Lifelong Learning

Finding Spaces for Collaborative Pedagogy in Music Education

Finding Spaces for Collaborative Pedagogy in Music Education By Drew X Coles  This blog is sponsored by NAfME Corporate Member Teachers College, Columbia University Master of Arts in Music and…

The Changing of the Guard

The Changing of the Guard By NAfME Member Joseph Rutkowski Ella Wilcox’s article “Building a Legacy” in the August 2022 Teaching Music magazine begins with the current worry of the teacher shortage…

Giraffes Can’t Dance

Giraffes Can’t Dance St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s Digital Tiny Tunes Places Early Childhood Students in the Middle of an Orchestral Story Sponsored by St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Early childhood is…

Play Ball! 2nd Inning: Out to the Ballgame with Retired White Sox Organist Nancy Faust

Play Ball! 2nd Inning Out to the Ballgame with Retired White Sox Organist Nancy Faust By Thomas Amoriello Jr., Immediate Past Chair of the NAfME Council for Guitar Education The 2022…

Play Ball! Out to the Ballgame with Major League Baseball Team Organist Matthew Kaminski

Play Ball! Out to the Ballgame with Major League Baseball (MLB) Team Organist Matthew Kaminski By Thomas Amoriello Jr., Immediate Past Chair of the NAfME Council for Guitar Education The sights,…

Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part Fifteen

Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part Fifteen By Thomas Amoriello Jr., Past Chair of the NAfME Council for Guitar Education The “Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s…

Teaching Handbells/Handchimes as a Catalyst for Lifelong Musicianship

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…

How to Help Your High School Students Find the Right Summer Music Programs

How to Help Your High School Students Find the Right Summer Music Programs By Barbra Weidlein, sponsored by NAfME Corporate Member MajoringinMusic.com Are your high school music students wondering about…

Learn How Two Established GPG Music Composers Got Started

The Process of Becoming a Composer Learn How Two Established GPG Music Composers Got Started Sponsored by GPG Music We recently sat down with two of the dozens of composers…

New Year’s Resolutions for Retired Music Educators

New Year’s Resolutions for Retired Music Educators Make a Difference in the Music Education Profession By NAfME Member Paul K. Fox The original article was first published on Paul Fox’s…