2003 National Conference Music Teachers National Association. Salt Lake City, Utah * March 15-19, 2003.March 15-19, 2003 * Salt Palace Convention Center * Salt Lake City, Utah Register by February 7, 2003, for a Special Discounted Registration Price www.mtna.org * (888) 512-5278 Dear MTNA Member: Let me be the first to officially invite you to join your colleagues, distinguished clinicians and artists in the music-teaching profession at the 2003 MTNA National Conference in Salt Lake City, March 15-19. MTNA has a proud tradition presenting one of the finest annual conferences for the independent and collegiate music-teaching professional, and this year is no exception. The 2003 National Conference will include more than eighty sessions and industry showcases, and a 160-booth exhibit hall presenting the latest insights and products for music professionals. Pedagogy Saturday VII, Professional Studio Saturday and the Technology in Music Symposium will enrich your knowledge and emphasize new trends. This year, you will have the opportunity to attend the National Association of Teachers of Singing Spring Workshop, open to all registered attendees. Appearances by Conductor Keith Lockhart, Pianists Misha and Cipa Dichter, Soprano Sari Gruber, Jazz Pianist Aaron Parks, Juilliard's Five Browns and Tenor Neal Boyd highlight the program. The Conference Planning Committee has been working diligently to ensure the 2003 MTNA National Conference is the most educational, exciting and productive in MTNA's history. The 2003 program will provide attendees with opportunities to increase their knowledge, learn innovative teaching techniques, develop new relationships, greet old friends and return to their studios rejuvenated and inspired. As you look over this preliminary program, you will find we have scheduled some of the most widely respected individuals in our profession and beyond to share their insight and expertise on a variety of topics that will address your challenges as a music-teaching professional. We've also set aside time for you to take in sights and sounds of our host city; be sure to review the tour section of this insert. Please join us in Salt Lake City this March. I believe you will find that the 2003 MTNA National Conference will be an unforgettable week. Gary L. Ingle Executive Director CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE Gail Berenson, NCTM, Chair, Ohio University Timothy Caldwell, Central Michigan University Kenneth Guilmartin, Founder/Director, Music Together James Przygocki, University of Wyoming Kenon Renfrow, University of Miami Martin Schuring, Arizona State University CONFERENCE TASK FORCE Yu-Jane Yang, NCTM, Task Force Chair, Utah MTA President Geri Cheney, NCTM, Competitions Monitor Chair Lezlee Bishop, Sessions Monitor Chair Conference Artist VOICE SARI GRUBER, soprano Tuesday, March 18 8:00 P.M. Hailed as "nothing short of sensational" by Opera magazine, Soprano Sari Gruber has rapidly established herself as an exciting and moving interpreter of a variety of musical styles. She has won praise for her warm, "gleaming soprano" (Opera News), her "direct musicality" (New York Times), as well as her "detailed, charming, resourceful and sympathetic" characterizations (Boston Herald). Gruber has appeared with numerous major opera companies nationwide including New York City Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, San Francisco Opera Center and Los Angeles Opera, as well as the Aspen Music Festival. She also has appeared across the country in recital under the auspices of the Marilyn Horne Foundation, at New York's Alice Tully and Weill Recital Halls, with the New York Festival of Song, at New York's 92nd Street Y and Miller Theatre, and on the San Francisco Opera Schwabacher Debut Recital Series. Gruber is accompanied by Cameron Stowe, a Danville, Virginia, native who is a candidate for a D.M.A. degree at the Juilliard School. PIANO MISHA AND CIPA CIPA - Children's Internet Protection Act of 1999 (US) CIPA - California Independent Petroleum Association CIPA - California Information Practices Act CIPA - Camera & Imaging Products Association CIPA - Canadian Information Productivity Awards CIPA - Canadian Insolvency Practitioners Association CIPA - Canadian International Pharmacy Association CIPA - Center for International Programs Abroad (Emory University) CIPA - Chartered Institute of Patent Agents DICHTER Monday, March 17 8:00 P.M. Internationally renowned Misha Dicter and his wife Cipa frequently perform duo piano recitals throughout North America. Misha and Cipa, who