Sections support large areas of professional interest within the Society membership. Sections elect their own officers and in some cases collect nominal dues on a volunteer basis. Select from the following links to learn more about SEM sections.

• African Music
• Applied Ethnomusicology
• Crossroads Project on Diversity and Difference
• Dance, Movement, and Gesture Section
• Education
• Gender and Sexualities Taskforce
• Latin American and Caribbean Music Section
• Popular Music
  
• Religion, Music and Sound Section
• Section on the Status of Women
• South Asian Performing Arts Section