Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access (DEIA)
“Let’s Go-Go” Music, Community, and Social Responsibilities By NAfME Member Katy Ieong Cheng Ho Weatherly This article was first published in the October 2025 issue of the Journal of General Music…
Highlights from the NAfME 2025 Virtual Symposium on Music Education and Students with Disabilities and/or Living in Poverty An Interview with Joseph Abramo and Alice Hammel On November 15, 2025,…
When Music Becomes Healing A Student-Led Collective Rooted in Empathy By Ava Silva Costa, Founder, Arturo Healing Hearts arturohealinghearts.org Music possesses the ability to alter a space before a single…
Making the “Other” Familiar Through Music Education By NAfME Member Elizabeth Caldwell The original article first appeared on the Organized Chaos blog. I believe one of the most important roles…
Chance the Rapper’s Redemption Hip-Hop as a Lifeline for Neurodivergent Music Education By NAfME Members José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D. and Andrew Wang A Mic Drop Moment: Chance’s Revelation When Chance…
Reframing and Reimagining Choir Festival Repertoire Thoughts Going beyond Traditional Adjudicated Performances By Darlene Machacon This article originally appeared in Tactus, spring/summer issue (2025). Permission to reprint is granted by the Western Region American…
Creating Spaces and On-Ramps Welcoming Every Musician in the Classroom By Shane Colquhoun, Chair of the NAfME Council for Innovations, Alabama State University In the fast-evolving landscape of the 21st century,…
Higher Education at a Turning Point Policy Shifts Shaping the Future of Dance Education Amanda Karhuse’s Policy Update from the National Dance Education Organization’s (NDEO) 2025 National Conference By Amber…
Missing Voices A Research Agenda for Music Education Admissions Practices By Ann Marie Stanley This article first appeared in the February 2025 issue of Journal of Music Teacher Education (JMTE).…
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…