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NAfME Launches Fiscal Year—and School Year—with Renewed Advocacy Efforts and Coalition-Building

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina HurlburtCatherinaH@nafme.org or 703-860-4000 National Association for Music Education Launches Fiscal Year—and School Year—with Renewed Advocacy Efforts and Coalition-Building RESTON, VA (October 24, 2022)—This fall, the…

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CMA Foundation and NAfME Announce Three 2022 State Advocacy Award Grant Winners

For Immediate ReleaseMedia Contact: Jazzmone SuttonJazzmoneS@nafme.org or 571-323-5916 CMA Foundation and NAfME Announce Three2022 State Advocacy Award Grant Winners RESTON, VA (July 15, 2022) — In collaboration with the CMA Foundation,…

Excellence in Advocacy Award

Georgia Music Educators Association Recognized with 2022 Excellence in Advocacy Award

For Immediate ReleaseMedia Contact: Catherina HurlburtCatherinaH@nafme.org or 703-860-4000 Georgia Music Educators AssociationRecognized with 2022 Excellence in Advocacy Award RESTON, VA (July 14, 2022)—The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) honored the…

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CMA Foundation and NAfME Announce Three 2021 State Advocacy Award Grant Winners

For Immediate ReleaseMedia Contact: Tooshar SwainToosharS@nafme.org or 571-323-5796 CMA Foundation and NAfME Announce Three2021 State Advocacy Award Grant Winners RESTON, VA (September 8, 2021) — In collaboration with the Country Music…

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Louisiana, Ohio, and Vermont Music Educators Associations Receive 2021 Excellence in Advocacy Awards

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina HurlburtCatherinaH@nafme.org or 703-860-4000 Louisiana, Ohio, and Vermont Music Educators AssociationsReceive 2021 Excellence in Advocacy Awards RESTON, VA (August 30, 2021)—The National Association for Music Education…

Wisconsin MEA 2020

Wisconsin Music Educators Association Receives 2020 Excellence in Advocacy Award

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina HurlburtCatherinaH@nafme.org or 571-323-3395 Wisconsin Music Educators AssociationReceives 2020 Excellence in Advocacy Award   RESTON, VA (August 13, 2020)—The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) has…

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CMA Foundation and NAfME Announce 2020 State Advocacy Award Grant Winners

For Immediate ReleaseMedia Contact: Tooshar SwainToosharS@nafme.org or 571-323-5796 CMA Foundation and NAfME Announce 2020 State Advocacy Award Grant Winners RESTON, VA (July 20, 2020) — In collaboration with the Country Music…

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Florida Music Education Association Receives 2019 Excellence in Advocacy Award

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina HurlburtCatherinaH@nafme.org or 571-323-3395 Florida Music Education AssociationReceives 2019 Excellence in Advocacy Award RESTON, VA (July 24, 2019)—The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) has awarded…

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CMA Foundation and NAfME Announce 2019 State Advocacy Award Grant Winners

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Tooshar SwainToosharS@nafme.org or 571-323-5796 CMA Foundation and NAfME Announce 2019 State Advocacy Award Grant Winners RESTON, VA (July 8, 2019) — In collaboration with the Country…

NAfME Applauds Congresswoman Velazquez and Senator Tester on Introduction of GAAME Act

NAfME Applauds Congresswoman Velazquez and Senator Tester on Introduction of Guarantee Access to Arts and Music Education (GAAME) Act The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) applauds the introduction of,…

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Christopher M. Johnson, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, is currently the Chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy Department and Director of the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. Johnson earned his Ph.D. from the Florida State University.

Since his arrival at The University of Kansas, Johnson has taught courses in Instrumental Conducting, Teaching Instrumental Music, Managing Behaviors in the Music Environment, Psychology and Acoustics of Music, and Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy. Johnson served two terms as the editor of the International Journal of Music Education: Research, the research publication of the International Society for Music Education. He is currently serving his second term on the National Association for Music Educations Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education.  He also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education, and one earlier term as the Chair for the MENC Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education.  Johnson also served as the Chair for the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education.

 

Johnson’s research interests include applied research in music education, and basic research in all aspects of the psychology of music. He has published articles in many journals including the Journal of Research in Music Education, the International Journal of Music Education, the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Band Research, Contributions to Music Education, and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, among others. Johnson has also been an active member and contributor to the Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education and World Alliance for Arts Education.

 

Johnson received a university teaching award – the Ned N. Fleming Award for Excellence in Teaching and received the recognition for Graduate Teaching Achievement from the Center for Teaching Excellence. Johnson was also awarded a lecturing & research award as a J. William Fulbright Scholar and recently received the Ella Scoble Opperman Citation for Distinguished Achievement from the Florida State University College of Music.

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