We are happy to welcome to Augusta Mrs. Lois Finlay of Clarkesville, GA. She will present a workshop and master class on Jan. 21, 2011. Lois Finlay is the 2010 GMTA Teacher of the Year. A native of Pittsburgh, Penn., she holds both Bachelor and Master's degrees in piano performance from The Julliard School of Music. Mrs. Finlay enjoys unusually good rapport with her students, and they have honored her by winning numerous prestigious awards. She has produced three state winners of GMTA/MTNA Senior Performance Competitions, two Southern Division winners of MTNA Senior Performance Competitions, four state winners of GMTA/MTNA Junior Performance Competitions, three winners of GMTA Piano Concerto Competitions, and two winners of GMEA Piano Concerto Competitions. Admission is $20 for teachers and $10 for ASU students. The fee for student participants in the master class is $10. Lunch is available for $8. For lunch reservations, please email no later than Monday, Jan. 16^th.

If you would like your student to perform in the Master Class please email Colette Keogh at cakeogh@aol.com  with student names, title/composer of piece, and performance time as soon as possible, but no later than Friday, Jan. 6th.

Our annual piano festival takes place this year on Sat., Feb. 25 at Augusta State University. Registration forms are available in the yearbook and also online on the Resources page of the AMTA website:  http://augustamusicteachers.org/Resources.html.  The postmark deadline for registration is January 28th. Our local auditions for GMTA will be on March 10 at ASU. The postmark deadline for registration is February 25^th, and registration forms are available in the
GMTA Auditions Handbook or by clicking here.