Membership Benefits

Benefit	Full Professional	Full Associate	Joint	Friends of EPTA-UK	Student
Fee	£70	£70	£90	£30	£10
Encouragement for their pupils through EPTA Young Artists	.	.	.
Use of EPTA UK pupil/teacher contracts, account forms and reports	.	.	.		.
Savings on personal and medical insurance through HMCA	.	.	.
Access to member's area of the website	.	.	.	.	.
Public liability insurance cover £10M whilst teaching any instrument and for all professional gatherings	.	.	.		.
Promotion of personal musical recitals and events on the website	.	.	.
Insurance cover for professional fees incurred by an Inland Revenue investigation	.	.	.
Helplines and Advice Notes related to teaching matters	.	.	.
Legal expenses cover for employment disputes and for bodily injury or death	.	.	.
Regular email contact on music matters and events	.	.	.	.	.
A legal helpline with immediate access to expert advice on any aspect of members' lives	.	.	.
Provision of local events and opportunities to make contact with other pianists, provided by Regional Organisers	.	.	.	.	.
Piano Professional magazine three times a year	.	.	.		.
Contact and advice through the online EPTA UK forum	.	.	.
Piano Journal magazine three times a year	.	.	.	.
Enrty in the Teacher's Register	.	.	.
Enter for themselves and their pupils in the Piano Competition	.	.	.	.	.
Entry in the Teacher's Register	.	.	.
Entry to themselves or their pupils in the Composers' Competition	.	.	.	.	.
Support for continuing professional development and qualifications		.
Access to Bursary Funds	.	.	.
The right to attend and vote at the AGM	.	.	.	.	.
A copy of the EPTA UK Handbook	.	.	.	.	.
Admission to regional and national events at a reduced rate	.	.	.	.	.

Membership Benefits

PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE
Cover when teaching, both in the member's own home, in pupils’ homes, when visiting schools, and for holding any professional event (eg pupils concerts)
Extends to all EPTA UK events, including Regional events, held both in public and private venues.
COVER FOR PROFESSIONAL FEES incurred by an Inland Revenue investigation, VAT, PAYE or NIC disputes

LEGAL FEES for Personal Injury Claims

A LEGAL HELPLINE with immediate access to expert legal advice on any aspect of members' lives

PIANO PROFESSIONAL, the EPTA UK Magazine - Non-members can subscribe. Members will also receive Piano Journal, the magazine for EPTA.

A Members Handbook

The Hospital and Medical Care Association (HMCA) arranges individually tailored plans for our members giving up to 40% reductions on their normal rates

There are REGIONAL CENTRES in most areas of the UK
EPTA YOUNG ARTISTS is also a branch of EPTA UK