Colleen Conaway Receives NAfME Award for Research

MMEA is proud to announce that Colleen Conway has been given the 2026 NAfME Senior Researcher Award. To anyone who has ever heard Colleen speak, worked with her, sat in her classrooms in Ann Arbor, or simply enjoyed a conversation with her, this recognition surely does not come as a surprise. Colleen’s association with MMEA…

MMEA Announces New Executive Director

On behalf of the Michigan Music Education Association, it is with great pleasure that we announce William (Bill) Vliek as the new Executive Director of MMEA. Bill has a long history of leadership within MMEA, having served as Instrumental Activities Chairperson as well as President from 2020-2022. This past year, Bill also served as the…