Become A Member!
By joining NATS you are joining the largest association of voice professionals in the world. With nearly 7,000 members, NATS has been promoting quality voice teaching and research on the voice since 1944. NATS' focus on the professional education of its members has resulted in numerous conferences, workshops, and chapter activities featuring the leading teachers and researchers of our time. Your membership in NATS includes reduced registration rates for these events and your students are eligible to participate in NATS sponsored auditions and competitions.
After following the step by step process to apply for membership, you will be able to immediately access the wealth of information and educational opportunities afforded NATS members. Thanks for joining us and encourage your friends who are voice professionals to join us as well.
We look forward to serving you and your students!
For those who are RENEWING their membership, simply visit NATS.org and use the “Log in” button on the upper right corner of the home page.
Instructions for Online Membership Application:
1) Visit NATS.org/Membership_Types.html
2) Choose the appropriate membership category and click “Apply Now”.
3) Enter the information requested.
4) Read the Code of Ethics and click to agree to abide by it by checking the box (required for membership).
5) Review the information entered and make any changes if necessary. Click on “Submit” if everything is correct.
6) Enter your preferred payment information.
7) You will receive a confirmation letter after your application is complete!
8) In order to belong to NATS-LA Chapter, you MUST choose the Los Angeles Chapter and pay the additional $50 LA Chapter dues.
Why Join?
There are many benefits to being a member of NATS and the Los Angeles Chapter of NATS....
The Los Angeles Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS-LA) is the largest NATS chapter in the nation. We offer our local members many diverse opportunities for expanding their teaching knowledge, networking and enabling their students to participate in competitions, evaluations and Master classes. Those who join NATS and their local chapters find themselves in a community of friends and colleagues who are all seeking the same goal: excellence in teaching and singing, both for themselves and their students.
PLEASE NOTE: You must be a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing before joining any local chapter. Click Here for information on joining NATS: www.nats.org
National Association of Teachers of Singing
• Scope: NATS is the largest association of teachers of singing in the world, with members in more than twenty-five countries.
• Education: Members have access to lifelong learning experiences such as master classes, workshops, and conferences, held at the district, regional, and national levels.
• Journal of Singing: NATS members receive the Journal of Singing as a benefit of membership. Published five times annually, this scholarly journal features articles on all aspects of singing and the teaching of singing, written by distinguished scholars from around the world.
• Student Auditions: One of the benefits widely enjoyed by NATS members is the privilege of taking students to annual state and regional auditions, where they may sing for a panel of teachers and receive positive comments and feedback on their work as singers and performers.
• Employment Opportunities: Members have access to an online database of positions currently available at colleges and universities across the United States and Canada. In addition, members mayplace their contact information on the Voluntary Teacher database, accessed regularly by students seeking private voice teachers in their areas.
• Networking: NATS has over 7,000 members, many of whom are faculty at colleges and universities worldwide. Most NATS teachers are active in performance as well, and have invaluable contacts in the professional worlds of both singing and teaching. Members may access contact information for any other members through the online directory.
• Support for Young/New Teachers of Singing: NATS recognizes an ongoing commitment to support and encourage the development of teachers of singing who are beginning their careers. To that end, qualified members may apply for the NATS Intern Program (an intensive summer course wherein the recipient teaches students under the direction of several master teachers), and/or the YOUNG LEADERS AWARD (a grant to underwrite the cost of attendance to one of the NATS national conferences.) NATS Chats is an interactive discussion group online that many members find invaluable as a resource.
Get Involved!
Getting involved in your NATS-LA Chapter is the best way to maximize the benefit you receive from your membership.
We have some exciting events planned throughout the year, which always come off more smoothly and successfully with the help of our members.
Here are just a few of the types of ways you might help:
Program typesetting Collecting tickets
Setting up signs at the venue Set up/Clean up committee
Handing out programs Judging auditions
Assisting with hospitality/refreshments Room monitor for auditions
Which event(s) would you like to help with in 2023-24? You may choose more than one!