Social Emotional Learning

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Make Decisions Out of Faith, Not Fear

Make Decisions Out of Faith, Not Fear By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”—Martin Luther King, Jr.…

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Setting Up Welcoming Teaching Spaces

How do you set up your teaching space to be a welcoming place for ALL students? Six Music Educators Share Their Ideas This article first appeared in the August 2025…

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Resonating Rhythms: Building Empathy and Growth through Music

Resonating Rhythms Building Empathy and Growth through Music By Angela Kelly | Music Educator, Creative Music Room Music educators often face a pair of familiar challenges: limited class time and…

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“We Will”: Bringing a School and Community Together in the Face of Traumatic Events

“We Will” Bringing a School and Community Together in the Face of Traumatic Events through the Power of Music By NAfME Member Joseph (Joey) Giangreco “We’ll move on, we’ll go…

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Embedding Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access (DEIA) in Repertoire Selection

Embedding Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access (DEIA) in Repertoire Selection Striving for Representation Part Two of a Four-Part Series By NAfME Member Roque Diaz, Member of the NAfME Equity Committee…

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Uncoupling Rumination from Reflection

Uncoupling Rumination from Reflection A Call for Compassionate, Curious Dispositions By NAfME Member Lisa Martin, Music Educators Journal Academic Editor This article first appeared in the December 2024 issue of Music Educators Journal.…

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Building Bridges in Music Education

Building Bridges in Music Education Pedagogy with Breath By NAfME Members Dr. José Leonardo Leon, D.M.A. and Dr. José Valentino Ruiz In the rhythms of our classrooms and rehearsal spaces,…

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Music as a First-Person Account

Music as a First-Person Account Confronting History in the Music Classroom This blog is sponsored by NAfME Corporate member St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. First-person accounts are invaluable resources in History…

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Hip-Hop Education and Neurodivergent Learners

Hip-Hop Education and Neurodivergent Learners By NAfME Members José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D. and Andrew Wang Register for the June 3 webinar. The recording will be available in NAfME Academy afterward—subscription…

What Does Joy Look and Sound Like in the Music Classroom?

What Does Joy Look and Sound Like in the Music Classroom? Nine Music Educators Share Their Thoughts This article first appeared in the January 2025 issue of Teaching Music. Corinne Smith…

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