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Music Educators Journal: Calling All Music Educators to Share Your Ideas and Best Practices

Music Educators Journal Calling All Music Educators to Share Your Ideas and Best Practices Music Educators Journal (MEJ) is a peer-reviewed journal that encourages music education professionals to submit manuscripts about all…

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Embracing Local Indigenous Peoples’ Ways and Musics in School Music Classes 

First Peoples’ Ways Forward:   Embracing Local Indigenous Peoples’ Ways and Musics in School Music Classes By NAfME Members Anita Prest, J. Scott Goble, and Hector Vazquez-Cordoba   This blog refers to…

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Marie McCarthy Is the Recipient of the 2022 NAfME Senior Researcher Award

For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt at NAfME catherinah@nafme.org or (703) 860-4000 National Association for Music Education Announces Marie McCarthy as the recipient of the 2022 NAfME Senior Researcher Award…

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National Association for Music Education Awards Two, Two-Year Research Projects

Projects Focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Music Education and Standards-Based Music Achievement in Instrumental Music Education As part of an ongoing series of research projects that the National…

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Considering Intersectionality: Implications for the Future of Music Education

Considering Intersectionality Implications for the Future of Music Education By NAfME Members Mara E. Culp and Karen Salvador Helping all learners develop individual musical identities and reach their fullest music-making…

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Changes: A Message from Journal of General Music Education Academic Editor Rekha S. Rajan

Changes By NAfME Member Rekha S. Rajan, Academic Editor, Journal of General Music Education This article first appeared in the January 2022 issue of Journal of General Music Education. It…

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Welcome to the Newly Rebranded Journal of General Music Education

Welcome to the Newly Rebranded Journal of General Music Education By Rekha S. Rajan, Academic Editor, Journal of General Music Education  This article first appeared in the October 2021 issue…

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SMTE: A Nexus for Things Happening in Music Education

Society for Music Teacher Education: A Nexus for Things Happening in Music Education By Carla Kalogeridis This article first appeared in the October 2021 issue of Teaching Music. As part…

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$8.5 Million for Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion; Social-Emotional Learning; Leadership in Arts Education to Promote Student Arts Achievement

For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt catherinah@nafme.org or (571) 323-3395 $8.5 Million for Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion; Social-Emotional Learning; Leadership in Arts Education to Promote Student Arts Achievement RESTON, VA…

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5 Essential Skills for the Next Generation of Music Teachers

5 Essential Skills for the Next Generation of Music Teachers Sponsored by University of Florida Online Master of Music Education Many music educators are rethinking how to help students acquire…

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