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Levels of LMTA Membership and Requirements
See Dues Structure, Tracking Membership and Extenuating Circumstance Below
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LEVEL
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DESCRIPTION
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Members of NMTA & MTNA; Paid Dues by MTNA Deadline
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RIGHT to vote, hold office, serve on committees, enter students in LMTA activities, NMTA & MTNA Competitions
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Listed in LMTA Yearbook
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On LMTA
Telephone
Information List
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ENTRY
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First-year members professionally engaged in any field of musical activity working toward Professional or Supporting membership.
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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SUPPORTING
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Interested in teaching music and purposes of LMTA; may work toward professional membership
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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PROFESSIONAL
See procedure for tracking and Extenuating Circumstances listed below.
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Engaged in any field of musical activity and met the requirements in all three of the following items during the previous LMTA calendar year:
1) Attended three or more LMTA sponsored workshops or meetings ( may include NMTA State Conference)
2) Entered one or more students in at least one LMTA sponsored event.
3) Served on one or more LMTA Committees*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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COLLEGIATE FACULTY
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Teaches music at the collegiate level
Volunteers to facilitate an LMTA workshop at least once every three years
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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COLLEGIATE STUDENT
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Students engaged in developing their teaching skills
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Yes
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Yes - LMTA
No - NMTA/MTNA
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Yes
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No
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RETIRED
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No longer teaching
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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HONORARY
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LMTA Board selects individuals for having given distinguished service to LMTA and the community
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No Dues
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No
May attend all meetings
and activities.
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Yes
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No
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Dues for 2009-2010 - After January 1, all dues are half-price
MTNA Active Member Dues: $63.00 Collegiate MTNA: $12.00
NMTA Active Member Dues: $25.00 Collegiate NMTA: $12.50
LMTA Active Member Dues: $15.00 Collegiate LMTA : $ 5.00 First time collegiate members
pay dues first year directly to LMTA.
MTNA will bill in succeeding years.
Senior Dues
MTNA Senior Dues: $43.25
NMTA Senior Dues: $17.50
LMTA Senior Dues: $10.00 (70+ including any member grandfathered in)
Send dues to: MTNA
441 Vine Street, Suite 505
Cincinnati, OH 45202-2811 - or join on-line at www.mtna.org and click on "Membership" to open menu options.
PROCEDURE FOR TRACKING MEMBERSHIPLEVELS
AND EXTENUATINGCIRCUMSTANCES
Pleasekeep track ofyourLMTAinvolvementon theform provided in your Yearbook.Submit thecompleted form to the Membership Committee before June 30th. Programsofstudent involvementin schools, hospitals,nursing homes, etc. may be sentalong with the completed activity form from the Yearbook at the end of theyear.Refer any questions to the Membership Committee Chair.
To achieve professionalstatus, members must have completed the following in the year prior todesignation:
1. LMTA SponsoredEvents (3 required per year). Members mustsign in at allLMTA sponsored events to receiveworkshop or meeting continuingeducationcredits. The MembershipCommittee will check attendance sheets forcompliance.
2. Enter one or more students in LMTA events or NMTAFestival.
3. Committees. Committeechairs are responsible for submitting the names of their members to themembership compliance committee by the end of the fiscalyear.
4. Compliance. Compliancemonitors will forward membership activity and status to the MembershipChair.
5. Once membershiplevels are determined, those members who are paid up by June 30th of each yearwill have their membership status published in the LMTA Yearbook (membershipdirectory)and LMTA Brochure which will be made available to the public. Thewebsite will be updated as necessary. Thenames of members who have attainedprofessional status will be included in telephone information given out to thepublic.
ExtenuatingCircumstances
- Music-related workshops may qualify forthe meeting/workshop requirement if a member is unable to attend LMTA sponsoredevents (must be approved by the membershipcommittee).
- Professionalinvolvementinanothermusic organization willautomatically qualify a member forprofessional status for one year while working toward requirements.
- Professional members who arefull-timemasters or doctoral music studentsmay waive committee and student performancerequirements.
- Any college course in music may completethe meetings/workshops requirement for a member already engaged in musicteaching as a professional.
- Extended major illness of the member ora family member is an
extenuating circumstance in which the member may waiveworkshops, committee
and/or studentparticipation.
Contact the membership committeeregarding other extenuatingcircumstances.
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