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MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

Application for membership

 

VMTA rates

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.

Professional development

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

Financial benefits

Significant discounts on purchases of music/musical instruments and discount admission prices for VMTA events.

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

Social events

End of Year Celebration: early December 2008

 

 

MEMBERSHIP:

There is a form of membership to suit most music teachers -

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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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