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2025 Shannon Kelly Kane scholarship presentation to Amari Junkins by NAfME President Deb Confredo.

NAfME Awards Shannon Kelly Kane Scholarships to Allyson Horvath of the University of Indianapolis and Amari Junkins of Ohio Northern University

NAfME Awards Shannon Kelly Kane Scholarships to Allyson Horvath of the University of Indianapolis and Amari Junkins of Ohio Northern University HERNDON, VA (June 23, 2025) – The National Association…

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Pennsylvania Music Educators Association leadership presented the 2025 NAfME Excellence in Advocacy Award by Jazzmone Sutton

Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Recognized with 2025 NAfME Excellence in Advocacy Award

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina Hurlburt CatherinaH@nafme.org or 703-860-4000 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Recognized with 2025 NAfME Excellence in Advocacy Award HERNDON, VA (June 16, 2025)—The National Association for Music…

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An Interview with the Creators of the Documentary Films Dr. Eddie Henderson: Uncommon Genius and Awadagin Pratt: Black in America

An Interview with the Creators of the Documentary Films Dr. Eddie Henderson: Uncommon Genius and Awadagin Pratt: Black in America and Accompanying Lesson Plans Mark Rabideau, Producer Michelle Bauer Carpenter, Director Suzanne…

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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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