West Tennessee Vocal Music Educators Association

Constitution & Bylaws

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Constitution By-Laws

Article I – Name

Article II – Purpose

Article III – Affiliation Relationships
  Section 1. Tennessee Music Educators Association
  Section 2. National Association for Music Education

Article IV – Membership

  Section 1. Active Membership
  Section 2. Associate Membership
  Section 3. Honorary Membership
  Section 4. TMEA and NAfME

Article V – Organization
  Section 1. Elected Officers
  Section 2. Executive Committee
  Section 3. Executive Committee function
  Section 4. Officers and Board Members Election

Article VI – Meetings
  Section 1. Meetings Scheduled
  Section 2. Calendar of Events and Elections
  Section 3. Called Meetings
  Section 4. Attendance at WTVMEA Meetings

Article VII – Order of Business
  Section 1. Business Meeting Order
  Section 2. Governing of Procedure

Article VIII – Quorum
  Section 1. Association
  Section 2. Section Groups
  Section 3. Executive Committee

Article IX – Amendments

Article I - Membership Dues
   Section 1. Active Member Dues
   Section 2. Patron / Associate Member Dues
   Section 3. Dues Payment
   Section 4. Deadlines

Article - Duties of Officers
    Section 1. President
    Section 2. President-elect
    Section 3. Section Chairpersons
    Section 4. Section Co-chairpersons
    Section 5. Secretary

    Section 6. Webmaster
    Section 7. Treasurer

Article III - Executive Committee

Article IV - Fiscal & Administrative Year

Article V - Membership Year

Article VI - Election of Officers & Board Members

Article VII - Eligibility
    Section 1. School
    Section 2. Directors
    Section 3. Students
    Section 4. Missed Meeting or Deadline Penalty

Article VIII - Contest and Festival Fees
    Section 1. Membership, Festival, and Entry Fees
    Section 2. Fee Deadlines and Refunds

Article IX - Recognized Events

Article X - Audition & Contest Rules & Regulations
    Section 1. Event Forms and General Rules
    Section 2. Senior High Concert Choir Festival
    Section 3. Sight-reading
    Section 4. Junior High Choir Festival
    Section 5. Swing/Show Choir Festival
    Section 6. Solo and Ensemble Festival
    Section 7. All-West Choirs and All-State Choirs

    Section 8. WTVMEA Vocal Scholarship Competition
    Section 9. WTVMEA Choral Competition Contest

Article XI - Contest & Festival Chairpersons
    Section 1. Chairpersons and Co-chairpersons
    Section 2. Duties of Chairpersones

Article XII - Awards

Article XIII - Music Selection Committee

Article XIV - Ratings
    Section 1. Choir Festivals
    Section 2. Ratings Combinations
    Section 3. All-West and All-State Auditions

Article XV - Amendments

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