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2022-2023 Education/Contest Classes – open to members and non-members

MMTF sponsors MMTA Contest Material Classes each fall on Tuesday mornings for the purpose of inspiration and further education of all interested teachers. Presentations will be conducted live at the Schmitt Music store in Brooklyn Center and are available via Zoom. Zoom meeting link and the class notes in PDF form will be sent via email at least one day in advance to those who have registered.

The MusicLink Foundation is celebrating its 30th year of bringing ongoing music lessons to students in need. MusicLink pairs low-income students with professional music teachers who volunteer to teach at a reduced rate for as long as these students continue to be motivated to learn.

Please take time to read the 2021-2022 Annual Reports to celebrate all MMTA has accomplished in the past year.

PDFDownload2021-2022 MMTA Annual Reports

In the coming weeks we will be highlighting some of the many fabulous sessions you can attend at convention. 
 

Muzio Clementi: The Six Sonatinas, Opus 36
A Survey and Tutorial for Teaching and Performing-
Dr. Paul Wirth

Below is the April/May/June 2022 MMTA Newsletter.

PDFDownload2022 April May June Newsletter

MMTA 2022 Call for Compositions for the Diversity Addendum (of the 2020 Piano Syllabus)

Deadline: April 15, 2022

To diversify the MMTA Piano Contest and Piano Solo Festival repertoire list and provide more opportunities for MMTA members and students, the Piano Contest Committee is seeking submissions from MMTA member composers.

Each year, the Minnesota district in charge of selecting the repertoire, the Piano Contest Committee, and the Piano Exam Syllabus Committee will be able to access the submitted pieces.

Greetings, West Central Division State Presidents and Membership Vice Presidents,

The MMTA Foundation is extremely grateful for the donors over this past year.  This donation list is what we have records of from January 2021 until November 18th.  If we are missing your donation from this list please contact us at mmtafoundation@gmail.com 

MMTA Foundation Fellow

The MMTA Foundation is pleased to announce that we have met and surpassed the goal honoring the first ever MMTA Foundation Minnesota State Fellow Dr. LeAnn House.