The American Drum Line Association is established to provide percussionist at every level the opportunity to improve through performance. Good musicianship, sportsmanship, and skill improvement are the goals of the Association.

American Music Conference (AMC)
http://www.amc-music.com/

Celebrating 50 years as the only national organization dedicated to the promotion of music, music making and music education to the general public, AMC press activities have reached over 900 million people through significant national media stories, television programming, advocacy, Public Service Campaigns and other media focused information.

Bands of America
http://www.bands.org

BOA is a non-profit organization that offers educational and competitive opportunities for youth. This includes a National Concert Band Festival, National Percussion Festival, Summer Band Symposium, and Grand Nationals marching competition.Bands of America’s mission is to support the development of a positive self-worth in every participant involved in the band activity - performers, teachers, parents, and community - through a series of internationally acclaimed events. Bands of America focuses on individual character building, self-discipline, leadership qualities and the fostering of our American value system."

Drum Corps International
http://www.dci.org/

Drum Corps International (DCI) is a non-profit youth organization servicing the world's junior drum and bugle corps and related activities.

Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation
http://www.mhopus.org/

The Mr. Hollands Opus Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting instrumental music nationwide by partnering with businesses, schools, and communities to provide new and refurbished musical instruments to qualified schools and individual students.

Music Educators National Conference (MENC)
http://www.menc.org/

MENC’s mission is to advance music education as a profession and to ensure that every child in America has access to a balanced, sequential, high-quality education that includes music as a core subject of study.

National Association of School Music Dealers (NASMD)
http://www.musicindustry.com/associations/nasmd.html

The National Association of School Music Dealers (NASMD) is an organization of music retailers devoted to promoting and servicing local school music programs. We encourage you to contact the association for assistance in finding a qualified local retailer of musical merchandise.

National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM)
http://www.namm.com/

NAMM's mission to "strengthen and unify the music products industry and increase the number of active music makers" is supported by over 6,000 music products retailers, manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and publishers located in the United States and in more than 100 other countries.

Percussion Marketing Council (PMC)
http://www.playdrums.com/

Formed in 1995, the Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) is the trade organization of the drum and percussion industry. Its members are drum and percussion manufacturers, suppliers and dealers and it is governed by a board made up of a representative group of members.
The goals of the PMC are two-fold:
1. To unify the drum industry by providing a forum for intra-industry communication.
2. To expand the drum market by promoting drumming as a positive activity for the general public through a variety of activities.

Percussive Arts Society (PAS)
http://www.pas.org/

The Percussive Arts Society (PAS®) is a not-for-profit service organization. Its purpose is educational, promoting drums and percussion through a viable network of performers, teachers, students, enthusiasts and sustaining members. PAS accomplishes its goals through publications, a worldwide network of chapters, the World Percussion Network (WPN®), the Percussive Arts Society International Headquarters/Museum and the annual Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC®).

Winter Guard International (WGI)
http://www.wgi.org/

WGI is a not for profit corporation devoted to promoting the pageantry arts. WGI coordinates contests for Winter Guards (a.k.a. Color Guards), Indoor Percussion Units and Marching Bands.