2020 Composition & Songwriting Competition Every year the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) sponsors a student composition competition providing students the opportunity to submit original songs for future performance. Cash prizes were awarded to winners and honorable mentions and all entrants received written evaluations of their compositions. This year, NAfME added a Student Songwriters category for […]
On October 14, 2020, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) posted updated guidelines regarding singing and playing wind instruments. The CMEA response to this update is below and available to download as a PDF by clicking this link. CDPH Update: California Department of Public Health Schools Guidance updated on October 14, 2020 “….. outdoor singing […]
The 2021 California All-State Music Education Conference has gone virtual. In order to provide the highest quality professional learning experience for music educators across the state, the organizations of CASMEC have decided to prepare an online conference. Sessions from all five collaborative CASMEC organizations begin Friday, February 19, 2021 at 2pm. Our first day will […]
Share this document(s) with your school/district administration and communities about guidance and resources to support LEAs when determining how to safely provide music education in alignment with California State Education Code, Section 51210 and 51220. High Quality Arts Education During a COVID-19 Impacted School year Performing Arts Aerosol Study – Round two
As we continue through these unprecedented times, we know that many of you are experiencing competing narratives about varying distance expectations for music learning as your district shapes its approach to reopening school. We understand that districts throughout the state have had little to no conversations, have resolved to cancel ensemble classes, or even worse, […]
The CMEA Advocacy Team continues to meet weekly and take an active role in following and responding to the pandemic and its effect on music education. We have crafted and sent a letter to Governor Newsom, signed by CMEA President Armalyn De La O, asking him to consider the effects of potential budget cuts to […]
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