Calendar

Calendar of Events

2025-2026 School Year

Aug. 2025

CCMTA Meeting

Aug. 19, 2025 | St. Timothy's Anglican Church
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Aug. 19, 2025 CCMTA Meeting

St. Timothy’s Anglican Church
6819 Louetta Rd., Spring, TX 77379 (map)

AGENDA:
9:30AM Board (if called)
10AM General Meeting
11AM Program

Sept. 2025

CCMTA Meeting

Sept. 16, 2025 | St. Timothy's Anglican Church
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Sept. 16, 2025 CCMTA Meeting

St. Timothy’s Anglican Church
6819 Louetta Rd., Spring, TX 77379 (map)

AGENDA:
9:30AM Board (if called)
10AM General Meeting
11AM Program

Student Affiliate

Sept. 16, 2025 | $22 (McGowan)
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Provides student with a wider musical experience than is typical in private study, with recognition of achievement as they progress.

Submission Form

Next Opportunity: Dec. 5, 2025

Fall Theory Test

Sept. 16, 2025 | $20 (Blount)
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An opportunity for students to test their developing music theory and aural skills.

Deadline: Sept. 16 | Testing: Oct. 27

Submission Form

Original Composition Contest

Sept. 30, 2025 | $40 short works, $45 long works (Schmidt)
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A competition by grade level for young composers. Entrants will receive critiques on their work, and winners will have an opportunity to share their work in performance.

Submission Form

Oct. 2025

Fall Festival

Oct. 7, 2025 | $15 (Vo)
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An opportunity for pianists, vocalists, and instrumentalists to play church music, holiday music, or classics before a judge in a relaxed small group setting and to receive feedback.

Submission Form

Next Opportunity: Dec. 6, 2025

CCMTA Meeting

Oct. 21, 2025 | St. Timothy's Anglican Church
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Oct. 21, 2025 CCMTA Meeting

St. Timothy’s Anglican Church
6819 Louetta Rd., Spring, TX 77379 (map)

AGENDA:
9:30AM Board (if called)
10AM General Meeting
11AM Program

Fall Theory Test

Test: Oct. 26, 2025 | St. Timothy's Anglican Church
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An opportunity for students to test their developing music theory and aural skills.

St. Timothy’s Anglican Church
6819 Louetta Rd., Spring, TX 77379 (map)

For students who registered by Sept. 16, 2025.

Nov. 2025

Fall Festival

Nov. 1, 2025 | St. Timothy's Anglican Church
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An opportunity for pianists, vocalists, and instrumentalists to play church music, holiday music, or classics before a judge in a relaxed small group setting and to receive feedback.

St. Timothy’s Anglican Church
6819 Louetta Rd., Spring, TX 77379 (map)

For students who registered by Oct. 7, 2025.

CCMTA Meeting

Nov. 18, 2025 | St. Timothy's Anglican Church
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Nov. 18, 2025 CCMTA Meeting

St. Timothy’s Anglican Church
6819 Louetta Rd., Spring, TX 77379 (map)

AGENDA:
9:30AM Board (if called)
10AM General Meeting
11AM Program

Dec. 2025

Student Affiliate

Dec. 5, 2025 | $22 (McGowan)
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Provides student with a wider musical experience than is typical in private study, with recognition of achievement as they progress.

Submission Form

Next Opportunity: Late Deadline ($29) on Feb. 6, 2026.

CCMTA Meeting & Christmas Party

Dec. 9, 2025 | St. Timothy's Anglican Church
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Dec. 9, 2025 CCMTA Meeting & Christmas Party

St. Timothy’s Anglican Church
6819 Louetta Rd., Spring, TX 77379 (map)

AGENDA:
9:30AM Board (if called)
Time for the Party TBD

Spring Theory Test

Dec. 9, 2025 | $20 (Blount)
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An opportunity for students to test their developing music theory and aural skills.

