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TA B LE O F CONTENTS

WINTER ISSUE, 2018 Vol. 91, No. 2

2 Staff Directory 3 President’s Message 4 Junior Division Chair 5 Festivals Bulletin Chair / National Music Week 6 Festivals Bulletin Updates 9 Festivals Online Chair 10 Festivals Chair 11 Junior Achievement Chair 12 Federation Cup Winners 14 American Music: Diane Hidy 15 Junior Dance Chair 16 Junior Award Announcements 18 State Buzz

A DV ER T I S ERS’ I N D EX IFC Hal Leonard 1 Clavier 5 NFMC Federation Festivals Bulletin 13 NFMC Junior Composers Contest 14 NFMC American Music Posters 15 Lana M. Bailey Piano Concerto Contest Award 19 NFMC Junior Composers Contest

20 2018-19 NFMC Awards-at-a-Glance

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S TA F F D I R E C T O R Y

NFMC Junior Keynotes Directory National Federation of Music Clubs, Inc. • Chartered by the Congress of the United States (ISSN 0022-6629) HEADQUARTERS National Federation of Music Clubs 1646 W. Smith Valley Road Greenwood, IN 46142 317-882-4003 Fax 317-882-4019 email: info@nfmc-music.org www.nfmc-music.org President Michael R. Edwards 891 NW 73rd Avenue Plantation, FL 33317-1141 954-325-0064 micedwards@aol.com Advertising Jennifer Griffin, Chair 1646 W, Smith Valley Rd. Greenwood, IN 46142 Phone: 317-882-4003 Mobile: 317-771-5369 Fax: 317-882-4019 info@nfmc-music.org Junior Division Linda D. Lind, Chair 8905 Longmead Court Burke, VA 22015 703-569-0014 lindalindva@gmail.com Federation Festivals Bulletin Lori Jessen, Editor/Chair PO Box 851 Dakota City, NE 68731 712-253-0718 LoriJessen@gmail.com

Federation Cups Mary Jane Timmer, Chair 3635 Leonard St. Grand Rapids, MI 49534 616-453-7026 k.timmer@sbcglobal.net

Thelma A. Robinson Ballet Award Gay Dill, Chair 814 South Second Street Atwood, KS 67730 785-626-9434 gaydill1@att.net

NMW Essay: NE Region Mary Ellen Ulmer, Chair 168 East Branch Road Mercer, PA 16137 724-946-2877 ulmerme@hotmail.com

Festivals Management System Sandra Preysz, Chair 2174 E. Lonsdale Drive Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121 801-944-1808 sandrapreysz@msn.com

Wendell Irish Viola Award Dr. George R. Keck, Chair 2112 Hinson Rd. #23 Little Rock, AR 72212 870-403-2951 keckg@att.net

NMW: SE Region Julianne Edwards, Chair 116 S. Walnut St., #201 Muncie, IN 47305 561-613-7237 jmedwards220@gmail.com

Junior Club Achievement Gilda Hendricks, Chair 1926 Earls Bridge Road Easley, SC 29640 864-855-3732 gaah1926@att.net

Angie Greer Music in Poetry Contest Dr. Janie Gilliam, Chair 9104 N Burchfield Dr. Oak Ridge, TN 37830 865-927-4410 WingsofMusic@prodigy.net

NMW Essay: NC/SC/W Regions Jan Hansen, Chair 101 Rio Mesa Drive Grants Pass, OR 97527 541-956-1659 jhansen3536@gmail.com

Junior Composers Pat Steege, Chair 502-1/2 N Oak St. Lake City, MN 55041 651-334-1355 psteege@mjssecurity.com

Stillman Kelley/Thelma Byrum Nathalie Steinbach, Chair 15 Mount Vernon Avenue Fredericksburg, VA 22405 540-373-6352 ymsfred@earthlink.net

Summer Music Centers Mary Ellen Nolletti, Chair 104 County Road 537 Etowah, TN 37331 Phone: 423-263-5889 snupy36@msn.com

NE Region: Jane Goldstein PO Box 1055 Waitsfield, VT 05673 802-496-3418 janegoldstein49@gmail.com

Claire Ulrich Whitehurst Piano Solo Award Suzanne Carpenter, Chair PO Box 357275 Gainesville, FL. 32635-7275 352-373-5049 treasurer@ffmc-music.org

State News Connie Randall, Chair PO Box 522 Kaufman, TX 75142-0522 248-921-7032 conniebrandall@yahoo.com

SE Region: Susie Cook 101 Stratford Drive Madison, MS 39110 601-856-9180 lsusiecook@bellsouth.net

Federation Festivals Lisa Smith, Chair 3774 Barbizon Circle S. Jacksonville, FL 32257 904-886-4188 nfmc.festivals.chair@hotmail.com

NC Region: Brenda Lewis 3200 Summit St. Sioux City, IA 51104 712-454-4469 brendalewisrn@aol.com

NC Region: Mike Barnard, Chair 109 5 Streeet Girard, IL 62640 217-627-2251 barnard1@speednet.com

1824 E 17th Ada, OK 74820 580-436-5329 wgarcia@ecok.edu

SC Region: W.T. Skye Garcia

NE Region: Virginia Kleeberg, Chair 200 W. Roosevelt St. Muncie, IN 47303 765-717-2500 vkleeberg@outlook.com

Lynn Freeman Olson Composition Award James Schnars, Chair 331 Cleveland Street #804 Clearwater, FL 33755 727-400-4305

SC Region: Lisa Whitesell, Chair 1825 NW 147th Edmond, OK 73013 405-620-7346 whitesell_lisa@yahoo.com SE Region: Cynthia Abernathy, Chair 13115 Pavilion Ln. Fairfax, VA 22033 703-376-8883 cjaneabernathy@gmail.com W Region: Aaron Bloom, Chair 4633 Exeter Street West Linn, OR 97068 503-656-6948 abpianolessons@gmail.com

W Region: Jodie Jensen 5475 Flag Way Colorado Springs, CO 80919 719-262-0394 jodiejens@yahoo.com

Mary Alice Cox Award Matt Miller, Chair 13819 W. National Avenue New Berlin, WI 53151 262-786-0487, Ext. 743 mattmillerbass@aol.com Dance Gay Dill, Chair 814 South Second Street Atwood, KS 67730 785-626-9434 gaydill1@att.net

Music for the Blind Awards Lee Ann Cummings, Chair 146 W. Pinebrook Drive Brandon, MS 39047 601.992.9330 cummings-lee28@att.net Marilyn Caldwell Piano Solo Award Marilyn Caldwell, Chair 2011 St. Francis Street Kennett, MO 63857 573-888-5274 mrlncaldwell@gmail.com Joyce Walsh Award Dr. John D. Kelly, Chair 3204 Ashwood Dr Jonesboro, AR 72404 870-932-1025 jkelly@astate.edu Martha Marcks Mack Junior Vocal Award Kristin Ivers, Chair 1419 Keller Ave. Williamsport, PA 17701 570-360-3217 Kivers210@gmail.com Lana M. Bailey Piano Concerto Award Dee Blaser, Chair 4404 Heritage Drive Lawrence, KS 66047 785-843-8776 dblaser@sunflower.com National Music Week Helena Meetze, Chair 613 Hatrick Road Columbia, SC 29209 803-776-6500 hmeetze@bellsouth.net

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Message from the President by Michael R. Edwards One of my first orders of business as the newly-elected NFMC president in 2015 was to establish the NFMC Junior Division Federation Festivals Procedures Manual. This document was approved by the NFMC Board of Directors. The purpose of the NFMC Junior Division Federation Festivals Procedures Manual was to have one official document containing all rules and guidelines for the festivals program. The content of the manual consists of motions approved over the years by the NFMC Board of Directors. Prior to this publication, one had to search through standing rules and other sources to retrieve needed information regarding the NFMC Festivals program.

