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Call for Clinicians – PMTA Conference

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Call for Clinicians – Due December 20, 2024

The Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association’s state conference planning committee invites you to submit a proposal for the 2025 State Conference. This year’s conference theme is “Rising Together: Building Collaborative Pathways in Music” and will be held in person on June 6-8, 2025 on the campus of Lycoming College, in Williamsport, PA. The 2025 PMTA conference theme celebrates collaboration between teachers, students, performers, and the integration of technology, science, psychology, and interdisciplinary ideas in the field of music. College students are invited to apply!

The deadline for submissions is December 20, 2024.

For consideration, please e-mail the following to both co-conference chairs:

Seulki Yoo (seulkisusieyoo@gmail.com) AND Melody Quah (mquah@psu.edu).

General Sessions 

  •   A 250-word proposal outlining the proposed session for a 50-minute session.
  •   A 50-word or less description of the proposed 50-minute session.
  •   A 50-word biography of each of the proposed presenter(s).
  •   A color photo of each proposed presenter.

College students (open to students currently enrolled in a music program anywhere in the country)

  •   A 250-word proposal outlining the proposed session for a 25-minute session.
  •   A 50-word or less description of the proposed 25-minute session.
  •   A 50-word biography of each of the proposed presenter(s).
  •   A color photo of each proposed presenter.

All components listed above must be sent to Seulki Yoo and Melody Quah no later than December 20, 2024.

Notifications of acceptance will be sent by January 20, 2025.

As you are preparing your proposal, please review the information about our concert artist, and masterclass artist Sean Chen, and keynote speaker Kevin Chance. 

We look forward to receiving your application!

PMTA Call for Commissioned Composer

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Nominations are now open for PMTA’s 2025 Commissioned Composer. Preference will be given to composers who are either a resident of or employed professionally in Pennsylvania. These are anonymous nominations so please do not indicate to the composer that they have been nominated.

Please submit the composer’s name, bio, website and/or any musical examples to Henry Wong Doe hwongdoe@iup.edu by March 8, 2024.

Call for Clinicians!

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Call for Clinicians – Due February 29, 2024
The Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association’s state conference planning committee invites you to submit a proposal for the 2024 State Conference. This year’s conference theme is “Head to Heart: Celebrating the Power of Musical Connections” and will be held in person on June 14-16, 2024 on the campus of Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. College students are invited to apply!

The deadline for submissions is February 29, 2024.
For consideration, please e-mail the following to both co-conference chairs:
Maria Asteriadou asteriad@kutztown.edu AND Melody Quah mquah@psu.edu

General Sessions

  • A one-page proposal outlining the proposed session for a 50-minute session.
  • A 100-word or less description of the proposed 50-minute session.
  • A one-page biography and 50-word biography of each of the proposed
    presenter(s).
  • A color photo of each proposed presenter.

College students (open to students currently enrolled in a music program anywhere in the country)

  • A one-page proposal outlining the proposed session for a 25-minute session.
  • A 100-word or less description of the proposed 25-minute session.
  • A one-page biography and 50-word biography of each of the proposed
    presenter(s).
  • A color photo of each proposed presenter.

All components listed above must be sent to Maria Asteriadou and Melody Quah no later than February 29, 2024.

All will receive notification that their proposal was received by February 29,
2024. Notifications of acceptance will be sent during the week of March 18, 2024. As you are preparing your proposal, please check the PMTA website for information about our concert artist, masterclass artist, and keynote speaker Artina McCain.

We look forward to receiving your application!

PMTA Call for Commissioned Composer

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Call for Nominations for PMTA Commissioned Composer – Due March 3, 2023

Nominations are now open for PMTA’s 2024 Commissioned Composer. Preference will be given to composers who are either a resident of or employed professionally in Pennsylvania. These are anonymous nominations so please do not indicate to the composer that they have been nominated. More details