Category: News & Updates

Mourning The Loss of a Beloved Fellow Music Educator

It is with great sorrow that the New York State School Music Association mourns the loss of one of our own, Gina Pellettiere from Farmingdale…

NYSSMA® will be piloting major organization clinic evaluations at designated major organization sites in 2024

NYSSMA® Member Zach Arenz has been named the New York State Teacher of the Year

NYSSMA®  is proud to join the ranks of our fellow NYS Professional Education Organizations in congratulating Zachary Arenz, one of our own, for being named…

NYSSMA® 2023 Winter Conference
Thursday – Sunday — November 30 – December 3
Rochester, New York

2023 NYSSMA® All-State Conference Tickets

2023-2024 NYSSMA® Area All State Calendar
as of 8/4/23

2024 NYSSMA® Adjudicator Orientation Seminars

2023 NYSSMA® Award Applications

Pk–8 General Music Lesson Plan template

… to assist classroom music educators in the process of writing Standards-Based lesson plans.  This electronic form aligns with the NYS Learning Standards for the…

NYSSMA® Curriculum Committee Book Study

A book study event co-sponsored by the NYSSMA Curriculum Committee along with the Greater Capital Region Teacher Center will take place on October 23, 2023,…