Member Discounts
MENC Resources
MENC Collegiate members receive a 25 percent discount on all resources available from MENC including publications, videos, and other items covering a wide range of music education topics. Members may reference the MENC Resource Guide.
For more information or to place an order, contact or e-mail MENC Member Services at 1-800-828-0229.
MENC Introductory Membership
Graduating Collegiate members will have the opportunity to receive regular MENC membership at a special introductory rate in the year of or immediately following their graduation as first year teachers employed full-time in music education.
Conferences
MENC Collegiate members have the privilege of attending all national, division, and state conferences upon registration, which is usually offered to collegiate members at a discounted rate.
MENC hosts its national in-service conference in various locations every two years and offers a four-day schedule of events that include workshops, performances, lectures, industry exhibits, an employment referral center, and more. MENC's divisions may hold conferences in the off years of the MENC national conference in various locations determined by the division and the MENC National Executive Board. State music educators association conferences are held independently of MENC and usually occur annually. A listing of dates and locations of future conferences is available from MENC.
By attending in-service conferences, Collegiate members have a place where they may associate with members of the profession and Collegiate members from other schools. The conferences provide a variety of activities for Collegiate members including clinical and formal sessions, special interest workshops, musical performances, and informal receptions. In addition, conferences host exhibits to display an assortment of the latest music materials and equipment available to music teachers that are perhaps not readily available or even familiar to the students.
Tri-M Music Honor Society®
The Tri-M Music Honor Society is the international music honor society for high school and middle school students that recognizes musical achievement. Through over 4,500 chartered chapters, thousands of students worldwide have received recognition for their efforts and been honored for their musical accomplishments.
Collegiate chapters can work with local Tri-M chapters on various projects (mentoring programs, performances, community service projects, etc.), or can assist area music teachers in establishing Tri-M chapters in schools where none exist. For more information on Tri-M Music Honor Society, click here to visit the Tri-M Web site, call MENC Tri-M Membership at 800-336-3768, or click here to e-mail Tri-M Staff.
Advocacy
MENC Programs
MENC works to promote the music education profession by informing legislators of the importance of an education that includes music; by sponsoring outreach programs such as Music In Our Schools Month®, the World's Largest Concert®, and SupportMusic.com; by producing public service announcements featuring classical, jazz, country, and pop musicians speaking about the importance of music education; by making available advocacy resources and information; and through collaborative efforts with other organizations such as NAMM: International Music Products Association, the National School Boards Association, PBS stations, and other entities. For more information on any of these programs and activities, see MENC's Web site at www.menc.org, or call MENC at 800-336-3768.
MusicFriends
MusicFriends is an advocacy membership program developed by MENC for people who are passionate about music and who want an easy way to help keep music alive in their education systems. To find out more, visit www.musicfriends.org, or call 800-336-3768 and ask for the MusicFriends staff. Click here to e-mail the MusicFriends staff.