Denver Area Music Teachers Association
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Spring Programs 2023
Free to DAMTA members and all of our community!
Please join us in-person or online:
10:30am-12pm, Classic Pianos Denver
1/11/23 Patricia Surman “Cultivating the Growth Mindset in the Applied Music Lesson Studio”
2/8/23 Jamie Shaak “Nelita True’s Legendary Approach to Memorizing Music and the Technic Routine we all learned when entering her studio”
3/8/23 Tenia Nelson “The Genius of Thelonious Monk”
4/12/23 Chandrika Prem “An Introduction to Indian Music”
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Congratulations, DAMTA,
2022 Local Association of the Year!
Above Photo by Lan Vo
Welcome to the
Denver Area Music Teachers Association
Our Mission:
– To promote excellence in the teaching of music by offering learning opportunities in pedagogy and the basic knowledge of music;
– To promote the appreciation and study of music;
– To provide opportunity for exchange of ideas and materials;
– To foster fellowship among our members
The Denver Area Music Teachers Association (DAMTA) is a local chapter of the Colorado State Music Teachers Association, affiliated with the Music Teachers National Association.
DAMTA Calendar 2022-2023
9/14/22 DAMTA Business Meetings 2022, 9:30-10:10am, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out via Passalongs).
9/14/22 Fall Course with Grace Christus, 10:30am-12pm, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out to registrants).
9/25/22 Student Musicale, 2pm, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out to registrants).
9/28/22 Fall Course with Carla Aguilar, 10:30am-12pm, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out to registrants).
10/12/22 DAMTA Business Meeting 2022, 9:30-10:10am, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out via Passalongs).
10/12/22 Fall Course with Leah Claiborne, 10:30am-12pm, Online only (Zoom link will be sent out to registrants).
10/23/22 Student Musicale, 2pm, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out to registrants).
10/26/22 Fall Course with Annette Karges, 10:30am-12pm, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out to registrants).
11/9/22 DAMTA Business Meeting 2022, 9:30-10:10am, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out via Passalongs).
11/9/22 Fall Course with Jooeun Pak, 10:30am-12pm, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out to registrants).
11/13/22 Student Musicale, 2pm, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out to registrants).
11/16/22 Fall Course with Mallory Bernstein, 10:30am-12pm, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out to registrants).
12/11/22 Student Musicale, 2pm, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out to registrants).
12/14/22 DAMTA Business Meeting 2022, 9:30-10:10am, Online only (Zoom link will be sent out via Passalongs).
12/14/22 Fall Course with Arthur Joseph Houle, 10:30am-12pm, Online only (Zoom link will be sent out to registrants).
1/11/23 DAMTA Business Meeting 2022, 9:30-10:10am, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out via Passalongs).
1/11/23 Spring Program with Patricia Surman, title TBA, 10:30am-12pm, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out to registrants).
2/8/23 DAMTA Business Meeting 2022, 9:30-10:10am, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out via Passalongs).
2/8/23 Spring Program with Jamie Shaak “Nelita True’s Legendary Approach to Memorizing Music and the Technic Routine we all learned when entering her studio”, 10:30am-12pm, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out to registrants).
2/12/23 Student Musicale, 2pm, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out to registrants).
3/8/23 DAMTA Business Meeting 2022, 9:30-10:10am, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out via Passalongs).
3/8/23 Spring Program with Tenia Nelson “The Genius of Thelonius Monk”, 10:30am-12pm, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out to registrants).
3/12/23 Student Musicale, 2pm, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out to registrants).
3/31/23 DAMTA 2023 Scholarship Applications Due via damta.org
4/12/23 DAMTA Business Meeting 2022, 9:30-10:10am, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out via Passalongs).
4/12/23 Spring Program with Chandrika Prem “An Introduction to Indian Music”, 10:30am-12pm, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out to registrants).
4/23/23 Student Musicale, 2pm, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out to registrants).
5/10/23 DAMTA Business Meeting 9:30-10:10am, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out via Passalongs).
5/10/23 DAMTA Teacher’s Musicale 10:30am-12pm, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out via Passalongs).
5/14/23 Student Musicale and Honoring Ceremony for DAMTA Scholarship Recipients, 2pm, Classic Pianos and online (Zoom link will be sent out to registrants).
Submissions for our Lyrics newsletter is due on the 20th of each month.
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Events: There's Always Something Happening at DAMTA
Whether it’s our Fall Course, monthly lectures, the PREP program, the Teachers Performance Group, or Student and Teacher Musicales; there’s always something going on. Click here to see what’s coming!
Being in DAMTA has its benefits!
Being a music teacher can be lonely. But not at DAMTA! We’re a lively group that’s always looking at new innovations in the music teaching world. We learn from our guest speakers, and each other! And have fun along the way! Find out more!
Our Sponsors
These local business support DAMTA!