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The Music Educator Award recognizes current educators who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and who demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in the schools.
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How do you guide students through the creative process in a way that feels authentic, modern, and student-driven? Lauren Reynolds shares her two-week Background Music Project.
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NAfME Members Among Those Named 2026 CMA Foundation Music Teachers of Excellence On May 7, 2026, NAfME Music Education Policy Roundtable member CMA Foundation honored 30 music educators during Teacher…
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In the May 2026 School Band and Orchestra Plus (SBO+), they announced their “50+ Music Teachers Who Make a Difference.” Of those, 38 honorees are NAfME members.
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Adjudication is meant to validate preparation, growth, and artistry. Yet, as educators, we must also prepare students to understand the system itself, its strengths, its limitations, and its human element.
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A new rule from the U.S. Department of Education, finalized at the end of April 2026, marks a noteworthy shift in how graduate students are classified for federal student loan purposes., carrying real implications for future music educators and others pursuing advanced degrees in education.
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By Kendra Kay Friar, Academic Editor of the Journal of General Music Education This article was first published in the April 2026 issue of Journal of General Music Education. As the…
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This is what the research-to-practice pipeline should look like: Empirical research identifies problems; APPP documents implementation attempts; more empirical research evaluates effectiveness at scale.
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We talk about what is right for our (school) kids and what is best for our programs, but if we are not in a state of mental wellness and rest, then we are not what is best for our programs.
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Once every two years, NAfME’s Society for Research in Music Education (SRME) awards two research grants of up to $10,000 each to support innovative research tackling important and timely issues in the field. We interviewed the two 2025 grantees—Beatriz Ilari and Julia Shaw—to learn about their research and key takeaways for music educators.
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