Resources

Professional Organizations by Emphasis

Arts Administration and Advocacy

• Americans for the Arts
• Association of Arts Administration Educators
• League of American Orchestras

Composition and New Music

• American Composers Forum
• American Composers Alliance
• ASCAP: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
• Society of Composers, Inc.

Conducting

• American Bandmasters Association
• American Choral Directors Association
• Chorus America
• Conductors Guild
• National Collegiate Choral Organization

Funding and Support Organizations

• Fractured Atlas
• Fulbright Association
• Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
• NAMM Foundation
• National Endowment for the Arts
• New York Foundation for the Arts
• Springboard For the Arts
• Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund)

Instrumental/Vocal Performance Organizations

• Brass
  • International Horn Society
  • International Trombone Association
  • International Trumpet Guild
• Keyboard
  • American Guild of Organists
• Percussion
  • Percussive Arts Society
• Strings/Guitar/Harp
  • American Harp Society
  • Guitar Federation of America
  • International Society of Bassists
  • International Viola Society
  • Violin Society of America
• Vocal
  • Chorus America
  • Classical Singer Community
  • Opera America
• Woodwinds
  • International Clarinet Association
  • International Double Reed Society
  • National Flute Association
  • North American Saxophone Alliance

Music Education

• College Music Society
• Music Teachers National Association
• National Association for Music Education
• National Association of Teachers of Singing
• Suzuki Association of the Americas, Inc.

Music Theory

• Society for Music Theory

Festivals and Job Listings

• Backstage
• Higher Ed Jobs
• Musical America Worldwide
• Music Careers
• Audition Forum
• Majoring In Music

• Bridge: Worldwide Music Connection
• College Music Society (subscription required)
• The Chronicle of Higher Education Job Listings
• HigherEdJobs
• Idealist: Non-Profit Job Listings
• Musical Chairs
• New York International Opera Auditions
• Operabase
• YAP Tracker (opera auditions and vocal competitions)

Internships in Music

• ArtJob (requires free registration)
• ArtsWork Indiana (requires free registration)
• Creative Hotlist
• Internships.com

Music Blogs

• Arts Journal
• Musician's Way Blog
• NPR Music
• Ted Talks
• The Rest is Noise
• Music Career Juice