Music Activities and Warm-Up Ideas to (Literally) Wake Up Your Class!
Music Activities and Warm-Up Ideas to (Literally) Wake Up Your Class! Do you have an early morning music class where you can’t seem to get the students alert and focused?…
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Massachusetts Band Director Cynthia Napierkowski is Recipient of 2014 George N. Parks Award from the National Association for Music Education and Music for All
RESTON, VA (November 4, 2014) –The National Association for Music Education announced that Cynthia Napierkowski, Director of Bands at Salem High School in Salem, Massachusetts is the recipient of the 2014 George…
Fall Concert Time, Already?
Fall is approaching! At this time of year, your rehearsals are well underway, and many of your ensembles are preparing for an upcoming Fall Concert. There are MANY themes…
The National Association for Music Education Proudly Announces the New National Music Standards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RESTON, VA (August 27, 2014)—The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is pleased to announce the release of the New National Music Standards, which will ensure students…
Important Benefits of Music In Our Schools
Important Benefits of Music In Our Schools This article is originally appeared on the Bachelors Degree website (2014) and has been updated by NAfME (2021). Join National Association for Music…
Missouri MEA Holds Successful First Advocacy Day
At the end of Music in Our Schools Month, on March 25, the Missouri Music Educators Association held its very first Advocacy Day. Gary Brandes, president of the Missouri MEA,…
Philadelphia Administrator Speaks Up for Music Education
Check out this great feature from today’s Education Week Online, about Philadelphia Assistant Superintendent Dennis W. Creedon. Even with a daunting budget shortfall in 2013, Mr. Creedon was instrumental in…
Utah MEA Holds Successful “Music on the Hill” Event
On March 6, the Utah Music Educators Association held its first advocacy day, “Music on the Hill.” The event featured the American Fork High School Brass Ensemble, the Farmington Jr.…
California Music Educators Association Advocates for Quality Arts Education
“What core academic subject is only taught for one short period once a week for only one semester and then stops?” Good question, and it goes to the heart of…
Iowans Advocate for Fine Arts in Iowa’s Core Curriculum
On January 29, teachers and others joined together on Fine Arts Advocacy Day on the Hill in Des Moines, Iowa, to advocate for inclusion of the fine arts in Iowa’s…
