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Association of British Choral Directors (ABCD)
Provider of a forum for choral music conductors in the UK.
www.abcd.org.uk
Virginia Folklore Society
Dedicated to the discovery, collection, publication, and preservation of folklore and traditional culture in Virginia, and to furthering the understanding, appreciation, and performance of the traditional arts and crafts of the state.
minerva.acc.virginia.edu
American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
Non-profit music-education organization whose central purpose is to promote excellence in choral music through performance, composition, publication, research and teaching. ACDA members teach choral music in public and private schools, and at th...
acdaonline.org
Gainesville Music Teachers Association (GMTA)
Association that provides professional growth and networking opportunities for teachers, music majors and other musicians.
www.afn.org
American Music Conference (AMC)
National non-profit educational association dedicated to promoting music, music making and music education to the general public. AMC currently supports a variety of programs highlighting music's benefits for Americans of all ages.
www.amc-music.org
Society for American Music
Non-profit scholarly and educational organization that seeks to stimulate the appreciation, performance, creation and study of American music in all its historical and contemporary styles and contexts. These include, but are not limited to, art/...
www.american-music.org
America Sings!
Non-profit organization which encourages young performers to become involved in community service and educates them about their opportunities to utilize their time and talents to help others. The organization produces non-competitive choral fest...
www.americasings.org
American Musicological Society (AMS)
Nonprofit organization that advances research in various fields of music as a branch of learning and scholarship.
www.ams-net.org
Adult Music Student Forum (AMSF)
Association of adult music students which provides educational and performance opportunities to non-professional/non-collegiate adult instrumental and vocal students, regardless of their level of expertise.
www.amsfperform.org
Orff Schulwerk: Australian National Council
Organization focused on the educational approach developed by composer Orff Schulwerk.
www.ancos.org.au
Alabama Vocal Association
Official home page of this state vocal association.
www.angelfire.com
Delaware Music Educators Association (DMEA)
DMEA, a body of professional music educators, exists to improve music curricula and instruction for students and to foster professional growth of all music educators within the State.
www.angelfire.com
National Professional Music Teachers Association (NPMTA)
NPMTA is an association that promotes private music education at the professional level, upholds a definite ethical standard of professional conduct and encourages the enjoyment and appreciation of music.
www.angelfire.com
Chicago Bass Club
Web site reflects the highlights of double bass activities in and around Chicago and serves to coalesce area professionals, amateurs and educators alike.
members.aol.com
American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA)
The Association provides a total approach to fostering creativity and conveying musical knowledge and skills. Using their voices to speak and sing, and their bodies to move and dance, children joyously progress from musical imitation to improvi...
www.aosa.org
California Alliance for Arts Education
The Alliance, a coalition of statewide organizations, arts providers, businesses and individuals, is the united voice in California promoting visual and performing arts as an integral part of the core curriculum for the youth of the state.
www.artsed411.org
American String Teachers Association (ASTA)
ASTA with National School Orchestra Association (NSOA) promotes excellence in string and orchestra teaching and playing; helping string and orchestra teachers and players develop and refine their skills at any point in their careers.
www.astaweb.com
Texas Small School Bands Association
Organization dedicated to promoting the interests of small school bands in Texas.
www.atssb.org
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Boulder Area Music Teachers Association
Association that brings cooperation between independent and professional teacher-musicians committed to a high standard of quality in performance and teaching. This cooperation is reflected in diverse student programs, in opportunities for tea...
bamta.org
British Flute Society
The society aims to advance the education of the public in the Art and Science of Music and in particular the Art and Science of Flute playing in all its aspects.
www.bfs.org.uk
MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music (MACCM)
unique collection, housed in the Music Library and Sound Recordings Archives of Jerome Library, contains the documents, scores and recordings submitted for the Annual New Music & Art Festivals and year-round performance consideration, as well as...
www.bgsu.edu
Budapest Music Center (BMC)
BMC's main aim was to create a Hungarian musical database which would be available to everyone all over the world with the help of the Internet.
www.bmc.hu
British Music Information Centre (BMIC)
The BMIC is a library and a resource for contemporary British Classical Music. They promote new British music, by having an up-to-date collection of scores and recordings accessible to the public. Often, for young unpublished composers, the BM...
www.bmic.co.uk
Institute for Studies in American Music
Institute for Studies in American Music at Brooklyn College, City University of New York, is an internationally recognized center for the study and presentation of American music.
depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu
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California Arts Council (CAC)
The mission of the CAC, a state agency, is to make available and accessible quality art reflecting all of California's diverse cultures; to support the state's broad economic, educational, and social goals through the arts; to provide leadership...
www.cac.ca.gov
California Music Educators Association (CMEA)
As a federated unit of the MENC, CEMA membership is open to all music educators who work in the public and private schools in California. The Association sustains and improves music education for all children; ensures that all students have acc...
www.calmusiced.com
The Internet Cello Society
International community of cellists.
cello.org
Chopin Foundation of the United States
National non-profit organization dedicated to the support, both financial and professional, of young talented American pianists. The programs of the Foundation are directed toward the encouragement of America’s future master musicians while serv...
www.chopin.org
International Center for Choral Music (ICCM)
Promotes international choral singing in the French-speaking community of Belgium.
www.choralnet.org
International Clarinet Association (ICA)
Worldwide organization devoted to the artistry, technique, teaching, and physics of the clarinet.
www.clarinet.org
California Music Educators Association (CMEA)- Bay Section
The Bay Section of the CMEA exists to promote the advancement of music education, cultivate social and educational interaction among their members, and to assist their members in seeking individual and collective growth as musicians, educators, ...
www.cmeabaysection.org
Colorado Music Educators Association (CMEA)
State music association.
www.cmeaonline.org
Cultural Survival
Organization that sponsors educational and communication forums that advocate the rights, voice and vision of indigenous peoples. They believe that indigenous peoples should be able to determine their own futures on their own lands.
www.cs.org
California Music Educators Association (CMEA) - Central Section
Regional CMEA division serving central California's music educator in Fresno, Kern, Kings, Tulare, Madera, Mariposa and Merced counties.
www.csufresno.edu
Connecticut Music EducatorsAssociation (CMEA)
CMEA is the federated state organization for MENC, The National Association for Music Education. The Association encourages and supports of high musical standards in school programs.
www.ctmea.org
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Dalcroze Council of Australia
Established to coordinate the Dalcroze Societies in each state. Dalcroze Eurhythmics allows one to gain a practical, physical experience of music before they theorize and perform. This ensures that the whole person is educated in the developme...
www.dalcroze.org.au
Dalcroze Society of America
Society promoting musical training that comprises the basic elements of music: rhythm, dynamics, tone and form.
www.dalcrozeusa.org
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Electronic Music Foundation (EMF)
Not-for-profit organization dedicated to increasing public understanding of the role that electronic music, in its myriad forms and technologies, plays in our world.
www.emf.org
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International Festival Institute at Round Top
Students from conservatories and universities in the US and abroad pursue their musical studies at Round Top under the guidance of an international faculty. While the number of Festival-Institute alumni is in the thousands, the project manages t...
festivalhill.org
Florida Music Educators Association (FMEA)
Not-for-profit, professional association that serves and supports music educators across Florida.
www.flmusiced.org
Florida Flute Association (FFA)
Membership provides newsletters, a membership directory, a means for entering tapes for classes and competitions, and admission to the annual Flute Fair state convention.
www.floridaflute.org
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage at the Smithsonian Institution
Center promotes the understanding and continuity of grass-roots cultures around the world. Produces the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, exhibitions and educational materials.
www.folklife.si.edu
British Columbia Folklore Society
Collection of traditional and contemporary folklife and folklore of the people of British Columbia.
www.folklore.bc.ca
Baltic Institute of Folklore (BIF)
Coordination of folklore studies and research. BIF exchanges information about the current institutions and material.
haldjas.folklore.ee
Flute Society of Washington
Information about regional flute events, news and announcements, the Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair, competitions and flute resource links.
www.fsw.net
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California Music Educators Association (CMEA) - Capitol Section
Professional organization comprised of music teachers from all levels of education, elementary through college. The Association's membership comes from the areas encompassed within and immediately surrounding Sacramento, California.
www.geocities.com
Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA)
Group seeks to advance music education as a profession and ensure that every child in America has access to a balanced, sequential, high-quality education that includes music as a core subject of study.
www.gmea.org
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Idaho Music Educators Association (IMEA)
Voluntary non-profit organization representing all phases of music education in schools, colleges, universities, and teacher-education institutions.
www.ida.net
Illinois Grade School Music Association, Northern Division
Association that encourages, aids, and advances music education in the elementary and junior high schools of the state; sponsoring contests among school bands, orchestras and choruses.