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As an overview, the NFMC Festivals program is a project of NFMC. This means that NFMC has the sole authority to adopt all procedures and guidelines related to this project. States are NOT authorized to amend or change these procedures or guidelines. It is the responsibility of the states to implement the festival program as set forth by NFMC. Let me reiterate. States are NOT authorized to amend or change festivals procedures or guidelines. Therefore, when a state passes standing rules or bylaws that are in direct conflict with NFMC, we have a big problem. I am urging all states to review their standing rules and bylaws. If there is anything relating to the NFMC Festivals program in their standing rules or bylaws that conflicts with the NFMC Junior Division Federation Festivals Procedures Manual, they are to be removed immediately. On a lighter note, festival auditions will begin shortly. With the guidance of their teachers and a lot of discipline and dedication on their part, our juniors are busy preparing for these auditions. I wish all of our juniors much success this festival season. Keeping the Music Alive for the Future!

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JUNIOR DIVISION CHAIR

THINGS WE KNOW by Linda Lind, Junior Division Chair

✓ WE KNOW that NFMC is chartered by US Congress and is a musical organization member of the United Nations.

✓ WE KNOW NFMC is an organization with musical opportunities for all ages.

✓ WE KNOW NFMC began in 1898 at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago when Rose Fay Thomas organized the musical clubs of the country into the NFMC.

✓ WE KNOW NFMC Junior activity began during NFMC President Julia Fuqua Ober’s term (14th President – 1937 to 1941).

✓ WE KNOW the goal of the NFMC Junior Division is to recognize that Juniors are the future of musical America and to encourage their musical development. Former NFMC President Carolyn Nelson said, “We grow through our Juniors.”

✓ WE KNOW our NFMC Junior Counselors play an important role in reaching this goal. A Junior Counselor is not “just a teacher” but also an adviser, guide, mentor, confidant, coach and example.

✓ WE KNOW we lead by example. Albert Schweitzer said, “Example is not the main thing. It is the only thing.” Following ALL the rules

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and requirements to the letter is just one way of setting an example. This holds true not only for Junior Counselors but also for any and all who are working with our Junior Members. If you’re not leading by example, you’re not leading. $10.00

✓ WE KNOW that the Junior Division, in conjunction with the leadership of NFMC, is striving to provide the best programs for our Juniors. Federation Festivals is just the tip of the iceberg. See the current Competitions and Awards Chart on the NFMC website for the latest information. As we speak, work has begun on the next Federation Festivals Bulletin but remember, the 2016-2020 Bulletin is in effect NOW with only those updates currently listed on the website.

✓ WE KNOW we are looking forward and making plans for the 2019

Convention in Jacksonville, Florida – June 18 to 22. Make plans now to attend and be a part of the planning for our NFMC Juniors and to FEDERATION of MU NATIONAL make sure that as a Junior Counselor you are reaping all the rewards for your Juniors. NFMC Juniors AND their Counselors are the BEST!

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✓ WE KNOW that NFMC Juniors and their Counselors are doing their part in “Keeping the Music Alive for the Future.”

by Lori Jessen, NFMC Festivals Bulletin Editor As I’m enjoying the crisp autumn days, it is certain that winter will inevitably be on the way. The trees are almost bare, the temperatures are much lower, and frost is beginning to be found almost daily on the windshield for those of us not fortunate enough to have a garage. Living in the Midwest, one gets to enjoy the changes in every season. It’s a constant reminder that the inevitable (winter!) will arrive, and that preparation is necessary if one is to meet the challenges successfully (snow, ice, brrrrrrr!). And so, we are endeavoring to be prepared as the inevitable deadline for the publication of the next Bulletin is going to be here in just a little over a year. Time advances swiftly when you are busily engaged in the tasks at hand. Work continues on the Online Festivals Management System in order to have it be functional for the advisers when the

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selections for each class are completed. We are finalizing the lists of advisers and many publishers and composers have been contacted. The advisers will begin receiving submissions in January and then the exciting work of compiling the new repertoire lists will be underway. We are grateful to all the composers and publishers who are submitting music for consideration. It’s wonderful to have qualified and willing advisers ready to peruse the precious pioneering publications. This next year is going to see the plans and goals brought to fruition. Thank you for your part in helping us on the road to publication. Your suggestions and input are so valuable in making the next Bulletin successful. Don’t forget to submit your “oldie goldie” survey answers! And remember to take time to enjoy each day and savor all the little moments.

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Essay Contest Update Julianne Edwards, Jan Hansen and Mary Ellen Ulmer are busy processing the many essays they have received from their respective regions. The postmark deadline was January 10, 2019 for the students to have the application forms, photos and essays in the hands of these very capable chairs. Judges will carefully read each one and then pick a winning paper from each state. The winning articles and photos will be featured in the spring issue of Junior Keynotes. Each winner will receive a congratulatory letter, certificate and $50 cash award. Teachers of the winners will also receive letters and certificates It is recommended that each state invite their winner to attend their annual conference or convention and to read the chosen essay. Perhaps, you have an annual Junior Day in your state and could include the student on the program. These winners deserve to be recognized.

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Encourage other students to read the essays in Junior Keynotes. They might be inspired to enter the contest next year. This is a great opportunity for ideas to be shared with others. Thanks again to Julianne Edwards, Jan Hansen and Mary Ellen Ulmer for their dedicated efforts toward making this event successful. Helena S. Meetze NFMC National Music Week Chair

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Festival Bulletin Updates NOTE: Beginning August 2018, the newest updates will appear at the beginning of the list. Sometimes catalogue numbers and publishers change, especially when a piece by a self-published composer is picked up by a publishing house once the piece is selected for the Festivals Bulletin. A selected piece may be in a different collection or a single sheet. If it is EXACTLY the same music as listed in the Bulletin, the other edition is acceptable.

TROMBONE/EUPHONIUM A Primary Class is added to this event. The repertoire is listed below: Buchtel, Forrest: Fandango (S637, Neil A. Kjos Music Company)

Advanced Class Correction – Aaronson, Sharon: Battle Hymn of the Republic, Correct edition for Advanced Class is SPIRIT OF AMERICA, 20770 ALF

Buchtel, Forrest: Pied Piper (Andante and Allegro) (S636, Neil A. Kjos Music Company)

Delete – Aaronson, Sharon: The Star Spangled Banner. (This piece is correctly listed at Very Difficult Class)

Handel, G.F./Buchtel, Forrest: Cantilena ( S661, Neil A. Kjos Music Company)

Rameau, Jean-Philippe/Dishinger, Ronald C.: Rigaudon from Pieces de Clavecin, 1724 (TB06, Medici Music Press

CELLO SOLO

Rubenstein/Smith: Romance, Op. 44, No 1 / TROMBONE SOLOS LEVEL 2 (EL03136, Alfred Publishing Co.)

• All stringed instruments follow the same rules for selection of the solo choice piece. The choice piece may not be another variation or movement of the required composition.

Smith, Leonard: Camping Out / TROMBONE SOLOS LEVEL 1 (EL03118, Alfred Publishing Co.)

Primary III

Smith, Leonard: Downtown / TROMBONE SOLOS LEVEL 1 (EL03118, Alfred Publishing Co.)

