Our NVMTA July Spotlight is Greg Genter. Greg owns and runs The Piano Express in Ashburn, VA. He and his wife have three children, ages 15, 12, and 7. They homeschool, which for Greg, is the perfect way to build "family time" into his week. Most of his time outside of teaching i
Bharati Soman (pronounced BARThee SOmun) Bio Our June NVMTA Spotlight is Bharati Soman who teaches voice lessons. She is a member of NVMTA since 2016. Bharati currently manages the NVMTA teacher referral program, is a member-at-large, and helps organize the Musical Theater Comp
On Sunday, April 24, 2022, Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association’s Concerto Competition prizewinners performed with the Amadeus Orchestra under the direction of A. Scott Wood. Saint Luke Catholic Church in McLean hosted the program, which was well-attended. The stu
Our NVMTA spotlight member for May is Amy Rothstein. She has a Mus.B in Piano Performance from Oberlin Conservatory of Music and an MM in Piano Performance from the Manhattan School of Music. Amy has been a long-time member of NMVTA and has contributed in so many ways. One of Am
Yi Shan is our NVMTA spotlight member this month! She has been NVMTA’s Bach/Baroque Festival and Competition chair for the past 5 years. She says that she enjoyed being the Bach/Baroque chair because it was a good opportunity to serve others with her whole heart. NVMTA P
After 2 years and 2 cancellations due to Covid-19, the Young Artist Musicales have returned to George Mason University's Center for the Arts. Anna Hsu, student of Robert Bond Kelley, and Nicole Papenfuss, student of Silva Blazquez, were two who were originally scheduled to perfor
NVMTA Concerto Winners Perform with the Amadeus Orchestra April 24, 2022 On Sunday, April 24, 2022, Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association’s Concerto Competition prizewinners will perform with the Amadeus Orchestra under the direction of A. Scott Wood at Saint Luke
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Emily has been taking piano lessons for a while now. Today in her lesson a light bulb went on in her head. We were both so surprised, excited, and happy to experience her nearly effortless playing of the next four measures in her piece which she seemingly was reluctant to try. Mu
