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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…

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),…

“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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Nearly Half of the 2023 GRAMMY Music Educator AwardTM Quarterfinalists Are NAfME Members

Nearly Half of the 2023 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…