Discover how to make the most of your career though professional development programs:
- NCMEA Annual Professional Development Conference – the best source of content-specific CEUs
- NCMEA grants for teachers
- Regular live webinars
- NAfME In-Service Conferences
- Adjudicator Training/Certification
- NAfME’s Learning Center, including hundreds of recorded webinars available for credit
Be informed about the latest news affecting music education programs:
- North Carolina Music Educator – quarterly publication for and about music education in North Carolina
- NCMEA monthly e-newsletters
- NAfME biweekly e-newsletters and blog
- Music Educators Journal – offers timely articles on current trends in music education
- Teaching Music – focuses on practical articles in technology, advocacy issues and updates on research in our field
Help your students excel through local, state-wide and national workshops and performance opportunities:
- North Carolina Honors Ensembles and All-State Festivals
- Solo & Small Ensemble District Festivals
- Large Ensemble District Festivals
- Tri-M Music Honor Society
- Music in Our Schools Month
- CNAfME – Collegiate chapters for music education majors
- Academic Scholarships
Share the lasting value of music education with your peers, administrators and elected officials:
- Advocacy tools on the NCMEA and NAfME websites to keep you up-to-date on legislative issues in North Carolina and on the Federal level.
- Professional lobbying on your behalf to the NC General Assembly.
Dues are paid to NAfME but cover both national AND state membership and benefits.
MEMBERSHIP LEVELS (Effective July 1, 2025)
| Total Dues | National | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active | $154 | ($105) | ($49) |
| Collegiate | $47 | ($32) | ($15) |
| Introductory * | $77.50 | ($53) | ($24.50) |
| Retired | $69 | ($53) | ($16) |
* An Introductory Member is a First Year teacher immediately following your Collegiate Member year.