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Conferences and Events

National Conferences and Events

New events will be shared here. 

The 2022 Biennial Music Research and Teacher Education Conference and National PreK-12 Conference was held November 2-6. 

Webinars

Upcoming Professional Learning Community Live and On-Demand Free Webinars

State and Division Conferences

April 13-16 in Rochester, New York: 2023 NAfME Eastern Division Conference

  • Student Composers Concert Applications Due November 23

NAfME Federated State Association Conferences

  • New York (Rochester) December 1-4, 2022
  • New Mexico (Albuquerque) January 4-7, 2023
  • Florida (Tampa) January 11-14, 2023 
  • Indiana (Fort Wayne) January 12-14, 2023
  • Alabama (Birmingham) January 19-21, 2023 
  • Colorado (Colorado Springs) January 25-28, 2023
  • Georgia (Athens) January 26-28, 2023
  • Idaho (Pocatello) February 1-4, 2023
  • South Carolina (Columbia) February 2-4, 2023
  • Kentucky (Louisville) February 8-11, 2023
  • Washington (Bellevue) February 16-19, 2023
  • California (Fresno) February 16-19, 2023
  • Maryland (Baltimore) March 3-5, 2023
  • Tennessee (Nashville) April 19-22, 2023 
  • Pennsylvania (Pocono Manor) April 19-22, 2023
  • Iowa (city TBA) November 16-18, 2023

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.

Other Events

As events from associated groups are announced, they will appear here.

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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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