MTNA & MSMTA Membership Information
Six good reasons to join MSMTA and MTNA
- As a member of MTNA, you will receive six issues of MTNA's professional periodical, The American Music Teacher. Each issue features peer reviews of books, videotapes, and computer software in addition to articles of interest to music teachers.
- As a member of MSMTA, you will receive an MSMTA Student Activities Handbook containing detailed information and registration forms for all official festivals and competitions; bimonthly newsletters; and a Membership Directory. An added feature: members who choose the option are listed in MSMTA's online database. This valuable tool provides listings of members by locality and instrument to consumers worldwide.
- As a member of MTNA and MSMTA, you have the option of becoming a member of one of 13 local affiliates throughout Maryland. Local Associations are the heart of the music teaching profession, and provide seminars and master classes for professional enrichment, as well as grassroots level activities for the local music student. Each state chapter is given a $100 Scholarship for Performance to commend excellence at the undergraduate level, and monetary grants from local businesses to be used for student scholarship or teacher education.
- MTNA members and their families are eligible to enroll in Group Insurance packages including health, medical, disability, and instrument coverage. A members-only Professional Liability Insurance package is being developed, with coverage to be available at $1 per annum.
- In March 1997, MTNA entered into a special licensing agreement with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). This agreement grants MTNA, its divisions, state and local affiliates, a blanket license to publicly perform copyrighted music in the ASCAP repertoire. The licensing fee is calculated on a per capita basis and is paid by the national association for the entire organization and its members.
- Members are encouraged to attend annual conferences sponsored at the national, regional and state levels. The date and location of the MSMTA 2007 conference will be announced soon.
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