Our Mission
Our Business and Mission:
We provide professional development, career building & support, and a community of peers for all teachers of stringed instruments.
Our Impact and Vision:
Enriching lives through universal access to fine string playing and teaching.
Our Core Values:
Teaching & Learning. We are lifelong learners and share our knowledge openly.
Diversity & Inclusion. We value every person for the differences of identity, ideas, and interests they bring, and we actively work to engage with those differences.
Community. We harness the power of collaboration between people.
Integrity. We will be honest and aligned with our values – always.
Passion. We approach our work with focus and intentionality of commitment.
Excellence. We will always strive to do our very best work in service of our community.
Our Goals:
Develop and deliver high-value, timely solutions that support the string teacher and player’s evolving needs.
Foster community among string teachers and players.
Ensure the organizational future of ASTA for upcoming generations of string teachers and players with membership growth and financial health.