Membership Services vary depending on weather you have an organizational or individual membership.

Most Chicago Dance and Music Alliance members and activities are concentrated in the Chicago metropolitan area, with additional activities, especially in support of arts education, conducted throughout Illinois. To further arts education, the Alliance maintains affiliations with the Illinois Coalition for Music Education and the Illinois Music Educators Association.

All Members recieve a weekly electronic newsletter, with timely, hard-to-find news and information on professional and funding opportunities; can attend occasional membership meetings and workshops exploring issues of importance to the community; can attend our "brown bag" networking lunches; have access to a resource library with information on funding and touring, and a variety of dance and music publications such as Dance Magazine, Dance Teacher, Early Music America, Grammy, Historical Performance, Illinois Music Educator, Music Educator's Journal, Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts, The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Stern's Directory and Teaching Music.

The Alliance's professional staff also provides referrals to other appropriate resources, including information on insurance options for organizations and individuals.

Organizational Members have access to cooperative advertising services, with discounted rates for advertising on radio stations WBEZ-FM, WDCB-FM & WFMT-FM and in the Chicago Reader, Time Out Chicago, Chicago Tribune, and Reader's Guide.

Organizational Membership is open to all not-for-profit organizations.

Individual Members have access to credit union membership through Credit Union 1, with locations in Chicago, the surrounding suburbs and throughout Illinois; discounts for concert tickets and recordings; and career development information including resume review and counseling on job hunting strategies.

Special reduced students dues are available.

Join CDMA and start taking advantage of these great benefits! Being a member of Chicago Dance and Music Alliance is about pursuing excellence in good company. It's also about having access to services that just aren't available anywhere else.