Welcome!
We are affiliated with the Florida State Music Teachers Association and the Music Teachers National Association, the preeminent associations for music teaching.
We provide indispensable music resources for the music profession and the public. Our members are highly regarded professionals not only in Pinellas County but also at state and national levels.
We have planned our programs for 2018 and are currently enrolling new members. Don't miss out on an exciting year! Contact us for membership information.
We provide indispensable music resources for the music profession and the public. Our members are highly regarded professionals not only in Pinellas County but also at state and national levels.
We have planned our programs for 2018 and are currently enrolling new members. Don't miss out on an exciting year! Contact us for membership information.
The Objectives of this Organization
- To raise the standards of music teaching through educational programs and exchanges of ideas.
- To provide opportunities for broader musical experiences for teachers and students.
- To cultivate fraternal relations among members of the profession.
Composer of the Year
Clara Wieck Schumann (1819-96) - 200th Anniversary of her Birth
“Composing gives me great pleasure…there is nothing that surpasses the joy of creation, if only because through it one wins hours of self-forgetfulness, when one lives in a world of sound.” ~ Clara Wieck Schumann
It was Clara Wieck’s destiny that she would fall in love and eventually marry one of her father’s pupils, Robert Schumann, nine years her senior. The couple’s courtship and her father Friedrich Wieck’s adamant opposition to the marriage is well documented. The latter took them to court in Leipzig to prevent the marriage but they nevertheless married on Clara’s 21st birthday.
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Clara Wieck Schumann (1819-96) - 200th Anniversary of her Birth
“Composing gives me great pleasure…there is nothing that surpasses the joy of creation, if only because through it one wins hours of self-forgetfulness, when one lives in a world of sound.” ~ Clara Wieck Schumann
It was Clara Wieck’s destiny that she would fall in love and eventually marry one of her father’s pupils, Robert Schumann, nine years her senior. The couple’s courtship and her father Friedrich Wieck’s adamant opposition to the marriage is well documented. The latter took them to court in Leipzig to prevent the marriage but they nevertheless married on Clara’s 21st birthday.
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