• To raise the standard of accordion playing in the UK
• To help accordion teachers raise the standard of accordion teaching in the UK
• To promote the highest artistic and pedagogic standards among accordion teachers and students
• To promote knowledge of good modern accordion repertoire across all musical genres
• To build an educational pyramid structure using teachers, accredited syllabi, and educational establishments through which accordion students can climb towards further education and a musical career
• To organise workshops and refresher courses for the teachers taken by world-renown accordion professors to increase teaching skills, knowledge of repertoire and teacher confidence
• To make students and teachers aware of the kind of standards are expected today when applying to education establishments and competing in international competitions
• To try to increase the accordion's presence in mainstream musical education
• To give accordion teachers a united voice - strength in numbers

Preliminary ideas on the creation of the association:-

We need to organise an all-inclusive initial meeting in London with as many teachers as are able to attend to decide on the following:

• Listen to teacher's views on the association's aims and assess the support such aims would receive
• If enough support is shown, agree on how the association will be funded (through membership maybe and fundraising)
• Agree on best way of communicating to teachers (website, email, e-newsletter?)
• Agree on how to fund the courses/workshops for teachers
• Agree on how to fund the courses/workshops for students
• Agree on how often to meet and locations of each meeting
• Have the basis for a constitution ready for this initial meeting and agree amendments. Elect a chairperson, president, secretary, treasurer and any other honorary positions.