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Louisiana, Ohio, and Vermont Music Educators Associations Receive 2021 Excellence in Advocacy Awards

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina HurlburtCatherinaH@nafme.org or 703-860-4000 Louisiana, Ohio, and Vermont Music Educators AssociationsReceive 2021 Excellence in Advocacy Awards RESTON, VA (August 30, 2021)—The National Association for Music Education…

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States Addressing Budget Shortfalls without Cutting Education

Plenty of reporting has been done on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on state budgeting and revenue. NAfME itself has analyzed the effect of this pandemic on education budgets…

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Thank You for Your Music Education Advocacy in 2019

As we all approach the end of the year, we at NAfME would like to pause for a moment and take stock of everything our states and members have accomplished…

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Florida Music Education Association Receives 2019 Excellence in Advocacy Award

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina HurlburtCatherinaH@nafme.org or 571-323-3395 Florida Music Education AssociationReceives 2019 Excellence in Advocacy Award RESTON, VA (July 24, 2019)—The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) has awarded…

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March 2019 Marks the 34th Music In Our Schools Month®

March 2019 Marks the 34th Music In Our Schools Month® This school year’s MIOSMTM theme is “All Music. All People.” and focuses on bringing all kinds of music to all…

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Rep. Nydia Velázquez Named the NAfME 2018 Music Education Champion

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Catherina Hurlburt at NAfMEcatherinah@nafme.org or (571) 323-3395 Rep. Nydia Velázquez Named the NAfME 2018 Music Education Champion RESTON, VA (August 1, 2018) — National Association for Music…

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North Carolina Music Educators Association Named NAfME’s 2017 Excellence in Advocacy Award Winner

For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt at NAfME catherinah@nafme.org or (703) 860-4000 North Carolina Music Educators Association Named NAfME’s 2017 Excellence in Advocacy Award Winner   RESTON, VA (July 19,…

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CMA Foundation Named NAfME’s 2017 Stand for Music Award Winner

          CMA Foundation Named NAfME’s 2017 Stand for Music Award Winner Country Music Association Foundation Is Committed to Supporting Music Education for All Students   FOR…

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Christopher M. Johnson, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, is currently the Chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy Department and Director of the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. Johnson earned his Ph.D. from the Florida State University.

Since his arrival at The University of Kansas, Johnson has taught courses in Instrumental Conducting, Teaching Instrumental Music, Managing Behaviors in the Music Environment, Psychology and Acoustics of Music, and Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy. Johnson served two terms as the editor of the International Journal of Music Education: Research, the research publication of the International Society for Music Education. He is currently serving his second term on the National Association for Music Educations Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education.  He also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education, and one earlier term as the Chair for the MENC Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education.  Johnson also served as the Chair for the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education.

 

Johnson’s research interests include applied research in music education, and basic research in all aspects of the psychology of music. He has published articles in many journals including the Journal of Research in Music Education, the International Journal of Music Education, the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Band Research, Contributions to Music Education, and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, among others. Johnson has also been an active member and contributor to the Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education and World Alliance for Arts Education.

 

Johnson received a university teaching award – the Ned N. Fleming Award for Excellence in Teaching and received the recognition for Graduate Teaching Achievement from the Center for Teaching Excellence. Johnson was also awarded a lecturing & research award as a J. William Fulbright Scholar and recently received the Ella Scoble Opperman Citation for Distinguished Achievement from the Florida State University College of Music.

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