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SDMTA was founded in 1955 by a group of music educators across the state of South Dakota who joined forces to improve the standards of teaching music. The primary function of SDMTA is to serve the needs of musicians who teach privately or as an employee of a school, church, business, college, or other organization. Our members teach piano, organ, voice, strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion to individuals or to small groups. Any music professional or college music student is invited to join.

SDMTA is an affiliate of Music Teachers National Association. 24,000 members in fifty states and the District of Columbia broaden the scope of our state organization.

SDMTA has five local associations which sponsor their own events in Aberdeen, the Black Hills, Brookings, Huron and Sioux Falls.

Membership in SDMTA and its local associations requires membership in MTNA.


 

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Current Officers of SDMTA are:

President:  Trish Hanson

President-Elect:  Dr. John Walker

Immediate Past-President:  Dr. Janeen Larsen

Secretary:  Danie Crowley

Treasurer:  Cheryl Koch

Competition Chair:  Marilyn Schempp

J. Earl Lee/Foundation Chair:  Dr. Susanne Skyrm

Newsletter Editor:  Dr. Marcela Faflak

Education/Certification Chair:  Marie Schlosser

Community Outreach:  Dr. Susan Keith Gray


2010 SDMTA Committees and Appointments

Conference 2009 Planning Committee:

Marcela Faflak, John Walker - conference coordinators
Marilyn Schempp, competitions coordinator
John Walker, IMTF
Cheryl Koch, registration
Kay Fischer, booklet advertising

Certification Committee: 

Marie Schlosser, Chair
Carol Zephier
Susan Keith Gray 

Commissioned Composition Committee:

Paul Kolar, Chair
Jim MacInnes
Anna Vorhes

Foundation Committee:

Susanne Skyrm
Diane Ketel
Arlene Krueger

Nominating Committee:

Janeen Larsen
Cheryl Koch
Susay Gray
Ilene Sharkey

Archives: Cheryl Koch

Grants and Publicity: Susan Keith Gray

Website: John Walker

Newsletter: Marcela Faflak              

 


MTNA Membership Information

Ask the SDMTA Membership Chair



Benefits of Membership

Professional Education and Networking:

  • Local Association: meetings and workshops
  • Annual conferences for SDMTA and MTNA: workshops,
    performances, competitions
  • SDMTA Newsletter
  • American Music Teacher, published by MTNA
  • The South Dakota Musician magazine

Student Events:

  • Playing festivals, music carnivals, master classes and more!
  • Performance competitions
  • Composition competitions

Teacher Services:

  • State and National Teacher Certification
  • National health insurance, financial planning and investment
    services available through MTNA.

 

SDMTA is designated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization through the Internal Revenue Service. information@sdmta.org