met at the Juilliard School as students of the legendary Rosina Lhevinne, made their first joint appearance at the Hollywood Bowl in 1972. Since then, the Dichters have performed in recital and with orchestras throughout the world and have brought to the concert stage many previously neglected works of the two-piano and piano-four-hand repertoires. Misha began piano lessons at age 6, studying keyboard with Aube Aube (ōb), department (1990 pop. 289,400), NE France, in Champagne. Troyes is the capital. Tzerko, and studying composition and analysis with Leonard Stein. He subsequently came to New York to work with Lhevinne at the Juilliard School. Cipa made her debut as a professional pianist at age 16 with the Symphony Orchestra of Brazil. RISING STARS CONCERT Saturday, March 15 8:00 P.M. Neal Boyd, tenor Winner of the 2000 MTNA Collegiate Artist Voice Competition, Neal Boyd is making a name for himself, having debuted at Carnegie Hall in March 2001. Neal has performed in a number of musicals including The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd. In addition, he has performed in several operas, including Rigoletto, Die Fledermaus and L'Elisir d'amore. Boyd graduated from Southeast Missouri State University, where he was a student of Christopher Gocke, and the University of Missouri, where he studied under Ann Harrell. He is pursuing a master's degree at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. Juilliard's Five Browns, piano The five Brown siblings from Utah--Desirae, Deondra, Gregory, Melody and Ryan--all study piano at the Juilliard School in New York City. They've been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, 60 Minutes, and in People Magazine, The London Sunday Telegraph and Good Housekeeping. They currently study with Juilliard piano chair Yoheved Kaplinsky. All the Brown siblings began their formal music education at age 3 in Houston, Texas, under Russian immigrant and Moscow Conservatory piano professor Yelena Kurinets. MTNA FOUNDATION GALA Marriott Hotel Ballroom Sunday, March 16, 6:15 P.M. Boston Pops Conductor and Utah Symphony Music Director Keith Lockhart will be the featured speaker for the MTNA FOUNDATION Gala. Lockhart, in his eighth season as Boston Pops conductor, has conducted more than 300 concerts and made thirty-eight television shows. Prior to being named the twentieth conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, Lockhart was associate conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony and Cincinnati Pops Orchestras and music director of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, a title he held from 1992-1999. In 1998, Lockhart was named music director of the Utah Symphony. Under his direction, the Utah Symphony performed at the opening ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. Lockhart recently was appointed to the MTNA FOUNDATION Music Advisory Council. Performing during the Gala will be Aaron Parks, who was named the first Cole Porter Fellow of the American Pianists Association (APA). Parks, 18, is a college junior in jazz studies at the Manhattan School of Music in New York, studying with Kenny Barron. He has performed for President Clinton at the Kennedy Center of Performing Arts, at the 2000 Grammy nominees' party, and received third place in the 2000 Jas Hennessy Piano Solo Competition held at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Recently, Parks was selected by Down Beat Magazine as "Outstanding College Instrumental Performer" and was invited to perform at the North Sea Jazz Festival this summer with his trio. He currently resides in New York City. Parks is a National Merit Scholar and a Presidential Scholar in the Arts. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF SINGING SPRING WORKSHOP Children, Teens & Adults in the Private Voice Studio Sunday, March 16--Wednesday, March 19 This year the conference will feature the NATS Spring Workshop, including numerous informative sessions designed to enhance voice lessons in the private studio. Session titles are: * Daily Repertoire Classes * Teaching Kids to Sing * Children's Master Class * Changing Voices * Group Instruction * Preparing College Auditions * Teaching the Adult Amateur * Advanced Master Class * Studio Management * Student Recruitment * Financial Planning Among the noted faculty leading the workshops will be Robert Edwin, Kenneth Phillips, Clayne Robison, Clifton Ware, Martha Randall, Cynthia Dewey and Mark Springer. MTNA conference registrants may attend any or all of the NATS workshops at no additional charge.
