Music Education Profession
5 Essential Skills for the Next Generation of Music Teachers Sponsored by University of Florida Online Master of Music Education Many music educators are rethinking how to help students acquire…
Dr. Miguel Cardona: “We Are Underestimating the Power of Music and the Arts” With just a few months on the job, the U.S. Secretary of Education is already putting music…
5 Tips to Make Yourself Marketable as a Music Educator By NAfME Members Kate Evans and Danielle Woolery Applying for jobs can be overwhelming. You may find yourself thinking: When…
If I Could Turn Back Time A Letter to My Younger Self By NAfME Members Lori Schwartz Reichl and Neil Anderson Dear Younger Self, Congratulations! You have finished another year…
Telling Stories with Music! Words! Opera! by Margaret “Meg” Ozaki Graves, sponsored by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis “[Music! Words! Opera!] is about something very basic: the human need to…
Teaching Private Lessons to Middle School and High School Students By NAfME Member Colleen Conway Content drawn from Private Music Lessons: A Manual for Teachers (Conway 2019) Chapter One. Conway…
Model Code of Ethics for Educators By NAfME Member Paul K. Fox This article first appeared on Paul Fox’s blog here. Don’t you love this quote from TeachThought? “Teaching isn’t rocket science;…
Mock Interviews Unraveling the “Puzzle” of Landing a Music Teacher Job By NAfME Member Paul K. Fox This article first appeared on Paul Fox’s blog here. Assembling the pieces: Interview Questions and Assessment Criteria…
Now Is the Time! Music Education “Challenges” Core Curricula for First Chair By NAfME Members Lori Schwartz Reichl and Andrew B. Spang “If they don’t give you a seat at…
Reflective Music Teaching: Ideas for Early-Career Teachers By NAfME Members Erik Piazza and John Mills The start of a music teacher’s career—including the transition from college to the classroom—is perhaps…