WASHINGTON STATE MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Established in 1915 and affiliated with the Music Teachers National Association
MUSIC ARTISTRY PROGRAM
The Music Artistry Program of WSMTA is a self-supporting annual event developed for students to encourage interest in music and to maintain standards of fine musicianship.
The purpose of the WSMTA Music Artistry Program is to:
- Provide an educational experience which encourages goal-setting, persistence and creativity.
- Provide a performance opportunity for students where an objective evaluation of the student’s skill and musicianship is made by an impartial, competent visiting artist.
- Provide the teacher an opportunity to have feedback from another professional musician
Each student and ensemble will be given a written evaluation and oral comments from the visiting artist.
MTNA CONFERENCE IN SPOKANE
MARCH 16–20, 2019
The 2019 MTNA National Conference will be held at the Spokane Convention Center in Spokane, Washington, March 16–20, 2019. MTNA has once again put together an impressive lineup ready to entertain and inspire.
Renowned pianist Ingrid Fliter and the award-winning Transcontinental Saxophone Quartet will highlight the evening recitals. Alan Walker, preeminent Liszt and Chopin scholar, will provide the keynote address, based on his newest book, Fryderyk Chopin: A Life and Times. Pedagogy Saturday boasts five tracks: Entrepreneurship, Musician Wellness, Recreational Music Making, Teaching Artistry, and Teaching those with Special Needs. And, all the annual favorites like the Exhibit Hall, showcases and the MTNA National Student Competitions will be back!
YOUNG COMPOSERS PROJECT
The Young Composers Project gives students of WSMTA members the opportunity to submit their compositions for judging and comments by qualified adjudicators. These adjudicators are college professors and/or private teachers whose area of expertise is composition. The project provides educational feedback, a goal-setting format, and a focus on music that students love – their own compositions. Adjudicators select a first, second and third place composition for each grade level giving written comments. Certificates are awarded to all participants, and a small monetary prize is awarded to each first place winner (see yearly Rules and Guidelines form for details.) First place winners are invited to perform their compositions at the WSMTA Conference each summer.
WSMTA HAS OVER 1000 INDEPENDENT, COLLEGIATE AND UNIVERSITY MUSIC TEACHERS
DEDICATED TO ENRICHING THE LIVES OF ALMOST 28,000 YOUNG MUSICIANS
WSMTA STUDENT COMPETITION WEEKEND
For advanced students interested in performance competition, the MTNA performance competitions offer that opportunity at the Junior, Senior, and Collegiate levels.
The Outstanding Artist Competition provides an additional performance opportunity for talented pianists from Washington state. It runs concurrently with the MTNA Competition, but is not part of the MTNA Competition.
Both competitions were held in Ellensburg on the weekend of November 10-12, 2018.
BECOME A 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.
UPCOMING EVENTS & DEADLINES
For a full calendar, click here.
| December 20 | Deadline for receiving a response if you have submitted a presentation proposal for the WSMTA Conference in June 2019 ((Kirsten Carlson, chair) |
| January 1 | Deadline for the February/March issue of the Clarion (Samantha Yeung, Clarion editor) |
| January 10 | Dues deadline for NEW MEMBERS for participation in the Music Artistry Program (MAP) (New members who join after this date will be required to pay non-member rates). (Stephanie White, MAP chair) |
| January 26 | WSMTA Education Board Meeting – Red Lion Hotel, Seatac (Laurie Eash, Education Board chair) |
| January 27 | WSMTA Board of Directors Meeting – Red Lion Hotel, Seatac (Krista Seely, WSMTA President) |
| February 15 | Deadline for Young Composers Project entries (Martin Kennedy, YCP chair) |
| March 1 | Deadline for the April/May issue of the Clarion (Samantha Yeung, Clarion editor) |
| March 1 | Deadline for Chapter of the Year applications (Harriet West, chair) |
| March 16-20 | MTNA Conference in Spokane WA (MTNA Conference website) |
| April 20 | State Recital Competition results due (please use online form) (Karen Hollenback, chair) |
| April 20 | Last day for Music Artistry Program (Stephanie White, MAP chair) |