Collegiate

Students posing for photo at 2025 NAfME Collegiate Leadership Summit

Finding the Funds: Get Yourself to the NAfME Collegiate Leadership Advocacy Summit

Finding the Funds Get Yourself to the 2026 NAfME Collegiate Leadership Advocacy Summit By Ben Reyes, Senior Manager, Member Programs Picture this: Washington, DC. Standing on Capitol Hill. Dozens of…

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Remembering the Spark: A Letter to Our Future Selves

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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The Lived Experiences of Black Undergraduate Music Education Students in Predominantly White Schools of Music

We Wear the Mask The Lived Experiences of Black Undergraduate Music Education Students in Predominantly White Schools of Music By NAfME Member Quinton D. Parker This article first appeared in…

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The 2025 NAfME Collegiate Kickoff Week: A Nationwide Celebration

The 2025 NAfME Collegiate Kickoff Week A Nationwide Celebration  By Ben Reyes, NAfME Membership & Collegiate Program Manager This September marked the return of the annual NAfME Collegiate Kickoff Week:…

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Q&A with Mark Reynolds, Brass Lecturer

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Staff Spotlight Q&A with Mark Reynolds, Brass Lecturer This blog is sponsored by NAfME Corporate member Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS). This article first appeared on…

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The 2025 NAfME Collegiate Leadership Advocacy Summit: Sound Advocacy, Music Matters

The 2025 NAfME Collegiate Leadership Advocacy Summit Sound Advocacy, Music Matters  By Ben Reyes, NAfME Membership Manager The 2025 NAfME Collegiate Leadership Summit returned this year for another three days…

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Preparing Musicians for Lives They Love

Preparing Musicians for Lives They Love By NAfME Member José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D.  Music educators carry a remarkable responsibility: preparing students to lead a high school band, produce professional-level tracks…

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Faculty-Alumni Projects That Empower Students

Faculty-Alumni Projects That Empower Students By NAfME Members Dr. José Valentino Ruiz and Derris Lee As music educators and academic leaders, one of our most powerful tools for advancing student…

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2025 Shannon Kelly Kane scholarship presentation to Amari Junkins by NAfME President Deb Confredo.

NAfME Awards Shannon Kelly Kane Scholarships to Allyson Horvath of the University of Indianapolis and Amari Junkins of Ohio Northern University

HERNDON, VA (June 23, 2025) – The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) honored Allyson Horvath of the University of Indianapolis and Amari Junkins of Ohio Northern University as the…

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NAfME Awards Six Collegiate Members and Nine Institutions’ Collegiate Chapters for Excellence and Achievement

HERNDON, VA (May 15, 2025) – The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) will recognize the NAfME Collegiate Chapters of nine schools as “Chapters of Excellence” this June during the…

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