California Association of Professional Music Teachers
District 2
Santa Clara Valley Chapter
Affiliate of
2025-2026
Santa Clara Valley Chapter Executive Board
President
Teck-Mei Chong, NCTM
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Members at Large
Alli Gessner
Mimi Seungmi Paik
VP Teacher Programs
Janice Sheng
Immediate Past President
(non-voting member)
Grant Kondo, NCTM
Treasurer
Dr. Ann Wu
Secretary
Joomi Lee-Nam
Event Chairs
VP Student Programs
Dr. Grace Lee
Festival Recital Series
Paola Rapaj
Nancy Sun, NCTM
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Emerging Performer Recital Series
Julie Poklewski
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Adult Recital Series
Julie Poklewski
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Pedagogy - Reimagined!
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
Alli Gessner
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​Newsletter Editor
Alli Gessner
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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 Newsletter
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The CAPMT-SCV newsletter exists to keep members connected with chapter events and programs.
The Newsletter is released monthly at the discretion of the Editor and President.
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Guidelines for Submissions:
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Content submitted for inclusion should be informational for members and can include event announcements (masterclasses, performances, events hosted by members), performance or teaching opportunities, or highlighting member achievements (includes teacher and student accolades). No promotional content (promotions of a product, sale of products, or a service provided by members) will be included in newsletters.
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Content should be submitted via email to the Editor by the 25th of the month for inclusion the following month.
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Text should be submitted in the exact wording as it will appear in the newsletter and will be subject to light editing for clarity.
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Images should be in .jpeg or .png format. Images will be resized as needed.
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Links should be included as they will appear in the newsletter.
Chapter Bylaws
Last Updated in 2022
Download here.