CAPMT California Association of Professional Music Teachers is the California State Affiliate of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). CAPMT is the California state affiliate of Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) of over 1,000 members teaching throughout the state in independent studios, private and public schools, conservatories, colleges and universities. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS CORPORATION IS TO RAISE THE STANDARDS OF MUSIC EDUCATION AND TO PROMOTE THE ART OF MUSIC THROUHOUT THE STATE BY MEANS OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, WHICH WILL HEIGHTEN AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ART OF MUSIC BY STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.