Virtual Scholarship Ceremony (Saturday, May 8th, 2021, at 4:00 pm) Presenting the Senior and YAG Scholarship, and the Regina Mastrantonio Community Music Service Recognition Award Recipients. Zoom link to follow

Helping Parents to motivate Students At Home Date: 9/19/21 @5pm Location: Olya's house + Zoom (Hybrid)

Barbie Wang Date: 9/19/21 @ 5pm Topic: Helping parents to motivate students at home Location: Olya’s house - 38733 Jonquil Dr, Newark, CA 94560  Zoom  Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89363580239?pwd=cUxKRGlFbzBqek9JM1pNOGVWcVYydz09 Meeting ID: 893 6358 0239 Passcode: 089118

Peter Mack: Date: 10/15/21 @ 10am Topic: "That's not the way it goes!" Can performers serve the audience AND the composer?   Some musicians are purists, completely faithful to the composer/score.  Others are entertainers, who feel that their primary responsibility is to interest the audience.  In this talk, Peter Mack asks if it's possible to be both. Location: Zoom

Pedagogy and Play Our first Pedagogy and Play meeting is scheduled on Wednesday, November 17, at 10:00am at Olya Katsman’s home 38733 Jonquil Dr. Newark, CA 94560.  Pedagogy & Play is an informal social for teachers to discuss various pedagogical topics, and also a chance to perform for each other or sightread through some 4-8 hand ensembles (optional)! We’d like to suggest a topic “Making History Meaningful”. How do you incorporate teaching music history in your lessons? You can also suggest any topic…

Christmas luncheon Join teachers from our branch for a time of fellowship and fun at our annual Christmas Luncheon. When:  Monday, December 6th            11a.m. - 1p.m. Where: World Gourmet Buffet, 6010 Stevenson Blvd, Fremont They serve a diverse array of foods:            Salad bar            Mongolian BBQ            Soups            Seafood            Dim Sum            Desert bar            Sushi            Ice cream            And more. Cost: $23 - this includes an all you can eat meal, soda or tea, tax and gratuity. No need to pay in advance; just pay for your…

Our branch will be hosting an open forum February 9th on Zoom to discuss CM Exam Tips. We will cover a wide range of topics related to the new CM online format. While many of us have strong views on MTAC's choice to move the format online, this event will not be covering that, as our objective is to help teachers adjust to the current guidelines. Topic: CM Exam Tips discussion Time: Feb 9, 2022 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US…