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The Harmonica Teachers' Accreditation Board - HTAB - is composed of a committee and members of HTAB. Members are the accredited teachers and ???, plus invited performing harmonica players???. It's objective is to establish standards and training materials for harmonica teachers.
The current HTAB officers are - Colin Mort - Director of Chromatic Studies, David Michelsen - Director of Diatonic Studies, Steve Jennings - Administrator, and Norman Ives. |
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Q: How can I join HTAB? Q: How often does the committee meet? Q: How do the members and committee communicate? Q: How can I get accredited? A: A teacher who wishes to receive accreditation should apply for the appropriate questionnaire, using the application form if desired. The forms should be emailed or mailed to The questionnaires are not designed to catch anybody out - they contain no trick questions. They are simply there to enable us to assess the standard of playing that the applicant's knowledge of music and the harmonica will allow him/her to teach. At present, the scheme only covers a basic level, since this is the area in which the majority of teachers and players seem to work. As time goes by, intermediate and advanced levels will be added, as well as differing styles of music and playing. Subject to the submission of a satisfactory set of answers, the newly accredited teacher will be placed on the published list. In addition, he/she will receive a handsome personalised certificate of accreditation, suitable for framing, and will be entitled to claim discounts off all list price items ordered from Norman's Harmonica Centre. Accredited teachers will also be kept in touch with information relating to teaching by means of regular meetings and workshops, in which it will be possible to learn from the experiences of others who are working in the same areas. These meetings will also provide a forum in which the people it concerns most, the teachers, will be able to discuss and influence the future development of the scheme. Q: That all seems pretty simple, but hang on - this is going to cost me money, right? A: Unfortunately, administration costs don't pay themselves, so a fee of £10.00 (UK pounds) for each level of accreditation for each instrument group is charged, payable at the time of application - but you'll get that back in no time, either from new students, or by using your accredited teacher's discount facility. (In the event of a re-test being necessary a further £5.00 fee will be payable). To keep your accreditation in force, an annual contribution to costs of £5.00 is payable on 1st September each year. Q: How can I improve my teaching skills? |