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American Museum of Natural History (New York, NY)
Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago, IL)
National Museum of Natural History - Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution - committed to enlarging a shared understanding of the United States' national identity by providing authoritative experiences that connect Americans to their history and heritage and to promoting innovation, research and discovery in science
 
 
 
America Sings! - non-profit organization that creates large choral music festivals across the USA, providing young singers with opportunities to help others
American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) - nonprofit music education organization which promotes excellence in choral music through performance, composition, publication, research, and teaching, and strives through arts advocacy to elevate choral music's position in American society
American Composers Forum (St Paul, MN) - links communities with composers and performers, encouraging the making, playing and enjoyment of new music
American Guild of English Handbell Ringers (AGEHR) - dedicated to improving ringing skills, providing education and aids for directors, promoting excellence in performance, and improving the quality of handbell music
American Harp Society - aims to promote, foster and develop the appreciation of the harp as a musical instrument among members, the community of music and the general public
American Music Center (AMC) (New York, NY) - national organization devoted exclusively to the greater field of contemporary American music
American Orrf-Schulwerk Association (Cleveland, OH) - professional organization of music and movement educators dedicated to the creative teaching approach developed by Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman
American String Teachers Association with National School Orchestra Association (Fairfax, VA) - professional association of more than 11,000 string and orchestra teachers and players
Chorus America (Philadelphia, PA) - serves professional, volunteer, children/ youth, and symphony/ opera choruses in North America by providing information, publications, conferences, consulting, training programs, surveys, networking and awards
College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) - helps its members grow as musicians, educators, conductors and administrators
Early Childhood Music and Movement - organization of professional educators dedicated to the ideal that all children should be given the advantage of music and movement instruction in their formative years
Early Music America (EMA) - serves and strengthens the early-music community in North America and raises public awareness of early music
Ensemble - database of information relating to all areas of music as taught in schools, sung or played in churches, synagogs and communities, including jazz, the classics, and pop
Music Adventures - network of educators that focuses on interactive learning, teaching strategies and opportunities for music professionals to network with each other
National Association for Music Education (MENC) (Reston, VA) - aims to advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all
National Association for the Study and Performance of African American Music (NASPAAM) - serves as a voice for Black music educators, promotes the tradition of Black music throughout the African Diaspora, and encourages the participation of Black musicians
National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors (NACWPI) - encourages the effective teaching of wind and percussion instruments on the college level, serves as a forum for information, and supports fine music and instruments in wind and percussion
National Association of Pastoral Musicians - dedicated to fostering the art of musical liturgy
National Piano Foundation - educates the general public, parents and students about the value of piano playing
North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance (Silver Spring, MD) - body of performers, agents, media, record companies, merchandisers, presenters and other organizations and individuals actively promoting and fostering culturally diverse traditional and contemporary folk music, dance, storytelling and related performing arts in North America
Opera for Youth - national organization that encourages the creation of operas to be performed by children, young adults and adults, and supports composers and librettists of these works
Organization of American Kodaly Educators (Moorhead, MN) - promotes Kodaly’s concert of 'Music for Everyone' through the improvement of music education in schools
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity - music fraternity for men committed to the betterment of society through the power of music
Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity - music students and musicians who, by their influence and musical interest, uphold the highest ideals of a music education
Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America (SPEBSQSA) - organization of more than 34,000 men in the United States and Canada who share a love of close harmony singing
Southwestern Division of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
Sweet Adelines International - worldwide organization of women singers committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education and performances
Technology Institute for Music Educators (TI:ME) (Wyncote, PA) - promotes the use of music technology in the classroom, provides certification in music technology to in- service music educators and develops course materials for use in TI:ME approved teacher training sites