Submission Form

Deadline: Dec. 9, 2025 | Testing: Feb. 1, 2026 (Make-up: Jan. 31, 2026)

Jan. 2026

TMTA Original Composition Contest

Jan. 13, 2026 | $20 (Schmidt)
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The TMTA Student Affiliate Original Composition Contest encourages students to compose their own compositions. With their teacher’s guidance, students can compose solo or ensemble compositions for any instrument that may be submitted to the state contest for adjudication by highly qualified judges. Winners in each category receive certificates and cash awards and are invited to perform their works at TMTA’s annual conference.

CCMTA Meeting

Jan. 20, 2026 | St. Timothy's Anglican Church
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Jan. 20, 2026 CCMTA Meeting

St. Timothy’s Anglican Church
6819 Louetta Rd., Spring, TX 77379 (map)

AGENDA:
9:30AM Board (if called)
10AM General Meeting
11AM Program

Publication Contest

Jan. 20, 2026 | $20 (Loh)
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An opportunity for students to submit to an essay contest, with winners potentially getting published in the Texas Music Teacher/Student Affiliate magazine.

Submission Form

Performance Contest (Local)

Jan. 20, 2026 | $20/$25 (Weems)
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The TMTA SA Performance Contest is the premier event for students who wish to compete at the highest level. Students must prepare a program to be performed by memory in front of multiple judges. After advancing from local and regional rounds, students will perform in the State contest at the TMTA Conference in June, with top prizes obtaining monetary awards.

Submission Form

This is for the local contest, which will be on Feb. 8, 2026.

World of Music Test

Jan. 20, 2026 | $10 (Kirkpatrick)
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Testing associated with the World of Music event, which presents an opportunity to learn more about composers, their works, and the history of their times, and how that can inform performance in differing styles.

Submission Form

Deadline: Jan. 20, 2026 | World of Music Event: Mar. 8, 2026

Spring Theory Make-Up Test

Jan. 31, 2026
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A make-up theory test for students who can’t attend on Feb. 1, 2026.

Location TBD

Feb. 2026

Spring Theory Test

Feb. 1, 2026
3

A theory test for students who registered by Dec. 9, 2025.

St. Timothy’s Anglican Church
6819 Louetta Rd., Spring, TX 77379 (map)

Spring Festival

Feb. 1, 2026 | $15 (Novak)
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An opportunity for pianists, vocalists, and instrumentalists to play traditional Western classical repertoire, 20th century music, Jazz, or Folk before a judge in a relaxed small group setting and to receive feedback.

The Spring Festival will be Feb. 28, 2026.

Submission Form

Student Affiliate

Late Deadline: Feb. 6, 2026 | $29 (McGowan)
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Provides student with a wider musical experience than is typical in private study, with recognition of achievement as they progress.

Submission Form

TMTA Local Performance Contest

Feb. 8, 2026
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The TMTA SA Performance Contest is the premier event for students who wish to compete at the highest level. Students must prepare a program to be performed by memory in front of multiple judges. After advancing from local and regional rounds, students will perform in the State contest at the TMTA Conference in June, with top prizes obtaining monetary awards.

This is for the local contest.

CCMTA Meeting

Feb. 17, 2026 | St. Timothy's Anglican Church
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Feb. 17, 2026 CCMTA Meeting

St. Timothy’s Anglican Church
6819 Louetta Rd., Spring, TX 77379 (map)

AGENDA:
9:30AM Board (if called)
10AM General Meeting
11AM Program

TMTA State Performance Contest

Feb. 8, 2026
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The TMTA SA Performance Contest is the premier event for students who wish to compete at the highest level. Students must prepare a program to be performed by memory in front of multiple judges. After advancing from local and regional rounds, students will perform in the State contest at the TMTA Conference in June, with top prizes obtaining monetary awards.

This is for the state contest.

Ensembles for Conventions

Feb. 17, 2026 | $35 (Kirkpatrick)
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An opporutnity for highly motivated students to be selected to perform at the annual Texas Music Teachers Association convention. 

Auditions will be on Apr. 11, 2026.

Submission Form

Young Artist Competition

Feb. 17, 2026 | $35/$70 (Herring)
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A competition for student pianists, vocalists, and instrumentalists with an emphasis on standard repertoire and preparation for larger contests and competitions.

