MTNA Professional Certification
Chairperson: Ting Ting Lien
Co-Chair: Marcia Yurko
MTNA Professional Certification is the only existing national certification program for the independent studio music teacher. This Certification Program exists to improve the level of professionalism within the field of applied music teaching. It benefits the members of the profession, as well as the public who interacts with the progession. For the music teacing professional, Certification provides prestige, recognition, the potential for student recruitment and increased earning power. For the public, Certification helps readily identify competent applied music teachers in their communities. The designation of Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM) is given to successful candidates who meet the professional competencies and standards required for MTNA certification. All applied music teachers who actively engage in the profession are eligible for MTNA Professional Certification. The NEW MTNA Certification process is now available, which began on January 1st, 2010. Certification candidates are now required to complete these projects:
- Explanation of teaching philosophy
- Analysis of teaching pieces
- Video of teaching
- Description of teaching environment
- Discussion of business ethics and studio policies
Visit http://www.mtnacertification.org or email mtnacertification@mtna.org for more information about the new process and download a PowerPoint presentation that outlines the new process. On this website, you can also find detailed description of the requirement, forms, fee information and other materials, including articles about the video recording lessons. To contact MTNA national headquarters, please e-mail your request to mtnanet@mtna.org, phone (888) 512-5278 ext.0 or mail to: MTNA Certification Request: 441 Vine St., Ste. 505 Cincinnati, OH 45202-2811
You may also log on to the www.mtna.org for more and the most current information.
For more information, contact:
Ting Ting Lien, Chairperson
Email: Tinglien@comcast.net
Nationally Certified Teachers in New Jersey
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| Taubyl Bell | Louise Goss | Margaret Knight | Rose Elizabeth McCathran | Debra Wiggins |
| Bing Bing Chang | Meral Guneyman | Julia Lam | Rosalie Schweikert | Wei-Yuh Xie |
| Ingrid Clarfield | Jeannine Hamburg | Phyllis Lehrer | Margaret Sheneman | Grace Junghee Tang |
| Diane Dollak | Tomoko Hamada | Miriam Lerner | Melissa Maccarelli Slawsky | Marcia J. Yurko |
| Sara Renaud Ernst | Jennifer Herring | Ting Ting Lien | Lyndall Soden | An-Li Young |
| Shirley Fan | Ikumi Hiraiwa | Kum Foong | Deanna Yeo Tan | |
| Yunyun Feng | Megan Hofreiter | Chiu-Ling Lin | Frances L. Taylor | |
| Linda Fields | Anita Juntilla | Fang Ting Liu | Meaghan Weyer |