Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access (DEIA)
Reflective Music Teaching: Ideas for Early-Career Teachers By NAfME Members Erik Piazza and John Mills The start of a music teacher’s career—including the transition from college to the classroom—is perhaps…
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Yay Storytime! Part Thirteen 25 Music-Themed Children’s Picture Books for the General Music Classroom By Thomas Amoriello Jr. Immediate Past Chair of the NAfME Council for Guitar Education Describing the…
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Sow Your Seed in Fertile Ground . . . HBCUs: The Hidden Gem in Music Education By Johnathan M. Hamiel, President-Elect of North Carolina Music Educators Association During the spring…
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Music Teaching and Learning during COVID-19 and Beyond Seeking Professional Satisfaction and Continuing to Teach By NAfME Member Mara E. Culp and Rachel Roberts The events of 2020 altered education…
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The Gift of Musical Language It’s a “Sign” of Service amid Uncertain Times By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in December 2020 for Saint Bernard…
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Inspiring Students through Engaged Listening By NAfME Member Adam N. McLean, M.M.Ed. Somerville (MA) Public Schools Immediate Past President, Boston Area Kodály Educators The original version of this article first…
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The Sounds of Silence By NAfME Member Darrin Thornton This piece was first published on the Penn State Arts & Design Research Incubator Arts Based Wellness Activities and Resources guest…
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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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