{"id":3035,"date":"2014-08-31T20:31:13","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T00:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pamusicteachers.org\/staging\/?page_id=3035"},"modified":"2018-06-21T17:08:58","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T21:08:58","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pamusicteachers.org\/staging\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"soliloquy-outer-container\" data-soliloquy-loaded=\"0\"><div aria-live=\"polite\" id=\"soliloquy-container-3028\" class=\"soliloquy-container soliloquy-transition-fade soliloquy-fade soliloquy-controls-active soliloquy-arrows-active  soliloquy-theme-base\" style=\"max-width:1000px;max-height:500px;margin:0 auto 20px;\"><ul id=\"soliloquy-3028\" class=\"soliloquy-slider soliloquy-slides soliloquy-wrap soliloquy-clear\"><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-1 soliloquy-id-4339 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"soliloquy-image-4339\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pamusicteachers.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/sliders-1000x500-3b.jpg\" alt=\"sliders-1000\u00d7500-3b\" data-soliloquy-src-mobile=\"https:\/\/www.pamusicteachers.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/sliders-1000x500-3b-600x200_c.jpg\" \/><div class=\"soliloquy-caption soliloquy-caption-bottom\"><div class=\"soliloquy-caption-inside\"><p>\u201cMusic expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent\u201d \n<span>\u2013Victor Hugo<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-2 soliloquy-id-4340 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"soliloquy-image-4340\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-2 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pamusicteachers.org\/staging\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" 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data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/www.pamusicteachers.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/sliders-1000x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"sliders-1000\u00d7500-1\" data-soliloquy-src-mobile=\"https:\/\/www.pamusicteachers.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/sliders-1000x500-1-600x200_c.jpg\" \/><div class=\"soliloquy-caption soliloquy-caption-bottom\"><div class=\"soliloquy-caption-inside\"><p>\u201cMusic is a more potent instrument than any other for education\u201d \n<span>\u2013Plato<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><noscript><style type=\"text\/css\" scoped>#soliloquy-container-3028{opacity:1}#soliloquy-container-3028 li > .soliloquy-caption{display:none}#soliloquy-container-3028 li:first-child > .soliloquy-caption{display:block}<\/style><div class=\"soliloquy-no-js\" style=\"display:none;visibility:hidden;height:0;line-height:0;opacity:0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pamusicteachers.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/sliders-1000x500-3b.jpg\" alt=\"sliders-1000\u00d7500-3b\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pamusicteachers.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/sliders-1000x500-4b.jpg\" alt=\"sliders-1000\u00d7500-4b\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pamusicteachers.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/sliders-1000x500-2.jpg\" alt=\"sliders-1000\u00d7500-2\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pamusicteachers.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/sliders-1000x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"sliders-1000\u00d7500-1\" \/><\/div><\/noscript><\/div>\n<section class=\"home-inner\">\n<div class=\"home-wrap\">\n<div class=\"two-thirds\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Excellence in Music Teaching&#8230;<\/h1>\n<p class=\"intro\">Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association (PMTA) is a state affiliate of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). Founded in 1876 by Theodore Presser in Delaware, Ohio, MTNA currently serves 25,000 independent music teachers committed to the pursuit of excellence in music teaching.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro\">PMTA and its local chapters seek to promote the professional growth and development of its members and to further the art of music by providing programs that encourage and support teaching, performance, composition and scholarly research.<\/p>\n<div><strong>PMTA Mission Statement\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The purpose of this organization is to:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Further the art of music;<\/li>\n<li>Promote the professional growth and development of its members by providing programs that encourage and support teaching, performance, composition and research;<\/li>\n<li>Provide ongoing performance and education opportunities for students of its membership;<\/li>\n<li>Promote and support music and music education in the community;<\/li>\n<li>Promote public awareness of the value of music education for all individuals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .first .two-thirds --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first one-third sidebar widget-area\">\n\t\t<section id=\"recent-posts-2\" class=\"widget widget_recent_entries amr_widget\"><div class=\"widget-wrap\">\n\t\t<h4 class=\"widget-title widgettitle\">Latest News<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pamusicteachers.org\/staging\/read-the-july-newsletter\/\">Read the July Newsletter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pamusicteachers.org\/staging\/pmta-2020-conference-cancell\/\">PMTA 2020 CONFERENCE \u2013 Cancelled<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pamusicteachers.org\/staging\/congratulations-to-mtna-performance-competition-winners\/\">Congratulations to MTNA Performance Competition Winners<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div><\/section><section id=\"text-6\" class=\"widget widget_text amr_widget\"><div class=\"widget-wrap\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><a class=\"link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pamusicteachers.org\/staging\/notes-news\/news\/\">Read More News<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/section><section id=\"text-9\" class=\"widget widget_text amr_widget\"><div class=\"widget-wrap\"><h4 class=\"widget-title widgettitle\">PMTA Newsletter<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/list.robly.com\/subscribe?a=51ca92d3f0042d928781ac1154ea861a\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to subscribe to the PMTA newsletter.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<p><!-- .one-third --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .home-wrap --><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- .home-inner --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Excellence in Music Teaching&#8230; Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association (PMTA) is a state affiliate of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). 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