Music Workshop empowers educators with high-quality, culturally responsive music education resources. The free curriculum engages students through diverse musical traditions, artists, and genres. Check out the sponsored, no-cost professional development courses focused on music and well-being to support teachers’ growth and classroom impact.
Advocacy is the key to sustaining and growing music education nationwide. By working together, we can transform these challenges into opportunities for every student. Save The Music is proud to be a member of the Music IS Education Coalition.
Explore a world of rhythm with Latin Percussion and its partners. Hone your percussion knowledge and techniques with the free collection of artist-instructed videos on LP Rhythmology; find an accessible curriculum of lessons, courses, and loops on CongaChops.com; and get to drumming by playing and learning from the best on Drum Channel.
In 2014, NAfME developed the new National Core Music Standards and participated with a coalition of national arts, education, and media arts organizations to develop the new Core Arts Standards. The music standards were updated to meet specific needs of teachers and students in specialized subjects of K-12 music education.
An original STM blog explains a brief history of this beloved musical genre, introduces the instrumentation that gives mariachi music its distinctive sound, and explores the characteristics of a traditional Mexican mariachi band.