MMTA News : Missouri Music Teachers Association

by Scott Clemens

The Mid-Missouri Collegiate Chapter (MMCC) came into fruition after a long planning period by several dedicated individuals. Professors and students from across the collegiate community in mid-Missouri met at the Fine Arts Building at the University of Columbia-Missouri to discuss by-laws and executive matters for the new chapter. Janice Wenger of MU presided over the meeting and used her knowledge of MTNA to help front the guidelines and procedures for this initial meeting.

Personally, I was excited to see this meeting and its repercussions become established. I was involved with MTNA/MMTA through high school as a participant in the state-competitions. But this meeting shed a new light on the many benefits of what piano is at the collegiate level and how an MTNA organization can benefit a piano program.

This year, one of the highlights for the new chapter was its representation at the national conference in Seattle, Washington. Being able to absorb almost every aspect of the MTNA conference was of great importance as president of this new organization. I was introduced to many wonderful and devoted individuals whose work in the field of piano pedagogy has made them prominent leaders in teaching. Similarly, I was able to correspond with equally enthusiastic students and gather information about MTNA life at other campuses.

With the experience of the MTNA conference behind me I am ready to embrace the coming academic semester. We have such an eager base of members that, between our collective ambition and experience, the Mid-Missouri Collegiate Chapter will be well on its way to an exciting year.

This article by Scott Clemens, president of the Mid-Missouri Collegiate Chapter of MMTA, appeared in the Fall 2005 issue of MMTA Notes.

posted by Brent Hugh at 10/10/2005 01:05:00 AM
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