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The George N. Parks Award honors an exemplary music educator who embodies the characteristics and leadership the late Mr. Parks showed his students every day. Developed by the National Association…
Read MoreSummer Is Almost Here! Key Changes for a Sensational Summer By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl “Make your summer shine with memories and not just sunshine.”—Unknown As the academic year…
Read MoreElementary Music Teachers’ Contributions to the K–12 Ecosystems By Cecil Adderley, Ph.D., NAfME President-Elect This article first appeared in the April 2025 issue of Journal of General Music Education. All…
Read MoreThe Changeover Box Ensuring Continuity during a Director Change By NAfME Member Christopher Brandt This article first appeared in the October 2022 issue of Teaching Music. All archives are available…
Read MoreHERNDON, VA (May 19, 2025) – The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) announces the 2024–2025 Tri-M® Music Honor Society (Tri-M®) Chapters of the Year. The National Chapter of the Year…
Read MoreRepertoire Selection that Expands Students’ Experiences Five Teachers Share Their Ideas This article first appeared in the October 2024 issue of Teaching Music. How do you choose your musical repertoire…
Read MoreHERNDON, VA (May 15, 2025) – The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) will recognize the NAfME Collegiate Chapters of nine schools as “Chapters of Excellence” this June during the…
Read More107 of the 2026 GRAMMY Music Educator AwardTM Quarterfinalists Are NAfME Members The Music Educator Award Is Presented by The Recording AcademyTM and the GRAMMY Museum® The Recording Academy™ and GRAMMY Museum® has…
Read MoreKeys to Elevating the Small School Music Program Key Strategies to Create Success By Richard Tengowski, NAfME North Central Division Immediate Past President and NAfME Small Schools Initiative Task Force…
Read More13 NAfME Members Named 2025 CMA Foundation Music Teachers of Excellence On May 6, 2025, NAfME Music Education Policy Roundtable member CMA Foundation honored 30 music educators during Teacher Appreciation…
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