Eileen Keel.Eileen Keel, NCTM NCTM National Council of Teachers of Mathematics NCTM Nationally Certified Teacher of Music NCTM North Carolina Transportation Museum NCTM National Capital Trolley Museum NCTM Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage , an independent music teacher from Lansing, Michigan, died March 26. Keel was a charter member of the Capital Area Music Teachers Association (CAMTA CAMTA Chicago Area Music Teachers Association ), the Michigan Music Teachers Association, The National Federation of Music Clubs National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to Music Education and the promotion of creative and performing arts in the United States. and Lansing Matinee Musicale mu·si·cale n. A program of music performed at a party or social gathering. [French, from (soirée) musicale, musical (evening), feminine of musical, from musique, . She served her local MTA as secretary, student achievement testing chair and president. At the state level, she was SAT handbook chair, second vice president, first vice president and president. Keel also served as East Central Division president for MTNA. In her 42 years of teaching piano, Keel's students received high honors in SAT competitions and scholarship auditions to the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp is a summer arts camp in Twin Lake, Michigan, United States, and is located in the Manistee National Forest. In 2006, 7,814 participants were enrolled in Blue Lake's numerous programs. Since its beginning in 1966, over 250,000 students have attended. and Interlochen. Keel was also active as an adjudicator. Keel was an MMTA-certified emeritus teacher. She was named CAMTA and MMTA Teacher of the Year in 1988 and was awarded the MMTA Distinguished Service Award in 1996. Upon her death, Keel donated a Steinway piano to the Lansing Christian School and her music library, which includes books, sheet music and more, to the Community Music School. |
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