ACM Composer Membership program is the only program to include readings of your music. Hear your music played by professional musicians!

Member Benefits

  • Participation in ACM member concerts which focus on newly composed works.
  • Participation in the Weekly Reading program which allows members to post the audio recording to their profile where it will remain indefinitely. Audio for non-members is taken down once the week in which it was read is over.
  • Eligibility for the Global Connections program, where composers' works are given performances in Budapest, New York, Chicago, London, and other cities around the world.
  • Being featured periodically on Relevant Tones, ACM's radio show on WFMT which features member music.
  • Periodic webinars with live musicians in which 7 or so composers can ask the musicians to play through sections of pieces they're working on.
  • A modifiable profile page on the site with a dashboard that includes a picture, bio, link to your website, and upcoming performance announcements.
  • Access to creating calendar events for promotion.
  • Access to creating blog entries on the ACM site.
  • A management system that allows members to flag the opportunities they're interested in and set reminders for events.
  • Access to hiring ACM musicians for a discounted rate.
  • Being able to send messages to ACM's list of professional musicians.
  • Being able to send messages to other ACM composers and share music with them.
  • Discounted tickets to new music events in the member's area.
  • Articles and FAQ's on composer topics such self publishing and copyright.
  • Instructional videos covering various orchestration tips; how to notate something and how it would sound (for all instruments).
  • Resources for teaching composers.
  • Member RSS feeds of blogs and composer opportunities.


Membership only costs $50 per year!