All posts by: CMEA
NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles
Applications are now open for the NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles. Click here to find out more information and to apply!… Continue reading
2022-23 Dates
Thank you to those who attended any of our professional development or student events this year! Please know that our calendars will be updated throughout the end of the school year and summer with all dates for the 2022-23 school year. Check back often and have a great summer!… Continue reading
Got Job Openings?
Do you have a job opening in your school or district? Let us know so we can include them on our Job Board! Email a brief description and application links to us at info@cmea.org… Continue reading
Members Only Features of the Webpage
WHY SHOULD I LOG IN? Here are some items that are visible only when logged in: Contact emails for the Executive Board, Student Affairs Commission, festival committees, HS repertoire committee and other program chairs. Teacher Festival Guidelines and Policies Handbook. There is an abbreviated student version of festival policies posted publicly that only contains what … Continue reading
Why We Need Music in Our Schools… and How to Make Our Case.
About 35-40,000 years ago, humans began carving flutes out of bone. Could it have been a means of communication or were the flutes simply used to entertain? Most likely we’ll never know the answer but, curiously, humans were also painting the walls of caves. Why would these early visual and auditory expressions be part of … Continue reading