorial Award honoring Dorothy Dann Bullock.

Application Deadline February 1 to State Chair

Included in fee above; Not to be applied for separately

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JUNIOR WINNERS

Attention Junior Dancers!

by Gay Dill, NFMC Dance Chair and Thelma Adams Robinson Ballet Award Chair NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE TO AUDITION FOR THE 2018 JUNIOR DANCE AWARDS! Below are excerpts from the NFMC Rules For Dance Awards THERE ARE TWO LEVELS OF COMPETITION: Junior I 11-14 years of age Junior II 15-18 years of age A student may enter in both Ballet and one form of Theater Dance or two forms of Theater Dance. Theater Dance includes Jazz, Tap and Lyrical Dance (a combination of a soft expression of jazz and a very fluid flow of ballet.)

CATEGORIES AND AWARDS: Junior I Ballet I First Place $200.00* Theater Dance I First Place $200.00*

Second Place $100.00 Second Place $100.00

Junior II Ballet II First Place $300.00* Theater Dance II First Place $300.00*

Second Place $150.00 Second Place $150.00

The application and requirement forms can be downloaded from the NFMC website: www.nfmc-music.org. Click to Competition & Awards, scroll to Junior Division NFMC Dance Award and click on the two forms.

APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MAY 1, 2018

Meet Tatiana Sinelnikova, winner of the 2015 Junior I Ballet award. Tatiana was eleven years old in 2014 when she first auditioned for the award. She did not win in the ballet competition but waited until the following year when she turned twelve and applied again.

This time, in 2015, she won first place and Tatiana graced the cover of the Sinelnikova Autumn issue of Junior Keynotes. Patience, perseverance, and determination – plus an innate dancer’s talent – is what characterizes young Tatiana. She will soon be fourteen years old, and in 2019 when she turns fifteen, she will be ready to compete in the Junior II competition. Tatiana is a student at The Art of Music & Dance in Wexford, Pennsylvania.

I write about Tatiana as a source of inspiration to all the Federation’s Junior dancers.

Marilyn Caldwell Annual Piano Award MONETARY AWARDS INCREASED! Beginning in 2018, the Marilyn Caldwell annual piano award, offered to gifted piano students, has been increased to the long anticipated and desired $1,000 for first place and $500 for second place.

Mary Bielinski of Wisconsin, 2017 winner of the award, has been selected by NFMC President Michael Edwards to perform at the

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June, 2018 Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The deadline for entry in the 2018 competition is March 1, 2018. Requirements and entry forms can be found on the NFMC website – www.nfmc-music.org.

We are looking for more great entries again for 2018!

Marilyn Caldwell, Chair mrlncaldwell@gmail.com

JUNIOR COMPOSERS

NFMC Junior Composers Shine!

CLASS I: (ages 9 and under) Ist Place: Aaron Wang Michigan, Teacher: Catherine Rollin Aaron Wang began piano at age four and currently studies piano and composition with Catherine Rollin. Aaron loves composing and was very honored and thrilled to win the first place at the state, regional and national level of National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) Composition Competition with his composition Summer Collage. Aaron also received the state first prize for this same composition in the 2016 Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Elementary Composition Competition and then proceeded to the East Central Division of MTNA and won in early 2017. This gave him the distinction of being one of seven national finalists.

Aaron gave his first solo piano recital at age nine. In June 2017, he was honored to be selected as a semi-finalist at the Kaufman Music Center International Youth Piano Competition Junior 1 Division in New York City. He was then selected as one of seven finalists in this prestigious event.

In Michigan, Aaron received the second prize in Metropolitan Detroit Musicians League’s Young Artists Scholarship Competition, the third prize in Michigan Music Teachers Association (MMTA) Concerto Competition, and was selected as alternate at the intermediate division of the MMTA Semi-Finals in 2017. He achieved the first place in the MMTA Concerto Competition in 2016. Aaron was featured as a soloist at the 2016 and 2017 MMTA State Conferences.

Aaron is a 5th grader at Fancher Elementary in Mount Pleasant, MI. In addition to his passion for playing piano and composing, Aaron also plays flute and enjoys hockey, sailing, and video games.

Join the Junior Composers Summer Programs!

Annie’s Parlour outing

When it comes to a vibrant, creative environment with an educational emphasis, Junior Composers Summer Programs is hard to beat. Reaching students of varying backgrounds from all around the U.S., JCSP offers excellent one-on-one mentorship from experienced composition faculty, partnership with other talented student composers and the chance to compose for professional musicians. Join us in July 2018 for our theme, Music + Film. For more information on our three programs, visit our new website at www.juniorcomposers.org.

Emily Custer JCSP Administrative Director

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State Buzz scholarships for 217 Junior Club members.

Officers and members from Greenville Tempo, Greenville Melody, and Greenville Harmony Junior Clubs donned aprons and served soup to help with the event.

