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PPMTA THANKS GRANER MUSIC FOR THEIR SUPPORT! SUPPORT THEM BY SHOPPING LOCALLY!

WELCOME!​​

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Next General Meeting & Spring Brunch:

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May 13, 2025
General Meeting and Spring Potluck Brunch/Officer Installation!
Meeting Time: 9:30 am
Brunch Time: 10:00 am


General Meeting/Officer Installation: 9:30am
Brunch: 10:00am
Where: 
The Peel House
                   1515 North Cascade Avenue
                   Colorado Springs, CO 80907

RSVP: Sylvia Holt, NCTM

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Upcoming Student Activities:
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ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL
November 15, 2025
Graner Music 

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PPMTA COMPETITIVE HISTORICAL ERA FESTIVAL RESULTS 
Saturday, March 1, 2025

Piano Class IV-A
Winners:
Holly Hallare - will play Mozart for winners recital
Annabelle Carter - will play Ballade for winners recital
Evangeline Pecarine - will play Liszt for winners recital

Honorable Mentions:
Owen Miller
Anna Saxon

Instrumental Class I
Winner: 
Zuo Yi - will play Bach for the winners recital

Instrumental Class II
Winner:
Mateo Racho Pluth - will play Acolay for the winners recital
Shaddai Poarch - will play Bohm for the winners recital

Instrumental Class III
Winner: 
River Neubauer - will play Csardas for the winners recital

Instrumental Class IV 
Winner: 
Helen Puhek - will play Kabalevsky for the winners recital 

Piano Class I-A
Winners:
Riley Lindskoog - will play Handel for the winners recital
Sara Bechtel - will play Schumann for the winners recital
Thomas Carter - will play Schumann for the winners recital

Honorable Mentions:
Shepherd Ogren

Ensemble Class IV 
Winners:
Leah and Spencer Aldrigdge - will play Bach for the winners recital

Piano Elementary
Winners:
Moriah Poarch - will play Chwatal for the winners recital
Abigail Bechtel - will play Bach for the winners recital

Honorable Mention
Mason Kroszczynski 

Piano Class II-A
Winners:
Maxwell Smela - will play Chopin for the winners recital
Avery Shearer - will play Spindler for the winners recital
Nikolai Leptev - will play Schubert for the winners recital

Honorable Mention:
Henrey Bennion

Piano Class IV-B
Winners:
Jeffrey Torgerson - will play Bach for the winners recital
Everett Saxton - will play Rachmaninoff for the winners recital
Macie Shearer - will play Albeniz for the winners recital

Honorable Mentions:
Kaia Werner
Elle Gustin

Vocal Class III 
Winners:
Ruby Taylor - will sing Gluck for winners recital
Madeline Marion - will sing Michaelson for winners recital 

Piano Class III 
Winners:
Cordelia Wei - will play Goleminov for winners recital
Henry Stewart - will play Liszt for winners recital
Lucy Stewart - will play Bach for winners recital

Honorable Mentions:
Beatrix Wei
Ruthie Saxon

Piano Class V
Winners:
Calvin Stewart - will play Beethoven for winners recital
Kate Swendsen - will play Chopin for winners recital 
Claire Hu - will play Vladigerov for winners recital

Honorable Mention:
Atticus Wei
Sophie Zhou

Piano Class I-B
Winners: 
Clara Stewart - will play Chopin for winners recital
Brooke Swendsen - will play Bach for winners recital
Ezekiel Hogan - will play Satie for winners recital 

Piano Class II-B 
Winners:
Zachariah Lee - will play Schubert for winners recital
Kyle Foote - will play Khatchaturian for winners recital
Fiona Yurovich - will play Bach for winners recital

Honorable Mention:
Max Faris
Constance Stone

PPMTA was established  in the Colorado Springs, Colorado area to
increase communication among teachers, with strong emphasis on education and fellowship,
and to provide outlets for students to increase their skills and motivation.

   PPMTA is dedicated to providing members with:
opportunities for professional growth through informative workshops, 
performance opportunities for students as well as teachers, 
and fellowship and support for its members through monthly meetings and social activities.
​Join us!

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MEETINGS AND PROGRAMS

PPMTA provides varied programs throughout the year as well as networking and performance opportunities for teachers.
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FIND A TEACHER

These teachers are currently accepting new students.  Find a teacher in your area: voice, piano, strings, woodwinds, brass and more.
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 STUDENT ACTIVITIES 

PPMTA offers both competitive and non-competitive festivals for both member and non-member teachers and their students.

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PPMTA is a 501 (c) (3) professional organization affiliated with both the 
Colorado State Music Teachers Association (CSMTA) www.comusicteachers.net 
and the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) www.mtna.org .

  • Home
    • Leadership
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    • MTNA Code of Ethics
  • Membership
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  • CALENDAR
  • Find a Teacher
  • MEETINGS & PROGRAMS
  • STUDENT ACTIVITIES
    • PPMTA Student Activities
    • PPMTA/CSYSA Concerto Competition
    • Chamber Orchestra of the Springs Young Artist Concerto Competition
    • CSMTA Student Activities
    • MTNA Competition
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