Active membership shall be granted to any individual in the Eastern District actively engaged in directing bands or teaching wind and percussion instrumental music, and is a member of the North Carolina Music Educators Association.

Each member of the organization must pay the $10 annual membership fee and complete the online registration form before he/she is eligible to receive any of the information from the district or have students participate in any district events. The deadline for membership for each academic year is October 1st. After this deadline, the membership dues are $75. Membership is not considered current until BOTH the online registration has been submitted and payment has been received. In order for students to participate in any district event, such as All-District Auditions, MPA, or Solo and Ensemble MPA, the director must be a paid member TWO WEEKS prior to the early registration deadline for that particular event.

Membership dues should be sent to the NCBA Eastern Treasurer at the following address (checks payable to NCBA Eastern District):

Brewster Middle School
attn: Beverly Goehring
883 Stone Street
Camp Lejeune, NC 28547


Counties included in the Eastern District:
  • Beaufort
  • Bertie
  • Camden
  • Carteret
  • Chowan
  • Craven
  • Currituck
  • Dare
  • Edgecombe
  • Gates
  • Greene
  • Halifax
  • Hertford
  • Hyde
  • Jones
  • Lenoir
  • Martin
  • Nash
  • New Hanover
  • Northampton
  • Onslow
  • Pamlico
  • Pasquotank
  • Pender
  • Perquimans
  • Pitt
  • Tyrell
  • Washington
  • Wayne
  • Wilson