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Hip Hop Empowers!

Hip Hop Empowers! Interview with Harlem-Raised, Boston-Based Hip Hop Artist Billy Dean Thomas By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair The six elements of the hip hop…

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Everyone Can Create Offers All Students Opportunities to Be Creative

Music In Our Schools Month® Everyone Can Create Offers All Students Opportunities to Be Creative By NAfME Member Jason Fahrenbach, Music Technology/Chorus Teacher/Apple Teacher Walt Disney Magnet School, Chicago, IL…

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Production through Performance

Getting out of the Loop Production through Performance By NAfME Member Bob Habersat Music technology is the perfect gateway class for new students to get involved in your music program.…

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Get with the Program

Get with the Program It Can Be the Icing on a Concert’s Cake By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the November 2017 teacher edition…

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Bringing “All Music. All People.” into Your Music Program

Bringing “All Music. All People.” into Your Music Program From Informances to Exploring Genres to “Music March Madness” By NAfME member Elizabeth Caldwell NAfME has taken a fresh approach to…

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Guitar Class in the Cornhusker State

Guitar Class in the Cornhusker State Number 11: The State of Nebraska By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair Joshua Austin is currently the North Central Division…

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Ways to Celebrate Music In Our Schools Month® in Your School

Ways to Celebrate Music In Our Schools Month® in Your School Shine a Spotlight on Music’s Role in All Students’ Education By NAfME member Elizabeth Caldwell Music In Our Schools…

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No Harm, No Foul: Opportunities and Accolades

No Harm, No Foul Opportunities and Accolades By NAfME Member Audrey Carballo I will step forward and speak on behalf of (al)most all my fellow music educators when I say…

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Make It Stick: Implement Rehearsal Routines

Make It Stick Implement Rehearsal Routines By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl  This article was originally published in the February 2018 teacher edition of In Tune Magazine. “The secret of your…

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In Memoriam Michele Holt

In Memoriam Michele Holt Executive Director of the Massachusetts Music Educators Association By Lori Schwartz Reichl This article first appeared in the January 2019 issue of Teaching Music magazine. On…

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