Educational Topics

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An Opportunity: Where Does Music Education Go from Here?

An Opportunity Where Does Music Education Go from Here?  By Anne Fennell, NAfME Council for Innovations Chair This article first appeared on Anne Fennell’s blog. We have an opportunity. Right…

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From Sting to Sky: Interview with Ex-Scorpions Guitarist Uli Jon Roth

From Sting to Sky Interview with Ex-Scorpions Guitarist Uli Jon Roth  By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair While in his early twenties, Ulrich Roth (b. 1954)…

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The Future of Music Education

The Future of Music Education What’s It Going to Look Like?  By NAfME Member Meghan Cabral We do not know. As educators, we are planners, we want to know what…

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A Personal and Professional Pivot

A Personal and Professional Pivot Make It Simple, Not Stressful By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the April 2020 teacher edition of In Tune Magazine.…

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COVID-19 Instrument Cleaning Guidelines

COVID-19 Instrument Cleaning Guidelines By NFHS, NAfME and the NAMM Foundation These guidelines were first published on the National Federation of State High School Associations website. COVID-19 and Instrument Cleaning…

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Guitar Class in the Mount Rushmore State

Guitar Class in the Mount Rushmore State Number 46: The State of South Dakota By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair In this edition of “50 States…

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Moving to Online Learning

Moving to Online Learning A Few “Jabs” to “Hook” You Up with a Knock-Out Plan  By NAfME Member David Knott This blog first appeared on David Knott’s “Radical Music Education”…

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Music Publishers Agree to Allow Educational Use of Copyrighted Music

Music Publishers Agree to Allow Educational Use of Copyrighted Music This article was first published by the National Federation of State High School Associations. Several prominent music publishers have temporarily…

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Creative and Engaging Experiences for Student Teachers

Challenges Lead to Opportunities! Creative and Engaging Experiences for Student Teachers By NAfME Members Keith Hodgson and Jenny L. Neff, Music Educators at The University of the Arts Challenges  In…

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“Music Uplifts Us and Gives Us Hope”

“Music Uplifts Us and Gives Us Hope” An Interview with 2020 All-National Honor Ensemble Modern Band Conductor Tony Sauza The 2020 All-National Honor Ensemble (ANHE) Modern Band is took place…

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