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This post includes tips for welcoming students to lessons with suggestions that impact the first five minutes of lessons to get them off to a great start. It’s perfect for back-to-school!
Young people thrive when adults create spaces where they feel safe to ask questions, take risks, encourage one another, and discover strengths they never knew they had.
A U.S. Department of Commerce proposal could raise the already-high cost of purchasing, repairing, and maintaining instruments used by school music programs nationwide. Here’s how you can take action to oppose this proposal.
These ideas are designed to help generate cooperative collaboration between music teachers and educational support professionals to help improve students’ overall musical experience.
If we define modern band by instrumentation and genre, then we limit its possibilities. If we define it by philosophy, then the possibilities become endless.
Surviving the long haul requires radical realism. This means actively choosing where to direct our limited energy so that we can protect what matters most.
With a mix of NAfME national leaders, state captains, advocacy leaders, and collegiate students pursuing careers in music education, every meeting with members of Congress and their staff brought together multiple perspectives on the benefits of high-quality music education.
In a neuro-affirming classroom, we must embrace the idea that success is as diverse as the students we teach.
VMEA’s work during the 2025–2026 school year demonstrates how strong partnerships, intentional advocacy, and unified messaging can drive meaningful change and expand equitable access to music education for all students.
NAfME recognizes Delegate Watts for her outstanding contributions to music and arts education in championing the Virginia bill resulting in the creation of the diploma seal for excellence in fine arts.