Why all music educators need to be advocates.

Here is the future I'd like to see for the National Association for Music Education, NAfME.

Is NAfME for band or for choral educators? Here I discuss why NAfME is for all music educators, regardless of grade level or genre.

Here I share the story of how the San Diego Pride Youth Band came to be. Please visit russ-sperling.com

In this video I share one of my best NAfME memories, when I had the opportunity to present to music education collegiate leaders. Please visit russ-sperling.com

In this video I discuss my belief that collaborative leadership is the best approach to creating change that endures beyond a leader’s term in office.

Russ reflects on becoming president of California Music Educators Association after the recession of 2009, and the process to reimagine CMEA into an organization focused on advocacy