Honor Music. Honor Success.
Start a Tri-M® Chapter
with a Grant from NFHS
The National Federation of State High School Associations has partnered with the Tri-M® Music Honor Society (A Program of The National Association for Music Education) to provide a grant to 10 new Tri-M chapters during the 2019-2020 academic year.
Requirements to receive the grant are:
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Have a willing faculty member able to fulfill the duties of the Advisor role.
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Have never chartered a chapter, or not have had an active chapter in the past 10 years.
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Be in good standing with their NFHS state association.
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Plan to or currently participate in NFHS state music contests and/or programs.
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Plan for student leadership development.
Applications for the 2020-2021 academic year will be released in Summer, 2020.
A Tri-M Music Honor Society chapter at your school could positively impact your student musician’s lives. Tri-M encourages students to go above and beyond in their school and community through service projects and performance opportunities.
These projects bring awareness to:
- Local needs through clothes and food drives, community clean up projects, performances at local hospitals and nursing homes.
- Your music program through teacher appreciation events and performances, a music tutoring program, organizing a 5K or walk-a-thon.
- Your esteemed students by allowing them to use their creativity, leadership, and management skills to plan and execute their service projects.
Read Kansas Music Educators Association’s article about how rewarding starting a Tri-M Chapter is for both students and teachers.
“I joined Tri-M by mistake, and it was probably one of the best mistakes I have ever made in my life. Tri-M taught me how to be a leader by planning fundraisers, finding volunteers, and creating successful events.” – Mari Dowling, Tri-M alumnus
“[A] Tri-M chapter brings together disparate groups of student musicians into one supportive community.” – John Burn, Tri-M Advisor
Tri-M Headquarters provides everything you need to get your chapter started. On MusicHonors.com, you can find:
- Advisor Resources. Find out what the advisor’s duties are and a Quick Start Guide to setting up your chapter.
- Tri-M Guidelines. The ultimate guide to everything Tri-M.
- Sample by-laws to get your chapter chartered.
- Membership Requirements. Aside from Leadership qualities, Service, and Character, your members must have maintained for the previous semester:
At least an A average grade or equivalent in a music related class and at least a B average grade or equivalent in all other academic classes. - Appointing Officers.
- Chapter Resources, including: Induction Ceremony Template, Sample Induction Letter, Student Membership Form.
- A list of 75 Service Project Ideas. These ideas came right from active chapters!
Congratulations to the
2019-2020 Grant Winners!
2019-2020 Grant Winners!
- Bishop Miege High School
Chapter 8644
Rowland Park, KS
Robin Christie, Advisor
Chapel Hill High School
Chapter 8645
Douglasville, GA
Nick Viviano, Advisor
De La Salle High School
Chapter 8646
New Orleans, LA
Duncan Pray, Advisor
Hamilton County Junior/Senior High School
Chapter 8647
McLeansboro, IL
Jessica Weise, Advisor
Jefferson County High School
Chapter 8648
Dandridge, TN
Merritt Boling, Advisor
- Northwood High School
Chapter 8649
Silver Spring, MD
Ryan Sullivan, Advisor
Platteview High School
Chapter 8650
Springfield, NE
Paul Ketchen, Advisor
Roosevelt High School
Chapter 8651
Roosevelt, NY
Akira Regan, Advisor
Sam Barlow High School
Chapter 8652
Gresham, OR
Amber Schroeder, Advisor
William Workman High School
Chapter 8653
City of Industry, CA
Tim McElearney, Advisor