Welcome
The Ohio Music Teachers Association Southwest District is an organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the study, enjoyment and development of music in the nine-county southwest Ohio area through sponsoring student activities and teacher development events. Counties in the district include Adams, Butler, Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Hamilton, Highland and Warren.
Membership includes more than 100 independent, public school and college music teachers who offer instruction in piano, organ, guitar, keyboards, voice, choral music, flute, clarinet, saxophone, violin and harp. Many offer specialized education in preschool music, theory, accompanying, pedagogy and music history.
Members of Ohio Music Teachers Association receive many benefits. If you support our goals and wish to shape the music education community, please become a member and join others in the Southwest District.
Latest News
2012 OhioMTA Southwest and NKU Winter Conference Information!
For several years, the OhioMTA Southwest District, the Northern Kentucky Association, and NKU Music Department have collaborated on a Winter Conference. This year is no exception! The Winter Conference is Saturday, February 4 from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. The program entitled "10 Steps to Parnassus" features guest lecturers, performances and more! Conference Poster Check out the exciting program and information here. To register, print out this form and mail in. Postmark Deadline is January 30!
2012 Auditions Festival - March 11!
Adjudicated Festival for students of all levels Kindergarten through 12th Grade. Equivalent repertoire requimements in several levels. One memorized piece is peformed for one judge and ribbons and medals awarded based on adjudication rating. Students must have studied with current teacher for 6 months. Those receiving top honors may be eligible to perform on the Honors Recital on March 17th. Registration Deadline: January 30.
Registration and Additional Information
Late Breaking News!
Cincinnati Day of Collaborative Music on January 28 is canceled this year. Please disregard the date on the calendar.
Program Meeting Date Announced!
Save the date: Friday, April 13 Program Meeting: Roundtable II
9:30 - 10:00 coffee and gathering; 10-11:30 program meeting
St. John's Unitarian Universalist Church; 320 Resor Ave; Clifton
2012 Pre-College Buckeye Auditions Information!
The Pre-College Buckeye Auditions is a statewide competition open to students in three age levels. The Buckeye State Auditions begin at the district level during the months preceding the state finals, which will be held Saturday, June 2, 2012 at Bowling Green State University. Winners of the district competitions become finalists in the state auditions.
2012 Pre-College Buckeye Application
2012 Pre-College Buckeye Information
Students should keep a copy of the complete application and all rules and regulations. Application Deadline (postmark): March 20, 2012
Mail completed form with all required signatures to: Lindsay Zierolf Co-Chair, SWOMTA Buckeye Auditions 2500 Larkfield Dr. Cincinnati, OH 45237 or Scan and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
District Audition Dates:
April 20, 2012 Senior Level
April 21, 2012 Elementary and Junior Levels
2011 2012 Event Calendar for Teachers and Students!
Click Here to see all that is going on in the OhioMTA Southwest District Look forward to seeing you and your students out and about!
2011 Masquerade Musicale - On Line Registration Now Open!
Saturday, October 29 and Sunday, October 30 at Joseph-Beth Booksellers. Students of all ages and levels are encouraged and invited to perform. Nominal student entry fee. Students can perform any number of pieces for maximum of 10 minutes. Memorization and costumes are optional, but encouraged. Click Here to register online. Click Here to download the form.
Renew Your Membership!
MTNA Membership Renewal Time Renew Here
Enjoying our Facelift? Our New Website - for our members and the public!
The new OMTA-SW website is a community center for music teachers and enthusiasts – a virtual meeting space, a coffee shop or a studio. It is our intention that our Community will bring together teachers – old and young –new and seasoned to talk, collaborate and "socialize".
Our online blogs are open and we welcome your input, opinions and lively discussions.
The public can also take advantage our website. Our member/teacher search option will give prospective students and parents the opportunity to find out about qualified music teachers. Additionally they can sign up for our newsletters – which will be custom built for the non-member and public. Additional aspects of the website will be a community event calendar, a marketplace/classified ads section and the opportunity to post videos of performances.
We Joined GCAAE
In efforts to continue our outreach into the community, the board voted to join The Greater Cincinnati Alliance for Arts Education, formerly the Arts Education Directors of Greater Cincinnati, and the regional affiliate of the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education. The Greater Cincinnati Alliance for Arts Education is comprised of the education directors of arts and cultural organizations throughout the region. Their purpose is to foster and communicate the importance of arts in the lives of all people through collaborative educational opportunities, advocacy, and programs that present high-quality, diverse arts experiences.
2011 University Scholarships Announced
Stephanie Sepate, Scholarship Committee Chair has announced the 2011 Recipients. We congratulate Meaghan Spencer, a flute and piano performance major from NKU and Kimberly Thurman, a percussion major from XU. Each year we recognize outstanding young musicians from our area universities and award each a $500.00 scholarship. We ask them to play on our Showcase Recitals.
