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In the military, R & R stands for Rest and Relaxation. I hope each of you made time for some R & R this past summer. Now, I would like each of you to make time for a different type of R & R—MTNA RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION!

This is a great time of year to contact new teachers in your community or teachers who have not joined MTNA in previous years and invite them to your local meetings. Let them come and see what your association is doing, experience the camaraderie, hear the “shop-talk” about students, what music to buy, new computer software, angst over students’ involvement in sports and so forth.

Let prospective members attend your association meetings for several months before requesting that they join. Hopefully, they will see how indispensable the local association is, how important the state association is and how everything ties to our national association—help them become aware that they are part nearly 24,000 members. We need to think locally, but also be a part of the global community.

 Does your local association advertise its meeting regularly in the local newspaper? Do you advertise in local school program booklets? Do you have a website for your local association? Do you have a recruiting packet with information about the programs your association has to offer that could be sent to local teachers, along with membership application forms or websites for further information?

 Remember MTNA is THE association for ALL independent music teachers and applied music college/university faculty. In addition to the local association student activities, states offer a variety of competitive and non-competitive student events; the national association offers the MTNA Competitions for the exceptionally talented students and the MTNA Study Awards, Achievement Awards and the Studio Festival Program for the “everyday” students.

 MTNA teachers have access to legal services, insurance programs, teacher certification and state and national conferences, plus special programs on recreational music making, group piano teaching and much, much more. Speak out for MTNA.

Phyllis Pieffer , NCTM
MTNA Director of Member Development

Discounted Texas Rangers tickets available to members here for 2007.

A TMTA MEMBERSHIP OFFERS YOU: 

A COMMUNICATION NETWORK
American Music Teacher Magazine   Texas Music
Teacher Magazine National and State Websites
Leadership Manuals  Membership Manuals

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
National Certification   Networking
Independent Music Teachers Forum

 CAREER TRAINING/DEVELOPMENT

ENSURES A MUSICAL FUTURE
Workshops, clinics and sessions   Masterclasses
Technology  Adjudication Clinics  Music Exhibits
Training  Referred Articles

COLLEGIATE and PRE-COLLEGE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
Auditions and Performances   Composition
Funded Competitions  Ensembles
Chamber Music Masterclasses
Collegiate Student Chapters  Awards
Publications  Convention Activities
Scholarships   National Certification  
State-wide theory and music history testing

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
National Certification   Networking
Independent Music Teachers Forum
 
A FORUM FOR GROUP MEETINGS
Annual National and State Conferences   Local Association Meetings   Division Meetings 

FINANCIAL BENEFITS
Group Health and Disability insurance  
Group Liability Insurance   Retirement Planning
Gold Card Credit Programs through MTNA

A UNIFIED VOICE FOR ARTS ADVOCACY
National Coalition for Music Education Partnership 
Advocacy Training   Texas Coalition for Quality Arts Education
  Local Assistance and Activities

MTNA OFFERS NEW SERVICES TO MEMBERS

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