Bach, J.S.: Menuet from Anna Magdelena’s Notebook, DUNCAN, THE STUDENT CELLIST. This Menuet is on page 5, in C Major. It is the same Bach Menuet that is in Suzuki, Book 1.

Smith, Leonard: Gold Cup Waltz / TROMBONE SOLOS LEVEL 2 (EL03136, Alfred Publishing Co.)

Tanner, Paul: Song of the Woods / TROMBONE SOLOS LEVEL 2 (EL03136, Alfred Publishing Co.)

Difficult II

FLUTE SOLO

VanderCook, H.A.: Ruby /TROMBONE GEMS (04470002, Rubank Inc. Music Pub.) Also available as single sheet music.

Poulenc, Francis: Sonata, mvt. 3 (mvt. 1 is correctly listed in Difficult I)

Williams, Vaughn: Winter’s Willow /TROMBONE METHOD (TB63, Medici Music Press)

FLUTE TRIO

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VOCAL DUET – MUSICAL THEATER

• Rules adjustment: p. 140, #2 should read: “The lowest permissible class for duets is the lower partner’s solo class.” This makes it consistent with the rules for Vocal Duet – Art Song.

Tchaikovsky: Danse des mirlitons from the Nutcracker. This is correct level. Moderately Difficult Delete – Tchaikovsky: Danse des mirlitons from the Nutcracker, duplicate listing

LYNN FREEMAN OLSON PIANO SOLO

TRUMPET SOLO Elementary II

Clarification – Vincent, M: Polka; the correct name for the collection is SOLO SOUNDS FOR TRUMPET, VOL 1 (LEVELS 3-5)

Rules Clarification page 27 #2: “Choice compositions for Pre-Primary and Primary Classes may be by any American composer (including Olson). Choice compositions for Elementary I Class and above may be by any composer (including Olson) and may be from any historical period.”

In the first sentence, the word “may” means to select from any American composer. In the LFO Event, the Primary Classes choice piece must be by an American composer, Elementary I and above, by any composer.

AMERICAN PATRIOTIC FOLK SONG

• The correlation requirements between Piano Solo/APFS are suspended.

Pre-Primary Level B

• They are guidelines, but are not required.

Boating is actually titled Boating Song in FIRST FAVORITE MELODIES

• The required repertoire list is specifically for piano. The class is determined by the level of difficulty in the specific arrangement listed. Many pieces are listed multiple times, but each is a different level of difficulty.

• For instruments other than piano, the area Festival is responsible to make sure that the required and choice piece are the correct level of difficulty.

Musically Advanced III

MUSICAL THEATER - FEMALE

Vilia / SINGERS MUSICAL THEATRE ANTHOLOGY - MEZZO -VOL. 3 Composer is NOT Herbert, Victor. It should be listed as Lehar, Franz.

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ORGAN SECTION

PIANO HYMN

Clarification for Rule #1. NFMC Festivals Committee has revised as follows:

Piano Hymn Title/Tune List

Class Title Tune Key Class I I Have Decided to Follow Jesus Assam C Class I My Hope is Built on Nothing Less Solid Rock F Class I Just As I Am Woodworth D Class I What a Friend Converse F Class I Away in a Manger Mueller F Class I Brethren We Have Met to Worship Holy Manna G Moderately Difficult III Class I The Hills Are Bare at Bethlehem Prospect F Class I Alas and Did My Savior Bleed? Martyrdom G Norwegian Dance, Op. 35 No 2 in TWICE AS NICE, VOL 2, Composer is Grieg, NOT Class II Amazing Grace New Britain F or G Respighi Class II Joy to the World Antioch D Class II I Am So Glad Each Christmas Eve Jeg Er Saa Glad G Class II Follow On Down in the Valley Class II All the Way My Saviour Leads Me Lowry G Class II When I Survey the Wondrous Cross Hamburg F Elementary Class IV Class II Children of the Heavenly Father Tryggare kan ingen vara D Delete – Rejino, Mona: Shimmering Sea (also listed at Moderately Difficult 2 which Class II Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy Restoration G minor is correct) Class III When Morning Gilds the Skies Laudes Domine C Class III Rejoice the Lord is King Darwall C Primary Class IV Class III Higher Ground Higher Ground G Tan, Chee-Hwa: Land of Nod, The / A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES Class III Dear Lord & Father of Mankind Rest D Class III In the Garden Garden Ab Now published by Piano Safari and can be obtained through their website, Class III The First Nowell The First Nowell D pianosafari.com. Class III Go Tell It on the Mountain Go Tell It G Difficult Class I Class III What Wondrous Love is This Wondrous Love D minor Bober, Melody: The title Mississippi River Adventure has been changed to Minnesota Class IV Praise to the Lord, the Almighty Lobe Den Herren F or G River. MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY collection, still catalogue # 41026 ALF. The change Class IV Lead Me to Calvary Duncannon Eb in title was made by Alfred after the Bulletin was published so the first printing has Class IV Beneath the Cross of Jesus St. Christopher Db the title Mississippi River Adventure; second printing is with the title Minnesota River. Class IV All Glory Laud & Honor St. Theodulph Bb Alfred apologizes for the confusion. Class IV Good Christian Men, Rejoice In Dulci Jubilo F Class IV O Sing a Song of Bethlehem Kingsfold E minor Class IV For All the Saints Sine Nomine G Class IV It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Carol Bb Class V Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light Ermuntre Dich Junior Class II Mein Schwacher Eb Class V When the Roll is Called Up Yonder Roll Call Ab Corrections: Class V Be Thou My Vision Slane Eb Alexander, Dennis: Concertino in D Major is a 1-movement work (not 3 as listed). The Class V Faith is the Victory Sankey Eb complete work including Cadenza is required. Class V Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers Haf Trones Lampa Fardig Ab Class V The God of Abraham Praise Yigdal Ab Mozart, Wolfgang: Concerto No. 6 in Bb, K 238, Correction: ASE or HL50262130 Class V The Church’s One Foundation Aurelia Eb Mozart, Wolfgang: Concert Rondo in D Major, K 382, Class V All Creatures of Our God and King Lasst Uns Erfreuen Eb Correction: ASE or HL49010233 • The correlation requirements between Piano Solo/Hymn are suspended. Junior Class III • They are guidelines, but are not required. Correction – Shostakovich, Dmitri: Concerto No 2 is Op. 102 (not Op. 103 as listed for Class II mvt. 2 and 3) The tune Lowry should be listed as All the Way (G) (Lowry) Entrants may enter Organ Repertoire, Sacred Organ, and Hymn Playing Event each year. (Entrants are not limited to one organ event per year. Alternating between the three organ events for an “Organ” Cup was not approved.)

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Delete – Gaynor, Jess: March of the Wee Folk (Out of print) Moderately Difficult Class I Bizet, Georges/Simm: Carmen, Selection #3, or 5, or 7

Delete the tune Resurrection (Gaither) Add Slane (Eb) Anonymous Clarification Regarding Piano Hymn Playing Event Hymns are often published in different keys among the various hymnals on the market. The key of the hymn is a factor in the level of difficulty. In order to prevent the simplification of more difficult hymns to an easier key, specific keys were

A Blast from the Past… for Piano Solo You know those pieces from previous Bulletins that you and your students were just crazy about? Well, it’s time to bring some of them back. Please go to the link below to submit your favorite “oldie goldies”– those selections that were always so prevalent in each class. https://goo.gl/83LvLZ We will tabulate the results and give it to the advisers for the next Bulletin. They will choose some of them to incorporate into the new repertoire list. Thanks for your help!

