Music Education Profession
Top 10 #MusicEd Blogs of 2023 To highlight this past year’s blogs from fellow music educators, we’re looking back and sharing the Top Ten Most-Accessed NAfME Blogs from 2023. Check…
“Buff, but Don’t Sculpt”—Some Thoughts on Writing and Editing From an Interview with Ella Wilcox by John C. Donaldson and Douglas C. Orzolek This article first appeared in the September…
Recruiting and Retaining Hispanic and Latino/a/x Music Educators: A Literature Review By NAfME Member Ruben James Alcala This article first appeared in the OnlineFirst articles of Update: Applications of Research…
A Teacher’s Legacy: The Influence of Gratitude By NAfME Member Dr. Lori Schwartz Reichl “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.”—Henry Brooks Adams Improved Health…
Tough Blows: An Educator’s Story of Defying the Odds Narrated by NAfME Member Dr. Lori Schwartz Reichl with quotes by Wayne Magee “It’s not about the cards you’re dealt, but…
Professional Learning Communities To attend or not to attend, that is the question. By LaSaundra Booth, NAfME Professional Development Content Manager; Chair-Elect for NAfME Council for Orchestral Education This article…
Building a Path: Music Entrepreneurs and Advertisement Opportunities By NAfME Members Derris Lee and José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D. Abstract: This article explores the opportunities for graduate-level music majors to venture…
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 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…
Expand Your Circle Inspiring Pathways to Potential By NAfME Members Dr. Amy M. Knopps and Dr. Lori Schwartz Reichl “Finding inspiration in the success of others is a common way…