This website is home for the Columbia Music Teachers Association which is part of a three tiered organization: local, state and national. Our state organization is the South Carolina Music Teachers Association scmta.org. Our national organization is the Music Teachers National Association mtna.org The national conference is scheduled a Virtual Conference the week of March 13 - March 17.
CMTA monthly presentations feature professional music educators, specialists and performing artist; following our presentation is a brief business and planning meeting for our upcoming performance opportunities for music students.
As a member of CMTA , you will find many performance opportunities, student festivals and various auditions for students of all ages. These events are designed for all level of students in your teaching studio. Please refer to our Calendar of Events page to understand the specific guidelines to help your students prepare for a challenging event.
Teacher Certification is available through MTNA . For detailed information on MTNA certification and requirements, please click here.
CMTA 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 improvisation 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 and on the web http://www.rockinaroundthekeys.com/volume-i/
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.