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designated on the required list.

listed at Primary IV which is correct)

Some websites have the capability to transpose the hymns on their site into any desired key. These sites can be utilized to obtain printings of the hymn in the requisite keys. These documents are not photocopies, but legally obtained printings. The hymns are in the public domain and can therefore be modified as desired.

Correction – Bach, J.S.: Musette/ SUZUKI VIOLIN SCHOOL, VOL. 2 (NOT Vol. 1 as listed)

Listed below are three sites that transpose hymns. This list is by no means exhaustive. Some of the major digital sheet music distributors also have hymns among their listings. The sites listed below are specific to hymns. You may need to download the Sibelius Scorch plugin for your browser in order to be able to view and transpose hymns. (Your computer should prompt you if this is necessary.)

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• Hymnary.org Use the search box to search by title or hymn tune. Some hymns are free to transpose and print. Other hymns require the purchase of a FlexScore (choose the Accompaniment version) for $1.99 (two copies necessary).

Primary IV Bártók, Bélà: Hungarian Suite #1, 2, and 4 (choose any two) Delete – Marki, K.: Waves/STRINGSONG FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO Out of print

VIOLIN DUET Advanced Class Add the following:

• LDS.org/music Click on “Books & Collections” then “Hymnal”. Select “Tune Name” from the right side navigation bar. Free.

Cohen, Jeremy: Stylistic Duets for Two Violins, any one, Violinjazz Publishing

• TimelessTruths.org Click on the “Music” tab on the left side. Use the search box or click “All” to see a complete listing of titles. Free.

Mozart, Wolfgang: 12 Duos, Op. 70, any one mvt., (Litoff Collection), Litoff Verlag

De Beriot, Charles: 3 Duos Concertante Op. 57 for 2 violins, any one mvt., G Schirmer

PE L02111a (Nos. 1-4) PE L02111b (Nos. 5-8)

PIANO TRIO (PIANO-VIOLIN-CELLO) Elementary 3 Delete – Karp, David: Kibbutz Capers (it is a duet) Delete – Miller, Carolyn: The Chase (it is a duet) Difficult Class II Delete – Mozart: Allegro (mv’t III) Trio in G should read: Should read – Mozart: Allegro (mv’t III) Trio in E, K. 542, 379 Henle

PE L02111c (Nos. 9-12) Wienizwski, Henryk: Etudes Caprices, Op. 18 (any one etude), IM2722, International Music Co

VIOLIN CONCERTO

• Correction – Page 151, First sentence: “Solo Class must be Difficult I (not II) through Advanced II.”

Clarifications: Junior Class I B

STRING INSTRUMENT ENSEMBLE EVENTS Violin Duet, Three Violins, Four Violins Two Violas, Three Violas, Four Violas Two Celli

Rieding, Oskar: Concertino in a minor, Op. 2, is a single movement concerto. The complete work should be performed. Junior II Benda, Jifi Anton (not Benda, Frantisek): Concerto in F Major

STRING CHAMBER EVENTS Violin – Viola Duet

VOCAL SOLO ART SONG Musically Advanced Class III

Violin – Cello Duet

Clarification – Bernstein, Leonard: the song titled I Hate Music from the collection I HATE MUSIC

Viola – Cello Duet String Trio (Violin-Viola-Cello) String Quartet (2 Violins-Viola-Cello) • Progression for all string instrument ensemble and chamber events listed above • Regardless of the rating received, entrants may play in each class for two years provided different selections are played each year.

Announcement for Cover Art Submissions – We need your help! We invite you to submit YOUR ARTWORK for consideration on the 2020 Bulletin cover.

STRING ORCHESTRA EVENT Junior High Medium Class – duplicate listing.

Delete – Bach/Isaac Brandenburg No. 2 (correctly listed in Junior High Easy Class)

REQUIREMENTS: • Artwork from any member (Senior, Student-Collegiate, Junior) is eligible

• Artwork should consist of

VIOLIN SOLO

design elements with a musical theme or motif

Primary III Delete – Bach, J.S.: Marche/BARBER SOLOS FOR YOUNG VIOLINISTS, VOL. 1 (also

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F E S T I VA L S O N L I N E C H A I R

Festivals Online System Update by Sandra Preysz, Online Festivals Steering Committee

Overview We have started testing the new Online Festival Management System! There is a small team working on reviewing and trying out the new system with a small amount of sample information that was brought across from the legacy system. More detail is provided below as well.

Here is how we are doing compared to the plan: • Preparation (complete) • Project Design, Development and Testing by module (9 months – 3 months remaining) • Full System Demo/Review with the core team (2 weeks) • Pilot Launch to manage a few actual festivals & provide feedback (3-6 months) • Full Launch to manage all festivals & provide feedback (ongoing) • New System demonstration & training opportunities at 2019 National Meeting in Jacksonville (planned)

More about the System Testing The testing team consists of some current Bulletin Advisers and five Festival Administrators from the current system (now termed the “legacy system”). The testing phase began with reviewing and practicing the Bulletin Adviser tasks. Since new Bulletins will be created in the system, this needs to have top priority. Publishing deadlines for the new Bulletin place this part of the online system at the top of the list. Testers for this section are Bulletin advisers who have also had experience working with the current system when they worked on the 2016-2020 (green) Bulletin. Just this week (November 12), we started testing the teacher, student and Festival modules. The Festival testers have been chomping at the bit! Access was given yesterday to the Festival Administrator testers, and they all accessed the system almost immediately. It was fun to watch the enthusiasm with which they finally were able to access and test the new system. They are a great group, delving into the areas where their experience tells them there could be issues.

What next for Current users of the Legacy System? If you use the existing (“legacy”) system, you will continue to do so for Festivals in 2019. If you are interested in being an early adopter of the new system, we will be recruiting Pilot sites soon. Pilot sites will work closely with the system teams to provide real world feedback. This system is being designed specifically for NFMC Festivals, but each state has some of their preferred approaches within the guidelines. Therefore, feedback from differing pilot festivals is very helpful.

What you can do now to get ready 1. Send any missing composer information to me via email so that these composers can continue to be added to the database. They will be

copied from the current system to the new system prior to the pilot sites rolling out the new system. 2. If your festival area wants to be a Pilot site, and help the teams out, send an email to festivalsystem@nfmc-music.org. Make sure to include your contact information, your State and the dates of the festival that would happen first in your area. Include “Pilot” in the subject of the email. We would love to have a variety of pilots. 3. Continue to gather information that will be needed in the new system. The exact format is not fully defined yet, but we will share as soon as we can. The following information will be needed: a. Teacher information: full name, preferred name and birthdate b. Student information: full name, preferred name and birthdate c. Point history data to include year, event, class and rating. It is not necessary to enter the required and choice piece repertoire information for past events. Some notes about teacher and student data: 1. Full name should include First, Middle, Last and any nickname preferred. For example, if the full name is Victoria Rose Smith, and the preferred name is Vicky, we need both. 2. The birthdate information will be used in the system to differentiate between people with identical names. We understand the security concerns, so we wanted to provide more information about this particular data point: • Only Users with appropriate permissions will see the Birthdates (and other data). • Birthdates will not appear on any printed reports. • The database is stored on a protected server, and we have performed security challenges against the database. • The communication stream from your computer to the database is encrypted. • There are multiple layers of security when gaining access to the system. We also require strong passwords to help keep the system safe. The developer is fully aware of the importance of an easy, streamlined method of data entry to enter this information you are gathering. Stay tuned for details to be provided in the Spring 2019 issue of Junior Keynotes. At that time, we will strive to provide a representative sample of the information and formatting regarding Teachers, Students and point history. By then we will also have more information about how the required information will be entered into the new Festival Management System.

