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100
True or false: all NAfME members receive both Music Educator’s Journal and Teaching Music in the mail?
True!
100
What year was NAfME founded: 1898, 1907, 1915, or 1921?
1907
100
True or false: Tri-Music Honor Society is a NAfME program for music students in grades 6-12.
True!
100
Who is your president and president-elect of NAfME?
Casey Kobylar and Lizzie DeGroff
100
What type of music (according to the first music-education historian, Edward Bailey Birge) brought the beginning of music education in American public schools?
Vocal
200
True or false: NAfME’s online job center, which provides current listings for all open music education positions, is only available during the nine months of the school year.
False--ALL YEAR!
200
What is the name of the association for music educators in New York State and what does it stand for?
NYSSMA (New York State School Music Association)
200
What month is Music in Our Schools Month?
March
200
When was Ithaca College founded as a conservatory of music?
1892
200
Which former IC Band Director is a die-hard Packers fan?
Mark Fonder
300
NAfME members receive what percentage of discount with all NAfME resources published by Rowman and Littlefield: 10%, 15%, 20%, or 25%?
25%!
300
Approximately how many members of NAfME are there? Over 58,000; over 93,000; over 130,000; or over 200,000?
Over 130,000
300
Where was the most recent NAfME National Conference held?
Nashville
300
What is Associate Dean Pacun’s first name and what is his primary instrument?
David and piano
300
How many Core Music Standard categories are there?
4--creating, performing, responding, and connecting
400
What is the name of the NAfME resource which provides free lesson plans and ideas? The Music Class, My Music Class, The Music Classroom, or My Music Classroom?
My Music Class
400
What was NAfME formerly known as (not just abbreviation)?
Music Educators National Conference (MENC)
400
How many geographical divisions is NAfME divided into?
6--eastern, north central, northwest, southern, south western, and western
400
In April of 2013, at which famous venue did the Ithaca College Choir tour?
Lincoln Center
400
Which cruise line did our advisor, Chad West, play trumpet for?
Princess Cruise Lines
500
Which of the following online journals is not available to all NAfME members free of charge: Music Educator’s Journal, General Music Today, Journal of Music Teacher Education, Journal of Research in Music Education, or Update: Application of Research in Music Education?
Journal of Research in Music Education--but all the others are free and available to us!
500
In what year did our organization’s name change from MENC to NAfME? (Answer within 1 year)
2011
500
What does NAfME-sponsored organization does USAAAMB stand for?
United States Army All-American Marching Band
500
Which two Music Ed. faculty members went to undergrad. together? 3 possible answers
a) Kaiser and West b) Isbell and West c) Isbell and Silvera
500
How many years has trumpet professor and lifetime educator Frank Campos been married?
40 years!