News & Updates

The SCMEA Conference Program is available! Click the hyperlink for either the Conference Program 2020 (Complete) or Conference Program (Schedule Only). 

The 2020 SCMEA Professional Development Conference will be held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, Feb. 6-8, 2020. Please click here to register.  Registration Prices Member type Preregistration price Onsite…

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Register today for the 2020 SCMEA Professional Development Conference, to be held February 6-8, 2020 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, and to reserve rooms in the conference hotels. Link…

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The spring edition (with conference highlights) of our magazine, the SC Musician, is now online! Check it out! https://www.scmea.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/SC-Musician-Spring19.pdf

Please consider nominating a deserving colleague, student, administrator, or business/community leader for one of our SCMEA Awards! The deadlines have been extended to November 30, 2018. Visit https://www.scmea.net/about/awards/ for more information…

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Make plans now to attend the 2019 Professional Development Conference, to be held February 7-9 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. Payment for registration can be made by check or…

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The field review for the South Carolina College-and Career-Ready (CCR) Standards for Visual and Performing Arts Proficiency is now posted on the SC Department of Education website.  (http://ed.sc.gov/instruction/standards-learning/visual-and-performing-arts/standards/)   The new…

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Read this great blog post by SCMEA member, Taniesha Hines, who did a presentation on the same topic at the 2016 NAFME conference in Grapevine, TX.  http://www.nafme.org/colorless-teaching-guide-breaking-cultural-barriers-todays-orchestra-classroom/  A Guide to…

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