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F E S T I VA L S C H A I R

Common INCORRECT Festival Administrative Procedures by Lisa C. Smith, NFMC Festivals Chair In recent months it has become clear that there are numerous incorrect Festival administrative practices that have been implemented by state and area leaders throughout the nation. The procedures listed below have won a place in this article because they are the most prevalent and egregious ones.

1. PROCEDURE: State and/or Area Festival administrators can arbitrarily create non- Bulletin Festival events. Reality: The Federation Festivals Bulletin in the General Rules section (pg. 5) clearly states “Juniors and adults may participate ONLY in the Festival events listed in this Bulletin.” According to the NFMC Junior Division Federation Festivals Procedures Manual (form JR 3-18), the addition or deletion of Festivals Bulletin events must be proposed and approved by the Festivals Committee prior to the printing of the Bulletin. All proposals must be submitted in writing to the National Festivals Chair prior to the National Convention/Conference for the Festival Committee’s consideration. No state or area festival chair has the authority to create and implement events that are not listed in the official Festivals Bulletin. Students who participate in non-Bulletin events will be automatically disqualified and no cup points awarded. States are not permitted to create non-Bulletin events for the purpose of financial profit as both the Festivals Program and the Festivals Bulletin are under copyright protection.

2. PROCEDURE: Teachers who do not like or agree with their Area Festival Chair can form their own Area Festival without approval from their State Board. Reality: The NFMC Junior Division Federation Festivals Procedures Manual outlines that only a state’s Board of Directors can establish its Area Festivals.

3. PROCEDURE: It is completely ethical for an Area Festival to have only one participating teacher who acts simultaneously as the Area Festival Chair. Reality: It is unethical for an Area Festival to be created and administrated solely for the benefit of one teacher and his/her students. Individual teachers are not allowed to establish an Area Festival without consent of the State Board. State Boards should not approve Area Festivals that contain only one teacher. NFMC recommends that each Area Festival have a minimum of three participating teachers.

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4. PROCEDURE: Any individual or state can use the National Federation of Music Clubs insignia for printing its own Festival certificates and/or cups. Reality: The NFMC insignia is copyrighted. Unauthorized use of the insignia is copyright infringement and can bring large penalties when enforced. NFMC produces Festival certificates and cups each year specifically for participants in the Festivals Program. It is important for the certificates and cups to be uniform and universal for participants in the program so the transfer process can be seamless when necessary and so the production costs to the states can be minimized. When states start changing these items to suit their needs the integrity of the national program is compromised.

5. PROCEDURE: State Festival Chairs only have to collect Area Festival reports. It is not the State Festival Chair’s responsibility to analyze the reports filed with them for entrant information errors, financial errors or to enforce NFMC rules. Reality: Despite the valiant efforts of Area Festival Chairs to ensure their reports are accurate, oftentimes there are errors. It is one of many responsibilities of the State Festivals Chair to reconcile each Festival area’s reports (the JR 3-3 and JR 3-4) in order to make sure the participant numbers and financial figures are correct. All State and Area Festival Chairs should be familiar with the NFMC Junior Division Federation Festivals Procedures Manual which contains the job descriptions and responsibilities for both positions.

6. PROCEDURE: Once elected, a State President can take unilateral control or “commandeer” his/her state’s Festival program. Reality: A State President has enough to do in order to run his/her state efficiently without taking on the additional workload that the State Festivals Chair position entails. State Presidents should appoint someone other than themselves as State Festivals Chair and have that individual approved by the State Board of Directors. State Presidents should not micromanage or circumvent their State Festivals Chair or interfere in the administrative duties of the State Festivals Chair unless that Chair has specifically asked for support or advice. Lastly, the State President needs to take seriously the resignation of a State Festivals Chair and seek to find a qualified replacement as quickly as possible. Oftentimes, State Presidents do not accomplish this for months and then appoint themselves into the position without any viable knowledge of the program. This is not only inadvisable but potentially catastrophic.

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT CHAIR

STUDIO HIGHLIGHT by Gilda Hendricks, Junior Achievement Chair

Festival!! What an exciting time of the year! How fortunate to have goals that cause us (teacher and student) to push ourselves to do better and reach farther each year. Highlighted is a Violin Studio in Kentucky and how they are busy

going about reaching their Federation goals and participating in many musical activities. Notice all those beautiful gold cups! Congratulations to the hard-working students of the Watt Violin Studio. I look forward to receiving many JR 1-1s and seeing what your studio is doing.

Watt Violin Studio is Busy Making Music by Bethany Watt Watt Violin Studio in Lexington, KY, under the direction of Bethany Watt, is busy making music. They began the semester in August with a Group Recital in a local park sharing music with family and friends as well as having a fun time eating popsicles after the music ended. Students enjoyed getting ready for the Fall Semester Studio Recital where students showcased their hard work by performing solos. Instead of the typical piano accompaniment, this recital featured their teacher, Mrs. Watt accompanying them with second violin parts. This was a treat! Music making continued in December with the annual studio “Carols and Cookies.” Students look forward to this yearly event where they share a favorite holiday sweet. Beautiful music and yummy cookies make this a real hit with the students and families in the studio! Students are busy getting ready for several area events. Ten students in Watt Violin Studio auditioned and were accepted into the Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra. Five Junior Music Club high school students are currently preparing for All State Orchestra auditions. Students continue practicing for the upcoming NFMC Festival. The concerto Festival took place in December. Twelve students performed concerti which included Ravel’s Tzigane and Mozart’s Concerto in G Major, 1st movement. Students took part in the solo Festival in March. Last year, the Watt Violin Studio received 19 Superior ratings in the Festival, with 8 students receiving trophies. Junior Music Club students also take part in the Junior Composer’s competition; one student received a trophy in Composition. Watt Violin Studio is busy making music and is proud to be a part of the NFMC Junior Music Clubs.

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F E D E R AT I O N C U P W I N N E R S

Federation Grand Cup Winners by Mary Jane Timmer, Federation Cup Chair

GRAND CUP WINNERS California While in the first grade, Miranda Lee began her private piano lessons with Miss Sophia Kwok. Miranda has participated in the NFMC Festival since the third grade. She has received 9 consecutive Miranda Lee piano solo superior ratings and 5 consecutive piano concerto Superior ratings. Miranda earned the Grand Gold Cup for her piano solo points attained in March 2018 in Pasadena, California. Miranda also participated in the Certificate of Merit program sponsored by the Music Teachers’ Association of California. She passed the Panel Advanced Level in 2018 with Honors. She was chosen 6 times to play a piano solo in the MTAC annual convention in California. Miranda won 3rd place in the John Child Walker Competition in 2017 and was the winner of the Southern California Junior Bach Festival in 2015. She was the winner of the National Music Essay Contest in 2017. Miranda was chosen as Ayala’s Girls State Delegate in 2017. She led and served as an assistant coach for Ayala High School’s Track Team. She is a recent graduate from Ayala High School in California and will attend the University of Chicago this Fall. She is planning on double majoring in Public Policy Studies and Economics, and minoring in Music.

Colorado Ahyo Falick is a graduate of Air Academy High School. He will be attending Colorado State University in Boulder on scholarship in the fall. Ahyo has been a member of the Mile High Junior Club since Kindergarten. He played with the same duo piano partner for 9 years, was a member of the Air Academy Jazz Band and loves to improvise and create music.

