The Oklahoma Music Teachers Association is the state organization affiliated with the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). The motto of MTNA is: “Working for a more musical tomorrow.”
In 1876, Theodore Presser and sixty-two of his colleagues founded the Music Teachers National Association with the purpose of advancing the value of music study and music-making to society while supporting the careers and professionalism of teachers of music.

Today, MTNA has cemented its role as an organization essential not only to the professional and individual well-being of music-teaching professionals, but also a vital partner in their growth and development. It provides both a collective voice for teachers worldwide and a powerful alliance with a highly prestigious and influential group.
With nearly 22,000 members in 50 states—and more than 500 local affiliates—the MTNA is the preeminent source for music teacher support, where members embody like-minded values and commitment to their students, colleagues and society as a whole, while reaping the rewards of collaboration, continuity and connection throughout the lifetime of their careers.
MTNA also supports two subsidiary programs:
MTNA Professional Certification Program
Improving the level of professionalism within the field of applied music teaching while helping the public at large readily identify and connect with skilled music teachers within the community


MTNA Foundation Fund
Supports programs to financially assist teachers and students with their educational pursuits while advancing individual and corporate support
MTNA is a 501(c)(3) organization, incorporated in Ohio in 1997.
MTNA Certification Program is 501(c)(6), incorporated in Michigan in 1951.
Current MTNA headquarters are located in the Carew Tower in Cincinnati:
441 Vine Street, Suite 3100
Cincinnati, OH 45202-3004
tf (888) 512-5278
p (513) 421-1420
f (513) 421-2503
mtnanet@mtna.org
Click here to view the MTNA Code of Ethics.
OMTA Past Presidents
2022-2024 2020-2022 2018-2020 2016-2018 2014-2016 2012-2014 2010‐2012 2008‐2010 2006‐2008 2004‐2006 2002‐2004 2000‐2002 1998‐2000 1994‐1998 1990‐1994 1986‐1990 1982‐1986 1978‐1982 1974‐1978 1970‐1974 1966‐1970 1962‐1966 1958‐1962 1954‐1958 1950‐1954 1946‐1950 1942‐1946 1938‐1942 1934‐1938 1950‐1954 | Danny Calhoun, Tulsa Michael Dean, Shawnee Heather Lanners, Stillwater Karen Harrington, Tulsa Barbara Fast, Norman Terri Hlubek, Oklahoma City Sandra Meyer, Shawnee Sylvia Ryan, Norman Robert McFadden, Durant Mary Sallee, Norman Ron Lewis, Shawnee Ann Gipson, Fort Worth, TX Philelle McBrayer, Tulsa Auda Marie Thomas, Harrah James Breckenridge, Weatherford Marilyn Witcher, Oklahoma City Thomas O. McCollom, Lawton Digby Bell, Norman W. Earl Cox, Cherokee Lucille Weston Gourley, Tulsa W. Earl Cox, Cherokee Celia Mae Bryant, Norman Mary Shoe Lowe, Muskogee Lemuel Childers, Tulsa Hazel D. Monfort, Alva Max A. Mitchell, Stillwater Lewis Salter, Norman Jewel Roche, Oklahoma City Albert Lukkin, Tulsa Hazel D. Monfort, Alva |