Presenters and Sessions
All information is subject to change. A complete conference schedule is
available online at www.mtna.org.
Dennis Alexander The Anatomy of an Ideal Teaching Wednesday
Piece
Christopher Azzara Improvisation: Where to Begin Tuesday
Klara Fenyo Bahcall Enter Mozart's World: The Letters Tuesday
and Violin/Piano Sonatas of
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Michael Bakan Balinese Gamelan Rhythm and the Sunday
Everchanging Same
Early Childhood Panel Sunday
Dian Baker Franz Schubert's Fantasies for Sunday
Piano Duet
Jean Barr Underappreciated Gems of the Tuesday
Violin-Piano Repertoire
Paul Barte Performing Bach Monday
Carol Beall Issues of Dance and Duality in Monday
Maurice Ravel's Two-Piano
Transcription of La Valse
Gail Berenson What Have You Wanted to Know About Sunday
Medicine But Have Not Had the
Chance to Ask?
Bruce Berr Performance Class for Elementary Sunday
Piano Students
Florence Blager Singing and Speaking--One System Sunday
What Have You Wanted to Know About Sunday
Medicine But Have Not Had the
Chance to Ask?
Don Burdick Enter Mozart's World: The Letters Tuesday
and Violin/Piano Sonatas of
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Susan Cable Claude Debussy's Ariettes Oubliees Monday
for Soprano and Piano: A
Lecture-Recital
Andrew Campbell Music in Crisis Monday
Tony Caramia Cakewalkin' on the keys Tuesday
A Look at Beginning Jazz Piano Monday
Methods
Linda Cockey Wellness Resources for the Musician Tuesday
Barbara Conable Understanding Your Body Map for Monday
Better Performance
Monica Dale Dalcroze Eurhythmics Monday
David Darling Practicing Expressive Freedom Sunday
Through Improvisation
Using Improvisation to Keep Sunday
Students Excited About Classical
Music
Early Childhood Panel Sunday
Pamela Dees Songs that Made the Hit Parade: Sunday
Popular Piano and Vocal Music by
Women Composers
Debra DeMiero Local Associations General Session: Monday
The Magic of Music
Scott Donald Gold Medal Practice: What Musicians Tuesday
Can Learn from Research into
Sports Training
Richard Elliott The Great Organ at the Mormon Monday
Tabernacle
Shirlee Emmons What Have You Wanted to Know About Sunday
Medicine But Have Not Had the
Chance to Ask?
Learning to Be a Successful Sunday
Performer
Gerald Fischbach Underappreciated Gems of the Tuesday
Violin-Piano Repertoire
Jean Fox Creative Ways with Groups--Ideas Monday
for Using Groups to Supplement
Private Lessons
Ray Gottlieb Teaching Visual Skills to Music Sunday
Students
David Gross Jewish Composers of the 1930s and Monday
1940s: A Commemorative
Lecture-Recital
Ken Guilmartin Early Childhood Panel Sunday
Suzanne Guy Creative Ways with Groups--Ideas Monday
for Using Groups to Supplement
Private Lessons
Beverly Hassell Enter Mozart's World: The Letters Tuesday
and Violin/Piano Sonatas of
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Christopher Hepp The New Studio Wednesday
Maurice Hinson The Legacy of Olga Samaroff Tuesday
Allison Hudak Transferring the Steps of Monday
Interactive Teaching to
Technology
Gary Ingle A Piano Teacher and Print Music Tuesday
Dealer Focus Group
Kathryn Kalmanson Wellness Resources for the Musician Tuesday
Christine Kefferstan Issues of Dance and Duality in Monday
Maurice Ravel's Two-Piano
Transcription of La Valse
Gil Kelly Whole Body Music Sunday
Fred Kern Symphonic Masterworks Through a Monday
Zoom Lens
Richard Lederman What Have You Wanted to Know About Sunday
Medicine But Have Not Had the
Chance to Ask?
Playing and Staying Healthy: Can Sunday
Performing Arts Medicine Help?
