Each year MTAC hosts the State Convention, bringing together world-class artists, music educators and students to celebrate music performance and composition. Over 4,000 attendees experience a four-day extravaganza filled with seminars, performances, recitals, presentations, and master classes.

Convention 2025
Convention 2025| July 4 - July 7, 2025
Convention Teacher Track Registration
Convention Teacher Track registration will open on March 1, 2025.
Teachers, guests, and non-members can purchase their Convention pre-registration tickets until May 31, 2025. You can view the rates below.
Teacher track registration includes:
- Access to all Teacher Track Sessions, including the Keynote and Featured Artist Recital
- Access to all Student Track Sessions
- Access to MTAC State Program Master Classes and Program Recitals
- Access to onsite Exhibit Hall & Marketplace
Convention Onsite Registration will open on June 27. Please note, single day tickets are no longer available.
Please purchase your registration prior to arriving at the Convention.
Click here to learn about becoming a Convention Sponsor.
Convention 2025 Hotel Information
The 2025 Convention will take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Santa Clara Convention Center! This hotel is a Convention favorite featuring spacious rooms, a variety of grab-and-go food options, and delicious restaurants. Please see the room rates below. The rates do not include taxes and fees.
Click here to reserve your room with the MTAC group rate at the hotel. All hotel reservations must be made by June 13, 2025 in order to receive the group rate.
See you in Santa Clara!
Future Conventions
Convention 2026| June 26 - June 29
Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel
Convention Archives
Convention 2022
Convention 2019
Artist and Presenter Handouts
- Kathleen Flemming – Making Beautiful Music
- Ya-Liang Chang – Eight Elementary Techniques that Help Students Build A Solid Foundation For the Future
- Nicole McKenzie – Using Analogies to Improve Musicality and Technique (violin)
- Yuko Maruyama – Learn to Play from Chord Charts
- E.L. Lancaster – Piano for Life
- Lua Hadar – Using Literary Elements to Provoke Critical Thinking Through Analysis of Mozart’s The Magic Flute
Convention 2018
Artist and Presenter Handouts
- Julie Jaffee Nagel – Saturday June 30 Managing Anxiety
- Susan Chan – Sunday July 1 Contemporary Chinese Repertoire
- Kris Palmer – Monday July 2 Flute Lecture Recital
- Addenda of Concepts Presented
- Summary of Activities that Build CM Theory_Technique
- Zach’s Chord Progression
- Hallelujah
- Samantha Coates – Overscheduled child
- Dr Rob Watson Lecture Handout
- Dr Stephen Pierce Thriving Vs. Surviving Handout 2018