Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia is a national music fraternity for men. The Department of Music has an active collegiate chapter, Xi Delta. The Faculty Advisor for the Xi Delta Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia is Dr. A.G. McGrannahan, Professor of Low Brass Studies. Dr. McGrannahan also serves as a Province Governor for that fraternity.

• National Web site of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia

Sigma Alpha Iota is a national music fraternity for women. There exists a Reno Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota, Eta Omicron. From the Sigma Alpha Iota National Web site: "Sigma Alpha Iota accepts with pride the responsibilities and privileges of being a leader in the pursuit of music creation, performance and scholarship ...Members of SAI are active in all areas of campus music and campus life, working closely with faculty, administration, campus and community groups, music professionals and patrons. In addition to personal encouragement and support, members may receive scholarships, loans and awards in many areas and at all levels of music-related study."

• National Web site of Sigma Alpha Iota

American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) has a student chapter at UNR. ACDA is a national professional organization which focuses especially on the choral arts. Activities are planned and organized by student members and advised by faculty and graduate students. As a national organization, the ACDA "...is a nonprofit music-education organization whose central purpose is to promote excellence in choral music through performance, composition, publication, research, and teaching. In addition, ACDA strives through arts advocacy to elevate choral music's position in American society. " The local chapter personalizes the Association's mission by promoting choral music events at UNR.

For more information about ACDA, contact the Department of Choral Activities or visit the ACDA's national Web site .

• National Web site of ACDA
• UNR ACDA's Facebook Page

Collegiate Music Educators National Conference (CMENC) has a student branch at UNR. With over 60,000 members, the National Association for Music Education has been in existence for over one hundred years. Its mission -- "to advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all" -- is based upon a profound philosophy. As CMENC's official Preamble states:

Music allows us to celebrate and preserve our cultural heritages, and also to explore the realms of expression, imagination, and creation resulting in new knowledge. Therefore, every individual should be guaranteed the opportunity to learn music and to share in musical experiences.

• National Web site for the Collegiate Music Educators National Conference

Facebook has many personal pages are associated with people who are connected in one way or another with the music scene at UNR and in Reno. There are also several group pages dedicated to specific areas of interest directly associated with the Department of Music at UNR. New pages are appearing on a regular basis. The links below have friends. Find more with a general search.

• Reno Jazz Festival at UNR
• Bassoon Studio at UNR
• Trumpet Studio at UNR
• Help save the University of Nevada Marching Band
• UNR Jazz Student Recordings, Concerts, Recitals, Etc.