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Educators Resources
NEW! Resources
- Yamaha Music Educator's Suite includes professional learning opportunities, tips to improve your program, and stories from other music teachers.
- NAMM's Careers in Music initiative inspires and teaches young musicians the many pathways that they can pursue through music education.
- WMEA's Aspiring Music Majors program allows students who are considering going to college for music the chance to talk to music representatives and get special insight into the industry.
- The Early Career Music Teacher Collaboration (ECMTC) Project offers experienced music educators the opportunity to mentor new music teachers as they navigate their new teaching environment.
- WSMA offers professional development opportunities for educators looking to gain new experience during the summer months.
Start Here
- NAMM’s Resources for Educators
- NUVO: If you're not familiar with Nuvo instruments, now is the perfect time to check them out! They serve as a wonderful pre-band learning tool, have their own curriculum books for students and teachers, and they are so easy to clean! Check out this informational video.
Recruiting & Retention Ideas
- The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra has put together some amazing introductory videos to help students choose what instrument they want to play!
- Be Part of the Music allows you to create your own recruiting page, with useful facts and videos that will help get any student interested and excited about learning an instrument! Find them here.
Funding Resources
- CARES Act funding can be used for your music programs to help adjust to online/distance learning. Check out Yamaha’s educator site to learn more.
- How to access Title IV Funding.
- Save the Music Foundation Title IVa Infographic.
Advocacy Resources
- Download a free brochure on the importance of music education at this link.
- WSMA has a whole collection of advocacy resources.