Educational Topics

What We Believe: Black Lives Matter

What We Believe: Black Lives Matter As a nation, we are hurting again. Still. Racial injustice is real, and ongoing, and increasingly evident as COVID-19 disproportionately affects Black communities, and as…

Embracing Digitalization: The Unexpected Benefits of E-Learning

Embracing Digitalization The Unexpected Benefits of E-Learning By Sharon Cho, sponsored by QuaverEd COVID-19 has presented the first real test of e-learning systems to school districts across the nation. While…

Guitar Class in the Mountain State

Guitar Class in the Mountain State Number 48: The State of West Virginia By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Immediate Past Chair Images in this article were…

NAfME Joins 52 Other National Organizations to Support Arts Education as Essential

  For Immediate Release Contact: NAfME Advocacy Advocacy@nafme.org or (703) 860-4000 NAfME Joins 52 Other National Organizations to Support Arts Education as Essential for Students during COVID-19 Pandemic RESTON, VA…

Music—Thinking Differently: It’s Not ALL about the Virtual Ensembles

Music—Thinking Differently It’s Not ALL about the Virtual Ensembles By NAfME Member Meghan Cabral This time of social distancing is difficult for all involved. It is difficult for students as…

Guitar Class in the Hoosier State

Guitar Class in the Hoosier State Number 47: The State of Indiana By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Immediate Past Chair Images in this article were taken…

Finding Value in the Virtual Ensemble

Finding Value in the Virtual Ensemble How Should We as Music Educators Consider Coming Changes? By NAfME Member Joseph Owens Coronavirus has forced music educators to deliver music instruction in…

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…

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)…

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…