WSFMC FALL CONFERENCE
Saturday, September 19, 2026
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Newport Covenant Church
12800 Coal Creek Parkway SE - Bellevue, WA 98006
 
We only have ONE gathering a year, so please make arrangements now to attend. We need your participation and your input in order to have a successful
State Federated Club. ALL MEMBERS ARE INVITED!
 
Business is kept to a minimum, followed by a presentation, Q&A, and lunch!
It's a great time to gather, share ideas, and have your questions answered.

At this conference, we will be saying farewell to our fabulous state treasurer,
Carol Hibbard. She is moving on to the next chapter of her life (retirement)
and we want to thank her for all she has done to contribute
to the success of the WSFMC!
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We're halfway through the year already! Time truly does fly! Speaking of time flying by, it's that time of year again when representatives from Washington State fly off to the NFMC conference. This year the flight is shorter (thank goodness) as the conference is being held in Scottsdale, Arizona. We're so excited that it's in the NFMC Western Region this year!

Ellen, Lorraine and myself will be leaving the second week of June for a week of business meetings, workshops, concerts, and networking. We are YOUR representatives. We are YOUR voices. If there is anything that you have questions about or have issues with, please let one or all of us know so we can address your issues and questions while at the conference. Read more

​Happy Spring!! Most of us are through our Festivals and probably ready for some downtime (does that ever really happen?). I hope you all had enjoyable and successful Festivals. They are long days but so worth it to see the smiles on the faces of our students.

I hope you will take a few minutes and read through the entire newsletter. There is always some good information included, and some wonderful pictures. Melody Lines is how we get the information out to all of our members so it's worth reading and opening the links. And, as always, I would LOVE getting information and/or pictures from YOU to include in this newsletter (as well as Junior Keynotes and Music Club Magazine). It's always fun and motivating to share with each other our experiences, our knowledge, our successes, and our inspiration. "A joy that's shared is a joy made double." Read More

​Thank you to those of you who came to our WSFMC Annual Conference. We hope you found it worth your while. I heard from one teacher, "I've been doing this for 40 years and I'm still learning new things when I come to these [meetings]." Here's what we learned from our Post-Conference Survey: Read More

​I believe most of you have completed your Junior Festivals for the year 2025. Congratulations on another successful year for our Senior Clubs that support these wonderful Junior students. What went well? Did you try anything new this year? If so, did it work? Were there things you would like to see improved upon for next year? Your feedback is important not only for our State, but at the National level, so please do not hesitate to speak up and let your voice be heard. I'm headed down to the Portland area to adjudicate a Festival down there and I'm going to take good notes! We should always be learning.
 
Speaking of learning, it's that time of year again - NFMC Convention! READ MORE