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ARMTA Provincial Bylaws - Updated Nov 2009
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ARMTA CODE OF ETHICS
To advance its aims and objectives, this Code of Ethics is adopted by the Alberta Registered Music Teachers’ Association (1982) to maintain the honour and dignity of the profession and to promote understanding, fellowship and cooperation among its members.

It is the duty of all members of this association to conduct themselves in accordance with this Code of Ethics.

All members of this association shall adhere to the following principles:

1. Teachers shall assist in maintaining the integrity of the profession and should participate in its activities
2. Teachers shall encourage public respect for, and try to improve the professional aspect of, music teaching.
3. A teacher’s conduct toward another teacher should be characterized by courtesy and good faith.
4. Every teacher is responsible for the well being of every student during the time that such student is in the teacher’s charge.
5. A teacher must be both candid and objective when advising a student as to the student’s capabilities.
6. Teachers shall make no false claims regarding themselves or their pupils.
7. It is unethical, either by inducements, innuendoes, insinuations or other acts to proselytize a pupil of another teacher.
8. It is unethical to criticize adversely the work of another teacher.

Teachers should observe the rules of professional conduct set out in this Code of Ethics in the spirit as well as in the letter.