The thoughts and prayers of our entire music education community are with the Tusky Valley Trojan Community today.

Great meeting about the importance of music education with Senator Bob Casey’s staff this morning at the #NAMMFlyIn! NAMM nafme

We’re kicking off season 2 of the NAfME Music Education Advocate podcast with an interview with 2024 Georgia Teacher of the Year @2024GaTOTY – tune in! bit.ly/MEAPodcastS2E1 #MEAPodcast

During this season of giving thanks, we want to honor all the music educators and music teacher-educators for the gift of music you bring your students. May your holiday be joyful and restful.

“Annie Ray is an inspiration to every music educator and is most deserving of this recognition.”—NAfME President Scott R. Sheehan. Read the press release: ow.ly/akv050QxVm8 GRAMMY Museum GRAMMYS #GRAMMYs

Announcing the 2024-2026 NAfME National President-Elect and 2024-2026 NAfME North Central, Southern, and Western Division Presidents-Elect! bit.ly/2024NAfMEElect… Get to know each newly elected individual.

It's the 39th annual Music In Our Schools Month®! We can’t wait to see how you’re celebrating (share your story! bit.ly/2024MIOSMStory)! Learn more about upcoming events; change your profile photo for March; get lesson plans and more: nafme.org/MIOSM #MIOSM #MusicIsMe

🎵 MONDAY is “Harmony on Capitol Hill” with @CMAFoundation! RSVP to watch online: bit.ly/MIOSM2024HillB… 🎵 Join the Advocacy Social Media Campaign: bit.ly/MIOSM2024SMToo… 🎵 Support increased #MusicEdFunding for Titles, I, II, and IV during #MIOSM!

Announcing! GRAMMY Music Educator Award recipient Annie Ray of Annandale High School & Chuck Daellenbach of Canadian Brass will speak at Tuesday’s National Tri-M® Rally to close out #MIOSM! All middle & high school teachers & students are invited: bit.ly/TriMSpring24Ra… #MusicHonors

For #JazzAppreciationMonth, the NAfME Council for Jazz Education has provided a series of interviews with music educators and artists addressing how to get young students comfortable with improvising, and more: bit.ly/NAfMEJazzAppre…

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! We are grateful for you! #TeacherAppreciationWeek

The member organizations of the National Coalition for Arts Standards are seeking educators to participate in the next phase of “Creating A Community For All Learners—Reimagining Standards-Based Arts Education for Equity & Inclusion." Learn more: bit.ly/NCASApplicatio… #musiced

nafme is a member of Cmte for Ed Funding and shares in CEF’s advocacy to increase investments in education. Today CEF is releasing its FY2025 education budget book. Organizations & institutions can learn about the benefits of joining CEF at cef.org/members/become…

Reminder: May 30 Music Program Leaders Colloquium, “Protecting Your Music Program—A Proactive Primer” with John Benham, Lynn Brinckmeyer, Carol Pederson, and Jazzmone Sutton: bit.ly/CMPLMay30 Share your questions by May 26 bit.ly/May30CMPLQs

Send an email TODAY to your U.S. Representative and Senators urging them to fund education programs critical for providing equitable access to music education: bit.ly/HillDayTakeAct… Your voice will make a difference as we head into Hill Day Wednesday. #NAfMEHillDay

Best wishes for a safe and enjoyable holiday from all of us at NAfME!

Parents: Your child’s music program matters to you & them. How do you make sure it matters to administrators & other decision-makers? 🎺 🥁🎶 @nafme shares five things parents can do to support school music programs: nafme.org/advocacy/5-way… #BackToSchool #ArtsInEducationWeek

Week 2: She nailed The Flip

.@Jess_Sims is joined by Penn State's first-ever female drum major, Ellie Sheehan 🔥

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