–  Special Events –

Thursday, April 4, 2024, 9:30 am
Location: Covenant Living at Windsor Park
“Key, not Key! Why Does the Language of Music Educators Have to be so Confusing?” Nicole Douglas
Here is a description:Every day, students can hear a word and think of something completely different yet shake their heads up and down to show they understand. But what if they don’t? This session will discuss commonly misunderstood music vocabulary, how to recognize when miscommunication has happened, and ways to increase understanding and memory retention. While this session was created from a desire to better teach students who take things literally, these strategies can benefit all learners.

Nicole Douglas Bio:
Nicole Douglas developed a love for singing and playing piano from an early age. She mistakenly thought studying music in college might change that, so instead, majored in business and marketing research. After working several years in those fields, Nicole stumbled into teaching music and instantly fell in love! In 2010, she founded Nicole Douglas Music Studio, located in Crystal Lake, IL, and renewed her piano studies, eventually training with Irina Gorin and Dr. Barbara Lister-Sink.

Nicole enjoys combining her business and marketing experience with music education as she consults with teachers and music ed tech companies all over the world. She is passionate about teaching beginners, studying injury- preventive technique, and learning about the process of learning.

Thursday, September 1, 2022, 9:30 a.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church and Zoom*
Christina Tio: “The Happy Birthday Song as Bait – Strategies for Ear Training” 
Thursday, September 8, 2022, 9:30 a.m.
Location: Home of Lynette Zelis
West Suburban Board Meeting
Thursday, September 22, 2022, 10:00 a.m.-noon
Trinity Episcopal Church
Joint Board Meeting
Thursday, October 6, 2022, 9:30 a.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church and Zoom*
Lynette Zelis: AIM Theory Judging Session- Mandatory for all AIM teachers
Thursday, October 13, 2022, 9:30 a.m.
Coordinator: Carol Ishman
Teacher Information Exchange (TIE) Meeting
Saturday, October 15, 2022
Wheaton College Conservatory of Music
AIM Theory Exams
Thursday, October 20, 2022, 9:30 a.m.
Coordinator: Karol Sue Reddington
Teacher Performance Group
Sunday, October 30, 2022, 1:30 p.m.
Windsor Park
Student Recital (Entry deadline October 15, 2022)
Free for WSMTA members, $15 for non-WS members
Coordinator: Karol Sue Reddington
Thursday, November 3, 2022, 9:30 a.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church and Zoom*
Fumi Nakayama: “Introduction to Dalcroze Method for Music Teachers”
Friday-Saturday, November 4-5, 2022 
Eastern Illinois University, Charleston IL
ISMTA State Conference
Thursday, December 1, 2022, 9:30 a.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church and Zoom*
Susan Osborn: “Imagery and Artistry”
Thursday, January 12, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church and Zoom*
Rita Brown & Lynette Zelis: “Refresh and Renew your Students and Recitals with these Favorite Duets”
Thursday, January 19, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Coordinator: Linda Krueger
Teacher Information Exchange (TIE) Meeting
Thursday, February 2, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church
Janna Williamson & Debi Inch: AIM Performance Judging Session – mandatory for all AIM teachers
Thursday, February 9, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Coordinator: Mark & Karin Edwards
Teacher Performance Group
Thursday, February 23, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church
Joint Chapters Workshop
TBA
To register, click here
Thursday, March 2, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church
LIa Jensen-Abbott: “Lecture Recital on the music of Florence Price”
Saturday, March 4, 2023
Wheaton College Conservatory of Music
AIM Performance Exam
Friday, March 10, 2023, 6:30 pm
Windsor Park
AIM Honors Recital (Open to AIM students by judges’ nomination.)
Coordinatore:  Janna Williamson
Saturday-Wednesday, March 25-29, 2023
MTNA National Conference
Reno, Nevada
Thursday, April 6, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church
Janna Williamson: “Intermediate Master Class”
Thursday, April 13, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Coordinator: Debi Inch
Teacher Information Exchange (TIE) Meeting
Sunday, April 16, 2023, 1:30 pm
Windsor Park
Student Recital (Entry deadline April 1, 2023)
Free for WSMTA members, $15 for non-WS members
Coordinator: Anne Marie Kuhny
Thursday, April 20, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Coordinator: Anne Marie Kuhny
Teacher Performance Group
Sunday, April 23, 2023
College of DuPage
Berkley-Pendell Competition
Coordinator:  Karol Sue Reddington
Thursday, May 4, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church
Kate Boyd: “Rhythm and Meter in the Keyboard Music of J.S. Bach”
Thursday, May 11, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Location:  Home of Lynette Zelis
West Suburban Board Meeting
Thursday, May 25, 2023, 10:00 a.m.-noon
Location:  Trinity Episcopal Church
Joint Board Meeting
* For Monthly Business Meetings and Programs all members will receive an email one day prior to
the scheduled date with a ZOOM invitation and information as to how to connect to the meeting.