Resources

Amplifying Our Voices: Advocacy Strategies for Title I Teachers

Music education classes are known sources of student engagement, community connection and academic success within schools. However, these classes often face unique challenges, including student access, funding for materials and…

Strengthening the Profession, Inspiring the Next Generation of Music Teachers, and Transforming the Future of Music Education

Teaching Music, October 2025 This four-part special edition of Teaching Music Magazine focuses on “Strengthening the Profession, Inspiring the Next Generation of Music Teachers, and Transforming the Future of Music…

Resources for Music Teachers in Small Schools

Teaching music at small schools affords unique opportunities and benefits, while also presenting specific challenges. NAfME’s Small Schools Initiative (2023-2024) identified key issues and effective strategies for networking, community building, professional…

Early Career Teacher Mini-Series

NAfME Council of Music Program Leaders Early Career Teacher Mini-Series The NAfME Council of Music Program Leaders is excited to announce a series of videos designed for early-career music teachers…

Teachers Recruiting Teachers Additional Resources

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K12ArtChat—The Podcast: Meet the Arts Education Alliance

In a world that prioritizes productivity and measurable outcomes, making the case for art can feel like an uphill battle. Having strong partner organizations to lean on when advocating, especially…

2025-26 MIOSM Advocacy Social Media Toolkit

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…

Music Industry and Music Education Working Together to Meet New Challenges

On August 12, 2025, NAfME and the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) presented a webinar on how the music industry and the music education profession are working together to…

Arts Education: Supporting Student Success in School and the Workforce

Research on how the arts keep students succeeding in school, build workplace success skills, are a successful career pathway, and why they must be provided to all students.

Sample News Announcement MIOSM 2026

March Marks the 41st Anniversary of Music In Our Schools Month®! [Date – City, State]—For more than 40 years, March has been designated by the National Association for Music Education…