The following websites may be of interest to musicians, instructors, and parents.  Red Deer ARMTA can not guarantee the accuracy of information provided by these resources National Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Association (CFMTA) Provincial Alberta Registered Music Teachers’ Association (ARMTA) Local ARMTA Branches Calgary Branch Edmonton Branch Grande Prairie Lethbridge Branch Medicine Hat Red Deer Branch

Provincial Sites to Registered Music Teachers’ Associations Alberta Registered Music Teachers’ Association (ARMTA) Association des professeurs de musique du Québec (APMQ) British Columbia Registered Music Teachers’ Association (BCRMTA) Manitoba Registered Music Teachers’ Association (MRMTA) Newfoundland Registered Music Teachers’ Association (NRMTA) Nova Scotia Registered Music Teachers’ Association (NSRMTA) Ontario Registered Music Teachers’ Association (ORMTA) Saskatchewan Registered Music Teachers’ Association (SRMTA)

Organizations Alberta Music Education Foundation (AMEF) Alberta Music Festival Association (AMFA) Alberta Piano Teachers Association (APTA) Alliance for Canadian New Music Projects (ACNMP) Canadian Music Centre (CMC) Canadian Music Competition Canadian Music Educators Association Kodaly Society of Canada National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Piano Technicians Guild Alberta Red Deer Symphony Orchestra Royal Canadian College of Organists SOCAN

Educational Institutions Conservatory Canada Kindermusik Mount Royal University Music for Young Children Red Deer College Royal Conservatory of Toronto Examinations Suzuki Talent Education Society University of Alberta University of Calgary University of Lethbridge

Composer Competitions APTA Annual Creative Writing Competition CFMTA Student Composers Competition CMC Emerging Composers’ Competition Conservatory Canada Creative Composer’s Competition Vancouver Chamber Choir: Young Composers’ Competition

Other Sites of Interest Adventus Interactive (music education technology) Classical Archives (midi files & live recordings)  Music Learning Community (games) Pianopedia (database of classical piano repertoire) Quatre-mains (free sheet music for piano four hands (one piano) & duets (two pianos)) International Music Score Library Project (music scores online)  Piano Wrist and Arm Positioning and Playing Resources A Hand, Wrist, and Finger Positioning Guide for Piano Players Playground Equipment Music Theory Education