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Celebrate the everyday student. (Dear Reader).
MTNA embarked on a new initiative this year focusing on the needs of the "everyday" music student. Our national president, Dr. R. Wayne Gibson, led this venture, which has produced the new MTNA Music Study Award and the MTNA Studio Festival Program. Member interest in these new programs has exceeded our expectations. Obviously, this initiative has struck a responsive chord within our association.
This issue of AMT continues the emphasis on the "everyday" student. It is devoted entirely to this topic, beginning with President Gibson's introduction to the "everyday" student. His article, Music for One and All, tells why these initiatives are so important to him and the association.
Kathleen Rountree, NCTM, chair of the AMT Editorial Committee, introduces us to several prominent Americans who were "everyday" music students and, as typical, opted for careers in other fields. How different would the world be today if former President Clinton, Alan Greenspan and Albert Einstein all followed their musical inclinations instead of pursuing other interests?
That's followed by pedagogy expert Yu-Jane Yang's article that offers helpful hints for teaching the "average" teenage piano student. The article defines "average" and discusses ...
- MTNA: Music Teachers National Association.(Association News)(Editorial)
- Magazine article from: American Music Teacher Pieffer, Phyllis I. December 1, 2004 700+ words
...programs. Individual members benefit from our newly revised Code of Ethics and the MTNA Assessment Tools for the Independent Music Teacher, as well as the Music for Everyone Programs, national competitions programs, our national conference with expanded group...
- Foundation news. (MTNA).(Music Teachers National Association)
- Magazine article from: American Music Teacher April 1, 2003 700+ words
With this issue of AMT, we begin a new system of acknowledging contributors to the MTNA FOUNDATION. Names of donors who contribute during the first six months of the calendar year will be featured in the October/November issue of that year. Names of donors who contribute during the last six months
- Foundation fund news.(MTNA)(Music Teachers National Association)
- Magazine article from: American Music Teacher April 1, 2004 700+ words
This list includes individuals, associations, organizations and corporations who contributed to the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND during the period from January 1-December 31, 2003. Founders Society Platinum Circle $10,000 or More Gibson Musical Instruments Yamaha Corporation of America Founders Society
- Celebrating Kids in Music: Partners with MTNA.(Music Teachers National...
- Magazine article from: American Music Teacher Gregg, Ann February 1, 2006 700+ words
"What started as an experiment in 1997 has exploded into one of the five most popular public radio programs heard in over 250 markets across the country. With this meteoric climb and our nationally recognized education programs, we knew we bad landed on a sure fire way to connect kids with
- Corporate members (as of June 6, 2003). (MTNA).(Music Teachers National...
- Magazine article from: American Music Teacher August 1, 2003 700+ words
MTNA thanks the following corporate members for their support: 800SheetMusic.com, 800SheetMusic.com Adventus, Inc., www.adventus.com Alfred Publishing Company, Inc., www.alfredpub.com Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, www.abrsm.ac.uk/usa Baldwin Piano Company, www.baldwinpiano.com
- MTNA corporate members (as of February 15, 2002). (MTNA).(Music Teachers...
- Magazine article from: American Music Teacher April 1, 2002 700+ words
MTNA thanks the following corporate members for their support: Adventus, Inc., www.adventus.com Alfred Publishing Company, Inc., www.alfredpub.com Allegrezza Piano Company, Inc., cwroten@webtv.com All Things Musical, www.allthingsmusical.com Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music,
- MTNA institutional members (as of February 15, 2002). (MTNA).(Music Teachers...
- Magazine article from: American Music Teacher April 1, 2002 700+ words
MTNA thanks the following corporate members for their support: Arkansas State University, www.astate.edu Azusa Pacific University, www.apu.edu Barclay College, barclaycollege@havilandtelco.com Berry College, www.berry.edu Carroll College, www.cc.edu Columbia College-Chicago, www.colum.edu Columbus
- Music for everyone.(The Back Page)
- Magazine article from: American Music Teacher Gordon, Michelle August 1, 2005 700+ words
...about and distribute the MTNA Music Study Award, MTNA Studio...Festival Certificates and MTNA Music Achievement Awards earned...local newspaper. The MTNA Music Achievement Award is...is an independent music teacher in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts...