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Welcome to the Classical Mandolin Society of America web site!

CMSA members are found in nearly every state in the U.S. and 11 foreign countries. Our members play primarily mandolin, mandola, mandocello, guitar or bass and/or are teachers, conductors and composers of mandolin music. However, it's not even necessary to be a musician to be a member!

Since the CMSA was formed in the Fall of 1986, interest in classical mandolin has surged. It's the aim of CMSA to nurture the growth and assist those interested in pursuing the art of mandolin playing. Now, in our 21st year, CMSA remains at the forefront of things "mandolinistic" and we're pleased to invite you to join us!

This Just In...
5/15/08	The 2008 CMSA Convention dates have been set: October 15 - 19, 2008! Click HERE for more!
4/18/08	INFORMATION REQUEST! Do any of you know the status of the Portland Mandophonic Orchestra's conductor JIM CULVER? If so, please click HERE and tick the WEBSITE box to email me with your update. Thanks!
4/07/08	Need music? No need to search all over the Web! Here is a handy collection of classical mandolin music source links, courtesy of Jim Garber. Click HERE.
4/03/08	The mandolin world is alive and humming! Here's news of the 2008 Korean Mandolin Festival! Check it out HERE.
2/06/08	Calling All Mandolin Site Webmasters: Do your members want to know about the 2008 CMSA Convention? Please add this link to your website! Click HERE.
1/18/08	IT'S FINALLY HERE! Check out the new CMSA Member Classified Ads! If you are a member, log-in and create an ad! It's free! It's cool! Sell all your music-related stuff! Otherwise, click on the new menu item "CMSA Classifieds" above and have a look at a sample ad!
1/1/08	A very Happy New Year to you all! There's a new feature to try out! Look in the menu above, it's called "Contact CMSA!" and it's a much-enhanced method to get in touch with the folks that make this organization run. We'd love to hear from you!
12/19/07	Our founder NORMAN LEVINE passed away December 7, 2007. If you would like to record a memory or anecdote about Norman, please leave a comment in our NORMAN LEVINE guestbook. Click HERE
12/05/07	The 2007 CMSA Mandolin Contest Performances? Look under ARCHIVES above...
11/26/07	Pardon our dust! New improvements to the webpage are in progress! First, note there's a NEW MENU system (see the top edge of the page). This was changed so more content could be added. This is just the beginning! Very soon, look for NEW, MEMBERS ONLY features: - a new Mandolin Journal article upload page - a mandolin classified page - a "feedback" page so you can tell us what YOU think ...and MORE! Stay tuned to this space!
11/03/07	Whew! The 2007 Convention in Sarasota was a blast! Click HERE for important news about the 2008 Convention location! I'll be posting pictures and sound files for 2007 as soon as I can. Stay tuned...
9/09/07	Free Mandolin Lessons! Here's a great example of what the Web does best! The following link takes you to MUSICMOOSE.ORG, to the Mandolin section. Watch Anthony Hannigan's great technique lessons! Click HERE. Check out his Cross-Picking lesson on YouTube, click HERE.
5/26/07	Curious how to get started playing the (classical) mandolin? Have a look at this new page: Getting Started. (If you experienced players have some ideas, send 'em along and I'll post them, too!)

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