Several Local Associations are offering workshops on pieces featured on the 2020 MMTA Piano Contest Materials List. Teachers who enter students in the Piano Contest are not required to attend these workshops. Workshops are provided for educational purposes and to offer perspective about the pieces.
The 2018-2019 MMTA Annual Reports are now available for review.
We Need Your Help to Increase Access to Music Lessons for Lower-Income Families
The Minnesota Legislature is entering its final negotiations for 2019, and we urgently need your help to increase access to music lessons and programs!
MMTA Foundation offers Teacher, District and Local Association Grants, Travel Grants for Minnesota winners of MTNA state and division performance competitions, and Monetary Awards for students who have demonstrated superior achievement in MMTA educational exams. Additional achievement awards include the Young Artist Winner, Student Composition Winner and Student of the Year. Below are some grant that have upcoming deadlines. Apply today!
Robert Schmitt Professional Development Grants
The new edition of Theory Workbook 3 is available for purchase now. The contents of this 2019 edition will be used for testing starting in August 2019.
If teachers or students have copies of the 2015 edition, the MMTA website will soon post the new pages from the 2019 edition. These can be printed and given to students who own the 2015 edition. A link to the new pages will be available on the online store, and on the Programs/Piano page.
The major changes in the 2019 edition are:
Twin Cities Piano Contest
NEW for this year :
We are using a DIFFERENT ENTRANCE and REGISTRATION SPACE.
Below is the next newsletter issue for 2018-2019.
Congratulations to all students and their teachers who participated in the State-Level MTNA Competitions this past weekend! Student names are listed below. Teacher names are listed in parentheses.
Winners and Representatives advance to Divisional-Level Competition in January.
Thanks to Nancy Van Kampen, judges, and volunteers for making this event possible!
