American Musicological Society
Founded in 1934, the AMS advances research in the various fields of music as a branch of learning and scholarship.
Founded in 1931, MLA is the professional organization in the United States devoted to music librarianship and all aspects of music materials in libraries.
Stimulate the appreciation, performance, creation and study of American musics of all eras and in all their diversity, including the full range of activities and institutions associated with these musics throughout the world.
SMT was founded in 1977 to encourage scholarly excellence, work to increase the diversity of our discipline, and to promote fruitful exchanges between music theorists, musicologists, performers, and scholars in other fields.
American Federation of Musicians
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
Society of Composers & Lyricists
Society for 18th-Century Music
Gospel Music Association (GMA)
International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA)
National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA)
National Association for Music Education
the Country Music Association (CMA) is the premier trade association of the Country Music industry.
