ENMU Student Chapter
Grow as a musician, educator, and leader.
ACDA at Eastern New Mexico University is a welcoming community where members grow through engaging, collaborative experiences while building meaningful friendships and professional connections.
Upcoming event
Merry Music Monday
ACDA invites you to kick off the holiday season with us. Grab a cup of cocoa, help deck the halls of the Music Building, and sing a few carols with friends. Everyone is welcome.
Monday, November 30
6:30–7:30 PM
ENMU Music Building
- Treats & activities
- Hot cocoa bar
- Decorating the building
- Music & caroling provided
What is that?
Four letters, one choral community.
American
Choral
Directors
Association
ENMU ACDA is for people who love music, singing, and choral education. The chapter brings together students who share an interest in choral music, develop their musical skills, and learn more about becoming future music educators and choral leaders.
You don’t need to be a music education major to be part of it. Nationally, ACDA welcomes anyone interested in choral music as a student member, and student chapters give future choral directors a way to be directly involved with their professional organization while still in college, according to the ACDA Student Chapter FAQ.
“The mission of ACDA is to inspire excellence and nurture lifelong involvement in choral music for everyone through education, performance, composition and advocacy.”
What we do
Five ways members grow
Conduct
Hands-on conducting practice with peers at Making Music Mondays.
Score Study
Learn how directors prepare a piece before they ever step on the podium.
Repertoire
Explore choral literature you’ll want in your toolkit as a future educator.
Connect
Build friendships and professional connections across the music program.
Lead
Step into officer roles, plan events, and serve the campus and community.
Meetings
Mondays are for music.
Every meeting is at 6:30 in the ENMU Choir Room. Anyone is welcome, with any kind of music.
Anyone & any music
Making Music Mondays
When: Every first and third Monday of the month
Where: Choir Room at 6:30
Why: To get some conducting practice
All members
Mandatory Mondays
What: Chapter meeting that happens every other Monday
Who: All members (anyone!)
When: 6:30 in the Choir Room
Member of the Month
Celebrating the people who make it happen
Each month the chapter recognizes a member whose energy and dedication stand out.
Ximena Torres
Member of the Month, September 2026
Ezequiel Barajas
Member of the Month, October 2026
Service
No Hound Walks Alone
For National Suicide Prevention Month, chapter members joined the ENMU campus in blue, painting hopeful messages on rocks and sharing a simple reminder: you are enough.
#paws4purpose
If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, available 24/7.
Become a member
Join the national ACDA as a student
Students join the national American Choral Directors Association as student members, then get involved on campus through our chapter, as explained in the ACDA Student Chapter FAQ.
$15 per year, national student dues
Dues per ACDA Individual Membership. All students are welcome to participate in chapter activities.
What student members get
- Online access to Choral Journal, ChorTeach, and the International Journal for Research in Choral Singing
- Register for state, regional, and national conferences, including student conducting masterclasses
- The ACDA Career Center, plus one free résumé review
- Repertoire tools, reading sessions, and Musica International’s virtual choral library
- Student awards like the Brock Prize for Student Composers
Benefits summarized from ACDA Member Benefits and ACDA Student Activities & Resources.
Follow along
Find us on social
Meeting reminders, event photos, and Member of the Month announcements land on our socials first.
Tag your choir photos with #paws4purpose and #ONEACDA.
Get in touch
Questions? Come say hi.
Send us a message on Facebook or Instagram, email our chapter president, or just show up to the Choir Room on a Monday at 6:30.