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Thinking Outside the Box When Making Career Changes

An Individual Path Thinking Outside the Box When Making Career Changes By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the May 2019 teacher edition of In Tune Magazine.…

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Guitar Class in the Bluegrass State

Guitar Class in the Bluegrass State Number 18: The Commonwealth of Kentucky By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair Today the NAfME Council for Guitar Education visits…

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A Resource for Diversity

A Resource for Diversity Rob Deemer wins the 2018 ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award. By Lori Schwartz Reichl This article first appeared in the April 2019 issue of Teaching…

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Guitar Class in the Golden State

Guitar Class in the Golden State Number 17: State of California By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair In 2017, Dr. Andrew Stroud was appointed director of…

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The Work of Culturally Responsive Teaching

The Work of Culturally Responsive Teaching Constance L. McKoy Reflects on Passion and the Process  By Lisa Ferber This article first appeared in the April 2019 issue of Teaching Music…

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Guitar Class in the Show-Me State

Guitar Class in the Show-Me State Number 16: The State of Missouri  By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair  Today we visit Lafayette High School in Wildwood,…

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Guitar Class in the Keystone State

Guitar Class in the Keystone State Number 15: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair Today we visit Saint Marys, located in Elk…

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access Study

NAfME Diversity, Equity,  Inclusion, and Access Current-State Study Information and FAQ UPDATED 1/3/20: DEIA Study Executive Summary now available. The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) wants to live up to…

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The Concert Is Over

The Concert Is Over Now What?!  By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the May 2018 teacher edition of In Tune Magazine. “Follow effective action with…

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Testing, 1 . . . , 2 . . . , 3!

Testing, 1 . . . , 2 . . . , 3! Prepare Your Students for Success By NAfME Member Audrey Carballo Testing. That word can strike fear into the…

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