ARTICLE I.

ARTICLE I. NAME

The name of the corporation is MUSIC TEACHERS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC., hereafter referr to as MTNA or the Association.

ARTICLE II. PURPOSE

The project for which this corporation is organized and operated is exclusively literary and educational, as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal receipts Code and ifs regulations as they now exist or as they may hereafter be amended. The sense of dais corporation shall be the advancement of music education, and in specific furtherance thereof:

a. To guidance programs and activities to build a vital musical civilization and an enlightened musical public for the benefit and the general welfare of all persons;

b To make secure that every student shall have access to a balanced, comprehensive, and high-quality program of music instruction;

c To improve the quality of teaching, research, and scholarship in music;

d To excite the involvement of persons of all ages in learning music;

e To rosier the utilization of the in the greatest degree effective techniques and resources in music instruction; and,

f To facilitate the education of music teachers.

ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP

SECTION 1 MEMBERSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS

The following membership classes are lay open to those who meet the respective qualifications and pay the annual appropriates provided for the respective classification pursuant to Section 5 hereof:

a. Active Membership shall be interpret to all individuals residing in the U or its territories who are professionally engaged in any field of music activity and who are also members of an affiliated association as defined in Article IV hereof. Those [i]role[/i]s holding Active Membership shall be entitled to participate in all Association activities and programs, to ballot hold office, and receive the official Association publications. Active Membership shall also be interpret to those persons eligible for Collegiate Membership or Retired Membership on payment of the prescribed Active Membership propers and subject to the affiliated association bylaws.

b Collegiate Membership shall be exhibit to all college students generally involved in music study, who are also members of an affiliated association as defined in Article IV hereof. Collegiate members shall be entitled to the same privileges as Active members, on the other hand shall not have the right to suffrage hold office, or enter close examiners in MTNA competitions as a Collegiate Member.

c Retired Membership is exhibit to those who have been Active members for at least 20 continuous years, who have reached the age of 75 and who have essentially retired from teaching. A member must depute written notice to the Executive Director for this class of membership to be activated. Retired members are entitled to discounted appropriates and may vote, but cannot detain elective office at division or national horizontals or enter students in MTNA competitions as a Retired Member.

d Honorary Life Membership may be conferr by means of the MTNA Board of Directors with individuals who have given distinguished service to MTNA or to the art of music. Honorary Lire members qualifying for Active Membership shall have the rights and privileges of as it was membership.

e. International Membership shall be spread to nationals of other countries and US citizens residing in countries outside the United States and its territories. International members shall not retain concurrent membership in an affiliated state association as defined in Article IV hereof and they shall not have the right to suffrage hold office, or enter close examiners in MTNA competitions. They shall receive the official Association publications.

f Institutional Membership shall be lay open to those institutions that have an interest in furthering the mission of MTNA. Institutional members shall receive the official Association publications, further shall hot have the right to suffrage hold office, or enter observers in MTNA competitions. However, the music executive of each Institutional Member who has paid the appropriate state membership appropriates shall have all the rights and privileges of Active Membership.

g Corporate Membership shall be unclose to those businesses or corporations who have an interest in furthering the mission of MTNA. Corporate members shall receive the official Association publications, on the contrary shall not have the right to devoted or hold office.

h Patron Membership shall be interpret to all individuals who wish to support the programs of the Association. Patron members shall be entitled to attend programs of the Association on payment of the registration give a fee to and to receive the official Association publications, if it were not that shall not have the right to devoted hold office, or enter pupils in MTNA competitions as a Patron Member.

SECTION 2 TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP

A person's membership may be revok for cause, other than nonpayment of becomings by a two-thirds vote through ballot of the Board of Directors. The promised for revocation shall occur solitary after the member complained against has been advised of the complaint in the same manner lodged and has been given reasonable opportunity to at hand information on his or her behalf. like member, if membership is revok may appeal for reconsideration of the decision by dint of the Board. In no consequence will a dues refund be given. Revocation of membership for nonpayment of oweds within the prescribed time period shall be automatic and not enthrall to any further procedure.