Music: Organizations

AFM is the largest organization in the world that represents the interests of professional musicians.

This nonprofit seeks to advance music research. The site contains information about graduate programs in Musicology, a collection of websites, and current listings of jobs, fellowships, and conferences in the field.

ASCAP, an organization owned and run by its members, is the leading U.S. Performing Rights Organization representing over 450,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers. Courtesy of ASCAP.

This nonprofit organization is dedicated to the preservation and study of sound recordings in all genres and formats by private individuals and institutional professionals.

This website offers a wide breadth of material on the orchestral endeavor. This searchable site is rich with informational resources concerning advocacy for and organization of orchestras, community and educational involvement with orchestras, organization of and advocacy for youth orchestras, advocacy for music education, and advocacy for careers in orchestras.
Source: M. J. Duffy IV, Northern Illinois University.