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COVID-19 and Virtual Teaching

Coronavirus News and Information for Music Educators

The spread of the coronavirus with the closing of schools and businesses is affecting all of us in Iowa. Many music educators are home with the challenges of staying safe, taking care of family & friends, helping with basic needs for students, while at the same time still providing musical experiences for their students from a distance. NAfME is providing COVID-19 Resources & News World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance as well as information related to music instrument hygiene, plus online professional development and virtual teaching resources. during this time to help music educators 
Online Resources for Music Educators
There are many online resources and lists of resources for music educators, including  very comprehensive crowd-sourced listings of online teaching tools, organizations and other resources lists to help music educators connect with their students during this time.
  • Guidance Documents
    • National Association for Music Education - Fall 2020 Guidance for Music Education (8/21/20) 
    • Iowa Bandmasters Association - COVID-19 Resources Website
    • Iowa Choral Directors Association - ACDA COVID-19 Response Committee Report (6/15/20)
    • Iowa High School Music Association - Reopening Guidance: Summer Music Activities (6/10/20 )
    • American String Teachers Association - Resuming Instruction During COVID-19: Classroom and Studio (7/9/20)
    • Performing Arts Aerosol Study - Preliminary, not peer-reviewed results.
    • Arts Ed NJ -  SEPTEMBER READY: Fall 2020 Guidance for Arts Education
    • ​Percussive Arts Society - Managing COVID-19 Protocols in Administering Percussion Performance Curriculum
  • Resources for Distance Learning - Google sheet
  • FREE Webinars for Music Teachers from NAfME.org
  • Online Resources for Music Lessons - Google document
  •  Music Educators Creating Online Learning​ Facebook Group - Lists of resources are helpful but it's also helpful to see what other teachers are using to get through this time.   
  • School Closure Resources for Teachers - Developed by Little Kids Rock
  • Wisconsin School Music Association
    • ​Virtual Lessons - What Works
    • COVID-19 Updates and Resources
Iowa Music Educators Association
  • Home
    • Standards >
      • About
      • NCAS Standards
    • Advocacy >
      • Iowa Fine Arts Standards
      • Iowa Arts Summit
      • Iowa Alliance for Arts Education
      • National Association for Music Education >
        • NAfME Position Statements
      • Why the Arts Matter in Iowa - Arts Action Fund
      • Advocacy Toolkit - Americans for the Arts
      • Advocacy Resources - Iowa Arts Council
    • History >
      • IMEA Past Presidents
    • Join IMEA
    • Board of Directors
    • Constitution and By-Laws
    • Operations and Procedures Manual
  • Conference
    • 2025 Conference Session Proposal
    • 2025 Conference
    • All-State Pins and Merch
    • All-State Music Festival >
      • All-State Merchandise
      • All-State Lists Orders
      • Iowa All-State Music Festival
    • Future Conference Dates
  • Members
    • Join IMEA!
    • Membership Info
    • Iowa JamFest Series
    • Grants and Awards
  • Resources
    • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access
    • DEIA Sessions
    • Reimagining the Future of Music Education
    • Order Forms >
      • All-State List
      • All-State Merchandise
      • Magazine Ads
    • Iowa Music Organizations >
      • First Iowa Orff
      • Jazz Educators of Iowa
      • Kodály Educators of Iowa
      • Iowa Bandmasters Association
      • Iowa Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society
      • Iowa Choral Directors Association
      • Iowa String Teachers Association
  • Magazine
    • Iowa Music Educator Archives
    • Advertising
    • All-State List Order
  • Education
    • College and University
    • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access
    • Early Childhood
    • General Music
    • Innovative Music Education
    • Middle School
    • Research
    • Special Learners
    • Technology
  • Areas
    • Northwest
    • North Central
    • Northeast
    • Southwest
    • South Central
    • Southeast
  • Contact