MTNA Certification

Chairman: Catherine Burge

Nationally Certified Teachers of Music

As members of the Music Teacher's National Association (MTNA), GAEMTA members have the opportunity to become Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM). This "Certification" is similar to a professional license to teach music, in that it demonstrates to peers and students that the NCTM has met certain professional standards regarding not just knowledge of music and some performance ability, but also the ability to teach.

Going through the Certification process makes sense for teachers who wish to:

• gain confidence in knowledge of music history, music theory, and in teaching music;
• have been teaching for a long time and want to challenge themselves or desire to refresh their knowledge and teaching of music;
• live in or may be moving to an area where students and their families look for Certification as a teacher qualification;
• need a good reason to justify a lesson fee increase; and
• have time to complete the process.

For further information about the Certification process, please see the MTNA Certification website.