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The K-12 Educators Grants in American Music provides awards of $500 to K-12 educators and music educators who have a special interest in American music to attend special events as part of the Teaching Music History Conference. Grantees will also receive complimentary registration for the conference.
The Teaching Music History Conference, hosted by the AMS Pedagogy Study Group, brings together people who are interested in teaching and learning about music history. The conference presents special opportunities to connect educators, researchers, and members of the public who are invested in music education across all grade levels. The 2025 conference will feature a special workshop held in partnership with the Music of Asian America Research Center on their resource “Asian America in 22 Songs.” This workshop, presented by Dr. Elaine Andres, will involve hands-on experience with this resource and attendees will walk-away with actionable lesson plans to use in their own classroom.
The purpose of the grants is to support educator participation in AMS programming that engages with historical pedagogy and American musical traditions. Grants may be used to pay travel and conference attendance expenses. Grant recipients will participate in relevant activities at the Teaching Music History Conference in Columbus as part of a cohort of fifteen.
Cohort Activities
Grantees will be expected to attend featured lectures and programs at the Teaching Music History Conference in New York City. This track has been designed to encourage further learning about American music by spotlighting important research in this area. Grantees are also expected to attend a 45-minute networking cohort session on each of the first two days of the conference designed to help grantees network and connect to current conversations in musicology and music education.
Application Materials & Eligibility
All application materials should be submitted as responses to the form below. Applications to the K-12 Educators Grants must include:
- The applicant’s status as a K–12 educator
- A brief description of why the grant is appealing to the applicant
- American musical topics in the applicant’s curriculum
Please see the application form for additional details about application materials.
Application is open to teachers working in K-12 institutions or music education and to students planning to pursue a career in those fields. Applicants must be legal residents of the United States. Applicants need not be members of the American Musicological Society.
Grantees will be expected to attend featured lectures and programs at the Teaching Music History Conference. Grantees are also expected to attend a 45-minute networking cohort session on each of the first two days of the conference designed to help grantees network and connect to current conversations in musicology and music education.
Frequently Asked Questions
Applications are welcome from all educators who work with K-12 students in the United States and have a demonstrated interest in American music history. This includes, but is not limited to, educators working in K-12 public/private institutions, private music educators, and educators in training as part of undergraduate or graduate programs.
The Teaching Music History Conference, hosted by the AMS Music and Pedagogy Study Group, brings together people who are interested in teaching and learning about music history. The conference presents special opportunities to connect educators, researchers, and members of the public who are invested in music education across all grade levels.
Dates for the 2025 Teaching Music History Conference will be announced in late 2024.
The grants are intended to defray travel/lodging expenses for participants of the Teaching Music History Conference.
The AMS uses the Formsite platform for professional development grant applications. All application responses must be entered into the provided spaces on the Formsite application.Applications not submitted by the deadline cannot be considered. Upon submission of your application form you will receive an email confirmation. If you have any questions, please contact ams@amsmusicology.org.
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