music education

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…

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The Importance of Teaching Audience Etiquette

The Importance of Teaching Audience Etiquette By NAfME Member Christina Toulios As an elementary music teacher who spends a lot of time preparing students for performances, I’ve come to realize…

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2026 Washington Music Educators Association State Conference

WMEA State Conference, 2026 Registration is now open for the 2026 WMEA State Conference in Yakima, WA. This year’s conference is held from February 12 – 15 at the Yakima…

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2026 Arizona Music Educators Association In-Service Conference

2026 Arizona Music Educators Association In-Service Conference January 30-31, 2026

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United Through Music: March is Music In Our Schools Month

2025–2026 Music In Our Schools Month® Composition Call

Calling all Music Educators and Students! NAfME encourages all music educators to UNITE and celebrate Music In Our Schools Month® (MIOSM®) together. Share with us a 60- to 90-second original…

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Embedding Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access (DEIA) in Repertoire Selection

Embedding Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access (DEIA) in Repertoire Selection Striving for Representation  Part Two of a Four-Part Series  By NAfME Member Roque Diaz, Member of the NAfME Equity Committee…

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Music Education and Music Industry Working Together. Tuesday August 12 7:00-8:00 PM ET. Headshots of six presenters Deb Confredo, Eric Ebel, Laurie Fellenz, Amanda Karhuse, Claire Kreger-Boaz, John Mlynczak

Music Industry and Music Education Working Together to Meet New Challenges

  Register today! Tuesday, August 12 at at 7:00 PM ET Music Industry and Music Education Working Together to Meet New Challenges NAfME and the National Association of Music Merchants…

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Support Federal Funding Impacting Arts Education—FY 2026

Support Federal Funding Impacting Arts Education—FY 2026 Updated June 2, 2025. Music and Arts Education Advocates, On May 30, President Trump released full details about his administration’s FY 2026 budget…

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National Coalition for Arts Standards Announces Review of National Arts Standards

National Coalition for Arts Standards (NCAS) Announces Review of National Arts Standards Eleven years after the release of the National Arts Standards in 2014, the National Coalition for Arts Standards…

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The ART-Official Framework for AI in Music Education

The ART-Official Framework for AI in Music Education

The ART-Official Framework for AI in Music Education By NAfME Member José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D. Abstract This editorial introduces the ART-Official Framework, a holistic approach to integrating artificial intelligence (AI)…

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