Professional Development
Please join NAfME Collegiate Advisory Council Northwest Division Representative Lori Gray and Western Division Representative Jared Rawlings, with NAfME Collegiate Advisory Council Chair Susan Smith for the March Collegiate…
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…
The Meaning of Mentorship By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article first appeared in the August 2021 issue of Teaching Music. “The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not…
From Trumpet to Violin: Journeying into the String World By NAfME Member Michaela Johnson Dear Music Educator, Are you aware of the string teacher shortage in the United States?…
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…
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…
Five Things to Do in Your First Five Years Advice for New Music Educators By NAfME Member Audrey Carballo Five years sounds like a very long time, but in the…
Professionalism in Teaching Treating the Pursuit of Excellence as a Daily Habit By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the January 2019 teacher edition of In…
Got Ethics? Ethical Issues and Conundrums in Music Education By NAfME Member Paul K. Fox © 2019 Paul K. Fox Don’t try ducking these essential questions on ETHICS! What in…
No Harm, No Foul Opportunities and Accolades By NAfME Member Audrey Carballo I will step forward and speak on behalf of (al)most all my fellow music educators when I say…