Teacher Certification

PIKES PEAK MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Teacher Certification and Education Opportunities

MTNA Professional Certification promotes excellence in the field of music by encouraging life-long study to raise individual music teacher's levels of competency, effectiveness and professionalism. The designation of NCTM, Nationally Certified Teacher of Music, identifies to the public the applied music teachers who have met the standards set by MTNA.

Contact State Certification Chair for information on the certification process.
Becky Dyck, NCTM at rodybecky@juno.com
719-488-9040

Here is a message from Linda Burger, NCTM, our N.W. Division Certification Commissioner, for you to share with your membership:

Certification is a gift that will give you:

Satisfaction in having reached your goal for personal professional achievement
A sense of accomplishment as you improve your teaching through study and planning
The knowledge that you are raising the level of professionalism within our field
A professional credential

If you would like to be the recipient of these gifts (and more!), please visit www.mtnacertification.org and download the application packet. All the instructions and forms that you will need to complete the process are included in it.

Certification is also the gift that keeps on giving. Ongoing musical growth is one of the benefits of the Renewal of MTNA Professional Certification. Be sure to visit the web site listed above to view the latest Renewal Activities and Points Form.

Whether you are considering pursuing certification as an individual or in a group, now is the time to begin. I encourage you to get started today.

Additional Education Opportunities

The following is an opportunity to enhance or brush up on your teaching/musician skills, and is not related to the MTNA Professional Certification mentioned above:

Piano classes available through PPCC: Mus 275-05A. The class will begin Aug. 27 and will meet for 15 weeks. It will be held at the downtown campus at 1:00-3:45 on Friday. It will cover a lot of the standard advanced repertoire from all periods of music. The focus will be on how to teach these standard pieces, including analysis, technical difficulties, and practice plans. Please call Sara McDaniel 596-9281 for more information and for pre-requisites.