LMTA Conference Artist Sarah Rushing

Dr. Sarah Rushing, NCTM is Assistant Professor of Piano at West Texas A&M University, where she teaches applied piano, class piano, and piano pedagogy. Rushing’s commitment to teaching is evidenced through her years of experience teaching private and group piano classes in both the community and university settings in Louisiana, New York, Colorado, Virginia, and [...]

Independent Music Teachers Forum Invitation

Dear Colleagues, Hope everyone has successfully ended their Spring semester! Have you planned your summer curriculum yet? Many students take summer off because there are other summer camps that fill up schedules. How do we compete with other summer camps? How do you persuade your students’ parents to continue lessons in the summer?  On Saturday, [...]

Last call for Score submissions (February issue)

The February 2022 issue is coming soon! Score SubmissionS FORM Score submissions due February 5. What's the Score? The Score is a publication of the Louisiana Music Teachers Association, an affiliate of Music Teachers National Association. We aim to inform and educate our members about state and national association news, events, and the latest in [...]

A letter from the new chair of the IMTF

Dear Colleagues, Happy New Year! It’s my privilege to serve you as the new chair of the Independent Music Teachers Forum (IMTF). For those who are new to the group, I’d like to share a bit about what IMTF is about. IMTF is a platform for music teachers to share their expertise with each other, [...]

Hurricane Relief

If you are a member who has been impacted by hurricane Ida, we invite and encourage you to request funds using the request form button. SOS Fund request form Help members and students in hurricane impacted areas. donate now

2021 Outstanding Teacher Award

MELVA VILLARD 2021 Recipient  Described as an “outstanding piano pedagogue,” Louisiana native Melva Villard has been teaching piano in Alexandria for the last 44 years. Melva is an accomplished pianist and teacher who is nationally and state certified. She has demonstrated a high level of commitment to her work teaching piano and organ, performing, accompanying, [...]