Resources

Standing in the Gap: A Survey of Middle Level Music Education in the United States and Its Territories (2020-2021)

For at least the past century, music educators have advocated for the right of all students to receive music learning at school. Recent discourse has transformed this mission into a…

ESSER Funding Toolkit 2023–COVID Relief Funding in the Music Classroom

Elementary and Secondary Education Relief Funding (ESSER)  On March 12, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Act into law. This legislation includes a substantial round of Elementary and Secondary…

Local Advocacy Action Plan

This resource is intended to aid music educators and music education supporters as they seek to improve the overall condition of a music program. It includes a local advocacy plan for…

Opportunity-to-Learn Standards as Needs Assessment Checklist

Opportunity-to-Learn Standards as Needs Assessment Checklist – K-12 The OTL Standards, created in 2015, were the result of a team effort by members of the NAfME Council of Music Program…

Opportunity to Learn Standards Specialized Areas Including Ensembles Checklist

Opportunity to Learn Standard Specialized Areas Including Ensembles Checklist The OTL Standards, created in 2015, were the result of a team effort by members of the NAfME Council of Music…

Opportunity-to-Learn Standards General Music Assessment Checklist

Opportunity-to-Learn Standards as Needs Assessment Checklist for General Music. The OTL Standards, created in 2015, were the result of a team effort by members of the NAfME Council of Music…

Opportunity to Learn Standards Summary Sheet

Summary of Identified Needs Worksheet. The OTL Standards, created in 2015, were the result of a team effort by members of the NAfME Council of Music Program Leaders from a…

National Opportunity to Learn Standards

Facilities, Personnel, and Curricular Resources The OTL Standards, created in 2015, were the result of a team effort by members of the NAfME Council of Music Program Leaders from a…

NAfME Distance Learning Opportunity to Learn Standards 2021

Curriculum and Scheduling, Staffing, Materials and Equipment, and Facilities Created by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Council of Music Program Leaders A task force comprised of members of…

General Music Responding Unit—Grade 5

NAfME Teaching with Primary Sources Curriculum Units for the 2014 Music Standards  This general music unit contains music-making activities and responding activities using the folk song “Old Joe Clark.” Three…