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5 Teacher Tools that Will Maximize Your Efficiency

5 Teacher Tools that Will Maximize Your Efficiency By Don Stinson  This blog is sponsored by NAfME Corporate Member Yamaha Corporation of America. Feeling overwhelmed by endless to-do lists and…

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6 Strategies to Boost Musicianship

6 Strategies to Boost Musicianship in General Music through Piano Partner Learning By Elana Master and Ariana Bell This blog is sponsored by NAfME Corporate Member Music and the Brain. Loved…

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Arts Education Alliance Praises U.S. Department of Education Efforts to Expand Access to Arts-Rich Schools

Arts Education Alliance Praises U.S. Department of Education Efforts to Expand Access to Arts-Rich Schools “Dear Colleague” Letter to State Education Agencies Clarifies Use of Federal Funds to Support a…

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22 of the 2025 GRAMMY Music Educator Award™ Semifinalists Are NAfME Members

22 of the 2025 GRAMMY Music Educator Award™ Semifinalists Are NAfME Members Announcing the 25 Selected Semifinalists The Recording Academy™ and GRAMMY Museum® have announced the 25 semifinalists for the 2024 GRAMMY Music…

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Setting the Stage

Setting the Stage Creating and Maintaining a Culture of Cooperation among the Entire School Staff By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl and Matthew Ebert “Cooperation is the thorough conviction that…

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­Guitar in the High School Classroom

­Guitar in the High School Classroom By NAfME Member Michael Klein This article first appeared in the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) magazine Soundboard – The Journal of the Guitar Foundation of…

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Three Things I’ve Learned from My Years of Teaching

Three Things I’ve Learned from My Years of Teaching Four Music Educators Share Their Thoughts This article first appeared in the August 2024 issue of Teaching Music. We extend our sincere…

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Harnessing Social Media for Music Education

Harnessing Social Media for Music Education Opportunities and Strategies  By Denis Vasenin, M.M., and José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D., University of Florida This article underscores the importance of social media mastery…

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Empowering Teachers to Advocate for Federal and State Arts Education Policy

Empowering Teachers to Advocate for Federal and State Arts Education Policy By Amanda Karhuse, NAfME Assistant Executive Director for Advocacy and Public Policy Following the May announcement of a new…

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A Message from the Principal

A Message from the Principal Lessons Loved, Learned, and Lived By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl and Maureen Ferry “When our lived experiences of theorizing is fundamentally linked to process…

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