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2026 AMS Annual Meeting: Non-Member

Please use the form below to register for the 2026 AMS Annual Meeting if you are not a member of the American Musicological Society (AMS).

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This day-long event will gather leaders in music studies, the performing arts, education, and nonprofit management to share, learn, and connect. Featuring workshops hosted by an impressive roster of experts, the Music Leadership Forum will offer opportunities for professional development and networking for established or aspiring leaders and administrators working on music programs within a variety of professional contexts. The specially discounted registration price for annual meeting attendees is $100.
The 2026 AMS Continuing Legal Education Seminar will be held on 23 October 2026 at the University of California, Los Angeles. This day-long event will bring together practicing lawyers and forensic musicologists specializing in music, copyright, and entertainment law. Sessions will focus on recent cases and developments in music and copyright law, and provide valuable continuing legal education for professionals seeking to stay abreast of the state of the field. Practicing attorneys may receive Continuing Legal Education credits for their participation. The specially discounted registration price for annual meeting attendees is $100.
The Annual Giving Fund supports the Society’s most pressing current needs and objectives, from upgrading infrastructure to providing emergency relief grants to closing gaps in funding for existing programs and events. Please indicate the amount you would like to donate below (no special characters).
Contributions to this fund support the Eileen Southern Travel Fund and the Howard Mayer Brown Fellowship, the AMS's primary funds for fostering the participation of individuals who have been historically underrepresented in the Society and the field of music studies. Please indicate the amount you would like to donate below (no special characters).
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Please review the Harassment Policy and complete the affirmation below.

Annual Meeting Affirmations
Photo Release Policy
The 2026 AMS Annual Meeting seeks to capture a visual record of select meetings and activities. This visual record is for the organizers’ use only and may appear on the society’s websites, newsletters, and social media streams. In registering for this event, you acknowledge that you may be photographed if you attend an in-person event and waive the right to inspect or approve such images before posting. The 2026 AMS Annual Meeting will be open to attendees around the world. In order to make meeting materials available to attendees in various time zones, presenters and performers must consent to have their presentations and performances recorded and posted online.
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Harassment Policy
All attendees of the 2026 AMS Annual Meeting are required to review the meeting's Policy on Harassment and agree to abide by its terms. Please provide your affirmation below.
Harassment Policy *
Accessibility Requests

The AMS is committed to organizing conferences that are accessible and affordable. Visit the annual meeting website for more information about our accessibility programs. Attendees with special accessibility needs may request special accommodations in advance. To make an accessibility request, please send it to events [at] amsmusicology.org. Requests are handled confidentially by AMS staff and are not shared. Because accessibility needs can vary greatly, requests for accessibility support are handled on a case-by-case basis. Every effort will be made to accommodate such requests, provided they are within the means and capacities of the Society.