Teaching Music Magazine is the NAfME publication for all members at all teaching levels and in all areas. Membership includes four issues per year, distributed both in print and digitally. Articles should be easy-to-read, practical, informative, and engaging. Some content in Teaching Music is written by staff based on input from members and guidance from the Teaching Music Advisory Committee. Scroll to see the members of the Teaching Music Advisory Committee.

Committee Members

Ashante Griffin
2023-2027
Choral Director, Mundy's Mill High School
Jonesboro, Georgia
Aaron Wacker
2023-2027
Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Education
Pullman, Washington
Adam Gumble
2023-2027
Assistant Adjunct Professor Division of Education and Leadership
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Alicia Romero Sardinas
2023-2027
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Education, Florida International University
Miami, Florida
Argine Safari
2023-2027
Supervisor of Music, World Languages, Multilingual Learners
Fort Lee, New Jersey
Rachel Maxwell
2023-2027
Director of Bands, Traughber Junior High School
Oswego, Illinois
Brian Beggs
2023-2027
Music Teacher Davidson Middle School
San Rafael, California
Tina Beveridge
2023-2027
Assistant Professor of Music Education, George Mason University
Burke, Virginia
Brittney Redler
2023-2027
Vocal Music Teacher and Researcher
Dublin, New Hampshire
Michael Raiber
2023-2027
Director of Fine Arts, Mustang Public Schools
Norman, Oklahoma
Kristina Weimer
2023-2027
Assistant Professor, Music Education, University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, Colorado
Walter Lindberg
2023-2027
Band/Orchestra Director, Pershing Hill Elementary School, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Crofton, Maryland
Wendy Bauer Reeves
2023-2027
Band Director, Sells Middle School, Dublin Ohio Assistant Marching Band Director, Coffman High School
Dublin, Ohio
Larry R. Blocher
2023-2027
Retired (July 2022) Dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts/Director, School of Music
Birmingham, Alabama
Amber Peterson
2023-2027
Kilmer Endowed Chair of Strings Education, South Kansas Symphony, Conductor Southwestern College, Adjunct Assistant Professor, MM in Music Education Online Program University of Florida
Derby, Kansas
Vincent S. Du Beau
2025-2029
Delsea Regional Middle School
Franklinville, New Jersey
Virtual Symposium on Music Education and Students with Disabilities and/or Living in Poverty. Saturday, November 15, 2025. A free, virtual event for music educators
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Get to know the 2026 NAfME National and Division President-Elect candidates