Denver Area Music Teachers Association
Where great teachers go to grow!


Registration Now Open!
9/13 ANASTASIIA PAVLENKO ~ The Fight for Identity: Ukrainian Music
9/29 MARGARET OZAKI GRAVES ~ Finding Freedom in the Classical Music Studio: Non Western Approaches to Musical Performance
10/11 GISELA FLANAGAN ~ Social Justice Through Music: The Worldwide El Sistema Movement
10/25 GILBERT RAPPAPORT ~ Russian Music and Social Justice: An Uneasy Alliance
11/8 STEPHANIE ANN BALL ~ The Science of the Spiritual: How Sound Vibrations Facilitate Stress Reduction from Slavery to Civil Rights
11/29 FERNANDA NIETO & NAZILA NEKOORAD ~ A Time for Courage and Bravery, a Time for Sound: Advocating for Women’s Rights in Iran Through Music
12/13 JACQUELINE WILSON ~ Inspired Native: Redefining Identity through Reclamation, Decolonization, and Artistic Sovereignty
$115 Early Bird Registration – Ends 8/31/23
$140 Registration – Begins 9/1/23
Student Registration is Free!
Group Pricing Available!
DAMTA is proud to be awarded:
2022 Local Association of the Year!

and a recipient of MTNA’s
2023 Community Engagement Grant!
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 2023-2024
1/10/24 DAMTA Business Meeting, 9:30-10:10am, Classic Pianos/Online
How Can We Help You?
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!