Become a Member
Joining the AMS will give your career a boost and help you meet new colleagues who share your love of music. Membership in the AMS is affordable and will make you eligible for a host of funding, event, and professional development programs. It will also give you governance and service opportunities that can strengthen your professional profile and shape the future of music studies.
So, take a moment right now to join or renew your membership in the AMS! You have a place in this unique and welcoming community of music educators, researchers, performers, and cultural professionals.
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Researchers
The AMS is the largest music studies organization in the United States and host of the AMS Annual Meeting, the leading international conference in musicology. For music scholars, an AMS membership is a must have. It provides access to funding, interest groups, critical editions, and more. Best of all, AMS membership provides many opportunities to meet and connect with like-minded colleagues.
Benefits of Interest to Researchers
• Discounted registration for the AMS Annual Meeting
• Free subscription to JAMS
• Free access to Broude Trust Editions
• Access to members-only grants
• Access to members-only publication subventions
• Access to AMS regional chapters and thematic study groups

Educators
The AMS is a leading professional society for music studies educators working in higher ed and at other educational levels. So, if you teach musicology or related topics, you should become an AMS member. It is a great way to support and gain access to the Society’s many pedagogical and professional resources, such as the Teaching Music History Conference and Journal of Music History Pedagogy.
Benefits of Interest to Educators
• Discounted registration rates for the AMS Annual Meeting
• Access to the Teaching Music History Conference
• Access to the Society’s Pedagogy Study Group
• Grants for K-12 teachers and American music educators
• Videos of the Society’s many lectures and performances

Performers & Organizers
The AMS is a great resource and support for creative and cultural professionals of all kinds, from performers and composers to band directors and orchestra directors to curators and music administrators. The Society provides grants to support publications and programming, conferences to support networking and performance, and free access to some of the highest quality historical performing editions.
Benefits of Interest to Performers & Organizers
• Opportunity to perform at the AMS Annual Meeting
• Free access to Broude Trust Editions
• Subventions to support digital and print publications
• Affiliate grants to support performances and other programs
Membership Dues
AMS member dues rates are based on annual pre-tax income. Current dues rates are below.
Special Member Rates
Students: $45
Sustaining Members: $315
Income-Based Dues Rates
$30,000 or less: $45
$30,001 to $45,000: $75
$45,001 to $60,000: $130
$60,001 to $80,000: $150
$80,001 to $100,000: $195
$100,001 and above: $245
(NOTE: Choose our “Sustaining Member” rate and you will pay $315, which includes a $70 donation as part of your membership fees. This donation will help subsidize discounted dues rates for students and lower-income members.)
Become a Life Member by paying a fixed sum now for permanent membership in the AMS. Dues are prorated based on how long you have held a continuous AMS membership prior to upgrading to a Life membership. The schedule of fees are:
0 to 9 years: $5,000
10 to 19 years: $3,750
20 to 29 years: $2,500
30 or more years: $1,250
Contact us at ams [at] amsmusicology.org for more information or to purchase a Life Membership.
Over age 75 and on a fixed or diminished income? You may be eligible for a free Emeritus/Retired membership. Contact us at ams [at] amsmusicology.org for more information or to request or renew your complimentary annual Emeritus/Retired membership.