Calendar for
2007-2008
                                   SEPTEMBER

Wednesday, September 12            Opening Meeting                     Steinway Gallery
"Peter Martin, acclaimed jazz pianist, will perform, talk about his career as a jazz
musician and discuss how his classical piano training impacted his career decisions and
professional life".

Saturday, September 22      District Auditions       St. Charles Community College
Sunday, September 23
               
Co-Chairpersons:
Laureen DiBisceglie, Marlana Strasburg

Last Wednesday of each month      Music Masters -- Teacher Activity        
                 Contact:  Betty Jane Ruckman
     
                      OCTOBER

Thursday, October 4        Jonathan Biss Master Class                  Steinway Gallery
7:00 p.m.
    Honors Recitals
Saturday, October 13                                                        Yamaha Piano Distributors
Sunday, October 14                                                                            Steinway Gallery
Saturday, October 20                                                        Yamaha Piano Distributors
Co-Chairpersons: Ann Ahrens, Wendy Martin  

Tuesday, October 30            Board Meeting                                                          TBA
10:00 a.m.

                           NOVEMBER

Thursday-Sunday                 State Convention                 Missouri State University
November 8-11                                                                                          Springfield, MO

Saturday, November 17             Play-a-thon                                     Plaza Frontenac
11:00 – 6:00
Sunday, November 18                  Chairperson:  Janna O’Hara
12:00 – 4:00

 
                           JANUARY

Friday, January 18         The World of Music Publishing             Piano Distributors
10:00 a.m.                        Jennifer Linn, Hal Leonard Publishing

Tuesday, January 29            Board Meeting                                                          TBA
10:00 a.m.

                                        FEBRUARY

Saturday, February 2             Sonatina Festival                                        St. Charles
                      
Chairperson: Judith Malzone                  Community College

Monday, February 18            February Meeting                      The Steinway Gallery
10:00 a.m.         Peteris Zarins, Examiner for the Royal Conservatory of Music
Part 1 (first half of program) - "What do you Hear?"
- Critical listening and critiquing
Part 2 (second half) - "The Level Playing Field"
- The National Music Certificate   Program: assessment standards and criteria
        
                          MARCH

Rescheduled to May 18             Adult Student Recital                 Meramec Bluffs
10:30 a.m.                   Chairperson:  Cheryl Stewart              Senior Living Community

March 29 - April 2          MTNA National Convention                    Denver, Colorado


                                               APRIL

Monday, April 14                  Donald Morelock                                 Steinway Gallery
10:00 a.m.                    Strategies for Developing a Technical Foundation
For Intermediate Piano Students, With an Emphasis On Sequencing and Materials

Saturday, April 19     Young Artist Piano Auditions      Missouri Baptist University

Saturday, April 19     Young Artist Winner’s Recital     Missouri Baptist University
7:30 p.m.                  Chairpersons: Annette Burkhart, Anne Nagle, Jennifer Linn


                                   MAY

Sunday, May 18               ADULT Student RECITAL (Rescheduled)       Meramec Bluffs
1:30 P.M.  
                       Chairperson:  Cheryl Stewart              Senior Living Community
                   Postmark Deadline for entries: May 5

Wednesday, May 21               Spring Luncheon                                                    TBA
                   
Joint Meeting with PTRT
Program will feature Alice Demske, 2006 Artist Presentation Society Winner
                Sponsored by Lacefield Music

Wednesday, May 28                Board Meeting                                                       TBA
10:00 a.m.

               
                       JUNE

Saturday, June 7                    Pops Festival                                      Lacefield Music
10:00 - 5:00                        Betty Burns, Chairperson

Friday, June 13            Monster Concert Rehearsals           MO Baptist University
Saturday, June 14                Monster Concerts                      MO Baptist University
3:00 & 7:00
          
                                              AUGUST

Tuesday, August 19              Board Meeting                                                          TBA
10:00 a.m.
St. Louis Area Music Teachers Association
Affiliated with
Missouri Music Teachers Association
and the
Music Teachers National Association