The New Hampshire Music Teachers Association is a non-profit professional organization founded in 1967. The NHMTA Constitution states, "The object of this association shall be the advancement of the art of music and the profession of music teaching in the State of New Hampshire."

NHMTA is affiliated with the Music Teachers National Association, an organization of some 25,000 members headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

By joining NHMTA, members also become members of MTNA and are entitled to all benefits and services of that organization.

NHMTA membership is open to those who earn all or part of their livelihood by teaching music as well as those who are not actively teaching, and those who serve the profession through the music industry.

All areas of music instruction are represented: piano, organ, voice, strings, winds, brass, percussion, theory, composition, chorus and music education.