Program Health

Financial Tips for Music Educators

When it comes to funding your program, never get discouraged because there is always money somewhere. You just have to work hard to find it.

Funding

Funding Your Music Program: Crowdfunding, Grants and Partnerships

With tightening fiscal constraints, music educators must look to other funding opportunities, including crowdfunding, grants and partnerships.

Advocacy

Status of Music Education in Public Schools

A study of 2019 data that looked at access to and participation in music and arts education in K-12 public schools showed that while 92% of students have access to music education, more than 3.5 million students do not.

Closeup of people writing on paper on a table.

6 STEPS TO GET FUNDS THAT SUPPORT ESSA’S “WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION”

Do your homework to stay on top of funding available for music education.

BRING ADMINISTRATORS PLANS, NOT PROBLEMS

Keep open lines of communication with administrators and the school board to ensure they are aware of your program’s plans, goals and needs.

Funding

Being a music educator requires you to be creative in class – and in the budget meeting. Check out these ideas.

BROWSE FUNDING

Advocacy

The arts are not only important to us and our students, but also to our communities. Be heard.

LEARN MORE

Status of Music Education in Public Schools

5 Takeaways from NAMM’s “Hill Day” 2022

A trip to D.C. to push for more awareness of and funding for music education motivated me to do more at the local level to discuss the importance of arts education.

Come Back Strong for Fall 2021: Your Post-Pandemic Planning Guide

With our Post-Pandemic Planning Guide, start your recruitment and retention efforts now.

The Creative Repertoire Initiative

A group of 11 composers and a conductor joined forces to create and promote adaptable music to meet the challenges facing music educators today.

DEI

Including all our voices helps make the music better. Let’s talk about inclusivity in music education here.

LEARN MORE

10 Tips for Teaching Students with Autism

Teaching students who are on the spectrum is a fulfilling challenge as long as you are prepared and flexible.

Build Diversity in Your Repertoire

Try these five ways to build more diversity in your repertoire.

Larry Williams Encourages Representation

Educator and French horn player Larry Williams looks to be a positive change agent for future generations of musicians of color.

The United Sound Method for Private Lesson Teachers

Private lessons teachers can apply United Sound techniques to promote inclusion in their programs by having student leaders act as peer mentors to special needs music students.

Women in Music Education

Dr. Emily Threinen, an associate professor of music at the University of Minnesota, talks about gender equality in music education.

Inclusive Repertoire

Repertoire should include and celebrate multiple voices of representation.

Program Health

Financial Tips for Music Educators

Funding Your Music Program: Crowdfunding, Grants and Partnerships

Status of Music Education in Public Schools

6 STEPS TO GET FUNDS THAT SUPPORT ESSA’S “WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION”

BRING ADMINISTRATORS PLANS, NOT PROBLEMS

Funding

Funding Your Music Program: Crowdfunding, Grants and Partnerships

Key Takeaways from FAQs on ESSER and GEER Funds

Finding (and Funding) a Way for Music

How School Service Music Stores Can Help Music Teachers Access ESSER Funds

Advocacy

Status of Music Education in Public Schools

5 Takeaways from NAMM’s “Hill Day” 2022

Come Back Strong for Fall 2021: Your Post-Pandemic Planning Guide

The Creative Repertoire Initiative

DEI

10 Tips for Teaching Students with Autism

Build Diversity in Your Repertoire

Larry Williams Encourages Representation

The United Sound Method for Private Lesson Teachers

Women in Music Education

Inclusive Repertoire

Student Leadership

Teach Student Leaders to Teach

Students Become Teachers as They Level Up

High School Student Leaders Can Help Recruit Younger Music Students