An invisible, but priceless benefit of MTNA, PMTA and the local Westmoreland Chapter is networking. Networking is always working for the members and can be the force that helps teachers who wish to change from hourly paid jobs to independent, full time music instructors. Networking is a connection from members to churches and schools looking for accompanists.  Networking is the assistant for new teachers establishing a studio in our area.  Networking is teachers consulting teachers for problem solving within the studio.  In addition, PMTA-WC offers:

Teacher Opportunities

Music Teachers

Meetings:  Meetings are held most months.  Following the business meeting is a workshop program and/or a luncheon.  See the Calendar of Events for details.

Publications:  Members receive local and state email newsletters and theAmerican Music Teacher magazine.  PMTA state newsletters, For the Record, and handbook are available online at www.pamusicteachers.org.


State Conference:  PMTA sponsors state conferences which include workshops, recitals, master classes and student competitions. See www.pamusicteachers.org for more information.

National Certification Program:  MTNA administers a certification program designed to provide a public recognition of accomplished music teachers.  Details of the program are available through MTNA at www.mtna.org

Lending Library:  PMTA-WC has a library of books and videos that are available to members through the current librarian:  


Videos and DVDs:


  • PMTA Presentation on Composition (Chris Ramsey)
  • The Pianist Practices: John Perry (Prelude & Fugue in c minor, WTC1; Beethoven Sonata in C Major, Op 13)
  • Boris Berman: Sound and Touch
  • The Statmore Studio: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Piano Exercises (3 tape series)
  • Balance at the Piano, Barbara Wilkens
  • Performance Practice Series by Hinson:  Baroque, Classical, Impressionistic, Early and Late 20th Century
  • How to Teach Musical Style in Anna Magdelena Bach, Clementi Sonatinas, etc., John Perry (DVD)
  • Knowing the Score, Malcolm Bilson (DVD)


Books:


  • ​Overcoming Stage Fright in Everyday Life by Joyce Ashley
  • Questions and Answers, Practical Advice for Piano Teachers by Frances Clark
  • A Symposium for Pianists and Teachers:  Strategies to Develop the Mind and Body for Optimal Performance, Kris Kropff, Editor; Contributors include Gail Berenson, Seymour Fink, and Barbara Lister-Sink
  • Practical Piano Pedagogy by Martha Baker Jordan
  • Robert’s Rules of Order
  • The Perfect Wrong Note by William Westney
  • Your Musical Child by Jessica Baron Turner
  • Accompanying Basics by Joyce Grill
  • A Business Guide for the Music Teacher by Beth Gigante
  • Challenges in Piano Teaching by Sidney Lawrence (lessons for handicapped)
  • Ornamentation: A Question & Answer Manual by Carole Bigler and Valery Lloyd-Watts
  • A Piano Teacher’s Legacy: Selected Writings by Richard Chronister
  • Making Music and  Enriching Lives by Bonnie Blanchard


Contact the librarian to arrange to borrow any items.