3.Network

3.Network

Executive Committee

Chairperson
Nobuyuki Idei
Vice Chairperson

Yuichiro Hata

Yuko Ninomiya
Secretary and CEO
Seikoh Fukuda
Board of Trustees

Takehiko Abe

Hideo Arashino

Fumiko Eguchi

Mitsuyo Ezaki

Bin Ebisawa

Naoto Otomo

Katsuko Kaneko

Shigeaki Saegusa

Akiyoshi Sako

Yasuko Sugimoto

Hideo Sugiura

Ken Terawaki

Mutsuko Tozawa

Mieko Harimoto

Reiko Matsuzaki
Treasurer

Susumu Tabuchi

Takashi Takaragi
Adviser
Yasuko Nakayama
General manager
Akinori Kato
Councilors 41 persons
(Representatives of Regions, Head Office, Music Colleges)
Founder
Yasuko Fukuda(1933-2001)
Honorary Chairperson
Tsutomu Hata (Former Prime Minister)


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
(alphabetical order, omit titles)


-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.