Membership
Columbia Music Teachers Association is affiliated with the South Carolina Music Teachers Association (SCMTA) and the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). Membership in CMTA allows music teachers to participate various community events.
This organization is open to all individuals professionally engaged in any field of music activity who are also members of Music Teachers National Association.
For more information about membership please visit the MTNA website.
Columbia MTA Members Publications
Aletha Jones Jacobs
Rockin' Around the Keys". A beginning improvisation book for intermediate students, it is basically rock-oriented style tunes, written in all major keys with an optional improv' section in the middle of each tune. The pieces are completely diatonic and a fun way to have students playing with various key signatures so it serves as a scale and chord book supplement.
Available at Rice Music House for $20
Available at Rice Music House for $20
Dr. Scott Price
Piano Pedagogy Forum is an on-line piano pedagogy journal created by Dr. Price, editor-in-chief. Piano Pedagogy Forum received the 2008 MTNA Frances Clark Keyboard Pedagogy Award.
Dr. Cherisse Miller:
"Making Music with a Hearing Loss: Strategies and Stories: A collaborative effort by two audiologists who are experts on music and hearing loss, it includes stories by adult musicians with hearing loss. It covers the interplay between music, speech and hearing devices and discusses hearing conservation for musicians.
It is available through Cherisse and on www.amazon.com for $14.95.
All proceeds from book sales go to the Adult Association of Musicians with Hearing Loss.
It is available through Cherisse and on www.amazon.com for $14.95.
All proceeds from book sales go to the Adult Association of Musicians with Hearing Loss.
