A new episode of Key Conversations, the FMEA Podcast, is now available! Listen to Advocacy chair Jeanne Reynolds and Executive Director Kathleen Sanz discuss new legislation recently passed regarding the P.E. Credit for Marching Band participation and our other advocacy initiatives.
Audition information for the High School Guitar Ensemble and the NEW Middle School 7th & 8th Grade Guitar Ensemble is now available.
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. We ALSO encourage you to post your available jobs on the TeachMusic Job Board, a national service for music education positions.
Interested in becoming a Music Teacher in Florida? We can help! Please see our new "Teach Music Florida" page for information and resources for students, parents, and guidance counselors about how to become a music teacher, as well as resources for current music teachers interested in relocating to Florida.
Join Us for the 2025 FMEA Multicultural Network (MCN) Annual Summer Music Education Conference Workshop on June 20, 2025, at St. Thomas University. With the theme, "Harmony in Motion," the conference will emphasize collaboration, creativity, and the power of multicultural music to inspire and transform classrooms and communities.
Registration is now open for Exhibitors to join us for the trade show as part of the FMEA 2026 Conference, January 14-17, 2026. Click below for more information.
The Florida Music Education Association is looking for nominations of those well deserving individuals who have contributed to the quality of music education in the state of Florida!
Meet our latest group of early-career Music Educators that FMEA is spotlighting for making an “immediate impact” in their schools, communities, and students.
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.
If you are planning on participating in interscholastic music events such as Concert, Marching, and Solo & Ensemble Music Performance Assessments (MPA), make sure your school's FSMA membership is renewed. The early payment discount deadline is September 15. Purchase orders should be submitted early enough so that the actual check arrives by September 15.
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
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.
Thank You For The Support!
FMEA is saying “THANK YOU” to all of the donors who showed their support through financial donations over the past year. By deciding that it is important to support music education through actions, not just words, these individuals have helped elevate the level of music education in Florida. Please join FMEA and the Board of Directors in thanking the individual donors below:
The FMEA Corporate and Academic partners help strengthen music education in Florida through their tireless work to support teachers. FMEA expresses its greatest thanks to each of our Partners, Corporate and Academic, for their partnership over the past year. We hope that FMEA members from across the state support our partners as they support FMEA and Florida music educators.
Contact Us
Our offices are located within the June Hinckley Center for Fine Arts Education building:
402 Office Plaza Dr.
Tallahassee, FL 32301
850-878-6844
Toll-Free 800-301-FMEA (3632)
Fax 850-942-1793
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Eastern
Our office is closed for most holidays observed by Florida's school districts and on Fridays during June and July.
Components & Councils
FMEA is an umbrella organization concerned with activities that affect all aspects of music education. Our component organizations and councils handle activities that deal specifically with a particular area:
Component Associations
- Florida Bandmasters Association
- Florida Elementary Music Educators Association
- Florida Orchestra Association
- Florida Vocal Association
Councils
- Florida College Music Educators Association
- Florida Music Supervision Association
- Florida NAfME Collegiate
- Multicultural Network
1-800-301-FMEA(3632) • Fax: (850) 942-1793