Culturally Relevant Teaching
Music In Our Schools Month® 2026 “United Through Music” Song Bracket By NAfME Member Elizabeth Caldwell The original blog first appeared on the Organized Chaos blog. This year the theme…
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Top 10 #MusicEd Blogs of 2025 Here’s a look back at the Top 10 most-read NAfME Blogs of 2025. We thank NAfME members and corporate members for sharing your ideas,…
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Reframing and Reimagining Choir Festival Repertoire Thoughts Going beyond Traditional Adjudicated Performances By Darlene Machacon This article originally appeared in Tactus, spring/summer issue (2025). Permission to reprint is granted by the Western Region American…
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What Sly Stone Can Teach Us about Music Production Education By NAfME Member José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D. Sly Stone is often remembered for his radical stage presence and his role…
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Recognizing and Addressing Bias in Repertoire Choices for Music Educators Part Four of a Four-Part Series By NAfME Member Roque Diaz, Member of the NAfME Equity Committee Read parts one,…
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The DJ as Educator Beyond Beats By NAfME Members Dr. José Valentino Ruiz and Andrew Wang In recent years, DJing has evolved from a niche skillset associated primarily with entertainment…
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Cultural Appropriation versus Cultural Appreciation in the Arts Part One of a Four-Part Series By NAfME Member Roque Diaz, Member of the NAfME Equity Committee As educators and professionals in…
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Music as a First-Person Account Confronting History in the Music Classroom This blog is sponsored by NAfME Corporate member St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. First-person accounts are invaluable resources in History…
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Hip-Hop Education and Neurodivergent Learners By NAfME Members José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D. and Andrew Wang Watch the related webinar in NAfME Academy—subscription required (free to NAfME members; $125/annually to nonmembers).…
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Quincy Jones An Essential Model for Music Production and Commercial Music Education By NAfME Member José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D., University of Florida When teaching music production and commercial music, educators…
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