August 12, 2026

Colleen Conway Is the Recipient of the 2026 NAfME Senior Researcher Award

Colleen Conway will be presented the NAfME Senior Researcher Award on October 2 at the 2026 Biennial NAfME Music Research and Teacher Education Conference in Long Beach, California.

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