Resources

2025 MIOSM® Lesson Plans from the NAfME Councils

INSPIRE Music Curriculum: Creative Music and Composition Projects for K-12 Teachers and Students Kindergarten Curriculum Design: Using the Same Repertoire for Many Purposes First Grade Curriculum Design: Using the Same…

MIOSM® Ideas and Tips from the NAfME Council for General Music Education

Town Halls General Music Council Town Hall 2026: “Music In Our Schools Month for General Music Teachers” General Music Council Town Hall 2025: “General Music Curriculum Design: Using the Same…

Strengthening Arts Education at the State Level: MAESTRO Act Resources

Arts education plays a crucial role in students’ well-being, boosting academic performance, life skills, and opening doors to both personal and professional opportunities. Yet nearly 4 million students in the…

Teacher Professional Development: Whose Responsibility Is It?

In this Society for Research in Music Education interview, Dr. Justin J. West, Associate Professor of Music and Human Learning at the University of Texas at Austin talks alongside SRME Executive Committee…

NAfME Collegiate Advisory Council: Health & Well-Being for the Pre-Service Music Teacher

Presented by Michelle McConkey, Western Division Representative on the NAfME Collegiate Advisory Council and Associate Professor of Music Education at California State University Chico, this three-part miniseries addresses information and questions related to teacher…

Artificial Intelligence in Research

Dr. Peter Miksza, Editor of the Journal of Research in Music Education and Professor of Music Education, Indiana University, talks with Elizabeth Parker, SRME executive committee, Professor of Music Education,…

NAfME Council for Guitar Education: Best Practices for Guitar

NAfME Council for Guitar Education Best Practices for Guitar The NAfME Council for Guitar Education members are collaborating and presenting instructional videos for Guitar Best Practices for each year of study.…

NAfME Collegiate: Chapter Fundraising Ideas

This new resource contains dozens of fundraising ideas. Submitted by current NAfME Collegiate chapters, consider using these fundraisers for your NAfME Collegiate chapter’s next big project. Does your chapter have…

AI in PreK-12 Classrooms: Research to Practice Connections

In this Society for Research in Music Education recording, Drs. Sangmi Kang and Hyesoo Yoo focus on AI research to practice connections for PreK-12 educators and university faculty. Presenters discuss…

Navigating the Research Journal JRME, Journal of Research in Music Education, An Interview with Past Editor Dr. Peter Miksza

In this webinar, we interview Dr. Peter Miksza, editor of the SRME research journal JRME, Journal of Research in Music Education. He helps us to understand the elements and purposes of…