April 2016
DVMTA April Brunch
Friday, April 29, 2016
9:30 a.m. at LDS Church 633 S Higley Rd. Mesa
This Friday marks the end of our DVMTA General Meetings for the year. We hope that you can make it!
To make things a little more fun for Friday, please bring one photo of yourself during your younger years. It can be a photo of you while performing something musical. If you don't have one, please bring a photo of yourself preferably when you were young. Please print your name on the back. Give your photo to me (Beth VanDewerker) when you arrive.
Give and Take Table:
Bring any unwanted music or musical items on Friday for our annual "Give and Take" table. You can take home something new for free!! This is your chance to give any unwanted or seldom used music or musical items a new home and come home with something new, for free. Items leftover will either be donated to our DVMTA library (accessible online at DVMTA.org), or sold on Amazon with the profits going to the Janeen Noble Award fund.
Survey:
The year end surveys will be due on Friday. These surveys continue to help us improve. To complete and send the survey via email please click here.
To download and print the survey, please click here.
I really enjoyed the last meeting! It was really interesting to see how the remote lessons via Skype worked! Watching those darling English students was a hoot. Also, I thought the group lessons are a great idea, using the keyboards for all of the different orchestral instruments. It looked like a lot of fun to be a part of that group! Thank you so much, Jeanette and Gene Cline for catching us up on how new technology can empower our teaching!!!
I can't wait to see what our fabulous brunch committee is cooking up (Meredith Ferrin & Tamara Pew)! They never disappoint! The April Brunch will be bittersweet for me. We will celebrate both the out-going and the in-coming boards at our April Brunch. I cannot begin to say enough to thank each of board and committee members. I have learned from every one of them. They have all been so helpful and patient with me as their leader. I hope that each of you gets the chance to serve with these wonderful people. You are all truly a blessing.
Beth VanDewerker,
DVMTA President
Awards in Excellence
Congratulations to the teachers and students who participated in this year’s Awards in Excellence competition! A special “thank you” to Jason Sipe at Arizona Piano Company for generously hosting the event, and to Lori Weidemann, Charles Newton, Hong Zhu, Fei Xu, Ede Yarter, and Yali Luo for organizing and running this event. The Winners recitals were held on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 1:30 and 3:00 p.m. at AZ Piano Co. in Phoenix. All in attendance were inspired by these fine, young musicians!
Level 1:
Winners Teacher
David Liu Hong Zhu
William Montgomery Shannon Payne
Rhoda Ray Claire Westlake
Aurora Ray Claire Westlake
Jaxon Wilson Claire Westlake
Level 2:
Winners Teacher
Abby Foster Claire Westlake
Ryan Kaupie Lori Weidemann
Roe Allen Claire Westlake
Claire Zhan Fei Xu
Level 3:
Winners Teacher
Claire Liu Yali Luo
Annie Jo Jarvis Claire Westlake
Lynnea Brinson Claire Westlake
Aubrey Michaels Lori Weidemann
Level 4:
Winners Teacher
Norah Ma Hong Zhu
Mitch Coombs Claire Westlake
Zhen Tao Yali Luo
Level 5:
Winners Teacher
Nathan Han Hong Zhu
Level 6:
Winners Teacher
Sarah Li Hong Zhu
Calista O’Barr Claire Westlake
Level 7:
Winners Teacher
Katherine Shi Hong Zhu
Level 8:
Winners Teacher
Jonathan Qin Hong Zhu
Level 9:
Winners Teacher
Mark Kellogg Hong Zhu
Level 10:
Winners Teacher
Ryan Chen Fei Xu
Level 11:
Winners Teacher
Ryan Stover Fei Xu
Ariel Law Yali Luo
Level 14:
Winners Teacher
Jessica Zhang Hong Zhu
An Phan Fei Xu
Level 1:
Honorable Mention Teacher
Regan Smith Claire Westlake
Devrin Wilson Lori Weidemann
Hannah Ware Claire Westlake
Tyler Kaupie Lori Weidemann
Level 2:
Honorable Mention Teacher
Trai Haviland Tammy Shorts
Cambri Miller Claire Westlake
Tabitha Reimer Claire Westlake
Level 3:
Honorable Mention Teacher
Mehira Karnik Charles Newton
Michael Trendler Shannon Payne
Sarah Clarke Tammy Shorts
Level 4:
Honorable Mention Teacher
Jada Lillo Claire Westlake
Arella Payne Claire Westlake
Level 5:
Honorable Mention Teacher
Madeline Douglas Ede Yarter
Level 7:
Honorable Mention Teacher
Daniel Lin Yali Luo
Level 8:
Honorable Mention Teacher
Katherine Wei Yali Luo
Chloe Zhan Fei Xu
Level 10:
Honorable Mention Teacher
Audrey Burnett Yali Luo
Kelton Winger Claire Westlake
Level 12:
Honorable Mention Teacher
Maggie Han Hong Zhu
Level 13:
Honorable Mention Teacher
Kyle Blomquist Lori Weidemann
Preston Vongsachang Yukari Lowrey
Achievement Day Packets available at the April Brunch
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