Celebrate the New Year with a lovely brunch!
This event is being graciously hosted at the home of Carolyn North.

Members are invited to bring one guest to the brunch.

Watch the website and your email for further information.

Winter Social committee: Cheryl Braun, Debbie Ronning, Carolyn North, Laura Nguyen

Successful practice sessions produce a powerful sense of accomplishment, which is a primary motivator for students. Join us for a session on how you can help your students get the most out of every practice session so that they come to lessons motivated and prepared.

A brief chapter meeting will be conducted at the beginning of the event.

Note: The location of this event has changed to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Lancaster.

Reconnect with your colleagues at our Welcome Back get-together! Participate in an idea swap about local opportunities for you and your students. You will also have an opportunity to get guidance about filling out online forms for LMTA events, and to ask any questions you may have for the VP of Teacher Enrichment, and the VP of Student Activities.

Purchase coffee or other treats from the Neighbors Cafe menu and enjoy time chatting with each other after the idea swap!

Parking Guide for 450 North Prince Street

Gather to plan the upcoming year! We need everyone to share their gifts and ideas in order to thrive as an organization.

A lunch will follow the meeting.

Stay tuned for more details!

In the spring of 2023, local chapter member Laura Nguyen introduced the “Creative Composers” project she does in her piano studio. Join Laura for a workshop walking teachers through the process of several composition assignments.

Teachers will have a chance to experience creating beginner level “Question and Answer” songs, as well as intermediate level assignments introducing music structure concepts and chord progressions.

Please RSVP so that we can have materials ready for you!

Come warm up and start the New Year off with your fellow LMTA members!

You and a friend are invited to join us Saturday, January 20 at the home of Cheryl Braun, 2878 Kissel Hill Road, Lititz.  

Join us for appetizers at 5:30, followed by dinner at 6:00.

RSVP to Debbie Ronning  (text or call 717.413.7867) by January 10. 

Cost of the meal will be divided among attendees. 

NOTICE: This event has been postponed until 2024.

Get together with other local teachers to discuss what LMTA, PMTA, and MTNA offer teachers and students. LMTA VP of Teacher Enrichment, Elizabeth Etnoyer, will be presenting at the November PMTA Conference and can offer insight into what the state organization offers.

Support each other by sharing any activities or local events you know about that our teachers can connect to.

This could be an opportunity to find a roommate or carpool for out of town events.

A short LMTA chapter meeting will occur during this event.

Audiation, the goal of Edwin E. Gordon’s Music Learning Theory, is the understanding of music that is heard, performed, created, read, and written. The word has become prevalent over the past few years, but what exactly is it, how do we teach it, and how does it benefit our students and ourselves? Krista Jadro and Hannah Mayo will explore Music Learning Theory and demonstrate how the principles of audiation can shape the way we teach so that all students bring understanding to music they listen to, pieces they create, and repertoire they learn.

Krista Jadro and Hannah Mayo, co-hosts of the podcast Keys to Music Learning, are passionate about audiation. Both run independent piano studios and offer online courses and webinars through Music Learning Academy. Krista is certified through the Gordon Institute of Music Learning (GIML) for Early Childhood, Elementary General, and Piano and is on the GIML faculty. Hannah is certified by the Music Teachers National Association, Louisiana Music Teachers Association, and GIML for Piano and is an adjunct professor at University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

The Zoom link to this event can be found under “Member Events” in Member Resources.

Jacob’s Music of Ephrata offers us a limited, special tour of the Steinway Factory in New York. These tours are offered occasionally by the Steinway company.

PLEASE NOTE: The tour originally scheduled for June 9, 2023 has been cancelled.

LMTA members, please plan to attend our annual business meeting.

We will go over proposed activities and events for the next year as well as association business.

We need your help to design and run events that are beneficial to you and your students!

LMTA chapter member Laura Nguyen will share how a biannual composing project has enriched her studio. Laura will present themes and guidelines, original composition recital ideas, and provide a lesson plan that allows even your newest and youngest students to compose!

Zoom link can be found in Member Resources under “Member Events”, or in your email!

Hear and share ideas about incorporating improvisation in the music lesson.

We will follow the idea swap with a brief chapter meeting.

Late payments, no shows and, “My dog ate my sheet music.” How do you handle sticky situations?
Bring your own lunch. We will follow the idea swap with a brief chapter meeting.

Zoom Link

Print the handout.

Pianist Janna Williamson, NCTM, is a highly sought-after teacher of students of all levels with over twenty years of professional teaching experience. She maintains a home studio in West Chicago, Illinois, and previously taught at the Wheaton Yamaha Music School from 2001-2020 where she also served as Supervisor of Private Lessons. A teacher of teachers, Janna is a Content Creator for TopMusicPro and coaches piano teachers around the world through her online Teacher Consultation service. She regularly presents to local music teacher associations and has presented at state conferences including Illinois, Indiana, and Minnesota. Her YouTube channel features free pedagogical content, particularly focused on how to teach intermediate historical repertoire.

Janna holds masters and bachelors degrees in piano performance from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University and the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music (both summa cum laude). Janna is a member of the Music Teachers National Association, the Musicians Club of Women, and the Wheaton College Scholastic Honor Society. In addition to working as a collaborative pianist with singers and instrumentalists around Chicago, Janna is an active church musician playing and singing in both traditional and contemporary styles and has experience directing her church's children's choir. When she is not seated at the piano, Janna loves spending her time with her husband and their four children. For more information, please visit www.jannawilliamson.com or www.youtube.com/c/jannawilliamson 

Members and a guest are invited to an LMTA Holiday Dinner Celebration!

Social Hour from 4:00-5:00, followed by dinner in the board room of Arthur’s Restaurant. Attendees may order from their full menu.

RSVP requested by November 27. RSVP information in Member Resources.

Melissa Martiros is a strong advocate for inclusion in the arts who is deeply passionate about using music to impact social justice issues. She has spent the past two-decades developing educational programs for inmates, underserved youth, and individuals with special needs.

Dr. Martiros is the Founding Director and CEO of OpporTUNEity® Music Connections LLC, a nationally recognized, award-winning initiative designed to strengthen the ties between post- secondary music programs and their local communities while promoting the use of music to engage undergraduate students in educational programs that teach them about social justice while emphasizing social change. Full biography

The Zoom link to this event is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84271369390?pwd=UXFzRXZUdHFXR3ByTGtxVDNBNStEUT09

How do you prepare your students for performance events? Need ideas? Let’s work together to help our students gain confidence and feel successful!
Bring your own lunch. We will follow the idea swap with a brief chapter meeting.

The Capitol Area Chapter of PMTA is hosting a workshop with Marvin Blickenstaff. Cost is $25 for the sessions. $20 for the catered lunch.
Deadline to register is September 15.

The following sessions are included:
I: Guidelines for Interpretation
II: Basic Technical Training for the Young Student
III: What do you do when your magic stops?

REGISTRATION: 9:00
Session I: 9:30-10:45
Session II: 11:00-12:15
(Lunch 12:15-1:15)
Session III: 1:15-2:30

LMTA is excited to welcome teachers back with a teacher appreciation event sponsored by Jacob's Music in Ephrata!

• Meet new members

• Get to know the program Music for Everyone

• Guest artist performance: Eric Fung

• Complimentary catered lunch while we swap ideas

• FREE professional head shots.

• First time members receive entire 1st year dues reimbursed by Jacob’s Music!

  Registration is closed for this event.