PAYPAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read the Teacher Work Contract agreement.
2. Read the Teachers Work Contract and Pay for your students by using a credit card.
3. Choose the appropriate section(s)and student levels.
YOU CAN CHANGE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN EACH LEVEL AFTER YOU GO TO THE SHOPPING CART.

CM Branch Dates:

Wind Evaluations & Theory Mar. 3/4 Oak Valley Middle School
String Evaluations & Theory Mar. 4 Adventist Academy
Voice Evaluations & Theory Mar. 4 Temecula Branch
Keyboard Evaluation & Theory Mar. 10/11 Emmanuel Faith Church

Registration Instructions: You must register your students through the MTAC website by entering your username and password. If you do not have this information, please contact our Branch Chair.

On the MTAC website (www.MTAC.org):
1. Register your students.
2. Print out the form that shows the total number of students registered, and the amount due to the Branch.

On the Branch website (www.NSDMTAC.com):
1. Read the Teacher Work Contract agreement.
2. Go to the “Print out the Teacher Work Contract and pay for your students with Pay Pal on this website. By paying for your students you are agreeing to the terms and conditions of the Teacher Work Contract” button, and pay for your students with a major credit card.
3. A PayPal percentage fee of approximately 2.2%, and a .30(cents) transaction charge will be added to your total.
4. Members who do not have a major credit card must contact the Branch Chair for an alternate payment method.

Choosing a Level: Choose your student level with care. If in doubt, choose a lower level since you can skip levels in the future for students who make unusually fast progress. If a student fails a level (either in theory or performance), he or she must repeat the same level next year. You will not be able to go on to another level before that level is passed.

Keyboard Specifics: Day, Time (a.m./p.m); Literature Specifics, Convention Application: These areas are all handled online at the MTAC website (under CM Students/Student List-Edit Evaluation Information), from January 2-31. Time requests for performance will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be places to note siblings, ensembles, car-pools, etc. No phone or written requests will be accepted. You may change requests for CM evaluation times and literature specifics as often as you like before January 31, 2012. If the student has the intention of playing at the Convention, be sure to mark the box for Convention.

Branch Honors and Convention Eligibility: To qualify for Branch Honors or Convention, keyboard students must play all pieces memorized and receive at least a “-5” out of a possible “5+” rating. The student must receive an “excellent” or “good” rating in Technique and Sight-Reading. For Convention, they must score 80 percent or higher in Theory and Ear-Training. Branch Honors will require a Theory score of 90 percent or higher. The same requirements apply for Winds, Strings and Voice, but memorization requirements are different. Please refer to the MTAC.org website for specifics.

Final Convention Applications: There is a Final Convention Application Fee of $20.00 charged per student at the time the teacher registers his or her students before the deadline of April 15. This is a nonrefundable application fee, and will be paid either by credit card or by PayPal. All students attending the MTAC Convention, along with all family members coming to hear the student play, are admitted to the Convention at no extra charge, and are invited to attend any Convention events. The Final Convention Application is handled online at the MTAC website under CM Students/Student List-Final Convention Application).

Panel: Panel pamphlets are available online by going to the MTAC.org website (CM Information-Documents link). Please download a copy and refer to the requirements for your discipline. Literature must be entered online between January 2-10. If a student wishes to revert back to Advanced and not go to Panel, the deadline for this is January 15. There is no refund for this change. South Regional Panel evaluations for ALL disciplines will be held February 25 and 26 and Keyboard has an additional weekend on March 3 and 4. States Finals for all disciplines will be held March 23-25.

Senior Medallions: Senior medallions are awarded to High School Seniors who pass CM three out of four years of High School, one being their Senior year, and complete a minimum of Level 7. To accompany the medal, we have also offered monetary scholarships. Though we cannot guarantee monetary awards every year, our Branch will make every effort to continue in this tradition.

Convention Theme Recital for 2012: Composers Born in Russia. Please refer to the MTAC.org website for more details.

CM Change of Teacher After Lockdown: In the event a change of teachers occurs after registration, the student may be evaluated at the Branch of the new teacher. However, the new teacher will need the consent of the old teacher. A Change of Teacher form (available on the MTAC.org website) must be signed by both teachers, and forwarded to the CM Branch Chair of the new branch.

Improvisation: Improvisation will be an optional part of the CM evaluation. We encourage teachers to become familiar with the MTAC Improvisation Syllabus to see how this might be used as part of the evaluations.

CM Newsletter: On the MTAC.org website is the CM newsletter. This is a very helpful source for all your questions. Go to the website and read the last few letters to update yourself on theory and literature changes for 2012.

Piano CM

Prep 1-2 $40 Levels 3,4,5 $44 Levels 6,7 $50 Levels 8,9 $56 Advanced $63.50 Panel Adv. $100

Strings CM

Prep 1-2 $40 Levels 3,4,5 $44 Levels 6,7 $50 Levels 8,9 $56 Advanced $63.50 Panel Adv. $100

Wind CM

Levels 1,2 $40 Levels 3,4,5 $44 Levels 6,7 $50 Levels 8,9 $56 Advanced $63.50 Panel Level 9 & Adv. $100

Voice CM

Levels 1,2 $40 Levels 3,4 $44 Levels 5,6 $50 Levels 7,8 $56 Level 9 & Adv $63.50 Panel Level 8 $94 Panel Level 9 & Adv. $100

Path B All Levels

Plan B $27.50