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.
October 2025
Zoom Business Meeting as needed - TBD
October 25, 2025
MTNA/TMTA Fall Competitions
Lipscomb University in Nashville
Visit tnmta.org and mtna.org for details
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 Saturday, February 14.
Please see the Masterclass page under MTMTA Events on MTMTA website for details.
March 2026
Appointment of Nominating Committee for 2026-27 slate of officers.
March 21-25, 2026
MTNA National Conference
Chicago, IL
Please see mtna.org for details.
Saturday, March 28, 2026
MTMTA Local Auditions
Application Deadline: postmarked by February 28, 2026.
Auditions: WMB 258 (Times TBD)
Please see the Local Auditions page under MTMTA Events on the MTMTA website for details.
April 2026 (TBD)
Election of Officers
April 15, 2026
APPLICATION DEADLINE for State Auditions
Register online by visiting tnmta.org
May 2026 - (TBD)
Lunch Meeting at a restaurant or home
Agenda: Installation of officers, year-end review, and 2026-27 calendar planning.
May 30-31 and June 1-2, 2026
TMTA State Competitions and Conference
Location: Johnson City, TN
MTMTA Business Meetings will be held on a per-need basis via Zoom, or at events.