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Job Opening - JAM, Inc Executive Director Note from the Director Friends and Colleagues, It is with a mixture of emotions that I would like to let you know that the time has come for me to retire from the position of Executive Director of Junior Appalachian Musicians, Inc. I will be leaving at the end of May, but will remain involved as a consultant and contractor for education and outreach initiatives as needed. We are at a good point for a transition - the guides/templates/policies and...

Join us for a free teacher training opportunity Wednesday, March 27 at the Mountain Heritage Center of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC from 9 am - 12 p.m. Junior Appalachian Musicians, Inc (JAM, Inc) is offering this training to public school teachers to introduce the Appalachian Music Module (AMM). The AMM is a curriculum unit about traditional Appalachian music. The unit has 15 lesson plans designed for a fourth grade audience and is correlated with NC Fourth Grade Standards in...