UPDATE: 2016 Music & Arts Funding
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representative’s Interior Appropriations Subcommittee approved legislation via a voice-vote to fund the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) at $146 million for FY2016. If approved…
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MEAs Raise the Advocacy Banner High at the State House
In March, state Music Education Association (MEA) leaders and members visited state capitols across the United States, seeking legislative support for music education. In addition, many of the MEAs…
Three NAfME Members Share Why They Believe Every Month is Jazz Appreciation Month
Each April, in observance of Jazz Appreciation Month, many music educators bring jazz instruction, jazz history, and other jazz activities into the classroom. Three teachers whose students were…
NAfME’s History, the Evolution of Music Education–and Taylor Swift!
The San Francisco earthquake and fires on April 18, 1906, inadvertently led in 1907 to the founding of what is now known as the National Association for Music Education…
JAM’s Not Just a Condiment: Celebrate Jazz in April!
Each April, Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) shines a spotlight on jazz music as both an historical and a living treasure. The special month aims to draw greater public attention to the extraordinary…
