March Minutes 2020

  • President report was provided by Dina Pollock.
  • Coordinator Positions discussed. Please note the positions left to fill!
    Please contact Dina to choose a position of involvement.

    • Social coordinator - Jean Ritter
    • Hosting - Adele Lofgren
    • Refreshments - Debbie Nagy
    • Secretary (someone to arrange for an attending member to take the minutes. Doesn’t require the coordinator to take minutes; organize someone does.)
    • Workshop - Dina Pollock
    • CMW  - Jean Ritter
    • Student Recital
    • Social media
    • Starbucks
  • Treasurer report by Ewa Telega reviewed.
  • How do we plan to teach as Covid-19 is spreading?
    • FaceTime
    • Skype
    • Dina has requested articles for the Spring issue of both Progressions and the CRMTA magazine
  • Festival update by Beth: slight increase in numbers:  308 registrations
    • Festival will run Monday through Friday with playoffs on Saturday (April 27 through May 2nd)
    • April 3rd: meeting at Beth’s to prepare festival boxes and pick up programs
    • Honours concert: May 9th in the afternoon
  • NO meeting in May
  • June 5th: 11:30 year-end luncheon  (Jean to organize a venue)
    • Please confirm attendance
    • Dina, Debbie N, Adele, Joyce, Ewa, Beth, and Jean confirmed
  • NO Starbucks draw L.
  • The meeting continued to a fabulous workshop by Elsie Goerzen on Ethics to Teach by in the Private Music Studio. This workshop was recorded and will be available on the CFMTA website in 2 months

NOTE:  PRACTICAL MUSIC EXAMS WILL TAKE PLACE AT CALVIN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN BOTH JUNE AND AUGUST.