National Conferences

Amplify 2020: Bringing the Future into Focus

2020 combined NAfME Music Research and Teacher Education (MRTE) Conference
and PreK–12 Conference
Registration opens in March
November 4–8, 2020
Gaylord Palms Resort
Orlando, Florida

Call for Southern Division student ensembles. Apply by March 29.

Interested in sponsoring the conference? Contact Ashley Wales.

Webinars

Professional Learning Community Live and On-Demand Free Webinars during COVID-19

Vision 2020—February 25 NAfME 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. 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. Stay tuned for the next webinar.

State Conferences

NAfME Federated State Association Conferences

Music Education Association Cancellations and Reschedulings

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

• June 3–6, 2020: Oxford Symposium on the History of Music Education, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi. 
• October 15–17, 2020: 7th International Conference on Narrative Inquiry in Music Education (NIME7), Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. Proposals accepted through April 6, 2020.