JOIN ISIM
WELCOME TO ISIM MEMBERSHIP!
Your membership in ISIM provides support to the organization and its varied projects, including the ISIM annual conferences. It also provides you access to a network of like-minded, creatively driven individuals and organizations that nourish improvised music in a myriad of ways. As ISIM is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, your membership dues are also tax-deductable.
Membership in ISIM occurs at different levels. All membership levels are active for one year from the date of dues payment. Members receive the ISIM newsletter, have access to the member database, are apprised of announcements about upcoming ISIM events, and are eligible to submit proposals for performances or presentations at the annual ISIM festival/conference. After becoming a member, you can also post your individual concerts, lectures, and other events to the member events calendar.
There are five levels of ISIM membership to choose from. Please click on the membership levels below to find the one that fits your situation.
Interested in Joining ISIM?
Note: To submit a proposal to present or perform at the ISIM Annual Conference, your ISIM membership must be current. Proposals will be considered from members at all membership levels.
After we receive your dues payment, you will receive an email with your temporary username and password, which you can then use to log in to manage your membership. Don’t know your password? You can reset it by clicking forgot password on the log in page.
INDIVIDUAL
Individual Membership is open to any person who currently works in the field of improvised music. This includes performers, educators, and researchers, and enthusiasts. Individual members participate in all activities of ISIM. Individual members are eligible to hold board and advisory council offices.
Individual Member Dues: $70 annually.
ASSOCIATE
Associate Membership is open to any person, school, company, firm, or institution currently involved in the field of improvised music. This includes performers, educators, researchers, performing ensembles, publishers, record labels, recording studios, music stores, manufacturers, music services, foundations, professional associations, radio stations, and television stations, among others.
In the case of a company or firm, one person should be designated as the ISIM Individual Member representing the company or firm. In the case of a school, one faculty advisor should be designated as the ISIM Individual Member representing the school.
Associate Membership Dues: $250 annually.
PATRON
Patron Membership is open to any person, school, company, firm, or institution currently involved in the field of improvised music. This includes performers, educators, researchers, performing ensembles, publishers, record labels, recording studios, music stores, manufacturers, music services, foundations, professional associations, radio stations, and television stations, among others.
In the case of a company or firm, one person should be designated as the ISIM Individual Member representing the company or firm. In the case of a school, one faculty advisor should be designated as the ISIM Individual Member representing the school.
Patron Membership Dues: $1000 annually.
STUDENT
ISIM welcomes student members, and also welcomes schools to join. The involvement of new generations of improvisers is central to the vitality of the organization and the field at large.
Student membership is open to anyone who is currently enrolled as a full-time student in a public or private school, university or conservatory.
It is exciting to see improvised music of all kinds on the rise. For this reason, ISIM reserves a number of slots at its annual festival/conferences for student performances and presentations.
Student Membership Dues: $35 annually.
SCHOOL
School membership is open to any public or private school, university, conservatory, or department. One faculty advisor of the school should be designated as the ISIM member representing the school. School members participate in all activities of ISIM.
It is exciting to see improvised music of all kinds on the rise. For this reason, ISIM reserves a number of slots at its annual festival/conferences for student performances and presentations. One of our missions is to encourage faculty support of student improvisers.
School Membership Dues: $250 annually.