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20+ Surefire Ways to Warm Up Your Choir

20+ Surefire Ways to Warm Up Your Choir By Jennifer Moorhatch Article originally published on JW Pepper Blog What types of vocal warm-ups do you use for your choir rehearsals?…

4 Strategies to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence

4 Strategies to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence By NAfME Member Jen Rafferty As music teachers, we have access to a fast-track of social emotional learning for our students. Just like…

NAfME Collegiate Chat: “Building Your Brand Starts Now!”

  Please join NAfME Collegiate Advisory Council Eastern Division Representative Dr. Heidi Welch and Southern Division Representative Dr. Debbie O’Connell, and NAfME Collegiate Advisory Council Chair Susan Smith for the…

The Heartbreaking Truth about Education: Why and How Will We Survive?

The Heartbreaking Truth about Education Why and How Will We Survive? By NAfME Member Dr. Lori Schwartz Reichl with Ken Buck “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking…

NAfME Choral Cues Stimulate Conversation during Music In Our Schools Month®

NAfME Choral Cues Stimulate Conversation during Music In Our Schools Month® #MIOSM22 Choral Cues By NAfME Members Stefanie Weigand and Dean Luethi During this year’s Music In Our Schools Month®…

Longy Resources for Music Educators

Longy Resources for Music Educators Sponsored by Longy Master of Music in Music Education Online Music educators have the unique power to make a meaningful, lasting impact on young lives…

Hybrid Music Environments

Hybrid Music Environments A Music Educator Shares Her Experiences By Sam Reti, sponsored by Muzie.Live Over the last couple of years one thing has become abundantly clear to those in…

Reconsidering the Timeless Tale of Peter and the Wolf

Reconsidering the Timeless Tale of Peter and the Wolf Sponsored by St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Countless children and adults have been introduced to orchestral music since the first performance of…

A Question for Reflection: Do Students and Staff See a Representation of Women in Music?

A Question for Reflection: Do Students and Staff See a Representation of Women in Music? By NAfME Member Dr. Lori Schwartz Reichl  This article is an expansion of the opening…

NAfME Collegiate Chat: “Becoming a Music Teacher: Making the Transition!”

  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…