On October 24, the College of the Ozarks Chapter of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) was pleased to host its annual Fall Piano Festival. MTNA is a nonprofit organization devoted to advancing the study of music and providing support for professional teachers. At the festival, twenty-six young students gathered on Saturday morning at the Gittinger Music Building. Each performed two contrasting pieces for a panel of three judges. Dr. Christian and piano majors Kaylen Draschil and Laura Berthold judged half of the participants, while piano majors Loran Wiley, Rebekah Arendt, and Ryan Moore judged the other half. The judges selected students to perform in the afternoon honors recital, which was followed by a reception. Every participant received a certificate. The festival was a wonderful opportunity for both students and judges. Rebekah Arendt, who plans on opening her own piano studio post-graduation, said “I realized the students had many common errors, and after the MTNA festival I plan on stressing these areas to my students as well as applying them to myself.”
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| Sawyer Boldman was chose to play Bach's Minuet in G in the Piano Festival Recital. |
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Students played a variety of genres. Andrew Roberts played both
Tarantella, written by Franz Liszt, and Screen Door Rag, by Glen Shannon.
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Loran Wiley, President of the MTNA College of the Ozarks Chapter, congratulated and presented a certificate to all
of the participants in the Piano Festival. |
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| MTNA participants gathered to congratulate performers after recital. |
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| Carver Boldman played Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag in the MTNA Recital. |
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| Judges from MTNA College of the Ozarks Chapter. Left to right: Dr. Clara Christian, Kaylen Draschil, Loran Wiley, president, Rebekah Arendt, vice president, Laura Berthold, treasurer, Ryan Moore |
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