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The Peoria Area Music Teachers Association, known as PAMTA was organized in 1965.
PAMTA is the local affiliate of the Illinois State Music Teachers Association and the Music
Teachers National Association. Thirteen teachers attended the first meetings and sponsored
student recitals. At the end of the first year there were 42 members. First meetings were held
at Bradley University and the Reid Music.

PAMTA now boasts 50 members, both degreed and non-degreed professionals who've
chosen to be educators in the field of music. Some teach in a school environment, but most
are independent, private educators who've established a music studio in their home.

Membership is available to all individuals professionally engaged in any field of music activity.
As well, we offer student membership to full-time college students involved in music study.
PAMTA is open to music professionals in the fields of piano, theory, choral conducting, organ,
accompanying, violin, pedagogy, harp, voice, general music, pre-school music, and piano
literature. PAMTA also offers national certification.

The Objective of this group is to encourage an exchange of ideas in the field; to enrich the love
and understanding of music; and to elevate the standards of teaching music by recognizing the
experience, training, and challenge necessary for professional growth.

PAMTA organizes many activities for its members and their students, including monthly meetings
with programs of specific interest, master artist performances, master teaching classes, and
educator workshops. We have state and national conventions, state and national certification,
and teacher recitals. We provide various performance opportunities for students such as theme
recitals: Costume Recital, Sacred Music Recital, The Jazz Showcase, Honors Recital, etc. We
administer theory and performance exams through the AiM syllabus, provided by the Illinois State
Music Teachers Association. Our students are given the opportunity to provide seasonal music
during the holiday season at various places of business. We offer our students participation in the
Sonata/Sonatina Festival and our multi-piano ensemble concert, the Monster Concert.

If you're a music educator who desires to network and share in growth opportunities for you
and your students, and make new friends, please visit our group of warm and inviting teachers,
at our next meeting!

If you have questions that have not been answered through our indepth web site, we're here to
help! Please do not hesitate to contact our Carrie Purtell, Membership Chairman,
(309) 258-2745, or Susan Twitty, President (309) 698-7210.

We hope to see you soon!