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.
September 2026
1 September 2026: Music Era Festival Registration Opens
8 September 2026: EMTA General Meeting
8 September 2026: EMTA Jazz, Rags, and Blues Festival Registration and Concert Sales Opens
October 2026
1 October 2026: Music Era Festival Registration Deadline
13 October 2026: Jazz, Rags, and Blues Festival Registration Deadline
13 October 2026: EMTA General Meeting
17 October 2026: Halloween Community Recital Registration Deadline
17-18 October 2026: Music Era Festival
24 October 2026: WSMTA District 2 Conference
31 October 2026: EMTA Halloween Community Recital
November 2026
1 November 2026: EMTA Jazz, Rags, and Blues Concert Pre-Sale Ticket Deadline
9 November 2026: EMTA General Meeting
13 November 2026: Jazz, Rags, and Blues Concert
14 November 2026: Jazz, Rags, and Blues Festival
17 November 2026: EMTA Adult Piano Social Registration Deadline
19 November 2026: EMTA Adult Piano Social
December 2026
December 2026 – January 2027: WSMTA Young Composer Project Registration and Submissions
December 2026: EMTA Teaching Baroque Music Professional Development Course Registration opens
8 December 2026: EMTA General Meeting
January 2027
January 2027: WSMTA Young Composer Project Registration Deadline
12 January 2027: Piano and Voice Music Artistry Registration and Chapter Fee Deadline
11 January 2027: EMTA General Meeting
30 January 2027: EMTA Community Recital Registration Deadline
February 2027
9 February 2027: EMTA General Meeting
13 February 2027: EMTA Community Recital
February 2027: Piano State Recital Competition Registration Deadline
16 and 23 February 2027: EMTA Teaching Baroque Music Class
28 February 2027: Music Artistry Program – Voice
March 2027
5-7 March 2027: Music Artistry Program – Piano
9 March 2027: Voice State Recital Competition Registration Deadline
9 March 2027: Honors Recital Registration Deadline
13 March 2027: EMTA Honors Recital
16, 23, 30 March 2027: EMTA Teaching Baroque Music Class
March 2027: EMTA Piano State Recital Competition
March 2027: EMTA Musicianship Festival Registration Deadline
28 March 2027: EMTA Voice State Recital Competition
April 2027
2-6 April 2027: MTNA National Conference in Chicago, IL
2 April 2027: EMTA Excellence in Music Awards Program Registration Deadline
7 April 2027: EMTA Student Composition Recital Registration Deadline
11 April 2027: EMTA Student Composition Recital
13 April 2026: EMTA General Meeting
April 2027: Edmonds Musicianship Festival Online Piano Solos and Compositions Due
April 2027: District 1 Honors Recital
20 April 2026: EMTA Teaching Baroque Music Class
27 April 2027: EMTA Adult Piano Social Registration Deadline
29 April 2027: EMTA Adult Piano Social
May 2027
May 2027: EMTA Musicianship Festival Keyboard Drop-off
9 May 2027: EMTA Muscianship Festival and Music Literacy Program
10 May 2027: EMTA General Meeting
May 2027: Nominations for 2026-2027 EMTA Member of the Year Deadline
22 May 2027: EMTA Excellence in Music Awards Program
June 2027
5 June 2027: EMTA Awards Gala
8 June 2027: EMTA General Meeting
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