The mission of the Council for General Music Education is to encourage and improve the quality of teaching and research in general music at all levels with particular attention given to general music instruction from preschool through grade 8.
April 25, 2026: 4th Annual General Music Virtual Mini-Conference
February 3, 2026: Music In Our Schools Month® for General Music Teachers
September 9, 2025: NAfME Council for General Music Education Back-to-School Town Hall
NAfME makes the above videos available as a service to the profession. If you would like to obtain a course completion certificate for professional development hours, please view this resource in the NAfME Academy, which is a benefit of membership in NAfME.
Session recordings from the 3rd Annual NAfME General Music Virtual Mini-Conference are available to all NAfME Academy subscribers.
Find Council resources in the NAfME Resource Library, searchable by teaching area, level, type of resource, and more.
Steph Benischek
Stephanie Benischek teaches K-5 general music at Star Elementary School in Star, Idaho. She received her Bachelor of Music Education in 1997 and Kodály certification in 2002 from Nebraska Wesleyan…
Council Members
Steph Benischek (2026-2028) Chair
Molly Park (2026-2028), Eastern Division Representative
BethAnn Hepburn (2025-2027), North Central Division Representative
Estela Torres Guernsey (2026-2028), Northwest Division Representative
Michele Paynter Paise (2025-2027), Southern Division Representative
Gail Shriver (2026-2028) Southwestern Division Representative
Rene Canto-Adams (2025-2027), Western Division Representative
Ashleigh Lore (2026-2027), Member-at-Large Representative
Andrea Krein (2026-2027), Member-at-Large Representative
Cat Woo (2026-2027), Member-at-Large Representative
