Minnesota Music Educators Association

{{Notability|org|date=March 2025}}

The Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA) is the Minnesota state-level affiliate of MENC: The National Association for Music Education. MMEA is a 2000-member professional society for music educators and is one of Minnesota's content education organizations.(January 16, 2002) [https://secure.forumcomm.com/alexandria/articles/index.cfm?page=purchase&id=11377&CFID=35932471&CFTOKEN=62657901&jsessionid=8830340185107a751213 "Robert Iverson named to 2002 MMEA Hall of Fame"] Alexandria Echo Press The program has operated for over sixty years.Bathgate, John (January 20, 2006) [http://www.hometownsource.com/2006/January/20milacaband.html "Milaca high School Symphonic Band selected to perform Feb. 16 at Minnesota Music Educators Midwinter Clinic"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061105083643/http://www.hometownsource.com/2006/january/20milacaband.html |date=2006-11-05 }} Mille Lacs County Times MMEA's stated mission is to provide "high quality music education for every student". MMEA annually conducts live auditions of Minnesota students for seven different All-State performing groups. These groups are Mixed Choir, Men's Choir, Women's Choir, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Jazz Ensemble and Orchestra groups. The association also publishes a quarterly magazine, Interval.