About Rene' Johnson

René W. Johnson, NCTM, CAGO is a former Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association President and serves as the VMTA Recording secretary. From 2013-2022, René led the creation of MTFest, a digital platform that handles event planning for NVMTA's 21 festivals, recitals, and competitions and serves thousands of students. She was part of a team who re-discovered the music of Albert Rozin (1907-1987) and brought to light over 100 unpublished pieces along with his history on a new website albertrozin.com. She loves being outdoors, backpacking, speaking Spanish, and is an avid organist. She has published articles in the American Music Teacher Magazine, the Canadian Music Teachers Magazine, and The American Organist magazine. She has presented at Local and State MTNA meetings and will present at the National MTNA conference in 2025.

NVMTA BLOG: Welcome

Hello Students, Parents, and Teachers! Welcome to the blog for the Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association. Through this blog, we hope to accomplish several things: To highlight and document the amazing programs we offer for both students and teachers throughout the year T

By |2018-11-07T12:57:49-05:00October 9th, 2018|NVMTA Blog|

Woodwind Concerto Competition

Chair:  Nancy Genovese Judges:  Nancy Garlick, Lora Ferguson, William Wright   Primary 1st      Ashley Hsu (Albert Hunt) 2nd    Anna Sotelo (Ken Lee) 3rd     Grace Chung (Robert Little)   Elementary 1st     Jane Kim (Ken Lee) 2nd    Michelle Ma (Ken Lee) 3rd     Allison

By |2018-10-04T19:48:01-04:00June 11th, 2012|Archived Competition Results|

David and Julie Slingerland Sonata Festival Honors Concert

Co-Chairs:  Pauline Pompeii, Guilia Askins, Juliana Kuo, Julie Slingerland and Lai-Lan Ko Judges:  Arlene Manger, Rebecca Salt, Julian Trail and Yoon Huh Kinder to Grade 5                                                      Grade 6- Grade 12   Petrina Steimel (K)                

By |2018-10-04T19:49:56-04:00June 11th, 2012|Archived Competition Results|

Woodwind Achievement Awards

Chair:  Kristen Sheridan Judges: Dr. Susan Hayes, Aaron Scott and Andrew Dees Elementary 1st     Richard Pan (Robert Little) 2nd    Anna Sotelo (Kenneth Lee) 3rd    William Bryant (Kristen Sheridan)   7th-8th Grade 1st     Michelle Ma (Kenneth Lee) 2nd    Jane Kim (Kenneth L

By |2018-10-03T06:18:20-04:00May 24th, 2012|Uncategorized|

Piano Achievement Awards

Elementary Division 1st      Hana Wang (Lisa Sarratt) 2nd     Risako Takamura (Nancy Breth) 3rd      Alison Wan (Marjorie Lee) HM      Ruiran Xun (Marjorie Lee) HM      Katherine Du (Marjorie Lee) HM      Maya Cooper (Rosita Kerr Mang) HM      Wiley Skaret (Marjorie Lee) HM     

By |2018-10-03T06:18:37-04:00May 14th, 2012|Uncategorized|

Piano Ensemble Competition

Co-chairs:  Denise Adkins and Anne Beamer Level 1A 1st            Petrina Steimel and Preston Steimel (Breth/Lee) 2nd           ElainePan and Vicotr Pan (Mang) 3rd tie       Madeline Fowler and Nicole Papenfuss (Gunnerson) Lucy Chen and Owen Murray (Mang) Level 1B 1st           H

By |2018-10-03T06:18:44-04:00April 30th, 2012|Uncategorized|

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