Webinar: What the Federal is Happening?
2025-04-09 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Join Nate McGaha as he discusses and reviews the latest updates and information about Executive Orders and Actions and how they affect the arts, including the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Ticketing Executive Orders and more.
Please register in advance. Registration is limited to 100 people, but we will also stream the webinar live on the Arts NC Facebook page.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/lnjh-wNSTrqqImn_kUL2XQ?fbclid=IwY2xjawJg_XRleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHnbepyG3VyJkXRULs5oXJYmyh4N3wITduK3KvGilRPnuOfsUpMQOOHAKN9ox_aem_XY4jlt_LcGIvNHUPB19xEg#/registration
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Arts Day 2025
2025-04-22 09:00 - 17:00 | McKimmon Center , 1101 Gorman Street, Raleigh, NC, 27606
Join us on April 22nd to advocate for legislation that supports NC Creative Communities statewide!
Arts North Carolina invites everyone passionate about the arts in North Carolina to join this essential arts gathering.
This is your opportunity to connect with fellow arts advocates, celebrate North Carolina artistic excellence, learn more about important arts-related legislation that impacts our arts communities, and make your voice heard on the value of the arts in North Carolina.
Scholarships are available to arts educators and students. Information about applying can be found on the Arts Day Registration page: artsnc.org/arts-day/arts-day-registration/ and the deadline to apply is April 4.
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NAfME Collegiate Leadership Advocacy Summit
2025-06-09 - 2025-06-11 | Reston, Virginia, Reston, VA
Save the Date for this year’s NAfME Collegiate Leadership Advocacy Summit happening June 9-11 in Reston, Virginia! Collaborate during leadership-centric learning sessions, connect with leaders in the profession and advocate for music education on Capitol Hill at this one-of-a-kind event.
Renew your NAfME Collegiate membership and keep an eye on bit.ly/NAfMECLAS for details. Collegiate membership is good through June 30 each year.
Email: collegiate@nafme.org
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Comprehensive Arts Education Conference
2025-09-06 | Ligon Magnet Middle School, 706 E Lenoir St, Raleigh, NC, 27601
Spend the day engaging with colleagues in Music, Dance, Theatre, and Visual Arts Education! Register to attend the CAE Conference at Ligon Magnet Middle School on Saturday, September 6th!
One CEU awarded.
go.ncdpi.gov/CAEC-25Reg
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FREE - NCMEA Leadership Academy
2025-09-13 10:00 - 12:00
Ready to take your passion for music education to the next level?
Join us for a FREE Virtual Leadership Workshop designed for North Carolina music educators who want to get more involved with NCMEA. Your presenters are Connie McKoy, Maribeth Yoder-White and Jazzmone Sutton.
Saturday, Sept 13
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Hosted online – come as you are!
Whether you’re interested in leadership, advocacy, or community-building, this session will help you discover the many ways to serve and grow within NCMEA.
Free to attend – register now!
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/nUDC6QpqQ3ivaoUcj3jEtA
Let’s shape the future of music education—together.
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Webinar - Lift Every Voice: Building Authentic & Inclusive Classrooms
2025-10-11 10:00 - 12:00
Lift Every Voice: Building Authentic & Inclusive Classrooms
October 4, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Presenter: Dr. Elaine Bernstorf
Dr. Preston Wilson, Director of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, leads an interactive workshop that equips educators with strategies to create inclusive classrooms, where all students feel valued and supported. Participants will explore approaches to integrating diverse cultural perspectives, addressing accessibility, and fostering an environment of respect and creativity.
In June of 2021, Dr. Wilson graduated from the University of Missouri (Columbia), obtaining a PhD in Music Education. He successfully defended his dissertation entitled, Successful Urban Elementary Music Educator: A Phenomenological Investigation; which focuses on the lived experiences of urban music teachers in elementary schools. His research agenda also includes race relations in music and practical application of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Upson graduation, Dr. Wilson served as the Assistant Professor of Music Education at Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ from 2021-2024, before returning to his alma mater.
Dr. Wilson is the Chair of Diversity Initiatives for TN-ACDA, a member of Steering Committee for the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, and on the Board of Directors for the Nashville African American Wind Symphony, Inc. He also is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Phi Mu Alpha Music Fraternity, Inc., Pi Kappa Lambda, American Choral Directors’ Association (ACDA), National Association for Music Education (NAfME), and College Music Society (CMS).
Dr. Preston Wilson
Fisk University, Nashville TN
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Webinar - Shaping Behavior with "ABC" and "STOP" Techniques - Part 2
2025-10-18 10:00 - 12:00
Shaping Behavior with “ABC” and “STOP” Techniques – Part 2
October 4, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Presenter: Dr. Elaine Bernstorf
Fall brings opportunities to reframe our teaching approaches. It also brings new students and their personal learning behaviors. Even students we have taught for years change and have challenges as they mature, or don’t. By October all students shape their personal dynamics within a group.
Part 1 (Oct 4), THE PREVIOUS WEBINAR, explored common music classroom behaviors, including disruptions, as we use an ABC analysis model to explore behavior functions for difficult or disruptive behaviors.
Part 2 (Oct 18), THIS WEBINAR, uses the STOP principle (an intervention designed by occupational therapists) to shape student behaviors and inform teacher planning using executive function decisions to support success. References and suggested resources will be included.
Elaine Bernstorf is Professor of Music Education at Wichita State University. With degrees in Special Music Education and a PhD in Communicative Disorders and Sciences, her specializations include elementary music, special music education, and speech pathology (voice, fluency, autism and child language), literacy development, and curriculum development. She co-authored The Music and Literacy Connection (2004, 2014, in press). She has published several book chapters, presented and served internationally and nationally including ISME, ISAME, NAfME, OAKE, ECMMA, Arts Education Partnership and the Leadership Network for Arts Education & Special Needs. In 2017, she was inducted in the Kansas Music Educators Association Hall of Fame.
Dr. Elaine Bernstorf
Wichita State University, Wichita KS
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Professional Development Conference
2025-11-08 - 2025-11-11 | Benton Convention Center, 301 W Fifth St, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, United States

Young Professionals Symposium
2025-11-10 | Benton Convention Center, 301 W Fifth St, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, United States
A One Day Symposium for High School Students Interested in the Music Education ProfessionMonday, November 10, 2025
The Young Professionals Symposium has a history of providing high school music students interested in Music Education specifically tailored sessions and experiences.
Participants for the Young Professionals Symposium will begin their day learning about their leadership style and how to advocate for music education. Young Professional students will then participate in specific sessions catered towards entering the music education profession, including a conducting seminar, interview tips and tricks from various NC music education professors, and mock interviews with NC Music Education College Professors!
