Why Join NAfME

If you are a current, future or retired music educator, or a music education advocate, NAfME is where you belong! Join now to connect with our more than 58,000 members advancing music education while teaching millions of students nationwide and around the world.

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MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES

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Active Teacher Membership

For individuals engaged in music teaching, supervision, or administration as a primary, full-time career.

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MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

NAfME Membership Benefits

Here’s your chance to join the professional network that will help you succeed in the classroom and your career! Questions about benefits? Contact memberservices@nafme.org.

*Collegiate and associate memberships do not include the right to vote in NAfME elections. Associate membership does not include membership in a state music education association.

Get to know the 2026 NAfME National and Division President-Elect candidates

MEET OUR MEMBERS

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Raul Dominguez
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, Washington
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Ryan D. Shaw
Michigan State University
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Ashleigh McDaniel Spatz
Burgess-Peterson Academy
Atlanta, Georgia
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