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Creating a Place for Students to Belong: Music Educator Award Finalist Victor de los Santos

Creating a Place for Students to Belong: Music Educator AwardTM Finalist Victor de los Santos Jeffery Redding was named the 2019 Music Educator Award honoree. The GRAMMY Museum and The…

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A Passionate Advocate for Music Education: Music Educator Award Finalist Scott Sheehan

A Passionate Advocate for Music Education: Music Educator AwardTM Finalist Scott Sheehan Jeffery Redding was named the 2019 Music Educator Award honoree. The GRAMMY Museum and The Recording Academy® selected…

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Hope through Music: Music Educator Award Finalist John Weatherspoon

Hope through Music: Music Educator AwardTM Finalist John Weatherspoon Jeffery Redding was named the 2019 Music Educator Award honoree. The GRAMMY Museum and The Recording Academy® selected 10 finalists for…

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NAfME Member Lori Lyford Receives 2019 BHS/NAfME Music Educator of the Year Award

  For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt at NAfME catherinah@nafme.org or (703) 860-4000 NAfME Member Lori Lyford Receives 2019 BHS/NAfME Music Educator of the Year Award RESTON, VA (February 15,…

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Renowned Conductors to Lead the 2019 NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Kristen Rencher 571-323-5898 KristenR@nafme.org Renowned Conductors to Lead the 2019 NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles The Nation’s Top Student Musicians to Perform in Six Ensembles in…

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NAfME Congratulates Member Jeffery Redding Named 2019 GRAMMY Music Educator Award Honoree

For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt catherinah@nafme.org or (571) 323-3395 National Association for Music Education Congratulates Member Jeffery Redding Named 2019 GRAMMY Music Educator AwardTM Honoree All Six Past GRAMMY…

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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…

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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…

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2018 Mixed Choir ANHE

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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Sound Design and the Thrill of Theme Parks Harmonize as Universal Orlando Collaborates with NAfME

Sound Design and the Thrill of Theme Parks Harmonize as Universal Orlando Collaborates with NAfME By Teresa Crews, sponsored by Universal Orlando At Universal Orlando Resort, one of our principal…

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