Statement of Purpose:

The Missouri Music Educators Association is a federated association of the NAfME: The National Association for Music Education which includes nearly 80,000 Music Educators dedicated to providing a comprehensive, well-balanced, sequential, and quality education to every child in America.

Our vision:

Every student in Missouri shall have access and exposure to a well-balanced comprehensive, sequential and high quality program of music instruction, taught by fully certified music teachers.

Our Mission:

Clearly focuses on effectively serving the membership in their goals of teaching and learning, by promoting a comprehensive music education program that furthers music making by all and supports the advancement of music education as a profession.

Our Strategies:

• Be a service-oriented organization that provides information, resources, and services for music education professionals through the support and distribution of appropriate music education research-based literature, provided by NAfME and other valid sources
• Communicate as a forum for the exchange of ideas through publications, technology, and workshops, which provide teacher training in the application and use of effective educational practices
• Promote music as an essential area of life-long education as stated in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
• Promote the use of technology as a tool for music education and to foster the utilization of the most effective techniques and resources in music education
• Facilitate the development of standards-based curriculum identified in the MLS Fine Arts Music Standards
• Encourage a high standard of excellence in music education by recognizing individual achievements and contributions to the profession
• Establish and support partnerships and effective liaisons with organizations that have allied interests in music and fine arts education, including but not limited to: affiliate organizations, booster groups, arts education groups, the music industry,   the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and other music education advocacy organizations
• Provide  opportunities for the professional growth of music educators through membership in  Tri-M, NAfME-C, MMEA, and NAfME
• Support early-career and preservice music educators through a strong mentoring program and in-person/online resources.