Engage Your Middle Schoolers - 05/08/2012

Music in middle school is critical. For many students, middle school general music may be their last encounter with school music. It also has the pote ... more

NAfME Statement on Bullying/Hazing - 05/03/2012

A Statement from the National Association for Music Education May 3, 2012 The National Association for Music Education supports the effort to stand ... more

NAfME Legislative Memo - 05/03/2012

The Latest on Music Education Policy from Capitol Hill May 3, 2012 New FRSS Study Lays Groundwork for Continued Arts Education Data Collecti ... more

MIOSM 2012 Roundup - 04/13/2012

Another Music In Our Schools Month® (MIOSM®) celebration has wrapped up, and here are some of the ways NAfME members and music lovers celebrat ... more

The Music of Washington's World - 04/11/2012

Music from Pre-Revolutionary America is a great tool for making curricular connections. Students can follow the colonists’ growing revolt agains ... more

Think Like a Cook, Part 2 - 04/04/2012

Katie Carlisle likens the art of cooking to exploring and improvising with music. She shares some ideas that she “kitchen-tested” with pre ... more

NAFME Biennial Participants Focus on a Slate of Sessions, Then Wind Down at the President's Reception - 03/30/2012

Following Thursday’s General Session, work-a-day sessions at the 2012 Biennial Music Educators National Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, began ... more

In St. Louis, PCAH Director Says Arts Education Should Play a Significant Role in Education Reform - 03/29/2012

In a keynote address to formally open the 2012 Biennial Music Educators National Conference on Thursday, March 29, Rachel Goslins, executive director ... more

2012 Biennial Music Educators National Conference Opens in St. Louis - 03/28/2012

Leaders of the National Association for Music Education (NAFME), music education researchers, and music teacher educators are gathering in St. Louis, ... more

Think Like a Cook, Part 1 - 03/28/2012

Cooking, like music, calls for creativity and improvisation. In music, skill development lies in familiarity, manipulation, and transformation of &ldq ... more