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Newsletters 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. Important Announcement from MTNA President Benjamin Caton: "On December 2, 2011, the board unanimously passed the following motion: Moved that the MTNA Board of Directors rescind its decision made in the 2011 July meetings in San Diego regarding the elimination of the MTNA String, Voice, Brass and Woodwind competitions. Any proposed changes to competitions should be considered, but not until a more detailed look at the impact these competitions have on MTNA, its membership and finances, as well as alternative means of delivering the competitions be formulated by all pertinent parties, including the MTNA Competitions Committee, for consideration by the MTNA Board in a future meeting." 2012 ConferenceNovember 1-3, 2012
Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD
Eugene Gienger, conference artist
Current Officers of SDMTA are: President: Dr. John Walker First Vice President: Dr. Susanne Skyrm Second Vice President (Membership): Yvonne Lange Immediate Past-President: Dr. Marcela Faflak 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: Helen Anderson Community Outreach: Dr. Susan Keith Gray 2011 SDMTA Committees and Appointments Conference 2011 Planning Committee: Susan Keith Gray, Susanne Skyrm, John Walker - conference coordinators Certification Committee: vacant Commissioned Composition Committee: Paul Kolar, Chair Foundation Committee: Susanne Skyrm Nominating Committee: Janeen Larsen Archives: Cheryl Koch Grants and Publicity: Susan Keith Gray Website: John Walker Newsletter: Marcela Faflak, Bethany Foote MTNA Membership Information
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SDMTA is designated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization through the Internal Revenue Service. information@sdmta.org
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