Mission:

The New York State Music Teachers Association is dedicated to furthering the art of music and promoting the professional development of its members by providing programs that support teaching, performance, composition and research.

NYSMTA Profile:

Included in our membership are the independent music teachers who build the broad base of America's musical life, the faculty members of some of the finest music schools, and some of the concert artists of today and tomorrow. As a state affiliate of the Music Teachers National Association, NYSMTA members enjoy all of the benefits of MTNA, and may also enter students in auditions and competitions held annually at state, division, and national levels.

Our State Officers and Chairs, along with the Local District Chairs and members are dedicated to the NYSMTA mission -- to provide and promote the art of music, both in schools as well as professionally. Board members are selected based on professional experience in music and a commitment to serve their community of colleagues.

President
Tomoko Uchino

President-Elect
Laura Amoriello

 

Immediate Past-President
Jacob Ertl

Vice-President for Competitions
Lily Li

Vice-President for Conferences
Asami Hagiwara
Tasha George-Hinnant

Vice-President for Membership
Elaina Burns

Vice-President for Professional Activities
Amber Liao

Treasurer
Gary L Palmer

Our State Officers and Chairs, along with the Local District Chairs and members are dedicated to the NYSMTA mission -- to provide and promote the art of music, both in schools as well as professionally. Board members are selected based on professional experience in music and a commitment to serve their community of colleagues.

DISTRICT 1
Manhattan-Bronx:
Amber Liao

DISTRICT 2
Brooklyn-Queens-Staten Island:
Cynthia Macias

DISTRICT 3
Nassau-Suffolk:
Alexander Peskanov

DISTRICT 4
Westchester-Rockland-Putnam:
Andrew Marino

DISTRICT 5
Hudson-Catskill:
Carolyn Topliff

DISTRICT 6
Capitol Region:
Akina Yura

DISTRICT 7
Southern Tier:
Deborah Martin

DISTRICT 9
Great Syracuse:
Bernadette Kessler

DISTRICT 10
Buffalo-Niagara:
Lily Li

DISTRICT 11
Northern Region:
Kathryn Sherman

DISTRICT 12
Greater Rochester:
Tasha George-Hinnant

Our State Officers and Chairs, along with the Local District Chairs and members are dedicated to the NYSMTA mission -- to provide and promote the art of music, both in schools as well as professionally. Board members are selected based on professional experience in music and a commitment to serve their community of colleagues.

Archivist
Gary Fisher

Certification
Laura Amoriello

Chapin Grant
Michael Merolla

Citations
Michael Merolla

Collegiate Faculty and Student Chapters
Jacob Ertl

Commissioned Composer
Christine Johannsen

Lecture Forum 
Janice Nimetz

Independent Music Teachers Forum
Maura E Hall

MTNA Foundation
Diane Birr

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