TRI-M MUSIC
HONOR SOCIETY

TRI-M

The Tri-M Music Honor Society is the international music honor society for middle/junior high and high school students. It is designed to recognize students for their academic and musical achievements, reward them for their accomplishments and service activities, and to inspire other students to excel at music and leadership. Through more than 4,500 chartered chapters, 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. Tri-M offers a complete system of rewards that help inspire students and recognize excellence in individuals and chapters. With this system, the society builds self-esteem and provides a channel of personal fulfillment.

Tri-M is a program of NAfME: The National Association for Music Education, the largest non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of music education. Through its many programs, activities, publications, and conferences, NAfME addresses all aspects of music education and works to ensure that every student can be a part of a balanced, comprehensive, and high quality program of music instruction.

Tri-M was founded in 1936 by Alexander and Frances Harley, incorporated and renamed Modern Music Masters in 1952, and in 1983 recognized as the Tri-M Music Honor Society, a program of NAfME: The National Association for Music Education.

Simsbury High School Chapter #3829

Simsbury High School's chapter of Tri-M includes approximately 85 members. Students become eligible at the start of their sophomore year and are nominated by their program directors based on character, leadership, and scholarship. Candidates perform in a solo recital in the fall and are inducted several weeks later. Members meet monthly to plan service projects, fundraisers, and community outreach events. The chapter also awards two scholarships each year to graduating seniors in the music program.