Music Teachers National Association
Program Requirements
In order to provide specialized musical instruction to individuals pursuing a career as full- or part-time studio teachers, MSU offers course work leading to the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Certificate at two levels: Associate and Professional. By offering courses in this curriculum, MSU endorses and supports a major MTNA mandate "that professional studio teaching is a worthwhile career, and as such, deserves to be accountable by a regulatory agency."
After completing the program, the candidate must present a teaching and performing demonstration before a jury chosen by the MTNA National Certificate chairperson. This program leads to MTNA professional certification. No credential is granted by MSU.
MTNA Associate Certificate
MUSP 2XX/4XX — Private Applied Area+ |
12 |
MUST 131 — Music Theory I |
3 |
MUST 132 — Music Theory II |
3 |
MUST 133 — Music Reading I |
1 |
MUST 135 — Music Reading II |
1 |
MUSH 161 — Literature of Music I |
2 |
MUSH 162 — Literature of Music II |
2 |
MUSE 378 — Piano Pedagogy |
2 |
MUST 476 — Special Problems in Music |
2 |
Total |
28 |
+Enroll in the course appropriate to the results of the placement audition, Private Applied instrument area, upper-division assessment and class standing. Private Applied in the principal instrument requires a performance examination before a jury of faculty members in their principal applied area at the end of each semester.
MTNA Professional Certificate
MUSP 2XX/4XX — Private Applied Area+ |
24 |
MUST 131 — Music Theory I |
3 |
MUST 132 — Music Theory II |
3 |
MUST 236 — Music Theory III |
2 |
MUST 237 — Music Theory IV |
2 |
MUST 133 — Music Reading I |
1 |
MUST 135 — Music Reading II |
1 |
MUST 233 — Music Reading III |
1 |
MUST 234 — Music Reading IV |
1 |
MUSH 161 — Literature of Music I |
2 |
MUSH 162 — Literature of Music II |
2 |
MUSH 361 — History of Music I |
3 |
MUSH 362 — History of Music II |
3 |
MUSE 378 — Piano Pedagogy |
2 |
MUST 476 — Special Problems in Music |
2 |
Total |
52 |
+Enroll in the course appropriate to the results of the placement audition, Private Applied instrument area, upper-division assessment and class standing. Private Applied in the principal instrument requires a performance examination before a jury of faculty members in their principal applied area at the end of each semester.