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MMTA Piano Contest Workshops
Please don’t miss out on the opportunity to attend as many of the MMTA Piano Contest Materials Workshops as possible! While these workshops do provide an opportunity for teachers to hear and learn about the current contest list music, they offer SO MUCH MORE!! Even if you have no one or only a few students who will actually participate in the Contest, you will walk away from these workshops with new insights, inspiration, and know-how as you hear from our fine presenters about MANY aspects of teaching. These workshops are the best bargain in town!
(Please note that attendance at four workshops per year count as one point toward MTNA Recertification (NCTM) under “Attendance at local pedagogical programs”) Renewal info: https://certification.mtna.org/downloads/certification/Renewal_DocPts21.pdf).
This year the MMTA Piano Contest Workshops are hosted IN-PERSON AND ZOOM
2025 Education/Contest Classes – open to members and non-members
MMTF sponsors MMTA Contest Material Classes each fall on Tuesday mornings* for the purpose of inspiration and further education of all interested teachers. Presentations will be conducted live at the Schmitt Music store in Bloomington and will be available via Zoom. Zoom meeting link and the class notes in PDF form will be sent via email at least one day in advance to those who have tered. The meetings are not recorded and are not available after the live event. *Note: To avoid Rosh Hashanah, that week’s class will be on Monday, Sept. 22.
Registration and Tuition: Classes are $18. You must register by the Friday before (see deadline dates below). Online payment and registration instructions are below. If mailing your registration and check, please be sure you send it early so it will be received by the deadline. Mailed registrations should go to Kris Olson, 10944 6th St. NE, Blaine, MN 55434 and should also include the classes you will attend and your local organization (MMTF, SPPTA, etc.)
PLEASE REGISTER BY THE DEADLINE. LATE REGISTRATIONS CREATE A LOT OF EXTRA WORK FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS AND MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Date Class Clinician Registration Deadline
Sept. 2, 10:15 am Senior A Matthew Wilson Deadline: Friday, August 29
Sept. 9, 10:15 am Senior B Dr. Stella Sick Deadline: Friday, September 5
Sept. 16, 10:15 am Intermediate B Susan Munson Deadline: Friday, September 12
Note* MONDAY: Sept. 22, 10:15 am Junior A, Primary
and PrePrimary Christina Bakke Deadline: Friday, September 19
Sept. 30, 10:15 am Junior B Lorna Wolthoff Deadline: Friday, September 26
Oct. 7, 10:15 am Intermediate A Rebekah Richards/Mary Goetz Deadline: Friday, October 3
ONLINE REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT:
1. To register, first fill out the form at: https://www.cognitoforms.com/MinneapolisMusicTeachersForum/_2025MMTFContestClassRegistration .
2. Then, to pay, go to our payment website, www.mmtfpayments.com.
3. Under “Reason for Payment” put the information about the class(es) you wish to attend and your local organization. For example: “CONTEST CLASS SRB, INTA, MMTF” The cost is $18 per class. You may pay for all the classes you want to attend.
4. Add this to the cart and click VIEW CART.
5. If the cart is correct, click PROCEED TO PAYMENT.
6. Fill in the information, and choose payment type: PayPal or Credit or Debit Card.
Attending via Zoom: When you enter the Zoom meeting, you will first go into a waiting room. The meeting host will check that you are registered for the class, and then let you in. The name on your Zoom account must match the name you registered with. Please mute yourself at all times. You can use the chat feature to ask a question of the clinician. The host will monitor the chat and ask questions.
Class Notes: Class notes from Clinicians are available on the day of the class to those attending. (PDF versions will be sent to those attending by Zoom.) Notes may also be purchased. Price is $18 per class. Order notes for any or all 6 classes (SRB, SRA, INB, INA, JRB, JRA/PRE/PRI) by making payment to www.mmtfpayments.com and then contacting Corey Sevett via email at corey@sevett.com. Notes will not be sent out until after the final class on October 11. Notes for earlier classes will not be available to purchase in person.
For general questions about MMTF Contest Classes, please contact Camille Buddecke at buddeckepiano@gmail.com or 651-454-3181. For payment questions, please contact Corey Sevett (MMTF Treasurer) at corey@sevett.com or 612-904-0649.