Registration for the MMEA 2023 Conference is now open at https://confreg.massmea.org.

Registration Fees for 2023
Early registration rates apply through midnight Friday, February 10. Thereafter, the regular rate applies.
Collegiate nonmembers may register on-site at the conference by showing their college ID's.
All others are encouraged to take advantage of our registration page.

MMEA All-State Conference and All-State Concert Rehearsal Site Announcement

After exploring several different options over several months, we are excited to announce that the 2023 MMEA All-State Conference and All-State Rehearsals will be held at the Westford Regency Inn and Conference Center in Westford, MA on Thursday, March 2nd and Friday, March 3rd followed by the All-State Concert at Symphony Hall on Saturday, March 4th. This facility will allow us to house all of our conference sessions as well as provide space for all of our ensembles to rehearse in the same building on the same site.

The summer 2022 issue of the Mass Music Educators Journal has been posted, here.

August 11, 2021

The future of Arts Education in our public schools is at a critical point in time. We know that when arts education thrives and is alive throughout the Commonwealth, students, families and communities benefit. Arts classes provide students a safe space to express themselves creatively, allow them to make personal connections that last a lifetime, and help them grow in all five of the Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) competencies. Parents come together to celebrate student artists’ performances and gallery exhibitions.

From the NAfME Policy Team:
"Under Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, the U.S. Department of Education is seeking best practices from educators teaching during the pandemic. These practices will be shared in a "Best Practices Clearinghouse" that focuses on ways to engage all students whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person. NAMM, NAfME, and NFHS recorded this webinar to walk music educators through the process of sharing their ideas and created a template to make it easy to submit best practices to the Department. NAfME encourages as many great ideas from music educators as

March 30, 2021

CDC's recently released updated guidelines for their "Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools."

NAfME's statement regarding the updated CDC guidelines.

A third set of preliminary results from the aerosol study has been released. Please read and share with your local PK12 administrators.

https://www.nfhs.org/articles/unprecedented-international-coalition-led-by-performing-arts-organizations-to-commission-covid-19-study/