WASHINGTON STATE MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Established in 1915 and affiliated with the Music Teachers National Association
2019 STATE CONFERENCE
University of Puget Sound in Tacoma
Each year, WSMTA presents a conference with presentations and workshops, masterclasses, honors recitals, meetings, information sessions about state programs, Washington Winners recital, Young Composers Project and Commissioned Composers recital, and an awards banquet.
This year, the conference was held at the University of Puget Sound and provided WSMTA members a wonderful opportunity for continued education and to visit with friends and colleagues from across the state.
Below, you will find links to handouts from selected presentations.
If you were not able to complete a 2019 WSMTA Conference Evaluation during the conference, don’t worry! You can click on the button below and complete the online evaluation. Deadline for evaluation submissions is July 31, 2019. Your comments and suggestions help WSMTA Leadership make improvements to future conferences.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT!!
THESE PENGUINS ATTENDED CONFERENCE!
You may have seen these penguin stress balls at the registration table at the WSMTA State Conference in Tacoma from June 19-21, 2019. These squeezable penguins feature the new WSMTA logo on their chest – and they wear it proudly.
More will be coming soon!
WSMTA HAS A NEW LOGO!
WSMTA is excited to announce the launch of our new logo as part of the ongoing growth of our organization. We believe the logo better matches who we are: an organization of independent, collegiate, and university music teachers dedicated to enriching the lives of young musicians and promoting the art of music.
The Branding & Marketing Committee, a subcommittee of the WSMTA Strategic Plan, worked with a local marketing firm over the course of 9 months to develop our logo.
Over the next few months, we will work on updating our web presence, documents, and forms. Official use began July 2019.
What it’s all about?
The horn is the largest element in the logo, as a fanfare for WSMTA. It represents the clarion sound of music and is a call to musicians of all instruments. The pedals are the second-largest element, representing the art of music sustained by music education. The remaining elements are in the eye of the beholder: to a brass musician, it could be valves of a trumpet; to a woodwind musician, it could be flute keys; and to a string musician, it could be the tuning pegs of a violin.
BECOME A WSMTA MEMBER
Washington State Music Teachers Association (WSMTA) is affiliated with Music Teachers National Association (MTNA).
In order to become a member of WSMTA, you must join through MTNA.
WSMTA HAS OVER 1000 INDEPENDENT, COLLEGIATE AND UNIVERSITY MUSIC TEACHERS
DEDICATED TO ENRICHING THE LIVES OF ALMOST 28,000 YOUNG MUSICIANS
UPCOMING EVENTS & DEADLINES
For a full calendar, click here.
| August 1 | Deadline for the September issue of the Clarion (Samantha Yeung, Clarion editor) |
| September TBD | Deadline fro registering for the WSMTA Leadership Seminar at Yakima Hilton Garden Inn, Yakima (Kathy Mortensen, chair) |
| September 1 | Deadline for the October/November issue of the Clarion (Samantha Yeung, Clarion editor) |
| September 11 | Deadline for the MTNA Performance and Composition Competition online applications (application deadline is 3:00 p.m. EASTERN TIME on Wednesday, September 11, 2019). |
| September 11 | Deadline for WSMTA Outstanding Artist Competition applications (Cherie Felts, chair). Applications must be completed online or postmarked by September 11, 2019. |
| September 21-22 | WSMTA Leadership Seminar at Yakima Hilton Garden Inn, Yakima (Kathy Mortensen, chair) |
| November 9-11 | WSMTA Outstanding Artist Competition ad MTNA Performance Competition at Whitworth University in Spokane. |