Music Teachers' Association of California®
Required Payments:
New Applications: Application Fee, State Dues and Branch Dues (if joining a Branch).
Returning Members: Reinstatement Application Fee, State Dues and Branch Dues
(if reinstating to Branch).
✦ Branch membership is not mandatory and is not required to be eligible for State Programs
such as Certificate of Merit®.
| Application and Reinstatement Fees | |||
| Active Application Fee* | $50.00 | Business Affiliate Application Fee* | $50.00 |
| Provisional Application Fee* | $50.00 | Provisional Extension Fee | $125.00 |
| Student Application Fee* | $0.00 | Student Extension Fee | $65.00 |
| Cal Plan Application Fee* | $50.00 | Cal Plan Extension Fee | $125.00 |
| Reinstatement Application Fee* | $50.00 | Cal Plan Audition Fee | $85.00 |
| Active Over 80 MTAC Directory/CMT Surcharge† | $15.00 | Additional Instrument/Subject Application Fee* | $50.00 |
* Application fees are non-refundable. Student members pay an application fee when applying for Active status.
State Dues |
Active Member | Active Over 70 | Active Over 80† | Provisional Member | Student Member | Cal Plan Member | Business Affiliate |
| $156.00 | $78.00 | $0.00 | $156.00 | $78.00 | $156.00 | $200.00 |
† State Dues will be waived (with verified eligibility), for members age 80 who
have been Active members at least ten (10) years.
An optional $15 fee is charged to receive the CMT magazine for Active Over 80 Members.
Branch Dues |
Active Member | Active Over 70 | Active Over 80 | Provisional Member | Student Member | Cal Plan Member |
| Alameda County | 50.00 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 |
| Alameda County East | 45.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 45.00 | 27.50 | 45.00 |
| At Large | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Butte County | 37.00 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 37.00 | 22.00 | 37.00 |
| Conejo Valley | 55.00 | 23.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 25.00 | 50.00 |
| Contra Costa County | 80.00 | 55.00 | 10.00 | 80.00 | 55.00 | 80.00 |
| Delta | 50.00 | 35.00 | 0.00 | 35.00 | 15.00 | 35.00 |
| Diamond Bar | 35.00 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 35.00 | 20.00 | 20.00 |
| Fresno County | 65.00 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 65.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Glendale | 50.00 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 40.00 | 20.00 | 0.00 |
| Golden Gate | 40.00 | 40.00 | 0.00 | 40.00 | 20.00 | 0.00 |
| Hacienda Heights | 45.00 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 35.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 |
| Hollywood | 44.00 | 24.00 | 0.00 | 44.00 | 24.00 | 44.00 |
| Irvine | 45.00 | 40.00 | 0.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 0.00 |
| Kern County | 30.00 | 30.00 | 0.00 | 30.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Lakewood-Cerritos | 44.00 | 35.00 | 0.00 | 35.00 | 30.00 | 0.00 |
| Long Beach | 54.00 | 27.00 | 0.00 | 54.00 | 27.00 | 54.00 |
| Los Altos | 40.00 | 30.00 | 0.00 | 40.00 | 30.00 | 30.00 |
| Los Angeles County | 45.00 | 35.00 | 0.00 | 45.00 | 35.00 | 45.00 |
| Marin County | 65.00 | 65.00 | 0.00 | 65.00 | 65.00 | 0.00 |
| Monterey County | 40.00 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 40.00 | 20.00 | 40.00 |
| Northern San Diego County | 50.00 | 35.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 30.00 | 0.00 |
| Orange Coast Cities | 50.00 | 37.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 30.00 | 30.00 |
| Orange County | 60.00 | 35.00 | 0.00 | 45.00 | 30.00 | 45.00 |
| Orange County North | 50.00 | 30.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 30.00 | 50.00 |
| Orange County West | 65.00 | 35.00 | 0.00 | 65.00 | 40.00 | 40.00 |
| Palo Alto | 65.00 | 30.00 | 0.00 | 65.00 | 30.00 | 55.00 |
| Pasadena | 55.00 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 55.00 | 25.00 | 55.00 |
| Placer | 45.00 | 35.00 | 0.00 | 45.00 | 35.00 | 40.00 |
| Pleasant Valley-Ventura Co. | 30.00 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 30.00 | 30.00 | 30.00 |
| Pomona Valley | 45.00 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 45.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 |
| Redlands | 50.00 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Riverside County | 45.00 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 30.00 | 15.00 | 30.00 |
| Sacramento County | 50.00 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 25.00 | 0.00 |
| San Diego | 55.00 | 30.00 | 0.00 | 55.00 | 30.00 | 30.00 |
| San Fernando East Valley | 40.00 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 30.00 | 30.00 | 0.00 |
| San Fernando North Valley | 20.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 |
| San Fernando West Valley | 50.00 | 28.00 | 28.00 | 50.00 | 28.00 | 28.00 |
| San Francisco | 60.00 | 30.00 | 0.00 | 45.00 | 24.00 | 0.00 |
| San Gabriel Valley | 45.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 45.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 |
| San Joaquin County | 55.00 | 27.50 | 0.00 | 55.00 | 40.00 | 30.00 |
| San Mateo County | 65.00 | 30.00 | 0.00 | 65.00 | 50.00 | 65.00 |
| Santa Barbara County | 60.00 | 60.00 | 0.00 | 60.00 | 60.00 | 0.00 |
| Santa Clara County | 48.00 | 22.00 | 0.00 | 48.00 | 20.00 | 48.00 |
| Santa Clarita Valley | 30.00 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 0.00 |
| Santa Cruz County | 50.00 | 50.00 | 25.00 | 48.00 | 25.00 | 48.00 |
| Santa Monica Bay | 45.00 | 30.00 | 30.00 | 45.00 | 30.00 | 30.00 |
| Sierra | 30.00 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Sonoma County | 40.00 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 40.00 | 20.00 | 0.00 |
| South Bay | 58.00 | 31.00 | 0.00 | 58.00 | 48.00 | 48.00 |
| South Coast | 55.00 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| South Pasadena | 40.00 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 40.00 | 20.00 | 50.00 |
| Southern Alameda County | 60.00 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 60.00 | 30.00 | 60.00 |
| Stanislaus County | 58.00 | 29.00 | 0.00 | 58.00 | 0.00 | 58.00 |
| Temecula Valley | 35.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 20.00 | 35.00 |
| Torrance | 60.00 | 30.00 | 0.00 | 60.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| West Los Angeles | 55.00 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 55.00 | 20.00 | 0.00 |
| West San Gabriel Valley | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 |
| Whittier | 50.00 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 35.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 |
| Yolo County | 10.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |