Sixteen local associations receive grants. (Foundation News).

Sixteen Local Associations Receive Grants

A total of $5,865 was distributed from the FOUNDATION to sixteen local
associations in 2003. Recipients of the Local Association Matching and
Start-Up Grants were announced at the FOUNDATION open meeting during
the MTNA National Conference in Salt Lake City. Associations receiving
grants include the following:

Spokane Chapter, WA      Ethnic and Folk Influences   Joseph Smith,
                           on Major Composers           presenter
Roseburg District, OR    Lecture and Master Class     Dorothy Fahlman,
                                                        lecturer
Northeast Area MTA, IA   Certification Study Day
Rogue Valley District,   Baroque Performance          Nancy Metzger,
  OR                       Practice Applied to the      presenter
                           Piano
Capital Area MTA, MI     Composition Workshop         Mark Sullivan,
                                                        presenter
Eugene District, OR      The Life and Piano Music     Dan Glover,
                           of Maurice Ravel             presenter
Central Pennsylvania     How Children Learn: A        Marvin
  MTA, PA                  Guide for the Piano          Blickenstaff,
                           Teacher                      presenter
Northern Delaware       Curtis Students Present!
  Valley Chapter, PA
East Bay Chapter, CA    East Bay Chapter Young
                          Musicians Competition
Blue Mountain           A Comparison of               Leonard Richter,
  District, OR            Ornamentation and Dance       presenter
                          Influence in the Music of
                          the Baroque and Classical
                          Music
Tri City Chapter, WA    Geoffrey Haydon Workshop
Lincoln County          Beyond Kabalevsky Workshop    Geneva Wright,
  District, OR                                          presenter
Huron Area MTA, SD      Hooked on Piano               Joyce Grill,
                                                        presenter
Central Oregon          Technique to Performance      Elizabeth Stern,
  District, OR                                          presenter
Tri-Cities MTA, AZ      Benefit Recital and           New Start-Up
                          Workshop                      Grant
Coweta-Fayette MTA,     Concerto Competition          New Start-Up
  GA                                                    Grant

The MTNA FOUNDATION awards these annual grants to provide assistance to
MTNA-affiliated local associations and newly established or currently
forming affiliated groups for the educational and professional
development of teachers and for the promotion of music in the immediate
community. Any MTNA-affiliated local may apply. Projects funded include
clinics, master classes, seminars, educational workshops to prepare for
certification examinations, community outreach projects, and projects
promoting interaction between local associations and student chapters,
area colleges or other musical or arts organizations.

Applications and guidelines for the 2004 grant program will be
available September 1. The deadline date for receiving completed
applications is at the beginning of February. Recipients will be
announced at the 2004 MTNA National Conference in Kansas City,
Missouri, and will receive funds no later than May 1, 2004.