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Classroom Management to Curb the Disruptions

It’s Not Your Fault Classroom Management to Curb the Disruptions  By NAfME Member Angela Ammerman, PhD Has anyone else noticed this epidemic of shrinking attention spans of our student-musicians? Nearly…

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From the Podium to the Publisher

From the Podium to the Publisher Finding Methods that Support Your Teaching By Chase Banks, sponsored by NAfME Corporate member Hal Leonard As a beginning band student, my very first…

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Uncoupling Rumination from Reflection

Uncoupling Rumination from Reflection A Call for Compassionate, Curious Dispositions By NAfME Member Lisa Martin, Music Educators Journal Academic Editor This article first appeared in the December 2024 issue of Music Educators Journal.…

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Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Recognized with 2025 NAfME Excellence in Advocacy Award

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina Hurlburt CatherinaH@nafme.org or 703-860-4000 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Recognized with 2025 NAfME Excellence in Advocacy Award HERNDON, VA (June 16, 2025)—The National Association for Music…

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An Interview with the Creators of the Documentary Films Dr. Eddie Henderson: Uncommon Genius and Awadagin Pratt: Black in America

An Interview with the Creators of the Documentary Films Dr. Eddie Henderson: Uncommon Genius and Awadagin Pratt: Black in America and Accompanying Lesson Plans Mark Rabideau, Producer Michelle Bauer Carpenter, Director Suzanne…

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Applications for Impact: Comments from the Editor

Applications for Impact Comments from the Editor By NAfME Member Jason M. Silveira This article first appeared in the February 2025 issue of Update: Applications of Research in Music Education.…

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Nominate a Band Director for the George N. Parks Award

The George N. Parks Award honors an exemplary music educator who embodies the characteristics and leadership the late Mr. Parks showed his students every day. Developed by the National Association…

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Summer Is Almost Here!

Summer Is Almost Here! Key Changes for a Sensational Summer By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl “Make your summer shine with memories and not just sunshine.”—Unknown As the academic year…

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Elementary Music Teachers’ Contributions to the K–12 Ecosystems

Elementary Music Teachers’ Contributions to the K–12 Ecosystems By Cecil Adderley, Ph.D., NAfME President-Elect This article first appeared in the April 2025 issue of Journal of General Music Education. All…

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The Changeover Box: Ensuring Continuity during a Director Change

The Changeover Box Ensuring Continuity during a Director Change By NAfME Member Christopher Brandt This article first appeared in the October 2022 issue of Teaching Music. All archives are available…

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