Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access (DEIA)
Women with Batons Band Together Launched at a time when women rarely worked outside the home, Women Band Directors International is celebrating 50 years of mentoring and supporting women in…
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The ELL Student in the Guitar Classroom By Dr. Ricardo Paz and Eduardo Trujillo NAFME Council for Guitar Education, Southern Division Representatives Guitar classes in public schools are growing in popularity.…
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What We Believe: Black Lives Matter As a nation, we are hurting again. Still. Racial injustice is real, and ongoing, and increasingly evident as COVID-19 disproportionately affects Black communities, and as…
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Thinking Outside the Box for Black History Month How Do We Change the Narrative? By NAfME Member Marques L. A. Garrett February is the annual celebration of the lives, work,…
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It’s Elementary! Women Composers in K-5 Music Classrooms By NAfME Member Miriam Capellan This article first appeared on the “Dear Clara” blog. What is a composer? What does a composer…
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Programming Diversity Increasing Diversity and Equity in K–12 Ensemble Repertoire By NAfME Member Mary Lynn Doherty, Ph.D. Northern Illinois University Essential Question: If we believe our curriculum can reflect…
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Listening to the Diverse Voices of America’s Past Singing and Moving with Primary Sources By NAfME Members Carolyn Bennett and Jenny L. Neff, Ed.D. Recently, my students learned from a…
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“You Might Be Left with Silence When You’re Done” The White Fear of Taking Racist Songs Out of Music Education By NAfME National Conference Presenter Martin Urbach This article first…
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A Resource for Diversity Rob Deemer wins the 2018 ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award. By Lori Schwartz Reichl This article first appeared in the April 2019 issue of Teaching…
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The Work of Culturally Responsive Teaching Constance L. McKoy Reflects on Passion and the Process By Lisa Ferber This article first appeared in the April 2019 issue of Teaching Music…
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