COVID19 Resources
NAFME: A Letter from Kathleen Sanz, NAfME President - May 19, 2020
NAfME/NFHS: Fall 2020 Guidance for Music Education - June 19th, 2020
Teaching Early Childhood Music in the Time of COVID-19: Implementing Guidance and Suggestions for Birth-3rd Grade - October, 2020
Guidance for General Music Teaching during COVID-19 - October, 2020
Oregon Department of Education: COVID-19 Resources
Oregon Department of Education: Ready Schools, Safe Learners: GUIDANCE FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2020-21
ODE: Supplemental Guidance and Additional Considerations on Visual and Performing Arts (March 15, 2021)
Performing Arts Aerosol Study
Round Two (8/6/20)
Round Three (11/13/20)
Americans for the Arts: COVID-19 Resource and Response Center
American String Teachers Association (ASTA): COVID Resources
American Choral Directors Association (ACDA): COVID Resources
Arts Education Partnership: COVID Resources
Chorus America: Singing and Reopening Safely in the Time of the Coronavirus
High School Band Director's National Association: A Blueprint for Viable Instrumental Music Instruction for Teachers, Directors, Administrators and School Systems
NFHS, NAfME, & NAMM Foundation: COVID-19 Instrument Cleaning Guidelines
NFHS & NAfME: Educational Use of Copyrighted Music
Several prominent music publishers have temporarily allowed the use of their copyrighted music for educational purposes through an agreement with the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and NAfME.
Social Media Pages
Music Educators Brainstorming Together - Facebook
As the 2021–2022 school year begins, NAfME and National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) have collaborated on new resources to help music educators, stakeholders, and decision-makers ensure that music education is available to all students and provided safely.
The Return to Music project is intended to assist music educators rebuild, rejuvenate, and reimagine more inclusive music programs during the 2021-2022 school year. Phase III focuses on “Beginning the School Year,” with resources for advocacy, recruitment, talking to administrators, different types of returns, and more. (View Phase I and Phase II for previously-released resources.)
