IMTA’s Achievement in Music (AIM) program (currently only for piano) consists of an AIM Syllabus and AIM Festivals, sponsored by local associations.
The AIM Syllabus is a curriculum outline, promoting a comprehensive approach to the teaching of music. Twelve different levels of achievement are outlined for five areas: repertoire, technical study (or etude), sightplaying, keyboard skills, and theory (written & aural). The different levels detailed in the Syllabus provide the foundation for AIM Festivals. The Syllabus can also be useful to an individual teacher or student who wants a sequenced, progressive outline for teaching or learning a particular area.
AIM Festivals provide a musically well-rounded goal for each year’s study, as well as a written evaluation of a student’s performance skill and musical understanding. Entry fees are set by each local association; contact the local chair listed below for more information about the AIM Festival in your area. Non-IMTA members may enter AIM Festivals upon payment of a non-member teacher fee of $30 and a student fee of $5 in addition to the current local AIM entry fee.
To purchase an AIM Syllabus or to receive information about starting an AIM Festival in your area, please contact the AIM Coordinator, Douglas Sperry, NCTM (douglassperry@hotmail.com).