Carolyn Malnes Local Associations Issues and Tuesday
Concerns
Sheila Mark What Have You Wanted to Know About Sunday
Medicine But Have Not Had the
Chance to Ask?
Physical Therapy for the Performing Sunday
Artist
Victoria McArthur The Anatomy of an Ideal Teaching Wednesday
Piece
Katie McLin Music in Crisis Monday
Louis Nagel Rests in Pieces Tuesday
Mee-Ae Nam Claude Debussy's Ariettes Oubliees Monday
for Soprano and Piano: A
Lecture-Recital
Beth Owen Creative Ways with Groups--Ideas Monday
for Using Groups to Supplement
Private Lessons
Paola Buzatto Perin Transferring the Steps of Inter- Monday
active Teaching to Technology
Pamela Pike The Older Music Student: A Sunday
Neglected Species (Strategies for
Engaging the 3rd-Aged Student)
Sandra Ramawy Transferring the Steps of Inter- Monday
active Teaching to Technology
Kevin Richmond Transferring the Steps of Inter- Monday
active Teaching to Technology
Mary Robbins Follow the Dots--and Slurs--for Sunday
Appropriate Expression in
Mozart's Music
Nancy Roldan Piano Portraits of Latin America Monday
Eckart Sellheim Franz Schubert's Fantasies for Sunday
Piano Duet
Carmen Shaw Creative Ways with Groups--Ideas Monday
for Using Groups to Supplement
Private Lessons
Beverly Simms Contemporary Pedagogical Tuesday
Masterpieces: Intermediate-Level
Piano Music by Robert Muczynski
Barry Snyder Ernst von Dohnanyi: The Franz Liszt Tuesday
of the Twentieth Century
William Starr Teaching Reading and Musicality to Tuesday
Young Children
Teaching Reading and Musicality to Tuesday
Advanced Students
Creative Ways with Groups--Ideas Monday
for Using Groups to Supplement
Private Lessons
Cynthia Taggart What is "Readiness" for Monday
Instrumental Instruction?
N. Jane Tan Team Fun, Team Work & Team Play (A Tuesday
Piano Teams Concert)
Maria del Pico Taylor Hispanic Influences in Debussy's Tuesday
Piano Music
Robert Vandall The Anatomy of an Ideal Teaching Wednesday
Piece
David Watkins Liszt's Transcendental Etudes 10, Monday
11, 12: Quintessential Etudes
and Tone Paintings
Kathleen Winston Transferring the Steps of Inter- Monday
active Teaching to Technology
Master Classes PIANO Misha Dichter Monday, March 17 1:00-3:00 P.M. Now in the fourth decade of an illustrious international career, Misha Dichter traces his musical heritage to the two great pianistic traditions of the twentieth century: the Russian romantic school as personified by Rosina Lhevinne, his mentor at the Juilliard School, and the German classical style that was passed on to him by Aube Tzerko, a pupil of Artur Schnabel. Dichter has performed in solo recitals and has appeared with virtually all of the world's major orchestras. STRING Gerald Fischbach Sunday, March 16 2:00-3:30 P.M. Gerald Fischbach is professor of violin and string pedagogy at the University of Maryland-College Park, where he is chair of the string division. He has appeared to high critical acclaim as violin soloist and chamber musician throughout North America, Europe, Russia, China, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand. One of the world's most respected string pedagogues, Fischbach has written articles and columns for professional journals in this country and abroad. INTERMEDIATE PIANO Rebecca Penneys Sunday, March 16 9:15-10:15 A.M. Rebecca Penneys leads a distinguished career as a recitalist, chamber musician, orchestral soloist and educator. She has been professor of piano at the Eastman School of Music Eastman School of Music: see Rochester, Univ. of. since 1980 and chairs the piano department at the Chautauqua Institution, where she has been a resident artist and teacher for twenty-four consecutive seasons. In 2001, she was appointed visiting artist at St. Petersburg College in Florida. She gives master classes and seminars at other major teaching institutions worldwide. VOICE William McIver Tuesday, March 18 2:00-3:30 P.M. William McIver is professor of voice and director of graduate vocal pedagogy at the Eastman School of Music. He has held numerous positions in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) and currently is national president. As an MTNA member, Bill has served on the American Music Teacher Editorial Committee and as a founding member of the Pedagogy Committee. He has given master classes and served on panels at NATS and MTNA national conferences. Special Events PEDAGOGY SATURDAY VII The Magic of Motivation: Inspiring Practice, Participation and Performance Saturday, March 15, 8:30 A.M.