Deep in the Heart of Texas- KMTA Grant Recipients Perform in Holiday Concert
Katy Music Teachers’ Association is pleased to present our three grant recipients: Nicoletta Sarabtidis, Cameron Vhalkamp, and Spencer Taylor. These students were chosen by Brett Nelsen, Cinco Ranch...
View ArticleSOME GREAT TIPS FROM KAY LOWRY
Kay has some great tips on teaching scales, improving and more. Just go to: http://musicforalifetime.wordpress.com/ Filed under: Uncategorized
View Article2012 IN REVIEW- We had visitors from 45 countries!
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 3,800 views in 2012. If...
View ArticleKMTA BOYS RECITAL
KMTA recently held its annual Boys Recital. The following students participated: (Pictured) First Row: Kevin Yang, Gavin Zhang, Graham Bacak, Kevin Li, Alex Norman, Joseph Norman Second Row:...
View ArticleKMTA ENSEMBLE RECITAL
Katy Music Teachers held its first Ensemble Recital Saturday, March 23 at the Living Word Lutheran Church. The following students participated: (pictured) Front Row: Connie Yang, Amory Tin, Nadia...
View ArticleSHARON ZHU EARNS AWARDS FOR PIANO STUDY
Pictured is Sharon Zhu, Katy piano student of Mary Ann LaCour with awards received at the annual May Spring Recital held at Living Word Lutheran Church on May 4, 2013. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry...
View ArticleSTUDENTS OF MARY ANN LACOUR IN RECITAL
Pictured are Katy piano students of Mary Ann LaCour who were presented in a recital on May 4th at the Living Word Lutheran Church. Performers were (left to right) (Front) Riley Hall, Joey Absi,...
View ArticleSTUDENTS OF MARY ANN LACOUR WIN AWARDS
Pictures are (left to right) Lexie Kwon and Addie Kwon, daughters of Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Kwon and piano students of Mary Ann LaCour of Katy. At the annual Spring Recital held on May 4, 2013 at the...
View ArticleJAMES THIBODEAUX WINS KMTA SCHOLARSHIP; STUDENT OF FRAN MAYFIELD
James Alexander Thibodeaux will be graduating from SevenLakesHigh School in June and will be attending The University of Houston studying Computer Engineering and minoring in music. He played trumpet...
View ArticleKMTA NAMES OFFICERS FOR THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR
KMTA has elected the following as officers for the coming year: Pictured from left to right are: Fran Mayfield, Treasurer, Gwladys Hare, Secretary, Susan Lieberman, President and Anna Golka, 1st Vice...
View ArticleWee Folks Recital
KMTA presented the annual Wee Folks Recital on October 19, 2013 at the LivingWordLutheranChurch. The following students participated in the 10:00 Am recital. From left to right, row 1: Annie Li, Brian...
View ArticleKaty Music Teachers Association Annual Jazz/Pops Recital
The Katy Music Teachers Association held its annual Jazz/Pops recitals on November 9 at the Living Word Lutheran Church in Katy. The following students performed in the 11:00 Am recital: Row 1, from...
View ArticleTesting Pianos Like A Pro
I came across this blog by Glen Barkman: http://pianopricepoint.com/piano-blog/?p=ThisMonth It is quite comprehensive and informative!Filed under: Uncategorized
View ArticlePIANO PRICE POINT
Here’s another article worth reading: http://pianopricepoint.com/Filed under: Uncategorized
View ArticleOctober Meeting Program
KMTA held a lively discussion about practice tips and techniques after the September meeting? Do you have any advice you’d like to give if you are a music teacher? We are looking forward to this...
View ArticleKMTA OUTREACH
Editor’s note: this is a bit outdated, but vital anyway! Making a difference! KMTA outreach I would like to report to you about two of our members who are making a difference in the world through...
View ArticleMUSIC’S ORIGIN
I found this little blurb in the Houston Chronicle in the “Earthweek” section: “Musical talent in humans and other creatures appears related to needs to move as synchronized groups in avoiding...
View ArticleDiana Lopez will be our new blogger!
Welcome, Diana Lopez as the new blogger. I wish you luck and thank you for taking over!Filed under: Uncategorized
View ArticleIntroducing Collaborative Piano
At the Katy Music Teachers Association General Meeting on February 17, 2016, Dr. James Cho and his wife performed and introduced our music teachers to collaborative Piano through Suzuki String...
View ArticleMasterclass with Sergey Kuznetsov
On March 9, 2016 at the General Meeting of the Katy Music Teachers Association, Sergey Kuznetsov gave a masterclass working with two students of teachers in the association. It was a wonderful...
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