WSMTA (Washington State Music Teacher Association)is Washington State’s Chapter of MTNA (Music Teacher’s National Association). By joining us, you join our parent organization as well!
WSMTA has over 800 music teachers enriching the lives of almost 28,000 students
Benefits for the Teacher
- MTNA membership does more than simply complement your career as a music professional—it supports, supplements and shapes it. It empowers music teachers nationwide to become better educators through networking, leadership, mentoring and educational opportunities.
WSMTA has over 800 music teachers enriching the lives of almost 28,000 students
Benefits for the Teacher
- Local chapter meetings and community connections
- Annual state and national conferences, as well as local district conferences, with workshops and seminars on teaching (including group and recreational music-making), ethics, industry developments and more.
- Ongoing Education
- Workshops
- Visiting Artist training
- Technology training, including resources for teaching online
- Leadership seminars
- State and national certification
- MTNA's popular monthly webinars, covering a variety of topics of interest to music teachers, from studio resources to ornamentation to cybersecurity
- Through MTNA, recommendations and referrals for studio resources, business resources insurance and legal consultation, enrichment grants for teacher study, merchant services and new technology resources. Information about retention and recruiting, social media marketing, legal resources, and financial topics including taxes, retirement planning, and accounting.
- Financial benefits:
- Teacher enrichment grants
- Limited Group Health and Disability Insurance
- Group Liability Insurance
- Retirement Planning
- Gold Card Credit Programs available through MTNA
Benefits for the Student
- Competition opportunities
- Scholarships for students
- Many performance opportunities
- Music Artistry Program
- Music Literacy Program (theory and musicianship practice and exams)
- Young composer project
- MusicLink
- Applied music for high school credit
- Student training teacher program
About Us, the Tacoma Chapter:
Friendly and supportive group members - make life-long friends and connections!
Monthly meetings on the second Monday of each month at 10am, at Prosser Piano or Skelley Piano, both in Tacoma
For more information email Susan Speicher at speichersusan@gmail.com
Friendly and supportive group members - make life-long friends and connections!
- Open to teachers of all instruments!
- List your studio on the Tacoma chapter website’s “find a teacher” page to recruit new students
- Masterclasses
- Enroll your students in Music Artistry Program
- Performance opportunities for students, including adult students!
- Past presentations by experts in their fields include:
- "Tips for Running a Professional Studio"
- "Mind and Body Connections for Practicing and Performing"
- "The Role of Listening Teaching"
- "Making It Personal: Bringing Creativity and Freedom to your Music Lesson"
- "Incorporating Jazz in the Classical music lesson"
- "Teaching Students with Special Needs'
- "Tax Strategies and Financial Planning for your Studio"
Monthly meetings on the second Monday of each month at 10am, at Prosser Piano or Skelley Piano, both in Tacoma
For more information email Susan Speicher at speichersusan@gmail.com
