The Leading Tone is the official newsletter of the Regional Orchestra Players Association, a conference of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, and is published quarterly.

Hard copies are distributed to member orchestras in limited supply.

PDF versions from the past several years are archived here.

Current issue:

• Summer 2023: Volume 37, Issue 4

Past issues:

2023

• Winter 2023: Volume 37, Issue 3

2022

• Fall 2022: Volume 37, Issue 2
• Spring 2022: Volume 37, Issue 1
• Winter 2022: Volume 36, Issue 4

2021

• Fall 2021: Volume 36, Issue 3
• Summer 2021: Volume 36, Issue 2
• Spring 2021: Volume 36, Issue 1

2020

• Fall 2020: Volume 35, Issue 4
• Spring 2020: Volume 35, Issue 3
• Winter 2020: Volume 35, Issue 2

2019

• Fall 2019: Vol. 35, Issue 1
• Winter 2019: Vol. 34, Issue 2

2018

• Fall 2018: Vol. 34, Issue 1
• Summer 2018: Vol. 33, Issue 4
• Spring 2018: Vol. 33, Issue 3

2017

• Winter 2018: Vol. 33, Issue 2
• Fall 2017: Vol. 33, Issue 1
• Summer 2017: Vol. 32, Issue 3
• Winter 2017: Vol. 32, Issue 2

2016

• Fall 2016: Vol. 32, Issue 1
• Spring 2016: Vol. 31, Issue 2

2015

• Fall 2015: Vol. 31, Issue 1
• Vol. 30, Issue 2

2014

• Vol. 30, Issue 1

2013

• Vol. 29, Issue 1

2012

• Vol. 28, Issue 2
• Vol. 28, Issue 1

2011

• Vol. 27, Issue 4
• Vol. 27, Issue 3
• Vol. 27, Issue 2
• Vol. 27, Issue 1

2010

• Vol. 26, Issue 4
• Vol. 26, Issue 3
• Vol. 26, Issue 2
• Vol. 26, Issue 1

2009

• Vol. 25, Issue 4
• Vol. 25, Issue 3
• Vol. 25, Issue 2
• Vol. 25, Issue 1

2008

• Vol. 24, Issue 4
• Vol. 24, Issue 3
• Vol. 24, Issue 2
• Vol. 24, Issue 1

2007

• Vol. 23, Issue 4
• Vol. 23, Issue 3
• Vol. 23, Issue 2
• Vol. 23, Issue 1

Additional volumes available upon request.