The ISME Music in Schools and Teacher Education Commission held its first seminar in 1976. MISTEC believes that music should be made available to all students in all schools and at all levels by professional music educators. The Commission further supports the premise that teacher education programmes should aim to produce highly qualified future music teachers and support their continuous professional development. MISTEC believes in its international role as a body for promoting theoretical and practical innovation, research methodologies and policy development to meet the challenges faced by music educators worldwide.

MISTEC Commissioners 2012-2014

• Emily Achieng’ Akuno (Kenya), Chair
• Julie Ballantyne (Australia)
• Smaragda Chrysostomou (Greece)
• Gabriel Rusinek (Spain)
• Eva Sæther (Sweden)
• Paulina Wai Ying Wong (Hong Kong)