To promote quality, comprehensive music education in all Florida schools.
Professional Development
Serving music educators across Florida.
Research and Publications
Broaden teachers’ knowledge through research, in-service, and affiliation with colleagues.
Leadership
Promoting professional leadership and mentoring among music educators.
Advocacy
Helping you educate your community on the importance of music in our schools.
Our office will be closed for the holidays from Thursday, December 23 through Sunday, January 2.
Conference and All-State
Despite the omicron variant, the FMEA Professional Development Conference, Unity in Music Education: Building Communities One Note a Time, will be held January 12-15, 2022 at the Tampa Convention Center. Pre-registration has closed, but if you missed it please click below to prepare for on-site registration. Masks will be required, and vaccines and boosters are strongly encouraged. See the Health Information page for details.
The keynote speaker and clinician for the 2022 Student Leadership Workshop will be Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser. His workshop will encourage active participation. Students will learn about the fundamentals of self-discipline, effective communication principles, setting high standards for excellence, dealing with insecurities and the value of risk. Register your students as part of your conference registration.
Welcome to the 2021-2022 school year. The National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) along with the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) have provided useful guidelines based on research for you to consider as you plan your year. As always, consult your school and district leaders for specific guidance for your school. Update 8/12/2021: Phase III Guidance and Resources added from NAfME and NFHS.
The third round of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funding (ESSER III) totals 126 billion dollars for K-12 education. These funds can be used to help your music program rebuild and recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. We need to be assertive about asking school boards and superintendents to include the arts in this funding! Watch the Webinar on our Webinar Archive Page
The Florida Music Education Association values the broad human diversity in the state of Florida. We are distraught and frustrated by the continued injustice and violence toward Black people in our country. Social inequality and violence, in any form, must not be tolerated in our nation. FMEA sees, hears, and supports the struggles of our teachers and students in the Black community. We are with you, and together we can and will do better to end discrimination while advocating for equality.
It is imperative that all students have access to an equitable delivery of arts education that includes dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts that supports their educational, social, and emotional well-being, taught by certified professional arts educators in partnership with community arts providers. #ArtsAreEssential
The FMEA Job Bank is a free service to Florida schools and teachers who would like to teach in Florida. If your school has a music vacancy that you would like posted, please click the link below to complete the job vacancy form. Jobs listed here will automatically be deleted after 90 days, however you will receive an e-mail confirmation that includes a link to extend, edit, or remove your job posting.
FMEA invites parents, guardians, and grandparents of Florida students who take music classes to register as music parent advocates. FMEA will engage with registered advocates about legislation and related issues that impact music education in Florida.
FMEA, The Florida DOE, The Florida Center for Interactive Media (FCIM) and the Division of Cultural Affairs collaborated to develop an ESE course for music educators. Dr. Alice-Ann Darrow developed the music content for the course. It is designed to provide music educators with introductory information about the foundations of exceptional student education and provision of services in Florida, as well as appropriate instructional strategies for teaching students with disabilities. Each school district is responsible to determine if the content of this 20-hour course satisfies the requirement for Renewal Credit in Teaching Students with Disabilities (DPS 2014-12).
Visit our Advocacy page for new resources to print out and distribute regarding the benefits of arts participation based on findings in our latest cohort study.
Our office will be closed for the holidays from Thursday, December 23 through Sunday, January 2. Some staff members may be available by email as we prepare for the conference.
