MTNA @ WCU

Collegiate Chapter of the Music Teachers National Association

NOW OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED AT WCUPA!!

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Mission:

  • To elevate the standard of private music teaching by offering professional development opportunities beyond the standard music degree courses
  • To energize the next generation of music teachers with new ideas about pedagogy
  • To offer the students of private music teachers opportunities for performance and adjudication
  • To provide additional opportunities for professional connections
  • To offer private music teachers resources for enhancing their own teaching and performance
  • Secure the long-term future of the profession of private music teaching

Why Join?

  • This organization is particularly geared towards giving private music teachers an opportunity to build connections with more experienced teachers
  • Financial assistance towards attending national and state level conferences for extraordinary, immersive experiences for pedagogical development
  • Get to know the resources available for enhancing your teaching and giving your students out-of-studio musical opportunities for performance, adjudication, and competition
  • Become more prepared for the business and legal sides of working as a private music teacher, whether you may become a sole proprietor or a music school owner
  • Exercising the art of pedagogy enhances a musician's performance and musical communication with their audience
  • Additional performance opportunities to represent as both teachers and performers in the community