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Nominate a Music Educator for the George N. Parks Award

The George N. Parks Award honors an exemplary music educator who embodies the characteristics and leadership the late Mr. Parks showed his students every day. Developed by the National Association…

Gary P. Gilroy of California State University, Fresno Named Recipient of the 2025 George N. Parks Award

Gary P. Gilroy of California State University, Fresno Named Recipient of the 2025 George N. Parks Award HERNDON, VA (December 8, 2025)—The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is proud…

Breaking the Silence: The Experiences of Female Band Directors

This presentation helps music educators, supervisors of music educators, and anyone with direct contact with music educators to understand what types of experiences sometimes occur daily in the lives of…

Jennifer Collins Named Recipient of the 2020 George N. Parks Award

For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt catherinah@nafme.org or (571) 323-3395 Jennifer Collins of Wakefield, Rhode Island, Named Recipient of the 2020 George N. Parks Award from the National Association for…