Board News
Note: These minutes have not yet been approved by the ASTA Board
ASTA General Meeting
January 9, 2010
Mesa Marriot Hotel
I. Past business
*Fall Workshop- 75 in attendance, including 20 students. A $600 grant from ASTA national paid student registration and 1/2 of their lunch fees.
*All ASTA events (Virtuoso Violas, Cellobration, and Bass Jam) have been fabulous, and all ran in the "black." We added a new event on December 12, the Tucson Cello congress. Next year we will possibly add a Tucson Viola event.
*Website is almost one year old. We still need ad chair to solicit ads and offset the cost of website, ideally making money for our chapter. We still need articles on any subject related to string playing or teaching. Newsletter "published" in February and August.
II. Present
*Directory of Private Teachers has been started.
*Retired Members donated $148 toward Solo Competition prizes. All Solo Competition winners who performed in the recital today were outstanding! Congratulations to all of them and their teachers.
*Ann Williams is collecting the slate of candidates for our next ASTA officers' election (President and Secretary) this spring. Members are encouraged to serve (it's fun too). Ballots will be mailed soon.
*Treasury has recovered from the cost of the website last year.
*Members are encouraged to apply for Special Projects Grant, Outreach Grant (for low income schools), CodaBows Outreach (for deserving students), or Potter's Violins Instruments Awards.
III. Future
*National ASTA Conference in Sata Clara, February 17-20. Not too late to register. Many from AZ will present sessions. An AZ Basket for the Silent Auction was gathered by Marilyn Daggett. NHSHO has 9 students from AZ. Thanks to Bill Bitter for serving as our AZ NHSHO chair.
*Master Class with cellist Jeffrey Solow on April 10, 2010 at ASU Katzin Auditorium. Small fee.
*ASTA CAP will begin this May in Flagstaff thanks to Shelly Rich. It will expand to Phoenix and Tucson next year. Two chairs are needed for each site.
*Next year we would like to have a well-known clinician for an additional, longer workshop.
IV. Comments/Discussion from floor/New Ideas/Wish List
*Ideas to avoid scheduling conflicts for next year's AMEA: Possible Friday evening Solo Competition Recital to general attendance by more private teachers as well as their students; Schedule ASTA General Meeting Saturday morning; Luncheon or social gathering to include private teachers.
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