Join your fellow music educators in Orlando, where we’ll come together to lead our profession’s direction, engage with each other as colleagues, and inspire one another to guide our music students to excellence. Don’t miss powerful sessions, rousing student performances, and the chance to connect with music educators from around the nation!

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Our 2019 theme, “Amplify the Future of Music: Opening Doors for All Students,” features the following content strands:

Amplify: Creativity

How do we create a learning environment which supports student voice, creativity, collaboration, and choice – whether via composition, improvisation, in current ensembles, or other pathways for creative musical endeavors?

Amplify: Student Engagement

How do we engage all students daily within our classrooms and throughout our school as they create, perform, respond, and connect to music?

Amplify: Instruction

How do we expand instructional practices to support student ownership, voice, choice, and assessment in a standards-based, high-quality music education?

Amplify: Access

How do we guarantee and expand access to music education for every student in our school sites and classrooms, which could involve parents, administration, and other outside connections?

Amplify: Community

How do we successfully create a musical community within in our schools and/or beyond the school walls in urban, rural, or suburban settings?

Amplify Inspiration Showcase

In addition to the Amplify themes, there will be a showcase of research and quality classroom practice in an informal, “poster session” format. With 3 feet of table, what can you share with your colleagues? Bring your ideas to inspire others!