New Jersey Music Teachers Association
Affiliated with the Music Teachers National Association

NJMTA Events - General Information

Requirements for Teachers Participation

NJMTA Cooperative Teacher Work Requirements

The New Jersey Teachers Association is a nonprofit organization comprised of educators working to promote musical excellence and to motivate students to strive for quality standards. The NJMTA Board is a small group of volunteers who devote many hours to the execution of the group's purpose. It is stated in the MTNA code of Ethics, found in the Yearbook, under Responsibilities to Or Colleagues, that members shall participate as fully as possible in the activities of the MTNA and that members shall provide professional assistance to one another when such assistance is requested. Together, we work for the benefit of all.

As it has become an enormous endeavor, we need you, the teachers, to participate actively in order to maintain the same high quality that has made this organization so valuable to the students of New Jersey. With every event, there are myriad important details that must come together to make them successful.

We need your help!

The board of Directors has determined the following policies concerning teacher participation:

  1. To remain a member in good standing, all teachers who enter students in any event must help. Job choices are listed on the reverse of every registration form. If this form is not completed, the registration form will be returned to the teacher and the students will not be entered.
  2. At the discretion of the Student Activities Coordinator(s), teachers in poor health may be excused from assisting.
  3. If a teacher is unable to help on an audition/competition day due to work obligations, a qualified, responsible substitute, high school-aged or older, may be sent. If the substitute does not appear, that teacher's registration form will not be accepted the following year.

Guidelines for all NJMTA Auditions & Competitions

Student Eligibility

Students from Elementary through College level are invited to audition, as long as the following requirements are met:

  1. The student or the teacher are residents of New Jersey or
  2. The lessons take place in New Jersey

Teacher Eligibility

Every student's teacher must be a member in good standing of NJMTA and, must have paid their dues by September 1, 2005 for fall events, and January 1, 2006 for spring events. The teacher who enters the student must be that student's primary teacher in the area of performance of the competition. Please see high school eligibility clauses for an exception to this rule and the further guidelines. All sponsoring teachers must assist at either the auditions or the recitals.

Dress Code

GIRLS should wear a dress, or skirt or dress slacks with blouse or sweater. Dresses and skirts should be at least knee length when seated. Pants must be full length - no capris.

BOYS should wear a suit or dress slacks with dress shirt, sweater or sports coat. Ties are an option.

No jeans or sneakers, please! It is the teacher's responsibility to convey this information to their students. This dress code applies to all student activities: auditions, competitions, festivals and recitals.

Photography

No flash photography is allowed during the recitals. Video cameras may be set up at the back of the recital hall and photographers are requested to stay there during the recital. There will be ample opportunity to take both group and individual photographs at the end of each recital.

Problems and Questions

Should there be any problems, please contact the appropriate member of the Student Activities Committee. Scheduling problems should be directed to the Center Coordinator. Under no circumstance should the chairpersons' phone number be given to parents. Problems and questions should only be communicated between the teacher and the chairperson of the event.