High School All-NW Applications are being accepted, now through October 3! Check out our website for more details, or click on the link below! nafmenw.org/ardisplay.aspx…

Junior and Youth All-State Applications are now being accepted! Junior All-State (grades 7-8) deadline is October 4. Youth All-State Choir (grades 5-6) deadline is October 2. Click the link below for more details! wmea.org/ardisplay.aspx…

"A 2008 study by the CEP found a narrowing of school curricula had resulted in a significant shift away from arts and music programs nationwide: since 2001-02, 16 % of elementary school districts have reduced their instructional time in arts and music." greatschools.org/gk/articles/7_…

Have YOU signed up yet to be a host? Check out the schedule: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d… Please email [email protected] for info to sign up! Thanks! #WMEA #2018StateConference #Yakima

Music helps kids develop relationships, build self-esteem buffalonews.com/2018/01/10/mus…

"What the school did instead was to add six hours of music per week for every student, and the results have been stunning..." ideapod.com/derelict-schoo…

The 2018 WMEA State Conference in Yakima is only 4 wks away! We have 51 clinics that need hosts. Have YOU signed up yet? See the schedule here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d… Plse contact Nicole at [email protected] to sign up! Thanks! #WMEA #2018StateConference #Yakima

The 2018 WMEA State Conference in Yakima is only 2 wks away! We have 32 clinics that need hosts. Have YOU signed up yet? See the schedule here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d… … Plse contact Nicole at [email protected] to sign up! Thanks! #WMEA #2018StateConference #Yakima

A BIG Thank You for those who signed up to Host a clinic at the upcoming 2018 WMEA State Conference in Yakima that starts this Thursday! We still have 12 spots available, please take a look at the latest schedule: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d… See you there!

WMEA's Event Guide has gone mobile! Schedule, maps, & reminders on your iPhone/Android, free! NOTE: Download Guidebook first and then download the 2018 WMEA State Conference Guide. To download: guidebook.com/g/2018wmea/ #WMEA #2018StateConference #Yakima

“The thing I love about music … you can close your eyes and be transported back to a memory or a dream or a feeling." - Mandy Harvey wtkr.com/2018/02/23/dea…

Job opening for a music teacher in the East Valley School District #90. Please see link for further information. 1.cdn.edl.io/JOy7caXcAnMZOB…

"You can play [the ukulele] within minutes. It’s instant gratification." - Lee Urban centralmaine.com/2018/02/25/at-… #music

Save the date! nafme NW Division Conference, Portland, Oregon -February 14-17th, 2019. Pls check out wmea.org and nafmenw.org for updates. #NAfMENWDivisonConference #2019 #Portland #WMEA

NAfME Northwest Division Conference, Portland, Oregon February 14-17, 2019 Would you like to have your group considered for an invitation to perform at a concert or clinic? Click here nafmenw.org for further info. #NAfMENWDivisionConference #2019 #Portland

"The Puyallup School District is looking for two amazing choral directors to join our team for fall of 2018. Full time choral at the Puyallup High School & full time junior high choral with a small amount of elementary music. " Message Kayla Hoots at: facebook.com/kayla.hoots/po…

For Singing Surgeon At Mayo Clinic, Music Is Medicine cbsloc.al/2pkft1i#.Wq_t7… #MusicMatters #MusicasMedicine

"When we teach our children to compose, we invite them into the inner world of music." Here's how to mentor your young composers: ow.ly/Cqio30iV82D #musiceducation

The Man Who Made Violins Out of New York City Buildings Atlas Obscura atlasobscura.com/articles/samue…