Music Teachers National Association
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Music Teachers National Association (or MTNA) was founded in 1876 by Theodore Presser and sixty-two colleagues in Delaware, Ohio. The mission of Music Teachers National Association is to advance the value of music study and music making to society and to support the professionalism of music teachers. The association maintains two subsidiary programs: MTNA Professional Certification Programand the MTNA Foundation Fund. The Professional Certification Program exists to improve the level of professionalism within the field of applied music teaching and helps the public readily identify competent music teachers in their communities. The MTNA Foundation Fund supports programs to financially assist teachers and students with their educational pursuits while providing an opportunity for individual and corporate support of MTNA and its programs.
Its membership consists of approximately 24,000 independent and collegiate music teachers. MTNA headquarters are in downtown Cincinnati on the fifth floor of the Carew Tower.
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[edit] MTNA structure
51 state affiliates (50 states and DC) grouped into seven divisions: Eastern, East Central, Northwest, Southern, Southwest, South Central, West Central; more than 500 local affiliates .
[edit] MTNA governance
The Board of Directors which is composed of: National Association Officers (6) Directors from each Division (7)
Officers Paul B. Stewart, President Gail Berenson, President-elect Martha Hilley, Vice President Kathleen Rountree, Secretary/Treasurer Phyllis I. Pieffer, Immediate Past President Gary L. Ingle, Executive Director
Chief Staff Executive Gary L. Ingle, Executive Director
[edit] MTNA staff
The MTNA staff currently consists of 16 full time positions and 2 part time positions.
[edit] MTNA Conferences
Every year MTNA has a national conference, bring together music teachers across the United State is places such as Austin, TX, Cincinnati, OH, Los Angelos, CA, and in 2008 Denver, CO.
In 2007 MTNA had a 2007 Collaborative Conference with the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) and the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers Associations (CFMTA)in Toronto, Canada - bridge the gap between music Teachers in the United States and Canada. For more information about the conference, contact MTNA.
[edit] Publications
MTNA publishes many guides for teachers, as well as the magazine American Music Teacher (AMT) For information about how to subscribe, visit the [AMT section of the MTNA website]
[edit] American Music Teacher
The purpose of American Music Teacher is to provide articles, reviews and regular columns that inform, educate and challenge music teachers and foster excellence in the music teaching profession. Its mission is accomplished by fulfilling these objectives:
- To provide articles and columns that reflect the interests of the broad spectrum of teachers served by MTNA
- To inform MTNA members of national, state and local news, opportunities for professional enrichment and opportunities for their students
- To communicate to music teachers pertinent news, issues and trends in the music field
- To provide a forum for members’ opinions and concerns about topics related to music teaching
[edit] Technology
MTNA is in the midst of increasing their use of technology, including a new website that will go live on April 2, 2007. For more technology information visit the Information Services section of the MTNA Website.
[edit] Joinging MTNA
MTNA has membership for Collegiate Members, Active Members, International Members, Institutional Members, and Corporate Members. Visit MTNA's Website for more information.
