Expand your network of musician and music teaching colleagues! Find Western Australian and WA chapters of national music associations, including organisations dedicated to music teaching / education, ensembles and specific musical instruments.
Please let us know of any other associations that should be on this list!
Australian Music Teacher Associations
WAMTA keeps in touch with the other Australian MTAs to share professional development opportunities.
- Music Teachers' Association of NSW (MTANSW)
- Music Teachers' Association of South Australia (MTASA)
- Queensland Music Teachers' Association (QMTA)
- Tasmanian Music Teachers' Association (TMTA)
- Victorian Music Teachers' Association (VMTA)
Instrumental Teacher Associations
- Australian National Association of the Teachers of Singing (ANATS) West Australian Chapter
- Australian Ukulele Teachers & Leaders Association (AUTLA)
Music Education Associations
- Australian Society for Music Education (ASME) WA Chapter
- Dalcroze Australia
- Kodály Music Education Institute of Australia (KMEIA)
- West Australian Orff Schulwerk Association (WAOSA)
Music Industry Associations
- West Australian Music (WAM) - peak body for contemporary music
- Musicians Australia - union for musicians
The Australian Music Association has a comprehensive list of Australian Music Industry Organisations.
Propel Youth Arts WA also has a comprehensive WA Arts Industry Directory.
Ensemble Associations
- Australian Band and Orchestra Directors Association (ABODA) WA Chapter
- Australian National Choral Association (ANCA) WA Chapter
- Pipe Bands Australia WA Branch
- Western Australian Band Association (WABA)
Instrumental Associations
- Australian Strings Association (AUSTA) WA Chapter
- Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Western Australia (CASSWA)
- Classical Guitar Society of Western Australia
- Organ Society of Western Australia (OSWA)
- Recorder and Early Music Society of West Australia (REMSWA)
- Theatre Organ Society Australia (TOSA) WA Division