Why join?
We welcome anyone who teaches singing – at home, school, higher education, music conservatoire; with a choir, youth group, amateur dramatic society, professional organisation – whatever your experience or qualifications.
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The Association of Teachers of Singing is the UK’s leading organisation for singing teachers.
Any singing teacher who is serious about the quality of their teaching skills, who is open to the possibility of extending their knowledge, and who is willing to listen to the opinions and experiences of others, should join AOTOS.
- Have you recently started teaching and don’t know what to expect?
- Do you ever get imposter syndrome as a teacher?
- Have you been teaching a while but are looking for inspiration and some new ideas to freshen up your practice?
- Do you want to connect with a network of colleagues in your area?
- Have you been teaching in a particular style and want to find out more about other genres?
- Do you wish for more evidence to back up what you have been teaching?
- Do you want to have access to live conferences, area days, training courses and online events throughout the year?
- Would you like to become involved in the AOTOS community and help further the promotion of healthy and responsible singing teaching?
Membership fees
£60 per annum
Our subscription year runs from 1 January to 31 December.
Membership is £60 for the year when you join between 1 January and 30 June.
A partial fee of £35 is payable for those joining from 1 July until 30 November.
Those joining in December pay £60 to include the month and the following year.
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Benefits
- A downloadable logo to illustrate your membership with us
- Regular e-newsletter
- Annual Review magazine
- Discounts with international publishers
- Giveaways
- Access to a vast library of resources of articles, research, book reviews, webinars and talks
- Access to our private members-only forum on social media, an active discussion group
- Networking opportunities with like-minded singing teachers
- Training and qualifications with CPD accreditation
- Opportunities to try new presentations in pods, online series, abstracts
- Opportunities to mentor and give back through our National Youth Choir partnership and Essentials training programme
- Increased professional profile as a member of the UK’s leading professional organisation for singing teachers