With continued support from the NAMM Foundation and TI:ME, we are pleased to announce the 2026 MTLA program to select a group of undergraduate and graduate music education majors for the 15th Annual Music Technology Leadership Academy (MTLA). For details and instructions for application please review the Call for Participationdocument. Email questions to mtla@musiccreativity.org. Applications must be received by midnight Monday, December 15, 2025. Participants will be notified by January 2nd, 2026.

What is it? The Music Technology Leadership Academy (MTLA) is designed to provide a highly select group of music education students the opportunity to immerse themselves in studying instructional strategies for using music technology to reach students in secondary schools who are non-participants in traditional music ensembles.   The strategy and philosophy of this initiative is aligned with the website musiccreativity.org and its focus on using technology to reach “The Other 80%” in secondary school music.

Apply here for the 2026 Music Technology Leadership Academy.