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Rethinking musical ability is not just about classroom practice but also about how qualifications are structured, how success is measured, and how the curriculum is shaped.
The opportunity is not merely to become better musicians. It is to become better at understanding where our musicianship can make a difference.
“Whatever the format, my most important strategy is to start early and move from big choices to small ones.”
The rubric’s job is not to reduce artistry to checkboxes. It is to make your expectations visible so students can aim at something real. Here are three sample rows from my own program.
The fundamentals of our work (ensemble, mentorship, the shared discipline of making something beautiful together) travel well beyond the walls of a traditional school.
Teach as if the person in front of you is the whole point, because in that room, finally and truly, they are. That is not a lesser pedagogy. It might be the truest one we have.
Every school has a story. Every community has a story. And sometimes, the most powerful stories are the ones that are rewritten by its children.
This article argues that delivery is itself a creative act and offers a practical five-phase arc teachers can run across a semester.
The Recording Academy™ and GRAMMY Museum® have announced the 25 semifinalists for the 2027 GRAMMY Music Educator Award™. 22 of the 25 GRAMMY semifinalists are current members of the National Association for Music Education.
When we invest in music educators, we invest in the students, schools, and communities they serve.