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GRAMMY Music Educator Award

107 of the 2026 GRAMMY Music Educator AwardTM Quarterfinalists Are NAfME Members

107 of the 2026 GRAMMY Music Educator AwardTM Quarterfinalists Are NAfME Members The Music Educator Award Is Presented by The Recording AcademyTM and the GRAMMY Museum® The Recording Academy™ and GRAMMY Museum® has…

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CMA Foundation Music Teachers of Excellence

13 NAfME Members Named 2025 CMA Foundation Music Teachers of Excellence

13 NAfME Members Named 2025 CMA Foundation Music Teachers of Excellence  On May 6, 2025, NAfME Music Education Policy Roundtable member CMA Foundation honored 30 music educators during Teacher Appreciation…

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

Finding the Funds Get Yourself to the 2025 NAfME Collegiate Leadership Advocacy Summit  By Ben Reyes, NAfME Membership Manager  Picture this: Washington, DC. Standing on Capitol Hill. Dozens of music…

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National Coalition for Arts Standards Announces Review of National Arts Standards

National Coalition for Arts Standards (NCAS) Announces Review of National Arts Standards Eleven years after the release of the National Arts Standards in 2014, the National Coalition for Arts Standards…

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2025-2027 Presidents-Elect

NAfME Members Elect 2025–2027 Presidents-Elect for the Eastern, Northwest, and Southwestern Divisions

For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt catherinah@nafme.org or (571) 323-3395 National Association for Music Education Members Elect 2025–2027 Presidents-Elect for the Eastern, Northwest, and Southwestern Divisions HERNDON, VA (February 18,…

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Call for Candidates: 2028–2030 NAfME National President

Call for Candidates 2028–2030 NAfME National President NAfME is seeking candidates for NAfME National President for the years 2028–2030. To qualify, a candidate must: Embody a demonstrated commitment to music education…

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GRAMMY Music Educator Award

NAfME Member Adrian L. Maclin Named 2025 GRAMMY Music Educator AwardTM Honoree

For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt catherinah@nafme.org or (571) 323-3395 National Association for Music Education Member Adrian L. Maclin Named 2025 GRAMMY Music Educator AwardTM Honoree HERNDON, VA (February 3,…

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Tri-M Music Honor Society. Start or renew your chapter today. Join the only national music honor society for students in grades 6 to 12. nafme.org/Tri-M

Tri-M® Music Honor Society and NFHS Present 10 Schools Grants to Start Tri-M® Chapters

Tri-M® Music Honor Society and National Federation of State High School Associations Present 10 Schools Grants to Start Tri-M® Chapters HERNDON, VA (January 15, 2025)—The Tri-M® Music Honor Society (a…

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2026 NAfME – SRME Research Grants

2026 NAfME – SRME Research Grants Request for Proposals (RFP) Overview and Purpose: The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and the Society for Research in Music Education (SRME) invite…

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Sing Democracy 250. Uniting in harmony to renew democracy's promise.

Sing Democracy 250-50 States Program

Sing Democracy 250-50 States Program Your Choir Can Take Part in 2026 By Tina Sayers, Program Director for Sing Democracy 250’s 50 States Program NAfME is proud to support this…

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