Resources

Finding Light in Difficult Times: Responding, Creating, & Protecting Intellectual Property, Orchestra, Proficient Level

NAfME Teaching with Primary Sources Curriculum Units for the 2014 Music Standards This Unit aligns with the Proficient Level standards and assumes students have completed an equivalent of 3 to…

Using Responding, Performing, Creating, and Connecting to Inspire Personal Creating and Preserving Band, Proficient Level

NAfME Teaching with Primary Sources Curriculum Units for the 2014 Music Standards This Unit aligns to the Proficient Level standards and assumes students have completed an equivalent of 3–5 years…

Jazz Appreciation Month 2026 with Bethany Robinson and Jeremy Lumpkin

NAfME Council for Jazz Education Chair Bethany Robinson and Chair-Elect Jeremy Lumpkin share how NAfME can support you as you bring jazz into the classroom and ways to share resources…

Executive Summary: A Collective Vision for Equity in Arts Education

Released by the Arts Education Alliance in March 2026, A Collective Vision for Equity in Arts Education is a shared advocacy agenda centered on ensuring every student has access to…

A Collective Vision for Equity in Arts Education

Released by the Arts Education Alliance in March 2026, A Collective Vision for Equity in Arts Education is a shared advocacy agenda centered on ensuring every student has access to…

Jazz Appreciation Month

Curated Resources from the NAfME Council for Jazz Education To commemorate Jazz Appreciation Month, NAfME’s Council for Jazz Education presents a compendium of recent jazz education-related resources available through NAfME.…

Submit a Response to Teaching Music Magazine’s Jam Session Question

This content is an exclusive benefit for NAfME members. If you’re a current member, log in and you’ll get immediate access. If you’re not a current member, you’ll be interested…

Arts Education Funding: A Two-Year National Snapshot

Arts education programs nationwide rely on a variety of funding sources to sustain and strengthen high-quality opportunities for students to participate in dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts.…

Inspiration, Tips, and Ideas from the NAfME Councils

Collegiate Advisory Council What United Through Music means to Council Western Division Representative Michael Ruybalid Council for General Music Education Bob Wicks, Idaho Music Educators Association President and music educator…

MIOSM 2026: Orchestra Composition Unit

Thank you to the NAfME Council for Orchestral Education and Brett Noser for providing this composition unit of lesson plans for high school orchestra programs.