NAfME - Committee for Education Funding (CEF)
The National Association for Music Education is one of 90+ groups that actively participate in the Committee for Education Funding (the world's largest education funding coalition). CEF has recently started its first ever grassroots advocacy campaign to let Congress know that cuts to education are unacceptable. NAfME is a member of the CEF Grassroots Working Group. Please take a moment to click on the link below in order to read more about CEF's position and what you can do. To be clear, this campaign is in support of ALL education funding -- not just for music and the arts. As a member of the Committee and Working Group, NAfME supports CEF's stance.

CEF Grassroots Advocacy Campaign Homepage

NAfME Collegiate Awards
NAfME announces the 2012 National Collegiate Awards

CONGRATULATIONS to:
Barton County Community College (chapter 1168)
Great Bend, KS
Advisor Steve Lueth

"Chapter of Excellence in Service!"

2012 Award Recipients

kmr.ksmea.org

Fall 2011

Winter 2011

Convention 2012

Spring 2012

We are now accepting proposals for clinic sessions at the 2013 KMEA In-Service Workshop. Deadline for submitting proposals is October 1, 2012.

KMEA is now accepting applications for Performance Groups at the 2013 In-Service Workshop. The postmark deadline for submitting audition applications is May 25, 2012.

May 25, 2012, is the postmark deadline for entries to be considered for the 2013 KMEA Composition Competition. The competition is open to the students of any KMEA member in good standing Grade level K through 12 and collegian (undergraduate). Based upon the recommendations of the adjudicators, selected compositions will be performed at the KMEA In-Service Workshop by invitation of the KMEA President.

2012-2013 Instrumental Live Auditions will be held January 5, 2013. The weather contingency date will be one week later on January 12, 2013.

Impact of Budget Cuts on Music Education in Kansas

SURVEY OF MUSIC EDUCATION IN KANSAS:
Follow the above link to learn more about a survey sponsored by KMEA to assess the impact that current budget challenges have had on music education.

On November 8 leaders of the Kansas Music Educators Association (KMEA) presented an overview of music education budget cuts and the state of music education to the Kansas Board of Education.

KMEA President Craig Manteuffel, Vice President Mike Quilling, President-Elect Avian Bear, and KMEA Executive Director John Taylor attended the board meeting. They presented data from the "The Impact of Budget Cuts on Music Education in Kansas' Schools." The data was prepared by KMEA Advocacy Chair Frederick Burrack, associate professor of music education at Kansas State University.

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