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Nominations for 2026 Lowell Mason Fellows Open Through May 1, 2026, 11:59PM ET The Lowell Mason Fellow distinction is one of music education’s most important honors and is designed to…
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Simplify Sign-Ups, Payments, and Waivers for Music Programs This blog is sponsored by NAfME Corporate member Cheddar Up. Running a music program involves way more than music. When it comes…
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Thanks to generous grants from the Music Man Foundation and the CMA Foundation, NAfME recently developed a new suite of free, downloadable state advocacy resources.
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Music In Our Schools Month® 2026 “United Through Music” Song Bracket By NAfME Member Elizabeth Caldwell The original blog first appeared on the Organized Chaos blog. This year the theme…
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Making Key Changes to Advocate for a Vital Part of Every Student’s Education By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl “To be an activist is to speak. To be an advocate…
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Top 10 #MusicEd Blogs of 2025 Here’s a look back at the Top 10 most-read NAfME Blogs of 2025. We thank NAfME members and corporate members for sharing your ideas,…
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Remembering the Spark A Letter to Our Future Selves By NAfME member Daniel Abrahams What if you could sit down with the version of yourself who first decided to become…
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95 NAfME Members Named 2026 CMA Foundation Music Teachers of Excellence Award Semifinalists On December 10, 2025, NAfME Music Education Policy Roundtable member CMA Foundation named 222 music educators as…
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Gary P. Gilroy of California State University, Fresno Named Recipient of the 2025 George N. Parks Award HERNDON, VA (December 8, 2025)—The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is proud…
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Seven of Ten GRAMMY Music Educator Finalists for 2026 Are NAfME Members The Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Museum® announced ten finalists for the 2026 GRAMMY Music Educator Award™, and seven of…
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