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In Ahyo’s words, “In the thirteen years that I have been playing piano, I have had the honor of accepting thirteen consecutive superiors from judges and a plethora of Gold Cups with a 75 point Ahyo Falick one to top it off this year. This year was especially difficult because of the magnitude of pieces I chose to play and the stress that came with procrastinating for a whole year. Although it came down to the last minutes, I do not regret taking up the challenge. Luckily, I had a spectacular teacher to keep me on track. Any of the accomplishments from my piano career are largely in part due to her persistence and ability to keep me interested.” Ahyo is too humble to say that he was the real reason for earning this cup. He has expressed interest in taking jazz piano classes at Boulder. We wish him the very best of success in his college life.

Michigan Andrew Shen will be an upcoming senior at Troy High School in Troy, Michigan. He has been taking piano lessons since he was 5 years old with Sarah Depalma. Since then, he has participated in Andrew Shen the Federation events every year and is looking forward to getting the 90-point President’s cup in his final year. Other than playing piano for Federation and earning the Grand Cup, Andrew has participated in numerous other events such as MSBOA solo and ensemble festival and the American Guild of Music. And during these events, Andrew has won numerous awards throughout his music career. Apart from piano, he enjoys playing the

violin, is immersed in many clubs such as Chemistry and Chess Club in his school, and is interested and hoping to be studying computer science when he goes to college.

New Jersey The Landi Hause Piano Studio had a very exciting recital in May 2018, when Jodi Vuong, Meera Parikh, and Jonathan Chen, (pictured, from left to right) students of Barbara Landi Hause, were presented with their Grand Cups. All three students have studied piano with Ms. Hause since 2009, and have participated in the Junior Festivals in Solo, Duet, American Patriotic & Folk Song, Lynn Freeman Olson, and Concerto events. In addition to their NJFMC activities, the students have also performed for the Music Educators Association of NJ Auditions, earning medals and other awards. Both Jodi Vuong and Meera Parikh have performed in Carnegie Hall, NYC, as part of the Golden Key Festival. Jodi and Meera are entering college in the fields of education and science, respectively, and they both hope to continue studying music. Jonathan Chen is entering his senior year, and is hoping to earn the President’s Cup in 2019.

Jodi Vuong, Meera Parikh and Jonathan Chen

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Oregon Maggie Bick has been playing in Junior Festivals for eleven years. She has been studying with Barbara Berg, NCTM, and is currently studying with Pauline Eidemiller, NCTM. Maggie recently completed Oregon Music Teacher Associon’s Extended Study of Musicianship and Repertoire program, (ESMAR) and is now focused on completing the Syllabus program. Aside from her formal studies at the piano, she enjoys accompanying her school choir. Maggie Bick Maggie is also focused on becoming fluent in Spanish. She is looking to study International Studies or Economics in college and hopes to utilize her second language. As well, she intends on minoring in music to continue a formal study at the piano. Maggie is looking forward to another year of Junior Festival and applying the knowledge she will gain from the adjudication. Elizabeth Cichoski (Lizzy) has been playing in Junior Festival for thirteen years. She has had four different teachers, and currently enjoys studying with Heidi Evans. She has been a student member of the Oregon Music Teachers Association since 2015, and was the first student member of the Tualatin Valley District. She has taught piano for four years, teaching up to seven students at a time. Her students have participated in OMTA events as Elizabeth Cichoski well as Junior Festival, and she feels blessed to be a part of such a great program. Lizzy has always been musically involved, and has enjoyed participating in choirs, musicals, and of course, piano. She currently accompanies her school choirs, and has been her church organist for the last three years. Beyond the keyboard, she was chosen to sing in the Oregon All State Treble Choir, and was the captain of her high school swim team. Lizzy is looking forward to one more year of Junior festival, and is excited to see where her music will take her. From a young age, Lydia Khaw had a fascination with learning to play musical instruments. At three years old, following in her three older siblings’ footsteps, she began taking piano lessons from a friend and music teacher, Jill Gambill. Watching her older siblings accelerate in their musical talents gave her strong motivation to continue practicing music. In the year 2005, Lydia participated in her first piano festival in Portland, Oregon at the age Lydia Khaw of three. Since then, with the encouragement and support of her teacher and family, she has continued playing piano solos in the National Federation of Music Clubs’ annual festivals. Recently, in 2016, Lydia began performing concertos for Festival as well. By next year, in 2019, she plans to continue gaining points in hopes of achieving the 6th President’s Cup. Over the years, her joy of piano eventually led to learning more musical instruments, including drums and flute. Besides practicing for musical competitions, Lydia also enjoys playing her favorite pop pieces on the flute and piano. Lydia accredits her passion for playing music to her family, and teacher, Jill Gambill, who continue to support and encourage her throughout her ongoing musical challenges.

Guidelines for Publication This year, we are implementing a few new guidelines for our magazine, Junior Keynotes. Our purpose is to maximize the space we have and to be impartial and allinclusive in coverage. Please know that we appreciate your contributions of news and advertising. We want to tell the NFMC story in the best way possible. Help us do that!

✔ We will try not to duplicate news in both Music Clubs Magazine and Junior Keynotes. News which applies to Juniors will go in Keynotes, all else will go in MCM.

✔ See your Junior Counselor or teacher if you’d like to read or subscribe to Music Clubs Magazine (MCM) and find out about what’s happening in our Senior and our Student/Collegiate worlds.

✔ We welcome submissions. Please provide your submissions as Word documents, as they may have to be edited for space. We may have to limit photos unless there are several different topics with pictures. Coverage will be dictated by space available. We will always try to be fair.

✔ Submit only the highest quality pictures. Please provide original high resolution JPG images 1MB or greater. When sending images via a mobile device please choose “original” or “large,” as images with reduced pixel counts are too low of a resolution for offset print production.

Meet our Cover Artist NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS

Junior Keynotes Winter 2019 • Vol. 92, No. 2

Katelyn Yueh is 12 years old and in 7th grade. She lives in Apex, North Carolina. Katelyn has been studying piano with Marie Humphrey for 2 years. She enjoys playing the piano and drawing.

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AMERICAN MUSIC CHAIR

Diane Hidy: American Composer, Teacher, Pianist,

Pedagogue, Lecturer, Performer and more… by Deborah Freeman, American Music Division Chair It is with great pleasure that I introduce you to my friend Diane Hidy. We have laughed at my collection of cassette tapes from 1994 with her performing repertoire from Piano Literature books – she was very young.

About Diane Diane made her Carnegie Hall debut in 1991. She was the first woman to become a Fellow of the American Pianist Association, and in 1982 won the Music Teachers National Association College Artist Competition. After attending The Juilliard School, she earned a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Southern California, where she studied with John Perry. She also earned a Master of Music in Piano Performance from the Peabody Conservatory as a student of Leon Fleisher. She has 50 recordings of standard piano teaching repertoire and co-wrote the series, Piano Town, a 20-volume series for beginning piano students ages 7– 10.