-5:30 P.M. Additional fee required. Pedagogy Saturday VII will explore motivation and how to encourage it in all students with a full day of sessions delivered by experts in the field of motivation. The day opens with a presentation by keynote speaker Clifford Madsen, a distinguished professor of music education at Florida State University and well-known author. He will share what research has discovered about the magic of motivation. Four concurrent sessions, offered twice, will be presented by leaders in the fields of psychology, music education and independent instrument study: * Developing Appropriate Motivational Techniques, with Kim Dolgin * Student Assessment and Feedback: I Taught It, But Did They Learn It?, with Patricia Flowers * Musical Expression Motivates: Integrating Technique and Musical Expression from the Start, with Burton Kaplan * Using a Multi-Modal Approach to Motivate Intuitive and Non-Intuitive Students, with Alice Hammel Participants can choose one of four lunchtime topics: * Motivating the Adult Student: We Shall Overcome, led by Lillian Livingston * Motivating the Gifted Student: Realistic Challenges, led by Janet Mann * Motivating Through Efficient and Effective Practicing, led by Bruce Hammel * Motivating Through Extrinsic and Intrinsic Rewards, led by Janice Cook Boxed lunches are available, which must be preordered, or participants may bring a lunch. The afternoon session, titled Motivational Strategies: Hearing Three Sides of the Story, will feature several video clips of student lessons and the students and parents responding to questions about motivation. The teachers of the students also will have an opportunity to respond to the excerpts. Dolgin, Flowers and Bruce Berr will give comments from their individual perspectives of psychologist, music educator and independent music teacher. The day will commence with a closing address by Madsen. PROFESSIONAL STUDIO SATURDAY Saturday, March 15 9:00 A.M.-2:30 P.M. Additional fee required. To help teachers establish and cultivate their music studios, this year's sessions will explore various topics including "The Independent Studio: Strategies for Growth and Inspiration." This presentation will include a panel of teachers who have achieved national prominence for the quality of their independent studios. They will identify the three most important steps in raising the level of teaching in their studios, followed by a question-and-answer period. Another panel session, "Practice Techniques to Inspire Development of Your Independent Studio--Achieving Great Expectations," will offer attendees successful techniques and ideas for improving the effectiveness of a music studio. Focusing on the legal and business issues of managing a studio, the session "Issues Facing the Professional Independent Studio: Tuition, Studio Policies, Zoning, Legal and Accounting" will feature a lawyer, accountant and several independent music teachers who will present an overview of these important issues and answer questions. TECHNOLOGY IN MUSIC SYMPOSIUM Friday, March 14-Tuesday, March 18 Additional fee required. The sixteenth MTNA Technology in Music Symposium has "something for everyone," from computer experts to novices, encompassing learning tools for students of all ages--preschool through the university. The Symposium begins Friday evening at 7:00 P.M. with a keynote address. Sessions will continue all day Saturday. The hands-on computer/MIDI lab will be open Sunday through Tuesday. OPENING SESSION Abravanel Hall Saturday, March 15, 7:00 P.M. Make plans to attend a special opening presentation as we usher in another exciting conference. This is a good opportunity to kick off the week's events with fellow music professionals as we listen to an inspirational message that will set the tone for the week. AWARDS BRUNCH Wednesday, March 19, 10:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M. Join MTNA as it honors members who have devoted extensive time and energy to better the association and further the prestige of the music teaching profession. During this event, Robert Pace will be honored with the MTNA Achievement Award. Reservations must be made in advance; use the registration form on page 9. Cost: $30. EXHIBIT HALL The Exhibit Hall features one of the most comprehensive gatherings of companies serving the music teaching profession. From instruments and sheet music to the latest innovations in music technology, you will find products to benefit your teaching. The Exhibit Hall will be open Sunday, March 16, through Tuesday, March 18, from 9:00 A.M.