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A Trio of Pure Magic When the Stages Went Dark By Shaun Kelly This blog is sponsored by NAfME Corporate member Opera Theatre of Saint Louis “What’s going to happen…
WURRLYedu: The Ultimate Music Tech Platform that Brings Turnkey Ukulele Learning to Your Fingertips—Now Complete with Ukuleles! Sponsored by WURRLYedu WURRLYedu is proud to announce that we are offering beginner…
The 10 Most Vexing Problems for Music Directors . . . with One Proven Solution! By NAfME Member Robin Linaberry With few exceptions, most directors of school music ensembles have…
Top 10 #MusicEd Blogs of 2022 In 2022 music educators were reading about new ideas for their music programs, inclusivity in their classrooms, and notably—teacher recruitment and retention, as education…
Making the Band Modern Band in the K-3 Classroom By NAfME Member Nicole Guimaraes Presented Making the Band: Modern Band Method in the K-3 Classroom at the “NAfME is ME!” 2022…
Teaching Handbells/Handchimes as a Catalyst for Lifelong Musicianship By NAfME Member William Brandt Music is something that exists in almost every facet of our daily lives. It is present at…
An Opera Adventure Elementary Students Find Treasure in a Digital Performance of “The Pirates of Penzance” By Barb Spieler, sponsored by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis The third and fourth grade…
Creativity in the Classroom—From Re-Creation to Creation Nine Steps to an Effective Warm-Up By Dr. James W. Doyle, sponsored by Adams State University “In order to be creative, you have…
John Kao A Pathway of Improvisation By Ella Wilcox This article first appeared in the October 2021 issue of Teaching Music. Thought leader John Kao finds that music fosters creativity,…
10 Books to Improve Practice Part I: Why Practice Works By NAfME Member Kyle Oberhauser with contributions by Lori Schwartz Reichl We have all heard the phrase “practice makes perfect,”…