Classroom Management
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…
Ready for the New Year? Preparing for Places, Paraphernalia, Practicalities, Processes, and People By Deborah A. Confredo President, National Association for Music Education This article appears in the September 2024…
Developing Trauma-Informed Classrooms: Helping Students Make Sense of What Hasn’t Made Sense By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl and Dr. Ramona Roberts “Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that…
The H.E.A.R.T. Model for Inspiring Growth through Experiential Learning and Resilience in Music Education By NAfME Members José Leonardo Leon, D.M.A., Florida Atlantic University, and José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D., University…
Kodály, Orff, and Dalcroze: A Who’s Who and What’s What By Meegan Hughes This is a sponsored blog by NAfME Corporate member West Music. Before we look at what makes…
Using a More Loving Language Kind Words Have Power By NAfME Member Dr. Lori Schwartz Reichl “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly…
How do you make your classroom an inviting and welcoming space for all students? Five Music Educators Respond This article first appeared in the October 2023 issue of Teaching Music.…
Establish Empathy in the Ensemble Conducting Musicians Before the Music By NAfME Members Dr. Lauren Reynolds and Dr. Lori Schwartz Reichl “Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them…
Back-to-School Music Rituals to Boost Positive Classroom Culture This blog is sponsored by NAfME Corporate Member Kindermusik. New sounds, new smells, new faces, new rules . . . children are…
How do you balance expectations from administrators, parents, and others with the need to meet students where they are? Four Music Educators Share Their Approaches This article first appeared in…