The competition will be on Apr. 18, 2026.

Submission Form

Piano Contest

Feb. 17, 2026 | $32 (Han)
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A competition by grade level with required selections before a panel of judges. The winners perform on a Winners’ Recital.

Submission Form

Spring Festival

Feb. 28, 2026
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An opportunity for pianists, vocalists, and instrumentalists to play traditional Western classical repertoire, 20th century music, Jazz, or Folk before a judge in a relaxed small group setting and to receive feedback.

Mar. 2026

TMTA/SA World of Music

Mar. 8, 2026
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An opportunity to learn more about composers, their works, and the history of their times, and how that can inform performance in differing styles.

CCMTA Meeting

Mar. 24, 2026 | St. Timothy's Anglican Church
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Mar. 24, 2026 CCMTA Meeting

St. Timothy’s Anglican Church
6819 Louetta Rd., Spring, TX 77379 (map)

AGENDA:
9:30AM Board (if called)
10AM General Meeting
11AM Program

Apr. 2026

Ensembles for Conventions

Apr. 11, 2026
3

An opporutnity for highly motivated students to be selected to perform at the annual Texas Music Teachers Association convention. 

For students who registered by Feb. 17, 2026.

Young Artist Competition

Apr. 18, 2026
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A competition for student pianists, vocalists, and instrumentalists with an emphasis on standard repertoire and preparation for larger contests and competitions.

For students who registered by Feb. 17, 2026.

CCMTA Meeting

Apr. 21, 2026 | St. Timothy's Anglican Church
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Apr. 21, 2026 CCMTA Meeting

St. Timothy’s Anglican Church
6819 Louetta Rd., Spring, TX 77379 (map)

AGENDA:
9:30AM Board (if called)
10AM General Meeting
11AM Program

Grants in Aid/MT Scholarship

Apr. 21, 2026 (Black)
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Provides an annual monetary award to individuals or institutions involved with music therapy. The award will be referred to either as a “M.T. Scholarship,” for students pursuing a degree in music thearpy, or as a “Grant-in-Aid” award, for professional music therapists or institutions who have established programs of therapy through music.

Submission Form

CCMTA Senior Award

Apr. 21, 2026 (Anthony)
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To award a set amount of money, usually $100 to each graduating senior who has continued his/her music studies through the past 6 academic years up to and including the senior year (grades 7-12). The award amount may be increased as CCMTA’s budget allows. (Please see Yearbook for award amount.)

Submission Form

CCMTA Scholarship

Apr. 21, 2026 (May)
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To provide a set amount of money, usually a $500.00 scholarship, to a graduating senior for further study in a music field. This scholarship amount may be increased as CCMTA’s budget allows. (The scholarship amount each year will be published in the CCMTA Newsletter in late Spring.)

Submission Form

CCMTA Memorial Summer Camp Scholarship

Apr. 21, 2026 (May)
3

To provide scholarship money for a student or students at an out-of-town summer music camp.

Submission Form

May 2026

TMTA Participation Award

May 1, 2026
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An award for students participating in TMTA.

Submission Form

Whitlock Scholarship Award

May 1, 2026
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An award available through TMTA.

Submission Form

Ensemble Scholarship Award

May 1, 2026
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An award available through participation in the TMTA ensemble.

Submission Form

Piano Contest

May 2, 2026
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A competition by grade level with required selections before a panel of judges. The winners perform on a Winners’ Recital.

For students who registered by Feb. 17, 2026.

Don Harris Activity Award

May 4, 2026 (Black)
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The Don H. Harris Activity Awards have been established to encourage students to participate in CCMTA activities with a special concentration in composition.

Submission Form

CCMTA Meeting & End-of-Year Luncheon

May 12, 2026 | St. Timothy's Anglican Church
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May 12, 2026 CCMTA Meeting & End-of-Year Party

St. Timothy’s Anglican Church
6819 Louetta Rd., Spring, TX 77379 (map)

AGENDA:
9:30AM Board (if called)
Time for the Luncheon TBD