Our coalition is made up of organizations that believe that we have the ability to provide the resources and solutions to the immediate, short-term, and long-term challenges facing the music education workforce, especially when we all work together. These partners have and will continue to work tirelessly to build the resources and supports necessary to ensure the next generation of students can be taught by outstanding music educators.
Our Member Organizations
Alfred Music
We help the world experience the joy of making music. Alfred Music’s passion is supporting music education with a focus on quality methods, performance, and reference materials for teachers, students, and professionals, spanning every musical instrument, style, and difficulty level. Since 1922, Alfred Music has been a world leader in music education and has helped over 10 million individuals learn, teach, and play music through our pedagogically sound products.
American Choral Directors Association
As the leading voice and ally of choral music in the United States, the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) is dedicated to serving teachers and directors of choral music through education, performance, composition, and advocacy. With chapters in every state in the U.S., over 500,000 choral participants are impacted by the work of ACDA every year.
American Orff-Schulwerk Association
AOSA advocates for a teaching approach that combines music, movement, speech, and drama as outlined through the works and teaching of Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman. In support of this approach to music and movement education, we provide teachers with the tools and community they need to create engaging, inclusive learning experiences for their students.
American String Teachers Association
The American String Teachers Association exists to support string and orchestra teachers and players. Our members range from budding student teachers to artist-status performers. We provide teaching resources, professional education, local and national events, a career center, insurance programs, and access to a vibrant and collaborative strings community.
California Music Educators Association
The California Music Educators Association (CMEA) is a Federated unit of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). The purposes of the association are: to promote access to a sequential standards-based music education for all Pre K through Grade 12 students taught by fully qualified music educators; to support new and improve existing music programs; to promote quality pre-service and in-service teacher preparation programs; and to create a greater awareness of the value of music education through partnerships with other associations and advocacy among state and local agencies.
CMA Foundation
The CMA Foundation transforms lives by investing in music education programs across the United States. We began in 2006 with passionate artists and industry professionals who first fell in love with music within the four walls of a classroom. Thanks to the teachers who believed in them, they were able to go after their dreams. For us, it’s not just about raising up the next generation of musicians, but leveraging the impact that music has on students.
College Band Directors National Association
The members of the College Band Directors National Association are devoted to the teaching, performance, study, and cultivation of music, with particular focus on the wind band medium. CBDNA is an inclusive organization whose members are engaged in continuous dialogue encompassing myriad philosophies and professional practices. CBDNA is committed to serving as a dynamic hub connecting individuals to communities, ideas, and resources.
Conn-Selmer
Conn Selmer is a leading manufacturer and distributor of band and orchestral instruments, with legendary brands including Bach, Conn, King, Holton, Selmer, Armstrong, Leblanc, Ludwig, Musser, and Scherl & Roth. Its Division of Education is dedicated to supporting music programs with resources and services to help them thrive.
Eastman Strings
Eastman Strings is built on a dedication to traditional craftsmanship and the belief that each musician deserves an instrument that inspires. From student to professional, our instruments are made with care by master luthiers, respecting time-honored methods to create superior tone, beauty, and playability for artists around the world.
Education Through Music
Education Through Music (ETM) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing high-quality music education to underserved students in New York City. Through its programs, ETM positively impacts student motivation, achievement, and self-confidence by integrating music education into the core curriculum of under-resourced schools. Since its founding in 1991, ETM has provided over 8 million hours of music instruction, reaching over 20,000 children weekly.
El Sistema USA
El Sistema USA® works to ensure every child has access to high-quality music education that celebrates their voice and potential, by supporting a national network of organizations & educators. El Sistema USA is committed to equity and excellence in music education. We envision a world in which every child—regardless of income, geography, or identity—has access to a high-quality music education program that builds community, opportunity, and personal growth.
Florida Music Education Association
Florida Music Education Association serves and supports the advancement of music education across Florida. FMEA promotes and publishes the Florida Music Director and music education research, organizes in-person and online professional development programs for music teachers and students, offers college scholarships for music students majoring in music education, broadens teachers’ knowledge and interest in their profession through affiliation with colleagues, and more.
Giles Communications
Giles Communications is a strategic public relations and marketing agency that partners with organizations worldwide to restore, protect, and enhance brands and reputations.
Hal Leonard
Our vision is to help people enrich their lives with music-making. Our mission is to be the best global provider of tools and resources for learning, teaching, creating, and making music.
HBCU National Band and Orchestra Directors’ Consortium
HBCU National Band and Orchestra Directors’ Consortium serves to provide an opportunity for Band and Orchestra Directors & students from HBCU institutions to collaborate & develop strategic plans for success in instrumental music.
