Eastside MTA

Conferences & Grants

Eastside MTA Members are encouraged to attend the District I & II Virtual, WSMTA and MTNA National ConferenceS. 

Eastside MTA

Conferences & Grants

It is the goal of the Woodcock Committee and the EMTA Board that many EMTA teachers will take advantage of this opportunity to attend the District, National and State conferences for half price; growing friendships, professionalism, pedagogy, musicianship, and inspiration in our chapter. 

The EMTA Woodcock Conference Grant

The EMTA Woodcock Conference Grant program is a great opportunity where the Dorothy Woodcock Endowment Fund will pay a grant to cover half the cost of each registration for every qualified EMTA teacher attending the State WSMTA, National MTNA and District I & II Conferences. Its purposes are to encourage teachers to get to know each other better, to grow professionally and musically through attending the conferences, and to promote conference attendance.

District I & II Virtual Conference

October 7, 2023

2023 District I & II Conference: October 7, 2023: Marysville United Methodist Church, “Music Making with MIND-BODY-SOUL” featuring Eneida Larti, Katie O’Rourke, and Andrea Rackl. Details are available on the WSMTA website.

WASHINGTON STATE MUSIC TEACHERS CONFERENCE

June 27-29, 2024

2024 WSMTA Conference: June 27-29: Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA. Details are available on the WSMTA website

MTNA National Conference

March 16-20, 2024

2024 MTNA National Conference: March 16-20: Atlanta, GA. Details are available on the MTNA website

EMTA Woodcock Conference Grant application

It is the goal of the Woodcock Committee and the EMTA Board that many EMTA teachers will take advantage of this opportunity to attend the District, National and State conferences for half price; growing friendships, professionalism, pedagogy, musicianship, and inspiration in our chapter.

Step 1

An EMTA teacher must register for and attend the District I & II Conference, October 7, 2023, National MTNA Conference, March 16-20, 2024 or WSMTA Conference, June 27-29, 2024, paying the registration fees. For the State and National Conference, the registration may be one or more days, or for the full conference

Grant application Procedure

Step 2

Once registered, send to Carol Hibbard an email requesting a Woodcock Conference Grant. FINAL DEADLINE TO RECEIVE GRANT REQUEST IS ONE WEEK BEFORE THE CONFERENCE.

Grant application Procedure

Step 3

After the conference is over and attendance is verified, each qualified teacher will receive a grant for half the basic registration cost.

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