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SECTION VII - PART 2

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DUTIES OF THE COLLEGE STUDENT CHAPTERS CHAIRMAN

(See Section X for program details)

  1. Contacts members in college and university cities and encourages them to organize a College Student Chapter.
  2. Sees that each PMTNM College Student Chapter has a PMTNM member as sponsor.
  3. Membership dues (by each individual member) are to be sent directly to MTNA National office or the student may enroll online at www.mtna.org.
  4. Keeps the Southwest Division Student Chapters Chairman informed on accomplishments and suggestions.
  5. Attends Executive Board Meetings and sends requested reports to the PMTNM Executive Secretary-Treasurer.
  6. Additional duties are listed under the General Duties for All Chairmen, Section VI.

DUTIES OF THE COMPOSITION COMMISSIONING CHAIRMAN

(See Section XII for program details.)

  1. Works with committee in selecting a composer to compose an original work in the medium of his/her choice for PMTNM. This composer's work should be a credit to the stature of the state organization.
  2. The Chairman, the Committee or the State President contacts the composer and explains the commissioning program of MTNA and cites involvement of other notable composers. This should be done two years in advance of the conference at which the performance is to be premiered.
  3. Upon receipt of the composer's acceptance, the committee proceeds with item "B" on the requirements for MTNA-PMTNM Composition Commissioning Program, to be found in Section XII.
  4. The composition should be submitted to the PMTNM state chairman two months before the conference.
  5. Works with the Conference Chairman in making arrangements for a time and place for a public performance of the Composition at the State Conference. (The composer arranges for a person or persons to perform the composition during the State Conference.)
  6. Gets bio, photo and program from commissioned composer and sends these to the Conference Chair for the PMTNM NEWSLETTER and printed concert programs.
  7. Attends Executive Board Meetings and sends requested report to PMTNM Executive Secretary-Treasurer.
  8. Additional duties are listed under the General Duties for All Chairmen, Section VII

DUTIES OF THE INDEPENDENT MUSIC TEACHERS FORUM (IMTF) CHAIRMAN

  1. Requests, from the State President or Conference Chair, a time for an IMTF session to be held at the State Conference. Such sessions may be in the form of panel discussions on subjects directly relating to independent teachers, so that they may share their possible solutions to mutual problems (studio and tuition policies, released time for lessons and school credit, financial management, tax deductions and requirements, continuing education, pedagogical or psychological problems directly related to young children, improving the professional image of the IMT). Or these sessions may take a workshop form in which concrete solutions to these or other related problems may be presented by an individual or panel.
  2. Establishes liaison with local chapter presidents and requests them to devote some part of a local meeting or program during the year to the above subjects, relating concerns of IMT's or their solutions back to you.
  3. Relates these concerns, solutions or discussions to the Southwest Division Chairman of IMTF, so that he/she may share them with other state IMTF chairmen in the division and nation.
  4. Is prepared to assist the Division Chairman in any requests for information he/she may have (licensing and zoning, number of IMT's in state membership, survey information, etc.).
  5. Is prepared to disseminate to your state officers or membership (via the PMTNM NEWSLETTER) any information sent to you for that purpose by the Division Chairman.
  6. Works closely with the state Public Relations Chairman so that the efforts, achievements and professionalism of the independent teachers in the state organization are given ample public recognition.
  7. Encourages a positive working relationship with college music teachers and public school music teachers.
  8. Attends Executive Board Meetings and sends requested reports to the PMTNM Executive Secretary-Treasurer.
  9. Additional duties are listed under the General Duties for All Chairmen, Section VII.

JOYCE WALKER STUDENT FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN

(See Section IV for Joyce Walker Student Foundation Scholarship details.)

  1. Works with the Student Activities Chairman, the Executive Secretary-Treasurer, the PMTNM President, and the Executive Board in promoting programs and overseeing distribution of the scholarship awards.
  2. Presents scholarships to Joyce Walker Student Foundation recipients at the State Conference Student Winners Recital or appoints someone to do so.
  3. Works with the Executive Secretary-Treasurer on investment of the principal and other financial decisions related to the fund.
  4. Attends Executive Board Meetings and sends requested reports to the PMTNM Executive Secretary-Treasurer.
  5. Additional duties are listed under the General Duties for All Chairmen, Section VI.

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DUTIES OF THE LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS CHAIRMAN

  1. Serves as the liaison between the state and national organizations for the local associations.
  2. Identifies all the local associations in the state and communicates to them any programs of interest that PMTNM or MTNA is sponsoring.
  3. Elicits information from local associations about their successful programs.
  4. Where no local group is functioning in an area with enough PMTNM members, the chairman encourages these teachers to form a local association.
  5. Shares ideas for programs directly with local groups and through the PMTNM NEWSLETTER.
  6. Encourages local groups to reach out to non-member teachers and to inform them of the benefits of certification and membership.
  7. Attends Executive Board Meetings and sends requested reports to the PMTNM Executive Secretary-Treasurer.
  8. Additional duties are listed under the General Duties for All Chairmen, Section VII.

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Section VII OverviewPart 1: General Duties and Administrative CommitteesPart 3: Conference and Communication CommitteesPart 4: Student Programs and Competition CommitteesCollege Student ActivitiesComposition Commissioning Program
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