European Voice Teachers Association
EVTA is an umbrella organization. Its members are the national associations of voice teachers of European countries exclusively.
The member associations of the EVTA unite professors and assistant professors of voice from colleges of music, as well as voice teachers from music academies, conservatories and schools of music, and private voice teachers.
The association pursues exclusively charitable and non-profit aims. The purpose of the organization is to promote the cultural, educational and scientific aspects
• of vocal pedagogy regardless of style,
• of continuing and further education of voice teachers, amateur
and professional singers, as well as pupils and students of voice,
• of the general interest in the singing,
• of the promotion of talented young singers,
• of voice research in Europe and particularly in its member countries.
• of communication between its members and between the EVTA and
related disciplines worldwide.

In addition to promoting vocal pedagogy the association especially pursues aims of national and international exchange, interdisciplinary cooperation and the general promotion of the song as well as the promotion of the young singers of the member associations. This is achieved through exchange at congresses, special conferences, courses and international projects as well as through publications, documentation, concerts, exhibitions and research on a European and international level.
EVTA was originally founded in Amsterdam in January 1989 and dissolved in Hanover on October 3rd, 2004 in order to enable a restructuring process. The organisation was newly formed in Hanover on October 3rd, 2004,
and is registered in Germany. The founding organizations in Hanover were:
Association Française des Professeurs de Chant, AFPC, France
Association des Professeurs de Chants de Suisse, EVTA.CH, Switzerland
Association of Teachers of Singing, AOTOS, Great Britain
Bundesverband Deutscher Gesangspädagogen, BDG, Germany
Genootschap Van Zangleraren in Nederland – DATS, Netherlands
Laulupedagogit ry, FINATS, Finland
Svenka Sang, och Talpedagogförbundet, VOTS, Sweden
Norwegian Voice Teachers Association, NFPC, Norway
Associazione Insegnanti dei Canto Italiana, AICI, Italy
Bund Österreichischer Gesangspädagogen - BÖG, Austria
Polskie Stowarzyszenie Pedagogów Spiewu, PSPS, Poland

The membership as of 2008 includes organisations in Hungary, Slovenia, Denmark, Iceland, Croatia, Latvia, and Spain as well.

EVTA was recognized as a registered charitable organization in Germany on the 23rd of December 2004.

Membership in a national organization automatically grants individuals the privilege of taking part in all EVTA activities. The EVTA Council consists of representatives of each of the member associations and meets every
year. The elected members of the Executive Committee run the association. Current information is available on the website at www.evta-online.org.
EVTA participates in the global activities of the International Congress of Voice Teachers. The organisation promotes international exchange by holding a congress every four years. The next Kongress will be held in Brisbane, Australia 2013

Prof. Norma Enns, President
enns@evta-online.org

www.evta-online.org
EVTA - European Voice Teachers Association e.V.