We are excited to be working on some new initiatives that will provide even more opportunities for student composer development.
These include:
These include:
- “Snapshot Conferences” – establishing a series of micro-conferences between composition departments at neighboring schools; providing recital and performance opportunities, score exchanges and networking between performers and peer composers
- Growing the SCI student chapters – the regional representatives will help reach out to schools within each region and encourage participation, networking and interaction between the student chapters
- Regional Mixtapes – through the student representatives, each SCI region is encouraged to create a mixtape of student works. These recordings will be curated into a collection and made available on the SCI website, to promote and highlight the depth and variety of new music being created and performed nationwide
These exciting projects offer a great potential to all student composers for the performance and promotion of their works. In these ways, the SCI can provide a strong professional platform for young composers to build upon as they establish their professional careers.
As always, our greatest ideas come from our members and we would love to hear your thoughts, initiatives, questions and comments. How can the SCI better support you as a young composer? What resources would you like to see made available? If you have a great idea that you would like to see implemented, please let us know.
We are working towards the next SCI Student National Conference (further details to come) and are excited about the growth of the Snapshot Conferences, the Mixtape project, and increasing the networks of student composers. Many other opportunities exist. We are all out there doing some great musical things – together, we can shape an invigorated network of creative minds.
As always, our greatest ideas come from our members and we would love to hear your thoughts, initiatives, questions and comments. How can the SCI better support you as a young composer? What resources would you like to see made available? If you have a great idea that you would like to see implemented, please let us know.
We are working towards the next SCI Student National Conference (further details to come) and are excited about the growth of the Snapshot Conferences, the Mixtape project, and increasing the networks of student composers. Many other opportunities exist. We are all out there doing some great musical things – together, we can shape an invigorated network of creative minds.
CHAPTER RECOGNITION BY SCI
Once you send your chapter-setup request to the SCI (see above) the General Manager will establish the chapter on the SCI website. The membership records will be coded so that the individuals will appear on the Chapter Profile page within the main SCI website. The contact person for the chapter will also be coded so they can access the database to update that profile page with photos, announcements, etc. You can also design and set up your own chapter website and link to the SCI page. Once the chapter is established, student members can simply join online and will only need to check the chapter name from a drop-down list.
FACULTY ADVISOR
It is the students’ responsibility to find a faculty advisor. In some cases, the faculty advisor may even initiate the chapter. It is highly encouraged that the faculty advisor be a member in good standing with SCI. There are instances from time to time, however, where the faculty advisor is not an SCI member or they let their membership lapse. SCI has recognized such chapters, but it would be useful to alert the Student Chapter Coordinator, if a faculty advisor is not a current member in good standing with SCI.
DUES
Chapter members can pay their dues individually on the SCI website, or a chapter may collect dues from their members and send one payment, being sure to include names and contact information of the chapter members. Note that dues notices are sent to individuals, not to the institution or chapter. An existing SCI member can be transferred over to an SCI student chapter if they are a student, registered with that chapter. Dues may be remitted by check (along with a downloaded application form) or may be remitted via the Internet using PayPal (there is an additional $2 charge for this option). For more information about membership options please visit the Membership page.
NOTE: if you pay membership via PayPal, a welcome letter containing your login information will be emailed to the address PayPal shows for your account. If you wish this letter and all other SCI emails to go to a different address, be sure to indicate the new email address in the instructions to the vendor (within PayPal).
CAMPUS RECOGNITION
SCI has no control over campus recognition of a SCI student chapter at specific colleges, conservatories, or universities; however, most higher education institutions officially recognize a wide variety of student groups. It is the individual chapter’s responsibility to obtain such recognition from their school. This is highly encouraged by SCI and should be one of the very first agenda items of any newly formed SCI Student Chapter. As an officially recognized club/organization the chapter may be eligible for university funds to support various activities. They may also be in better shape to assist faculty in hosting a Regional or National SCI Conference. There is another important reason for a chapter to receive official recognition by its school. If the chapter is not officially a university activity, any donations the chapter might bring in will not be tax deductible to the donor. Without the school’s official recognition there is usually no blanket tax exemption or deductibility.
KEEPING IN TOUCH
SCI has appointed student council members from across the country. To find your region’s current student council member, check here. These officers can assist with information about student chapter activities and answering questions. The SCI Student Council is also available to all SCI student members, for questions, support, and networking.
Once you send your chapter-setup request to the SCI (see above) the General Manager will establish the chapter on the SCI website. The membership records will be coded so that the individuals will appear on the Chapter Profile page within the main SCI website. The contact person for the chapter will also be coded so they can access the database to update that profile page with photos, announcements, etc. You can also design and set up your own chapter website and link to the SCI page. Once the chapter is established, student members can simply join online and will only need to check the chapter name from a drop-down list.
FACULTY ADVISOR
It is the students’ responsibility to find a faculty advisor. In some cases, the faculty advisor may even initiate the chapter. It is highly encouraged that the faculty advisor be a member in good standing with SCI. There are instances from time to time, however, where the faculty advisor is not an SCI member or they let their membership lapse. SCI has recognized such chapters, but it would be useful to alert the Student Chapter Coordinator, if a faculty advisor is not a current member in good standing with SCI.
DUES
Chapter members can pay their dues individually on the SCI website, or a chapter may collect dues from their members and send one payment, being sure to include names and contact information of the chapter members. Note that dues notices are sent to individuals, not to the institution or chapter. An existing SCI member can be transferred over to an SCI student chapter if they are a student, registered with that chapter. Dues may be remitted by check (along with a downloaded application form) or may be remitted via the Internet using PayPal (there is an additional $2 charge for this option). For more information about membership options please visit the Membership page.
NOTE: if you pay membership via PayPal, a welcome letter containing your login information will be emailed to the address PayPal shows for your account. If you wish this letter and all other SCI emails to go to a different address, be sure to indicate the new email address in the instructions to the vendor (within PayPal).
CAMPUS RECOGNITION
SCI has no control over campus recognition of a SCI student chapter at specific colleges, conservatories, or universities; however, most higher education institutions officially recognize a wide variety of student groups. It is the individual chapter’s responsibility to obtain such recognition from their school. This is highly encouraged by SCI and should be one of the very first agenda items of any newly formed SCI Student Chapter. As an officially recognized club/organization the chapter may be eligible for university funds to support various activities. They may also be in better shape to assist faculty in hosting a Regional or National SCI Conference. There is another important reason for a chapter to receive official recognition by its school. If the chapter is not officially a university activity, any donations the chapter might bring in will not be tax deductible to the donor. Without the school’s official recognition there is usually no blanket tax exemption or deductibility.
KEEPING IN TOUCH
SCI has appointed student council members from across the country. To find your region’s current student council member, check here. These officers can assist with information about student chapter activities and answering questions. The SCI Student Council is also available to all SCI student members, for questions, support, and networking.