State Certification Program
(Latest Certification News Below)
Certification at the state level is offered to any member of MMTA. It gives advanced professional standing on the basis of continued outstanding achievement and high professional standards in the field of music pedagogy. Certification is maintained through continuing education, performance, and professional involvement, which are key features of the certification program.
Currently, the fee for certification application is $80.
(1) To request an information packet for certification ($5), contact the Executive Secretary of the Certification Committee, Sally Lewis. The information packet will include instructions for compiling information needed to begin the certification process (i.e. teaching history, professional involvement in music teacher organizations, performance history, musical training, your student activities).
(2) When you have returned the necessary information to Sally Lewis, you will be sent a written examination, which will cover topics of pedagogy, music history, technique, form & analysis, literature, and theory. This examination should be completed and returned to Sally Lewis prior to the final step on the certification process which is student auditions.
(3) Three of your students will appear before MMTA judges (at a time and location to
be announced each year). Each of
your students will perform three pieces before the judges. If possible, these
students should represent a beginner, intermediate and
advanced level from your studio.
The 2007 Audition Date is Saturday May 19 at Central Michigan University.
CERTIFICATION NEWS:
The Certification Committee met on June 16, 2006 at
Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant
to evaluate the portfolios of new applicants and the documentation of
renewing teachers.
Congratulations to the following teachers who received the MMTA Standard
Certificate in Piano
in 2006: Kristen Avila - Norton Shores, Janice Derian - Plymouth, and Nancy Whitecar - Plymouth.
The following teachers renewed the MMTA Standard Certificate in piano: Gerardo Ascheri - Lansing, Deborah Beachnau - Lansing, Roxane Ewert - Marcellus, Carol Ahlberg Levy - Utica, Yi-Li Lin - Ann Arbor, and Maria Lonchyna-Lisowsky - Troy.
The MMTA Emeritus Certificate was granted to the
following teachers: Susan Bannon - Southfield, Julie Ellis - Okemos, and Marilyn Slenk - Grand Rapids.
Those teachers renewing their Emeritus Certificate
were: Charles Aschbrenner Ð Holland, Darlene Ebersole Ð Canton Township, Nancy Jane Erickson Ð Alto, Sonia Geoffrey Ð Bloomfield, Darlene King Ð Fort Gratiot, Sally Lewis Ð Traverse City, Mary Jane Miller Ð Holt, Caroline Sanderson Ð Flushing, Mary Siciliano Ð Livonia, Dale Welch Ð Grand Rapids, and Nancy Welshman Ð Portage.