2nd Annual Keyboard Arts Festival, March 27-28th, Minot State University: For students age 9 - adult. Included in the Arts Festival is a student honor recital, masterclasses and a faculty recital. For more information click here:
https://www.minotstateu.edu/music/pages/keyboard-arts-festival.shtml
2026 MTNA National Conference: March 21-25 in Chicago. Celebrating 150 years of excellence in music teaching! Please watch this Scott Yoo video from the MTNA. Scott is the Keynote Speaker for the MTNA Conference in March.
August 5-6, 2026 : NDMTA Mini-Conference in Grand Forks at Popplers Music Store. Helen Marlais is the presenter. More information can be found on the NDMTA Conference Page or click on this quick link:
Popplers Music Competitions: August 5, 2026 at Popplers Music Store in Grand Forks, ND. Registration and information can be found here:
https://ndmta.org/student-events/popplers-music-competitions/
Rotations
NDMTA Conference Host Rotation: 2025-2026 Grand Forks; 2026-2027 Fargo,
IMTF (Independent Music Teachers Forum) Luncheon Rotation: 2022-2023 Langdon Area MTA; 2024-2025 Minot MTA; 2026-2027 Upper Valley MTA; 2028-2029 Badlands MTA.
Local Association News and Events
Langdon Area MTA Sponsored a Jazz Festival with Wynn-Anne Rossi, guest composer. Students learned about jazz, worked on improvisation and performed in recital.
Autographing shirts. 🙂
Upper Valley MTA held a "Wynn-Anne Rossi Day", with Wynne-Anne Rossi, composer. Students learned about creating at the piano and performed Rossi's pieces at a recital.
