The Music Teacher Guild
Professional Learning for Practitioners of the Craft of Music Education
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Do you teach music in the K-12 Classroom? We’re building these for you…
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Are you ready to contribute in a big way?
Learn more about here: Become a Guild Mentor
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Want to share your knowledge, skills, or product training with our Members?
We’re crafting a path just for you. We will coach you through the creation process so it fits our framework. When it’s ready for our members, we’ll add it to MTG Connect for live booking (for workshops) or in our LMS for delivery in the Course Catalog.
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Are you a business with a vested interest in the future of music education? We believe by improving music educators, we’ll improve music makers. By building stronger teachers, you build stronger programs.
And we’re looking for partners to build with us.
How would you like to collaborate with us?
Our Mission
The Music Teachers Guild is designed to support the continuing education for music educators and instructors regardless of their current teaching situation or how they engage in the trade. The Guild offers practical and accessible professional learning for
Musicians desiring to develop their repertoire of instructional strategies, learning activities, diagnostic skills, and prescriptive methods for individual or small group instruction
Pre-service and In-service educators seeking to fill the knowledge gaps between university methods courses and the K-12 classroom
In-service educators seeking extension opportunities to increase their repertoire of teaching skills, ensuring continuing licensure and job growth
What We Do
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Mentorship
We maintain a robust listing of experienced mentors who are ready to coach, support, and lead music teachers through their greatest challenges to the next level. No one has to figure this out on their own.
Easily discover, book and enjoy the benefits of mentorship in our custom Music Teacher Guild App: MTG Connect
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Early Career Cohorts
Our signature 40-week hybrid mentorship and learning program is designed to give early career music educators the edge when entering the classroom. Using a combination of self-paced modules, live instruction, and social support it is the best way to prevent praxis shock and learn to love teaching music.
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Connection and Collaboration
We are the experts in connecting practitioners of the music teaching trade to all the stakeholders in the education space, and the music products industry. We seek to break down barriers with the understanding that we all share the goal of making more music makers.
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Effective PD
Whether you need a certification to teach in a studio, a crash course in a new teaching methodology, or want to improve your classroom management, we offer both live workshops [booked through MTG Connect] and self-paced courses to get you there at your own pace in the time you have.
Be the Change You’ve Been Looking For All Along.
We believe teaching music is the best profession in the world.
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