westchester county school music association inc

Name

westchester county school music association inc

Legal name

Westchester County School Music Association Inc

Website

https://wcsma.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Education Services

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111), Musical Groups and Artists (71113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Group Music Classes & Ensembles (Band, Orchestra, Choir) (EDAMANAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Music & Dance Festivals (Non-Commercial/Local) (MPAGAEAH)

Keywords

• Music education festivals
• School music programs
• Music adjudication services
• Student ensemble festivals
• Music educator association

Headquarters

HQ city

Mount Kisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Festival Registration Fees: Revenue generated from student participation fees for various music festivals including Solo Festivals (Levels 1-6), All-State Solo auditions, and Majors Fee Schedule for ensemble-level competitions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

WCSMA organizes adjudicated music festivals and ensemble programs for school music students across Westchester County, New York. Its portfolio includes NYSSMA Solo Festivals (Levels 1-6), Area All-State, All-County, All-County Jazz, All-State (2025), and Piano Festival. The association also provides professional networking, advocacy, and communication channels for NYSSMA-affiliated school music teachers, who are the sole registrars for student participation.

Product overview

WCSMA is a county unit of the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) and the National Association for Music Educators (NAfME). The organization operates a portfolio of music education festivals and ensemble programs including NYSSMA Solo Festivals (with Levels 1-6 evaluations), Area All-State ensembles, All County festivals, All County Jazz programs, All-State 2025 ensembles, and Piano Festivals. The association connects school music programs across Westchester County through organized adjudication festivals and provides professional development resources for music educators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NYSSMA Solo Festivals

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWCSMA is a county unit of NYSSMA. The organization operates under NYSSMA's framework for music festivals, rules and regulations, and manual guidelines. Students participate in NYSSMA-sponsored festivals and adjudications.
• National Association for Music Educators (NAfME)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWCSMA is a county unit of NAfME, connecting local school music programs to the national organization for resources, advocacy, and professional development.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• National Association for Music Educators (NAfME): NAfME is the national-level parent organization of WCSMA through the federation structure. It sets national policy for music education, advocacy, and professional development, and WCSMA's programs are aligned with NAfME's evaluation standards.
• National Federation of State Music Associations (national federation of NAfME affiliates): The umbrella federation for state-level music education associations of which WCSMA is part via NYSSMA. Comparable governance and federation structure, but operating at multi-state rather than county scope.

Direct peers

• New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA): WCSMA is a county unit of NYSSMA, the state-level body that governs music festivals and adjudication statewide. NYSSMA runs the same festival formats at state level (e.g., All-State) and provides the rules, manual, and adjudication framework WCSMA operates under.
• Music Teachers National Association (MTNA): MTNA is a national membership association serving music teachers across all U.S. states. Like WCSMA, MTNA organizes performance evaluation and adjudication programs (e.g., Junior, Senior, and Young Artist Performance Competitions) for students of teacher-members.

Emerging players

• American Choral Directors Association (ACDA): ACDA operates choir adjudication festivals and convention performances that overlap with WCSMA's choral ensemble tracks (All-County Choir, All-State Choir). Serves a related but choral-focused segment of school music students.
• Music for All (Bands of America): Music for All runs national concert and jazz band festivals and championships. Overlaps with WCSMA's instrumental track (All-County Jazz, Area All-State band) at a national competitive tier rather than local adjudication.

Regional players

• Nassau County Music Educators Association (NCMEA): NCMEA runs county-level school music festivals in Nassau County, Long Island. Direct functional equivalent to WCSMA in a neighboring NY county, organized around All-County, Solo, and NYSSMA-aligned events.
• Suffolk County Music Educators' Association (SCMEA): SCMEA is the Long Island counterpart to WCSMA, a county unit of NYSSMA running All-County, Solo, and All-State festivals for Suffolk County school music students. Same structural role in a different geography with nearly identical festival portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/wcsma.ny
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/westchester-county-school-music-association-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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