Welcome!

GMTA Meeting — Tuesday, April 17

Recital Hall, Pecknel Music Company
9:30 a.m. refreshments
10:00 a.m. meeting

Getting Out of that Music Box!
with Diane W. Higgins, NCTM 

Do you have students who "fool around" on the piano? Prepare your studio for teaching composition! You'll learn how to spark creative ideas, secure equipment on a budget and launch your own composition camps!

Diane W. Higgins, NCTM, has maintained a music studio in the Charlotte area for over 30 years. As a piano and composition teacher, Diane has been invited to present composition sessions to university pedagogy classes, State MTA Conferences, local associations, and will present at the 2012 MTNA National Conference. Her composition students have won first prize in numerous competitions, and several of these compositions have been published in the National Piano Explorer Magazine, sponsored by Clavier Companion Magazine.

If you are a local teacher who is considering being a member of GMTA, you will find helpful information on the site concerning our organization including its officers, the Vision and Values, and the Bylaws.

For our GMTA members, the links to the membership database (password required), the monthly NewsNotes and calendar, as well as the .pdf scholarship forms are available for your use.

For students as well as teachers, we have a provided links to music publishers and special web sites for activities or information.

If you are a parent looking for a music teacher located in a specific area of Greenville, please e-mail me.

GMTA members are members of South Carolina Music Teachers Association (SCMTA) and Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). SCMTA is governed by an Executive Committee (consisting of the seven elected officers) and a Board (consisting of area chairs, MTNA Competition Coordinators, SCMTA District Chairs, and Local Association Presidents). For SCMTA auditions, the State is divided into ten Districts. Students audition first in their District, and then in the State auditions.

The mission of MTNA is to advance the value of music study and music making in society and to support the professionalism of music teachers. The mission is accomplished by members who teach with competence, act with integrity, volunteer services to MTNA programs, provide professional support for colleagues and communities, and comply with all laws and regulations that impact the music teaching profession. The mission calls for an ethical commitment to students, to colleagues and to society.

Warren "Tim" Arnold, President
GREENVILLE MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION