Meeting Dates

Next Meeting Details

Dec 6th, 2023 – General Meeting 11:15 AM; Christmas Luncheon 11:45 AM at FOGG N’ SUDS (10720 Cambie Road, Richmond, B.C.)

Perks for BCRMTA Members:

Discounts include:

Indigo/Chapters – educational materials discount of 20%
• may purchase the iRewards card for $20 instead of $35.

Staples – https://www.staples.ca/a/content/teacher-appreciation
• claim teacher’s discount at checkout

The Vancouver Chopin Society -https://chopinsociety.org/subscriptions/single-tickets
• 15% discount for individual tickets
• 20% on season tickets

Vancouver Recital Society – https://vanrecital.com/
• 15% discount on single tickets

WashWorld – Steveston Hwy & No. 4 Rd – http://washworld.ca/portfolio-item/richmond/
• show your membership card & get 10% off an oil change

Please consult your Progressions Magazines for the latest discounts and the method of attaining these discounts.

.2023-2024 General Meetings and Guest Speakers / Luncheon

All Branch meetings and programs are scheduled but NOT confirmed at this time. We will be continuing to update members via email as each date nears.

General meetings are usually held at South Arm United Church, 11051 No. 3 Road, Richmond, B.C. (map)

October 4, 2023	09:30am – General Meeting, 10:30am – Guest Speaker: Bob Kohl (from Long & McQuade Vancouver): Pop-Up Store for Christmas/Seasonal/Canada Music Week Books 25% discount. Guest Speaker: Birgit Giesser on Teaching and Therapy: Helping diverse learners succeed as musicians and in life.
November 1, 2023 (ONLINE)	09:30am – General Meeting, 10:30am – Guest Speaker: Jarred Dunn on Crafting Classical Sonatas: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven on Zoom.
December 6, 2023	11:15am – General Meeting, 11:45am – Christmas Luncheon at FOGG N’ SUDS (10720 Cambie Road, Richmond, B.C.)
February 7, 2024	09:30am – General Meeting, 10:30am – Guest Speaker: Dr. Henri-Paul Sicsic on The danger of specificity in the study of scores rather than the study of the composer and his/her musical language, and the detective needed to solve the mystery (one could play the wrong music – or rather the right music wrongly – with all the right dynamics, punctuation and even phrasing, as opposed to the other way around (music played righty with the wrong dynamics, punctuation etc).
March 6, 2024	09:30am – AGM, General Meeting, Members Meet & Greet, 10:45am – Guest Speaker: Bob Kohl (from Long & McQuade Vancouver): Pop-Up Store for new publications, etc. for sale discount 25%.
April 3, 2024	09:30am – General Meeting, 10:30am – Guest Speaker: Dr. Rudy Rozanski on An overview of technical exercises and studies and how to implement them.
May 1, 2024	09:30am – General Meeting, 10:30am – Guest Speaker: Ildiko Skeldon on Mock Examination with a Senior RCM Examiner.
June 5, 2024	11:00am – General Meeting, 11:45am- Year End Luncheon at TBA.