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Bringing Popular Music to the National Stage

Bringing Popular Music to the National Stage An Interview with 2019 All-National Honor Ensemble Modern Band Conductor Scott Burstein This year the inaugural 2019 All-National Honor Ensemble (ANHE) Modern Band…

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Emily Threinen

Connecting to the Process of Making Music: An Interview with Emily Threinen

Connecting to the Process of Making Music An Interview with 2019 All-National Honor Ensemble Concert Band Conductor Emily Threinen This year the 2019 All-National Honor Ensemble (ANHE) Concert Band will…

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Guitar Class in the Peach State

Guitar Class in the Peach State Number 12: The State of Georgia By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair In 2009, Dr. Rob Pethel initiated a classroom…

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When You Fail to Plan, You Plan to Fail

When You Fail to Plan, You Plan to Fail The Value of Templates for Lesson Planning By NAfME Member Audrey Carballo As a 37+ year veteran, I say these words…

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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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