-5:30 P.M. On Monday, March 17, the hall will reopen for special extended hours from 9:30-11:30 P.M. SALT LAKE CITY SNOWBIRD SKI PACKAGE Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort is offering special rates for conference attendees. The following special rates are available to conference attendees from March 20 to March 23: lift ticket only $40 (regular $56); lift ticket and rental equipment $45; and a two-and-a-half-hour beginner lesson/refresher lesson with beginner lift ticket and rental equipment $45. (Rental equipment consists of skis, poles and boots.) Show your conference badge to receive the discount. Lift tickets do not need to be purchased in advance. However, if you plan to take lessons, please preregister at least twenty-four hours in advance by calling (801) 933-2170. More details about Snowbird are available on its website at www.snowbird.com or by calling (800) 882-4766. Tour Registration Welcome to Salt Lake City! We are excited about your visit to our Olympic city. MeetingsAmerica is a Salt Lake City-based company that will be working with your group to offer tours of our area. If you have any questions, give us a call. SUPPER & SONG Come join us for a delightful dinner at the historic Lion House, beautifully restored home of Brigham Young. Following dinner a member of the Tabernacle Choir will speak and share anecdotes and insights into what it's like to be a choir member. Afterward, guests will walk through the Plaza Gardens to Temple Square to enjoy the weekly rehearsal of this remarkable choir. (Minimum 20 people) HISTORIC CITY TOUR-PETER PRIER & SONS VIOLIN MAKING SCHOOL Visit the Capitol building, drive past elegant mansions built with monies from the Park City mining boom and stop at This-is-the-place Monument at the mouth of Emigration Canyon, where you can see a panoramic view of the city and Great Salt Lake. A unique part of this tour will be a visit to Peter Prier & Sons violin making school. See artisans at work making these beautiful stringed instruments. After touring, guests will stop at Trolley Square, a unique shopping center built in trolley barns from the early 1900s. Shop and enjoy lunch on your own at one of the fine restaurants there. (Minimum 20 people) PARK CITY--SHOPPING--DINNER ON YOUR OWN Drive through the beautiful Wasatch Mountains to Park City, which had its beginning in the silver mining boom of the late nineteenth century. Learn about its colorful history, as it changed from a silver mining town to a world class ski resort. Spend time browsing the unique shops and galleries, or have dinner on your own at one of the great restaurants on historic Main Street. (Minimum 20 people) Salt Lake City When Katherine Lee Bates wrote of "purple mountain majesties," she might as well have been describing Salt Lake City, rather than the view from Pikes Peak. Located at the base of the Wasatch Mountains, Salt Lake blends the scenic outdoors with modern city life. A group of Mormon pioneers founded Salt Lake City in 1847, three years before Utah became a U.S. territory. The Mormons were looking for an ideal place to practice their religion, free from persecution. The Mormon Salt Lake Temple was constructed from 1853 to 1892--before a railroad was built, the granite blocks were hauled individually by ox-drawn wagon. By the early 1900s, the city was becoming a bustling western center, helped along by the transcontinental railroad, mining interests and, in 1936, the beginnings of the ski industry. Music has a long history in the area. Utah organized the nation's first state Arts Council in 1899, raising money to build theaters and to fund the arts in general. Salt Lake boasts the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir, as well as its own symphony, ballet, opera, theater and modern dance company. Other attractions include malls, museums, the Family History Library and historic Temple Square, located in the accessible downtown area. It is said that the domed roof of the ovular ovular /ovu·lar/ (ov´u-lar) 1. pertaining to an ovule. 2. pertaining to an oocyte. tabernacle, which
allows for outstanding acoustics, came about when Brigham Young
