What are the benefits of being a member of ARMTA?
Click here to view the benefits of membership as a brochure in PDF form.
You must be a provincial member of ARMTA to become a Red Deer Branch member.
Registered Music Teacher
Full members may use the designation RMT (Registered Music Teacher).
Liability Insurance
Your membership includes a $5 million third party limited liability insurance policy that covers you and your students wherever you are teaching. For recitals or teaching events in venues requesting more than the $500,000 tenant’s liability insurance included, an insurance certificate with your venue listed as an additional insured is available at no charge on request to extend the liability insurance to $5,000,000 for the day of your event.
Find a Teacher Directory
Our members are included in an online directory on our website which helps prospective students find a qualified music teacher.
Tempo and News Updates
Members receive our Tempo magazine once a year which includes articles related to music teaching. Updates with news and current information are regularly sent out by email.
Conferences and Workshops
ARMTA joins with the Alberta Band Association (ABA), the Alberta Choral Association (ACA), and the Alberta Music Education Foundation (AMEF) at Music Conference Alberta to provide an annual conference that offers a wide variety of disciplines in addition to the sessions related to studio teaching that ARMTA sponsors. Music Conference Alberta is held each October in various locations within Alberta.
ARMTA also sponsors workshops that travel to smaller centres offering professional development opportunities.
CFMTA Membership
Membership in ARMTA automatically includes membership with the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Associations. Through this membership, you receive:
- The Canadian Music Teacher magazine three times per year.
- A national conference every other year.
- Access to reduced rates on home and auto insurance through The Personal.
- Access to health benefits through Morneau Shepell. For more information, please visit www.cfmta.org.
Branch Membership
Once you are a member of ARMTA provincially, you may join your local branch which offers local professional development activities, scholarships, and other opportunities determined by the branch. We currently have branches in Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Grande Prairie, Fort McMurray, and Medicine Hat.
Student Opportunities
Your students have the opportunity to participate in:
- The Community Service Award which offers certificates to students who complete music-related volunteer service in the community.
- The Provincial Piano Competition and the Provincial Vocal Competition held every other year. The winners represent Alberta at the National Piano Competition and National Vocal Competition held at the CFMTA conference and tour Alberta as the Young Artist.
- The Student Composer Competition held annually.
- The CFMTA National Essay Competition which invites submissions of essays on any topic related to music teaching, pedagogy or performance practice at high school, university undergraduate, and graduate levels.
Scholarships
ARMTA is proud to support scholarships at the Alberta Music Festival and the Calgary Arts Summer School Association.
The ARMTA Bursary is offered to assist students, at any level, who wish to further or continue their music studies and struggle with the costs involved in this pursuit.
The ARMTA Music Pedagogy scholarships are offered to assist students enrolled in any music pedagogy study.
Through the ARMTA Recognition Fund, donations may be issued a charitable tax receipt. This fund is used to provide awards for our competitions and branch scholarships.
Service Opportunities
Since ARMTA is a volunteer-driven organization, there are plenty of opportunities for you to serve your fellow teachers and the greater music community and develop your leadership skills.