The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is an organization of American music educators dedicated to advancing and preserving music education as part of the core curriculum of schools in the United States. Founded in 1907 as the Music Supervisors National Conference (MSNC), the organization was known from 1934 to 1998 as the Music Educators National Conference (origin of the MENC acronym). From 1998 to 2011 it was known as "MENC: The National Association for Music Education." On September 1, 2011, the organization changed its acronym from MENC to NAfME.[1] On March 8, 2012, the organization's name legally became National Association for Music Education, using the acronym "NAfME". It has approximately 57,000 members, and NAfME's headquarters are located in Herndon, Virginia
As of February 2024, Scott Sheehan is the current president of NAfME, and the executive director is Christopher B.L. Woodside.[2]
^"Press Release: Building on the Past to Shape the Future of Music Education". NAfME official website. NAfME. 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
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History of Mechanical Instruments", Music Educators Journal, 54 (2), MENC_ The NationalAssociationforMusicEducation: 45–49, doi:10.2307/3391092, JSTOR 3391092...
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and Educator", Journal of Research in MusicEducation, 21 (3), MENC_ The NationalAssociationforMusicEducation: 239–45, doi:10.2307/3345093, JSTOR 3345093...
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Museum of Music: A History of Mechanical Instruments", Music Educators Journal, 54 (2), MENC_ The NationalAssociationforMusicEducation: 45–49, doi:10...
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