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 stated 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 22,000 independent and collegiate music teachers. MTNA headquarters are in downtown Cincinnati on the 31st floor of the Carew Tower.
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[edit] MTNA structure
51 state affiliates (50 states and the District of Columbia) are grouped into seven divisions: Eastern, East Central, Northwest, Southern, Southwest, South Central, West Central. MTNA supports 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 Gail Berenson, NCTM, President; Ann Gipson, NCTM, President-elect; Janice Wenger, NCTM, Vice President; Judith Price, NCTM, Secretary/Treasurer; Paul Stewart, NCTM, Immediate Past President; Gary L. Ingle, Executive Director
Directors Carmen Shaw, NCTM East Central Division, Osh Kosh, WI
Kenneth Christensen Northwest Division, Bozeman MT
Ruth Pitts, NCTM South Central Division, Waco, TX
Diane Higgins, NCTM Southern Division, Charlotte, NC
Cheryl Pachak-Brooks, NCTM Southwest Division, Portales, NM
Mary Ellen Moore, NCTM West Central Division, Colorado Springs, CO
[edit] MTNA staff
The MTNA staff currently consists of 16 full time positions and 3 part time positions.
[edit] MTNA Conferences
The MTNA National Conference, held annually, brings together state and national officers, as well as an assortment of music teachers and professors from the United States and abroad. National competitions feature performances of students in all instrument areas - although primarily piano - as well as composition. Conferences include master classes, technology and informational sessions, pedagogy sessions, as well as various exhibits and performances by professional concert artists. Members have an opportunity to participate by submitting proposals and papers for presentation.
The 2007 MTNA Collaborative Conference was held jointly for the first time with the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) and the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers Associations (CFMTA) in Toronto, Canada with the intention of bridging the gap between music Teachers in the United States and Canada.
[edit] Publications
MTNA publishes many guides for teachers, as well as the magazine American Music Teacher[1], given to MTNA members.
[edit] American Music Teacher
American Music Teacher provides articles, reviews, and regular columns whose stated goal is to inform, educate, and challenge music teachers and foster excellence in the music teaching profession. It also serves to inform MTNA members of national, state, and local news, trends in the music field, and opportunities for students, as well as providing a forum for members' opinions and concerns about topics related to music teaching.
[edit] Technology
The completely redesigned MTNA website was launched in April, 2007. MTNA offers a free content management system, Association in a BoxTM, to its state and local affiliates. The AIB is a full-fledged web presence editable by anyone without requiring technical skill. The purpose of the AIB is to help state and local MTNA affiliates achieve a professional web presence with minimal budgetary impact.
[edit] Joining MTNA
MTNA has membership for Collegiate Members, Active Members, International Members, Institutional Members, and Corporate Members.
