NAfME Collegiate

NafME CU Boulder chapter

Music education Community engagement

Welcome to the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) chapter at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music!

Our chapter provides professional development opportunities to those pursuing a career in music education, or those interested in learning more about the field. We welcome undergraduate and graduate students of any musical field to our chapter, and to join us on our annual trip to the CMEA Conference in Colorado Springs.

Becoming a member

Please reach out to nafme@colorado.edu if you're interested in becoming a member!

Membership credits

Chapter members are required to achieve 5 (undergraduate), or 3 (graduate), attendance credits each semester to remain eligible for funding for trips and conferences. More information can be found in the FAQ below. To check your current credit amount, reach out to the current chapter secretary.

2024-25 officers:
±Ê°ù±ð²õ¾±»å±ð²Ô³Ù—Elise Ehlert
Secretary—Laynie Metsker
°Õ°ù±ð²¹²õ³Ü°ù±ð°ù—Annabell Grba
Band Representative—Gwen Milette 
Strings Representative—Logan Indge
Choral Representative—Josh Criswell
General Music Representative—Toby Buss
Jazz Representative—Liam Kiernan
Graduate Student Representative—Justin Slaman

​Faculty advisor: Associate Professor of Music Education​ David Rickels

FAQ

What is NAfME?

The National Association of Music Education (NAfME) advocates for—and provides resources to—music educators across the country. At the collegiate level, CU Boulder’s NAfME chapter provides students interested in music education with teaching resources, professional development opportunities, and music education conferences at state and national levels.

Credits are a way of encouraging members to get involved with NAfME. Because of the organization’s limited financial resources, credits help us allocate those resources in a fair way to members who actively participate and leverage of the resources NAfME offers.

Members can earn credits by attending NAfME events and workshops, helping out with setup/takedown and advertising (making or putting up posters) of said events, and in other ways that arise throughout the semester. Upcoming credit opportunities are posted on events calendar posted on the NAfME board, or by contacting the current president or secretary.

Undergraduate members must earn 5 credits per semester and graduate students must earn 3. Going over the required amount is encouraged! Failure to meet this requirement each semester makes you ineligible for financial support for upcoming trips.

Members who are not in good standing do not qualify for housing assistance at upcoming conferences and trips.

No. Each member must collect 5 credits per semester to stay in good standing. For example, if 7 credits are earned during the fall semester, 5 must still be collected in the spring (not 3).

Contact NAfME’s officers (listed above and on the NAfME board, across the hall from C125) or reach out to Faculty Advisor David Rickels.