About MMEA • Membership • Board

The purpose of the Manitoba Music Educators' Association (MMEA) is to support and promote music education and provide a unified voice for music educators in our communities.

  • Manitoba Band Association website

  • Manitoba Choral Association website

  • Manitoba Classroom Guitar Association website

  • Manitoba Orff Chapter website

A Voice for Music Educators

  • MMEA works together with our partner organizations to provide high quality professional development opportunities for all music educators.

  • MMEA supports ongoing curriculum and course development led by the Department of Education and Training.

  • MMEA meets regularly with the Minister and Deputy Minister of Education to discuss issues related to Music Education.

  • MMEA meets regularly with the Provincial Arts Steering Committee, the Canadian Music Educators’ Association, the Alliance for Arts Education and other provincial and national organizations that focus on music and arts education.

Building Leadership Capacity

Together with the Association of Music Administrators of Manitoba, we organize an annual Conference of music education leaders representing school divisions from across the province.   The  conference “Leading Change in Music Education in Manitoba” is held annually in late October the day before TEMPO: Manitoba Music Conference.

Our goal is that every school division will designate someone to assume a leadership role for music education within their division.

Membership

Become a Member by Joining:

Manitoba Band Association
Manitoba Choral Association
Manitoba Classroom Guitar Association
Manitoba Orff Chapter

What about CMEA?

We believe that a national community of music educators is vital. The CMEA provides a united voice for music educators from across Canada.

Please exercise your option to join CMEA.

MMEA BOARD

  • Past President: Janet Yochim

  • President: Tyler Yip

  • Vice-President: Amanda Ciavarelli

  • Secretary: Kaylynne MacDiarmid

  • Treasurer: Olivia Kelly

  • MB Band Association: Brent Johnson

  • MB Choral Association: Katy Harmer

  • MB Classroom Guitar Association: Malcolm Ericastilla-Somers

  • MB Orff Chapter: Dawn Muir

  • MB Kodaly Society: Lori Arthur

  • Members-at-Large: Kaylynne MacDiarmid & Olivia Kelly

  • MTS Liason to MMEA: Kristen Fallis

Portfolio Positions

  • Music Month: Erin Lees

  • Newsletter: Meaghan Graham

  • Membership Secretary: Jessica Taves

  • Music Monday: Janet Yochim

  • MMEA Conference Chairperson: Liz Kristjanson and Karen Tole-Henderson

  • Bookkeeper: Kim Brown

  • Archives: Francine Morin

  • AMAM Liaison: Tyler Yip & Brent Johnson

  • French Language Representative: Vacant

  • Communications Chair: Eric Marshall

  • Communication Social Media Lead: Jenna Fraser

  • Webmaster: Vic Hooper

MMEA Honorary Members

  • Jean Broadfoot (d)

  • Bob Corbett (MBA) (d)

  • George Douglas (MBA) (d)

  • Ken Epp (d)

  • Don Green (MBA) (d)

  • Helen Litz (d)

  • Muriel Milgrom (d)

  • Lorne Watson (d)