April 06, 2026

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Music Education

2026 Best Communities for Music Education Schools

2026 Best Communities for Music Education Winners

Congratulations to the 127 individual schools that received the Best Communities for Music Education Award from The NAMM Foundation!

This award recognizes individual schools (public, private, parochial, or charter) for their support and commitment to music education.

Check out the Best Communities for Music Education award district winners.

Filter out schools by typing in the form below. You can also alphabetize the results by clicking on "school," "city," or "state."

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Music is what brought me and my friends together. It is our language.

- Student, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

Did you know?

"Creativity is driven from within the child, from education, from culture, from surroundings… The challenge is to help children keep the balance." Hanne Deneire, composer.

Quoted in "Appreciating Music as a Foundational Aspect of Creativity" by Joanne Foster. Feb. 3, 2018

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