TENNESSEE Tennessee Holds Ninety Sixth State Convention

NEW JERSEY Hurricaine Benefit Performance Believe in Music Studio Junior Club from New Jersey raised $4,269.00 at a fundraising even benefiting the Aransas Pass Independent School District. Hurricane Harvey first made landfall in this Texas county and devastated numerous small communities. Fabulous that this NFMC member reached out to help!

SOUTH CAROLINA Junior Clubs are Working for Scholarships!

Greenville Woman’s Music Club hosted their annual Fall Fest Soup Night to benefit

The Tennessee State convention was held October 20-21, 2017 at the Steinway Gallery of Nashville, hosted by the Steinway Society of Nashville and Obbligato Senior Music Club.

The theme for the meeting was “Music City and Federation A perfect Duo.” Featured in Friday evening concert were the 2017 NFMC Ellis Duo Piano Winners Eric Tran and Nathan Cheung. The “Happy Dog Duo” presented an exciting program including Mendelssohn, Ravel, Poulenc and Rzewski.

The Convention meeting on Saturday, featured National Guest, Mary Ellen Nolletti, NFMC Summer Music Centers Chair, who gave an informative overview of the NFMC Summer Music Camps and information about the financial scholarships offered by NFMC. She noted that the Southeastern Regional meeting will be held at Sewanee, Tennessee, July 2018.

The only TFMC registered Youth Orchestra, Clarksville Youth Orchestra, under the direction of Simone Parker, provided our luncheon background music.

Following lunch the Juniors of the Nashville

Happy Dog Duo: Eric Tran and Nathan Cheung

area demonstrated how a Junior Club meeting, could be presented. Included were the Junior Collect led by Faithlyn Hall, of the Happynotesz JMC, Junior Pledge led by Chloe Lee of the Happynotesz JMC, and the Junior Hymn led by Karen Hedges, Counselor of the Shiloh Music Stars JMC. A wonderful student recital followed including students from Boeing, JMC, Happynotesz JMC and Sparkling Keys and Strings JMC. A special thank you to our Planning Committee: Barbara Hildebrand, Andrea Mays, Debra Nelson, Bobette Spear, Savannah Turner and Sallye Zeringue.

UTAH

Greenville Woman’s Music Club Fall Fest Soup Night

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Bella Maher began studying the violin at the age of 4 with Shauna Hunter. At age 11, Bella began studying with Asheley Watabe and joined the Sotto Voce Strings performance group. As a member of Sotto Voce, Bella has toured with them and played selections from the Vivaldi Four Seasons in the St. George Tabernacle and played on the Temple Square “Eve” Concert Series for several years.

She has attended extensive music camps, including the Intermountain Suzuki String Institute in Utah. For seven years, Bella learned from teachers of international backgrounds and was not only selected to play on the honors recital, but also took lessons from the Fry Street Quartet on the viola in her own quartet. Other camps she’s been to over

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the years include the inaugural year of BYU Institute and two years of BYU SummerFestival, Fry Street Chamber Festival, and Mountains and Strings on scholarship. In all of Bella Maher these experiences, Bella picked up the viola and began performing with her own quartet. For 5 years, Ringtone Quartet has performed in the Deer Valley Music Festival and recently formed a piano quintet and competed in the Fischoff competition and received an honorable mention in the Utah Youth Guild Competition.

Bella has also participated in many chamber and orchestra groups. In August of 2015, Bella travelled with Rocky Mountain Strings to Russia, Estonia, and Latvia to give concerts and teach students in the growing Suzuki

program in the Baltic states. As the principal violist of the Young Artist Chamber Players, she has performed several times in Southern Utah, as well as with local composer Marshall McDonald. Bella is the current concertmaster of the Skyline High School Philharmonic Orchestra, which has earned excellent marks at region and state festivals through her high school career. Last winter, she had the opportunity to record a full studio album with artists such as Paul Cardall, Jon Schmidt, and Jenny Oaks Baker.

Now in her senior year of high school, Bella loves to tutor young Suzuki students on the violin and viola and enjoys writing music on the piano and guitar for her friends and community to enjoy.

WASHINGTON Washington State Federated Music Club is thrilled to share that we have some pretty fabulous Youth Symphonies and Orchestras

as Junior Associate Clubs in our state! These groups include: Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra, Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra, Cascade Youth Symphony Association, Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra, Tacoma Youth Symphony Association, and Student Orchestras of Greater Olympia. Their major concert season starts in the fall, and it was exciting to learn that the Cascade Youth Symphony Association is presenting “In Remembrance – A Veteran’s Day Celebration” concert this fall!

Through our Helen Crowe Snelling Award money, these youth orchestras have been able to provide scholarships for students who might not otherwise be able to participate in such a fine orchestra experience, music equipment such as a conductor’s podium, new music scores, and music workshops for the students.

We are proud of our youth orchestras and their directors for helping to keep the music alive in our state!

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