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 [...]
LMTA Storytellers Series with Katherine Tobey
Join this season's LMTA storyteller Katherine Tobey as she reminisces on her wonderful journey with our organization! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uif_TmrAL_s
Summer 2022 Announcements
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, [...]
LMTA Storytellers Series with Sue Steck-Turner
Join our very first LMTA storyteller Sue Steck-Turner as she tells of memories that will last a lifetime! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTbPtqx8wX4
April 10: Join LMTA President and President-elect for Coffee Hour
President Chan Kiat Lim and President-elect David Easley will host a coffee hour on April 10 at 4:00 PM on ZOOM (link to be shared closer to the date). This casual meet-up is an opportunity for members to get together, catch up, share challenges and successes, and ask questions pertaining to LMTA and the music [...]
IMTF Afternoon Tea Zoom link and “Swap and Share” are available!!
It is so exciting to announce that the Independent Music Teachers Association (IMTF) is back! Due to COVID, there are no conferences or in-person meetings. However, we have many exciting online gatherings planned for the year! Do you feel lost? Do you feel isolated? Do you worry about your studio business? How are you going [...]
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, [...]
It is not too late to register!!
LMTA Conference is just around the corner and the registration is still open!! See the full program below. LMTA Virtual Conference Schedule 2021Download