www.igsma.org
Indiana Music Educators Association (IMEA)
Group supports and advances music education in the state by representing the interest of music educators and students.
www.imeamusic.org
Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM)
Promoter of research, study and the performance of music in all historical periods and cultural contexts.
www.indiana.edu
International Society for Music Education
Convened by UNESCO, this society promotes, supports and researches music education worldwide.
www.isme.org
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Jazz Composers Collective
Acts as a forum for the development and presentation of original works by composers who are pushing the boundaries of their self-expression.
www.jazzcollective.com
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Kagemusha Taiko
Non-profit arts and education organization, dedicated to the development and nurturing of an English style of Taiko, while enhancing understanding between cultures through international artistic collaboration.
www.kagemusha.com
Kern County Music Educators Association (KCMEA)
Association dedicated to quality music education for Kern County.
www.kcmea.com
Kentucky Music Educators Association (KMEA)
KMEA is an organization consisting of professional music educators at all levels from kindergarten to the university level who are dedicated to the cause of music education for Kentucky children. Included are in-service, pre-service and retired ...
www.kmea.org
Kodály Society of Canada
Presents general information about musician and educator Zoltan Kodaly.
www.kodalysocietyofcanada.ca
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Texas Folklife Resources
Private, nonprofit cultural organization dedicated to celebrating and perpetuating the living, traditional arts and culture of Texas.
www.main.org
Music Educators Association of New York City (MEANYC)
Association formed by dedicated teachers and administrators as a vehicle to keep music alive in the five boroughs of New York City with an executive board that meets monthly to discuss the needs of students, schools and members.
meanyc.org
Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation
Organization dedicated to promoting instrumental music nationwide by partnering with businesses, schools, and communities to provide new and refurbished musical instruments to qualified schools and individual students.
www.mhopus.org
Danish Music Information Centre
State-funded, nonprofit organization for providing information about and promoting Danish music at home and abroad.
www.mic.dk
Maryland Music Educators Association (MMEA)
MMEA advances music education in Maryland by representing the shared goals and programs of music educators and fostering their professional growth.
www.mmea-maryland.org
Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA)
MMEA strives to achieve high quality music education for every student by providing their members with an annual in-service conference, a quarterly magazine, and by sponsoring all-state band, choirs, orchestra, jazz ensemble and elementary and j...
www.mmea.org
Music Teachers' Association of California (MTAC)
Professional organization that has dedicated its efforts towards the pursuit of excellence in music education. Each of the sixty branches throughout the state maintains its own schedule of programs and activities and participates in statewide ...
www.mtac.org
Music Library Association (MLA)
MLA is the professional organization in the US devoted to music librarianship and to all aspects of music materials in libraries.
www.musiclibraryassoc.org
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National Flute Association
The association strives for an increasingly higher standard of artistic excellence for the flute, its performers, and its literature; a constantly greater contribution through the flute to the musical life and culture of all peoples; and the fo...
www.nfaonline.org
New Hampshire Music Educators Association (NHMEA)
NHMEA advances music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all.
www.nhmea.org
New Jersey Music Educators Association (NJMEA)
Group seeks access to a balanced, comprehensive and sequential program of music instruction in schools, taught by qualified teachers.
www.njmea.org
New Mexico Music Educators Association
Group promotes the advancement of music education through public, private and parochial schools and other educational institutions of New Mexico.
www.nmmea.com
New Zealand Society for Music Education
Organization for anyone with an interest and involvement in music education.
www.nzsme.org.nz
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Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE)
Organization aimed at promoting Kodaly's concept of music through the improvement of music education in schools.
www.oake.org
Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA)
Association aimed at promoting music education and advancing music education as a profession.
www.omea-ohio.org
Orange County Music Educators' Association
Association of instrumental and voice teachers who share their ideas about music teaching while working together on student programs.
www.orangecmeany.org
Oregon Music Educators Association (OMEA)
Nonprofit educational association aimed at providing professional in-service educational experiences through district and state conferences, and clinics and journals for music educators and music students in Oregon's schools.
www.oregonmusic.org
Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing (ANATS)
Professional association of singing teachers, voice scientists, laryngologists, speech pathologists and others interested in voice science and the art of singing.
anats.org.au
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Pianola Institute
Charity which aims to bring about a better understanding and appreciation of player pianos as musical instruments of considerable subtlety and versatility.
