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Central Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association

The Central Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association promotes music education through collaboration, professional development, and community engagement, fostering a love for music in students and supporting music educators in their teaching endeavors.

The Phyllis Triolo Competition is open to talented middle and high school students from across Central Pennsylvania. Contestants perform in a public recital before a panel of judges, gaining valuable experience in performance and artistry. Junior Division: Grades 6&ndash;8Senior Division: Grades 9&ndash;12 Students must live in one of the following counties: Centre, Lycoming, Blair, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Snyder, or Union. For more information and rules, please visit <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.cpmta.org/triolo-competition/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">cpmta.org/triolo-competition</a>.

Phyllis Triolo Music Competition

Celebrate Mother&#39;s Day 🌷🎶 with music! Students of all&nbsp;levels are invited to share their pieces in a supportive setting. Pieces don&#39;t need to be memorized for CPMTA recitals. Depending on the number of students registering, multiple recitals may happen in the same afternoon. Please feel free to bring some treats to share with each other after the performances! There will be a small reception after each recital. Hosted by the Central Pennsylvania Music Teacher Association (CPMTA). Location: Oakwood Presbyterian Church on 1865 Waddle Rd, State College In addition to paying for the recital entry, you will need to submit student details so we can make the program. If you don&#39;t have the student information ready to submit, please email them separately to bhaktichan@gmail.com. Thank you for your recital entry and supporting CPMTA!

Mother's Day Student Recital

Get ready for a high-energy afternoon of music and treats at our upcoming Piano Party! It&rsquo;s the ultimate &quot;no-stress&quot; stage where students can show off their favorite pieces, test-drive their Triolo repertoire, and celebrate their hard work with a community of fellow piano fans. We&rsquo;ll wrap up the performances with refreshments&mdash;it&rsquo;s the perfect way to build performance confidence while making new musical friends!

Piano Party

Hosted by the Central Pennsylvania Music Teacher Association (CPMTA).Register now to enter our Valentine&#39;s Student Recital! Location: Oakwood Presbyterian Church on 1865 Waddle Rd, State College In addition to paying for the recital entry, you will need to submit student details so we can make the program. If you don&#39;t have the student information ready to submit, please email them separately to bhaktichan@gmail.com. Thank you for your recital entry and supporting CPMTA!

CPMTA Valentine's Recital 2026

Hosted by the Central Pennsylvania Music Teacher Association (CPMTA).Register now to enter our Fall Student Recital! Location: Oakwood Presbyterian Church on 1865 Waddle Rd, State College In addition to paying for the recital entry, you will need to submit student details so we can make the program. If you don&#39;t have the student bios ready to submit, please email them separately to bhaktichan@gmail.com. Thank you for your recital entry and supporting CPMTA!

CPMTA Fall Recital

Keep the music going. Help us reach $1,500 by December 31. For 42 years, the Phyllis Triolo Competition has given middle and high school musicians across Central Pennsylvania a stage, a panel of judges, and a real reason to practice. Since the first competition on May 18, 1985, students on piano, voice, violin, cello, flute, classical guitar and more have performed in a public recital, many for the first time. The competition began in memory of Phyllis Triolo, a beloved pianist, lecturer and teacher, with support from the State College Music Guild, the Nittany Valley Symphony and Penn State&#39;s Music Department. The community built this event, and today it needs the community again. It costs more than $2,000 each year to run. Our teachers have carried most of that through membership dues, and many have quietly covered extras like the judges&#39; lunch themselves. Grant funding that once helped is no longer available to us, so we are turning to the people who care most about young musicians.Our goal is $1,500 by December 31, 2026. If we reach it, the 43rd Phyllis Triolo Competition will take place on Saturday, April 10, 2027, at State College Area High School. If we do not, we will not be able to hold the competition in 2027. Gifts are not refundable, and any gift made toward a goal we miss will stay with the Central Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association to help us bring the competition back. What your gift covers<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">$25 prints the programs</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">$50 feeds our judges</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">$100 honors a third-prize winner</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">$200 pays for piano tuning, or a half-day judge</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">$300 honors a first-prize winner</li></ul>Every amount helps. Thank you for standing behind the next generation of musicians. The Central Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law, and Zeffy will email your receipt right away. Questions? Write to <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:bhakti@cpmta.org" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;">bhakti@cpmta.org</a>.

Keep the music going. Help us reach $1,500 by December 31.For 42 years, the Phyllis Triolo Competition has given middle and high school musicians across Central Pennsylvania a stage, a panel of judges, and a real reason to practice. Since the first competition on May 18, 1985, students on piano, voice, violin, cello, flute, classical guitar and more have performed in a public recital, many for the first time.The competition began in memory of Phyllis Triolo, a beloved pianist, lecturer and teacher, with support from the State College Music Guild, the Nittany Valley Symphony and Penn State's Music Department. The community built this event, and today it needs the community again.It costs more than $2,000 each year to run. Our teachers have carried most of that through membership dues, and many have quietly covered extras like the judges' lunch themselves. Grant funding that once helped is no longer available to us, so we are turning to the people who care most about young musicians.Our goal is $1,500 by December 31, 2026. If we reach it, the 43rd Phyllis Triolo Competition will take place on Saturday, April 10, 2027, at State College Area High School. If we do not, we will not be able to hold the competition in 2027. Gifts are not refundable, and any gift made toward a goal we miss will stay with the Central Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association to help us bring the competition back.What your gift covers$25 prints the programs$50 feeds our judges$100 honors a third-prize winner$200 pays for piano tuning, or a half-day judge$300 honors a first-prize winnerEvery amount helps. Thank you for standing behind the next generation of musicians.The Central Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law, and Zeffy will email your receipt right away. Questions? Write to bhakti@cpmta.org.

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CPMTA Fall Recital

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