Social Emotional Learning
The Promise of Artistic Process Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Aligns the Standards By NAfME Members Scott Edgar, Fran Kick, and Lori Schwartz Reichl “An ounce of performance is worth pounds…
The Practice Improvement Is Always Possible By NAfME Member Edward Varner, Ed.D. This article was first published on Edward Varner’s Creating Hope blog. Practice Makes Perfect Perfect Practice Makes Perfect…
Finding Sanctuary Social and Emotional Learning and Visual and Performing Arts By NAfME Member Edward Varner, Ed.D. This article was first published on Edward Varner’s Creating Hope blog. Social and…
Good Enough Is Neither . . . Except for Now Keep Music Education Meaningful, Manageable, and Mindful By NAfME Member David Knott This blog first appeared on David Knott’s “Radical…
Engaging Students with Social Emotional Learning through Songwriting By Bryan Powell, sponsored by Little Kids Rock (now MusicWill) As the school year ends and music educators transition to summer, there…
Ready, Set . . . Grow! Reflection and Refreshment Are Necessary for the Future of Education By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the May…
From Sting to Sky Interview with Ex-Scorpions Guitarist Uli Jon Roth By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair While in his early twenties, Ulrich Roth (b. 1954)…
A Personal and Professional Pivot Make It Simple, Not Stressful By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the April 2020 teacher edition of In Tune Magazine.…
A Grownup Conversation with Raffi Interview with Songwriter and Child Advocate Raffi Cavoukian, CM OBC By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair “Sing your little song/ Sing…
Building SEL Competency in the Elementary School Music Classroom By Lindsey Jackson, sponsored by QuaverMusic The music classroom is a place of amazing creativity and collaboration. It’s also the ideal…