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Fill out the Membership Application Form using the button below and pay your membership dues on MySchoolBucks ($25). All new and returning members must submit a membership application and pay the membership dues.
Membership applications and dues are all due by October 19th. No late applications will be accepted.
WHO WE ARE
Auburn High School Tri-M Music Honor Society
Tri-M was founded in 1936 by Alexander and Frances Harley, incorporated and renamed Modern Music Masters in 1952, and in 1983 reorganized as the Tri-M Music Honor Society. Tri-M is a high school music honor society and a program of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). It is designed to recognize students for their academic and musical achievements, provide leadership and service opportunities, and to inspire other students to excel at music and leadership.
There are more than 4,500 chartered chapters across all 50 states, involving more than 84,000 students. Each year, these students contribute more than 750,000 service hours to their schools and local communities and raise nearly $1 million for causes they care about. Tri-M has helped thousands of young people provide years of service through music in schools throughout the world.
Tri-M shares and supports the objectives of every dedicated music educator-to increase student and school involvement with music and to make a stronger and more unified school music program. The society builds self-esteem and provides a channel of personal fulfillment.
Auburn High School’s Tri-M chapter was established in 2018 by Deanna Marshall (Director of Bands) and Noel Lange (2018 Tri-M President). We accept members from band, choir, auxiliary marching band, piano class, and music theory class. If you are interested in obtaining membership, please complete the Membership Application Form above.
MEMBERSHIP COMPONENTS
MUSIC PARTICIPATION
Candidates must be enrolled in a school-sponsored music ensemble and/or class for at least one semester of the current school year. Students in the choir, band, and auxiliary marching band (Color Guard, Majorettes, sideline percussion), piano class, and music theory class are eligible for membership.
Students must participate in at least one music performance during the year.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
Candidates must have maintained an A average grade in their music class(es), with at least a 3.0 GPA.
SERVICE
To maintain your membership, members must complete 10 music-related service hours per semester (20 hours a year). Service activities include any actions undertaken by the student that are done with or on behalf of others without any direct financial or material compensation to the individual performing the service.
Members who do not complete their hours will not receive a cord for graduation.
Service hours DO NOT have to be completed prior to applying to membership.
At least one of your service hours must come from an event hosted by the AHS Tri-M Chapter.
CHARACTER
Judgment of character should be free of speculation and rumor. One description of character is a person who demonstrates respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, caring, and citizenship. Applicants with suspensions and/or office referrals will not be considered for membership.
So what do we do?
Tri-M's goals include to encourage performance, leadership and service. We do this by educating members about performance opportunities, allowing students to step into leadership roles within the Honor Society, and by pursuing music-related service events throughout our community.
In the past, we have participated in various service opportunities in our community, many of which we plan to lead this year as well. We value student success as well as impact in our school and community, and we carry out these values by listening to the needs of our community while prioritizing the interests of our members. Learn about our previous success in service below, or click the button to view upcoming service opportunities available to members now.
Previous Service Events
East Samford School Masterclass Series
October 2022
Auburn High School students involved in the band and choral programs were allowed to opportunity to directly impact and influence the learning of the next generation of musicians by leading workshops with beginners at East Samford School.
Benefit Concert
December 2022
Members of Tri-M were able to showcase their talents while raising toy donations for the community. Students were able to put on a completely student-led performance series while audience members brought in toy and monetary donations, collecting around 160 toys and over $400 to support the local Auburn Toy Drive.
Canned Food Drive
February-March 2022
Throughout the months of February and March, Tri-M members were able to bring in donations of non-perishable food items that were donated directly to the Lee County Food Bank and weighing in at over 1,000 pounds of food.