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SUMMARY:Popular Music Pre-Conference Workshops
DESCRIPTION:The Popular Music Education Committee will be hosting two pre-conference workshops that are FREE for NCMEA conference attendees.  \nModern Band 101 – November 8\, 9am-12pm \nHip-Hop Pedagogy – November 8\, 1pm-4pm \nTeachers may either register to attend one or both workshops. We highly encourage you to do both sessions if your schedule allows. There will be many hands-on activities and opportunities for creative music making that can be applied in your classrooms!  \nCEUs will be available for participants who complete the workshops. Both sessions will take place in the Gaines Ballroom within the Benton Convention Center (downtown Winston-Salem).  \nThe deadline to submit is October 20th\, 2025. Notification of acceptance will be October 30th\, 2025.  \nRegistration:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeLIjPTlgqZo7gNgQsfxWgGgdn2yNjnQYwOIATPubDCmsx6ZQ/viewform  \n#ncmea #nafme #puttingthepiecestogether #musiced #musiceducation #musicadvocacy #DEIA
URL:https://www.ncmea.net/event/popular-music-pre-conference-workshops/
LOCATION:Benton Convention Center\, 301 W Fifth St\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Popular Music
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SUMMARY:Singer/Songwriter and Music Production Showcase 2025
DESCRIPTION:The North Carolina Music Educators Association’s Singer/Songwriter and Music Producer Showcase is designed to encourage individual musical creativity\, the development of music writing skills\, and collaboration with professionals from the music industry to enhance musicianship and creativity. \nStudents are encouraged to submit their original songs for the experience of sharing and learning ways to develop their songs with professional singer/songwriters and music producers from the music industry at the annual NCMEA’s state conference. \nGeneral Guidelines:\n\nAll North Carolina students in grades K-12 are eligible to participate. Students must\, however\, be nominated by an NCMEA member teacher.\nStudents can enter one of three divisions: elementary (k-5)\, middle school (6-8)\, or high school (9-12).\nStudents should plan to submit their work individually (as a singer/songwriter or music producer in a DAW environment)\nEach student can only be involved in one submission.\nThe submission deadline is 5:00 pm EST on October 25\, 2025.\n\nSubmission guidelines:\n\nSubmissions should be original songs written by the student and are fixed media (songs that are completely pre-recorded).\nSongs should be no longer than 4 minutes in length.\nA wide range of styles or genres of music are encouraged. Students are encouraged to submit any musical style or combination of musical styles.\nStudents will have no more than eight minutes of setup time and four minutes of take-down time for personal equipment.\n\nSubmission Process:\nNCMEA member teachers may nominate as many students as they wish. Each nomination must include the following: \n\nA video recording of a live performance or audio recording of their song.\nA brief description of the student’s musical experiences.\nThe online application will ask for: teacher name(s) and email(s)\, school name(s)\, principal name(s)\, email contacts\, song title\, listing of instrumentation and equipment used\, student name\, email\, school name\, year in school\, and uploaded video/audio files of the song.\n\nThe submission deadline is 5:00pm EST October 25\, 2025. Only applications completed by this time will be considered. Students whose works are selected for presentation at the annual NCMEA Professional Development Conference will be notified by October 30th.
URL:https://www.ncmea.net/event/singer-songwriter-and-music-production-showcase-2025/
LOCATION:Benton Convention Center\, 301 W Fifth St\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27101\, United States
CATEGORIES:NCMEA Conference,Popular Music,Professional Development
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SUMMARY:Free Music Production Day at UNCW
DESCRIPTION:Join us on February 7 for a hands-on music production experience designed for NCMEA music teachers and their students. \n✔️ Open to students and educators\n✔️ Hosted at UNC Wilmington\n✔️ Totally FREE  \n📌 Registration info: Free Music Production Day at UNCW. \n \n#NCMEA #NCMusicEducators #MusicProduction #MusicTechnology #MusicTeacherLife #ArtsEducation #UNCW #NCMusic #StudentOpportunities
URL:https://www.ncmea.net/event/free-music-production-day-at-uncw/
LOCATION:UNC Wilmington\, 601 S. College Road\, Wilmington\, NC\, 28403
CATEGORIES:Popular Music
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SUMMARY:DEADLINE - SoundForge Applications
DESCRIPTION:This will be an exciting opportunity for students to learn with professional musicians in NC and perform for a supportive and enthusiastic audience. All applicants must fill out the information below to be considered for the event. Applying for the event does not guarantee you will be invited to participate. Space is limited. \nThe event will be hosted at Catawba College (Salisbury\, NC) on April 11th\, 2026. This is a one day event with a concert at the end of the day. \nTeachers are responsible for travel to and from the event\, including lodging (if needed). Lunch will be provided the day of the event. Large equipment such as amps\, microphones\, drum sets\, and keyboards will be provided as well. \nTeachers are limited to 2 groups for the event. Please submit a new form for any additional ensemble you are applying. A $200 submission fee will be required if your application and audition recordings have been accepted and you are invited to participate in event. \nDeadline to submit applications is  March 6th\, 2026 and notification of acceptance will be March 13th\, 2026. \n  \nAll inquires should be sent to:Co-Chair: Jonathan Kladder (popular_music@ncmea.net) &Co-Chair: Andrew Beach (popular_music2@ncmea.net)\nREGISTER FOR SOUNDFORGE 2026 
URL:https://www.ncmea.net/event/deadline-soundforge-applications/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Popular Music
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SUMMARY:2nd Annual SoundForge
DESCRIPTION:SoundForge 2026\nThis will be an exciting opportunity for students to learn with professional musicians in NC and perform for a supportive and enthusiastic audience. All applicants must fill out the information below to be considered for the event. Applying for the event does not guarantee you will be invited to participate. Space is limited. \nThe event will be hosted at Catawba College (Salisbury\, NC) on April 11th\, 2026. This is a one day event with a concert at the end of the day. \nTeachers are responsible for travel to and from the event\, including lodging (if needed). Lunch will be provided the day of the event. Large equipment such as amps\, microphones\, drum sets\, and keyboards will be provided as well. \nTeachers are limited to 2 groups for the event. Please submit a new form for any additional ensemble you are applying. A $200 submission fee will be required if your application and audition recordings have been accepted and you are invited to participate in event. \nDeadline to submit applications is  March 6th\, 2026 and notification of acceptance will be March 13th\, 2026. \n  \nAll inquires should be sent to:Co-Chair: Jonathan Kladder (popular_music@ncmea.net) &Co-Chair: Andrew Beach (popular_music2@ncmea.net)
URL:https://www.ncmea.net/event/2nd-annual-soundforge/
LOCATION:Catawba College\, 2300 W Innes St.\, Salisbury\, NC\, 28144
CATEGORIES:Popular Music
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