Music Education Profession
CMA Foundation Music Teachers of Excellence Achieving Excellence Together By NAfME Member Jared L. Cassedy, sponsored by CMA Foundation “It’s not just music, it’s through music!” These were the words…
An Evolution in Education Supporting Our Administrators May Be the Key Change Needed By NAfME Member Dr. Lori Schwartz Reichl “Everyone needs help from everyone.” — Beroitt Brecht In April…
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…
Music Finds a Way By Scott R. Sheehan, NAfME President An edited version of this column appeared in the September 2022 Investing in Arts Education issue of Education and Career…
Mission Possible It Is Never Too Late to Refresh the Vision By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl “Vision is what you want to do, Mission is what you have to…
Productivity Versus Presence A Dedicated Decision for December (and the New Year!) By NAfME Member Dr. Lori Schwartz Reichl “Stop measuring days by degree of productivity and start experiencing them…
2022 Performing Arts Conference Brings in Record Numbers to Denver, Colorado “Shaking Up” the Status Quo Sponsored by National Federation of State High School Associations A record 96 representatives, 23…
Leading by Example: Making Key Changes in Your Career By NAfME Member Dr. Lori Schwartz Reichl “There comes a time in your life when you focus solely on what you…
What Can You Do with a Music Education Degree? Sponsored by NAfME Corporate Member Kent State University This blog first appeared on the Kent State Online blog. Kent State University…
Reevaluating Professional Practice Experimenting with the New and Interrogating the Old in Ensemble Music Education By NAfME Member Brian N. Weidner As a new band director, I remember having a…