The first class was inducted in 1980, with new inductees added in the fall.

A panel appointed by the club established the inaugural list in 2000 and a new inductee is announced every season.

A ceremony is held at the end of each school year to recognize the new inductees.

Each year new inductees are added at a dinner ceremony in October.

Selection criteria for new inductees include positive works in the community and recognized evidence of revolutionary thinking.

Each year at this banquet, the new inductee or inductees are announced.

Each new inductee selects five pieces of music significant to him, her or them.

With the five new inductees, the hall now includes 160 people.

Afterwards, they were retired and replaced by a new inductee.

Five or more new inductees are announced every year or two.