MMEA Members, Due to the storm over the weekend, we have extended the deadline for you to register students for the All State Festival until the end of the day on Monday, February 2.  We are also extending the deadline for Early Bird Pricing for the conference to February 13th to give directors who have students accepted to All State a few more days to get the reduced rate.  Conference Sessions are available to view at the MMEA Conference Website (Click the Blue Bar "Conferen

Dear MMEA Members and Friends, On behalf of our Massachusetts Music Educators Journal Editorial Board, I am pleased to share that Volume 74, No. 2 of the MMEJ is LIVE! Our winter issue cover features artwork by sixth-grader Anaya Godbole, whose joyful portrait captures a young listener fully immersed in music. Anaya's expressive drawing—with its confident lines, playful details, and authentic emotion—embodies this issue's central themes about trusting the creative process and

STRINGS FEATURED PRESENTERS Christopher Schroeder  Boston-based musician, educator, and arts advocate Christopher Schroeder is a catalyst for social change through music and arts education. With nearly two decades of arts leadership and teaching experience, he has successfully established programs and influenced music ecosystems within the Boston community and throughout the United States. Most recently, he was recognized as a finalist for the 2022 Excellence Award in Leaders