Music Education Associations (MEA)
A comprehensive list of state-level MEAs and professional organizations for music educators.
Alabama
Section titled “Alabama”- Alabama Bandmasters Association (ABA)
- Alabama Music Educators Association (AMEA)
- Alabama Music Teachers Association (AMTA)
- Alabama Orchestra Association (AOA)
- Alabama Vocal Association (AVA)
Alaska
Section titled “Alaska”Arizona
Section titled “Arizona”- Arizona Band and Orchestra Directors Association (ABODA)
- Arizona American Choral Directors Association (AzACDA)
- Arizona Choral Educators (ACE)
- Arizona Music Educators Association (AMEA)
- Arizona Society for General Music (AzSGM)
- Arizona State Music Teachers Association (ASMTA)
Arkansas
Section titled “Arkansas”- Arkansas Choral Directors Association (ArkCDA)
- Arkansas Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA Arkansas)
- Arkansas Music Educators Association (ArkMEA)
- Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association (ASBOA)
- Arkansas State Music Teachers Association (ASMTA)
California
Section titled “California”- California Association of Professional Music Teachers (CAPMT)
- California Band Directors Association (CBDA)
- California Choral Directors Association (CCDA)
- California Music Educators Association (CMEA)
- California Orchestra Directors Association (CODA)
- Music Teachers’ Association of California (MTAC)
Colorado
Section titled “Colorado”- Colorado Bandmasters Association (CBA)
- Colorado Choral Directors Association (CoACDA)
- Colorado Music Educators Association (CMEA)
- Colorado Music Teachers Association (CSMTA)
- Colorado String Teachers Association (CO-ASTA)
Connecticut
Section titled “Connecticut”- Connecticut American Choral Directors Association (CT-ACDA)
- Connecticut Music Educators Association (CMEA)
- Connecticut State Music Teachers Association (CSMTA)
Delaware
Section titled “Delaware”- Delaware ChoralArts (DCA)
- Delaware Music Educators Association (DMEA)
- Delaware State Music Teachers Association (DSMTA)
Florida
Section titled “Florida”- Florida Bandmasters Association (FBA)
- Florida Music Education Association (FMEA)
- Florida Orchestra Association (FOA)
- Florida State Music Teachers Association (FSMTA)
- Florida Vocal Association (FVA)
Georgia
Section titled “Georgia”- Georgia American Choral Directors Association (GA-ACDA)
- Georgia Chapter of the American String Teachers Association (Georgia ASTA)
- Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA)
- Georgia Music Teachers Association (GMTA)
Hawaii
Section titled “Hawaii”Illinois
Section titled “Illinois”- Illinois American Choral Directors Association (IL-ACDA)
- Illinois Grade School Music Association (IGSMA)
- Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA)
- Illinois State Music Teachers Association (ISMTA)
Indiana
Section titled “Indiana”- Indiana American Choral Directors Association (IN-ACDA)
- Indiana Music Educators Association (IMEA)
- Indiana Music Teachers Association (IMTA)
- Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA)
- Iowa Bandmasters Association (IBA)
- Iowa Choral Directors Association (ICDA)
- Iowa Music Educators Association (IMEA)
- Iowa Music Teachers Association (IMTA)
Kansas
Section titled “Kansas”- Kansas Bandmasters Association (KBA)
- Kansas Choral Directors Association (KCDA)
- Kansas Music Educators Association (KMEA)
- Kansas Music Teachers Association (KMTA)
Kentucky
Section titled “Kentucky”- Kentucky American Choral Directors Association (KyACDA)
- Kentucky Music Educators Association (KMEA)
- Kentucky Music Teachers Association (KMTA)
Louisiana
Section titled “Louisiana”- Louisiana American Choral Directors Association (LA-ACDA)
- Louisiana Music Educators Association (LMEA)
- Louisiana Music Teachers Association (LMTA)
Maryland
Section titled “Maryland”Massachusetts
Section titled “Massachusetts”- Massachusetts Choral Directors Association (MassACDA)
