American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), Towson University Chapter
The Music Department welcomed its newest student organization in 1997. The chapter
was founded to further the opportunities in choral performance and education
for students of Towson University.
The
Association of Towson Composers (ATC)
The Association of Towson Composers was established to focus the concerns of
the music composition students of Towson University. The Association serves
as a collective voice in affairs that concern all student composers. It is a
collective body made up of all students enrolled and working toward degrees
in composition at TU. The ATC has no size limit, and membership is automatic
upon acceptance into the composition degree program. The entire membership meets
at least one time per semester.
MENC
The National Association for Music Education is the largest professional music
education organization in the world. The collegiate chapter at Towson
University strives to provide valuable field experience as well as other
techniques and methods necessary to prepare students for a career in music
education, while providing contacts and references in the field. Towson's CMENC
chapter serves to provide a supportive network and open forum for undergraduate
and graduate students, where future and current music educators are given
opportunities to grow professionally through workshops, conferences,
publications, and other sources.
Kappa Kappa Psi
Kappa Kappa Psi, National Honorary Fraternity for College band members, is an
organization operating exclusively in the field of college and university bands,
and for the following several purposes: to promote the existence and welfare
of the college and university bands and to cultivate at large a wholesome respect
for their activities and achievements; to honor outstanding band members through
the privilege of membership extended as a reward for technical achievement and
appreciation for the best in music; to stimulate campus leadership and promulgate
an uncompromising respect through the medium of the college band for gracious
conduct, good taste, and unswerving loyalty; to foster a close relationship
between college bands and promote a high average of attainment by the performance
of good music and the selection for worthwhile projects; to promote a pleasant
and helpful social experience for all engaged in college band work and to cooperate
with other music organizations in any manner consistent with the purposes of
the institutions at which chapters are located. For additional information,
contact Dr. Rothlisberger, Iota Delta chapter advisor. |
