South Carolina Music Educators Association - SCMEA

There wouldn't be a without music educators!

From first introducing musical concepts, to leading performance groups, to teaching the next generation of music educators, thank you for sharing the joy of music with your students at every step of their education.

Reminder: Applications to present at the 2025 SCMEA Professional Development Conference are due TODAY, June 15, 2024. Apply here: https://www.scmea.net/conference/conference-session-proposals/

Reminder: Applications to perform at the 2025 SCMEA Professional Development Conference are due by June 1, 2024. Apply here:

Performing Ensemble Application – South Carolina Music Educators Association The South Carolina Music Educators Association is a federated state association of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME).

For countless students, a lifelong love of music starts in the classroom - and our country's talented and impassioned music teachers are the reason why.

Thank you, music educators, for everything you do to support music in our schools!

Strike up the band - we're celebrating band directors! 🎼🎺📯🥁

Thank you for guiding students as they make beautiful music together - from pep bands & marching bands, to concert bands, jazz bands, chamber ensembles, and many other groups.

Join us to say THANK YOU to the dedicated music educators who help our students express their creativity in school! Celebrate Music In Our Schools Month throughout the month of March.

SCMEA Sunday wrap up Board meeting!

And the 2024 Conference has begun! Great music with the Wando High School Honors Orchestra!

SCMEA BOARD MEETING! Excited for the 2024 Professional Development Conference to begin today!

South Carolina's Colleton County Band of Blue, directed by Tom Finigan, will be marching in the Krewe of Endymion parade in New Orleans on Saturday night, February 8 from 8-11 pm (9-12 pm EST). Tune in and support the Band of Blue!

LIVE Saturday: Endymion Extravaganza 2024 Watch Fox 8's Krewe of Endymion special Saturday night!

We hope all conference attendees will join us for an outstanding night of JAZZ - THIS FRIDAY - with special guest, Wayne Bergeron! The 9th Annual Jazz Social is sponsored in part by Conference Platinum Sponsor Pecknel Music, and Yamaha.

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Virginia teacher wins 2024 Grammy Music Educator Award "CBS Mornings" reveals the 2024 Grammy Music Educator Award winner as Annie Ray, a music teacher and orchestra leader in Annandale, Virginia. CBS News' Jamie...

Good morning. If you have registered for the conference and your school/school district has not yet sent payment, PLEASE ask them to give you their check to present in person onsite in Columbia. No checks will be processed next week as we pack up to go to Columbia before the conference starts. The later the check is mailed, the more likely it won't be received in time.

SCMEA has extended registration for early-bird rates through Tuesday, January 16, 2024! Register today!

Conference – South Carolina Music Educators Association Conference Hotels Information about official conference hotels may be accessed by clicking here. Registration Rates LEVEL On or before January 15, 2024 After January 15, 2024 Fully Active Member* $100 $160 Retired Member* $0 $0 Collegiate Member $15 $30 Non-Member $200 $200 First-Year (Introductory)...

Don't forget that January 15 is the deadline for early bird conference registration. Prices for regular members go from the early bird price of $100 to $160 on January 15, and from $15 to $30 for college student (Collegiate) members. If you or your school/school district will be paying your registration fee by check instead of a credit card, payment MUST be mailed NO LATER THAN January 15 to ensure it arrives in time. Don't procrastinate. :-) Following is a link to the conference information and registration page. https://www.scmea.net/conference/ Looking forward to seeing you there!

Conference – South Carolina Music Educators Association Conference Hotels Information about official conference hotels may be accessed by clicking here. Registration Rates LEVEL On or before January 15, 2024 After January 15, 2024 Fully Active Member* $100 $160 Retired Member* $0 $0 Collegiate Member $15 $30 Non-Member $200 $200 First-Year (Introductory)...

The Future Music Educators Symposium, is a one-day event (this year, on Feb. 9, 2024) held in conjunction with the SCMEA annual Professional Development Conference, for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors who are interested in pursuing a degree in music education. Students must be nominated by their SCMEA teachers in order to be accepted to participate. Teachers should be on the lookout for an email with more information. In the meantime, here is a link to the nomination form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_RCGLFkyffOkCmRFijj5GV64oaQ7fzax-FLKjTKxZ1HfsOQ/viewform Deadline for nominations to be received is January 5, 2024.

2024 Future Music Educator Symposium Nomination Form SCMEA Music Teachers are invited to nominate one or two outstanding students to attend the Future Music Educators Symposium at the 2024 SCMEA Professional Development Conference on Friday, February 9, 2024. Please use a separate nomination form for each student. The purpose of the FME Symposium is t...

Call for Research Submissions for 2024 SCMEA Conference:

Call for Research Submissions – South Carolina Music Educators Association Call for Research Submissions November 6, 2023 | Conference, Research South Carolina Music Educators Association State Conference Poster Session Columbia, South Carolina February 8–10, 2024 Deadline for Submissions – Monday, December 18, 2023 The South Carolina Music Educators Association will s...

It's time to elect a new president-elect for NAfME. Tonight, there is a virtual town hall at 8:00pm ET where you can get to know both candidates for the position: Judy Bush, Music Teacher Leader for the Lincoln NE public schools,, and Cecil Adderley, a Columbia SC native who chairs the Music Education Department at the Berklee College of Music. Tune in to learn more about both candidates. Just register so that you will get the link to the session.

Town Hall: Meet the Candidates for National President-Elect: A Conversation about NAfME’s Strategic Plan Meet the candidates for NAfME National President-Elect 2024-2026 online October 18! The two candidates presented at the 2023 NAfME National Leadership Assembly are Cecil Adderley and Judith Bush. The town hall will include a dialogue about NAfME's Strategic Plan with topics including the Small Schoo...

The 2024 SCMEA Conference Registration for attendees is now open! Register today for early-bird pricing! - Feb 8-10, 2024 - More info about hotels, registration costs, admin support letters, and more can be found here: https://www.scmea.net/conference/

Calling all exhibitors! Join us for the 2024 SCMEA Professional Development Conference, February 8-10 in Columbia, SC! More information is available at https://www.scmea.net/conference/exhibitor-registration-info/

Singing is good for you. Singing with others may be even better. Studies have linked singing in a choir to reducing stress hormones, increasing immune-boosting cytokines and stimulating memory for people with dementia.

SCMEA members and all who support education and music education, our congressional representatives need to hear from us on this. This drastic cut could destroy a huge chunk of Title I funding that goes to schools in impoverished areas, and it is estimated that SC could lose more than 3500 teachers. All children deserve access to a quality education! In SC, Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott represent all SC citizens. You can find out who your congressman is by following this link: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative #:~:text=If%20you%20know%20who%20your,the%20U.S.%20House%20switchboard%20operator.

Introduced by the House Appropriations Labor-HHS-Education subcommittee, the FY24 Department of Ed budget slashes funding by $22.5 billion, the lowest allocation since 2006. Titles I and II along with several key programs supporting music education face elimination or drastic cuts. Learn more and urge your members of Congress to support education funding! bit.ly/SupportMusicEdFY24

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Yes, you can make a difference for ! Here are 6 actions you can take to ensure your school community takes advantage of ESSER funding before the September 30, 2024, deadline, and during federal appropriations season, ensure key federal programs are fully funded in the next fiscal year https://bit.ly/SupportMusicEdFY24