The EMTA calendar includes festivals, competitions, recitals and other events for students as well as general meetings, professional development opportunities, and social opportunities to meet other local music teachers. For more information regarding these events, please click on our EMTA Festival and Event Information Page. EMTA members have a separate page for general meeting information.
The EMTA calendar runs from July 1 – June 30 in accordance with the membership year.
Members Only Dates have a blue background.
Students, parents, and member dates have a green background.
December 2025
1 December 2025 – 5 January 2026: WSMTA Young Composer Project Registration and Submissions
9 December 2025: EMTA General Meeting
January 2026
5 January 2026: WSMTA Young Composer Project Registration Deadline
13 January 2026: Piano and Voice Music Artistry Registration and Chapter Fee Deadline
13 January 2026: EMTA General Meeting
February 2026
10 February 2026: EMTA General Meeting
14 February 2026: EMTA Community Recital
February 2026: Piano State Recital Competition Registration Deadline
22 February 2026: Music Artistry Program – Voice
March 2026
6-8 March 2026: Music Artistry Program – Piano
10 March 2026: Voice State Recital Competition Registration Deadline
14 March 2026: EMTA Honors Recital
15 March 2026: EMTA Piano State Recital Competition
21-25 March 2026: MTNA National Conference in Chicago, IL
March 2026: EMTA Musicianship Festival Registration Deadline
29 March 2026: EMTA Voice State Recital Competition
April 2026
14 April 2026: EMTA General Meeting
14 April 2026: EMTA Excellence in Music Awards Program Registration Deadline
April 2026: Composition Recital
April 2026: District 1 Honors Recital
28 April 2026: EMTA Adult Piano Social Registration Deadline
30 April 2026: EMTA Adult Piano Social
May 2026
9 May 2026: EMTA Muscianship Festival and Music Literacy Program
12 May 2026: EMTA General Meeting
16 May 2026: EMTA Excellence in Music Awards Program
30 May 2026: EMTA Awards Gala
June 2026
9 June 2026: EMTA General Meeting
30 June 2026: MTNA-WSMTA-EMTA Membership Renewal Deadline
July – August 2026
JULY – AUGUST 2026 EMTA SUMMER HOLIDAY
September 2026
Music Era Festival Registration
EMTA General Meeting
Jazz, Rags, and Blues Festival Registration Deadline
October 2026
October 2026: Music Era Festival Registration Deadline
October 2026: HalloweenCommunity Recital Registration Deadline
October 2026: Jazz, Rags, and Blues Concert
October 2026: Jazz, Rags, and Blues Festival
October 2026: EMTA General Meeting
October 2026: WSMTA District 1 Conference
October 2026: EMTA Halloween Community Recital
November 2026
November 2026: Music Era Festival
November 2026: EMTA General Meeting
November 2026: EMTA Adult Piano Social Registration Deadline
November 2026: EMTA Adult Piano Social
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