MTNA Professional Certification
Chairperson: Ting Ting Lien
Co-Chair: Marcia Yurko
MTNA Professional Certification is the only existing national certification program for the independent studio music teacher. This Certification Program exists to improve the level of professionalism within the field of applied music teaching. It benefits the members of the profession, as well as the public who interacts with the profession. For the music teaching professional, Certification provides prestige, recognition, the potential for student recruitment and increased earning power. For the public, Certification helps readily identify competent applied music teachers in their communities. The designation of Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM) is given to successful candidates who meet the professional competencies and standards required for MTNA certification. All applied music teachers who actively engage in the profession are eligible for MTNA Professional Certification. The NEW MTNA Certification process is now available, which began on January 1st, 2010. Certification candidates are now required to complete these projects:
· Explanation of teaching philosophy
· Analysis of teaching pieces
· Video of teaching
· Description of teaching environment
· Discussion of business ethics and studio policies
Visit www.mtnacertification.org or email mtnacertification@mtna.org for more information about the new process and to download a PowerPoint presentation that outlines the new process. On this website, you can also find detailed description of the requirements, forms, fee information and other materials, including articles about video recording lessons. To contact MTNA national headquarters, please e-mail your request to mtnanet@mtna.org, phone (888) 512-5278 ext.0 or mail to:
MTNA Certification Request: 441 Vine St., Ste. 3100 Cincinnati, OH 45202-3004
You may also log on to www.mtna.org for more and the most current information.
For more information, contact: Ting Ting Lien, Chairperson
Phone: (732) 274-2033
Email: Tinglien@comcast.net
Nationally Certified Teachers in New Jersey
| Fiorella Araya-Cheng | Louise Goss | Margaret Knight | Lillian Livingston | Debra Wiggins |
| Taubyl Bell | Meral Guneyman | Julia Lam | Rose Elizabeth McCathran | Wei-Yuh Christina Xie |
| Bing Bing Chang | Jeannine Hamburg | Phyllis Lehrer | Rosalie Schweikert | Grace Junghee Yang |
| Ingrid Clarfield | Tomoko Harada | David J. Leifer | Margaret Sheneman | Marcia J. Yurko |
| Diane Dollak | Jennifer Herring | Miriam Lerner | Lyndall Soden | An-Li Young |
| Sara Renaud Ernst | Ikumi Hiraiwa | Ting Ting Lien | Deanna Yeo Tan | |
| Yunyun Feng | Megan Hofreiter | Kum Foong Teresa Lim | Frances L. Taylor | |
| Linda Fields | Anita Juntilla | Chiu-Ling Lin | Kristen Topham | |
| Cheryl Goodwin | Laura E. Klein | Fang Ting Liu | Yining Wang |
*Please refer to www.MTNA.org for the most current information.