Music.org Website Review

directory of music faculties in colleges and universities. the college music society promotes music teaching and learning, musical creativity and expression, research and dialogue, and. diversity and interdisciplinary interaction. a consortium of college, conservatory, university, and independent musicians and scholars. interested in all disciplines of music, the society provides leadership and serves as an agent of change by addressing concerns. this month i complete my term as president of this great organization. it has been quite a ride -- at times tumultuous and harrowing, mostly i have been a participant in the continuum, someone who stepped into this position briefly, following betty anne younker and preceding eileen hayes. in this respect, i have been part of our ongoing evolution, grateful to have received guidance from betty anne and others, and hopeful that i can as*ist eileen pursue her compelling vision for cms when her presidency begins january 1. it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the 2018 cms national conference in beautiful vancouver, canada in celebration of the work we all do in music. the land on which we gather is the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the coast salish peoples including the territories of the musqueam, squamish, and tsleil-waututh nations. we invite you to discover the rich cultural environment as well as the stunning vistas of the canadian rockies and pacific ocean as we explore our conference theme of diversity and inclusion. gennext is a collaboration between the college music society and namm (the national as*ociation of music merchants) that provides opportunities for college, conservatory, and university music faculty and students to  learn about the nearly $100 billion music industry