The Association of Music School in Switzerland – Verband Musikschulen Schweiz VMS is a federation of regional music school associations that are financially and organisationally autonomous and independent. Its members are cantonal (regional) and intercantonal music school associations. The board currently consists of six members, including the president and the vice-president. The office of VMS is organised with 10 part-time employees.
The VMS’s tasks include advocacy for music school education, communication and coordination with its members, coordination of partners on a national level, development of pedagogical standards, implementation of the national quality management system, organisation of national and interregional conferences, and organisation of a range of services for members (e.g., insurance, pension funds). The regional association’s tasks include communi-cation and coordination with its members, coordination of partners on a regional level, development of pedagogical standards, and advocacy for music school education on a regional level.
