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Cindy Marten speaking at 2022 NAfME National Conference

Cindy Marten Honored with the NAfME 2025 Music Education Champion Award

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina Hurlburt CatherinaH@nafme.org or 571-323-3395 Cindy Marten, Secretary of Education for the State of Delaware, Honored with the NAfME 2025 Music Education Champion Award HERNDON, VA…

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Applications for Impact: Comments from the Editor

Applications for Impact Comments from the Editor By NAfME Member Jason M. Silveira This article first appeared in the February 2025 issue of Update: Applications of Research in Music Education.…

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Nominate a Band Director for the George N. Parks Award

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…

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Summer Is Almost Here!

Summer 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…

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Elementary Music Teachers’ Contributions to the K–12 Ecosystems

Elementary 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…

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The Changeover Box: Ensuring Continuity during a Director Change

The 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…

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What does Tri-M mean to you? Alumnus Jax C. responds, I love Tri-M because it really brings the community together through the power of music.

2024–2025 Tri-M® Music Honor Society National and State Chapters of the Year Announced

2024–2025 Tri-M® Music Honor Society National and State Chapters of the Year Announced HERNDON, VA (May 19, 2025) – The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) announces the 2024–2025 Tri-M® Music…

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Repertoire Selection that Expands Students’ Experiences

Repertoire 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…

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NAfME Awards Six Collegiate Members and Nine Institutions’ Collegiate Chapters for Excellence and Achievement

National Association for Music Education Awards Six Collegiate Members and Nine Institutions’ Collegiate Chapters for Excellence and Achievement HERNDON, VA (May 15, 2025) – The National Association for Music Education…

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GRAMMY Music Educator Award

107 of the 2026 GRAMMY Music Educator AwardTM Quarterfinalists Are NAfME Members

107 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…

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