(books 1-2). I’ve recently enjoyed teaching Mean Little Monsters, three monstrous and fun pieces for Early Intermediate piano. Even my advanced students have been sight reading them – what fun! Diane shares inspirational stories, pedagogy tips, and answers queries from teachers around the globe. Her templates, business and studio plans, teaching toolbox, flashcards, and compositions keep all of us energized and enthusiastic, while inspiring our students with a new composition for each month. If you don’t have Japanese puzzle erasers, a ladybug squeeze, thumbpuppets, special stickers, Washi tape and an Easy button – you are missing out. I know you will want to know more, so visit her website and join the party! Visit: dianehidy.com Sharing American music from sea to shining sea…

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A letter to students: “I love to compose music with a specific student in mind. I first began writing songs when I was in middle school. I wrote songs Diane Hidy that I played on the guitar and sang. (The lyrics were pretty bad!) But I kept doing it on and off. The most important part of any art form is experimenting. Just trying things out, seeing how they might fit together, playing things by ear, these are all the ways in which I learned best. Today, I start writing down my student’s compositions for them the very first time they say something like, “Diane, I made up a song.” Even if it’s two measures long and just does the same thing a few times, I will put it into my composition software and print them out a fancy-looking copy. It’s amazing how empowering this is to my young students. I wish that someone had done that for me. I would have written more and been more inspired. I love sharing my joy in making music with all my students and I hope that those who play my music can feel how much I love to make music!” – Diane Hidy Most of you are working on pieces from the Festival bulletin in preparation for your upcoming auditions, so be sure to check out her selections from Piano Town: Attention Grabbers. Many of her products are available as digital PDF downloads, and you MUST have Copy Cats

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JUNIOR DANCE CHAIR

Thelma Adams Robinson Ballet Award by Gay Dill, NFMC Dance Chair This scholarship award in the amount of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2500), is open to dance students in grades 11-12, ages 16 to 18, not to exceed age 19, by the audition deadline of February 1, 2019. The winner of the award must intend to pursue a professional career in ballet. This award is named after and honors the 25th NFMC President, Thelma Adams Robinson; it is a biennial award, offered only in the odd-numbered year. The award winner may be invited to perform at the biennial convention of the National Federation of Music Clubs in Jacksonville, Florida, on June 18 - 22, 2019. Application forms and rules and requirements can be obtained at www.nfmcmusic.org, website of the National Federation of Music Clubs. Contact Gay Dill, NFMC Dance Chair, at 785-626-9434 or gaydill1@att.net.

2019 JUNIOR DANCE AWARD There Are Two Levels of Competition: Junior I 11 - 14 years of age Junior II 15 - 18 years of age A student may enter in both Ballet and one form of Theater Dance or two forms of Theater Dance. Theater Dance includes Jazz, Tap and Lyrical Dance (a combination of

soft expression of jazz and very fluid form of ballet.)

CATEGORIES AND AWARDS Junior I Ballet I First Place $200 Second Place $100 Junior I Theater Dance I First Place $200 Second Place $100 Junior II Ballet II First Place $400 Second Place $200 Junior II Theater Dance II First Place $400 Second Place $200

APPLICATION DEADLINE: MAY 1, 2019 Application forms and more detailed information on rules and requirements can be obtained and downloaded from the NFMC website: www.nfmc-music.org. Click on Competition & Awards, scroll to Junior Division; a screen will display the Thelma Adams Robinson Ballet Award and the NFMC Junior Dance Award. Contact Gay Dill, NFMC Dance Chair, 785-626-9434, gaydill1@att.net.

Brianna Dill, student in Dance at Chapman University, Orange County, California. She will be studying for a Master’s degree at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, majoring in Dance and Movement Therapy and Counseling; her goal is to use dance to help people heal from trauma. Brianna, at age 15, was a contestant in the Junior Dance Award in 2012. She is the granddaughter of Gay Dill, NFMC Dance Chair.

Dance – the most beautiful art in motion.

LANA M. BAILEY PIANO CONCERTO AWARD Are you a high school senior who will be majoring in music next year at a college, university or conservatory? Check out the Lana M. Bailey Piano Concerto Award forms JR 20-1 and JR 20-2 to find the rules and application for this $1,000 annual award ($500 2nd Place). The competition has a postmark deadline date of .May 1, 2019 so polish your performance and submit your CDs! First or last movement from one of the following concerti meets the repertoire requirements: • Beethoven Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 • Beethoven Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37 • Gershwin Concerto in F • Grieg Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16

• Mendelssohn Concerto in G Minor, Op. 25 • Prokofiev Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26 • Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 • Saint-Saens Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22

Lana Bailey NFMC President: 2007-2011

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J U N I O R AWA R D S

Junior Award Announcements PIANO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS!! MARILYN CALDWELL PIANO COMPETITION GRADES 10 – 12 – FIRST PLACE - $1000 / SECOND PLACE - $500 Time to polish the chosen music for entry in the Marilyn Caldwell Piano Competition for 2019. Be sure to check all details on forms JR 19-1 and JR 19-2 found on the NFMC website. Method of entry has changed. The deadline of March 1, 2019 means entry must be received by March 1. Marilyn Caldwell

It is not too early to plan and choose music for entrance in the 2020 competition. Sample selections for comparison are listed on Form JR 19-1.Looking forward to many entries this year. HAPPY PRACTICING!!

NFMC MARTHA MARCKS MACK JUNIOR VOCAL AWARD $1,500 - First Place//$1,000 - Second Place//$500 – Third Place

2018 Martha Marcks Mack Winners

The Martha Marcks Mack Junior Vocal Award was established in 2013 to honor Martha Marcks Mack of Kuhnsville, PA. The award will be given each year to a deserving and talented singer in High School grades 10, 11, 12 for the purpose of further musical study. The goal of this award is to encourage young singers toward a musical career. Kristin Ivers

NFMC is pleased to be able to offer a third-place award this year for our 2019 competition. Visit www.nfmc-music.org/competitionscategory/junior-division/ and read the rules and requirements thoroughly for more information. Kristin Ivers, Chair, kivers210@gmail.com

Victoria Gaffey First place 2018

Olivia Ruege Second Place 2018

CLAIRE ULRICH WHITEHURST PIANO SOLO AWARD ATTENTION JUNIOR PIANISTS WHO WILL BE IN 10th, 11th, or 12th GRADE IN 2020! The Claire Ulrich Whitehurst Piano Solo Award will be offered again in 2020. First place $500, second place award is $250. Plan now for 2020! Requirements: ✓ CD performance (15 to 20 minutes) Suzanne Carpenter

✓ Original piano solo compositions representing various periods of music literature ✓ At least one composition by an American composer ✓ Music must be performed by memory

✓ Applicant must not have reached their 19th birthday as of March 1, 2020 ✓ Be a member of an NFMC club or hold Individual Junior Membership ✓ Be a native citizen of the U.S. or have received naturalization papers

Application (NFMC Form JR 14-2) and Procedure forms (NFMC Form JR 14-1) are found at http://www.nfmc-music.org; use search word Claire Ulrich Whitehurst. – Suzanne Carpenter, NFMC Chair

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J U N I O R AWA R D S

JOYCE WALSH DISABILITY AWARD COMPETITION When I hear the audition materials these young musicians provide when they enter the Joyce Walsh Disability Award Competition, I say, “what disability?” They are amazing. They play or sing beautifully, a true testament to the wealth of the human spirit. I encourage all young musicians with disabilities to enter this amazing competition. Or if you know of someone with a disability who is studying music encourage them to try for the Joyce Walsh Junior Disability Award in 2019. Dr. John D. Kelly

– Dr. John D. Kelly, Chair

WENDELL IRISH VIOLA AWARD

Dr. George Keck

Several years ago, one of our NFMC Young Artists said, “I would have applied for that Junior viola award when I was in high school if I had known about it. A prize of $1,250 is a lot of money for a high school student.” That was truly a wakeup call to me that we MUST get the word out that we have the money and want to give it to deserving, hardworking Juniors. That young viola player went on from high school to study at Julliard, win the string division in the NFMC Young Artist competition, to study with a world-renowned viola teacher in Germany, perform as a member of the New York Chamber Society, and issue his own CD recordings. How wonderful it would have been for NFMC to have had a share in his early development! I know there are many other deserving young viola players who should be applying for the Wendell Irish Viola Award with a first-place prize of $1,250 and a second place of $1,000. Only if they know about the award, can they apply. Help spread the word by identifying Juniors in your state, hand them the link to the NFMC website (nfmc-music.org), and encourage them to apply. – Dr. George Keck, Chair

