The NAfME National Music Research and Teacher Education Conference
will be presented in a virtual format in 2021.
Thursday, February 25 and Friday, February 26 will include four blocks of presentations, followed by a poster session (with breaks provided throughout). Saturday, February 27 will include the Senior Researcher Address and additional meetings. We are pleased to feature a keynote address by Mackie V. Spradley, Clifford K. Madsen, and Marie McCarthy.
Registration is $50 for NAfME members, $195 for nonmembers. Receive a print copy of the classic publication Vision 2020: The Housewright Symposium on the Future of Music Education—updated with new context for 2020—for just $15 with your registration.
Note: All conference sessions will be archived with all content available for an entire year to registrants.
*Registration for the 2021 NAfME Music Research and Teacher Education Conference will close on Friday, February 26, 2021. Registration cancellations on or before February 22, 2021 will be permitted a 50% refund. Cancellations after February 22, 2021 will not be provided a refund.
Announcing: PreK-12 Learning Collaborative
For attendees:
PreK–12 music educators, join in a new vision for music education at Bringing the Future into Focus, the 2021 NAfME National Conference! Join your fellow music educators and researchers online in February, when we’ll come together to lead our profession’s direction, engage with each other as colleagues, and inspire one another. Don’t miss powerful sessions selected from submissions from your fellow members. Sessions will be presented both asynchronously and live with PreK–12 live sessions available on Saturday, February 27, ending with a virtual happy hour.
The NAfME member rate of $50 includes all programming (the 2021 Music Research and Teacher Education Conference and the PreK–12 Learning Collaborative).
For those interested in sponsoring:
A limited number of sponsored sessions will be included in this day long format on Saturday, February 27. This is your opportunity to introduce your product or service in an engaging and economical format. To secure a sponsored session, please contact Ashley Wales at AshleyW@nafme.org or 571-323-3391.
Below is a preliminary schedule, in Eastern Standard Time. A complete schedule will be available in January 2021.
February 25–27, 2021
Thursday, February 25
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10:00 AM |
Opening Welcome Session
The plenary talks have been prerecorded. Join in at 10 AM EST to discuss the future of music education with the plenary speakers and be welcomed to the conference by the chairs of the Society for Research in Music Education (SRME) and the Society for Music Teacher Education (SMTE). |
Featured Plenary Speakers:
Welcome from
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10:30 AM |
Concurrent Sessions begin |
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12:00 PM |
Break |
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12:30 PM |
Concurrent Sessions |
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2:00 PM |
Break |
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2:30 PM |
Concurrent Sessions |
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4:00 PM |
Break |
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4:30 PM |
Symposia and Special Interest Sessions |
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5:30 PM |
Research Poster Session 1 |
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7:00 PM |
Conclusion of Conference Day 1 |
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Friday, February 26
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10:00 AM |
Concurrent Sessions begin |
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11:30 AM |
Break |
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12:00 PM |
Concurrent Sessions |
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1:30 PM |
Break |
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2:00 PM |
Special Research Interest Group Sessions |
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3:30 PM |
Break |
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4:00 PM |
Special Research Interest Group Sessions |
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5:30 PM |
Research Poster Session 2 |
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7:00 PM |
Conclusion of Conference Day 2 |
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Saturday, February 27
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10:00 AM |
Senior Researcher Award and Society for Research in Music Education Meeting |
Plenary Session:
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11:30 AM |
Areas of Strategic Planning and Action Sessions |
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11:30 AM |
Initial Meeting |
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1:00 PM |
Areas of Strategic Planning and Action Sessions (ASPAs) |
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2:30 PM |
Conclusion of Conference Day 3 |
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2:30 PM |
Editorial Board Meetings |
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