Certification
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The MTNA Professional Certification Program exists to improve the level of professionalism within the field of music teaching. It benefits the members of the profession itself, as well as the public who interacts with the professional. For the music teaching professional, certification provides prestige, recognition and the potential for student recruitment and increased earning power. For the public, certification helps readily identify competent music teachers in their communities.
The program is based upon a set of five standards defining what a competent music teacher should know and be able to do. Upon fulfillment of these standards, applicants are granted the MTNA Professional Certification credential with the designation, Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM). All music teachers actively engaged in the profession are eligible for MTNA Professional Certification.
To learn more about the two-step process to becoming certified and to download a certification packet, click here.
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CERTIFICATION TESTING
Candidates who have begun their application for certification under previous procedures are encouraged to continue and finish as soon as possible.
Opportunities to take the required exams will be available at the state convention and at other times. One also has the option of changing to the new procedures, if desired. For more information, please contact the Certification Chair at the email address listed above.
Congratulations to our newest certified teachers:
| Sarah J. Alexander, NCTM, Keller |
| Jan M. Foreman, NCTM, McKinney |
| Richard D. Fountain, NCTM, Plainview |
| Kevin Gunter, NCTM, Dallas |
Melissa Marse, NCTM, Houston |
| Zelda Faye Meneses, NCTM, San Antonio |
| Kay Piña, NCTM, San Antonio |
| Sylvia H. Snodgrass, NCTM, Austin |
| Crystal Wallace, NCTM, McAllen |
CASE H
ISTORIES
When our local San Antonio Music Teachers’ Association offered a meeting one fall to help teachers interested in certification, I knew I wanted to attend. Nancy Plourde and Elizabeth Gutierrez did a wonderful job of presenting a well-organized, step-wise plan for each of us to follow towards certification. They were always available to answer questions. Their encouragement and mentorship as well as the encouragement and mentorship of other teachers in SAMTA were critical to my pursuing certification. My goal in working towards certification was to use the process as a motivation to learn more about teaching and to become a better teacher. By sharing with my students what I was learning throughout the journey, they were able to celebrate with me when I received news of my certification. I also wanted them to understand that we should never stop learning. Learning is a life-long process.
Donna Vinarskai, NCTM
Being a Certified Teacher of Music means a lot to me because throughout my college and master's career at TCU, my pedagogy professor Dr. Ann Gipson had
always stressed
the importance of being a Certified Teacher of Music.
She and I share a vision that one day, all teachers of music will need to have some sort of qualification such as NCTM in order to help raise the quality of the standard of education of music to all children. She helped me get all of my materials together over the course of the last couple years including a teaching DVD which shows my best work. It has been a long road in getting my certification portfolio materials together.
I believe that being an NCTM will help me stand out among teachers who have not received any sort of qualification or music degrees but yet are teaching in our music profession.
Having this title shows all my students and parents that I know what I am doing and am qualified to do it according to a leading association of music education.
Doris Gameiro, NCTM
TEXAS CERTIFIED TEACHERS
Peggy Abraham Elisa Adams Pablo Aguilar Mario P. Ajero Sarah J. Alexander Melody Allen Brian Allison Shirley Anderson Amy Andrus Linda Anthony Patricia C. Anthony Jessie E. Ash Norma H. Auchter Kara Bailey Carolyn Bain Melanie Bankston Laura L. Barnett Mary Lou Bartels Henrietta E. Bassett Donna G. Batey Laura Jean Bearden Ethelyn K. Beck Reva Jean Beck Ronald Bennett Mildred Bennight Lynn Reedy Bethel-Baldwin Shirley Kay Boening Christine Rode Borchardt Janice Bowen Mary Pinkney Bradford April A. Brahinsky Lydia McCall Bratcher Marilyn Brewer Lillian Margaret Brothers Ella Louise Burba Roselle Butler Andrea R. Cannon Ann Carabin Theresa J. Carrell Nancy D. Cecil Ann Chamlee L. Elaine Charles Ann-Ping Chee Hsin-Lan Jessie Chien Lora Lynn Christensen Maya B. Christopherson Vanessa Peacock Clark Katherine Collins A. J. Collins-Thompson Susan Conner Nancy Copeland Rebecca Hardy Corley Jeanne Craig Beverly Ann Cranshaw Courtney Crappell Teresa Crawford Carol Crisp Madelon Byrd Croskell Sarah H. Crouch Susan Cusenbary Diane N. Daves Sandra Fulmer Davidson Mary W. Davis Melody Talbert Davis Shelly A. Davis Cari Meador Dillon C. Joyce Ditzler Carol Domasco Oscar H. Dressler Nancy Driver Christine Duncan Diana Dyer Eleanor Elkins Laura R. Ellis Natalie Eustace Joy S. Finley Mary Elizabeth Fisbeck Heaine DeWitt Fisher Jan M. Foreman Richard D. Fountain Martha Lea Fox Scott J. Frock Sherry P. Frush Doris S. Gameiro Jan Gauger Susan R. Geffen Mary Jean Gentry Eileen B. George Ann Milliman Gipson Wilford E. Glenn Omar Granados De La Pena Vicki Gray Marsha Kay Green Jeannine Greene Peggy Jo Gregory Ruth Ann Griffin Olga V. Guinee Kevin Gunter Carolyn Gurley Edith Gutierrez Elizabeth C. Gutierrez Debra S. Hadfield Mildred T. Halbert Nancy Kay Hall Sandy Hall Celinda Hallbauer Donna Olene Ham Lauren K. Harder Larry E. Harms Veronika E. Harms Cheryl Nugent Harris Jimmie Ruth Hartzog Anadel Hastings Ruth Herrmann Heaton Tena Wahrmund Hehn Mihee Kim Heil John Deming Hendrickson Sharon M. Herning Mary Evelyn Hess Shannon E. Hesse Shyrle A. Hill Martha Hilley Betsy Hines Jo Ann Hoffman Sam S. Holland Dorothy M. Holmes Ruth Jane Holmes Susan Hong Betty A. Hood Julia T. Hsiao Holly E. Hughes Madge Hunt Laurel Ince Luanne E. Johns Cynthia L. Johnson Gelene Johnson Peter J. Jutras Dianne L. Kaldor Kasandra Keeling Cheryl L. Kendrick Robert Fred Kern Sarah Kerr Edwin Key Frances Key Marie C. King Nancy Kingsanders Lucille Kinkler Leanne Hedges Kirkham Dorothy L. Kirkpatrick Matthew C. Kline Jessica L. Koebbe |
Patricia Kolaski Paul Krystofiak Joan L. Kuhne Mary Ann W. LaCour Rebecca Landreth Glenda A. Lanier Heidi R. Larson Anna L. Lastfogel Amy Beth Lee June Leondar Laurie Lindemulder Ann Lindsey Shannon Loehrke Mary Frances Loving Kay L. Lowry Doris Lum Martha Frances MacDonald Albert L. Malacara Betty Ann Mallard Eva Mae Manly Betty C. Marcell Olga A. Marek Linda Marse Melissa Marse Cheryl J. Marshall Nicole Martens Thomas Masinter Carol F. Masson Jacqueline Maxcey Rebecca Shrum May Karen McBee Sandy McClenahan Laura McDonald Pat R. McDonald Elizabeth R. McKinney Judith Mellenbruch Zelda Faye Meneses Mae Merritt Juliana H. Michie Margaret Miller Sara Miller Wanda C. Miller Carolyn Monaghan Diane Morrow Ruth Morrow Harriet A. Motter Joy Moutos Charlotte Mueller Jean C. Muelschen Karen L. Munson Beverly M. Naismith Joan Wipf Nassiri N. Seth Nelson Jennifer J. Novak Mary Nunn Glenna O'Dell Julia O'Dell Eugenia O'Reilly Rebecca Oekerman Sharon Jones Ogletree Judy Owens Beverly J. Panasik Andrew Parr Linda L. Parr Robbie Payne Jane Perkyns Kay Pina Ruth L. Pitts Nancy D. Plourde Cherry Harvey Potts Eilene Power Patricia K. Powers Lauren Puckett Marjorie Rasche Heather Rathnau Karen Kay Neff Reed William Ernest Reich Deborah J. Rhine Meredith Kay Ridgway Marolyn J. Rippe Mary Robbins Martha Blair Roberts Madeleine C. Rosemond Kyla K. Rosenberger Laura M. Ruediger Katrina C. Rushing Charlotte Safi Jean Sallee Toni Midori Salmons Shari Eve Santorelli Rinna M. Saun Janelle Schlaudt Ana M. Schoellman Laura Seale Joan Serfass Geraldine Sharpley Be-Fong Shih-Foreman Manuela B. Shull Florence Shwiff Natalia Skovorodina Dorothy Menke Smith Sylvia H. Snodgrass Athalie A. Southard Lorene Springer Robert Steinbauer Peggy R. Swaizey Vivian C. Talley Kiyoshi Tamagawa Lisa Taylor Lyndol R. Taylor Sylvia Taylor Catherine Tetreault Lisa Cheryl Thomas Martha Jane Throop N. Sara Toudouze Elda N. Trevino Carolyn E. True Mei Na Tserng Alice Yim Tsui Polly Ann Tyrer-Ferraro Sharla J. Van Cleave Janice L. VanDerbur Jennie Smith Vaughan Jose Villegas Donna Vinarskai Erica J. Vosburg Mary Lou Wade Theresa Wagnon Pattilyn Joy Walker Crystal Wallace Elizabeth A. Wallace Andrea Stennett Warren Irene H. Waters Alice Welch Margaret Wells Thomas Wells R. Glen Wester Jay K. Whatley Colby Whitaker Jessye Streeter Whitis Mary Reba Wilcox Judy K. Wilkins Sally Drefke Wilson Theresa H. Wilson Etta Jean Wright Yuk Yee Wu Roy Wylie David Yeomans Kristin K. Yost Florence Young
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