contemplated an egg shell cracked legthwise.Salt Lake City attracts nearly five million visitors annually, and once you experience it for yourself, you'll understand why. Registration/Travel Information SINGLE-DAY REGISTRATION A badge indicating the day of the week will be issued to those attendees and presenters who register for one day. This will provide admission to any session and the exhibit hall for only the day indicated on the badge. The daily registration option is available on-site only. The daily fees are: Active Member $90 Student Member $35 Nonmember $115 Student Nonmember $5--includes $12 voucher toward membership CANCELLATION POLICY Refund requests must be submitted in writing to MTNA and postmarked, faxed or e-mailed no later than March 1, 2003. A $25 processing fee will be assessed for all refunds. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC The following events are free and open to the public: Evening Concerts Student Competitions Student Competitions Winners Concerts ON-SITE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION HOURS Friday, March 14, 5:00-8:00 P.M. Saturday, March 15, 7:30 A.M.-4:30 P.M. Sunday, March 16, 7:30 A.M.-4:30 P.M. Monday, March 17, 8:00 A.M.-4:30 P.M. Tuesday, March 18, 8:00 A.M.-4:30 P.M. Note: Hours are subject to change. CALL FOR 2003 CONFERENCE MONITORS MTNA needs your help at the conference. Monitors are needed for every conference session, showcase, competition, master class and concert. If you are willing to monitor a session, please indicate your availability on the registration form on page 9. A conference monitor chair will contact you regarding your assignment. Your assistance as a monitor is an important contribution toward a successful conference. Students who monitor at least eight hours will have their conference registration fee waived. SPECIAL DISCOUNTED FARES ON DELTA AIR LINES Delta Air Lines has been selected as the official airline for the 2003 MTNA National Conference and is offering an exclusive low fare. Flights booked less than sixty days in advance will be subject to 5 percent off U.S. published fares or 10 percent off published Y06/YR06 fares. To take advantage of the quality service, convenient schedules and special fares offered by this airline, follow these steps. * Call or have your travel agent call the Delta Meeting Network Reservations at (800) 241-6760 from 8:00 A.M.-11:00 P.M., Monday-Saturday, Eastern Standard Time. * Refer to File Number DMN189034A These discounts are valid for travel within the continental United States provided that all rules and restrictions are met, and are available only through Delta's toll-free number. Every ticket purchased using this file number benefits MTNA. AMTRAK OFFERING DISCOUNTED TRAVEL RATES Amtrak National Railroad Passenger Corporation is offering a special discount to conference attendees traveling to Salt Lake City from March 12-22, 2003-10 percent savings on the lowest fare available at the time reservations are made. (No other discounts will apply.) For reservations, call Amtrak at (800) 872-7245. Be sure to refer to the Fare Code Number X75X-952 when making your reservation. EASY TRANSPORTATION FROM AIRPORT TO HOTELS/CONFERENCE Express Shuttle is offering discounts to MTNA conference attendees. They are open for reservations twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, with service beginning at 4:00 A.M. through 12:30 A.M. Express Shuttle has a "Ground Transportation Desk" at both terminals in the Salt Lake International Airport. A representative will be stationed at the desk to check passengers in when they arrive and monitor flights in case of delays. For transfers from the Salt Lake International Airport to Salt Lake City, reservations will not be required. Reservations are required for transfers from Salt Lake City to the Salt Lake International Airport. For reservations, call (800) 397-0773 and identify yourself as an attendee of the MTNA National Conference. Twenty-four-hour advance notice is preferred. The cost of one-way service is $5 per person; round-trip $10 per person; cash, MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express are accepted. SPECIAL CAR RENTAL RATES Avis Rent-A-Car is offering special rates to MTNA conference attendees in Salt Lake City. These rates are available one week before through one week after the conference dates of March 15-19, 2003, and include unlimited free mileage. To make reservations, call Avis's Meeting Reservation and Information Desk at (800) 331-1600 and request group number D131050. Reservations must be made at least twenty-four hours in advance. |
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