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State-Level Mentorship . . . More Than Spinning Plates

State-Level Mentorship . . . More Than Spinning Plates By Kathy Stefani, Past President of the Idaho Music Educators Association When asked to run for president of the Idaho Music…

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Black Music Aesthetics in General Music

Black Music Aesthetics in General Music Part 1 Exploring Black Musics By NAfME Member Loneka Wilkinson Battiste This article was originally published in the October 2024 issue of Journal of…

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Diversity in Classical Music

Diversity in Classical Music An Overview of the NBSO K–12 Music Keyword Equity Database  By Jazzmone Sutton, NAfME Senior Manager for State Advocacy and Equity Representation plays a crucial role…

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Tri-M® Music Honor Society and NFHS Present 10 Schools Grants to Start Tri-M® Chapters

Tri-M® Music Honor Society and National Federation of State High School Associations Present 10 Schools Grants to Start Tri-M® Chapters HERNDON, VA (January 15, 2025)—The Tri-M® Music Honor Society (a…

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Music In Our Schools Month® 2025: “United Through Music” Song Bracket

Music In Our Schools Month® 2025 “United Through Music” Song Bracket By NAfME Member Elizabeth Caldwell This blog first appeared on the Organized Chaos blog. This year the theme for Music…

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2026 NAfME – SRME Research Grants

2026 NAfME – SRME Research Grants Request for Proposals (RFP) Overview and Purpose: The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and the Society for Research in Music Education (SRME) invite…

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Sing Democracy 250-50 States Program

Sing Democracy 250-50 States Program Your Choir Can Take Part in 2026 By Tina Sayers, Program Director for Sing Democracy 250’s 50 States Program NAfME is proud to support this…

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A Word to the Wise: Selecting ONE Word as Motivation for the New Year

A Word to the Wise Selecting ONE Word as Motivation for the New Year By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl “No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can…

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Top 10 Most-Read Music Education Blogs of 2024

Top 10 #MusicEd Blogs of 2024 We’re continuing our annual tradition of sharing the Top 10 most-read NAfME Blogs of 2024. Special thank you to NAfME members and corporate members…

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The Music Has Stopped. What Do I Fix? Intentionality!

The Music Has Stopped. What Do I Fix? Intentionality!  “Paying It Forward” to Your Students  By NAfME Member Adrian Jermaine Adams, M.M. Director of Bands, Community Christian School, Stockbridge, Georgia…

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