This is what makes Tau Beta Sigma different from Kappa Kappa Psi. As members of
TBS, we need to embrace this difference, and emphasize this part of our mission
statement.
I have found several organizations on the web that exist to promote Women in Music too.
This page will be a link to them.
The first organization I found was the
International Alliance for Women in Music. Check out their
mission statement and you'll see why I think it is so cool!
IAWM Mission Statement
"The International Alliance for Women in Music is devoted to fulfilling the purposes of the three
organizations it unites. Created on January 1, 1995 through the uniting of the International Congress
on Women in Music, the American Women Composers and the International League of Women
Composers, the International Alliance for Women in Music celebrates the contributions of all
women musicians, past, present and future.
A coalition of professional composers, conductors, performers, musicologists, educators, librarians
and lovers of music, men as well as women, the IAWM encourages the activities of women in
music:
- by encouraging the publication and distribution of music by women composers.
- by supporting performances and recordings of women composers.
- by fostering scholarly research on women-in-music topics.
- by facilitating communication among members and with other organizations.
- by implementing various broadcast series, competitions and educational programs.
- by encouraging member participation in other composer groups.
- by continuing the International Congresses on Women in Music as International Alliance for
Women in Music Congresses.
- by initiating advocacy work on behalf of women in music.
- by actively seeking diversity in participation on the board and in IAWM projects, activities
and events."
Their web page is awesome, and it is a great resource for information about women in music.
Another cool page I found was the Women in Music National Network.
Women In Music Purpose:
The National Network for Women in Music is a non-profit membership organization
designed to promote the recognition of women in music through education and
networking resources. Our goal is to help encourage and support the activities
of women in all areas of music.
The mission of the organization is to:
- Identify and promote opportunities for women in the music industry.
- Elevate the recognition and advancement of women in the field of music
through networking opportunities & educational forums.
- Encourage and support career development in the music business through
mentoring programs.
- Participate and support community youth programs for music awareness and
education.
- Foster and promote a business network by nurturing the exchange of ideas
and experience among music industry professionals."
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