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Finding the Funds: Get Yourself to the NAfME Collegiate Leadership Advocacy Summit

Finding the Funds Get Yourself to the 2025 NAfME Collegiate Leadership Advocacy Summit  By Ben Reyes, NAfME Membership Manager  Picture this: Washington, DC. Standing on Capitol Hill. Dozens of music…

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Supplementing Learning and Orchestrating a Fuller Life through Music

Supplementing Learning and Orchestrating a Fuller Life through Music  This blog is sponsored by NAfME Corporate member Hawai’i Youth Symphony. The power of music can help to orchestrate a fuller…

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Project-Based Learning in Digital Musicianship

Project-Based Learning in Digital Musicianship By NAfME Members Chris Shelton, Ph.D., and José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D. Abstract This editorial explores how project-based learning enhances self-efficacy, technical proficiency, and career readiness…

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Statement from NAfME on U.S. Department of Education Staffing Cuts

Dear NAfME member, Like you, we too are deeply concerned about yesterday’s announcement regarding the significant staffing reduction at the U.S. Department of Education. We are watching these developments closely, and…

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Creativity and AI: Process over Product

Creativity and AI Process over Product By Jim Frankel This blog is sponsored by NAfME Corporate member MusicFirst. A few weeks ago, I came across a thought-provoking post on LinkedIn…

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Nomination of Linda McMahon as U.S. Secretary of Education

Nomination of Linda McMahon as U.S. Secretary of Education A Summary of Remarks from the Confirmation Hearing By Zachary Keita, NAfME Advocacy and Public Policy Communications Manager On February 12, the…

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Beat Burnout

Beat Burnout By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl “By refreshing our sense of belonging in the world, we widen the web of relationships that nourishes us and protects us from…

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Knowing When to Move On

Knowing When to Move On A Guide for Music Educators  By NAfME Members José Leonardo Leon, D.M.A. and  José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D. As educators and practitioners, we’re no strangers to…

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Taking It to the Next Level: The Barber of Seville

Taking It to the Next Level Ways to Enhance the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’s FREE digital production of The Barber of Seville By Kevin Nicoletti, sponsored by NAfME Corporate…

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Setting Up an Effective Guitar Classroom

Setting Up an Effective Guitar Classroom A Checklist By NAfME Member Glen McCarthy, sponsored by NAfME Corporate Member Guitar and Accessories Marketing Association Teaching Guitar Workshops (TGW) celebrates its 30th…

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