A great meeting! Did you know Senator Thune was a sousaphone player, swing choir soloist, and pianist!? Thank you so much to Senator Thune for taking the time to talk(and sing!)with us this morning! Thank you also to NAfME President Scott Sheehan for joining us. #NAfMEHillDay

Update on Hill Day! We were thrilled to meet with Andrew and Adam from U.S. Senator Mike Rounds office. Thank you for your continuing support of our music education community! #NAfMEHillDay

Excited to make connections with Mason and @RepDustyJonson in our final legislative meeting of the day. Thank you for your hospitality and taking the time to meet with us to discuss music education in South Dakota! #NAfMEHillDay

You’re going to want to see this!🤭 To end our meeting with Rep. Dusty Johnson staff, we had the unique opportunity to climb out a window and onto the roof of the Longworth building for an amazing view of DC! What a chance to see the Capitol! #AdvocacyCanBeFun #nafmehillday

Still time to sign up! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

SDMEA Summer Session 2024!☀️HUGE thank you to Robert Amchin for inspiring and advocating for music education across the world! It was an amazing day for learning and making music! 🤗

Your board of directors are ready for a new year! 🥳 We had a great meeting yesterday preparing for the school year ahead. Be sure to check out our updated website sdmea.net for all SDMEA event dates and news!

Registration is now open for the SD Music Education Conference and we have BIG things happening! To register please scan the QR code or visit sdmea.net/the-state-musi… !! Can’t wait to see you all there! 😆

Attention Retired Educators !! Check out these special events during conference to join! . . If you’re a retired educator there is still time to sign up! Visit sdmea.net/the-state-musi… and register, be sure to register as the “collegiate/retired” option to get your discount!

2024 SDMEA Freshman Festival Choir! 🎶 Thank you to MCHS for an awesome job hosting and a very big thank you to Dr. Holdhusen and Kaye Waltner for all of your hard work! 🤗 Visit this link for more photos from this event: dropbox.com/scl/fo/pda6qpu…

Positions are opened on the SDMEA board! Apply yourself or someone you think that would be great! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Time to start applying to present or perform at the 2025 State Music Conference! 🥳 Apply at our website below: sdmea.net/the-state-musi…

Middle School All State Orchestra is happening now! 🎻 Thank you to our guest conductor Dr. Peter Folliard! Concert starts at 3:00ct. Live performance link below: youtube.com/live/vkLMRPSOn…

#NewProfilePic March is Music In Our Schools Month® (MIOSM®)! Show your support by changing your personal or chapter profile photo to the 40th MIOSM® logo! #MIOSM

Upcoming March Events! 🔜 . . Visit sdmea.net for more information!

Welcome Back Educators! 👋 The Board of Directors is excited to welcome all students and teachers to a brand new school year! As we step into this season of learning, we encourage everyone to stay connected and add our upcoming SDMEA events to your calendars! 🎶