Membership Chair
Membership . . . does have benefits
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re you a non-member? This is the year you should consider membership in WMEA/NAfME! Non-members can expect to hear about our membership
promotion via email and print in the coming months. In addition, volunteer leaders within the association will be contacting our music education colleagues state-wide.
Ready to join? Do it now! Just head to
NAfME.org or use the link from our website
wyomea.org!
Who is eligible? The primary membership, also known as Active membership, is open to individuals who are engaged in music teaching, supervision, or administration as a primary career.
Some Details on Memberships: Active (and Introductory) Membership: Open to individuals engaged in music teaching or other music-related educational work. Each active member has the right to vote and hold office and receives a subscription to Music Educators Journal and Teaching Music. All active members hold concurrent membership in WMEA.
Collegiate Membership: Open to music students at the college or university level who are not employed full-time as teachers. Collegiate chapter members have the same privileges as active members except the right to vote or hold elective office.
Introductory Membership: Offered at a reduced rate for one year and is open to individuals who have been Collegiate members during the preceding fiscal year.
Retired Membership: Open to former music educators who have retired from teaching or other music-related educational work. Retired members have the same privileges as active members except the right to hold elective office.
So, what does it cost? When you join NAfME, you also join your state music educators association. The dues structure is: Active:
Collegiate: Retired:
Introductory:
$117.00 $29.00 $48.00 $58.50
(Introductory members are first year teachers who are within one year of their collegiate membership.)
Is your spouse already a member? Join today at a reduced rate!
How do you benefit? • Advocacy resources available 24-7 to build community support for your music program • Combined membership in NAfME and your WMEA. • Subscriptions to Teaching Music magazine, Music Educators Journal, and the Windsong. • Exclusive access to student ensemble auditions and performance opportunities at the local, state, and national levels. • Free online lesson plans, sheet music and audio tracks through My Music Class® • Members-only discounts for state and national conferences and NAfME publications • Access to the affordable online professional development platform, NAfME Academy • Copyright information center • Composition contests • Special insurance rates available through Forrest T. Jones ... and more
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Bethany Sagaert Membership Chair
Features: Periodicals As part of membership, active, retired, collegiate, affiliate, and corporate NAfME members receive Music Educators Journal (MEJ) and Teaching Music (TM). You also receive the WMEA Windsong association journal and our eBlast, the Breezetune.
Online Journals General Music Today and the Journal of Music Teacher Education, online journals, along with archived copies of past journals, are available online to all members free of charge.
Member Discounts Access the latest list of NAfME and related book titles through their publisher, Rowman & Littlefield. NAfME books are available in print and as eBooks. NAfME members receive a 25% discount on all NAfME published resources with RLE.
NAfME’s Website (
www.nafme.org) A wealth of resources is available on the NAfME website, including frequently updated information on membership, events, programs, and publications. Forums for band, chorus, jazz, orchestra, general music, future teachers, and higher education offer valuable professional development information and networking opportunities.
“Make Your Case” Advocacy Resource NAfME and NAMM have teamed up to re-launch “Make Your Case,” a database of facts, figures, and resources to help NAfME members and other music advocates make the case for music in school. The database,
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