MTNA Publications

(Most publications are available to order in the MTNA Marketplace)

NEW!!

Making the Connection: A Guide for Talking to Parents and Students

This brief guide looks at the relationship between the child and music and also addresses topics such as establishing studio policies/agreements, discipline, student accountability and addressing difficult statements.

Assessment Tool
This twelve-page booklet contains a three-part evaluation process designed to aid studio teachers with assessing the many aspects of their work. Members $3, nonmembers $3 (includes shipping and handling).

Community Outreach and Education for the Arts Handbook
A handbook for  promoting music and the other arts in our schools and communities. Now includes updated information sources and the Resource Booklet for Interdependent Music Teachers (see below).

A Brief Tax Guide for the Independent Music Teacher
Compiled by accountants, this booklet guides you through depreciation of musical equipment, business entertaining, social security taxes and many more areas of interest.  

A Brief Legal Guide for the Independent Music Teacher
Compiled by attorneys, this booklet guides you through zoning, copyright, insurance and other aspects of owning and operating a business.

IAJE-MTNA Jazz Studies Guide
Jazz up your music studio with this informative guide. Written by members of both MTNA and the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE), this innovative guide will open up the exciting world of jazz to your student, exposing them to this ever-growing, multi-dimensional art form. The Jazz Studies Guide can be used with all instrumentalists and vocalists at any level in their music study.

Choosing a Music Teacher Brochure
This small brochure is packed with information about choosing an appropriate, qualified music teacher. Distribute these in your community as a public service and to encourage students to seek out teachers who are MTNA members. 

Proceedings from Pedagogy Saturday I 
The complete proceedings from the pedagogy sessions that took place on April 5, 1997, at the MTNA National Convention in Dallas, Texas.

Proceedings from Pedagogy Saturday II
The October/November 1998 American Music Teacher contains reports from pedagogy sessions that took place on March 28, 1998, at the MTNA National Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. 

Proceedings from Pedagogy Saturday III
The complete proceedings from the pedagogy sessions that took place on March 20, 1999, at the MTNA National Convention in Los Angeles, California. 

Proceedings from Pedagogy Saturday IV
The complete proceedings from the pedagogy sessions that took place on March 25, 2000, at the MTNA National Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  

Proceedings from Pedagogy Saturday V
The complete proceedings from the pedagogy sessions that took place on March 24, 2001, at the MTNA National Convention in Washington, D.C.  

Proceedings from Pedagogy Saturday VI
Exploring Learning Styles: Developing a Flexible Teaching Approach
The October/November 2002 American Music Teacher contains reports from pedagogy sessions that took place on March 16, 2002, at the MTNA National Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Proceedings from Pedagogy Saturday VII
The Magic of Motivation: Inspiring Practice, Participation and performance
The October/November 2003 American Music Teacher contains reports from pedagogy sessions that took place on March 15, 2003, at the MTNA National Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah

Proceedings from Pedagogy Saturday VIII
Teaching for Independence: Creating Lifelong Musicians
The October/November 2004 American Music Teacher contains reports from pedagogy sessions that took place on March 27, 2004, at the MTNA National Conference in Kansas City, Missouri.

Proceedings from Pedagogy Saturday IX
The Whole Musician: Making Music Last a Lifetime
The October/November 2005 American Music Teacher contains reports from pedagogy sessions that took place on April 2, 2005, at the MTNA National Conference in Seattle, Washington.

Proceedings from Pedagogy Saturday
The Art of Teaching
The October/November 2006 American Music Teacher contains reports from pedagogy sessions that took place on March 2, 2006, at the MTNA National Conference in Austin, Texas.