IMEA’s Membership and Advocacy
Programs for Students & Members
Connecting and inspiring music educators across the state towards advocacy for music in schools.
We offer an array of programs both for beginning student musicians, and seasoned performers and educators.
MEMBERSHIP: Membership with IMEA isn’t simply being part of a peer group. We go further. Whether that’s supporting and encouraging music outreach, helping our members continue their musical education, or fostering stronger educators for Indiana’s music students, we are proud to offer an expansive amount of resources and opportunities. Your $129.00 membership grants you access to both IMEA’s resources, as well as a National Association for Music Education (NAfME) membership. You’ll receive a subscription to our magazine, INform, along with information and opportunities for your students including the IMEA Honor Band, the All State Percussion Ensemble, our Elementary and Middle School Honor Choirs, and National Honor Ensembles. A DVO CACY : The heart of IMEA’s mission is advocacy. We want to grow a better environment for cultivating music and musicians in the Midwest. Only through standing up for the importance of music education in our schools, can we ensure that our students receive the opportunities and support they deserve. In pursuing this goal, we strive to provide resources and tools to help other advocates give voice to music education. Currently, we help support NAfME’s Think Beyond Bubbles: Be a Broader Mind initiative.
“ Music not only impacts academic achievement, it also shapes the way our students understand themselves and the world around them. Let’s think beyond the bubbles and educate the whole student.” We also direct our members to other resources like: • SupportMusic.com • Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation • Americans for the Arts • The Music Achievement Council • VH1 Save The Music • The MuSICA Database • The Children’s Music Workshop • The Dana Foundation • The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities
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STUDENT PROGRAMS:
Circle the State with Song Circle the State with Song (CSWS) is an integral part of Indiana’s choral landscape. This program is a statewide choral festival for elementary and junior high/middle school choirs. Nearly 5,000 youth from hundreds of different schools participate in Circle the State each spring at one of 12 sites throughout Indiana. Over 15,000 community members attend these concerts annually.
All State/Honor Ensembles This event gives students at the high school and collegiate levels the opportunity to participate in one of several All State Honor Ensembles. These ensembles perform at the IMEA Professional Development Conference in January each year.
The Future Music Educators Colloquium The colloquium gives students a chance to undergo an intensive, two-and-a-half-day workshop designed specifically for high school students to learn more about what it takes to become a successful music educator. This event is part of the IMEA Professional Development Conference and is held at the Grand Wayne Convention Center in Fort Wayne.
The Indiana Tri-M Honor Society The Tri-M Honor Society is an international music honor society for middle and high school students. The honor society recognizes students for their academic and musical achievements and rewards them for accomplishments as well as service activities to help inspire excellence and musicianship and leadership. Tri-M is a program of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and has more than 5,500 chartered chapters.
The IMEA Composition Competition The IMEA Composition Competition is an annual competition that offers young Indiana composers–grades 6-12–the opportunity to have their work evaluated by established composers/educators who provide written feedback. This event is designed to help these young composers learn and grow as creative musical thinkers and will take place in Fort Wayne in conjunction with the IMEA Professional Development Conference.
W I N T E R 2021
