Welcome!

The Nebraska Music Teachers Association is an organization of several hundred 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.



NMTA Scholarship Winners Announced

Our NMTA Thomas Ediger Scholarship recipients have been selected!  Congratulations to the three High School Scholarship winners: BingYi Wang, piano (Anne Madison, teacher); Taryn Geiger, strings (Ruth Meints); and Winston Schneider, composition (Ken Meints).  The Collegiate Scholarship has been awarded to Natalie Malcom, student of Kristin Taylor.



Important Dates & Deadlines

  • August 31st--Deadline for 2026-2027 MTNA/NMTA teacher membership dues
  • September 9th--Online deadline for MTNA Performance and Composition Competitions
  • September 14th--Registration deadline for State Festival at Concordia University
  • September 14th--Postmark deadline for Nebraska Performance Competitions
  • October 1st--Registration deadline for NMTA State Conference and Luncheon reservation
  • October 23rd--NMTA One-day State Conference and Annual Business Meeting
  • October 24th-25th--MTNA-sponsored Competitions and Nebraska Performance Competitions
  • October 24th-25th--NMTA State Festival

 



NMTA State Conference Registration Link

NMTA State Conference Registration Link: https://forms.gle/d2peE4MMFzS2tPPS8.https://forms.gle/d2peE4MMFzS2tPPS8.  Be sure to register by the October 1st deadline.  Check-in for registrants is from 9:00-9:30 AM with the first session presented by Catherine Rollin starting at 9:30 AM.  The Awards Luncheon and our Annual NMTA Business Meeting are scheduled from 12:15 -1:30 PM.  Complete details can be found under " Conference."



Coffee Chats

Plan ahead to join fellow teachers for a 30-40 minute 'coffee break' via Zoom most months during the school year!   Each morning chat session will be hosted by a volunteer member who will decide on the date, time, and choice of either a topic or unstructured social time.  Interested members will email the host requesting a link for that month.  This should be a fun way to see our members across the state!  Updated details for each coming month will be shared here on the Homepage, as well as via email in our "NEWS & NOTES."