www.pianola-inst.ndirect.co.uk
Pikes Peak Music Teachers Association (PPMTA)
Association that includes instrumental and voice teachers from the Pikes Peak region who share their ideas about music teaching while working together on student programs.
www.ppmta.com
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RIM - Information Centre for Musical Repertoire
Aims to promote either relatively unknown, recently published, or otherwise innovative music material.
www.rim.nl
Rhode Island Music Educators Association (RIMEA)
RIMEA is a non-profit organization that plays a significant role in representing all phases of music education in the schools, colleges and universities within the state.
www.rimea.org
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Sigma Alpha Iota (SAI)
International music fraternity that fosters an interest in music and promotes social contact between people with a passion for music.
www.sai-national.org
Suffolk County Music Educators' Association
The purpose of this nonprofit music education association is to provide educational experiences for students and their local communities. The Association provides professional growth for their members and serves as an advisory board to local sch...
www.scmea.org
Music Library Association: Southeast Chapter
Nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the establishment, use, and growth of music libraries and collections of music materials in the Southeast.
www.selu.edu
Atlanta Brass Society
Not-for-profit organization to promote brass music in and around Atlanta.
userwww.service.emory.edu
Finnish Flute Association
The association sponsors national and/or international flute competitions, produces and distributes original Finnish flute literature, invites foreign flutists to Finland for concerts and masterclasses and arranges concerts and seminars by Finni...
www.siba.fi
Society for Asian Music
Not-for-profit educational organization at Cornell University that publishes the Asian Music Journal.
www.skidmore.edu
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Technology Institute for Music Educators (TI:ME)
Non-profit corporation whose mission is to promote technology as it applies to music education.
www.ti-me.org
Texas Music Educators Conference (TMEC)
State affiliate of the Music Educators National Conference.
www2.tltc.ttu.edu
Texas Private School Music Educators Association (TPSMEA)
Regional music association that hosts events across the state for students in elementary, middle school and high school.
www.tpsmea.org
West Virginia Music Educators Association (WVMEA)
Service and professional organization for music teachers engaged in teaching school music in West Virginia.
members.tripod.com
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Institute of Musical Instrument Technology
The Institute advances musical instrument technology through the exchange of information and ideas; and promoting the professional status of members engaged in musical instrument design, manufacture, repair and marketing.
www.uk-piano.org
Nebraska Music Educators Association (NMEA)
NMEA plays an important role in the professional life of every music educator in Nebraska and is a unifying factor within the state. It provides leadership yet strives for better ways to communicate with individual music educators.
www.unl.edu
Polish Music Center
Research and information center at USC devoted to gathering and disseminating knowledge about all aspects of Polish music.
www.usc.edu
Tennessee Music Educators Association (TMEA)
Group promotes the advancement of music education and activities through schools and other educational institutions and organizations.
web.utk.edu
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Vermont Music Educators Association (VMEA)
VMEA furthers the advancement of music education in the state of Vermont.
www.vmea.org
Voices Foundation
Music education charity dedicated to supporting teachers and children in primary schools and the wider community.
www.voices.org.uk
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Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA)
Service organization promoting music education and development.
pmea.wcupa.edu
Music Library Association: New England Chapter
New England Chapter of the MLA, encouraging communication and cooperation among libraries and individuals who are interested in music and libraries.
www.wesleyan.edu
Westfield Center
Organization for the advancement of classical keyboard music, providing workshops and symposia, publications, and international tours.
www.westfield.org
Wisconsin Music Educators Association (WMEA)
Seeks to improve the quality of music education for the youth of Wisconsin by representing the shared interests and needs of music educators and fostering their professional growth.
www.wmea.com
International Native American Flute Association (INAFA)
INAFA is an organization whose goal is to foster the appreciation and preservation of the Native American flute.
worldflutes.org
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European Telematic Network for Education
Dedicated to the use of computers in musical education.
www.xtec.es
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Young Concert Artists
Nonprofit organization dedicated to discovering and launching the careers of gifted young musicians.
www.yca.org
Canadian Society for Traditional Music
Society dedicated to the study and promotion of musical traditions of all communities and cultures.
www.yorku.ca
National Foundation for Youth Music
The Foundation was set up with the help of the Arts Council of England to promote and develop music opportunities for young people, up to and including 18 years old.
www.youthmusic.org.uk
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