Membership Benefits

Increase Your Earning Potential

Membership in OMTA provides you with the opportunity to become a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM). This prestigious distinction is awarded to applicants who meet rigorous standards in music theory, history, pedagogy, and performance. Certification helps the public identify the most competent and experienced music teachers in the community - enhancing your potential for student recruitment and increasing your earning power.

Network and Trade Ideas with Other Teachers

Hillsboro Area OMTA holds regular meetings several times per year. These meetings provide you with a network of local music teachers with whom you can share successes, trade ideas, and refer students. The meetings also feature lectures and workshops about teaching and performing music. These workshops are led by member teachers and master teachers and pedagogues from our region.

Stay Current

Your membership includes a subscription to American Music Teacher. Published six times a year, this major music journal is packed with information and advice about the latest news, trends, and issues facing music teachers today. MTNA also provides webinars, and e-Journal and a website rich with informative articles on music teaching and the business of music.

Members are kept up-to-date on upcoming local, state and national events, awards, contests, and news from OMTA chapters all over the state through local monthly emails and the OMTA Music News, published throughout the school year.

Learn from the Best

OMTA and MTNA each present annual conferences featuring nationally and internationally renowned artists and pedagogues in workshops, lecture demonstrations, master classes, and recitals. These conferences enable you to connect with music professionals from all over the nation and learn from the most dynamic and successful individuals in the music business.

Protect Your Health & Your Assets

OMTA members are eligible for a variety of insurance and investment services through the Music Teachers National Association.

Discounts

OMTA members have access to many discounts on goods and services, including substantial savings on printing services and goods at Office Depot and Office Max.