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Guitar Class, Well Worth It!

Guitar Class, Well Worth It! By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Member and NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair-Elect There are so many great stories to share about what’s happening in…

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A Motto for Success

A Motto for Success The Surprising Benefits of Sloganeering By NAfME member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the October 2016 teacher edition of In Tune Magazine. “Vision…

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Finding the Right Music Literature for Your Guitar Program

Finding the Right Music Literature for Your Guitar Program  By NAfME Member Christopher J. Perez Director of Guitar Studies – Freedom High School, Orlando, Florida “The approach to what you…

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Beginning Bassoon Players: Let Them Play Flat

Beginning Bassoon Players: Let Them Play Flat By NAfME Member Elizabeth Fetters Do you mind breaking a few hard and fast band rules for the benefit of your beginning bassoon…

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6½ More Things Beginner Guitarists Should Know in Their 1st Year

The Other Half of the Baker’s Dozen: 6½ More Things Beginner Guitarists Should Know in Their 1st Year By NAfME Member Christopher J. Perez Director – Freedom High School Guitar…

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Guitar Program Advocacy: Interview with Three New Jersey Guitar Program Directors

Guitar Program Advocacy Interview with Three New Jersey Guitar Program Directors By Thomas J. Amoriello Jr. NAfME Member and NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair-Elect During the last few years,…

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How to Get Administrators on Your Side

Stronger Together How to Get Administrators on Your Side By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the January 2017 teacher edition of In Tune Magazine. “Coming…

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No Time for Questions! Or Is There?

No Time for Questions! Or Is There? Creating a Higher Level of Student Engagement By Jenny L. Neff, Ed.D., Eastern Division Representative for the NAfME Council for Band Education We…

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Bill Swick

The Opportunities Guitar Education Brings

The Opportunities Guitar Education Brings Interview with Chairperson Bill Swick, NAfME Council for Guitar Education By NAfME Member Thomas Amoriello Jr. Flemington Raritan School District Bill Swick currently teaches guitar…

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Bassoons

10 Facts about the Bassoon

10 Facts about the Bassoon By Vivian Yan Article originally posted on Oupblog Join NAfME today Rising to popularity in the 16th century, the bassoon is a large woodwind instrument…

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