June 20, 2021
President’s Note
What a wonderful time we have all had this weekend. The tendrils of our internet connection stretched all the way across the great state of Texas and enabled us to reconnect with the sight and sound of each other. I want to thank everyone involved in creating this Un-Convention!

  • Richard Fountain – President-Elect
  • Stathia Orwig, NCTM and Sheryl Speelman, NCTM – Delegate Directors    
  • Mario Ajero, NCTM – Collegiate Director, ably assisted by Kasandra Keeling and Ivan Hurd, co-chairs of the Collegiate Symposium
  • Scott Donald, NCTM – IMTF Director and all the wonderful IMTF session presenters on Saturday         
  • Todd Van Kekerix, NCTM - Commissioned Composer Chair
  • Dino Mulic – Best of State Chair, and
  • Oscar Macchioni – College Faculty Forum Chair

I know you want to give each and every person a huge round of applause. So – one, two, three…
Be Safe, Be Healthy, and BEYOND BOUNDARIES with TMTA

Dr. Roy Wylie, NCTM
TMTA President
2022 TMTA MTNA Fellows
The Executive Board has approved the nomination of Teresa Crawford, NCTM and Heather Rathnau, NCTM as the MTNA Fellows representing TMTA for 2022. If funded, these awards will be presented to them at the MTNA National Conference in Minneapolis in March. It is a great pleasure to honor these two fine members of TMTA for all the tireless energy they displayed in support of various TMTA programs.
Local Association of the Year for 2021
Dr. Dino Mulic, Best of State Chair

Congratulations to Austin District Music Teachers Association for being named TMTA Best of State 2021.

ADMTA was awarded the Local Association of the Year for their involvement in MTNA and TMTA, new and innovative programming, and for promoting musical awareness in their community. During the past year, six of their members successfully earned their NCTM designation. Despite the pandemic, ADMTA offered many video festivals, contests, and master classes for students. ADMTA students showed a high level of knowledge and skills by their performance in TMTA events, including theory testing and performance contests. ADMTA have also implemented many new programs in the last year, which included 5 program meetings where the speaker topics ranged from using technology to examining new repertoire for intermediate students by contemporary composers. Their most exciting partnership was established with “KING” Kids In a New Groove, an area non-profit that matches mentor music teachers with students in foster care who desire music lessons. ADMTA teachers mentored nearly a dozen students through KING both before and after the pandemic at no cost to the student. In addition, ADMTA teachers collected and donated twenty boxes of music books to KING. ADMTA also offered multiple community performances through their Youth Music Ambassadors program, where selected young musicians played for audiences at retirement homes.

President Paula Wong, NCTM, and Student Events Chair Julia Masters, NCTM, enjoy the honor bestowed on the Austin District MTA. They wish to thank the ADMTA Executive Board for their leadership, the members of ADMTA for their work on association goals and projects, and the TMTA Best in State committee for recognizing ADMTA.
Teacher Recognition Awards
Linda Parr, NCTM, Teacher Recognition Chair
TEACHER OF THE YEAR
SUSAN PARADIS
OUTSTANDING PRE-COLLEGIATE TEACHING ACHIEVEMENT
SARAH ALEXANDER, NCTM
OUSTANDING COLLEGIATE TEACHING ACHIEVEMENT
LIBBY VANATTA, NCTM
Donations Needed for Student Awards

Many teachers and individuals make donations to TMTA on their convention registration. Although we may not be having our complete 2021 Convention, we are still in need of donations to help cover the student awards we will be giving out this year. Please take time to donate!
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