News & Updates – Page 2 – New York State School Music Association

Letters to the Editor of Scholastic News regarding the “Should kids learn music in schools?” article

January 1, 2022

Letter to the Editor from NYSSMA® President, Edmund A. Chiarello NAfME Response from NAfME President, Deborah Confredo

NYSSMA® Statement on Diversity

December 14, 2021

NYSSMA® 2021 Advocacy Letter

August 25, 2021

Pk–8 General Music Lesson Plan template

July 21, 2021

… to assist classroom music educators in the process of writing Standards-Based lesson plans. This electronic form aligns with the NYS Learning Standards for…

Please visit the new NYSSMA® Belonging, Equity, Diversity, & Representation (BEDR) Committee Page

December 12, 2020

NYSSMA® Patron Members Page

October 1, 2020

The Board of Regents, Chancellor Betty Rosa, and Interim Commissioner Shannon Tahoe have asked NYSSMA® President, Dr. David Brown to serve on the New York State Education Department’s Reopening Schools Regional Task Force.

June 8, 2020

NAfME/NAMM Covid-19 Instrument Cleaning Guidelines

April 25, 2020

NAfME COVID-19 Resources & News

March 12, 2020

NEW New York State P-12 Learning Standards for the Arts

December 5, 2017