Check out the NAfME Backpack for resources that will help you meet the challenges of this new school year.
No matter what teaching looks like for you in the coming months—whether face-to-face, online, or hybrid—National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and your state music education association are committed to supporting you in your efforts to safely and effectively teach music to your students.
As a member of NAfME, you have access to many effective ways to ensure your students receive music education fregardless of the learning environment. Use the menu or scroll through the page to find the most current resources, including offerings addressing virtual teaching and diversity/access issues.
We are here to listen and to help in any way we can. Contact marketing@nafme.org with questions or ideas.
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Please note: 2021–22 updates to this page are made throughout the school year. Check back often.
NAfME Backpack Menu
Teacher Resources | Advocacy | Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion | Professional Development | Copyright 101 | Membership | Tri-M® Music Honor Society | Music In Our Schools Month® | Awards and Competitions
Teacher Resources
- Amplify, the online community exclusively for NAfME members
- NAfME COVID-19 Resources and News
- Virtual Teaching and Learning Resources for Music Educators
- Return to Music Phase III (August 2021)
- Guidance for Choral Education This Fall
- Guidance for General Music Teaching during COVID-19
- Guidance for Teaching Early Childhood Music in the Time of COVID-19
- Guidance for Singing in Our Schools during COVID-19
- Copyright Guidance for Distance Learning from NFHS and NAfME
- Free Professional Development Clock Hours
- Professional Development via Music Educators Journal
- Free NAfME Professional Learning Community webinars
- Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources curriculum units
- “Respect” Film Discussion Guides
- Read more from our “Music in a Minuet” blog.
- 2021-22 virtual and in-person events and conferences
- Special Offers for Music Educators
Advocacy Resources
- ESSER Funding and Music Education
- Advocacy Resources for Music Making in Fall 2021
- NAfME Grassroots Action Center
- NAfME Advocacy Bulletin – Latest updates and commentary in advocacy and public policy.
- Learn about the ongoing campaign: Arts ARE Education
- How can public policy support music education and Social Emotional Learning? (brochure)
- Music Education and SEL: An Advocacy Tool for Music Educators (brochure)
- Everything ESSA resource page
- NAfME Civic Action Field Guide
- NAfME Local Advocacy Action Plan
- Concert Program Advocacy Inserts for Teachers:
- Connecting With Legislators
- Key Federal Education Members (update coming)
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access Resources
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access Study
- Peer-Reviewed Articles from NAfME Journals
- Webinars
- Ideas from NAfME Members (Music In a Minuet Blog)
- NAfME Position Statements
- Music Education Policy
- Additional Resources
Professional Development and Standards Resources
- Learn about NAfME Academy®
- Professional Development via Music Educators Journal
- Learn about NAfME Societies and Councils
- Professional Development eKit
- Music Achievement Council Resources for Educators
Copyright 101
- Main Copyright Resources
- TEACH via Distance Learning – a Copyright presentation by NAfME and the NFHS
- Copyright Guide for Distance Learning
- Copyright Permissions for Performance
Managing Your National Membership
- Join or Renew Today
- NAfME Membership Types
- Active Membership
- Collegiate Membership
- Introductory Membership
- Retired Membership
- Associate Membership
- Corporate Membership (Downloadable Flyer: Your Music Partners)
- NAfME Membership Benefits
- Professional Development
- Member Insurance Program (starting at $94/year; $25/year for student teachers)
- Career Center
- Journals/Magazines
- Research
- Advocacy Resources
Tri-M® Music Honor Society
- What is the Tri-M® Music Honor Society?
- Download the Tri-M Flyer
- Start or Renew your Chapter
- Advisor Resources Page
- 2021-2022 Tri-M Academic Calendar
- Shop Tri-M merchandise
- Find service project ideas
- Tri-M Scholarships and Awards
Music In Our Schools Month®
Check back for updates. Also see the main Music In Our Schools Month page.
- 2022 MIOSM® theme: “Music: The Sound of My Heart”
- Follow #MIOSM and #MusicTheSoundOfMyHeart on Twitter and Instagram
- Download a music education advocacy concert program insert
- Download a concert program insert
- 2020–2022 MIOSM lesson plans
- Register for a MIOSM participation certificate – opens March 2022
- Purchase items for your classroom Coming in Winter 2022!
- Learn how you can get involved and celebrate
- Download logos
Awards and Competitions
- 2022 George N. Parks Leadership in Music Education Award
- Nominations open: May 2022. Deadline: TBA.
- Downloadable flyer (to come)
- 2022 NAfME Student Composers Competition
- Application Deadline: TBA
- 2022 NAfME Electronic Music Composition Competition
- Application Deadline: TBA
- 2022 NAfME Student Songwriters Competition
- Application Deadline: TBA
