National Conferences and Events
NAfME National Rally for Music Education
Tuesday, June 29, 10:00–11:30 AM CT (9:00–10:30 AM EDT)
Registration coming soon
NAfME Virtual Music Program Leaders Forum
November 3 – 4, 2021
Presentation applicants will be notified of the status of their session proposal by June 15, 2021.
NAfME Council of Music Program Leaders Colloquium series
- August 26, 2021 TBA
- October 28, 2021 TBA
State and Division Conferences
Making Equity Actionable: 2021 July Virtual Conference
- Register now for Making Equity Actionable, a virtual music education conference, July 13-15, co-hosted with thirteen NAfME-affiliated state Music Education Associations (MEAs) across the United States. At this virtual event, educators will learn strategies for opening doors to all students while evaluating the curricula we teach to ensure cultural relevance. Register now
NAfME Federated State Association Conferences
- North Carolina (Winston-Salem) November 6-9
- Iowa (Ames) November 18-20
- Nebraska (Lincoln) November 17-19
- New York NYSSMA 2021 Winter Conference (Rochester) December 2-5
- Oklahoma (Tulsa) January 19-22, 2022
- Colorado (Colorado Springs) January 26-29, 2022
- Georgia (Athens) January 27-29, 2022 (deadline for session applications: May 15)
- Kentucky (Louisville) February 2-5, 2022
- Ohio (Cleveland) February 3-5, 2022
- Minnesota Midwinter Clinic February 17-19, 2022 (Informance/Performance Applications due June 30; Session Proposals due July 31)
- California (Fresno) February 17-20, 2022 (Performance Applications and Session Proposals due June 1)
- North Dakota (Bismarck) March 25-26, 2022
Conferences are produced by each of the NAfME federated state associations throughout the year. Please visit this page to find your state’s website and more information.
Webinars
NAfME Advocacy Tuesdays in April
- April 6, 5 PM EDT: Celebrate Virtual Hill Month
- April 13, on demand: Sharing Best Practice Ideas with the US Department of Education
- April 20, 3 PM EDT: How to Access Education Relief Funds to Support Music Education
Professional Learning Community Live and On-Demand Free Webinars during COVID-19
Recording for May 12, 2020, “Keeping Music Education Strong,” a NAfME and NAMM Foundation webinar
Vision 2020—February 25 NAfME now Immediate Past President and Board Chair Kathleen D. Sanz; Deb Confredo, chair of the Society for Research in Music education; and Linda Thornton, chair of the Society for Music Teacher Education presented the first of the “Vision 2020” webinars on February 25, 2020. Music educators played a role in helping envision the future of music education, responding to the ideas in this first of a series of Vision 2020 live webinars. Find the archived webinar and PDF of the slide deck here.
