Happy Music In Our Schools Month® (MIOSM®)! To celebrate this school year’s theme continues as “United Through Music,” representing how music has the power to bring individuals together. MIOSM is a national event to celebrate and raise awareness around the importance of music education for all students—and to remind citizens that school is where all students should have access to music. Music educators from across the country use MIOSM as a platform to bring the attention of students, families, local community members, and state and local elected officials to their school’s music program and the benefits that music provides to students of all ages.

Check out current advocacy campaigns to take part in, and please join in advocating for music education!

Photo of Hilton Long Beach. 2026 Biennial NAfME Music Research and Teacher Education Conference. Hilton Long Beach in Long Beach, California. September 30 to October 3, 2026. Register today bit.ly/2026MRTE Logos for NAfME Society for Music Teacher Education and Society for Research in Music Education

Category

  • Advocacy

Resource Type

  • Advocacy Resource
  • Classroom Resource

Year Added

2025

Encore over map of United States with intersecting lines connecting regions. Recommend a state presentation for a NAfME professional learning webinar
Let Music Fill My World. The Music Matters Challenge is here. Deadline: May 1. Prizes for individuals $10,000 cash, and for schools $25,000 grant
April 2026 Teaching Music magazine box ad