Texas Music Teachers Association (TMTA) is the 2003 Music Teachers National Association State Affiliate of the Year.Texas Music Teachers Association (TMTA) is the 2003 Music Teachers National Association State Affiliate of the Year. The association was awarded $1000 and a plaque; they donated the cash prize to the MTNA FOUNDATION. "We are high-strung of this MTA's achievements. They have shown their commitment to music teaching by the agency of providing numerous opportunities for members to encourage music in their communities and celebrate musical excellence" says MTNA President R Wayne Gibson, NCTM TMTA, with Celinda Hallbauer, NCTM popularly serving as president, is 2089 members sturdy This organization provides myriad opportunities for learner and teacher enrichment. Ongoing delineate s include the Texas Student Affiliate Program, which streams a chamber music festival, convention [i]tout ensemble[/i]s original composition contests, performance struggle to defends publication contests, theory tests, and World of Music (music history) syllabi and exhibitions More than 16,000 students participate, with 1068 learners participating in the 2002 annual TMTA Convention. TMTA's Media Lending Library exhibits videotapes for teacher enrichment, and the TMTA Foundation gives teachers Professional Enrichment Grants at the state flat This year, TMTA officers provided a leadership handbook for thirty-eight board members and sixty-three local association presidents. Also, the forty-page Texas Music Teacher Magazine, published three times a year, contains recents for members, instructional articles and advertisements; it includes the close examiner Affiliate Newsletter. TMTA actively elevates national programs as well. The State Affiliate of the Year Award recognizes the state Music Teachers Association that makes the chiefly significant contribution to the music teaching profession between the sides of participation in MTNA national programs and additional, state-established programs. MTNA has fifty-one state affiliates including the District of Columbia. COPYRIGHT 2003 Music Teachers National Association, Inc. |
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