Music Organizations

Additional Resources

• EMI - An online music publishing resource.
• NARAS National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences
• SESAC
• Songwriters Guild of America
• Music Therapy
  
  
• Additional Resources (links): National Music Publishing Association

International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE)

www.iaje.org

Jazz news, and information on educational jazz organizations, as well as links to jazz-related sites from all over the world.

Mission Statement

The mission of the International Association for Jazz Education is to assure the continued worldwide growth and development of jazz and jazz education. As a part of that mission, the Association initiates programs which nurture and promote the understanding and appreciation of jazz and its heritage, provide leadership to educators regarding curricula and performance, assist teachers and practitioners with information and resources, and take an active part in organizing clinics, festivals and symposia at local, regional, national and international levels. Founded in the United States in 1968 as the National Association of Jazz Educators (NAJE), the organization formally changed its name to the International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) in 1989 to more accurately reflect its membership base and global commitment to jazz education. Presently, active memberships total upwards of 8,000 teachers, musicians, students, music industry representatives, and enthusiasts in 35 countries.

American Music Conference

www.amc-music.org

5790 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008
Phone: 760-431-9124 or 800-767-6266, Fax: 760-438-7327

Music Educators National Conference (MENC)

www.menc.org

MENC is the world's largest organization of arts education professionals in the world.

MENC: The National Association for Music Education 1806 Robert Fulton Drive, Reston, VA 20191 Phone: 800-336-3768, 703-860-4000

The Registry of Guitar Tutors [ link ] - The Registry is accredited through the London College of Music.

NM Jazz Workshop - www.nmjazz.org

The New Mexico Jazz Workshop (NMJW) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the American improvisational art form known as jazz.

Austin Jazz Workshop - www.austinjazzworkshop.com

The Austin Jazz Workshop is a unique project that brings professional jazz musicians directly into the public school classroom to work with young people.

DC Jazz Guitar.org - www.dcjazzguitar.org

A site dedicated to the working jazz guitarists (and bassists) in the D.C. area and their enthusiasts.

Annapolis Society of Jazz Guitar Players - www.dcjazzguitar.org/AnnapolisJazzGuitar.htm

Annapolis Society of Jazz Guitar Players, c/o Acousticopia, 55 West St., Annapolis, MD 21401

Cape Fear Jazz Appreciation Society - www.capefearjazz.com

The Cape Fear Jazz Appreciation Society is a group of Wilmingtonians who have banded together to promote jazz and jazz education in the Wilmington, NC area.

Nashville Jazz - www.nashvillejazz.org

The Nashville Jazz Workshop is a not-for-profit educational facility established for the advancement of jazz musicians, the enrichment of jazz enthusiasts and the promotion of Jazz as America's premier indigenous musical art form.

Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz - www.pajazz.org

Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz, P.O. Box 10738, Harrisburg, PA 17105, Phone: 717-540-1010, 800-807-1010, Fax: 717-540-7735, E-mail: cpfj@pajazz.org

Central PA Friends of Jazz mission is to preserve, present, and promote live jazz in Central PA by local, regional, national, and world renowned artists.

Central PA Friends of Jazz vision is to be the leading and premier organization in Central PA to present, preserve, and promote live jazz by local, regional, national, and international artists for a diverse audience.

North Wales Jazz Society - www.northwalesjazz.org.uk

54, Mytton Park, Denbigh, Denbighshire, LL16 3HR.
E-mail:NorthWalesJazzSc@aol.com
Phone/Fax: 01745 812260.

The North Wales Jazz Society is a revenue client of the Arts Council of Wales, has been established for fourteen years and is now widely regarded as the umbrella body for Jazz in North Wales.

• U.S. Copyright Office - Website
  
  
• Musicians' Intellectual Law & Resources Links - [ link ]
• Additional Resources (links): National Music Publishing Association
• One of the BEST explanations of copyrights by Tim Berens
• Here are links to documents from the U.S. Copyright Office:
  • Circular 01 - Copyright Basics
  • Circular 50 - Musical Composition
  • Circular 56 - Copyright for Sound Recordings
  • Circular 56a - Copyright Registration of Musical Compositions
• Copyright Kit from Ducks Deluxe
• Kohn Music - Kohn On Music Licensing, a free resource for anyone who has questions about Copyright Law and Licensing Music for use and distribution over the World Wide Web.
• 10 Big Myths about copyright explained

  An attempt to answer common myths about copyright seen on the net and cover issues related to copyright and USENET/Internet publication. - by Brad Templeton

  This is a very good article dealing with copyrights.