Resources

“Favorite Song and Artist” Lesson Plan

Celebrate Music In Our Schools Month® by highlighting and sharing all the ways your school community is musical. Download this resource to learn more.

“Scale Wars: A Music Theory Saga” Lesson Plan

This lesson could take one or two periods (or even three) to complete depending on scheduling. It leads students from learning the basic pattern of major scales to writing them…

“Modern Band Meets the Secondary Choral Rehearsal” Lesson Plan

This plan is truly a 10-minute introduction, but it could carry over several rehearsals to give students an opportunity to revise their arrangement as well as their performance in collaboration…

INSPIRE Music Curriculum: Creative Music and Composition Projects for K-12 Teachers and Students

Welcome to National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Composition Council Music In Our Schools Month® 2025 creating and composition publication for educators working with K-12 and tertiary students! We have…

MIOSM Participation Certificate

Requests for Music In Our Schools Month participation certificates are now closed as of April 15, 2026. Thank you to all the teachers and students who shared their stories of…

2024 Biennial NAfME Music Research and Teacher Education Conference

The 2024 Biennial National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Music Research and Teacher Education Conference took place September 25-28, 2024, at The Westin Peachtree Plaza, in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference…

2025 MIOSM Advocacy Social Media Toolkit

Happy 40th anniversary of Music In Our Schools Month® (MIOSM®)! To celebrate this milestone this year’s theme is “United Through Music,” representing how music has the power to bring individuals…

“When Louis Armstrong Taught Me Scat” Lesson Plan

This lesson plan for 4th grade students uses the book/video When Louis Armstrong Taught Me Scat along with recordings of Ella Fitzgerald “You’ll Have to Swing It” and Louis Armstrong…

Letter on Use of Federal Funds to Support Arts Program

Arts Education Alliance Title IV-A Funding Toolkit

Access this toolkit to learn how Title IV-A supports art education. Get This Resource