Music Education Profession
Teach as if the person in front of you is the whole point, because in that room, finally and truly, they are. That is not a lesser pedagogy. It might be the truest one we have.
The Recording Academy™ and GRAMMY Museum® have announced the 25 semifinalists for the 2027 GRAMMY Music Educator Award™. 22 of the 25 GRAMMY semifinalists are current members of the National Association for Music Education.
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.
The George N. Parks Award honors an exemplary music educator who embodies the characteristics and leadership the late Mr. Parks showed his students every day. Developed by the National Association…
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.
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…
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.
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…
On February 19, 2026, National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) announced the 2026 NFHS Performing Arts Educator Award recipients, including 34 Outstanding Music Educator Awards. Of the music educators honored, 26…
March 2026 Marks the 41st Observance of Music In Our Schools Month® This Year’s MIOSM® Theme Continues as “United Through Music” HERNDON, VA (February 23, 2026)— For more than 40…