Certification
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.
Find a Certified Teacher Near You
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, visit mtnacertification.org.
Why be Nationally Certified?
Hsinyi Wang, NCTM 2013 (Mid-Cities and Fort Worth MTA)
Certification is the best proof of your excellent teaching quality to your students, parents, and your community. As your TMTA Certification Director, I would happily guide you through the process of being certified.
Li-wei (Joyce) Liu, NCTM 2019 (Plano MTA)
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Joyce currently is a certified Suzuki piano teacher and a certified teacher of Royal Conservatory Certification. The designation "NCTM" demonstrates her deeper dedication and commitment to the professional level as a piano teacher as well as the musical success of her students. |
Joanna Reeder, NCTM, 2018 (Houston MTA)
| Joanna graduated with a masters in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Houston. She teaches applied and group piano, early childhood music, and Recreational Music Making for adults throughout the greater Houston area. |  |
Todd Van Kekerix, NCTM 2018 (Houston MTA)
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Certification offers a level of accountability, challenging me to continue my own education as a teacher. It is a means of demonstrating the value I place on professionalism and continuing education to my students, colleagues, and community. The certification process and requirements give me tangible ways to keep myself up-to-date in current pedagogical research and professional activities. This is one way to ensure I remain a learner, enabling me to facilitate learning for my students in relevant ways. Certification is one of many tools MTNA offers to help teachers provide quality music instruction for their students. |
Paula Wong, NCTM 2018 (Austin District MTA)
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Texas Certified Teachers (as of August 1, 2019)
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Abraham, Peggy Adams, Elisa Aguilar, Pablo Ajero, Mario P. Alexander, Sarah J. Allison, Brian Anderson, Shirley J . Andrus, Amy Anthony, Linda Anthony, Patricia Aparicio, Dorla P. Ash, Jessie E. Bailey, Kara Bain, Carolyn Bankston, Melanie Baxter, Elizabeth Bearden, Laura Beck, Ethelyn Beck, Reva Jean Bennett, Ronald Bennight, Mildred Behringer, Patrick M. Bethel-Baldwin, Lynn Reedy Biggs, Nicole E. Boening, Shirley Kay Borchardt, Christine Rode Bradford, Mary Pinkey Brahinsky, April A. Bratcher, Lydia McCall Brewer, Adeline Brothers, Lillian Margaret Buchanan, Martha Burns, Mary Butler, Roselle Buttles, Judy Cannon, Andrea R. Carrell, Theresa J. Charles, Elaine Chee, Ann-Ping Christensen, Lora Lynn Clark, Michael Clarkson-Braswell, Martha Collins, A J Collins, Katherine Conner, Susan Copeland, Nancy Crappell, Courtney Crawford, Teresa Lee Crisp, Carol Crocker, Michael G. Cusenbary, Susan Davidson, Sandra Fulmer Davis, Mary W. Davis, Melody Talbert Davis, Shelly A. Dillon, Cari Meador Docusen, Melody May Wan Wong Domasco, Carol Donald, L. Scott Driver, Nancy Duncan, Christine Dyer, Diana Ellis, Cindy Eustace, Natalie Finley, Joy S. Fisher, Ileaine Foreman, Jan M. Fountain, Richard D. Fox, Martha Lea Frock, Scott J. Frush, Sherry P. Fung, Serenity Gameiro, Doris S. Gauger, Jan Geffen, Susan R. Gilmore, Amanda Roberts Gipson, Ann Milliman Glenn, Jr. Wilford E. Gonzales, Lauren Gossett, Ellen M. Granados De La Pena, Omar Gray, Kathleen Gray, Vicki Green, Joshua Green, Marsha Kay Greene, Jeannine Griffin, Ruth Ann Grossman, Natalie Gurley, Carolyn Gutierrez, Elizabeth C.
