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.
May 2026
8 May 2026: EMTA Musicianship Festival Keyboard Drop-off
9 May 2026: EMTA Muscianship Festival and Music Literacy Program
12 May 2026: EMTA General Meeting
12 May 2026: Nominations for 2025-2026 EMTA Member of the Year Deadline
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
EMTA General Meeting
Jazz, Rags, and Blues Festival Registration Deadline
Music Era Festival Registration Opens
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
December 2026
December 2026 – January 2027: WSMTA Young Composer Project Registration and Submissions
8 December 2026: EMTA General Meeting
January 2027
January 2027: WSMTA Young Composer Project Registration Deadline
January 2027: Piano and Voice Music Artistry Registration and Chapter Fee Deadline
11 January 2027: EMTA General Meeting
January 2027: EMTA Community Recital Registration Deadline
February 2027
9 February 2027: EMTA General Meeting
February 2027: EMTA Community Recital
February 2027: Piano State Recital Competition Registration Deadline
February 2027: Music Artistry Program – Voice
March 2027
March 2026: Music Artistry Program – Piano
March 2026: Voice State Recital Competition Registration Deadline
March 2026: Honors Recital Registration Deadline
March 2026: EMTA Honors Recital
March 2026: EMTA Piano State Recital Competition
March 2026: EMTA Musicianship Festival Registration Deadline
March 2026: EMTA Voice State Recital Competition
April 2027
2-6 April 2027: MTNA National Conference in Chicago, IL
13 April 2026: EMTA General Meeting
April 2027: EMTA Excellence in Music Awards Program Registration Deadline
April 2027: Edmonds Musicianship Festival Online Piano Solos and Compositions Due
April 2027: EMTA Student Composition Recital Registration Deadline
April 2027: EMTA Student Composition Recital
April 2027: District 1 Honors Recital
April 2026: EMTA Adult Piano Social Registration Deadline
April 2026: EMTA Adult Piano Social
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