Date

October

Time

1

Deadline:  Requests for meeting attendance exemption

4

General Meeting – Program:  Anne Epperson, Professor of Collaborative Piano, UT Austin – “Collaborative Education” / SA Business meeting

9:45 AM

9

JAZZ/POP/ROCK FESTIVAL

8 AM – 6 PM

12

Deadline:  Austin Youth Symphony Auditions

13

Deadline:  Honors I Recital entries

18

Deadline:  November Newsletter (items postmarked or emailed)

                  Send to editor Paula Wong:  pwong1@austin.rr.com

24

Honors Recital I (Sunday)

1:00 – 5:30 PM

25

Deadline:  Original Composition Contest – local entries

25

Deadline:  DUET FESTIVAL entries

Date

September

Time

13

General Meeting – Yearbooks distributed and business meeting

9:45 AM

14

Deadline:   MTNA/TMTA All Student Competitions

20

Deadline:  October Newsletter (items postmarked or emailed)

                  Send to editor Paula Wong:  pwong1@austin.rr.com

20

Deadline:  STUDENT AFFILIATE FALL REGISTRATION ENDS

22

Deadline:  JAZZ/POP/ROCK FESTIVAL entries

27

Deadline:  FALL THEORY TEST entries

Date

November

Time

1

General Meeting – Program:  Dr. Jason Kwak, Assistant Professor of Piano at Texas State University – “Preparing Future Piano Majors”

9:45 AM

7

FALL THEORY TEST (Sunday)

12 – 6 PM

8

Deadline:  Publication Competition – local entries

13-14

MTNA/TMTA Performance Competitions – Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

13

Austin Youth Symphony Auditions – Preliminaries

9 AM – 6 PM

13

DUET FESTIVAL

12 – 6 PM

14

Austin Youth Symphony Auditions – Finals

1 – 4 PM

15

Deadline:  December Newsletter (items postmarked or emailed)

                  Send to editor Paula Wong:  pwong1@austin.rr.com

15

Deadline:  HYMN FESTIVAL entries

22

Deadline:  Honors II Recital entries

Date

December

Time

4

HYMN FESTIVAL

8 AM – 6 PM

5

Honors II Recital (Sunday)

1:00 – 5:30 PM

6

General Meeting – Workshop:  Sophia Gilmson, Associate Professor of Music at UT Austin, “A Perfect Lesson” (workshop will include discussion on technique, ear-training, reading, interpretation, and tips for efficient practicing, with examples drawn from elementary, intermediate and advanced repertoire)

9:45 AM

6

STUDENT AFFILIATE SPRING REGISTRATION BEGINS

20

Deadline:  January Newsletter (items postmarked or emailed)

                  Send to editor Paula Wong:  pwong1@austin.rr.com

Date

January

Time

3

Deadline:  Original Composition Contest – State entries

10

Deadline:  Publication Competition – State entries

10

General Meeting – Program:  Karen White, Independent Music Teachers Forum

9:45 AM

14

Deadline:  STUDENT AFFILIATE SPRING REGISTRATION ENDS

15-16

MTNA South Central Division Meeting and Competitions – University of Oklahoma – Norman, OK

18

Deadline:  PERFORMANCE CONTEST entries

18

Deadline:  SPRING THEORY TEST entries

24

Deadline:  February Newsletter (items postmarked or emailed)

                  Send to editor Paula Wong:  pwong1@austin.rr.com

Date

February

Time

6

PERFORMANCE CONTEST

12:30 – 6:30 PM

7

Deadline:  State Ensemble Registration

7

General Meeting – Program:  Rick Gabrillo, Conspirare Youth Choirs Director  - “Helping Children Make Music”

9:45 AM

7

Deadline:  BAROQUE/CLASSICAL FESTIVAL entries

12

SPRING THEORY TEST

12:00 – 6 PM

22

Deadline:  March Newsletter (items postmarked or emailed)

                  Send to editor Paula Wong:  pwong1@austin.rr.com

26

BAROQUE/CLASSICAL FESTIVAL

8 AM – 6 PM

Date

March

Time

1

Deadline:  WORLD of MUSIC entries

4

Deadline:  Honors III Recital entries

7

General Meeting – Program:  Toby Blumenthal-Phillips, Artistic Director of Luzerne Chamber Music Festival and Steinway Artist – “The Suites of       J.S. Bach”

9:45 AM

7

Deadline:  JANET RUSSELL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST entries

7

Deadline:  SCHEDLER CONTEST entries

13

Honors III Recital (Sunday)

1:00 – 5:30 PM

21

Deadline:  April Newsletter (items postmarked or emailed)

                  Send to editor Paula Wong:  pwong1@austin.rr.com

21

Deadline:  ROMANTIC/CONTEMPORARY FESTIVAL entries

26-30

MTNA National Conference – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

26

JANET RUSSELL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST

1:00 – 5:30 PM

26

SCHEDLER CONTEST

1:00 – 5:30 PM

27

WORLD OF MUSIC TEST (Sunday)

2 - 4 PM

Date

April

Time

4

General Meeting – Performances of the Janet Russell Memorial Scholarship Contest and Schedler Contest winners / SA Business meeting

9:45 AM

9

ROMANTIC/CONTEMPORARY FESTIVAL

8 AM – 6 PM

11

Deadline:  SOLO CONTEST entries

25

Deadline:  May Newsletter (items postmarked or emailed)

                  Send to editor Paula Wong:  pwong1@austin.rr.com

25

Deadline:  Honors IV Recital entries

30

SOLO CONTEST

12 – 7:30 PM

Date

May

Time

No General Meeting or Luncheon

1

Deadline:  Whitlock Memorial Scholarship, Participation Award and Ensemble Award

6

Deadline:  Outstanding Student and Senior of the Year Awards

6

Deadline:  Honors V Recital entries

7

Honors IV Recital (Saturday)

1:00 – 5:30 PM

15

Honors V Recital (Sunday)

1 – 6 PM