Educational Topics

Apps to Help with Time Management and Planning

Digital Organization Tools for Music Educators, Part 2 Apps to Help with Time Management and Planning By NAfME Member Robby Burns In “Digital Organization Tools for Music Educators,” I detailed…

Observations of Guitar Class in 50 States

Observations of Guitar Class in 50 States By NAfME Member Bill Swick This article first appeared in the January 2021 issue of Teaching Music. Guitar education reflects diversity and provides…

Bomba: The Sound of Puerto Rico’s African Heritage

Bomba: The Sound of Puerto Rico’s African Heritage By NAfME Member Vimari Colón-León This article appeared in the April 2021 issue of Journal of General Music Education. Join NAfME today…

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Schubert Symphony No. 2, Mvt. 1

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Schubert Symphony No. 2, Mvt. 1 By NAfME Member Tomás Cotik Copyright © by Tomás Cotik – All rights reserved. The April 2021 issue…

Teaching Music Remotely: Strategies for Students with Disabilities

Teaching Music Remotely Strategies for Students with Disabilities By NAfME Member Ellary A. Draper This article will appear in the April 2021 issue of General Music Today.  In March of…

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Mozart Symphony No. 39, Mvt. 2

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Mozart Symphony No. 39, Mvt. 2 By NAfME Member Tomás Cotik Copyright © by Tomás Cotik – All rights reserved. The April 2021 issue…

Music, Arts, and Social-Emotional Learning: Working Together for Positive Student Outcomes

Congressional Briefing: Music, Arts, and Social Emotional Learning Working Together for Positive Student Outcomes This Capitol Hill briefing, hosted on March 24, 2021, by NAfME, CMA Foundation, NAMM, and the…

Curtains Up! Pathways to Theater and the Fine Arts during COVID-19

Curtains Up! Pathways to Theater and the Fine Arts during COVID-19 By NAfME Member Brian Cyr An abbreviated version of this article first appeared in the Connecticut Association of Boards…

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, Mvt. 1

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, Mvt. 1 By NAfME Member Tomás Cotik Copyright © by Tomás Cotik – All rights reserved. The April 2021 issue…

Now Is the Time! Music Education “Challenges” Core Curricula for First Chair

Now Is the Time! Music Education “Challenges” Core Curricula for First Chair By NAfME Members Lori Schwartz Reichl and Andrew B. Spang “If they don’t give you a seat at…