Overview
MMTA (Missouri Music Teachers Association) coordinates pre-collegiate auditions at the district and state levels and college-level auditions at the state level. During the state auditions each year, the MMTA auditions run concurrently with the state level of MTNA (Music Teachers National Association)’s national competitions.
Handbook
To view or download the Auditions Handbook,please click here.
Registration
| MMTA Honors Auditions | The online application is available here. |
| MTNA Competitions | The online application is available here. |
Application Deadlines
| MMTA District VI: | Aug 28 at 11:59 pm |
| MMTA Districts I – V and VII: | Sept 4 at 11:59 pm |
| MMTA State Auditions: | Oct 1 at 11:59 pm |
| MTNA State Competitions: | Sept 11 at 3 PM (EST) |
MMTA State Auditions and MTNA Competition Date and Location
| Location: | Missouri State University, Springfield, MO (2019) |
| Date: | November 7th-10th, 2019 |
MMTA District Auditions: Each districts auditions date may be varied but must be completed by TBA. Please check each local association website or contact each district chair.
MMTA State Auditions Schedule
The State Auditions schedule will be released after the state registration was processed. Once it is ready you will be noticed to your registered email address.
| Pre-Collegiate Piano | Sunday, November 10th |
| Pre-Collegiate Strings | Friday, November 8 or Saturday, November 9 |
| Pre-Collegiate Brass | Friday, November 8 or Saturday, November 9 |
| Pre-Collegiate Woodwind | Friday, November 8 or Saturday, November 9 |
| Pre-Collegiate Percussion | Friday, November 8 or Saturday, November 9 |
| Pre-Collegiate Voice | Friday, November 8 or Saturday, November 9 |
| Collegiate Strings | Friday, November 8 or Saturday, November 9 (TBA) |
| Collegiate other categories | Thursday, November 7 or Friday, November 8 (TBA) |
MMTA Application fees (Available online payment)
| Pre-Collegiate District: | $31 |
| Collegiate & Pre-Collegiate State Auditions: | $36 |
| Non-member Teachers Registration Fee | $100 for District Auditions only |
| Member Teachers Registration Fee: | $20 for State Auditions only |
For MTNA Competitions, please see here.
Questions?
Please contact each chair of MMTA State Honors Auditions and MTNA Competitions.
| Title | Name (Click to Email) |
| MMTA Co-VP Auditions | Jason Hausback Kyu Butler, NCTM |
| MMTA Pre-Collegiate State Auditions Chair | Jennifer McAtee |
| MMTA Collegiate Auditions Chair | Hyunki Yoon |
| MTNA Composition Competitions Chair | Jacob Gotlib |
| MTNA Pre-Collegiate Competitions Chair | Daniel Ketter |
| MTNA Collegiate Competitions Chair | Sharla Bender |
District chairs of MMTA District Honors Auditions
| District | Chair (Click name for email) |
| District 1 | Michelle Rautmann |
| District 2 | Xin Gao |
| District 3 | Aine Wendler |
| District 4 | Nancy Dreier |
| District 5 | Wei-Han Su |
| District 6 | Caroline Hixson |
| District 7 | Rebecca Fulgham |