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    • Legal Documents
    • Districts
    • History
    • Past Presidents
    • Commissioned Composers
    • State Archives
    • Local Archives
  • News & Events
    • Upcoming Events
    • Newsletters
    • FSMTA Conference >
      • Conference Registration
      • Hotel Information and Reservations
      • Conference Artist
      • Keynote Speaker
      • Publisher Showcases
      • Commissioned Composer
      • Call for Workshop Proposals
      • Directions and Local Attractions
      • Conference Book Archives
      • Planning Materials
      • Visual Media Archives
    • Members In the News
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    • FSMTA Non-Competitive Events
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    • MTNA Competitive Events
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Teacher Certification


Certification with the FSMTA promotes professional standards of excellence for private music teachers across Florida.
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Interested in becoming a certified FSMTA teacher? Click here to find out how you can start the certification process today! Contact Certification Chair, ​Erin Bennett, for further information.
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  • Certification Handbook - explains how to start the certification process
  • FSMTA - Certification Candidate Mini Study Guide for Oral-Demonstration Exam
  • Certification Applications: Interim, Experience, Professional Advancement, Nomination for Honorary Certification (These are interactive PDF files which can be downloaded to your computer and filled out using your computer.)
  • Certification Board Student Demo Report - Instructions and report for Certification Examiner
  • Certification Information Guide
  • ​Certification Committee Credentials Review Form
  • Certification Judge’s Report of Student Adjudications and Certification Candidate’s Oral/Demonstration Exam

The Certification Board consists of:
  • ​Chair: Erin Bennett - District 2
  • Rachel Dickinson - District 3
  • Kamila Shahtakhinski - District 4
  • Mary Beth Purchase - District 6
  • TBA - District 7
  • TBA - District 8
  • Judith Jain - District 9

List of Certified Teachers


     NCTM = National Certified Teacher of Music              FSCTM = Florida State Certified Teacher of Music
District 1
  • Victor Andzulis, NCTM – Pensacola
  • Daniel Blomdahl, NCTM - Pensacola
  • Jo Hovind, FSCTM - Pensacola
  • Julie Kaunitz, NCTM - Pace
  • Dr. Lynne Lauderdale, NCTM – Pensacola
  • Becky Liprie, NCTM – Pensacola
  • Daniel Nagy, NCTM – Pensacola
  • Kerri Turner, NCTM – Milton
  • Stephanie Womble, NCTM – Gulf Breeze

District 2
  • Stephanie Archer, NCTM - Birmingham
  • Tanya Brooks, NCTM, FSCTM – Panama City
  • Brenda Degner, NCTM - Tallahassee
  • Dr. Diana Dumlavwalla, NCTM - Tallahassee
  • Rebecca Edmiston, NCTM - Tallahassee
  • Jaime Garcia-Bolao, NCTM – Tallahassee
  • Helen King, NCTM, FSCTM – Panama City
  • Irina Lebedeva, FSCTM – Panama City
  • Victoria McArthur, FSCTM – Tallahassee
  • Melody Morrison, NCTM - Tallahassee
  • Susan Moss, NCTM - Panama City
  • Sandra Palmer, NCTM – Tallahassee
  • Connie Risinger, FSCTM – Mexico Beach
  • Sarah Roeber, NCTM – Tallahassee
 
District 3
  • Gay Lyn Capitano, NCTM, FSCTM – Ocala
  • Rachel Dickinson, NCTM – Lake City
  • Ruth Lewis, NCTM, FSCTM – Gainesville
  • Martha Mier, NCTM, FSCTM – Lake City
  • Karen Schaefer, NCTM – Hagerstown, MD
  • Elizabeth Sugalski, NCTM, FSCTM – Gainesville
  • Barbara Young, FSCTM – Gainesville

