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NAfME Releases New Strategic Plan Moving the Music Education Profession Progressively Forward

For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt catherinah@nafme.org or (571) 323-3395 National Association for Music Education Releases New Strategic Plan Moving the Music Education Profession Progressively Forward RESTON, VA (November 22,…

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Thirteen of the 2023 GRAMMY Music Educator Award™ Semifinalists Are NAfME Members

Thirteen of the 2023 GRAMMY Music Educator Award™ Semifinalists Are NAfME Members Announcing the 25 Selected Semifinalists The Recording Academy™ and GRAMMY Museum® have announced the 25 semifinalists for the 2023 GRAMMY Music…

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David Circle Portrait

In Memoriam: David E. Circle

David E. Circle, President of MENC: The National Association for Music Education, 2004–2006 David E. Circle, a beloved president of the MENC: The National Association for Music Education (now NAfME),…

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Together We Are NAfME

“Together, We Are NAfME!”—A Back-to-School Message from NAfME President Scott R. Sheehan

“Together, We Are NAfME!” A Back-to-School Message from NAfME President Scott R. Sheehan NAfME President Scott R. Sheehan welcomes music educators to the new school year with a message about…

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Ron Meers and John Stroube Honored as 2022 Lowell Mason Fellows

For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt at NAfME catherinah@nafme.org or (703) 860-4000 Ron Meers and John Stroube Honored as 2022 Lowell Mason Fellows RESTON, VA (August 1, 2022)—In June, National…

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NAfME Awards Shannon Kelly Kane Scholarships to Kelsey Zetzl of Butler University and Hannah Combs of Oakland University

  For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt at NAfME catherinah@nafme.org or (571) 323-3395 National Association for Music Education Awards Shannon Kelly Kane Scholarships to Kelsey Zetzl of Butler University and…

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NAfME Awards Four Collegiate Members and Seven Institutions’ Collegiate Chapters for Excellence and Achievement

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jazzmone Sutton JazzmoneS@nafme.org or 703-860-4000  National Association for Music Education Awards Four Collegiate Members and Seven Institutions’ Collegiate Chapters for Excellence and Achievement RESTON, VA (July…

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NASPAAM leaders 2022

NAfME Celebrates 50th Anniversary of NASPAAM with Resolution

On June 22, 2022, NAfME President Scott R. Sheehan announced at the 2022 National Leadership Assembly in Reston, Virginia, that NAfME would formally recognize the 50th anniversary of the National…

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Scott Sheehan

Scott R. Sheehan Begins Term as NAfME National President, 2022–2024

For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt catherinah@nafme.org or (571) 323-3395 Scott R. Sheehan Begins Term as National Association for Music Education National President, 2022–2024 RESTON, VA (June 30, 2022)—On June…

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percussion instruments in a high school band room

National Association for Music Education Awards Two, Two-Year Research Projects

Projects Focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Music Education and Standards-Based Music Achievement in Instrumental Music Education As part of an ongoing series of research projects that the National…

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