January 22, 2012, 9:53 pm
Date: Friday, February 10th, 2012
Location: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County
1475 West Front Street, Lincroft, NJ 07738
Time: 9:45 AM Business meeting
10:00am-12 noon program
Panel Discussion– Led by Lisa Frost-Goodall
Topic:The Influence of Art Song, Folk Song and Opera on keyboard music of the 18th and 19th century.
Please join our own members, Lisa Frost-Goodall, Diane Dollak, and Terry Whelan for this meeting which will include several performances of art songs with piano accompaniment and Liszt transcriptions of these songs for solo piano. Other examples of keyboard music influenced by the vocal music of the times will be included.
December 21, 2011, 1:54 am
Location: Bangkok House, 26 Route 35, Eatontown, NJ 07724 (former Tokyo restaurant location) Phone number: 732-389-3890
Date: Friday, January 13th, 2012.
Time: Starting at 11:30 AM
Notes: If you could join us, please contact Diane Dollak by January 9th, at fdollak@gmail.com
November 19, 2011, 11:08 pm
Date: Friday, December 9th, 2011
Location: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County
1475 West Front Street, Lincroft, NJ 07738
Time: 9:30 AM Business meeting
10:00am-12 noon program
Panel Discussion. Leaded by Terry Whelan
Discussion Topic: “Incorporating student requested pop music into the piano lesson, and suggestions on where to find level appropriate arrangements of
those pieces.”
Please join Terry to offer your input on how you keep your students engaged musically while making your students feel relevant to their own peers.
October 18, 2011, 12:08 am
Program Topic: Motivating players and students
Alan Wasserman will speak on the importance of keeping motivated for learning year after year. Techniques for enlivening the process of learning will be discussed for our selves, and our students. This will include discussion of his recent trip to St. Petersburg, Russia, with 6 of his students and their families.
SMEA member Alan Wasserman is a Past President of both the Music Educators Association of NJ, and the Cecilian Music Club of 1883. He teaches piano privately in Jackson, and performs regularly, giving “Guided Listening Recitals” that mix commentary and playing. He has also been producing a series of recordings called the Guided Listening Series”. Alan continues his studies in Classical piano technique (he loves the Taubman approach), and Jazz improvisation (most recently with David Hazeltine). His Website is www.AlanWassermanPianoMusic.com.
October 10, 2011, 1:30 am
2011-12 Distinguished Artist Competition has been cancelled.
September 5, 2011, 10:55 pm
Date: Friday, October 14th, 2011
Speaker: Paul Zeigler
Topic: Teaching the Beethoven Sonata Op.14
Location: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County
1475 West Front Street, Lincroft, NJ 07738
Time: 9:30 AM Business meeting
10:00am-12 noon program
August 16, 2011, 1:04 am
10/14 — Paul Ziegler
11/4* — Alan Wasserman (* new date, first Friday)
12/9 — Panel discussion, organized by Terry Whelan
1/13 — post-Holiday Social
2/10 — Panel Disscusion, organized by Lisa Frost-Goodall
3/23**– Duo Pianists: Elain Greenfield/Jan Meyer (**– fourth Friday)
4/13 — Master classes with member teachers
5/11 — Diane Battersby
6/8 — Planning meeting for 2012-13
Time: 9:30 AM Business Meeting
10 AM-12 noon Program
Place: Unitarian Universlist Congregation of Monmouth County
1475 West Front Street, Lincroft, NJ 07738
August 11, 2011, 10:22 pm
2nd Planning Meeting to set dates for 2011-12 SMEA events. All members are welcomed.
Date: Friday, August 12, 10 AM-12 noon
Place: UU Church, Lincroft
November 26, 2010, 9:29 pm
Three scholarships of $1,000, $2,000, and $5,000 each have been awarded to three New Jersey college students in music education.
November 18, 2010, 9:47 pm
Congratulations to the following students and their teachers:
First Place: Constance Kaita
Teacher: Chiu-ling Lin
Second Place: Charles Liu
Teacher: Ingrid Clarfield
Third Place: No winner
Winners will perform in recital on Sunday March 20, 2011, 3:45pm
Christ Church United Methodist, Fair Haven NJ