Music Teachers' Association of California®

Fees and Dues for 2024 - 2025

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
$134.00 $67.00 $0.00 $134.00 $67.00 $134.00 $160.00

† 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 35.00 20.00 0.00 35.00 20.00 35.00
Conejo Valley 50.00 23.00 0.00 50.00 25.00 50.00
Contra Costa County 75.00 50.00 0.00 75.00 50.00 75.00
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 52.00 26.00 0.00 52.00 26.00 52.00
Los Altos 40.00 30.00 0.00 40.00 30.00 30.00
Los Angeles County 40.00 30.00 0.00 40.00 30.00 40.00
Marin County 55.00 55.00 0.00 55.00 55.00 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 45.00 32.00 0.00 45.00 25.00 25.00
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 60.00 35.00 0.00 60.00 35.00 35.00
Palo Alto 65.00 30.00 0.00 65.00 30.00 55.00
Pasadena 50.00 25.00 0.00 50.00 25.00 50.00
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 45.00 22.00 0.00 45.00 20.00 45.00
Santa Clarita Valley 30.00 20.00 0.00 25.00 25.00 0.00
Santa Cruz County 48.00 25.00 0.00 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 5.00 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