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Hadfield, Debra S. Halbert, Mildred T. Hall, Nancy Kay Hallbauer, Celinda Ham, Donna Harder, Lauren K. Harms Doggett, Veronika Harris, Cheryl Nugent Hehn, Tena Wahrmund Heil, Mihee Kim Hesse, Shannon E. Hill, Shryle A. Hilley, Martha Hines, Betsy Hoffman, Jo Ann Holland, Samuel S. Holmes, Ruth Jane Hong, Susan Horton, Shearon Smith Hsiao, Julia T. Hughes, Holly E. Hughes, Stephen Hunt, Madge Ince, Laurel Johns, Luanne E. Kaldor, Dianne L. Kelly, Daniel Kendrick, Cheryl L. Kern, Robert Fred Kettula, Angelina Key, Frances Kinkler, Lucille Kirkpatrick, Dorothy L. Kitzmiller, Jill A. Klueva, Yulia Kramer, Mina Krystofiak, Paul LaCour, Mary Ann W. Landreth, Rebecca Landrum, Kristen Lee Hing, Amanda Leondar, June M Lien, Karen Lindemulder, Laurie Liu, Li-wei (Joyce) Long, Priscilla Lopez, Diana Lowry, Kay L. Lum-Meyer, Doris MacDonald, Martha Frances Marek, Olga A. Marshall, Cheryl J. Masinter, Thomas Masters, Julia Matocha, Leah May, Rebecca Shrum McAllister, Lesley Sisterhen McAtee, Jennifer A. McBee, Karen McBrayer, Philelle McClenahan, Sandy McDonald, Laura McDonald, Pat R. McInroy, Valerie L. Mellenbruch, Judith Meneses-Reus, Zelda Faye Merritt, Debra E. Merritt, Mae Michie, Juliana H. Miller, Margaret Miller, Sara Monaghan, Carolyn Moore, Elizabeth Morrow, Diane Morrow, Ruth Moutos, Joy Muelschen, Jean C. Munson, Karen L. Naismith, Beverly M. Nassiri, Joan Wipf Neel, Kristin Novak, Jennifer J. Nunn, Mary O'Dell, Julia L. Oekerman, Rebecca
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Panasik, Beverly J. Parsons, Karen McNeill Payne, Robbie W. Peterson, Carol S. Pitts, Ruth L. Porter, Nanna W. Potts, Cherry Harvey Power, Eilene Proehl, Blake Puckett, Lauren Rathnau, Heather Reed, Karen Reeder, Joanna Reinhuber, Joachim Rhine, Deborah J. Rippe, Marolyn J. Robbins, Mary Roberts, Martha Blair Robinson, Sharon Rosemond, Madeleine C. Rosenberger, Kyla K. Ruediger, Laura Russell, Alecia R. Rybicki, Sarah Elizabeth Safi, Charlotte Santorelli, Shari Eve Schlaudt, Janelle Schoellman, Ana M. Seale, Laura G. Seals, Spring Sharply, Geraldine Shih-Foreman, Be-Fong Showalter, Jeanette Shull, Manuela B. Sicard, Minette M. Skovorodina, Natalia Smith, Dorothy Menke Snodgrass, Sylvia H. Southard, Athalie A. Speelman, Sheryl Springer, Lorene Steinbauer, Robert Swain, Diane Swaizey, Peggy R. Tamagawa, Kiyoshi Taylor, Lisa Taylor, Lyndol Taylor, Sylvia Tetreault, Catherine Thomas, Lisa Cheryl Toudouze, Sara True, Carolyn Tserng, Mei Na Tsui, Alice Yim Tyrer-Ferraro, Polly Ann Utermark, Rebecca Van Cleave, Sharla J. Van Kekerix, Todd Vanatta, Libby VanDerbur, Janice L. Villegas, Jose Vinarskai, Donna Vitek, Alison Vosburg, Erica J. Wagnon, Theresa Wallace, Crystal Wallace, Elizabeth Wang, Hsinyi Warren, Andrea Stennett Wells, Margaret Wells, Thomas Welsh, Jessica Wester, R. Glen Whitaker, Colby Wilkins, Judy K. Wilson, Echo Wong, Paula S. Wright, Etta Jean Wu, Yuk Yee Wylie, Roy Yeomans, David Young, Florence |