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MTNA partners with Fisher-Price to advance the value of music education.


For 130 years, MTNA MTNA Music Teachers National Association
MTNA Middle Tennessee Nursery Association (McMinnville, Tennessee) 
 has advanced the value of music study and music making to society. To continue that advancement, MTNA recently partnered with Fisher-Price The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter.
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 to include information about music study in the toymaker's new product, / Can Play Piano.

The I Can Play Piano system is designed to help children, ages 4 to 8, learn how to play piano and read music in a fun, easy way. I Can Play Piano offers feedback on performance and helps children learn to read music through four modes.

Through this partnership, MTNA will have the opportunity to include in the I Can Play Piano packaging, a brochure featuring tips for parents about what to look for when a child is prepared to move on to piano lessons, and how to choose a teacher. In addition, an MTNA link will be posted on the Fisher-Price website directing parents to MTNA for these helpful tips.

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1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises.

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 the first phrase of our mission--to advance the value of music study and music making to society," said MTNA Executive Director Gary Gary, city (1990 pop. 116,646), Lake co., NW Ind., a port of entry on Lake Michigan; inc. 1909. Gary was founded by the U.S. Steel Corporation, which purchased the land in 1905 and landscaped it for a city.  L. Ingle in·gle  
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. "Our members will be the beneficiaries of a whole new group of potential piano students whose love of music has been encouraged by this toy."

Fisher-Price expects to distribute 200,000-400,000 units of the toy during the year following the holiday 2006 product launch.
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Title Annotation:National Association News; Music Teachers National Association; Can Play Piano
Publication:American Music Teacher
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1U3OH
Date:Apr 1, 2006
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