Congratulations to our 2023 WSMTA Hall of Fame Inductees! It was an honor to present Harriet West of the Moses Lake-Central Basin Chapter, RoseMarie Tamburri of the Seattle Chapter, and Patti Robertson of the Tri-Cities Chapter, their Certificates and Medals of Honor this past June at the WSMTA Conference, held at Sun Mountain Lodge in […]
Mission Statement: The WSMTA Commissioned Composer of the Year is the Washington State segment of the MTNA Composer Commissioning Program. MTNA is dedicated to encouraging the creation of new works by American composers, and annually assists its affiliated State Associations with the generation and performance of new music through the national Composer Commissioning program. A […]
November 10-12, 2023 Central Washington University, Ellensburg In just a few short weeks, The Outstanding Artist Piano Competition will begin! It is always exciting to see the repertoire choices students with their respective teachers have been studying and memorizing. The Junior Division will begin on Friday morning and then continue to completion with Senior Division following. […]
Minds Need Muscles! Did you attend any workshops at the WSMTA Conference in June, or other professional development events? Read any books on improving performance? This summer I read “Peak” by Anders Ericsson. He is one of the originators of the famous “10,000 Hours” study, which involved college-level violin students in Berlin. He says that […]
It has been a joy to be on the MTNA Board of Directors! My favorite aspect of being Northwest Division Director is the added friendships I’ve made around the country and the Northwest. My least favorite thing is being in the Pacific Time Zone while most of the others on the board and in the […]
Congratulations to our State Honors Recitalists, who performed at the WSMTA State Conference in Winthrop, WA in June 2023.
Congratulations to the Clark County Chapter, recipients of the 2023 Chapter of the Year Award! You can apply for the Chapter of the Year Award for your chapter here: https://wsmta.org/teacher-programs/chapter-of-the-year.
The MusicLink Foundation (www.musiclinkfoundation.org) is a national non-profit organization linking music teachers with low-income students who are not able to afford music lessons. MusicLink teachers volunteer to teach these students at up to half of their normal fee, while MusicLink handles the process of determining a student’s financial eligibility and provides support and discounts for […]
Happy new school year, my amazing colleagues! Our State Vocal and Instrumental chair, Jane Melin, has been hard at work this summer with a group of awesome string teachers to add to our offerings for the MLP! See her article with more exciting information on that. I hope you are all excited for a new […]
Are you a Chapter President, District Director, State Program Chair, Education Board Member, or Board of Directors Member? You are invited to the 2023 Leadership Seminar, September 16-17 (Noon to Noon) at the Hilton Garden Inn in Yakima, WA. Expanding Horizons is the focus of the 2023 WSMTA Leadership Seminar. This interactive hybrid conference is available […]