Welcome!

The Nebraska Music Teachers Association is an organization of over 300 musicians dedicated to a practical role of artistic service in today’s society. NMTA provides cultural leadership through a wide variety of activities for teachers, students, and professional musicians. It promotes high professional standards in music and fulfills its responsibility to artistic and educational leadership in the state.

NMTA was founded in 1916. NMTA is affiliated with Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), which has a membership of over 24,000 musicians nationwide.

Please look through our website to learn more about us or to find a music teacher.

Latest NMTA News

FTC Antitrust Compliance Guide

Please click here for the MTNA Antitrust Compliance Guide.

New Online "Association" available!

NMTA has started a new online chapter, available to any member or anyone potentially interesting in joining NMTA. The chapter meets via Zoom, and is led by Angela Miller-Niles. Contact angela.miller.niles@gmail.com for more information. 

Newsletter Online

The Winter 2024 Newsletter is available online, just click "About Us/Newsletter" at the top of this page. The Newsletter is published online only. 

2024 Conference, Student Competitions, and State Festival--Save the Dates!

The 2024 NMTA conference will be held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) October 17-18, 2024. All competitions and the state festival will be held at UNL the following weekend. The Nebraska Performance and the various MTNA competitions will take place at October 18 (evening)-20, with exact dates and times TBA. The NMTA State Festival will take place October 19-20. Keep checking the individual event pages on this website for further details.