The Cline School of Music: Professional Affiliations

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About MAFA

During Homecoming on October 4, 2003 music alumni and friends had an organizational meeting to form MAFA, or Music Alumni and Friends Association. The new association approved a Constitution and By Laws and elected a slate of officers. The purpose of MAFA is to acquaint members and guests with the music program of North Greenville University, its faculty and students, and to promote the interests of the music program. The organization will serve in a supportive capacity in promoting the music program of North Greenville University, in creating and developing awareness and goodwill in the general public, and in channeling the goodwill into active support of that program. The organization shall be dedicated to aiding and supporting the music program in its quest to afford to every student a quality education in a biblically sound, Christ-centered environment.

Officers

President: Kevin Whitt
President Elect: David Pickens
Secretary: Holly Traynham Hill
Assistant Secretary: Ashley O’Shields
Treasurer: Brian Grant
Chaplain: Bill Sherrill
Historian: Camilla Gibson Pitman

Please reference the list of Music Alumni and Friends for whom we have lost addresses. If you can help us contact any on the list, please notify executivemafa@ngu.edu. Thank you.

Vision Statement

We envision the music program at NGU to be one that provides a sound, quality music education for majors and non-majors in order that graduating students can contribute to Christ’s mission in the world.

In order to graduate NGU with a sound, quality music education, students must be surrounded by quality faculty, quality instructional materials and equipment, quality mentors and professional role models, and musically prepared peers. We envision NGU music students in an environment that has these characteristics.

In order to “acquaint members and guests with the music program of North Greenville University, its faculty and students, and to promote the interests of the music program”, MAFA should establish a base of alum and friends. This base could assist the program:
  • To have an active and effective student recruitment program
  • To fund instrumental/academic needs
  • To institute and distribute effective PR
  • To fund professional performance series

Mission Statement

The mission of the music program is to enrich the cultural experiences of the general student body and to prepare students for the professional practice of music. Included is the desire to develop musicians who possess the knowledge, skills, and behavior that foster competence in the field.

To this end the department has the following goals:
  • To be a vital, contributing member of the local and campus community.
  • To assist students to develop cognitive skills in order to be successful musicians in the field or in graduate school.
  • To provide opportunities for solo and ensemble performances utilizing a wide range of repertoire.
  • To provide concerts, recitals, and master classes that include guest artists in order to expose students to high levels of artistry.
  • To work toward strong relationships between the music program and area schools and churches.
To read the September, 2010 MAFA Newsletter, please click here.

To read the February, 2011 MAFA Newsletter, please click here.  

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ACDA

A student chapter of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) exists for the support and encouragement of music students planning to pursue a career as a choral director. ACDA is particularly beneficial to future (and present) music educators, church musicians, and conductors/participants in all types of vocal ensembles. Annual membership dues include a subscription to The Choral Journal and all privileges of participation in ACDA sanctioned events at the local, state, regional, and national levels.

MTNA

Membership in the MTNA North Greenville University Student Chapter provides the students with an important link to the nationwide community of professional music teachers. Through MTNA students can access resources and participate in projects that complete their education. Annual membership dues include a subscription to American Music Teacher and participation privileges in local, state, and national MTNA events.

MENC (Collegiate Chapter #1054)

The purpose of the National Music Association (Music Educators National Conference) Collegiate membership is to afford students an opportunity for professional development while still in school and to enable students to gain an understanding of the philosophy and function of the Music Education Profession, and the basic truths and principles that underlie the role of music in human life.
  1. Students receive a state and national journal (Music Educators Journal and Teaching Music) through membership dues.
  2. Students have opportunities to attend state and national in- service conferences.
  3. Students have access to professional teaching materials from MENC.
  4. Students have opportunities to perform in Honor Ensembles sponsored by MENC.
For information on Careers in Music at the MENC website, click here.

NATS / SCNATS

Each member of the Voice Faculty at North Greenville University's Cline School of Music is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) and its corresponding South Carolina chapter, SCNATS. NATS was founded in 1944 and is now the largest association of teachers of singing in the world. Today NATS boasts more than 6,500 members in the United States, Canada, and over twenty-five other countries around the world.

Students of NATS members have access to one of the organization's most widely recognized activities: Student Auditions. They also have the opportunity, along with members, to compete at a national level through the National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Awards (NATSAA). A student chapter of NATS (SNATS) was established at North Greenville University in the Fall of 2008 and enjoys the enthusiastic support of many students in the Voice Department.

For more information, visit the NATS and SCNATS websites.

Pi Kappa Lambda

North Greenville University's Kappa Eta chapter of Pi Kappa Lambda was established at the Cline School of Music on October 5, 2009. Pi Kappa Lambda is the premier American honor society for undergraduate students, graduate students, and professors of music. There are currently more than 200 active chapters and approximately 64,500 individual members in the organization. The installation of the Kappa Eta chapter at North Greenville University represented a significant milestone for the Cline School of Music and further establishes the excellence of our program among our peer institutions. Only outstanding students are elected by their faculty to join the society; and after graduation, students will continue to enjoy the benefits of having been recognized for such an honor.

Pi Kappa Lambda chapters are privileged to recognize and elect to membership students and graduates of the institution who have distinguished themselves among their peers both academically and as performing musicians. These students will continue to enjoy the benefits of having been recognized for such an honor long after graduation.

Additional pictures and information are available on our Facebook page.

SBCMC

The Southern Baptist Church Music Conference (SBCMC) is a national organization of Baptist musicians active at the local church, educational, or denominational level. The North Greenville University SBCMC student chapter is an organization for church music majors (and others) who anticipate working in a Southern Baptist church. Support, encouragement, practical experience, and fellowship with colleagues are important benefits of membership. Annual dues permit students to receive the Southern Baptist Church Music Journal as well as all privileges of participation in conferences, conventions, and events of the SBCM