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Music Changes Lives (MIOSM)

March 2020 Marks the 35th Music In Our Schools Month®

For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt at NAfME catherinah@nafme.org or (703) 860-4000 March 2020 Marks the 35th Music In Our Schools Month® This Year’s MIOSM® Theme Is “Music Changes Lives”…

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NAfME Elects Scott Sheehan 2020–2022 National President-Elect

For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt catherinah@nafme.org or (571) 323-3395 National Association for Music Education Elects Scott Sheehan 2020–2022 National President-Elect NAfME North Central, Southern, and Western Division Presidents-Elect Also…

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NAfME Member Mickey Smith Jr. Named 2020 GRAMMY Music Educator Award Honoree

For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt catherinah@nafme.org or (571) 323-3395 National Association for Music Education Member Mickey Smith Jr. Named 2020 GRAMMY Music Educator AwardTM Honoree All Seven GRAMMY Music…

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Edward F. Protzman Named Recipient of the 2019 George N. Parks Award for Leadership in Music Education

For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt catherinah@nafme.org or (571) 323-3395 Edward F. Protzman of Mason, Ohio, Named Recipient of the 2019 George N. Parks Award from the National Association for…

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Check Out the All-New Teaching Music Magazine

Check Out the All-New Teaching Music Magazine NAfME Members: Your Quarterly Magazine Is Filled with New Regular Features and an Updated Design National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is pleased…

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Arthur Raymond Doughty Honored as a 2019 Lowell Mason Fellow

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina Hurlburt CatherinaH@nafme.org or 571-323-3395 Arthur Raymond Doughty Honored as a 2019 Lowell Mason Fellow RESTON, VA (July 29, 2019)—On June 19, 2019, the National Association…

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NAfME President and Board Chair Kathleen D. Sanz with Martha Wachulec of Montclair State University

NAfME Awards Shannon Kelly Kane Scholarship to Martha Wachulec of Montclair State University

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina Hurlburt CatherinaH@nafme.org or 571-323-3395  National Association for Music Education Awards Shannon Kelly Kane Scholarship to Martha Wachulec of Montclair State University RESTON, VA (July 11,…

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An Important Voice in Music Education

An Important Voice in Music Education In Memoriam Chris Vadala  By NAfME Member Peter J. Perry This article first appeared in the April 2019 issue of Teaching Music magazine. On…

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Washington, DC, Music Education Association Chapter Relaunches

For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt catherinah@nafme.org or (571) 323-3395 Washington, DC, Music Education Association Chapter Relaunches National Association for Music Education Announces New Chapter in the Nation’s Capital RESTON,…

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A Resource for Diversity

A Resource for Diversity Rob Deemer wins the 2018 ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award. By Lori Schwartz Reichl This article first appeared in the April 2019 issue of Teaching…

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