2024 Biennial NAfME Music Research and Teacher Education Conference

The 2024 Biennial National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Music Research and Teacher Education Conference took place September 25-28, 2024, at The Westin Peachtree Plaza, in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference drew over 650 attendees and featured a pre-conference forum on transforming music teaching and learning, two plenary sessions, 170+ presentation sessions, and 240+ poster presentations.

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The conference welcomed the participation of future, current, and retired music educators, music teacher educators, administrators, and community and corporate partners who are passionate about the critical role of music education for all. With the NAfME Strategic Plan and A Blueprint for Strengthening the Music Teacher Profession as guideposts, attendees will benefit from current research, policy discourse, and dialogue concerning the human experience in music teaching and learning.

2024 Biennial Conference Planning Committee

Deb Confredo, NAfME President and Conference Chair
Scott Sheehan, NAfME Immediate Past President
James Daugherty, Immediate Past President, Southern Division; NAfME National Executive Board Executive Committee Member
NAfME Music Teacher Profession Advisory Committee Co-Chairs
- Cecil Adderley, NAfME President-Elect
- Carlos Abril
Society for Research in Music Education (SRME) Conference Co-Chairs
- Wendy Sims, SRME Chair
- Philip Hash, SRME Chair-Elect
- Beatriz Ilari, SRME Executive Committee member
Society for Music Teacher Education (SMTE) Conference Co-Chairs
- Ann Marie Stanley, SMTE Chair
- Jay Dorfman, Immediate Past Chair, SMTE Communications