Engaging with professional organizations and associations at the regional, national, or even international level can be highly advantageous. It can open doors to valuable networking opportunities, grants access to industry insights, and provides a platform for collaboration with seasoned professionals, contributing significantly to both personal and career development.
Composition
- American Composers Alliance
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
- Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)
- Film Music Society
- National Association of Composers USA
- Society of Composers
- Society of European Stage Authors and Composers
- The Society of Composers & Lyricists
Conducting
- American Band Masters Association
- American Choral Directors Association
- College Band Director National Association
- College Orchestra Directors Association
- National International Conductors Guild
Education
- American String Teachers Association
- College Music Society
- International Society for Music Education
- Music Teachers National Association
- National Alliance of El Sistema Programs
- National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
- National Association for Teachers Singing
- National Association of Schools of Music
- National Guild for Community Arts Educators
- Oregon Music Education Association
- Oregon Music Teachers Association
- Organization of American Kodály Educators
Instrument Specific Performance
- International Clarinet Association
- International Double Reed Society
- International Horn Society
- International Society of Bassists
- International Trumpet Guild
- National Flute Association
- National Opera Association
- North American Saxophone Alliance
- Opera America
- Percussive Arts Society
Music Administration, Business, Law & Leadership
- Arts Administrators of Color Network
- Association of Arts Administration Educators
- Association of Performing Arts Presenters
- Black Entertainment & Sports Lawyers Association
- International Association of Entertainment Lawyers
- International Association of Venue Managers
- Music Business Association
- National Association of Music Merchants
- National Council of Arts Administrators
- Pollstar
- Western Arts Alliance
- Women of Color in the Arts
- Women’s Perspectives in Arts Administration
Music Library
- International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centers
- Major Orchestra Librarians’ Association
- Music Library Association
Music Technology: Audio, Sound, Production, and Engineering
- Association for Technology in Music Instruction
- Association of Music Producers
- Audio Engineering Society
- Society of Professional Audio Recording Studios
Music Therapy & Health
- American Music Therapy Association
- American Society for the Alexander Technique
- Music Health Alliance
- National Organizations for Arts in Health
- Society of Music Perception & Cognition
- World Federation of Music Therapy
Musicology & Theory
- American Musicology Society
- International Musicology Society
- Society for American Music
- Society for Ethnomusicology
- Society for Music Theory
Performance
- American Federation of Musicians
- Americana Music Association
- Arts Northwest
- Chamber Music Association
- Folk Alliance
- International Alliance for Women in Music
- International Bluegrass Music Association
- International Society for Black Musicians
- International Society for the Performing Arts
- League of American Orchestra
- National Band Association
- Sphinx Organization
- Women in Classical Music
- Women in Music Association