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Mar
14
Deadline: 14 March 2025
2025 Board Election Candidates
The American Musicological Society is pleased to announce the candidates for the 2025 AMS Board election.
Mar
14
Deadline: 14 March 2025
2025 Council Election Candidates
The American Musicological Society is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2025 AMS Council election.
22 April 2025
Coalition of Music Organizations to Help Address Lost Grant Access
The AMS launches a voluntary association of music organizations designed to strengthen the music and education sector.
22 April 2025
Michael Beckerman Named Dean of UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music
Michael Beckerman has been appointed the new dean of the Herb Alpert School of Music of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). Congratulations, Michael!
17 April 2025
UK Music Orgs Condemn NEH Cuts and their Effect on the AMS
The Royal Musical Association, Conservatoires UK, and Music Mark released a statement condemning NEH funding cuts and their effects on the AMS.
14 April 2025
Have Federal Grant Cuts Affected You?
The AMS invites individuals and organizations working on music to report how federal funding has impacted their work.
04 April 2025
NEH Grants Terminated
The AMS has four NEH grants and $363,000 in expected funding summarily terminated by DOGE.
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June 2025
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20 June @ 12:00 am-22 June 2025 @ 11:59 pm
2025 Teaching Music History Conference
The Pedagogy Study Group of the American Musicological Society will host the 2025 Teaching Music History Conference at New York University in New York City on 20–22 June 2025. The conference will include a special workshop presented in conjunction with the Society's Many Musics of America project, which will explore methods for teaching Asian American music history in the K-12 classroom.
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