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The MMEJ is the quarterly publication of the Massachusetts Music Educators Association, published in September, December, March, and June. The MMEJ also publishes the annual All-State Concert Program in March.

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About the Massachusetts Music Educators Journal

The Massachusetts Music Education Journal is a quarterly publication which is published digitally at www.massmea.org in September, December, March, and June each year. An additional printing occurs for the All-State Concert Program in March at the All-State Music Festival.

Readership is worldwide and includes K-12 music educators, college music professors, music students, collegiate musicians, and parents of music students in grades 9-12, as well as NAfME National and Divisional Leaders, and subscription holders around the country.

Earn PDPS

You can now earn professional development points for reading and reflecting on MMEJ articles! Each article with a successful reflection is worth one pd hour. You will receive a copy of your submission via email. We have the Google Form set to allow you to edit and add more submissions throughout the year! All submissions are due by June 1st, 2025. If you have successfully completed ten or more hours of journal reflections, you will receive a PDP Certificate. DESE requires ten or more hours to count as PDP’s. If you have submitted below ten hours worth of submissions, you will receive a PD Hours Certificate which you can use to bundle with other music pd to reach the 10-hour threshold required by DESE.

You can start reflecting using this Google Form.

Click here for archived Journals.

Editorial Policy

The Massachusetts Music Educators Journal (MMEJ) will publish solicited and non-solicited material. Solicited material will be given first priority, followed by unsolicited material by authors that are members of MMEA.
Articles and news items written to promote a non-affiliate organization or commercial enterprise will be treated as advertisement and redirected to the business manager.
All unsolicited manuscripts will be acknowledged in writing by the editor. Authors will be notified via e-mail if their article will be included in the upcoming issue. All manuscripts not included in the current issue will be kept on file for future use.
Once an article is included in the MMEJ, copyright belongs to the MMEJ. Permission to reprint articles in other MEA journals and NAfME journals and Spotlight Series books may be granted by the MMEJ editor.
The opinions expressed in articles, news items, and updates do not necessarily represent the views of the editor, the MMEJ, or the Massachusetts Music Educators Association.

Submission Guidelines

We welcome your submissions to the Massachusetts Music Educators Journal (MMEJ)!

About the MMEJ

The MMEJ is the official publication of the Massachusetts Music Educators Association (MMEA).
The journal features articles that support and advance the mission of MMEA: “MMEA seeks to support comprehensive, quality music education for all students, through advocacy, professional development, and a commitment to lifelong learning.”
The MMEJ supports professional growth by publishing thought-provoking articles that help readers continually refine their skills as music educators and advocates for arts education within their schools and communities.
The MMEJ is published quarterly (Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer) in digital format.
- Final submission deadlines for edited articles are as follows:
  - 7/15 for Fall Issue
  - 10/15 for Winter Issue
  - 1/8 for Spring/Conference Issue
  - 4/15 for Summer Issue
The journal reaches approximately 1,700 MMEA members, along with collegiate chapters and leaders at the state, divisional, and national levels of NAfME.
Articles from the MMEJ are searchable in EBSCO databases and accessible to readers around the world.
Authors published in the MMEJ are eligible to receive 30 Professional Development Points (PDPs) from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (see page 21 of the DESE document License Renewal Guidelines for Massachusetts Educators).

Editorial Areas

We welcome article submissions relevant to music educators in the following editorial categories:

Advocacy
Choral Education
Cultural Responsiveness
Embracing the New Music Educator
General Music
Higher Education
IN-Ovations (including topics such as equity and inclusion, teacher wellness, emerging practices in music education, and other evolving ideas)
Instrumental Education
Jazz/Contemporary
Large Municipalities
Music Program Leaders
Research and Music Teacher Education
Technology

All Editorial Board members representing these areas are listed in each issue of the MMEJ.
Please contact the Managing Editor at editor@massmea.org, or reach out to any Editorial Board member if you are interested in submitting an article.

Submission Guidelines

Submissions should be original, unpublished work relevant to music education at any level and of interest to educators in the field.
Articles should be between 1,000 and 1,800 words. If you are considering a longer submission, please contact the editor to discuss the possibility of publishing it as a multi-part series.
Manuscripts should be submitted as a Word document or Google Doc.
Authors are encouraged to include supplementary media—such as photos, music examples, illustrations, audio, or video—to enhance their articles.
- Image files should be high-resolution and saved as .jpeg, .tiff, or .pict formats, submitted as separate files.
- Videos should be submitted using YouTube or Vimeo embed codes.
Any use of quotations, videos, audio, or other copyrighted materials must include full bibliographic citations. References should follow APA Style.

Massachusetts Music Educators Journal AI Policy

To uphold the integrity and originality of the Massachusetts Music Educators Journal, we provide the following guidelines regarding the use of AI tools in preparation of articles/manuscripts:

1. Permissible Use: Authors may use AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Grammarly, Wordtune, transcription services,etc.) to support manuscript preparation in limited and transparent ways. Acceptable uses include:

Generating ideas or brainstorming possible directions
Editing for grammar, mechanics, or clarity
Reformatting content (e.g., condensing paragraphs into bullet points or vice versa)
Transcribing interviews or audio data

These tools should not be used to generate original scholarly content, conduct analysis, or draft full sections of a manuscript. AI should support rather than replace the author's thinking, voice, or analysis.

2. Disclosure Requirement:

If the article was written by the author(s) without the assistance of generative AI tools for content creation, no disclosure requirement is needed. This is the case if basic digital tools such as spell check and standard grammar checkers (e.g., those embedded in word processors) were used but no AI-based systems were used to generate, rewrite, or substantially revise the content of the article.
Authors are asked to include a brief statement in an author note at the end of the manuscript if AI tools contributed to writing or formatting.
- Example of AI Use Disclosure Author Note:
  - Portions of this article were edited with the assistance of generative AI tools (ChatGPT) for grammar and clarity. All substantive content and analysis were written by the author. All content reflects the original ideas and intent of the author(s).

3. Accountability: Authors bear full responsibility for the content of their manuscripts, including the accuracy of information, interpretations, and conclusions. AI tools cannot be credited as authors.

4. Prohibited Practices: The use of AI tools to fabricate, manipulate, or misrepresent data is strictly prohibited. Additionally, AI-generated content should not be presented as entirely original work without proper attribution.

By adhering to these guidelines, we aim to foster transparency, maintain ethical standards, and ensure the credibility of scholarly work in the field of music education.

MMEJ

Vol. 74, No. 1
Fall '25