• Deeply discounted membership fees and convention registration fees
• Subscription to A merican Music Teacher journal, which contains excellent articles on pedagogy, performance, music education and other topics. Students also receive the bi-monthly newsletter from MMTA
• Opportunity to enter students in MMTA events:
  • MTNA State Competitions
  • MMTA State Piano Contest
  • Young Artist Contest
  • Student Composition Contest
  • Comprehensive Piano Exams
  • Theory Exams
  • Ensemble Festival
  • Music Bridges
• Networking opportunities with other professional music teachers
• Continuing education and professional develop ment
• Local association meetings, presentations, and social events
• Opportunity to earn MTNA professional certification
• Individual support from an MMTA mentor
• Opportunity to submit articles to AMT for publication
• MMTA syllabi and teaching materials in repertoire, music history, theory, and sightplaying
• Other services through MTNA, including health insurance, musical instru ment insurance, free legal consultation, professional support line, and job place ment service

To join, go to www.mtna.org and click Membership – Join Now. Be sure to choose “collegiate” as your form of membership. You may also contact MTNA national headquarters at (888) 512-5278. Be sure to explore this MMTA website for many other opportunities!

For other questions about student membership, contact Dr. Vanessa Cornett-Murtada, Collegiate Liaison, at vcornettmurt@stthomas.edu.