Your Membership supports band in Manitoba, and allows the Manitoba Band Association to:

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• Ensure that quality band music opportunities are accessible to all

• Ensure that communities and individual lives are enriched by band music

• Ensure that band inspires creativity that celebrates our diverse population

 

 

Your Individual Membership (regular members, private teachers, students, and seniors) allows you to:

 

• Support the work and goals of the Manitoba Band Association

• Connect to a strong and vibrant band community, and to become further involved in band activities in Manitoba and Canada

• Access to outstanding resources

• Access to the MBA member directory

• Contribute to the MBA through committee membership

• Be included in the MBA Private Teacher Directory if requested

• Observe at MBA board meetings

• A single vote at the MBA’s AGM

• Receive the MBA E-news and contribute content (events, announcements, relevant information, PD, etc.)

• Enjoy discounts on professional development workshops & webinars

• Participate in MBA Festivals (Concert Band, Jazz Band, Level One) at discounted rates

• Receive a Manitoba Music Educators’ Association (MMEA) membership

• Become a Canadian Music Educators Association (CMEA) member at the time of membership purchase (additional fees apply)

• Be affiliated with the Canadian Band Association, and receive the benefits of that affiliation

 

 

Your Community Band Membership:

 

• Supports the work and goals of the Manitoba Band Association

• Connects to a strong and vibrant band community

• Provides an enhanced listing in the MBA Community Band Directory so you can more easily connect with and recruit new band members

• Enables promotion of your ensemble's programs and events to the Manitoba band community through the MBA E-News

• Provides a subscription for two (2) designated members to receive the MBA E-news and contribute content (events, announcements, relevant information, PD, etc.)

• Enables free participation in the MBA Community Band Festival

• Enables discounted participation in the MBA's other Family of Festivals events (Concert Band, Jazz Band, Level One)

• Enables access to outstanding resources

• Enables access to the MBA member directory

• Includes a detailed listing in the MBA Band Directory that allows for two (2) contact names, rehearsal dates, times, location, band biography, director name, logo, and website link

• Provides opportunities to become further involved in band activities in Manitoba 

• Provides the opportunity to observe at MBA board meetings

• Allows one (1) designated member to vote at the AGM

• Enables two (2) designated band members to enjoy discounts on professional development workshops & webinars

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Your Organizational or Corporate Membership:

 

• Connects your business to a strong and vibrant band community

• Provides access the MBA member directory

• Enables your business/organization to become further involved in band activities in Manitoba and Canada

• Enables promotion of your ensemble's programs and events to the Manitoba band community through the MBA E-News

• Includes memberships for any community bands run by your organization

• Allows one (1) designated representative to vote at the AGM

• Provides a subscription for two (2) designated employees to receive the MBA E-news and contribute content (events, announcements, relevant information, PD, etc.)

• Enables two (2) designated employees to enjoy discounts on professional development workshops & webinars

• Provides added value to MBA members through promotional opportunities

• Priority consideration for sponsorship opportunities

• Includes 5% discount on advertising at MBA events

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MBA Membership Rates:

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• Individual - General and Private Teacher - $60

• Individual - Senior (62+) - $35

• Individual - Student (18+) - $20

• Community Band - $60

• Corporate / Organizational - $95

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The MBA Membership period extends from August 1st to July 31st. Applicants who join between June 1st and July 31st will have their membership brought forward into the coming year.