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A Position Statement of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) A well-rounded education for our nation’s students should not only include the development of knowledge and skills in math,…
A Position Statement of the National Association for Music Education The study of music includes the study of the people, places, and cultures involved in its creation and performance. As…
Position A dramatic increase has taken place in homeschooling in the United States over the past twenty years. While aware of this increase, NAfME is neither “for” nor “against” homeschooling.…
The National Association for Music Education Like other focused educational activities or pastimes, learning, performing and listening to music can produce possible negative health consequences when undertaken incorrectly or excessively.…
The National Association for Music Education MENC regards music education as an integral part of the core curriculum in K-12 schools. In 2001 the federal government reauthorized the Elementary and…
Early Childhood Music Education A position statement of the National Association for Music Education Issue: Aural music learning begins for a typically-developing fetus at approximately 5 months gestation. From…
The National Association for Music Education Concerns MENC: The National Association for Music Education recognizes that assessment, and the accountability that stems from the public dissemination of the results of…
Concerns The National Association for Music Education has observed that alternative routes to teacher certification vary significantly from state to state and in quality and rigor. Alternative certification programs that…
The National Association for Music Education After School Programs After-school programs, including after-school music programs, have been added on to the end of the regular school day in recent years…
The National Association for Music Education Why Advocacy? Advocacy, which is defined as the act of speaking or writing in support of something or someone, is essential to every…