NAfME News

NAfME Welcomes 32 New Members to the Music Education Policy Roundtable

For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt catherinah@nafme.org or (571) 323-3395 National Association for Music Education Welcomes New Members to the Music Education Policy Roundtable Public Policy Coalition Advocating for High-Quality…

2026 Call for Nominations: NAfME Senior Researcher Award

2026 Call for Nominations NAfME Senior Researcher Award Every two years, the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), in collaboration with the Society for Research in Music Education (SRME), awards…

2026 Biennial NAfME Music Research and Teacher Education Conference Call for Proposals

Call for Proposals—Now Closed The open window for proposal submissions for the 2026 Biennial Conference was January 19 to February 23, 2026. The call for submissions is now closed and…

Back to School with NAfME

Top Resources to Kickstart Your Back-to-School Season Explore our highlighted back-to-school resources below to support your year ahead. Whether you’re a seasoned educator or embarking on your first year as…

NAfME Awards Shannon Kelly Kane Scholarships to Allyson Horvath of the University of Indianapolis and Amari Junkins of Ohio Northern University

HERNDON, VA (June 23, 2025) – The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) honored Allyson Horvath of the University of Indianapolis and Amari Junkins of Ohio Northern University as the…

Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Recognized with 2025 NAfME Excellence in Advocacy Award

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina Hurlburt CatherinaH@nafme.org or 703-860-4000 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Recognized with 2025 NAfME Excellence in Advocacy Award HERNDON, VA (June 16, 2025)—The National Association for Music…

Cindy Marten Honored with the NAfME 2025 Music Education Champion Award

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina Hurlburt CatherinaH@nafme.org or 571-323-3395 Cindy Marten, Secretary of Education for the State of Delaware, Honored with the NAfME 2025 Music Education Champion Award HERNDON, VA…

2024–2025 Tri-M® Music Honor Society National and State Chapters of the Year Announced

HERNDON, VA (May 19, 2025) – The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) announces the 2024–2025 Tri-M® Music Honor Society (Tri-M®) Chapters of the Year. The National Chapter of the Year…

NAfME Awards Six Collegiate Members and Nine Institutions’ Collegiate Chapters for Excellence and Achievement

HERNDON, VA (May 15, 2025) – The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) will recognize the NAfME Collegiate Chapters of nine schools as “Chapters of Excellence” this June during the…

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…