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A Bigger Life: An Open Letter from a 3 Strings UnLoCkeD Southwest Parent

A Bigger Life An Open Letter from a 3 Strings UnLoCkeD Southwest Parent By NAfME Council for Guitar Education in collaboration with Parent Ms. Sarah Shea “Michael finally fell in…

Isolating and Attacking Musical Phrases for Accuracy

Do You Hear What I Hear? Isolating and Attacking Musical Phrases for Accuracy  By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl  This article was originally published in the February 2019 teacher edition…

Listening to the Diverse Voices of America’s Past

Listening to the Diverse Voices of America’s Past Singing and Moving with Primary Sources  By NAfME Members Carolyn Bennett and Jenny L. Neff, Ed.D. Recently, my students learned from a…

Check Out the All-New Teaching Music Magazine

Check Out the All-New Teaching Music Magazine NAfME Members: Your Quarterly Magazine Is Filled with New Regular Features and an Updated Design National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is pleased…

Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part One

Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part One By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair Children’s picture books serve many purposes in forming the mind…

An Important Voice in Music Education

An Important Voice in Music Education In Memoriam Chris Vadala  By NAfME Member Peter J. Perry This article first appeared in the April 2019 issue of Teaching Music magazine. On…

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…

Amplify the Future of Music: Opening Doors for All Students

The 2019 NAfME National Conference Amplify the Future of Music: Opening Doors for All Students By Denese Odegaard NAfME Professional Development Committee Chair and NAfME Immediate Past President The mission of the…

Recognizing Excellence in Collaboration

Recognizing Excellence in Collaboration Frederick Burrack and Kelly A. Parkes Recognized as Lowell Mason Fellows By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article first appeared in the January 2019 issue…

Guitar Best Practices in All Four Years

Guitar Best Practices NAfME Beginner (Year 1) through Year 4 By Christopher Perez, NAfME Guitar Council Southern Division Representative Many schools today offer guitar classes and guitar ensembles as a form…