Greetings!
After what seems like just a few weeks, we are back from vacations and are getting started with our students as they settle in for a new school year and a new piano year. As a child I recall how excited I was with a new lunchbox in hand, new teacher, new classroom and a few new clothes, to start a fresh new year at school. I also was excited to start with piano lessons again, after the summer break, with new pieces, new goals and a determination to do my best.
With that same kind of excitement and enthusiasm, we are looking forward to this new DVMTA year! Our organization offers every teacher and every student the opportunity to grow and bloom, reach and stretch for musical knowledge and skills and feel the joy of musical accomplishments. For students, the various DVMTA events, performance and scholarship opportunities help students to BLOOM and GROW! As teachers, the monthly meetings offer us many opportunities for professional growth and collaboration with one another. I know that so many of the teaching skills I use in my studio I learned at a DVMTA meeting!
I grew up with my mother teaching piano lessons, and I took piano lessons through elementary school, high school and college. When I married and started raising my children I built my piano studio as a way to be home with my children and earn a little money to help our family budget. I was invited to join a group of music teachers with my mom and we attended some of the very first meetings of the Tempe Music Teachers Association, which eventually grew to become Desert Valley Music Teachers Association. It has been wonderful associating with other piano teachers through the years and learning SO much about the many facets of teaching students and running a successful piano studio. The education I receive from DVMTA has been a true blessing in my life.
One way to help us grow as an organization is to always look for opportunities to invite new members to come and be a part of DVMTA . Talk to friends, share on social media, and let others know what we offer. Every member has something to offer and new members bring new ideas to keep our organization fresh and dynamic.
Spread the word and invite friends to join us at our first General meeting, the annual AUGUST BRUNCH, Friday, August 14, 9:30 -11:00am, at the LDS church, 1315 S 24th St, Mesa 85204.
Come get a preview for the year ahead, meet the committee members and enjoy a delicious brunch! Come GROW, REACH and LEARN with DVMTA!
Diana Palmer
DVMTA President
Read the full DVMTA August 2026 Newsletter
After what seems like just a few weeks, we are back from vacations and are getting started with our students as they settle in for a new school year and a new piano year. As a child I recall how excited I was with a new lunchbox in hand, new teacher, new classroom and a few new clothes, to start a fresh new year at school. I also was excited to start with piano lessons again, after the summer break, with new pieces, new goals and a determination to do my best.
With that same kind of excitement and enthusiasm, we are looking forward to this new DVMTA year! Our organization offers every teacher and every student the opportunity to grow and bloom, reach and stretch for musical knowledge and skills and feel the joy of musical accomplishments. For students, the various DVMTA events, performance and scholarship opportunities help students to BLOOM and GROW! As teachers, the monthly meetings offer us many opportunities for professional growth and collaboration with one another. I know that so many of the teaching skills I use in my studio I learned at a DVMTA meeting!
I grew up with my mother teaching piano lessons, and I took piano lessons through elementary school, high school and college. When I married and started raising my children I built my piano studio as a way to be home with my children and earn a little money to help our family budget. I was invited to join a group of music teachers with my mom and we attended some of the very first meetings of the Tempe Music Teachers Association, which eventually grew to become Desert Valley Music Teachers Association. It has been wonderful associating with other piano teachers through the years and learning SO much about the many facets of teaching students and running a successful piano studio. The education I receive from DVMTA has been a true blessing in my life.
One way to help us grow as an organization is to always look for opportunities to invite new members to come and be a part of DVMTA . Talk to friends, share on social media, and let others know what we offer. Every member has something to offer and new members bring new ideas to keep our organization fresh and dynamic.
Spread the word and invite friends to join us at our first General meeting, the annual AUGUST BRUNCH, Friday, August 14, 9:30 -11:00am, at the LDS church, 1315 S 24th St, Mesa 85204.
Come get a preview for the year ahead, meet the committee members and enjoy a delicious brunch! Come GROW, REACH and LEARN with DVMTA!
Diana Palmer
DVMTA President
Read the full DVMTA August 2026 Newsletter
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