Membership and Officer Information

MEMBER DESCRIPTION

Modern Music Masters (Tri-M) is a Music Honor Society for high school music students that fulfill the following criteria:

• Music Participation

  • Candidates must have been enrolled in a music class for at least one year and must remain in good standing in their ensemble. The ensemble conductor must give approval.

• Academic Achievement

  • Candidates must have maintained for the previous year an A average grade or equivalent in music, with at least a B average grade or equivalent in other academic subjects.

• Leadership

  • School or community activities that students are actively involved in considered. Leadership roles in both school and community may also be considered as long as they can be verified.

• Service

  • Similar to leadership, 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.

• Character

  • Judgment of character should be free of speculation and rumor for all Tri-M members. A person who demonstrates respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, caring, and citizenship is a welcome member of Tri-M.

OFFICER DESCRIPTION

Whether you were elected into office by your peers or appointed by the Advisor, we will follow these officer guidelines* for a successful year! It will be helpful to read Robert’s Rules of Order on how to properly run a meeting.

PRESIDENT

• Presides over meetings of the Chapter

• Prepares an agenda for the meetings

• Representative and spokesperson of the Chapter, on and off campus

• Facilitates formation of chapter goals

• Completes an annual Chapter Summary Report

• Provides motivation and encouragement to fellow officers and members

VICE PRESIDENT

• Publicizes meeting and chapter activities

• Schedules guest speakers with assistance from other chapter officers

• Educates new members on the history of Tri-M®

• Helps organize the induction ceremony

• Secondary representative of the Chapter, on and off campus

SECRETARY

• Records the chapter minutes

• Handles correspondence for the chapter, including thank you letters and interactions with other Tri-M chapters

• Reports chapter activities for the Chapter Summary Report

TREASURER

• Maintains membership records

• Prepares a chapter roster

• Maintains the chapter’s financial records

HISTORIAN

• Teaches Tri-M Loyalty Song :-)

• Keeps record of chapter activities

*These descriptions are intended as a place to start and can be adjusted as we see fit.