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, [...]
New! LMTA Storytellers Series
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
Nominations for the 2021 LMTA Outstanding Teacher Award
Dear LMTA members,Nominations for Outstanding Teacher Award Nominations for the 2021 LMTA Outstanding Teacher Award are due by Friday, September 3, 2021. Any LMTA member or local affiliate may submit one nomination for the Outstanding Teacher Award. Each nominee must be a member in good standing of LMTA, must have resided in the state of Louisiana for the past five years, and must be currently teaching or recently retired. [...]
LMTA Conference 2021
LMTA One-Day Virtual Conference Saturday, 25 September 2021 Register Now for Early Bird Special Conference Clinicians Session Title - "Junior Virtuosi" - 2 Parts Conference Clinician: Benjamin Steinhardt “Junior Virtuosi" addresses common questions about laying the foundations for healthy technical development in beginners. The presentation draws on a variety of approaches including Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais, [...]
Composition Competition
When I tell my students that we will be working on composing I am sometimes met with eye rolls, moans, and judgmental comments. “I’m not good at that” is a favorite. This view is akin to saying “I don’t like Thai food” when one has never eaten Thai food. The process of composing is a [...]