NAfME has developed a series of Professional Learning Community webinars to deliver timely and targeted topics presented by experts during COVID-19. This format offers educators the opportunity to engage with webinar presenters live, as well as reference recordings at a later time. All webinars are free and open to the public. Wednesday, June 17 at 3 p.m. … [Read more...] about WMEA Joins Other State MEAs in NAfME Advocacy Webinar – June 17
Archives for June 2020
NAfME Statement – What We Believe: Black Lives Matter
As a nation, we are hurting again. Still. Racial injustice is real, and ongoing, and increasingly evident as COVID-19 disproportionately affects Black communities, and as we are again seeing videos of Black lives ending. We see it. And we reiterate: Black Lives Matter. We are listening. As teachers, we hear our students’ pain. As the National Association for Music Education, … [Read more...] about NAfME Statement – What We Believe: Black Lives Matter
The Latest Science on COVID-19 and Singing – Jerry Hui
As we learn more about the virus SARS-CoV-2, there are more discussions in the news, social media, blogs, and other places that cite scientific research. Some research is relevant, some is not; much is misinterpreted. Sometimes anecdotes are passed off as generalized observation themselves, or oddly as a way to disprove general observation; none excites more heated arguments … [Read more...] about The Latest Science on COVID-19 and Singing – Jerry Hui
Wisconsin Music Educators Association (WMEA) COVID-19 and Position Statements
The Wisconsin Music Educators Association has released the following COVID-19 statement: "It is the position of Wisconsin Music Educators Association that, despite the challenges associated with the current COVID-19 pandemic, all children deserve equal access to a credible and well-rounded education that includes high-quality study of music and the arts, regardless of the mode … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Music Educators Association (WMEA) COVID-19 and Position Statements