Making Connections: NAfME Collegiate Advocacy Summit
by Drew Villaca Kansas NAfME Collegiate President Last month I was fortunate enough to attend NAfME’s Virtual Collegiate Advocacy Summit as part of the NAfME […]
Advocacy
Madison’s Trumpet
As most sixteen and seventeen year olds will attest, selecting and purchasing their first car is something that isn’t taken lightly. Currently, parents of many beginning […]
Advo-Angle and Government Relations: What is Ahead for Us?
ADVOCACY is defined as an act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending where the ultimate response sought from the audience is a “YES!” vote! The […]
Music Educators: An Important Part of the Solution to the Adolescent Mental Health Crisis
Reprinted with permission from the Utah Music Educators Journal, Fall 2018, Vol. 64, No. 2 Adolescence is a time of rapid physical, social, cognitive, and emotional […]
THE KMEA ADVO-ANGLE
The Christmas and Holiday season is upon us! It is the season for celebrations of faith and spirit as well as the love and […]
Hire Music Students … They Have Training!
What do businesses look for in a potential employee? If asked most business owners might answer, “Someone who is punctual, can communicate, learns quickly, is committed […]
Hit Nashville Songwriters and CMA Foundation Celebrate Kansas Music Teachers
Three award-winning songwriters, along with CMA staff and film crew, arrived at Wichita East High School on February 20th to start a three-day tour visiting […]
Music Education in the Federal Landscape—and How It Connects Back to You!
Reprinted with permission from the Massachusetts Music Educators Journal. As we approach the end of President Trump’s first year in office, how is music education […]
KMEA ADVO-ANGLE: From KMEA Advocacy
WHERE KMEA MUSIC ADVOCACY IS HEADED… I am very excited to announce that Kansas Music Educators Association has launched a new way to look at […]
KMEA Visits Congressional Leaders in Washington D.C.
This summer, the leaders of KMEA joined more than 300 music educators to meet with their members of Congress as part of the NAfME Hill […]
