Resources

“Artists from Abroad” Resources from League of American Orchestras

Keep Pace with the U.S. Visa and Tax Process — August 2025 Partnerships with musicians from across the globe are essential to artistry in communities across the country. With processing…

Guiding Principles, Frameworks, and Applications for AI in Music Education

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the landscape of music and arts education and the ways in which we work, learn, communicate, create, and interact. To help music educators navigate this…

State MEA Publications

NAfME’s affiliated state music education associations publish journals, magazines, and newsletters that explore the breadth and depth of music education across the nation. Find below links to each state’s publication(s).…

Mindfulness Guides, Repertoire Suggestions, and Research References

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Kindergarten Curriculum Design: Using the Same Repertoire for Many Purposes

Objectives: Students will use their singing voice and speaking voice. Students will create a shape using pipe cleaners (or yarn). Students will demonstrate melodic contour by singing their shape in…

Fourth & Fifth Grade Curriculum Design: Using the Same Repertoire for Many Purposes

Objectives: Improvisation: Students will use a blues scale to improvise melodies in question and answer form. Students will improvise 16 beat phrases over a moving bass line. Form: Students will…

Fourth Grade Curriculum Design: Using the Same Repertoire for Many Purposes

Objectives: Students will improvise movement that reflects a variety of positional levels, weighted movements, and space. Students will respond to the formal structure of a folk dance through choreographed and…

Third Grade Curriculum Design: Using the Same Repertoire for Many Purposes

Objectives: Vocal Development: Students will explore their head voice through a vocal exploration activity with a ribbon wand. Melody: Students will sing, decode, and read solfège notations do, re, mi,…

Second Grade Curriculum Design: Using the Same Repertoire for Many Purposes

Objectives: Students will echo sing on so-mi. Students will create quarter note (ta), eighth notes (ti-ti), and quarter rest rhythms using popsicle sticks. Students will respond to music using a…

First Grade Curriculum Design: Using the Same Repertoire for Many Purposes

Objectives: Students will identify and label rests in a familiar song. Download this resource to learn more.