Upcoming SMTE Events
- 2025 Symposium on Music Teacher Education – October 23-25, Indianapolis, IN.
About the Society for Music Teacher Education (SMTE)
- The Society for Music Teacher Education aspires to:
- Improve the quality of teaching and research in music teacher education.
- Provide leadership in the establishment of standards for certification of music teachers.
- Serve as an arm of NAfME in influencing developments in music teacher education and in the certification of music teachers.
- Visit SMTE for the latest event and program information.
- Also see SMTE’s publication Journal of Music Teacher Education (JMTE).
Ann Marie Stanley
Ann Marie Stanley, Ph.D. is Director of the School of Music and Professor of Music Education at The Pennsylvania State University. Before her appointment at Penn State, Stanley was Professor…
Society Members
Ann Marie Stanley, Chair (2024-2026)
Director and Professor of Music
Penn State School of Music
University Park, Pennsylvania
Sean Powell, Immediate Past Chair
Associate Professor and Chair of Music Education
University of North Texas
Denton, Texas
Tami J. Draves, Chair-Elect
Professor of Music Education
University of North Carolina-Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina
Sommer Helweh Forrester (2022-2028), Eastern Division
Associate Professor of Music Education
University of Massachusetts Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
Shannan L. Hibbard (2024-2030), North Central Division Representative
Assistant Professor of Music Education
Wayne State University
Detroit Michigan
Peter Hamlin (2022-2028), Northwestern Division
Gonzaga University
Spokane, Washington
Angela M. Munroe (2020-2026), Southern Division
Associate Professor of Music Education
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia
Donald M. Taylor (2020-2026), Southwestern Division
Professor of Music Education
University of North Texas
Denton, Texas
Olivia Tucker (2024-2030), Western Division
Assistant Professor
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Daniel Hellman (2022-2028), Symposium Chair
Missouri State University
Springfield, Missouri
Brian N. Weidner (2024-2030), Communications Chair
Associate Professor of Music Education
Butler University
Indianapolis, Indiana
Christopher Baumgartner (2022-2028), ASPA Coordinator,
Associate Professor of Music Education; Associate Director & Graduate Coordinator
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
Colleen Conway, JMTE Editor
Professor of Music Education
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jacqueline Henninger, SMTE Board Advisor
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
Annamarie Bollino (2024-2026), NEB Liaison
Supervisor of the Arts
Prince William County Public Schools
Fredericksburg, Virginia
John Donaldson, Staff Liaison
Director of Professional Development and Publications
NAfME
