3.Network
Executive Committee
| Founder | Yasuko Fukuda（1933-2001） |
| Honorary Chairperson | Tsutomu Hata (Former Prime Minister) |
| Chairperson | Nobuyuki Idei |
| Vice Chairperson | Yuichiro Hata Yuko Ninomiya |
| Secretary and CEO | Seikoh Fukuda |
| Associate Members | Seikoh Fukuda(Administration and Organization Group) Mieko Harimoto (Director of Research Group) Yuko Ninomiya (Competitions' Director) Reiko Matsuzaki (Director of Lifelong Study Promotion Group) |
| Board of Trustees |
Takehiko Abe |
| Treasurer | Susumu Tabuchi Takashi Takaragi |
| Adviser | Yasuko Nakayama |
| Councilors | 41 persons (Representatives of Regions, Head Office, Music Colleges) |
PTNA Committees
| Administrative Steering Committee | ||
| Administration and Organization Group (Head:Seikoh Fukuda) | ||
| Treasury committee Committee of Representatives of Academic Musical Establishments International Committee Liaison committee Public Relations Committee | ||
| Research Group (Head:Mieko Harimoto) | ||
| Performance Development Committee Festival Planning Committee Pedagogical Research Committee--beginners, intermediate, advanced, advisors New Composition Selection Committee | ||
| STEP Project Group (Head:Reiko Matsuzaki) | ||
| STEP Liaison Committee Advisor Selection Committee STEP Repertoire Selection Committee Station Development Committee | ||
| Competition Group (Head:Yuko Ninomiya) | ||
| Competition Liaison Committee Jury Selection Committee Repertoire Selection Committee | ||
Branch Activities
There are more than 130 branches of PTNA nationwide.
Meetings are held in homes, studios or music stores by affiliated branch members who engage in such diverse activities as preparing for STEP evaluations, holding preliminary competitions and regular meetings to promote musical exchange.
1. Branch Affiliated Members
PTNA members may belong to any branch of their choice. As the nature of activities and any extra costs relative to these activities, which are not included in members' fees, may vary according to branch, please contact the branch directly for this information.
2. General branch activities can be ascertained as follows:
| - | Branch meetings Branch members' exchange meetings, study meetings, branch general meetings, etc. |
| - | Competitions PTNA Piano Competition Regional Preliminary Rounds |
| - | STEP PTNA Piano STEP Evaluations |
| - | Seminars regarding Required Pieces Lectures and seminars on PTNA Piano Competition Required Pieces |
| - | Concerts for Prizewinners PTNA Piano Competition Prizewinners Concerts |
| - | Student /teacher introduction activities Branch affiliation members are eligible for the pairing service of teachers and students |
| - | Branch Newsletter Issue of branch newsletters |
International Advisors
Gustav Alink Netherlands
Jane S. Bastien U.S.
Rainer Becker Germany
Paul C.Boylan U.S.
Joseph Bloch
Martin Canin Canada
Jacques Chapuis France
Li Chifang China
Jean-Marie Cottet France
Sergey L.Dorensky Russia
Arthur Greene U.S.
Zhou Guangren China
Nador Gyorgy Hungary
Klaus Hellwig Germany
Rudolf Kehrer Germany
Lidia Kozubek Poland
Lee Kum-Sing Canada
Peter Lang Austria
Istvan Lantos Hungary
Wu Leyi China
David Lockett Australia
Michael Gough Matthews U.K.
Dominique Merlet France
Piotr Paleczny Poland
Andrei Pisarev Russia
Paul Pollei U.S.
Miguel Proenca
Janet Ritterman U.K.
Jacques Rouvier France
Klaus Schilde Germany
Regina Smendzianka Poland
Fany Solter Poland
Mikhail Voskressensky Russia
Fanny Waterman U.K.
Frank Wibaut
Oxana Yablonskaya U.S.
Wu Zuqiang China
Dan Zhaoyi China
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-Related Ministries: | |
| Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT) Ministry of Economy,Trade and Industry(METI) Agency for Culcural Affairs The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office | |
-Supporting Companies: | |
| YAMAHA Corporation KAWAI Music Instrument Mfg. Co.,Ltd Roland Corporation East Japan Railway Co., (JR) Zen-on Music Company ltd. Ongaku no tomo sha corp. H.Matsuo Music Instruments Co.,Ltd. Nihon Baesendorfer Maruichi Piano Harp co.ltd. Tokyo College of Music Senzoku Gakuen School Kunitachi College of Music Toho College of Music Matsuzawa Shoten Pilot corporation Kanaoka Kougei ALLEGRO Co.,Ltd. JEUGIA Co.,Ltd. Acoustic Engineering Co.,Ltd. Syber Music Co.,Ltd. To-on Kikaku.Co. | |
-Sponsoring Companies: | |
| YAMAHA Corporation KAWAI Music Instrument Mfg. Co.,Ltd East Japan Railway Co., (JR) Yomiuri Newspaper Co., All Nippon Airways Mikimoto Co., Hinoki Crinical Co.,Ltd. Sonare Club Co.,Ltd. Oji Hall Hamarikyu Asahi Hall Dai-ichi Seimei Hall Senzoku Gakuen School Seitoku Gakuen Royce' Confect Co., Ltd Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra etc. | |