- Massachusetts Music Educators Association (MMEA)
- Massachusetts Music Teachers Association (MMTA)
Michigan
Section titled “Michigan”- Michigan Music Educators Association (MMEA)
- Michigan Music Teachers Association (MMTA)
- Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association (MSBOA)
- Michigan School Vocal Music Association (MSVMA)
Minnesota
Section titled “Minnesota”- American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota (ACDA-MN)
- Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA)
- Minnesota Music Teachers Association (MMTA)
Mississippi
Section titled “Mississippi”Missouri
Section titled “Missouri”- Missouri Bandmasters Association (MBA)
- Missouri Choral Directors Association (MCDA)
- Missouri Music Educators Association (MMEA)
- Missouri Music Teachers Association (MMTA)
Montana
Section titled “Montana”Nebraska
Section titled “Nebraska”Nevada
Section titled “Nevada”New Hampshire
Section titled “New Hampshire”New Jersey
Section titled “New Jersey”- New Jersey Choral Directors Association (NJ-ACDA)
- New Jersey Music Educators Association (NJMEA)
- New Jersey Music Teachers Association (NJMTA)
New Mexico
Section titled “New Mexico”New York
Section titled “New York”- New York American Choral Directors Association (NYACDA)
- New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA)
North Carolina
Section titled “North Carolina”- North Carolina American Choral Directors Association (NC-ACDA)
- North Carolina Music Educators Association (NCMEA)
- North Carolina Music Teachers Association (NCMTA)
North Dakota
Section titled “North Dakota”- Ohio Alliance for Arts Education (OAAE)
- Ohio Choral Directors Association (OCDA)
- Ohio Foundation for Music Education (OFME)
- Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA)
- Ohio String Teachers’ Association (OSTA)
Oklahoma
Section titled “Oklahoma”- Oklahoma Bandmasters Association (OBA)
- Oklahoma Choral Directors Association (OkCDA)
- Oklahoma Music Educators Association (OkMEA)
- Oklahoma South Central Director’s Association (OSCDA)
- Oklahoma Youth Orchestras
Oregon
Section titled “Oregon”Pennsylvania
Section titled “Pennsylvania”- Pennsylvania American Choral Directors Association (ACDA-PA)
- Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA)
- Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association (PMTA)
Rhode Island
Section titled “Rhode Island”- Rhode Island Music Educators Association (RIMEA)
- Rhode Island Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (RINATS)
South Carolina
Section titled “South Carolina”- South Carolina Music Educators Association (SCMEA)
- South Carolina Music Teachers Association (SCMTA)
South Dakota
Section titled “South Dakota”Tennessee
Section titled “Tennessee”- Tennessee American Choral Directors Association (TN-ACDA)
- Tennessee Music Educators Association (TMEA)
- Tennessee Music Teachers Association (TMTA)
- Association of Texas Small School Bands (ATSSB)
- Texas Bandmasters Association (TBA)
- Texas Choral Directors Association (TCDA)
- Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA)
- Texas Music Teachers Association (TMTA)
- Texas Orchestra Directors Association (TODA)
- Young Band Directors of Texas (YBDT)
Vermont
Section titled “Vermont”Virginia
Section titled “Virginia”- Virginia American Choral Directors Association (VA-ACDA)
- Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association (VBODA)
- Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA)
- Virginia Music Teachers Association (VMTA)
Washington
Section titled “Washington”- Washington American Choral Directors Association (WA-ACDA)
- Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA)
- Washington State Music Teachers Association (WSMTA)
West Virginia
Section titled “West Virginia”Wisconsin
Section titled “Wisconsin”- Wisconsin Choral Directors Association (WCDA)
- Wisconsin Music Educators Association (WMEA)
- Wisconsin Music Teachers Association (WMTA)