NVMTA's Spotlight teacher of the month is new member, Dr. Christopher Kies! He grew up in Chevy Chase, Maryland (and graduated from B.C.C. High School) where he studied piano with Ylda Novik, an active member of MTNA. Chris said, "Without her guidance, I might not have been able
Melissa Dvorak October 2023 Melissa Dvorak joins the NVMTA Board as the new NVMTA Recording Secretary. She is a harp teacher in Falls Church, VA. Melissa recently completed the MTNA requirements for becoming a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM). She said, “It was a ni
NVMTA welcomes new members to our organization. Please enjoy a few bios provided by some of our newest members. We hope that you find new friends and join in the many opportunities for student festivals and competitions and teacher development classes offered by NVMTA. Be sure t
Albert Rozin (1907-1987) was a talented and dedicated composer, pianist, organist, and piano teacher. However, prior to this year, there was almost no information about him on the internet. In the fall of 2022, NVMTA member, René Johnson, NCTM, assigned her adult students a con
Fall Festival 2023 Thinking about setting performance goals for your students as we start a new school year? Consider entering them in the VMTA Fall Festival, being held this year on November 11, at Lewinsville Presbyterian Church, 1724 Chain Bridge Road, McLean, Virginia
Amadeus Orchestra and NVMTA Concerto Winners 2023 On Sunday, May 14, six students performed their concertos with the Amadeus Orchestra of McLean under the direction of Scott Wood. The audience was extremely impressed and appreciative of the great talent exhibited by these
This year, one hundred and twenty students participated in three concerto competitions for piano, string, and woodwind students sponsored by Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association (NVMTA). Students chosen to perform with the Amadeus Orchestra this year include: Ethan Chen (
Music Education David Kosutic grew up in Arlington. He says, “I started piano rather late, and was very happy when I was in 8th grade and was able to transfer to Maryen Herrett for my piano studies. She was a president of VMTA and very active in this area. She had very high sta
Our March Spotlight is on Aphrodite Mitsopoulou, one of our past NVMTA Presidents who currently plans the NVMTA Lecture Series and is a DMA candidate at JMU. Education Aphrodite Mitsopoulou was born in Greece and started her musical studies in the National Conservatory of Athens.
Rachel Harmatuk is our February spotlight teacher. She grew up in southwest Virginia. First, she lived in a little town called Riner, then moved to Blacksburg and finally to Floyd when she was in the 7th grade. She moved to Oakton in the summer of 2002. She and her family live
