What We Do
Paul Agricola, Branch President and Mill Valley piano teacher, plays a duet with his student Chloe.
Highly Qualified and Experienced Music Teachers in Marin
MTAC Marin is one of more than 67 self-governing branches that are affiliated with the Music Teachers' Association of California. We are a local professional organization of highly qualified and experienced music teachers. We live in your neighborhood and we are dedicated to excellence in our teaching and to fostering a life-long love of music in our students.
We offer lessons to students of all ages in piano, organ, harpsichord, violin, viola, cello, flute, clarinet, saxophone, voice, conducting, music theory, composition, harp and accordion. Please visit our Teacher Directory to find a teacher in your neighborhood.
We sponsor the Certificate of Merit® (CM), an evaluation program that was originally created and developed by the Music Teachers' Association of California in 1933. The program provides a standard of curriculum that requires students to strive for focused musical excellence in performance, technique, ear training, sight reading/singing and music theory. Outstanding young musicians are given the opportunity to appear on State Convention programs.
Our yearly musical events and programs include:
Monthly Student Recitals
Teen Recital
Adult Recital
Certificate Merit Branch Honors Recitals
Margaret B. Davis Memorial Piano Competition
Composers Today & Improvisation Celebration
VOCE Competition and Young Artists Composers Guild