Middle Tennessee
Music Teachers Association
MTMTA Events, 2025-2026
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All meetings held at MTSU unless otherwise specified
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WMB = Wright Music Building
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SFA = Saunders Fine Arts Building
FALL 2025
Sunday, September 21, 2025 (SFA 207)
Open Meeting / Open House
Panel Discussion: Preparing pre-college students for auditions (Governor's School, college, etc).
Panel Members: Adam Clark, Sheri Harris, Arunesh Nadgir, Jerry Reed, Sharon Stanczak.
Time: 2:00pm - refreshments and panel followed by brief business meeting.
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October 2025
Zoom Business Meeting as needed - TBD
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October 25, 2025
MTNA/TMTA Fall Competitions
Lipscomb University in Nashville
Visit tnmta.org and mtna.org for details
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Saturday, November 1, 2025
PIANOFEST (~9am to 3pm)
SFA 207 - Headquarters
Hinton Hall - Performances and 3:00pm Honors Recital.
Application deadline: Postmarked by October 11, 2025.
Please see the PianoFest page under MTMTA Events on the MTMTA website for details.
SPRING 2026
Saturday, February 21, 2026
MASTERCLASS - Dr. Graciella Kowalczyk
Location: Dow Street Community Music School, Murfreesboro, TN
Time: 1:00-3:00pm​
Student names, ages, exact titles, composers, & approximate durations should be emailed to Samantha Rothschell (Samantha@rothschell.com) by Friday, February 13.
Please see the Masterclass page under MTMTA Events on MTMTA website for details.
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March 2026
Appointment of Nominating Committee for 2026-27 slate of officers.
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March 21-25, 2026
MTNA National Conference
Chicago, IL
Please see mtna.org for details.
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Saturday, March 28, 2026
MTMTA Local Auditions
Application Deadline: postmarked by March 7, 2026.
Auditions: WMB 258 (Times TBD)
Please see the Local Auditions page under MTMTA Events on the MTMTA website for details.
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April 2026 (TBD)
Election of Officers
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April 15, 2026
APPLICATION DEADLINE for State Auditions
Register online by visiting tnmta.org
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May 2026 - (TBD)
Lunch Meeting at a restaurant or home
Agenda: Installation of officers, year-end review, and 2026-27 calendar planning.
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May 30-31 and June 1-2, 2026
TMTA State Competitions and Conference​
Location: Johnson City, TN
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MTMTA Business Meetings will be held on a per-need basis via Zoom, or at events.