Culture

Let’s Go-Go”: Music, Community, and Social Responsibilities

“Let’s Go-Go” Music, Community, and Social Responsibilities By NAfME Member Katy Ieong Cheng Ho Weatherly  This article was first published in the October 2025 issue of the Journal of General Music…

When Music Becomes Healing

When Music Becomes Healing A Student-Led Collective Rooted in Empathy By Ava Silva Costa, Founder, Arturo Healing Hearts arturohealinghearts.org Music possesses the ability to alter a space before a single…

Making the “Other” Familiar Through Music Education

Making the “Other” Familiar Through Music Education By NAfME Member Elizabeth Caldwell The original article first appeared on the Organized Chaos blog. I believe one of the most important roles…

Reframing and Reimagining Choir Festival Repertoire

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…

Embedding Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access (DEIA) in Repertoire Selection

Embedding Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access (DEIA) in Repertoire Selection Striving for Representation  Part Two of a Four-Part Series  By NAfME Member Roque Diaz, Member of the NAfME Equity Committee…

Cultural Appropriation versus Cultural Appreciation in the Arts

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…

Music as a First-Person Account

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…

Music Education: A Place in Space

Music Education A Place in Space By NAfME Member Adrian Davis This article first appeared in the January 2025 issue of Teaching Music. Self-reflection can help us create a philosophy…

Black Music Aesthetics in General Music

Black Music Aesthetics in General Music Part 1 Exploring Black Musics By NAfME Member Loneka Wilkinson Battiste This article was originally published in the October 2024 issue of Journal of…

Sing Democracy 250-50 States Program

Sing Democracy 250-50 States Program Your Choir Can Take Part in 2026 By Tina Sayers, Program Director for Sing Democracy 250’s 50 States Program NAfME is proud to support this…