California Association of Professional Music Teachers
District 2
Santa Clara Valley Chapter
Affiliate of
2024-2025
Santa Clara Valley Chapter Executive Board
President
Grant Kondo, NCTM
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Members at Large
Allison Gessner
Dr. Yu-Ting Huang
Vice President
(open)
Immediate Past President
Amy Bhatnagar
Treasurer
Dr. Ann Wu
Secretary
Joomi Lee-Nam
Event Chairs
Festival Recital Series
Teck-Mei Chong, NCTM
Paola Rapaj
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Emerging Performer Recital Series
Julie Poklewski
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Adult Recital Series
Julie Poklewski
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Pedagogy & Play
Yvonne Reddy
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Social Activities
Yvonne Reddy
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Student Evaluations
Glenda Timmerman (Chair)
Dr. Jamie Del Priore (Vice Chair)
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Piano & Ensemble Festivals
Jui-Ping Chou, NCTM (Chair)
Tina Shu-Ting Fang (Vice Chair)
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Honors Competition
Dr. Yu-Chi Tai
Dr. Kai-Li Cheng
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Contemporary Competition
Anjela Asryan
Dr. Kristal Kim, NCTM
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Young Professionals Leadership Network (YPLN)
Open
MusicIN Evaluations
Grant Kondo, NCTM (Chair)
Crystal Nichols (Vice Chair)
Hospitality
Kyra Johnson
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Technology
Allison Gessner
Dr. Nate May
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Why join? Become a Part of CAPMT
California Association of Professional Music Teachers (CAPMT) is a vibrant network of professional and progressive music teachers. We are fully committed to promoting the arts through our various programs -- both for student and teacher development. Through this organization, we strive to connect individual studio teachers with school teachers and university faculty to create a strong community.
Our Chapter is Santa Clara Valley, consisting of the South Bay area, which is part of District 2 (San Francisco Bay Area). When you join the Music Teachers National Association, you can register to become a member of District 2 of California Association of Professional Music Teachers and a member of the local Santa Clara Valley Chapter.
Information and application forms are on the MTNA website here.
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Getting Involved
The best way to learn about the benefits of CAPMT/MTNA membership for you and your students is to get involved! Send us a hello via our Contact Us page.
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Our Chapter Meetings and Pedagogy & Play are great ways to get an introduction to our organization and meet some of the members. Check out Teacher Programs for more information!
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To contact any CAPMT personnel, click HERE for Contact Form.
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Chapter Bylaws
Last Updated in 2022
Download here.