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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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Vocal Health: How Choral Directors Can Help Students

Vocal Health: How Choral Directors Can Help Students By Jennifer Moorhatch The original article first appeared on J.W. Pepper’s blog. One of the most important but sometimes overlooked jobs of…

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Creepy, Gross, and Macabre Things Lurking in Your Music Classroom

 Scary Music!!! Creepy, Gross, and Macabre Things Lurking in Your Music Classroom By NAfME member Peter J. Perry, D.M.A. It is October, and the scariest things in your music room…

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Finding the Right Music Literature for Your Guitar Program

Finding the Right Music Literature for Your Guitar Program  By NAfME Member Christopher J. Perez Director of Guitar Studies – Freedom High School, Orlando, Florida “The approach to what you…

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Hosting a School Jazz Festival

Hosting a School Jazz Festival By NAfME Member Dr. Jenny L. Neff For the past 44 years, our school has hosted a festival for area middle school jazz bands –…

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Playing through Beethoven’s 9 Symphonies Every Year

Playing through Beethoven’s 9 Symphonies Every Year Know the Musical Scales to Reach Monumental Heights By NAfME Member Joseph Rutkowski Consider this not-so-monumental for the teacher (although it does take…

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