Educational Topics
Yay Storytime! Part Thirteen 25 Music-Themed Children’s Picture Books for the General Music Classroom By Thomas Amoriello Jr. Immediate Past Chair of the NAfME Council for Guitar Education Describing the…
Gabrielle Giffords: ‘Fighting Makes Me Stronger’ By David Nabb This article first appeared in the January 2021 issue of Teaching Music. It’s rare for music education and music-making to benefit…
Sow Your Seed in Fertile Ground . . . HBCUs: The Hidden Gem in Music Education By Johnathan M. Hamiel, President-Elect of North Carolina Music Educators Association During the spring…
Developing a Sense of Community in Online Learning Environments A Research-to-Resource Article from UPDATE: Applications of Research in Music Education By NAfME Member Kari Adams This article first appeared in…
5 Strategies for Optimal Zoom Room Engagement By NAfME Members Angela Ammerman and Jacob Kohut Since the beginning of the incorporation of music as a course of study in U.S.…
Considerations for Supporting Students’ Independent Projects NAfME Member Rachael Sanguinetti and Jonny Bonczyk Students have musical interests that reach beyond the school curriculum. They create, perform, and respond to music…
Digital Organization Tools for Music Educators Apps to Help You Organize and Plan By NAfME Member Robby Burns What are your teaching goals for 2021? These apps will help you…
Research Shows Software Improves Students’ Sight-Reading Skills By Dr. Amy Bovin, sponsored by MusicFirst Music reading skills were frequently at the top of my to-do list as a high school…
The Promise of Artistic Process Here’s how Social Emotional Learning aligns our curricula with the standards, particularly in a virtual teaching world. By NAfME Members Lori Schwartz Reichl, Fran Kick,…
Vision Boards, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and a Surprise When One Teacher Didn’t Throw Away Her Shot By NAfME Member Lesley Moffat Online band is hard. In an environment where students and…