About Nampa Musicale


Nampa Musicale is a music club based out of Nampa, Idaho. We are the local club associated with the National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) and Idaho Federation of Music Clubs (IFMC). We were founded and federated in 1959.

Our yearly dues are $30.00 if paid by September, otherwise the fees are $35.00. This includes the National, State, and Local Dues. Members participating in the Festivals also need to purchase a subscription to the NFMC Junior Keynotes (about $6).

We host several events during our musical year, which follows the school year:

We typically have a Fall Potluck luncheon in late-August to mid-September and a Founder's Day Luncheon in mid- January to early February. There may be a minimal charge for these events to help cover the costs of the meeting place and/or the food.  

We host the Nampa Junior Music Festival each year following the guidelines found in the Federation Festivals Bulletin: A Project of The National Federation of Music Clubs

Our Fall Festival features entries in Piano Duets and Ensemble Events, American Patriotic and Folk Song Event, and Hymn Playing Event. The Fall Festival is generally the first Saturday of December. Deadlines for teachers entering students is usually early/mid October. Teachers must pay membership dues to Nampa Musicale and NFMC before they can enter students.

The Spring Jr. Music Festival is held the first Friday and Saturday of March featuring Piano Solos, Concertos, Theory Tests, all Voice, String and Woodwind Events. Friday is held at the College of Idaho in Caldwell, Idaho. Saturday's events are held at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho. The deadline for entering students into the Spring Jr. Music Festival is usually the beginning of December. 

Students dues (as of May 2013) are $15.00 for the first event they enter. This includes the cost of National and State Dues, certificates, the gold cup they will eventually earn with the plaque engraving, and adjudication costs.
The second event they enter is $12.00 (they only have to pay for national dues once).
The theory test is $9.00.

As a club we also host a Music Award Audition for active members students. Yearly we have awarded around $1,200 in award to students 7-12 grades in Piano, String, Winds, and Voice. As a club we raise the money to be awarded to these students. Auditions for Music Awards are in March. 

Nampa Musicale participates in the Gold Cup program through NFMC.  We host a Gold Cup recital for teachers who would like their studio to participate together. Students whom have earned a Gold Cup perform one of their festival pieces for the recital. Also our Music Award winners are asked to perform.

Occasionally we will host teacher workshops, business meetings, or host musical events for the community.

If you would like to join us, please feel free to contact our current president, Teresa Thurgood, through e-mail at nampamusicale@gmail.com. 







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