| There are three classes of membership in the
NSRMTA:
Active, Affiliate and
Auxilliary.
Active Membership
is open
to anyone who:
i. is over eighteen years of age; and
ii. has resided in Nova Scotia for at least six months prior
to making application for membership; and
iii. has been teaching in a professional capacity under conditions
satisfactory to the Council for at least two years or has passed
such tests and examinations as may be required by the Council;
and
iv. passes recognition of certification (music degrees or diplomas
equivalent to that of a teaching/performing associateship or licentiateship
from any School of Music, Conservatory, or University recognized
by the Council); or
v. is a member in good standing of a Registered Music Teachers’
Association of a Province, other than Nova Scotia, who presents
a Transfer of Membership Form; or
vi. has an established reputation in the field of performance
and/or teaching and whose application is approved by the Council.
Active Members shall be entitled to use the designation “Registered
Music Teacher” or the abbreviation “R.M.T.”.
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Affiliate Membership
is open to anyone who:
i. is over eighteen years of age; and
ii. has resided in Nova Scotia for at least
six months prior to making application for membership; and
iii. satisfies the Council that he/she has
received training in music and is teaching or intending to teach
music; and
iv. if applying for Affiliate Membership Level 1, the applicant
satisfies the Council that he/she has achieved Grade X
level, or its equivalent from any School of Music, Conservatory,
or University recognized by the Council; or
v. if applying for Affiliate Membership Level 2, the applicant
satisfies the Council that he/she has achieved Grade IX level,
or its equivalent, from any School of Music, Conservatory, or University
recognized by the Council; or
vi. if applying for Affiliate Membership Level 3, the applicant
satisfies the Council that he/she is teaching music or intending
to teach music, but no specific level of accomplishment is required.
Affiliate Members shall not be entitled to use the designation “Registered
Music Teacher” or the abbreviation “R.M.T.”. Affiliate
Members shall not vote or be eligible to hold office nor
shall Affiliate Membership status be transferable to other provinces.
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Auxilliary
a) In addition to Active Members and Affiliate
Members, the Association may elect Auxiliary Members which are
persons who are not music teachers but are music publishers, owners
or managers of music stores, music librarians, piano technicians,
or representatives of music festivals. Auxiliary Members
shall not be entitled to use the designation “Registered
Music Teacher” or the abbreviation “R.M.T.”. Auxiliary
Members shall pay dues and be registered with the CFMTA; but
they shall not vote or be eligible to hold office, nor shall
Auxiliary Member status be transferable to other provinces.
b) Honorary Auxiliary Members are persons who
may be so elected at the Annual General Meeting upon recommendation
of the Council in recognition of their service to the Association
or in recognition of their special service in or their special
interest in any field of art. They shall pay no dues,
nor shall they be registered with CFMTA.
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