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Meet the 2024 Biennial NAfME Music Research and Teacher Education Conference Keynote Speaker: Omar Thomas

Meet Acclaimed Jazz Musician, Educator, Arranger, and Award-Winning Composer Omar Thomas The conference took place September 25–28, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. Described as “elegant, beautiful, sophisticated, intense, and crystal clear…

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GRAMMY Music Educator Award

203 NAfME Members Named 2025 GRAMMY Music Educator AwardTM Quarterfinalists

203 of the 2025 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 announced 215…

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22 NAfME Members Named 2024 CMA Foundation Music Teachers of Excellence

22 NAfME Members Named 2024 CMA Foundation Music Teachers of Excellence On May 7, NAfME Music Education Policy Roundtable and corporate member CMA Foundation honored 30 music educators during Teacher…

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2024 MIOSM Web Feature

March 2024 Marks the 39th Music In Our Schools Month®

For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt at NAfME catherinah@nafme.org or (703) 860-4000 March 2024 Marks the 39th Music In Our Schools Month® This Year’s MIOSM® Theme Is “I See ME…

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2024 NAfME Election Results

NAfME Elects Cecil Adderley 2024–2026 National President-Elect

NAfME North Central, Southern, and Western Division Presidents-Elect Also Elected On February 9, 2024, the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) announced the 2024–2026 National President-Elect, Cecil Adderley, elected by…

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GRAMMY Music Educator Award

NAfME Member Annie Ray Named 2024 GRAMMY Music Educator AwardTM Honoree

For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt catherinah@nafme.org or (571) 323-3395 National Association for Music Education Member Annie Ray Named 2024 GRAMMY Music Educator AwardTM Honoree HERNDON, VA (February 5, 2024)—The…

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SBO+ 2023 50+ Directors Who Make a Difference

SBO+ 2023 50+ Directors Who Make a Difference 37 Are NAfME Members In December 2023, School Band and Orchestra Plus (SBO+) magazine announced its “50+ Directors of Music Who Make…

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NFHS “Outstanding Music Educators” of 2024 Include 16 NAfME Members

NFHS “Outstanding Music Educators” of 2024 Include 16 NAfME Members On January 22, 2024, National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) announced the 2024 NFHS Performing Arts Educator Award recipients, including 22…

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GRAMMY Music Educator Award

Six of Ten GRAMMY Music Educator Finalists for 2024 Are NAfME Members

Six of Ten GRAMMY Music Educator Finalists for 2024 Are NAfME Members  The Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Museum® announced ten finalists for the 2024 GRAMMY Music Educator Award™, and six of…

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2024 Call for Nominations: NAfME Senior Researcher Award

2024 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, awards the…

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