2019 STILLMAN KELLEY AWARD FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS; THELMA BYRUM AWARD FOR PIANO Seeking talented young instrumentalists who will not have reached their 19th birthday by March 1, 2019! The Stillman Kelley/Thelma Byrum competitions are a great opportunity to earn monetary awards as well as recognition. On the national level, the nine monetary awards have been increased for the 2019 competition! First place = $1500. Other awards range from $250-$750. Nathalie Steinbach

Briefly: students enter first on the state level. The entrant submits a digital recording of the program on his or her selected solo instrument performed entirely from memory. Each state choses one winner to advance to national judging. The applicant must upload the required material to the NFMC website (www.nfmc-music.org/applicant-file-upload) in time to arrive by February 1. For a complete set of rules, guidelines for repertoire and application forms go to the NFMC website www.nfmc-music.org and look under Competitions and Awards/Junior Division or contact the national chair. See forms JR 13-1 and JR 13-2. All forms are also available at the National Federation of Music Clubs, 1646 W Smith Valley Road, Greenwood, IN 46142 The Stillman Kelley competition was established in 1938 for the continued musical education of exceptionally talent junior members of the National Federation of Music Clubs to honor two eminent music educators, composers and leaders who had done so much for music in this country. The Thelma Byrum Piano Award was added in 1980. It goes to the top scorer in piano unless that is the Stillman Kelly winner. In that case, the Byrum award goes to the next highest scorer in piano. To be considered for the Thelma Byrum piano award, piano applicants should follow the Stillman Kelley rules. – Nathalie Steinbach, NFMC Chairman ymsfred@earthlink.net 540-373-6352

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S TAT E B U Z Z

State Buzz

Composition winners left to right: Rilo Oberg, Anika Sharma, Enli Kao and Caleb Ashley. Mile Migh Music Maker Jumior Music Club

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composer who has participated in Festival and the Junior Composer Contest. She earned the most pledges and contributions for the Practice-A-Thon.

The Carmen Schentrup Memorial Award Practice-A-Thon: Honoring a Life Lost in the Parkland, Florida Tragedy The Colorado Springs based Mile High Music Maker Junior Music Club held a 7 week Practice-A-Thon to earn funds to support the Florida Federation of Music Clubs Carmen Schentrup Memorial Award. Students worked to earn pledges from parents and loved ones to support their efforts to practice and help the wider Federation community at the same time. Many of these Junior’s parents remember Columbine and the tragedy that took place in Littleton Colorado. They were more than happy to help Florida try to honor Carmen through their practice efforts. Twenty-four students participated in this effort. A concert was held at the end of the Practice-A-Thon at the St. Francis Auditorium October 27, 2018 to celebrate the hard work of each student and to honor Carmen, a Florida Junior member, for a life well lived but cut short far too soon. The Mile High Music Maker Junior Club President Rebecca Baker, a junior at Thomas McClaren School is a pianist, cellist and

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for ages 9-13 category. Timothy Dang also received a trophy as an Outstanding Junior for ages 14-18. The winners were nominated by their teachers and the winners are determined based on their musical and academic accomplishments, as well as for volunteering their time to share their musical talents in their community. Other awards presented were a trophy to the Musical Notes JMC for entering the most compositions entered, two plaques that were given to the festival chair of the year and the festival cup chair of the year. The Juniors competition is an annual Juniors Day event for those who have achieved 5 or more consecutive Superior ratings in their solo event in the Junior Music Festival. This year, 51 juniors entered in three competition categories. Those in grades 4 to 6 competed in the Gerber competition. Pianist Henry Shao

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fabric covered panel), was performed by the Allentown Symphony Orchestra. In September she entered the Julliard School of Music as a pre-college student majoring in composition.

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won first place with his rendition of Rapsodia Nusantara #6 by Sukarlan. The 2nd place winner was Cellist Elena Ziegler, playing Song Without Words Op 109 by Mendelsohn. In third place was pianist Mila Gelbart, who played Sonatina Op. 39 #1 by Lynes. Juniors in Grades 7-9 competed in the Marilyn Walter competition. The 1st place winner was cellist Ari Webb, who performed the first movement of Concerto in D minor. Katie Jacoby, piano, took 2nd place for her performance of Sonata Op. 31 #1 by Beethoven. Marina Ziegler, a violinist, took 3rd place with her performance of Concerto in D Op. 35 by Tchaikovsky. Juniors in grades 10-12 competed in the Charlotte and W. Alfred Gray competition. Pianist Jaime Xu won 1st place. She performed Waldesrauschen by Liszt. Violinist Celia Craig played Hungarian Dance #5 and took 2nd place. Pianist Cecilia Han was the 3rd place winner with her performance of Sonata in F, HOV XVI:23 by Haydn. The participants in each competition were judged by three adjudicators.

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Seated from left to right – Martha Rambo, founder of the Young Musicians, Paula Evans, founder of the Camp Award. Standing from left to right – Bob Premecz, Counselor to the Young Musicians, Yanfei Sophie Wen, and Michael Grather, president of the Allentown Music Club.

years and performs her original music at most of their meetings. This past March Sophie’s composition, Untitled (River pebbles on

Members of Greenville Harmony and Greenville Melody Junior Music Clubs recently donned aprons and served up homemade soup, for the annual Greenville Woman’s Music Club Fall Fest Scholarship fundraiser. The club awards approximately $5,000 annually to students in piano, voice and orchestral instruments. A delightful meal of various soups, salads and desserts were provided by club members, with miscellaneous drawings on gift baskets and items.

South Carolina’s Greenville Harmony and Greenville Melody Junior Music Clubs

The Allentown Music Club Presents Camp Award Winner The first meeting of the 2018-19 season of the Allentown Music Club was held at Zentz Community Center at Fellowship Manor. Composer Yanfei Sophie Wen was presented as this year’s Camp Award Winner. She is an eighth-grade student at Southern Lehigh School District. This summer Sophie attended workshops at Moravian College and the Curtis Institute of Music. Sophie performed a composition she worked on this summer titled Corsian’s Theme. With Sophie at the piano she was joined by Rhys Williams on the cello and Sherman Cox on the clarinet. Sophie has been a member of the Young Musicians of the Allentown Music Club for the past five

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2018-19 NFMC Awards-at-a-Glance NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS President: Michael R. Edwards 2018-2019 COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS CHART Chair: Competitions and Awards Board & Division Dr. Ouida Keck, 2112 Hinson Rd #23, Little Rock, AR 72212, kecko@obu.edu Application form numbers listed can be found on the NFMC website: www.nfmc-music.org

BIENNIAL JUNIOR AWARDS Junior age: Must not have reached the 19th birthday by March 1. Deadline for Application

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$500 1st Place (for further study) $250 2nd Place

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JR 14-2

Suzanne Carpenter PO Box 357275 Gainesville, FL 32635 treasurer@ffmc-music.org

Paid by private donor

$500 (Intermediate) $1,000 (High School)

March 1, odd numbered years

JR 8-2

James Schnars 331 Cleveland St. #804 Clearwater, FL 33755 727-400-4305

$20

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February 1, even numbered years

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Gay Dill 814 South Second St Atwood, KS 67730 Gaydill1@att.net

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