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Recommended minimum rates suggested by VMTA are
widely recognized in the music industry. Members fix recommended rates in May
for the following year. The recommended rates are used as guidelines by ¥
music departments in schools ¥ music tuition providers in the retail area ¥
music competitions ¥ music festival organisers ¥ VMTA's 950 members. |
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The program includes ¥ seminars for music
teachers ¥ lectures ¥ masterclasses and workshops for teachers and students ¥
SUMMER CONFERENCE for music teachers, January 2009, Melba Hall, University of
Melbourne |
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Financial benefits |
Significant discounts on purchases of music/musical
instruments and discount admission prices for VMTA events. |
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Publications |
Register of members: the latest version is
on this website. Our magazine Music and the Teacher offers articles, news
and reviews twice a year. Back copies are available from VMTA at $5 each,
posted within Australia. Also our VMTA Newsletter with current events
four times a year |
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Social events |
End of Year Celebration: early December 2008 |
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MEMBERSHIP: There is a form of membership
to suit most music teachers - |
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FULLY ACCREDITED |
A fully accredited member shall be aged 18 years
or over and must: (i) have satisfied the council that the member is a qualified
teacher of music, having completed a course of study approved by the Council;
and (ii) have taught the principal music study of the member for at least
three years which must include at least one year of teaching in Australia. |
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PROVISIONAL |
A provisional member shall be aged 18 years or
over who is not a full time student of music and either (i) has completed an
approved course of training but has not completed three years of teaching their
major subject, one year of which must be done in Australia or (ii) is in the
process of completing an approved course of training. |
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ASSOCIATE TEACHING |
An associate member shall be a person who is aged
18 years or over, who is currently teaching music and has taught music for a
minimum of twelve months but is otherwise not eligible to be a provisional of
fully accredited member. |
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SCHOOL MEMBERSHIP: |
School membership is available (i) to any state government school, or
(ii) to any non-government registered school; where one or more music
teachers on the teaching staff is a fully accredited member of the
Association and is willing to be a nominee on behalf of the school. |
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STUDENT MEMBERSHIP: |
A student shall be a person who (i) has satisfied the Council that
the member is enrolled full time in a course of music approved by the
council; and the council shall be at liberty to approve or withdraw approval
of any course of music it deems fit, but no withdrawal of approval shall
adversely affect any existing members of the Association, (ii) has been
enrolled in such course for not more than 6 years. |
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