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Arts Organizations | ||
| Missouri Arts Council | ||
| Missouri Citizens for the Arts | We are pleased to announce the increase in funding to the various arts venues in Missouri. | |
| Kansas Arts Commission | ||
| Music Link | What We Do: We seek out talented music students from schools, churches, and community youth programs and link them with teachers who volunteer to teach students on partial or full scholarship. | |
| The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City | ||
Performing Arts | ||
| Kansas City Symphony | ||
| Friends of Chamber Music | ||
| Hariman-Jewell Series | ||
| Kansas City Jazz Orchestra | ||
| American Jazz Museum | ||
| From The Top | An innovative site for performers designed for young classical musicians. This clever website has: The Green Room, Hall of Fame, Answer Zone, Student Lounge, a Reference Room and an area for parents and teachers. Partnered with the highly successful From The Top radio program, this site offers the more "serious" young musicians an opportunity to hear from others like them and benefit from socialization of sorts with others like themselves. | |
Educational Sites | ||
| MTNA Websites for Kids | Amazing websites for kids | |
| Piano Education Page | Outstanding website for teachers and students | |
| Naxos Music Library | Outstanding music listening resource | |
| PedaPlus | Kids' music games, articles and software for teachers | |
| Pedagogy Central | Resource for Fall Festival: Baroque Era | |
Teacher's Pedagogy Websites | ||
| Natalie Wickham | ||
| Wendy Stevens | ||
| D'net Layton | ||
| Susan Paradis | ||
| Studio Policy | ||
Forums | ||
| Piano Pedagogy Forum | ||
| Faber Teaching Forum | ||
| International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) | ||
Sheet Music | ||
| Piano Street | ||
| International Music Score Library Project | ||
Music Theory | ||
| Music Theory | ||
| E-Musictheory | ||
| Music Learning Community | ||
| Practice Spot | ||
Business Resources | ||
| SCORE | Counselors for small businesses | |
| SBA | The U.S. Small Business Administration | |
| IRS | The website of the Internal Revenue Service | |
| MTNA Legal Consultation | Assistance has been provided in the matters of copyright, employee contracts, buying and selling music studios, contractual arrangements with ensembles and partnerships, zoning issues and more. | |
| Professional & Business Support | MTNA provides a sounding board and clearing house for members who have questions of a pedagogical or business nature. Contact the MTNA National Headquarters at (888) 512-5278 or email Rachel Kramer, Member Liaison with your questions. Assistance has been provided in the following areas: information on grants, music, acoustical standards of building a new music facility, ASCAP issues, Certification, copyright issues, developing a plan to become a music teacher, creating relationships between other music organizations and local MTNA affiliates, music merchandise questions, prospective member information, lesson fee structures in the United States, helping a member supplement their dues through local and state support, health insurance, finding music teachers around the world and more. | |
| MTNA Copyright Information | Information on the reproduction, recording, distribution and performance of music and the guidelines that govern these actions. | |
| Studio Policy Website | ||
| Write Your Own Studio Policy | ||
MTNA Chapter Links | ||
| Kansas Music Teachers Association | ||
| Missouri Music Teachers Association | ||
| Music Teachers National Association | ||