Support the RSCM in the UK

Affiliation

Churches, schools and community choirs are invited to affiliate to the RSCM. This type of membership is for organisations who wish to play an active part in our work.

Affiliation attracts the following benefits:

• Free subscription to two copies of Church Music Quarterly, the magazine dedicated to church musicians, offering a mix of news, features, recommendations and reviews, and the latest news from around the RSCM
• Free subscription to the RSCM email newsletter, with news of the RSCM and the world of church music (optional).
• Free subscription to two copies of Sunday by Sunday, the RSCM liturgy planner, which gives week-by-week guidance on choosing music throughout the year
• 25% discount on copies of RSCM publications bought through RSCM Music Direct
• Discount for places on nationally-organised RSCM residential courses
• Discount on choir robes from J Wippell & Co, and Watts & Company
• Advice and support through our network of local committees
• The Network – information on locally-organised events and courses (most are discounted to RSCM members)
• Recommended fees for church musicians (updated annually) - available on request. (Non-members should call the Incorporated Society of Musicians on 020 7629 4413. Standard organist contracts are also available from the ISM.)

Large parishes, teams or benefices may purchase supplementary copies of the quarterly magazines ("Affiliate Plus" membership).

Affiliate Subscription - 2010
Affiliation for one year (UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man) Supplementary copy of quarterly publications (Affiliate Plus)	£86.00 £25.00

Fees are current until the end of December 2010, and are renewable annually.

How to join as an Affiliate Member (UK, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man)

• download application form
• download Direct Debit mandate (paying by Direct Debit reduces our administrative costs; this saving is passed on to you as a £5 discount on your affiliate subscription)

Individual Membership

As an individual you may wish to join the RSCM and to play a full and active part in our work.

Full Individual membership provides the following benefits:

• Free subscription to a single copy of Church Music Quarterly, the magazine dedicated to church musicians, offering a mix of news, features, recommendations and reviews, and the latest news from around the RSCM
• Free subscription to the RSCM email newsletter, with news of the RSCM and the world of church music (optional)
• Free subscription to a single copy of Sunday by Sunday, the RSCM liturgy planner, which gives week-by-week guidance on choosing music throughout the year
• 25% discount on single copies of RSCM publications bought through RSCM Music Direct (NB: in 2010 this changes to 12.5% discount on multiple copies)
• Discount for single places on centrally-organised RSCM residential courses
• Advice and support through our network of local committees
• The Network – information on locally-organised events and courses (most are discounted to RSCM members)
• Recommended fees for church musicians (updated annually) - available on request. (Non-members should call the Incorporated Society of Musicians on 020 7629 4413. Standard organist contracts are also available from the ISM.)
  

Individual Membership Subscription - 2010
Individual Membership for one year (UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man)	£48.00

Fees are current until the end of December 2010, and are renewable annually.

How to join as an Individual Member (UK, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man)

• download application form
• download Direct Debit mandate (paying by Direct Debit reduces our administrative costs; this saving is passed on to you as a £2 discount on your membership subscription)

Gift Aid

If you are a UK taxpayer, we can reclaim basic-rate income tax on donations from Individual Members above the subscription amount shown above, if you complete a Gift Aid Declaration. This does not cost you any more but it means that each £25.00 donated is currently worth £32.00 to the RSCM. You can download a Gift Aid form below, or tick the relevant Gift Aid box on the application form.

• download Gift Aid form

Gift Aid Notes:

• You can cancel this declaration at any time by notifying the RSCM.
• You must be a taxpayer paying an amount of income tax and/or capital gains tax at least equal to that the charity reclaims on your donations in the tax year (currently 28p for each £1 you give).
• If in the future your circumstances change and you no longer pay tax on your income and capital gains equal to the tax that the charity reclaims, you can cancel your declaration.
• If you pay tax at the higher rate you can claim further tax relief in your Self Assessment tax return.
• If you are unsure whether your donations qualify for Gift Aid tax relief, ask the RSCM or your local tax office for advice.
• Please notify the RSCM if you change your name or address, or no longer pay tax as specified above.

Friends of the RSCM (the RSCM Annual Fund)

Through the gifts of our Friends and other individual donors, we are able to introduce more and more people to the joy, meaning and beauty that music brings to worship.

We thank our Friends and major donors with a year's subscription to Church Music Quarterly and The Network which lists RSCM events (UK and Ireland only). You may also choose to subscribe to the free email newsletter, and may be invited to RSCM Friends events throughout the year. Founder's Circle donors additionally receive a certificate and a small gift as a sign of our appreciation.

Friends may give to the RSCM at several levels, or an amount of their own choosing:

The RSCM Annual Fund - 2010
Friend Great Friend Best Friend Sir Sydney Nicholson Founder's Circle	£25.00 £100.00 or more £500.00 or more £1,000.00 or more

How to subscribe as a Friend (UK, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man)

• download application form
• download Direct Debit mandate (paying by Direct Debit reduces our administrative costs)
• download Standing Order form

Gift Aid

If you are a UK taxpayer, we can reclaim basic-rate income tax on donations from Friends if you complete a Gift Aid Declaration. This does not cost you any more but it means that each £25.00 donated is currently worth £32.00 to the RSCM. You can download a Gift Aid form below, or tick the relevant Gift Aid box on the application form.

• download Gift Aid form

Gift Aid Notes:

• You can cancel this declaration at any time by notifying the RSCM.
• You must be a taxpayer paying an amount of income tax and/or capital gains tax at least equal to that the charity reclaims on your donations in the tax year (currently 28p for each £1 you give).
• If in the future your circumstances change and you no longer pay tax on your income and capital gains equal to the tax that the charity reclaims, you can cancel your declaration.
• If you pay tax at the higher rate you can claim further tax relief in your Self Assessment tax return.
• If you are unsure whether your donations qualify for Gift Aid tax relief, ask the RSCM or your local tax office for advice.
• Please notify the RSCM if you change your name or address, or no longer pay tax as specified above.