Conference events.OPENING SESSION Saturday, March 27 7:00 P.M. Music Hall Barry Green, keynote speaker Barry Green, author of The Inner Game of Music, will serve as keynote speaker during the conference opening session. The Rising Stars concert, which showcases young talent, will follow the opening session, ushering in another exciting conference. Green will challenge attendees with topics from his new book entitled The Mastery of Music, Ten Pathways to True Artistry, which addresses qualities of greatness derived from interviews with 120 world-famous musicians. Barry Green was principal bassist of the Cincinnati Symphony for twenty-eight years and former executive director of the International Society of Bassists The International Society of Bassists, or ISB, is an organization for anybody who enjoys the double bass. The society was founded in 1967 by Gary Karr. Every other year, the society holds a convention that consists of music competitions. . He currently directs a young bassist program for the San Francisco Symphony  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. Education Department, teaches privately at Stanley Intermediate in Lafayette and at the University of California, Santa Cruz The University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UC Santa Cruz or UCSC, is a public, collegiate university, one of the ten campuses of the University of California. , and has organized the Northern California Bass Club. He has written seven Inner Game of Music workbooks for keyboard, voice, instruments and ensembles. Green also co-wrote The Popular Bass Method in three volumes. Green's appearance will be made possible, in part, by GIA Noun 1. GIA - a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violent activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state; "the GIA has embarked on a terrorist campaign of civilian massacres" Publications, Inc. MTNA MTNA Music Teachers National Association MTNA Middle Tennessee Nursery Association (McMinnville, Tennessee) FOUNDATION FUND GALA Monday, March 29 6:15 P.M. Muehlebach Imperial Ballroom Bobby Watson, featured performer The 2004 MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Gala promises to be a festive celebration that you will not want to miss. This black-tie optional occasion begins with cocktails, sponsored by Alfred Publishing Co. Following dinner, a faculty all-star jazz ensemble, sponsored in part by the International Association for Jazz Educators, will perform. The combo will feature jazz headliner Bobby Watson. A saxophonist, composer, producer and educator, Bobby Watson grew up in Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City, Kansas (KCK) is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County (WyCo); it is part of the "Unified Government"[2] which also includes the cities of Bonner Springs and Edwardsville. , and trained formally at the University of Miami This article is about the university in Coral Gables, Florida. For the university in Oxford, Ohio, see Miami University. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida,[2] UM,[3] or just The U . The past three years he has served as the director of jazz studies at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, Conservatory of Music. Other performers include: * Greg Carroll, vibraphone vibraphone or vibraharp Percussion instrument with tuned metal bars, arranged keyboard-style like the xylophone. Felt or wool beaters are used to strike the bars, giving a soft, mellow tone quality. , IAJE IAJE International Association of Jazz Educators IAJE International Association for Jazz Education (formerly the National Association for Jazz Education, NAJE) , director of education * Roger Wilder, piano, freelance musician * Gerald Spaits, bass, jazz bass instructor, University of Missouri, Kansas City * Wayne Goins, guitar, associate professor of music, Kansas State University Kansas State University, main campus at Manhattan; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered and opened 1863. There is an additional campus at Salina. Among the university's research facilities are the J. R. * Tom Morgan, drums, director of percussion studies, Washburn University Reservations must be made in advance; use the registration form on page 9 or on the MTNA website at www.mtna.org. Cost: $60. MTNA AWARDS BRUNCH Wednesday, March 31 10:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M. Muehlebach Imperial Ballroom The 2004 MTNA conference culminates with the annual Awards Brunch, honoring members who have devoted extensive time and energy to better the association and further the prestige of the music teaching profession. During this event, Guy Duckworth and Karl Bruhn will be honored with the MTNA Achievement Award. Guy Duckworth has established a career as a concert pianist and educator. He has held faculty positions as professor of piano at Northwestern University and professor of music emeritus at the University of Colorado University of Colorado may refer to:
Karl Bruhn has been active throughout his career in the music products industry, having served as senior vice president of marketing at Yamaha Corporation of America and the first director of market development for the National Association of Music Merchants. In recent years, Bruhn has devoted his time to research studies testing the bio-psycho-social aspects of recreational music making. Reservations must be made in advance; use the registration form on page 9 or on the MTNA website at www.mtna.org. Cost: $30. |
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