National Music in Our Schools Month (March 2023)
Quick facts When is it? Every March What's the official website? Official Site What are the hashtags? #MusicinOurSchoolsMonth #NationalMusicinOurSchoolsMonth When was it founded? March 1973 Who founded it? NAfME Have we missed something? March has been officially designated by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) for the observance of Music In Our Schools Month® (MIOSM®), the time of year when music Education becomes the focus of schools across the nation. MIOSM began as a single statewide celebration in 1973, and has grown over the decades to encompass a day, then a week, and then in 1985 to become a month long celebration of school music. The purpose of MIOSM is to raise awareness of the importance of music Education for all children – and to remind citizens that school is where all children should have access to music. MIOSM is an opportunity for music teachers to bring their music programs to the attention of the school and the community, ...