Today, Digital Music Media is the dominant mode by which people engage with music.
Electronic music media is now a critical component of a 21st century vision for arts education.
This program will:
- Promote the expansion of digital music courses in Minnesota
- Promote the integration of digital music media into existing courses
- Elevate project-based learning approaches in music education
- Celebrate the artistic diversity possible through electronic music media production
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COMING SOON! Get all the details:
2026 Digital Music Media Honors Program Flyer
NEW! Intro PowerPoint Presentation Digital Music Media Honors Program
For Sponsoring Teachers:
2026 Digital Music Application Link
2026 Digital Music Pay Portal Link: MMEA is committed to offering this opportunity to every student regardless of ability to contribute money toward the full cost of the application. Please help us sustain this program by paying what you can. The cost of the program to MMEA is $30 per application. If $30 is not possible, MMEA is offering partial or full fee waivers, and will be granted with no questions asked. Please do not let the ability to pay the full fee impact your registration.
Midwinter Convention 2026 Guidelines:
NOTE: Each submission category requires a new form. Required: This form must be submitted by the sponsoring teacher. ALL communication will be sent to the sponsoring teacher who submits the application and is working with the student(s). NAfME/MMEA Membership is NOT required at this time. If you support MMEA and the programs it offers, your membership helps support MMEA as an organization. Please consider becoming a member of NAfME/MMEA.
- Any Minnesota student in grades 5-12 is eligible to participate. Required: All
nominations for student projects must come from a sponsoring teacher. - Students will enter through one of three age divisions: 5-8, 9-12, or College. Grade is
determined by the grade of the creator when submission was completed, or if group
submission, age division is determined by the grade of the OLDEST creator. Fall entries
may include work completed during the previous academic year. For instance, a 9th grade student submitting in the Fall a project from the previous academic year would be
considered a 5-8 entrant. - Students may submit individually or as a group if the work represents more than one
student artist. - The submission deadline is December 15, 2025 – 11:59 p.m.
- If selected, both teacher and student agree to be present at the Digital Music Media
Honors Showcase held at the Midwinter Convention on Friday morning, February 13, 2026. - Applicants will be notified on or before January 15, 2026
Aaron Lohmeyer
Middle-Secondary Classroom VP
alohmeyer@mmea.org