Iowa High School Music Association
The Iowa High School Music Association’s mission is to foster and perpetuate music as an art form and an essential component of the secondary school curriculum; to organize and regulate festivals that assure fairness and equity and also stimulate students to their greatest possible potential; to establish criteria and standards for musical performances that insures the musical/educational integrity of Iowa high school music programs; to encourage member participation in Association-sponsored events, assuring all participants of a nonbiased evaluation of their performances; to develop programs that bring due recognition to outstanding musicians and performances; and to provide musical opportunities that will enrich the lives of high school students and aid in the development of a life-long appreciation of music.
Jazz at Lincoln Center
The mission of Jazz at Lincoln Center is to entertain, enrich and expand a global community for jazz through performance, education, and advocacy. We believe jazz is a metaphor for Democracy. Because jazz is improvisational, it celebrates personal freedom and encourages individual expression. Because jazz is swinging, it dedicates that freedom to finding and maintaining common ground with others. Because jazz is rooted in the blues, it inspires us to face adversity with persistent optimism.
KHS
KHS America is dedicated to the enrichment of lives through music performance and education by providing high-quality musical instruments and services designed to support musicians, educators, and retail partners.
MakeMusic
MakeMusic, Inc., is a world leader in music technology. Our integrated products include MakeMusic Cloud, formerly SmartMusic, an interactive practice application featuring the world’s largest online sheet music library; and Garritan, the leading provider of quality virtual software instruments. At MakeMusic, we hold dear to our hearts three simple values: be deliberate, be impactful, and be human.
Minority Band Directors National Association
The Minority Band Directors National Association (MBDNA) is an organization designed to serve, promote, celebrate, and mentor ethnic minority band directors throughout the United States and is dedicated to highlight significant band related events that fosters growth and development within the national band community.
Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation
The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation keeps music alive in our schools by providing vital support services to school districts, and musical instruments to underfunded music programs nationwide, giving under-represented youth access to the many benefits of music education, leading them to success in school, and inspiring creativity and expression through playing music.
Muse Group
Muse Group empowers music makers. We create the world’s most popular software for playing, recording, and composing music, including Audacity, MuseScore, and Ultimate Guitar, among many others. The Muse community is now over 400 million strong. And we’re just getting started.
Music Educator Consultants
Music Education Consultants, Inc. is a consortium of music education professionals that works with a variety of educational organizations, arts associations, school districts, and industry professionals to foster the growth and breadth of articulated, music education programs for all children.
Music First
MusicFirst is a company built by music educators for music educators, dedicated to helping music teachers and their students make the most of technology in the classroom. Our team of educators curate content, software, hardware, and support – everything you need to integrate technology into your lessons. We believe that with the right tools and support, every student can achieve their full potential as a musician.
Music for All
At Music for All, we believe that music and arts education is a core to students’ education and must be available to all students. Music for All is an advocate for music and arts education. Our educational programs support the efforts of music teachers on the high school and middle school levels, as well as provide positively life-changing experiences for students.
Music Will
Music Will is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming lives by transforming music education. Through its innovative pedagogy, modern band curriculum, teacher professional development, and instrument donations, Music Will is broadening access to music education and helping teachers bring multi-genre popular music and songwriting into public school classrooms nationwide.
Mustang Public Schools
Mustang Public Schools aspires to have highly effective, compassionate teachers in every classroom delivering a world-class education to every student in a safe and mutually respectful environment to the extent that Mustang students achieve at their highest level and contribute to their world in a meaningful way, both now and in the future.
NAMM/NAMM Foundation
Founded in 1901, NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) has a mission to strengthen the music products industry and promote the pleasures and benefits of making music. We envision a world in which the joy of making music is a precious element of daily living for everyone; a world in which every child has a deep desire to learn music and a recognized right to be taught; and in which every adult is a passionate champion and defender of that right.
National Association for Music Education
The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is a collaborative community that supports music educators and advocates for equitable access to music education. The only association that addresses all aspects of music education, NAfME, together with its affiliated state music education associations, advocates at the national, state, and local levels and provides resources and opportunities for teachers, students, parents, and administrators. Founded in 1907 and representing more than 57,000 members teaching millions of students, NAfME advances the music education profession and promotes lifelong experiences in music.
National Association of Schools of Music
Founded in 1924, the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) is an organization of schools, conservatories, colleges, and universities with approximately 608 accredited institutional members. It establishes national standards for undergraduate and graduate degrees and other credentials for music and music-related disciplines, and provides assistance to institutions and individuals engaged in artistic, scholarly, educational, and other music-related endeavors.
