Virginia Music Teachers Association records

Virginia Music Teachers Association records (1940-2018; 11 cubic feet) contain financial papers, agendas, contests, correspondence, minutes, newsletters, chapter reports and officer's reports totaling 11 cubic feet. There are also music performances and software programs on compact discs, floppy disk and audiocassette. Some areas of the collection are missing years from 1980 to 1990. The records are created by musicians and teachers in Virginia whose shared vision is furthering the art of music and promoting the growth and professional development of its members. It provides programs that encourage and support teaching, performance, composition, research, and students. Some of the Virginia chapters include Roanoke, Shenandoah, Piedmont, Richmond, Tidewater, Peninsula, Lynchburg, Charlottesville, Northern Virginia, Highlands, and many state and private colleges.

The Virginia Music Teachers Association (VMTA) is a non-profit organization of over 750 independent music teachers, as well as teachers in academic institutions, students, and concert artists throughout the Commonwealth. The collection also includes the records for the Music Teachers National Association which closely supports the VMTA. There are a lot of yearbooks and scrapbooks for the Roanoke Valley Music Teachers Association (1940-2018), and a booklet with their history up to 1984. There is also a floppy disk titled music-usa.org.site and 2 compact disks and 1 audio-cassette of some performances (John Winsor). Based on this source: https://www.music-usa.org/vmta/