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MTNA Certification

Certification Overview

The MTNA Professional Certification Program exists to improve the level of professionalism within the field of music teaching. It benefits the members of the profession itself, as well as the public, who interacts with the professional. For the music teaching professional, certification provides prestige, recognition and the potential for student recruitment and increased earning power. For the public, certification helps readily identify competent music teachers in their communities.

Those interested in becoming a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music should consult the MTNA website at http://www.mtnacertification.org/ for complete information, including:

  • Standards
  • The certification process
  • The renewal process
  • Application forms
  • Resources

For more information on the web go to www.mtnacertification.org/.  You may also contact Melissa Curtice at MTNA via e-mail at mcurtice@mtna.org. or by calling 888-512-5278, ext. 237. You may also contact me at oubruce@bellsouth.net or by phone at 205-979-6862. My mailing address is 2312 Derby Drive, Birmingham, AL 35216.

Kathy Burdette, NCTM
Alabama State Certification Chair