NFHS
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) is the national leader and advocate for high school athletics as well as fine and performing arts programs. Within our 51 member state associations (including Washington, D.C.), we serve 19,500 high schools and more than 12 million young people.
Oklahoma City University
The mission of the Oklahoma City University Music Teacher Education Program is to maximize our inclusive, collegial, and student-focused environment to grow in our students their IDENTITY as a teacher and artist, their sense of BELONGING in the teaching profession, and their AGENCY to make a lasting impact as leaders in the field of music education.
Oklahoma Youth Orchestra
Oklahoma Youth Orchestras fosters creativity, teamwork, and leadership through a strong commitment to excellence in music, providing exceptional orchestral experiences for young musicians across central Oklahoma.
Outside the Bachs
Outside the Bachs helps private music instructors develop essential business skills and grow their independent studios. We provide tools and training in marketing, operations, and sales to support creative expression and long-term professional growth.
Quadrant Research
Quadrant Research is a nationally recognized leader in research, analysis, and market intelligence serving the fields of culture, commerce, government and education. Quadrant Research specializes in arts education and serves the four major arts disciplines: music, dance, theater and visual arts.
Save The Music Foundation
Save The Music Foundation (STM) is dedicated to helping students, schools, and communities reach their full potential through the power of making music. STM works to address systemic inequities in music education by investing in culturally rich American communities – supporting music teachers and donating musical instruments, equipment, and technology to public schools. To date, the organization has donated over $75 million worth of instruments, equipment, and technology to over 2,800 schools, impacting the lives of millions of students nationwide.
Society for Research in Music Education
Founded in 1960, the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Society for Research in Music Education (SRME) is composed of NAfME members who have interest in all aspects of research in music education. SRME seeks to encourage and improve the quality of scholarship and research within the music education profession. The Executive Committee of SRME oversees two research journals: Journal of Research in Music Education (JRME) and Update: Applications of Research in Music Education.
Spring ISD
The Spring Independent School District serves 34,000 prekindergarten through 12th-grade students in a diverse district located 20 miles north of central Houston. Guided by its strategic plan, the district is preparing students for success in college, career, and life.
Texas Fine Arts Administrators
TFAA is an organization dedicated to empowering leaders in the Fine Arts educational community. We provide conferences, workshops, trainings, and resources for Fine Arts administrators. Our goal is to help Fine Arts educational leaders thrive by providing a space where they can grow, collaborate, and support one another.
The Music Man Foundation
The Music Man Foundation is named after the Tony winning musical written by Meredith Willson. Meredith’s widow, Rosemary, started the Foundation in 1998 as the Meredith and Rosemary Willson Charitable Foundation and substantially increased the Foundation’s endowment upon her death in 2010. With a mission to support programs that use music to improve children’s lives, the Foundation currently focuses its investments in two initiative areas: core-curriculum music education and music therapy.
TI:ME – Technology in Music Education
We believe in the power of technology to bring new music learning experiences to your students. Each Year TI:ME produces over 6000 hours of professional development sessions for music educators integrating technology. When TI:ME partners with your state music education association, we deliver the highest level of expertise in music technology pedagogy.
Vandoren
The Vandoren company was founded in 1905. It quickly became the leader in reeds, mouthpieces and accessories for clarinets and saxophones. Vandoren is exporting today 90% of its production in more than 100 countries, thanks to a know-how and an involvement of every instant. Anticipating evolutions, listening to musicians’ needs, constantly optimizing our products has been their challenge for more than a century.
West Music
West Music Company has, as its foundation, a rich history of providing quality service and opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to play now, play for life. West Music has several regional locations in eastern Iowa and western Illinois providing instrument and print music sales, repair, lessons, and music therapy services. The company also serves customers nationally, and even internationally, through its multiple e-commerce websites and catalog departments.
Wisconsin School Music Association
WSMA’s mission is to ensure that all students have opportunities which encourage lifelong involvement in music. Wisconsin School Music Association provides statewide music programming activities, offers leadership and support for school music programs, and advances music as an integral part of the school curriculum and community life.
Yamaha
Yamaha aims to contribute to the “Well-Being of People around the World.” With our unique expertise and sensibilities, gained from our devotion to sound and music, we are committed to creating excitement and cultural inspiration together with people around the world. Yamaha enjoys countless professional and personal relationships with music teachers nationwide. We wholeheartedly support their efforts to bring the joy of music-making to every child and remain committed to serving educators in this journey.
Plus, we have many higher education institutions committed to supporting our mission. Reach out to us today at info@teachmusic.org if you’d like your school to join this list!
Baylor University
Montclair State University
Oklahoma City University
State University of New York at Potsdam
University of Alabama
University of Illinois
University of South Carolina
West Chester University