SFA Collegiate Chapter of MTNA

Piano students who are interested and/or active in the Piano Pedagogy program are eligible to become members of the SFA Collegiate Chapter of MTNA (Music Teachers National Association). This group elects officers, holds meetings, and provides many services for the keyboard area, Music Preparatory Division and the local Nacogdoches MTA association.

Some of the benefits:

• Develop leadership and organizational skills
• Become involved in service projects
• Discuss various aspects of teaching
• Take part in Teaching Demonstrations on state and national levels
• Compete in Performance Contests at the Texas Collegiate Chapters Conference

The national Collegiate Chapter of the Year Award (1999-2000) was presented to Stephen F. Austin State University's collegiate chapter at the Minneapolis, Minnesota MTNA National Convention. The award included a plaque and cash award of $500!

Among the chapter's accomplishments ---

• attended San Antonio TMTA State convention
• taught Keyboard Orchestra and Piano History courses for a summer SFA Music Preparatory Division piano camp
• attended World Piano Pedagogy Conference in Fort Worth
• gave a presentation to local Nagocdoches MTA chapter on World Piano Pedagogy Conference impressions and the work they were doing as "Prep" teachers
• co-sponsored (with the local association) the Kenneth Thompson Piano Workshop on the SFA campus
• gave a surprise reception after Dr. Parr's solo piano recital
• helped plan and organize a silent auction in conjunction with the SFA Music Preparatory Division's fundraiser "The Musical Time Machine - a journey through musical history" which brought in over $4,000 in children's scholarship funds
• traveled to Kilgore to attend a workshop given by Maurice Hinson
• sponsored a Halloween Monster piano recital with their students performing in costume

School of Music
Stephen F. Austin State University
Box 13043, SFA Station
Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3043
Phone: 936-468-4602 | Fax: 936-468-5810
Dr. Ron Anderson, Chair
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