Causes: Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Schools

Mission: The organization's mission is to advance the cuase of music education throughout the commonwealth of kentucky by encouraging the study and making of music by all of the population and by serving as a strong advocate for issues affecting the accomplishment of that mission in pursuit of that mission, mkea organizes and produces a variety of activities which include the music education professional development conference, performance assessment events for marching bands, concert choirs, bands, orchestras, solos, and ensembles, and the quarterly publication of the bluegrass music news.

Programs: Kmea convention, clinics, festivals and marching band championship, gathering of members of kmea to learn additional techniques for teaching and promoting music education, organizing performing venues for young individual musicians, as well as choir, band and orchestra to promote music education and development.

bluegrass music news production to provide a monthly publication to members and serve as an overall resource for member music educators