District 4
  • Dr. Erin Bennett, NCTM – Jacksonville
  • Jennifer Gae Fellows, NCTM - Saint Johns
  • Dr. Jeriel Gilmer, NCTM – St. Augustine
  • Denise Homsley, NCTM – Jacksonville
  • Paulette Kilts, NCTM – Green Cove Springs
  • Michael Mastronicola, NCTM – Jacksonville
  • Jo Plunkett, NCTM, FSCTM – Orange Park
  • Anita Renfroe, NCTM – Fernandina Beach
  • Kamila Shahtakhtinski, NCTM – Jacksonville
  • Vickie Stake, FSCTM – Jacksonville
  • Sandra Stewart, NCTM, FSCTM – Jacksonville
  • JohnWillard Utuk, FSCTM – Jacksonville
  • Vera Watson, NCTM – Ponte Vedra Beach

District 5
  • Ammon Perry Bratt, NCTM – Windermere
  • Rose Grace, NCTM, FSCTM - Ormond Beach
  • Jill Hanrahan, NCTM - New Smyrna Beach
  • Nancy Jontz, NCTM – Orlando
  • Adrienne LeBlanc, NCTM – Melbourne
  • Tim Murphy, NCTM – Edgewater
  • Christine Peterson, FSCTM – Maitland
  • Cheryl Tschanz, NCTM – Celebration
  • Angela Weber, NCTM - Enterprise
  • Dr. Dallas Weekley, NCTM – Daytona Beach Shores
  • Jeremiah West, NCTM - Oviedo
  • Victoria Williams, FSCTM – Mims
  • Heidi Wimmer, NCTM - Windermere
  • Dr. James Gary Wolf, NCTM, FSCTM – Winter Park​
District 6
  • Robin Arrigo, NCTM - Palm Beach Gardens
  • Janina Asciuto-Herbert, NCTM - Southington, CT
  • Marie Budinsky-Maher, NCTM – Pompano Beach
  • Sue Bentley Colvert, FSCTM – Coral Springs
  • Carmen Cuenca, NCTM, FSCTM – Miami
  • Jay Decker-Drane, NCTM - Boynton Beach
  • Peggy Gallagher, NCTM, FSCTM – Ft. Lauderdale
  • Sandra Greenland, FSCTM – Coral Springs
  • Diana Heller, NCTM, FSCTM – Davie
  • Zelda Jensen, FSCTM – Coral Gables
  • Matt Johnson, NTCM – Cooper City
  • Cynthia Chun Kam, NCTM, FSCTM – Palmetto Bay
  • Cynthia Kessler, NCTM, FSCTM – Stuart
  • Jovian Martinez, NCTM - Boca Raton
  • Nightingale Ngo, NCTM – Miami
  • Sophia Pileggi, NCTM - Miramar
  • Mary Beth Purchase, NCTM, FSCTM – Pompano Beach
 
District 8
  • Gail Berenson, NCTM – University Park
  • Priscilla Fullerton, NCTM – Venice
  • Jennifer Jones, NCTM - Bradenton
  • Dr. Charles Turon, FSCTM – Bradenton
  • Eileen Varnadore, NCTM, FSCTM – Palmetto 

District 9
  • Bruce Adams, NCTM - Lakeland
  • Carol Alexander, FSCTM – Clearwater
  • Becky Barlar, NCTM, FSCTM – Temple Terrace
  • Evonne Blackwelder, FSCTM – Haines City
  • Betty Chester, FSCTM – Wesley Chapel
  • Cynthia Creel, FSCTM – Tampa
  • Rita Fandrich, NCTM, FSCTM – Lakeland
  • Christy Fung, FSCTM – Winter Haven
  • Jesse R. Hankla, NCTM – Belleair Bluffs
  • Marie Hasse, FSCTM - Haines City
  • John Hernandez, NCTM – Tampa
  • Alice Heyer, NCTM – Tampa
  • Lorraine Latham, FSCTM – Lakeland
  • Ray Luck, NCTM – St. Petersburg
  • Merilee Magnuson, NCTM, FSCTM – Clearwater
  • Leland Peck, FSCTM – St. Petersburg
  • Linda Walker Pointer, FSCTM – Clearwater
  • Dr. Jonathan Reed, NCTM, FSCTM – Lake Wales
  • Viola Jane Spencer, NCTM, FSCTM – Lakeland
  • Shuyuan Tsai, FSCTM – Land O'Lakes
  • Sheron White, FSCTM – Lakeland
  • Natalie Whittington, NCTM - Tampa​
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