Student Affiliate Registration Instructions

SA Chair Information

Chair: Kao Taniguchi

Email: [email protected]

Here is some very important information that you need to know about Student Affiliate. Please read all the material below. It details important information about enrolling your student, events, and awards.

Description and Purpose

To be part of an informed body of students gaining a wider musical experience than is usually afforded in private music study, with recognition for achievement in various phases of musical education and activity.

Eligibility

1st - 12th Grade and Post-12 (up to age 26)

1. A student in grades 1 through Young Artist (Post-12) may become a Student Affiliate.

2. Students must study music regularly with a teacher who is a current member of MTNA and TMTA.

3. Students residing outside Texas may participate in SA activities if they are currently studying with a TMTA member. These students will have to meet the same requirements for SA Activities as Texas residents.

Registration Deadline and Info

  • Fall registration deadlines: (for SA events scheduled before 12/31/2023)

    • ONLINE payment - Wednesday October 4, 2023, 11:59 PM by clicking here. You will need your member’s password.

    • CHECK payment - postmarked by Monday October 2, 2023 to 10927 Britoak Lane, Houston TX 77079 - please email Kao Taniguchi to let her know you are mailing your check and SA form

  • Spring registration deadline: (for SA events scheduled between 1/1/2024 and 5/31/2024

    • ONLINE payments - Wednesday December 20, 2023 by clicking here. You will need your member’s password.

    • CHECK payments - Wednesday December 13, 2023 (at HMTA meeting - no payments by mail)

  • See below for fee information.

STEP 1: SA Registration Instructions for Teachers

  1. Be sure you have paid your MTNA and TMTA dues for the 2023-24 school year.

  2. Sign in on www.tmta.org. A blue sign-in button is available on the upper right hand corner of the site.

  3. Once you sign in, the list of your students will appear.

  4. Click the Edit button next to the student's name.

  5. Choose the current grade level for the student.

  6. Select "Student is Homeschooled," if applicable.

  7. Students participating in TMTA events throughout the year (such as Ensemble, Composition, Publication, Performance, etc.) need to have parent name, email, address, and phone number information.

  8. Students who will participate only in the Theory or World of Music Test do not need further contact information.

  9. Teachers will be able to add new students who are not transfers in their teacher profile along with needed information such as address, parent's name, etc. Click on Save Student when done editing or adding.

  10. Teachers must inform the Local SA chair of any students who have transferred from another TMTA teacher. DO NOT enter transfer students as new students. The Local SA Chair will transfer the student to the new teacher's list. Type "transfer" in the notes section of the transfer student.

  11. Type in the notes section for each student the words "Student Affiliate" if you want your student enrolled in student affiliate.

  12. If the student is a transfer student, type in the words "transfer from...” and then the words "Student Affiliate."

  13. If you want a student removed from your profile, type in the notes section "Remove from profile."

  14. Add your new students to your profile by clicking on the "add" button.

  15. Students may remain in your profile and not be a student affiliate. Simply leave their notes section blank.

STEP 2: HMTA Registration Instruction for Teachers

IMPORTANT!! Once you have updated your TMTA profile and your students' info, please submit your updated student list to the HMTA Student Affiliate chair.

Be sure your list of students includes: First name, Last name, Grade in School, Grade level of Test.

Either the online form or the paper form will be required or your SA membership will not be included.

Ways to submit your local registration form:

  • print this list and give it to Kao Taniguchi at the September or December in-person meetings

Fees

SA membership fees per student:

  • $18 per student

No enrollments will be accepted after April 1.

Additional SA PENALTY fee $50.00 for each student entered in an event PRIOR to SA registration.

Ways to pay:

  • Pay online here. You will need your member’s password.

  • Write ONE check payable to HMTA-SA and give it to Kao Taniguchi at the September or December in-person meetings.

  • Please do NOT mail your check!

Student Affiliate Events

Original Composition Contest*

Performance Contests*

Convention Ensembles (Multi-Piano)*

TMTA Chamber Music Ensemble*

Scholarship Auditions*

World of Music Test (not for Post-12 SA members)

Creative Video and Publication Contests

State Theory Test (not for Post-12 SA members)

* indicates State Theory Test must be passed with a 70% or above to participate

It is important that teachers enroll students in student Affiliate BEFORE enrolling them in any student Affiliate Activity. A $50.00 penalty fee per student will be assessed to the teacher in addition to the enrollment fee if a student participates in an event prior to SA enrollment.

TMTA Student Affiliate Awards

SA State Participation Award

Twelve-year Plaque (State Theory Test)

TMTA Whitlock Memorial Scholarship Award

State Ensemble Award

McGaughey Award (World of Music)

Elizabeth Morris Ensemble Scholarship

Mansfield Award (State Theory Test)

Ella Louise Burba Award

Twelve-year Participation Certificate (State Theory Test)

Loving Gold Medal Theory Award (State Theory Test)