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Association Meetings
Social - 9:30 a.m.     Meeting - 10:00-11:00 a.m.

September 15    (Tues) Welcome Back  Luncheon and Birthday Party
    Business and Catch-up        Tipp Thai Restaurant 1778 Piner Road, S.R.

September 26  (Sat.)  Lecture, co-sponsored with CAPMT
    Presentation by Karen Black
    Topic:           Feldenkrais and it's application to musicians
    Location:      SRJC, Forsyth 105.  2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
    Donations:    $10 general admission
                          $5 students, seniors, CAPMT/MTAC

October 20 (Tues)  Presentation & Discussion led by Peter H. Thompson
     President Santa Clara Branch MTAC, former state VOCE Chair 2003-09
    Topic:  VOCE  Benefits for students and teachers
    (VOCE:  voice, orchestra instruments, ensembles)
    Host:  Thelma Ahner

 November 17 (Tues)    Business meeting & Lecture
    Lecture by Dr. Daniel Harrison:  How we perform and practice our craft
                         Preventing physical injuries       
    Host:   The Piano Store,  5755 Redwood Drive, Suite 100, Rohnert Park 94928   

January 19       (Tues) Business meeting & Presentation
    Presentation by Camille Escudera: 
    Building and Maintaining a Thriving Music Studio
    Host:   Helen Scott         

February 16     (Tues)  Dr. Jeff Langley of SSU:  Trends in Music Education; The Future of
Music in Sonoma County; Updates on the music facilities at SSU
   
    Host:  Melinda Moreaux

 		   March 16      Business meeting
    Masterclass:   Roxanne Michaelian
     Ensemble and Chamber Music Performance     
    Host:   Peggy Nance    

April 20       
    Discussion:  Teaching ideas and tools you'd like to share
    What ideas you gleaned from Convention and other places.  
     Host:  Gwen Churchill

 May 18       Business meeting       Potluck
    Installation of new officers       
    Performance Sharing recital
    Host:  Alice Bosworth
 

Performance Sharing
(Where you can share a piece you are working on or a special piece you've found,
to hang onto an old favorite you don't to forget, or get rid of performance jitters)

 Social 9:30     Performance 10:00

October 27          Diana Schrader       
November 24      Piano Store  
January 26          Gwen Churchill
February 23        Helen Scott
March 23            Thelma Ahner
April 27               Diana Schrader
May 11               Ali Bosworth


          State Convention  details
    A Century of Education and Service (100th Anniversary)
July 2-6, 2010 Airport Marriott Hotel, Los Angeles, CA