Calendar    

2009-2010

Deadlines are postmark dates (If a deadline falls on a weekend/holiday, deadline will be the next business day.)

Date Item/Event Recipient/Location
July 1-November 1 Call for TMTA 2010 Convention Sessions TMTA Office
July 1 Deadline for Best of State TMTA Local Association Award Application/TMTA Office
July 1 Deadline for dues to be paid to MTNA and to be eligible for TMTA membership benefits including Handbook and TMT publications MTNA Office
July 31 Deadline for volunteers at state and local levels to return volunteer hour report forms TMTA Office
August 1 TMTA/TMTEF Board Agenda Items due President
August 1-November 1 TMTA SA Ensemble Repertoire Approval period Appropriate Ensemble Chair
August 29 TMTA/TMTEF Board meeting DFW Hyatt, Grapevine
August 31 Deadline for MTNA Teacher dues MTNA Office
September Teacher Enrichment Grant Application MTNA Foundation - Forms available online at www.mtna.org or from MTNA Office
September Local Association Matching Grant Application MTNA Foundation - Forms available online at www.mtna.org or from MTNA Office
September 1 MTNA/TMTA teacher dues deadline for MTNA competition eligibility MTNA
September 1 Deadline for ads to be submitted to Texas Music Teacher magazine TMTA Office
September 15 Deadline for articles to be submitted to Texas Music Teacher magazine President Elect
September 25 Deadline for TMTA SA Theory Test Date Form Appropriate Theory Chair
September 30 Deadline for TMTA SA World of Music Test Date Form World of Music Chair
October 1 SA registration dues deadline TMTA Office
October 2-October 10 Late SA enrollment period I TMTA Office
October 15 Suggestions for nominees for TMTA Board of Directors TMTA Office
October 15 Deadline for sending two copies of Local Association Yearbooks TMTA Office
October 24-November 15 TMTA SA Theory Testing Period I  
October 25 Commissioned Composer Nominations due MTNA/TMTA Commission Chair
October 31 Membership count recorded for Delegate Assembly representation TMTA Office
Associations with 50 members or less: 2 delegates. Associations with 51-100 members: 3 delegates. 1 additional delegate is added for each additional increment of 1-50 members
November 16-January 10 Late SA enrollment period II TMTA Office
December 1 MTNA Teacher, State, and MTNA Local Association of the Year Applications MTNA
December 15 Deadline for full payment for exhibitor incentive package TMTA Office
January 1 Deadline for ads to be submitted to Texas Music Teacher magazine TMTA Office
January 1 Deadline for articles to be submitted to Texas Music Teacher magazine President Elect
January 1 MTNA Teacher Enrichment Grant Applications MTNA
January 1-March 31 TMTA SA World of Music Testing Period  
January 15 Deadline for Original Composition Original Composition Chair
January 15 Deadline for Fall Theory Test corrections Theory Chair
January 23-February 14 TMTA SA Theory Testing Period II  
January 31 TMTA Teacher Enrichment Grant Applications TMTA Trustee Chair
January 31 Local Association Matching Start-up Grant Applications MTNA
February 1 TMTA SA Publication Contest Publication Chair
February 1 Deadline for Texas MTNA Fellow contributions MTNA Office
February 1 MTNA State Matching Grant Applications MTNA
February 16-March 1 Late SA enrollment period III TMTA Office
March 1 Nominees due for Teacher of the Year, Outstanding Pre-collegiate and Outstanding Collegiate Teaching Achievement Awards Teacher Recognition Chair
March1 Registration Deadline for TMTA SA Ensemble Program Ensemble Chair
March 20 Deadline for TMTA SA Performance Contest Semi-Finals Performance Chair
April 1 TMTA SA Performance Contest Corrections Due Performance Chair
April 1 Page one of local association report due TMTA Office
April 1 Exhibitor contract deadline TMTA Office
April 15 Deadline for Spring Theory corrections Theory Chair
April 15 Convention Program Advertising deadline TMTA Office
April 15 Deadline for All-Star Festival TMTA Office
April 15 Deadline for Keyboard Orchestra Reading Session TMTA Office
April 15 Deadline for Chamber Music Clinic TMTA Office
April 15 Deadline for June Leondar Chamber Music/Ensemble Music Contests TMTA Office
May 1 Deadline to submit Texas Teaching Fellow TMTA Office
May 1 Convention Volunteer Report Convention Chair. List volunteers for convention from the local association
May 1 TMTA/TMTEF Board Agenda Items due President
May 1 Deadline for contribution and form in order to be listed in the Convention Program Book TMTA Office
May 1 Deadline for TMTA SA Ensemble Theory Verification Forms Ensemble Chair
May 1 Deadline for TMTA SA Ensemble Participation Awards Ensemble Chair
May 1 Deadline for TMTA SA Student Recognition Student Recognition Chair
May 1 Deadline for TMTA SA Theory Senior Awards Theory Chair
May 1 Deadline for TMTA SA World of Music Senior Awards World of Music Chair
May 1 Deadline for TMTA SA World of Music Medal Orders World of Music Chair
May 15 Deadline for withdrawal from TMTA SA Ensemble Program Ensemble Chair
May 15 Deadline for withdrawal from TMTA SA Performance Semi-Finals Performance Chair
May 20 Convention Pre-registration deadline TMTA Office
June 1 Pages two and three of Local Association Report due TMTA Office
June 1 TMTA/TMTEF Board Chair Reports due TMTA Office
June 1 Deadline for mailed TMTA Election Ballots TMTA Office
June 10 Performance Contest Semi-Finals Arlington Convention Center, Arlington
June 11 Performance Contest State Finals Arlington Convention Center, Arlington
June 11 Performance Contest Young Artist Arlington Convention Center, Arlington
June 11-14 Certification Testing (exact date, time and room TBA) Arlington Convention Center, Arlington
June 15 Deadline for TMTA Handbook updates Handbook Chair
June 30  Certification Incentive Award Applications due TMTA Office
June 30 Membership count for Best of State Award as determined by MTNA for official number TMTA Office 
OTHER IMPORTANT DATES
November 14-15 MTNA/TMTA Auditions Texas Tech University, Lubbock
January 9-10 MTNA South Central Division Auditions Shreveport, Louisiana
March 20-24 MTNA Conference Albuquerque, New Mexico
June 10-13, 2010 TMTA Convention Arlington Convention Center
June 16-19, 2011 TMTA Convention Arlington Convention Center
As requested Additional Certification Testing Dates TBA
Contact the TMTA Certification chair




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