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 * [phone]

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 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 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 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 [phone].

More details about Snowbird are available on its website at www.snowbird.com or by calling [phone].

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 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 [phone] 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 [phone]. 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 [phone] 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 [phone] and request group number D131050. Reservations must be made at least twenty-four hours in advance.